Mount Prospect, IL Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- Building permit application
- New sidewalk
- Along the front, and the side of corner lots
- Repair duty
- Replace broken sections; patch repairable cracks
- Deposit
- Set in appendix A, division II
- Sidewalk width
- Five feet (5'), seven feet (7') in B-5 and B-5C
- Approval
- Engineering division must find the sidewalk acceptable
Summary
In the Village of Mount Prospect, Village Code § 21.204(D) requires every building permit applicant to agree to build missing public sidewalks along the front, and the side of corner lots, to replace broken and unrepairable sections the Village designates, and to patch repairable cracks. No certificate of occupancy need be granted until the sidewalk is constructed or repaired.
D. Any person making application for a building permit shall, at the time of making application and in consideration of the issuance of such permit by the village, agree as part of the improvement to be erected, to construct public sidewalks along the front and in case of corner lots along the side of such premises that do not have good usable sidewalks and to replace such broken and unrepairable sections of existing public sidewalk as the village shall designate and to repair and patch any such sections of public sidewalk which are broken or cracked but which are repairable, whether or not such breaks or cracks occur before or after construction of such building; ... ... 3. No certificate of occupancy for such premises need be granted by the village unless and until such public sidewalk shall be constructed or repaired and found acceptable by the engineering division of the village.
Full Breakdown
This rule is tied to the building permit. Section 21.204(D) says that at the time of applying, and in consideration of the permit, the applicant agrees as part of the improvement to construct public sidewalks along the front of the premises, and along the side in the case of corner lots, where there are no good usable sidewalks. The applicant also agrees to replace broken and unrepairable sections of existing public sidewalk as the Village designates and to repair and patch broken or cracked sections that are repairable, whether the breaks or cracks occur before or after construction of the building.
The work follows the Village's specifications and is built under the supervision and approval of the Village. The grade must match the approved plot plan (D.1), and each applicant makes a deposit for public sidewalk construction, in the sum set in appendix A, division II (D.2). Under D.3, no certificate of occupancy need be granted until the sidewalk is constructed or repaired and found acceptable by the engineering division of the Village.
Section 21.224 adds related permit rules. No public sidewalk can be obstructed during building operations without a special permit from the director of community development under § 9.302, and removing a public sidewalk requires a permit first. Applicants also agree to install public sidewalks under Chapter 15, articles IV and V, and construction follows § 16.307. That section calls for sidewalks five feet (5') wide, seven feet (7') in the B-5 and B-5C districts, located one foot (1') from the right of way line, at least five inches (5") thick in the right of way and six inches (6") at driveways.
Two other duties touch sidewalks. Under § 9.910, a person holding a permit for a vault or structure under the sidewalk must keep the sidewalk surface free of snow, ice, dirt and obstruction and keep it in good repair. Under § 9.304, the owner of the property a driveway serves must maintain the driveway apron, including keeping it free from snow and ice.
Violations & Fines
Under § 21.403, each violation of Chapter 21 is fined at the amount in appendix A, division III, and every day a violation continues is a separate offense. Obstructing or removing a public sidewalk during building work without the required permit is unlawful under § 21.224(A). Where sidewalk work is left undone, the certificate of occupancy can be withheld until the engineering division finds the sidewalk acceptable.
Frequently Asked Questions
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