Newport Beach, CA Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

100 places the repair duty directly on the abutting owner: when any portion of a sidewalk built in the City becomes out of repair and endangers persons or property passing over it, interferes with the public's convenient use of it, or falls into any condition described in California Streets and Highways Code § 5600, the owner or other liable person cannot neglect or refuse to make repairs once required to do so. The section incorporates by reference the notice-and-repair procedure in Streets and Highways Code §§ 5610 through 5618, meaning the City proceeds under that state process, which allows the City to give written notice to repair, and if the owner fails to act, to have the work done and assess the cost against the property.

01, adopted alongside the City's street construction permit program, and the section was last amended by Ordinance 2023-22 § 605 in 2023, confirming it remains current. Because the trigger for the duty is a City determination or notice that a defect exists, an owner is not automatically liable for every crack; the obligation to repair attaches once the City requires it under the incorporated state statute. 090 (NAVD 88) governs how the City measures the grades and elevations referenced in sidewalk and street work generally.