Oklahoma City, OK Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 50-8
- Cleanup deadline
- 24 hours after city notice
- Default penalty
- Up to $500 fine, § 1-6
- Structural repair
- City program, not owner-billed (§ 50-107)
Summary
Oklahoma City property owners, occupants, or agents must keep the sidewalk abutting their property free of trash, mud, snow, ice, and debris, and clean it within 24 hours of a city notice.
No property owner, occupant, or agent of any property that abuts or adjoins any street or avenue shall allow or permit any... trash, mud, snow, ice, dirt, slop, refuse matter or filth of any kind... to accumulate or remain on any part of the sidewalk abutting or adjacent to the premises owned or occupied by the person. No property owner, occupant, or agent of the property shall fail or refuse to clean the sidewalk...within 24 hours after notice to clean the property is served on him by any police officer, sanitary officer, sidewalk superintendent, or any other agent of the City.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 5 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Under City Code § 50-8, owners, occupants, or agents of property that abuts a street must not let trash, mud, snow, ice, or other refuse accumulate on the adjoining sidewalk, and must clean it within 24 hours after a police officer, sanitary officer, sidewalk superintendent, or other city agent serves notice. Structural repair works differently: the City Council can order condemned sidewalks rebuilt under § 50-101, and homeowners can apply into the City's Sidewalk Repair/Replacement Program (§ 50-107) for city-funded reconstruction rather than being billed directly for concrete work.
Violations & Fines
Failing to clean the abutting sidewalk after notice is a Class "a" offense under § 1-6, punishable by a fine up to $500 plus costs, with each day a separate violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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