Palm Bay, FL Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- For any curb, sidewalk, or driveway work
- Issuing agency
- Public Works Department
- Trigger
- Driveway relocated, changed, or abandoned
- Who pays
- Abutting property owner, at own expense
- Permit validity
- Expires 90 days unless extended
Summary
Palm Bay makes the abutting property owner pay to remove and replace curbs, gutters, culverts, and sidewalks whenever a driveway or improvement is relocated, changed, or abandoned.
No person, firm, corporation, or governmental agency shall construct, remove, alter, reconstruct, access the right-of-way temporarily or permanently, repair, or relocate any curb, culvert, sidewalk, driveway, gutter, pavement, or other improvement in any city road or easement without obtaining a driveway permit from the Public Works Department. When a driveway or other existing improvement has relocated, changed, or abandoned, making any portion or the entire driveway or other improvement unnecessary, the owner of the abutting property shall obtain a permit and shall remove the driveway or other improvement and shall, at his own expense, install or replace all necessary curbs, gutters, culverts, and sidewalks.
(A) Permit procedure.
(1) Application procedure. Application for a driveway permit shall be made to the City Manager or designee on forms provided. Each applicant shall provide the information and drawings specified on the permit application for the particular type of improvement. Additionally, each applicant shall be required to agree to maintain the constructed improvements and to hold the Council harmless for any liability arising from failing to maintain or from improperly maintaining the improvement.
(2) Issuance of permit. Upon receipt of the application and drawings, the City Manager or designee shall review the application and determine compliance with the location, drainage, construction, and traffic engineering
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-41: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 2026-13, passed 5-21-26).
Full Breakdown
Any work on a curb, culvert, sidewalk, driveway, gutter, or pavement in a city road or easement requires a Public Works driveway permit. If a driveway or other improvement becomes unnecessary because it was relocated, changed, or abandoned, the abutting property owner must pull the permit and, at their own expense, remove the old improvement and install or replace the curbs, gutters, culverts, and sidewalks it affected. Routine citywide sidewalk upkeep otherwise falls to the Public Works Department, but improvement-triggered work is billed to the adjoining owner.
Violations & Fines
Working on a curb, culvert, sidewalk, driveway, or gutter without a Public Works driveway permit, or failing to restore the affected curbs, gutters, culverts, and sidewalks after removing an unneeded driveway.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who pays to fix a sidewalk after a driveway is removed?
Do I need a permit to repair my own driveway apron?
Sources & Official References
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