Port St. Lucie, FL Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

08(g) extends owner maintenance duty across the entire street/road right-of-way fronting the lot, from the pavement edge to the property line. That duty covers keeping the driveway culvert pipe clear so it doesn't block stormwater flow, mowing the grassed swale to a neat appearance, removing grass, weeds, sand, silt and debris from both ends of the culvert, and clearing litter and debris from any plastic flowliner so water keeps moving to the outfall. The city, not the owner, pays for culvert replacement when the need comes from a city-initiated drainage improvement or driveway modification.

08(h) separately bans placing sharp-edged or pointed materials such as concrete blocks, coral rock, pyramid curbstones, metal or wooden posts, or railroad ties in swales and vehicle recovery areas because they create a road or pedestrian hazard, though mailboxes and round cement "buttons" are expressly allowed. 03(d) via Florida Statutes Chapter 162 and City Code Chapters 37 and 40.