Prescott Valley, AZ Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

Section 9-04-020 of the Prescott Valley Town Code puts sidewalk upkeep on the person who holds the abutting property. Subsection A extends the general duty to remove hazardous rubbish, keep property clean and safe and avoid nuisances to appurtenant, adjacent or contiguous sidewalks, alleys and portions of streets that are not hard-surfaced for vehicular traffic. Subsection B states the specific obligations that fall on the owner, lessee or occupant, and B(4) requires keeping the portion of any sidewalk immediately adjacent to the property clean and free of snow and ice, expressly including any that accumulates from passing snow plows and other traffic.

Subsection C limits what that duty means. Beyond access to property and removal of storm water, nothing in the section gives an abutting owner, lessee or occupant any special or exclusive right of use of or control over such an area, and the Town keeps its sole discretion to conduct maintenance, repair, replacement or construction activities in these areas without liability. The printed text assigns cleaning, snow and ice clearance and safe condition; it does not mention structural sidewalk repair as an owner duty. Section 9-04-030 adds that no one can place snow or ice on property they do not control, including any public place, so shoveled snow cannot be pushed into the street.