Provo, UT Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

080 lets the City repair, reconstruct, or replace sidewalks, curbs, and gutters on public property on its own initiative or at an owner's request, guided by a Mayor-adopted policy covering annual inspection, planning, and prioritization by hazard. The City Engineer weighs broken panels, uneven panel elevations, deteriorated surfaces, hazard findings, and ADA compliance when deciding whether work is needed. When an owner requests out-of-cycle repair, the City can either decline or agree to one of two cost arrangements chosen by mutual agreement: the City supplies all labor and materials with costs split 50/50, or the parties negotiate an equitable split based on the sidewalk segment's unique characteristics and benefit to the property.

If the owner directly or indirectly caused the damage, the repair is treated as a benefit solely to that owner, who then assumes all costs tied to the owner's actions or neglect. The City Engineer or a designee must determine within fifteen days of a request whether repair, removal, or replacement is warranted and set the cost allocation between owner and City. Absent the City Engineer identifying unique circumstances, the code creates a default presumption: the property owner pays fifty percent and the City pays fifty percent of the reasonable repair, removal, or replacement cost. 070.