Salt Lake City, UT Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)
Key Facts
- Who reports defects
- Owner and tenant, both
- Residential cost share
- 50% of replacement cost
- Non-residential cost share
- 100% of replacement cost
- Ordinary repairs
- City-funded, not owner's
- Unpaid cost fallback
- 5-year special improvement assessment
Summary
Owners and tenants must report defective sidewalk concrete abutting their property to the city engineer and cover most of the replacement cost once notified.
Any person owning real property in the city and any tenant of real property in the city shall: ... Report to the city engineer's office the fact that any defective concrete exists in front of or along the side of the property owned or occupied by such owner or tenant; ... Take such temporary steps as needed to protect the public from the hazard until the hazard is repaired.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-21: Code current through: Ord. 40-26, passed June 16, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Salt Lake City Code § 14.32.305 puts the duty on both the property owner and any tenant: report defective concrete fronting or alongside the property to the city engineer's office, and take temporary steps to protect the public until it's fixed. Once the city confirms a defect and issues notice under § 14.32.320, a residential owner pays 50% of replacement cost (the city covers the rest as public benefit); owners of apartments, businesses, or any non-residential parcel pay 100%. Ordinary, non-defective repairs stay a city expense under § 14.32.325.
Violations & Fines
Owner/tenant who fails to report or temporarily secure a defective sidewalk risks city-ordered replacement via a special improvement district assessment (§ 14.32.320(E)), billed to the property over 5 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Salt Lake City ever pay the full cost?
What if I ignore a defective sidewalk notice?
Sources & Official References
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