San Angelo, TX Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

" That duty extends beyond new construction: sec. 175 authorizes the city council to pass a resolution and issue notice to a property owner stating whether a sidewalk is to be "repaired, constructed or reconstructed," putting repair squarely under the same enforcement chain as initial construction. Once a resolution issues, sec. 177 gives the owner 60 days to act before the city steps in and builds, repairs, or reconstructs the walk itself. If an owner or agent fails to remove, repair, construct or reconstruct the sidewalk within ten days after service of notice, sec.

176 makes them subject to a fine, with each day the sidewalk remains noncompliant charged as a separate offense; the council can also declare the sidewalk a nuisance and tax the repair cost as an expense against the owner. Where the city does the work because the owner failed to, sec. 179 defrays the construction and collection costs against the owner of the abutting lot, and sec. 181 lets the city attorney sue for the unpaid amount or foreclose a lien on the property under sec.

182, which attaches to the real estate fronting the sidewalk (homestead property excepted from foreclosure). All repair and construction work, whether done by the owner's contractor or otherwise, must follow the city engineer's plans, grades and specifications under sec. 172 and sec. 174, and any outside contractor doing the repair work must first obtain a $1,000 bond and license from the city clerk under sec. 184.