San Bernardino, CA Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

040, any owner of a lot fronting an improved public street, or a lot where the parkway strip between the property line and the street is maintained as a park, must keep the abutting sidewalk and curb safe and unobstructed. 035). When the Director of Public Services finds a sidewalk or curb out of repair, pending reconstruction, or in a condition that endangers persons or property or interferes with public convenience, the Director issues written notice to the fronting owner directing repair. 060 allows personal delivery or mail to the owner's address on the county tax rolls, followed immediately by posting the property.

The notice must specify the required work, where standard construction drawings are available, and the materials required. If a permit is not obtained and repair is not commenced within 60 days and diligently carried to completion, the Director of Development Services may cause the work to be done by the city, with the full cost becoming a lien on the property. That 60-day window can be shortened: if every affected owner petitions for it, the Director may waive the waiting period and proceed immediately. 060(C) guarantees a hearing before the Mayor and City Council, held no sooner than ten days after notice, at which any owner may raise objections or protests; the council's decision on those objections is final and conclusive.