St. George, UT Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)
Key Facts
- Who repairs
- Adjoining property owner
- City backstop
- City repairs, bills owner if owner fails
- Enforcing office
- Public works director
- Applies to
- Sidewalks on city rights-of-way citywide
Summary
St. George puts sidewalk repair on the abutting property owner, and the city can fix it and bill them if they don't.
Wherever any person or entity fails or neglects to keep the sidewalk adjoining a city right-of-way or land owned by it in good repair and free from obstruction, the same may be repaired by the public works director at the expense of the property owner.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-062, passed August 6, 2026).
Full Breakdown
City Code section 7-1-6 makes the owner of land adjoining a sidewalk responsible for keeping it in good repair and free from obstruction. If the owner fails or neglects to do so, the public works director may have the sidewalk repaired and charge the cost to the property owner. A related section, 7-1-5, similarly requires every owner of a lot adjoining a sidewalk to keep it in good repair to the public works director's satisfaction.
Violations & Fines
No set fine schedule in this section; the city's remedy is to repair the sidewalk itself and bill the property owner for the cost of the work.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who pays to fix a cracked sidewalk in St. George?
Does St. George itself pay for routine sidewalk repair?
Sources & Official References
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