Taylor, TX Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

Chapter 25's Right-of-Way Management Ordinance places ongoing maintenance duty for the strip of land between a property line and the street centerline squarely on the abutting landowner. 1(c) states that landowners must keep that right-of-way's vegetation trimmed under city ordinances and must get the city's prior approval before making any repairs themselves; the city retains the right to step in and maintain the right-of-way if it chooses, but the section is explicit that ultimate responsibility rests with the adjacent landowner. Because the code's definition of right-of-way in § 25-19 includes the sidewalks within a street, this maintenance duty extends to the sidewalk panel fronting a home or business, not just the grass strip.

1(a)(9) sets the city's policy against cutting streets or sidewalks at all: when a cut genuinely is necessary, whoever performs it must get prior approval from the city manager and follow all conditions set, then repair the removal promptly to avoid safety hazards to vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Read together, a Taylor property owner cannot simply let a cracked or heaved sidewalk panel sit indefinitely, and cannot repair or replace it without city sign-off first, since unauthorized work in the right-of-way is itself a code violation.

Homeowners with a sidewalk hazard should contact the city manager's office for approval before hiring a contractor, and any utility or contractor that cuts a sidewalk to reach underground lines is on the hook to restore it quickly under the same section.