Truckee, CA Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

010 places the maintenance duty on all owners and their tenants of real property bordering an improved sidewalk in Town, requiring them to keep it in a safe condition for pedestrians and other members of the public. The section spells out that the duty includes keeping the sidewalk free and clear of dirt, sand, gravel, filth, rubbish, ice, and snow, which makes it Truckee's clearest local rule on winter sidewalk clearing given the Town's Sierra Nevada snowfall. The chapter creates a private right of recourse rather than a municipal citation scheme: if the failure to maintain the sidewalk leads to unsafe conditions and a person exercising ordinary care to avoid the danger is injured in person or property as a result, that person has recourse for damages against the owner and/or tenant who failed to maintain it. The ordinance was adopted by Ord. 05, Sidewalk Maintenance, immediately after the Town's newsrack and encroachment chapters in Title 13, Streets and Sidewalks.