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

Woodland Municipal Code Section 12.16.030 makes it unlawful for any person who owns a building, lot, or premises in the City fronting an improved street or right-of-way where a sidewalk exists to allow that sidewalk to fall out of repair or to become or remain dangerous to users for any reason; the duty runs with ownership of the abutting property, not with who caused the damage. Before any reconstruction or repair begins, Section 12.16.020 requires the owner or contractor to obtain a permit from the Director of Public Works, file an application naming the property, the work's dimensions, and who will perform it, and complete the work under City inspection and to City Standard Plans and Specifications; sidewalks other than concrete need the Director's prior approval, and the permittee must post the permit at the job site, provide barricades or lighting for public safety, and indemnify the City against claims arising from the work.

Rather than write its own repair procedure, Section 12.16.040 adopts Division 7, Part 3, Chapter 22 of the California Streets and Highways Code as the City's own procedure for ordering and enforcing sidewalk repair when an owner fails to keep a sidewalk safe under Section 12.16.030. The chapter is also not the only word on the subject: Section 12.16.070 makes clear its requirements are in addition to, not instead of, the general right-of-way and encroachment provisions in Chapters 12.04 through 12.12.