Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Georgia (2026)

Acworth puts sidewalk repair on the abutting property owner, not the city. Code of Ordinances Section 82-1(7) lets the…

In Atlanta, the abutting property owner must repair a sidewalk once the Department of Transportation condemns it as…

In unincorporated Chatham County, the Board of Commissioners builds and maintains subdivision sidewalks and curbing…

In unincorporated Clayton County, a property owner required to build a sidewalk under the county's sidewalk standards…

Decatur, Georgia places the duty to keep sidewalks and pedestrian rights-of-way clean directly on the abutting property…

Fayette County, not the abutting owner, is on the hook for fixing damaged sidewalks sitting inside its right-of-way…

Hall County Engineering Division inspects sidewalks in county right-of-way and assigns repair responsibility by who…

Johns Creek property owners must maintain the grass or landscaping strip between the sidewalk and the roadway curb…

When a newly built Macon-Bibb County sidewalk turns up defective within its first year, Sec. 25-88(4) puts the repair…

In unincorporated Rockdale County, the department of public services and engineering, not the abutting property owner…

Roswell, Georgia places sidewalk installation and repair duty on the abutting property owner. Code of Ordinances…

Sandy Springs puts sidewalk repair and upkeep on the abutting property owner. City Code Section 50-31 requires the…

Any Warner Robins property owner or occupant whose real estate fronts or abuts a sidewalk must remove dirt, sand…

In unincorporated DeKalb County, keeping the sidewalk clean and keeping it repaired are two different jobs. Code §…

In unincorporated Floyd County, sidewalk repair is the county's job, not the abutting property owner's. Sec. 2-16-2…

Marietta's public works department, not the abutting property owner, is charged with maintaining and repairing the…

Augusta-Richmond County bans physical encroachments and business conduct on public sidewalks, but designates a…

In unincorporated Cobb County, sidewalks and other rights-of-way must stay clear of unnecessary obstructions. Placing…

Marietta bars putting boxes, tables, steps, merchandise or lumber on a sidewalk or street, and any unavoidable…

Sec. 82-4 makes it unlawful to put trash, wood, lumber, boxes, bricks or any other obstruction in an Acworth street or…

Atlanta bans placing merchandise, display stands, or sale items on public sidewalks, though licensed peddlers and brief…

It is unlawful to obstruct, encroach upon or materially injure any Bartow County road right-of-way or pavement. The…

Chatham County bars peddlers and solicitors from blocking sidewalks or streets while doing business in the…

Cherokee County bars anyone from obstructing a public sidewalk, street, or highway by hindering or impeding the free…

Clayton County makes it disorderly conduct to obstruct a highway, road, street, sidewalk, passage, or parking area so…

Columbus, Georgia bars leaving goods, boxes, or merchandise on a public sidewalk except while actively moving them into…

Coweta County bans obstructing, encroaching on, or materially injuring any county road or right-of-way, including…

Decatur, Georgia caps how long anything can block a public sidewalk at 30 minutes, and separately bars merchants from…

In unincorporated DeKalb County, § 17-6 makes it unlawful to obstruct the right-of-way of any public road, street, or…

Dunwoody bars placing debris, boxes, displays, signs, goods or plant materials in a street or sidewalk in a way that…

Fayette County Code § 8-65 forbids any licensed canvasser, solicitor, peddler or door-to-door salesperson from…

Mobile vendors operating anywhere in unincorporated Forsyth County cannot block the paths people use to get around a…

It is unlawful in Houston County to obstruct, encroach on, sell merchandise on, or damage any part of a county road…

Johns Creek bans placing debris, signs, merchandise, or any other object in streets and sidewalks that impedes or…

Macon-Bibb County Code § 24-106 makes it unlawful to obstruct any sidewalk or alley by placing an object on it, or by…

Paulding County makes it a misdemeanor to obstruct any sidewalk, highway, street, or other public passage without legal…

Rockdale County Code § 78-4 bans leaving hazardous items, and most crates, boxes or similar containers, on streets and…

Roswell, Georgia bars debris, signs, displays, poles, and merchandise from streets and sidewalks that impede or…

Sandy Springs bans placing debris, rubbish, boxes, displays, signs, poles or merchandise in a street or sidewalk in a…

South Fulton bans placing debris, boxes, displays, signs, poles, goods or any object in a street or sidewalk that…

Warner Robins code enforcement can order a property owner to remove a dangerous or decayed structure, shed, posts, or…

Whitfield County bars parking or storing vehicles, materials, walls, fences, signs or plant life in a county road…

Atlanta requires a Department of Transportation encroachment agreement before anyone builds, maintains, or extends any…

Anyone building or installing a structure, utility line or driveway in a Chatham County right-of-way, including…

Cobb County requires anyone doing pavement cuts, curb cuts or utility work in a county right-of-way to get Department…

Before any driveway, sidewalk, curbing, or utility work touches a DeKalb County road right-of-way, DeKalb County Code §…

In unincorporated Fulton County, no privately owned structure may sit within a public right-of-way except a driveway…

Digging, excavating, or constructing in any Johns Creek street, sidewalk, or right-of-way requires an approved…

Anyone wanting to build a fence, steps, portico or other structure that crosses their lot line into a Macon-Bibb County…

Anyone digging, trenching or opening a Marietta street, sidewalk or city property to lay pipe, wires or poles needs an…

Anyone who wants to install a pipe, cable, pole or other utility facility in a Paulding County road, right-of-way or…

Cutting or excavating any Rockdale County right-of-way, road, street or sidewalk requires written permission from the…

Anyone installing or relocating a utility facility that will occupy or encroach on a South Fulton right-of-way must get…

Any utility working within a Walton County right-of-way must first obtain a Utility Permit from the Planning and…

Acworth requires anyone placing a pole, wire, cable or conduit in a city street right-of-way to obtain a right-of-way…

Augusta-Richmond County requires a permit before tables, planters, signs, or merchandise can occupy the sidewalk…

Bartow County allows specific encroachments into its road rights-of-way, but only under a permit. Driveways need a…

Cherokee County requires written notice to the public works department, building official or administrator before…

Anyone installing or maintaining utility lines, pipes, cables, or poles in a Clayton County public road must first get…

Anyone building permanent or temporary access into a Columbia County road right-of-way needs an encroachment permit…

In Columbus, Georgia (Muscogee County), anyone doing private work on a public right-of-way -- contractors, utility…

Anyone in Decatur, Georgia (DeKalb County) who wants to build a walkway, wall, curb, driveway tie-in or other private…

Installing poles, pipes, conduits, wires or signs in Dunwoody's public roads or alleys requires a permit and payment of…

Cutting a new driveway into a county road or prescriptive easement in unincorporated Fayette County takes an approved…

Installing a driveway culvert or other drainage structure in a Forsyth County road right-of-way requires a permit from…

Installing utility lines in a Hall County road right-of-way outside any municipality requires a written permit. Public…

Any driveway, access entrance, or pipe installation touching a Houston County road right-of-way needs a permit under…

Building anything in a Roswell street right-of-way, from a driveway to a fence, needs a construction permit from the…

Sandy Springs requires a right-of-way permit from the Department of Public Works before anyone builds a driveway…

Anyone cutting, breaking, or digging into a Warner Robins public street or alley must first get permission from the…

Anyone wanting to encroach on a Whitfield County road right-of-way for a reason other than its intended use, such as…