Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Maine (2026)

3 rules on the books across Maine, 1 city or county. Select a rule to read the full details.

Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions

Sidewalk Repair

Who pays for sidewalk repair, the city or the property owner, including cost-sharing programs, inspection triggers, and timelines for fixing damaged sidewalks.

Portland

Few Restrictions

Portland's public works authority, not the abutting property owner, repairs and maintains sidewalks and curbing that…

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Obstruction Rules

What you can and cannot place on sidewalks, including newspaper boxes, planters, sandwich boards, trash cans, and minimum pedestrian clearance widths.

Portland

Some Restrictions

Portland requires a revocable street and sidewalk occupancy permit before anyone places, suspends or leaves an object…

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Encroachment Permits

Permits required when construction, landscaping, or other activities temporarily or permanently encroach on public sidewalks or rights-of-way.

Portland

Some Restrictions

Anyone who wants to place, keep, or suspend anything, from sandwich boards to construction barricades, in or over a…

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