Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Missouri (2026)

Independence puts sidewalk, curb, and gutter repair on the abutting property owner or occupant, who must keep them in…

Kansas City property owners must keep the sidewalk, curbing, drive approach and guttering in front of their lot in good…

Kirkwood puts the duty to maintain and repair the sidewalk in front of a property on that property's owner under Code §…

O'Fallon's adopted Property Maintenance Code requires sidewalks, walkways and driveways on a property to stay in a…

In Springfield, Missouri, when the city itself builds or repairs a public sidewalk, the cost is billed back to the…

St. Charles County puts sidewalk maintenance on the adjoining property, not the county, once a subdivision sidewalk is…

St. Louis puts sidewalk repair on the abutting property owner: the Director of Streets gives 30 days' notice, and…

In Columbia, Missouri, the city, not the abutting property owner, is legally responsible for sidewalk construction…

Boone County bans mailboxes, structures, or objects in the road right-of-way that interfere with traffic safety or road…

Columbia, Missouri makes it a misdemeanor to place any structure, material or thing on a street, sidewalk or public…

Kirkwood bars anyone from displaying merchandise for sale or piling signs, boxes, lumber or building materials on a…

Lee's Summit bans placing or maintaining any obstruction in the city right-of-way, including platforms or structures…

St. Charles County bans newsracks that block a public sidewalk, parkway, or street, or that impede pedestrian or…

St. Louis County bans leaving personal property on sidewalks, roadways, or any part of a county road's right-of-way…

Cass County Code § 205.720 makes it unlawful to stand or remain idle, alone or with others, in a public place so as to…

Florissant makes it unlawful to stand idle in a public place, alone or with others, so as to knowingly block a public…

In unincorporated Greene County, overgrown shrubs, trees, or vines that block a public sidewalk are a declared nuisance…

Independence, Missouri (Jackson County) bans obstructing any street, sidewalk, or alley unless the Director of…

Jefferson County makes it unlawful to place personal property, including furniture set out during a rental eviction, on…

Kansas City bans placing goods, structures, merchandise, or firewood-sawing on sidewalks and streets unless a permit…

O'Fallon Code § 215-207 bans encroachments onto public sidewalks and puts the cost of removing them on the owner or…

Contractors need a Director of Streets permit and a $50 deposit before putting building materials, rubbish, or…

Boone County requires a Public Works permit before any private construction or excavation in county road right-of-way…

Building or maintaining any structure on an Independence public right-of-way or easement requires a license approved by…

Jefferson County requires written authorization from the Public Works Highway Division before anyone opens or excavates…

Kirkwood bars anyone from placing a fence, porch, stairway, awning or other stationary object in a street, alley or…

Lee's Summit requires adjoining property owners to obtain a right-of-way permit, and a license under the City's…

Springfield, Missouri treats any structure, sign or fixture placed on a public street, sidewalk or right-of-way as an…

St. Charles County requires a permit before placing a newsrack on any public street, sidewalk, or right-of-way, under…

St. Louis requires a Board of Public Service permit before erecting any bridge, canopy, awning, or overhead structure…

Anyone clearing, grading, shaping, excavating or otherwise working within a public dedicated right-of-way in…

Before building, repairing, or altering any sidewalk, curb, curb cut, or driveway in the public right-of-way, Columbia…

Nobody may dig in a Florissant street, sidewalk, alley, right-of-way or easement without a City excavation permit…

Kansas City bars any structure or appendage from projecting onto public right-of-way without a building-official-issued…

O'Fallon requires anyone who wants to dig, build or place anything in the public right-of-way, including work that…

St. Louis County's Plumbing Code bars anyone from excavating or encroaching on a street, alley, easement, or highway…