Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Ohio (2026)

Akron law puts sidewalk upkeep on the abutting property owner: § 98.01(A)(1) says no owner or occupant may fail to keep…

In the City of Canton, Ohio, owners of lots abutting sidewalks and curbs must keep them, plus the adjoining tree lawn…

Cincinnati Municipal Code § 721-147 makes the owner of any land abutting a paved sidewalk jointly and severally…

Cleveland Codified Ordinances § 505.11 puts sidewalk, curb and gutter repair squarely on the abutting owner or…

Columbus puts sidewalk and driveway-entrance repair squarely on the abutting property owner, with a permit required…

In Dayton, the City Commission can order a sidewalk repaired by resolution; the abutting owner gets 15 days notice to…

In the City of Elyria, Ohio, § 521.06(a) puts the duty to keep sidewalks, curbs and gutters in repair on the owner or…

In the City of Marion, Ohio, the duty to keep a public sidewalk in repair falls on the owner or occupant of the…

Medina Codified Ordinances § 905.01 puts sidewalk upkeep on the abutting property owner, not the City. Owners and…

In the City of Middletown, Ohio, the occupant of abutting land must keep adjoining sidewalks, curbs and gutters in…

In the City of Newark, Ohio, the owner or occupant of abutting land must keep sidewalks, curbs and gutters in repair…

Every owner of a lot in the City of Oregon, Ohio must keep the sidewalk along their property in good repair and free…

Parma places the duty to repair sidewalks, curbs and gutters abutting a property squarely on the owner or occupant of…

In the City of Springfield, Ohio, the owner of any abutting lot or parcel must keep the sidewalk, curbing, gutters and…

Summit County Code Sec. 521.06 puts sidewalk, curb and gutter upkeep on the property owner or occupant, not the county…

Toledo makes every abutting property owner responsible for keeping public sidewalks in good repair, including clearing…

Property owners, not the City of Youngstown, Ohio, are on the hook for keeping the sidewalk in front of their land…

Akron's Codified Ordinance § 98.01(A)(4)-(5) bars placing vehicles, merchandise, or other movable items on a sidewalk…

In the City of Canton, Ohio, no one may place building materials on a street, sidewalk, lane, alley or public ground…

Cincinnati Municipal Code § 723-5 bars encumbering any sidewalk or right-of-way space with goods, wares, merchandise…

Cleveland bars placing any object or property on a sidewalk, street or alley without a street obstruction permit from…

Columbus Code § 902.02 bars placing furniture, signs, vending gear, or any obstruction on sidewalks, bikeways, streets…

Dayton bans building on or over any street, alley or sidewalk without authorization: the City Engineer can order an…

In the City of Elyria, Ohio, Codified Ordinances § 521.04(c) bars anyone from placing, depositing or maintaining…

In the City of Marion, Ohio, § 660.10(C) bars anyone from placing, depositing or maintaining merchandise, goods…

Medina's Codified Ordinances bar leaving merchandise, equipment or hazardous debris on sidewalks. Section 521.04 caps…

Middletown bars anything that turns a sidewalk into a hazard. Section 660.10 prohibits dropping glass, wire, or tacks…

In the City of Newark, Ohio, § 660.10(c) bars placing merchandise, goods, material or equipment on a sidewalk so as to…

In the City of Oregon, Ohio, businesses cannot set out merchandise on the sidewalk or right-of-way except during actual…

Parma caps how long anything can block a sidewalk at one hour: Section 660.34 lets deliveries and pickups use the walk…

In the City of Springfield, Ohio, Codified Ordinances § 521.04 bars leaving merchandise, goods, materials or equipment…

Summit County bars anyone from blocking a sidewalk with merchandise, goods, material or equipment beyond a one-hour…

Toledo bars businesses from setting out goods, wares or merchandise on the public right-of-way or sidewalk in front of…

Youngstown Codified Ordinances § 521.04 bans blocking sidewalks with merchandise or equipment for more than one hour…

No permit for using space in, under or above a Cincinnati street or alley, a vault, awning, or other private…

In the City of Elyria, Ohio, anyone who wants to place private facilities in the public right-of-way, which the code…

In the City of Springfield, Ohio, no one may use, occupy or operate facilities in, under or over any public…

Anyone occupying an Akron sidewalk, roadway, or right-of-way for building operations needs an occupation permit from…

The City of Canton, Ohio bars building or placing any structure over a street, alley or sidewalk without authorization…

Cleveland requires a permit for any building projection or structure that encroaches beyond the street or alley line…

Columbus requires a permit from the Director of Public Service before anyone repairs, installs, or maintains any…

Private structures that intrude into a Dayton street or sidewalk, areaways, building encroachments, retaining walls…

Anyone who wants to use a public right-of-way in Medina for construction, install physical facilities, cut a curb…

Before digging, installing utility lines, or doing any construction that disturbs a Middletown public right-of-way, you…

In the City of Newark, Ohio, Chapter 1022 bars any work in a public place, which includes streets, alleys, sidewalks…

The Director of Public Service in the City of Oregon, Ohio has authority to regulate any private opening into a…

Anyone other than a City officer or employee who wants to open, tunnel into, or remove sidewalk surface within a Parma…

Private work that opens, moves across, or drains into a Summit County road right of way needs a permit from the County…

Toledo requires a permit from the Commissioner of the Division of Transportation before anyone places material…