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…

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…

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

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

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…

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

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…

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

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

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…

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

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

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…

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…