Sidewalk and driveway entrance maintenance and repair.
Columbus City Codes § 905.06
in effect905.06 - Sidewalk and driveway entrance maintenance and repair.
(a) The abutting private property owner shall be responsible for the proper maintenance and repair of all sidewalks and driveway entrances within the abutting right-of-way or easement for any improved or unimproved street, alley, or other public way within the city, which provides access around, in, or to said private property. For driveway entrances, this includes any curb, to the nearest tool joint, constructed as a part of, or to accommodate the driveway entrance. This shall include dropped curb, mountable curb, combination curb and gutter or other curb condition at the street entrance to the approach, as well as any flairs and radii of the driveway approach.
(b) All sidewalks, shared-use paths, curb ramps, and driveway entrances shall be constructed, reconstructed, and/or repaired through the use of Portland Cement Concrete except where existing sidewalk is composed of alternate materials that have been previously approved by the Director, as outlined within the city's standard construction drawings, or as authorized by the Director. All shared-use paths shall be constructed, reconstructed, and/or repaired through the use of either Portland Cement Concrete or hot mix asphalt concrete except where existing shared-use paths are composed of alternate materials that have been previously approved by the Director, as outlined within the city's standard construction drawings, or as authorized by the Director. Where existing sidewalks or shared-use paths are composed of alternate city approved materials, they shall be replaced in kind unless otherwise authorized by the Director.
(c) In accordance with Chapter 912 of Columbus City Codes, trees, bushes, nor shrubs located within the public right-of-way or easement may be damaged or removed, including limbs and roots, to accommodate sidewalk shared-use path or driveway approach construction or repair without the prior approval of the Recreation and Parks Department.
(d) All work related to the construction, maintenance, or repair of a sidewalk, shared-use path, driveway approach, or curb shall be performed in accordance with the permit conditions and restrictions as well as the rules and regulations promulgated by the Director pursuant to Section 905.03.
(Ord. 588-06 § 2 (part); Ord. 1987-2008 Attach. 1 (part); Ord. No. 0128-2009, § 1, 2-9-2009; Ord. No. 1984-2023, § 2, 7-31-2023)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9STPAPUPRCO_CH905SISHEPADRCORE_905.06SIDRENMAREFetched: 10/27/2026