San Juan Bautista Municipal Code Art. 4 Sidewalks, Driveways, Curbs

It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person to repair or construct, or cause to be repaired or constructed by private contract in the City of San Juan Bautista, any sidewalk, driveway, curb, gutter or paving, or to begin excavation for the purpose of constructing a sidewalk, driveway, curb, gutter, or paving within any street without first obtaining a permit as required in Article 2 of this Chapter.

When a driveway shall permanently cease to be used, the curb cut therefor shall be removed and standard curb, gutter and sidewalk shall be constructed. The property owner shall remove the curb cut and construct curb, gutter and sidewalk or cause same to be removed and constructed, within thirty (30) days of receiving written notice from the City Manager to do so. Should the property owner fail to perform such work or cause it to be performed within said thirty (30) days, the City Manager shall have such work done at the expense of the property owner. The provisions of this Section shall apply to all existing driveways whether or not the use thereof was heretofore abandoned, as well as to all such driveways which are constructed after the effective date of this Section.

The City of San Juan Bautista hereby adopts by this reference, the provisions of Chapter 22, Part 3, Division 7 of the Streets and Highways Code for purpose of maintaining and repairing sidewalks and assessing the costs thereof. The said provisions shall be supplementary and alternative to all other authority of the City of San Juan Bautista and the City Manager is hereby authorized at his sole discretion to undertake sidewalk repairs in any other manner deemed necessary and proper. This Section shall not be construed as creating an additional cause of action or liability on behalf of any property owner, person or the City.

It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle across a sidewalk unless the vehicle is driven on a highway constructed for that purpose.