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Sidewalk repairs in Gridley

Gridley's own rules on sidewalk repairs, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Gridley Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Gridley's code says

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If the owner does not repair
  • The city removes the tree and bills the owner; if unpaid in 30 days, a lien follows a council hearing.
    Applies: A tree on private property damages the curb and gutter, and the owner does not remove it within 30 days.
    § 12.05.050 · code text
    If the property owner does not remove the tree within thirty days, the city will do so and bill the property owner for the cost of removal. If the property owner does not render payment within thirty days, a lien will be placed against the property and collection will be commenced according to law, following a hearing before the city council utilizing the same procedures set forth in Section 12.05.040.
Deadline to repair
  • The owner has 30 days to remove a private tree that damages the curb and gutter.
    Applies: After notice from the city.
    § 12.05.050 · code text
    If the property owner does not remove the tree within thirty days, the city will do so and bill the property owner for the cost of removal.
Who must repair it
  • Owner and city share the cost: the city pays the first $200, then each pays 50% of the rest.
    Applies: Sidewalks after first construction.
    § 12.05.060 · code text
    Sidewalks, after initial construction, are the joint responsibility of the property owner and the city. Damaged sidewalks shall be repaired or replaced at the discretion of the city; the city shall be responsible for the first two hundred dollars of the costs; thereafter, the city shall be liable for fifty percent of the remaining costs and the property owner shall be liable for fifty percent of the remaining costs.
  • The owner pays the full cost of all sidewalk, curb and gutter repairs there, now and later.
    Applies: The owner asks the city not to remove a tree that caused damage, and the city agrees.
    § 12.05.060 · code text
    If a property owner petitions the city not to remove a particular tree which has caused damage to sidewalk and/or curb and gutter, and the city grants the petition, the property must bear the total cost of all repairs to sidewalks, curbs and gutters, present and future at the sites in question.
  • The city repairs or replaces damaged curbs and gutters at city expense.
    Applies: Curbs and gutters after first construction.
    § 12.05.050 · code text
    Curbs and gutters, after initial construction, shall be maintained and are the responsibility of the city. Damaged curbs and/or gutters shall be repaired or replaced at the discretion of the city at city expense.

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What are the sidewalk repair rules for homeowners in Gridley?

Gridley's code: Owner and city share the cost: the city pays the first $200, then each pays 50% of the rest. (Sidewalks after first construction.) (§ 12.05.060); The city removes the tree and bills the owner; if unpaid in 30 days, a lien follows a council hearing. (A tree on private property damages the curb and gutter, and the owner does not remove it within 30 days.) (§ 12.05.050).

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