# Sidewalk Repair in Colorado Springs, CO: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> Colorado Springs says owners are not responsible for maintaining the sidewalk concrete next to their property; paying half speeds up a high-severity repair.

**Who pays:** city

Colorado Springs: the City says owners are not responsible for maintaining the sidewalk concrete next to their property, though they keep legal liability for it. An owner can pay half to speed up a high-severity repair, and snow is always the owner's.

**Boundary:** The City's Public Works concrete maintenance page says property owners are not responsible for the maintenance of the concrete adjacent to their property, though they are not relieved of legal liability for their sidewalk. Under City Code § 3.4.104 the City Engineer can still bill an owner who caused the need for repair, or require replacement on development or redevelopment. Snow and ice clearing is always the owner's duty (§ 3.4.202).

**Property owner:** Clear snow (residential within 24 hours, commercial by 5 p.m. the next business day, § 3.4.202). Pay for repair only where the City Engineer finds the owner caused the need, or on development or redevelopment (§ 3.4.104). Owners keep legal liability for their sidewalk.

**City / agency:** Maintains the sidewalk concrete; owners may pay half of a high-severity repair to have it done sooner.

**Exceptions:** Owner billed when the City Engineer finds the owner caused the need, or on redevelopment (§ 3.4.104).; Concrete Cost Share Program: an owner who pays half can have a "High" severity repair expedited; the City's contractor does the work.

## Sources
- [Colorado Springs City Code § 3.4.104 (owner billed for repair when found to have caused the need)](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-5071) — "The City Engineer may find and determine that the owner or occupant of the abutting or adjacent real property ... is responsible for causing the need for repairs or reconstruction of a public sidewalk. If this determination is made, the City Engineer may cause notice of the need for repairs or reconstruction ... to be served upon the owner ... If repairs or reconstruction are not made within thirty (30) days ... the City may cause the repairs or reconstruction to be made and bill the cost ... to the abutting or adjacent real property owner" (accessed 2026-09-09)
- [Colorado Springs City Code § 3.4.202 (owner snow/ice duty; residential 24h, commercial next business day)](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-5102) — "It shall be unlawful for the owner to permit snow or ice or both to remain on the sidewalk which abuts the real property ... 1. For residential property, twenty four (24) hours after the termination of the falling snow. 2. For commercial property, five o'clock (5:00) P.M. the next business day following termination of the falling snow." (accessed 2026-09-09)
- [Concrete Maintenance](https://coloradosprings.gov/public-works/page/concrete-maintenance) — "Even though property owners are not responsible for the maintenance of the concrete adjacent to their property, property owners are not relieved of any legal liability regarding their sidewalk." (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [Concrete Maintenance](https://coloradosprings.gov/public-works/page/concrete-maintenance) — "If they are willing to pay half the cost of repairing the concrete, the work can be expedited." (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [Concrete Maintenance](https://coloradosprings.gov/public-works/page/concrete-maintenance) — "The work will be competitively bid and completed by the City's contractor, with the cost split between the property owner and the City." (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [Concrete Maintenance](https://coloradosprings.gov/public-works/page/concrete-maintenance) — "Only “High” severity ratings are eligible" (accessed 2026-10-03)

_Last verified 2026-10-03. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/colorado-springs-co-sidewalk-repair/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._