Updates
6/29/2023 - The contractor is excavating, pouring, and landscaping in ward 10 (Goodyear Heights). In the next week or two they plan to move to ward 2 (Chapel Hill / North Hill)
6/22/2023 - The contract had to skip some addresses where the trees have not been removed. I am working with the Parks Department to get these trees removed. By next week, the contractor will be finished with the walks that already had the trees removed and they will be moving to Ward 10 next. The properties that were skipped in Ward 6 will be done sometime later this year (probably in the fall).
Residential City-Wide Petition Sidewalk Program
The City of Akron has a program to replace an individual homeowner's substandard sidewalks and drive approaches if a residential property owner signs a petition agreeing to pay for a share of the costs. The rates will be locked in at the current rate at the time that the petition is turned in. Currently, we are using the 2009 rates:
| Sidewalk | $25.25 per front foot |
| Driveway Apron | $3.05 per square foot |
| Curb (at apron only) | $21.25 per front foot |
| Roof Drain Pipes (sidewalk to curb only) | $29.00 each |
| Retaining Wall (along right of way) | $11.00 per square foot |
The City will construct the necessary improvements. The City will be responsible for replacing any sidewalk sections damaged by tree roots, provided those trees are in the lawn strip. The City will replace those damaged sidewalk sections and replant the tree at no cost to the property owner.
For additional residential information, click here.
Commercial City-Wide Petition Sidewalk Program
The City of Akron has a program to replace substandard sidewalks and drive approaches at commercial or non owner-occupied residential property (i.e. a rental property or other business). The City will construct the necessary improvements. After the improvements are completed, the property owner shall be assessed 100% of the cost of construction plus the cost of engineering and inspection costs. The City will be responsible for any street tree work required including the re-planting of new street lawn trees at no cost to the property owner.
For additional commercial information, click here.
To sign up for either of the sidewalk programs, please call 311 or visit Akron 311.
For questions about the sidewalk program, call Chuck Hirsch in Engineering at 330-375-2183 or e-mail at [email protected].
