HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 7b - Receive Report By PW RE Cost, Work Completed, Parcel Description and Parcel Assessment for Sidewalk Improvements Item 7b
Department: Public Works
Cost Center: 5006
For Agenda of: 10/21/2025
Placement: Public Hearing
Estimated Time: 30 Minutes
FROM: Aaron Floyd, Interim Public Works Director
Prepared By: Greg Cruce, Deputy Director – Maintenance Operations
SUBJECT: RECEIVE A REPORT BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
CONFIRMING THE COST, WORK COMPLETED, PARCEL
DESCRIPTION, AND PARCEL ASSESSMENT FOR CITY-COMPLETED
FRONTAGE (SIDEWALK) IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED BY A FORMAL
NOTICE TO CORRECT ISSUED TO PROPERTY OWNERS
RECOMMENDATION
1. Adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) confirming the Work Completion Report
(Attachment B) describing the work completed, cost, real property description, and
parcel assessment for City-completed frontage improvements as required by Formal
Notices to Correct issued to property owners; and
2. Authorize staff to file a special assessment lien (Attachment C) with the County
Recorder’s Office in the event a property owner fails to pay the assessment within five
(5) days of Council’s confirmation; and
3. Authorize staff to negotiate alternative methods of collection, including collection of
the assessment in installment payments on the tax roll pursuant to Streets and
Highways Code §5628.1, if requested by the property owner within five (5) days of
notice of Council’s confirmation.
POLICY CONTEXT
Section 12.16.020 of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code (SLO M.C.) adopts and
incorporates Division 7, Part 3, Chapter 22 of the California Streets and Highways Code
(SHC) for sidewalk maintenance. Under this authority, property owners whose lots front
a public street or place, or abut a park or parking strip, are responsible for maintaining the
adjacent sidewalks in a safe condition. This obligation applies except where another
party, acting under legal authorization granted by the City, has created or maintained the
condition of the sidewalk.
SHC § 5611 – 5615 establish the City’s procedures for issuing Notices to Correct (NOCs)
damaged sidewalks and completing the work if the property owner does not act within
prescribed timelines. Additional requirements (SHC § 5616-5618) govern the Public
Hearing process required to enable the City to complete the necessary improvements
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and recover the costs of doing so if necessary, including notice of the work which has
been completed, associated costs, real property descriptions, and assessment against
the parcel.
SHC § 5625 – 5629 authorize the City to assess confirmed costs against the property (in
the case that the City performs the work on behalf of the property owner). If a property
owner does not pay the confirmed costs within five (5) days after Council confirmation,
the assessment constitutes a special assessment and lien, continuing until fully paid or
discharged.
SHC §5628-5628.1 provides that Council may authorize alternative collection methods,
including installment payments for assessments of one hundred dollars $100 or more.
DISCUSSION
Background
The Streets Maintenance Program manages the City’s Sidewalk Inspection Program,
which includes proactive inspections across all pavement zones. Staff document s any
damage found to sidewalks and identifies responsibility for repairs. If the damage is
caused by a City street tree, staff performs a temporary repair to reduce the hazard, and
a permanent fix is planned. If the damage is not caused by a City street tree, Streets
Maintenance will, when feasible, perform temporary repairs to reduce the hazard and
send an Informal NOC to the adjacent property owner to ensure that a permanent repair
is completed.
If the adjacent property owner does not act within the 120 -day period specified in the first
Informal NOC, a second Informal NOC will be sent with a revised timeline of at least 90
days to complete the work. Should the property owner fail to comply with second Informal
NOC, staff will seek authorization from the City Council to issue a Formal NOC. Once a
Formal NOC is issued by the City, the property owner must start the work within 14 days
and proceed without delay, per the requirements of the SHC. Failure by the property
owner to complete the work may result in the City performing the work and recovering the
expenses through the above noted process in SHC §5615.
On May 20, 2025, Council authorized the Public Works Depa rtment to issue Formal
NOCs to five properties that had previously received Informal NOCs. On July 7, 2025,
staff issued the Formal NOCs (Attachment E) via mail, certified mail, on-site postings, and
hand-delivered copies to property owners or tenants when available. Three of the five
properties completed the required repairs independently. Two property owners or their
representative acknowledged the requirement but were unable to complete the work due
to financial constraints or contractor scheduling conflicts and requested the work to be
completed by the City. The property owner of the property of the Islay address specifically
requested the City to assign a contractor and place a lien on the property for the final cost
of the required work.
The City’s contractor completed the frontage improvements at these two properties on
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August 12, 2025. On September 23, 2025, the City received a full reimbursement check
for the work completed at one of the two properties. A Work Completion Report, including
the scope, cost, and property descriptions, for the one remaining property has been
prepared for Council review (Attachment B).
Pursuant to SHC § 5616-5618, Council must hold a Public Hearing to confirm the Work
Completion Report by the Public Works Department, together with any objections or
protests which may be raised by any of the property owners liable to be assessed and
any other interested persons, which can be found in Attachment B. On September 9,
2025, the property owner was sent a Notice of Public Hearing to take place on October
21, 2025, which included a Work Completion Report, a description of the work completed,
cost of the completed work, and a description of the real property (Attachment D).
Next Steps
If Council confirms the Work Completion Report for the remaining unpaid property, either
as presented by staff or as modified by Council, the approved assessment will become
due and payable by the property owner in the amount of $17,166.59.
If the assessment is not paid within required five (5) days timeline, a special assessment
lien (Attachment C) will be filed with the County Recorder’s Office (SHC § 5625-5626.),
and shall be a lien on the property for the amount thereof which lien shall continue until
the assessment and all interest thereon is paid, or until it is discharged of record . The
five (5) day period for collection is required by SHC § 5625, and the City will not impose
the timeline until after the property owner has been updated on Council’s action .
Staff has recommended imposing an interest rate on unpaid balances of ten percent
(10%) annually until the assessment is paid. SLO M.C. Chapter 12.16 does not specify
an interest rate. However, SLO M.C. Chapter 12.12, which establishes an alternate
procedure for performing this work, and sets an interest rate of 10% annually, which is
the basis of staff’s recommendation. Council has discretion to set the percentage rate of
0 to 12% (SHC § 5625-5626.)
Council may also authorize alternative collection methods under SHC §5628.1, including
installment payments for assessments of one hundred dollars $100 or more. Property
owners may request this option within five (5) days of Council confirmation, prior to lien
filing.
The Draft Resolution (Attachment A) confirms the assessments, authorizes filing a lien
(Attachment C) if unpaid, and allows staff to implement alternative collection methods if
requested by property owners.
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Previous Council or Advisory Body Action
On May 20, 2025, the City Council approved the Public Works Department’s process of
issuing Informal and Formal Notices to Correct and authorized City staff to initiate Formal
Notices to Correct for properties that failed to replace the required frontage improvements
as requested by the Informal Notices to Correct. At that time, the Council and property
owners were informed of the subsequent Public Hearing requirement for staff to report on
the work completed, the cost of the work, real property descriptions, and to confirm the
final cost of the assessment if the required work was completed by the City.
Public Engagement
The impacted property owner has been sent multiple notices via standard and certified
mail, email, and, met with City staff on-site. The property was also posted in accordance
with the SHC upon issuance of the first Formal Notice to Correct.
After the City completed the required repairs, the property owner received a Notice of
Public Hearing and Work Completion Report (Attachment D), summarizing the work done,
the costs, and the upcoming City Council meeting where the assessment will be
confirmed.
CONCURRENCE
The City Attorney’s Office and Finance Department have been consulted and concur with
the recommendations within this report.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) does not apply to the recommended
action in this report, because the action does not constitute a “Project” under CEQA
Guidelines Section 15378.
FISCAL IMPACT
Budgeted: N/A Budget Year: 2025-26
Funding Identified: N/A
Fiscal Analysis:
Funding
Sources
Total Budget
Available
Current
Funding
Request
Remaining
Balance
Annual
Ongoing
Cost
General Fund $0 $ $ $0
State
Federal
Fees
Other:
Total $0 $ $ $0
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The City Council previously authorized the use of CIP reserve funding in the amount of
$178,102 to complete this work. Since three of the five property owners completed the
required work privately, $35,980.27 was used to fund the work completed for the
remaining two properties by the City’s contractor, and $18,813.68 has since been
reimbursed to the City by one of these properties. The unused and reimbursed funding
will be returned to the CIP reserve account. Additionally, the final costs confirmed by
Council, recommended at $17,166.59, will also be returned to the CIP reserve account
as it becomes available through the collection process.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Council could decide to not confirm the assessment. Council could choose not to
confirm the assessment for the required work. In this case, the costs of the work, borne
by the City, could not be assessed against the property and collected from the property
owner. Issuing Notices to Correct for deficient frontage improvements is a component
of the Sidewalk Inspection Program within the Streets Maintenance Program, and this
action may be considered precedent setting by other community members when
future Notices to Correct for similar circumstances are issued.
2. Council could decide to revise, correct, or modify the assessment and interest
rate. The total cost to replace the frontage improvements has been provided in the
Work Completion Reports, which do not include staff time to manage the NOC process
or work. Revising the assessment to a lower amount would result in the City funding
a portion of the repairs. Revising the interest rate to a lesser amount, including not
imposing interest (0% rate), would not still allow the City to recuperate all cost for
completing the required work.
3. Council could decline to authorize staff to negotiate alternative methods of
collection in the form of annual installment payments by the property owner.
The alternative payment method of annual installments (not to exceed five) is
expressly authorized by Streets & Highways Code 5628.1, if Council so authorizes by
Resolution. If this authority is not delegated to staff, the cost of the repairs would be
recorded as a lien against the property pursuant to Streets & Highways Code §5625-
5627.
ATTACHMENTS
A - Draft Resolution Confirming the Cost and Work Completed of Frontage Improvements
Required by Formal Notices to Correct
B - Work Completion Report – 878 Islay Street
C - Draft Notice of Lien – 878 Islay Street
D - Public Hearing Notice – 878 Islay Street
E - Formal Notice to Correct – 878 Islay Street
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RESOLUTION NO. _____ (2025 SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING THE REPORT ON THE COST OF
REPAIRS AND ASSESSING THE COST OF REPAIRS AGAINST THE
PROPERTY AT 878 ISLAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF
DETERIORATED FRONTAGE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE
COMPLETED BY THE CITY AS REQUIRED BY FORMAL NOTICES TO
CORRECT, PURSUANT TO SAN LUIS OBISPO MUNICIPAL CODE
12.12.020
WHEREAS, Municipal Code Section 12.16.020, by adoption of the procedures set
forth in the Streets and Highways Code Division 7, Chapter 22, requires that a property
owner maintain and, when necessary, replace the sidewalk adjacent to their property so
that the sidewalk will not endanger persons or property or interfere with the public
convenience in the use of such sidewalk; and
WHEREAS, on May 22, 2024, City Public Works staff identified that the sidewalk
adjacent to the property located at 878 Islay Street adjacent was deteriorated and needed
to be replaced; and
WHEREAS, beginning on August 19, 2024, the owner of the property at 878 Islay
Street was provided with Informal and Formal Notices to Correct informing them the
sidewalk was deteriorated and needed to be replaced in conformance with the City of San
Luis Obispo Standard Specifications and Engineering Standards, that the repairs were to
commence within the specified timeframes in conformance with the California Streets and
Highways Code, and that if repairs were not commenced by the date specified or if the
repairs were commenced but were not diligently and without interruption prosecuted to
completion, the Public Works Department for the City of San Luis Obispo would make the
required repairs and that the cost incurred by the City in making the repairs would become
an assessment against the adjacent properties; and
WHEREAS, the property owner did not commence the repairs by the date
specified in the formal Notice to Correct issued pursuant to Streets & Highways Code
§5611-5614 and requested that the City or its contractor complete the repairs; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Department undertook the required repairs as
indicated in the Work Completion Report (Exhibit A) and completed such repairs on
August 12, 2025, and
WHEREAS, the property owner was provided with written notice of the completed
repairs and of the public hearing on the costs of the repairs, in accordance with Streets &
Highways Code §5616-5617; and
WHEREAS, on October 21, 2025, the City Council held a public hearing pursuant
to Streets & Highways Code §5618 to hear and pass upon the report of costs by City
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Public Works Staff along with any objections or protests made by the property owner and
other interested parties;
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all evidence, including staff
presentation and any requested testimony of the property owner and interested parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo that:
SECTION 1. Findings. The above statements are true and constitute the findings
of the City Council.
SECTION 2. Action. The City Council confirms staff’s report of costs for the repair
work completed adjacent to 878 Islay Street as described in Exhibit A, and such costs
are assessed against that parcel. If the assessment is not paid by the property owner
within five days of notification of Councils’ confirmation, staff is authorized to file a special
assessment in the form of a lien as described in Exhibit B with the San Luis Obispo County
Recorder’s Office in accordance with the requirements set forth in Streets & Highways
Code §5625-5628 . The lien shall continue until the assessment at an interest rate of
10%. Staff is authorized to negotiate alternative methods of collection in accordance with
Streets & Highways Code §5628.1, if requested by the property owners within the five-
day period after notification of the confirmed assessment.
Upon motion of Council Member ___________, seconded by Council Member
___________, and on the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
The foregoing resolution was adopted this _____ day of _______________ 20 25.
___________________________
Mayor Erica A. Stewart
ATTEST:
______________________
Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________
J. Christine Dietrick
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City Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of San Luis Obispo, California, on ______________________.
___________________________
Teresa Purrington, City Clerk
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Work Completion Report
Address: 878 Islay Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
APN: 003-538-015
Property Description:
THE LAND REFERRED TO IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY
OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CITY SAN LUIS OBISPO, AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
ALL THAT PORTION OF LOTS FIVE (5) AND SIX (6), IN BLOCK ONE HUNDRED AND
THREE (103) OF MURRAY AND CHURCH’S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, IN THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO MAP FILED RECORD SEPTEMBER 27,
1877, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY,
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 6, SOUTH
53° 07’ WEST, 100 FEET FROM THE MOST EASTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT;
THENCE NORTHEASTERLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE
95 FEET TO THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 5; THENCE SOUTH 53° 07’
WEST ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY LINE 45 FEET TO THE MOST WESTERLY
CORNER OF SAID LOT 5, THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG THE
SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 5 AND 6; 95 FEET TO THE MOST
SOUTHERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 6; THENCE NORTH 53° 07’ EAST ALONG THE
SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 6, 45 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
Work Completed: Removed and replaced approximately 189 square feet of
deteriorated sidewalk and driveway approach and paved approximately 24 square feet
of excavated street. Traffic control provided per City Standards during public right-of-
way closures.
Total Cost: $17,166.59
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NOTICE OF LIEN
878 Islay Street, San Luis Obispo
APN: 003-538-015
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Improvement Act of 1911, I did, on the 4th
day of August, 2025, cause the sidewalk in front of the real property hereinafter
described, to be repaired and improved, and the legislative body of said City of San Luis
Obispo did, on the 21st day of October, 2025 by Resolution No. ____ assess the cost of
such repair upon the real property hereinafter described, and the same has not been
paid nor any part thereof, and the said city (county, or city and county), does hereby
claim a lien on said real property in the sum of seventeen thousand one hundred sixty
six dollars and fifty nine cents ($17,166.59), and the same shall be a lien upon said real
property until the said sum, with interest at the rate of 10 percent per annum, from the
said 21st day of October,2025, has been paid in full and discharged of record.
The real property hereinbefore mentioned and upon which a lien is claimed, is that
certain piece or parcel of land lying and being in the City of San Luis Obispo, the County
of San Luis Obispo, State of California, and particularly described as follows:
The real property hereinbefore mentioned and upon which a lien is claimed, is that certain
piece or parcel of land lying and being in the City of San Luis Obispo, State of California,
and particularly described as follows, to wit:
THE LAND REFERRED TO IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CITY SAN LUIS OBISPO, AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
ALL THAT PORTION OF LOTS FIVE (5) AND SIX (6) IN BLOCK ONE HUNDRED AND
THREE (103) OF MURRAY AND CHURCH’S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, IN THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO MAP FILED FOR RECORD SEPTEMBER 27, 1877, IN THE
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 6, SOUTH 53° 07’
WEST, 100 FEET FROM THE MOST EASTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT; THENCE
NORTHEASTERLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE 95 FEET TO THE
NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 5; THENCE SOUTH 53° 07’ WEST ALONG SAID
NORTHEASTERLY LINE 45 FEET TO THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 5,
THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 5 AND 6; 95
FEET TO THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 6; THENCE NORTH 53° 07’ EAST
ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 6, 45 FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING.
Dated this _____ day of ____, 2025
Superintendent of Streets
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September 9, 2025
Subject: Notice of Public Hearing and Completed Frontage Improvement Work –
878 Islay Street, APN # 003-538-015
Dear Property Owner:
The City of San Luis Obispo sent you Informal Notices to Correct on 2/10/2025 and
8/19/2024, and Formal Notices to Correct on 7/7/2025 and 7/14/2025 related to the
deteriorated sidewalk conditions adjacent to your property at 878 Islay Street, San
Luis Obispo. On 5/20/2025, the City Council authorized staff to complete the required
work as outlined in the notices if the work did not commence within 14 days of the
First Formal Notice to Correct.
The City’s contractor completed the required work on 8/11/2025, which has since
been inspected to ensure the work complied with the City’s Standard Specifications
and Engineering Standards. The total cost for the work completed adjacent to your
parcel is $17,166.59.
A Public Hearing is scheduled to begin at 5:30 pm during the 10/21/2025 City
Council meeting at the following location:
San Luis Obispo City Hall
990 Plam Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
During this hearing, staff will provide a report to the Council on the work completed,
the total cost of the work, and a description of the real property in front of which the
repairs have been made. The Council will also hear objections or protests to the
costs of the repairs. The Council will then vote to modify or confirm the costs of
repairs presented by staff. The confirmed cost of repair will be assessed against
your parcel of property, and the amount will be due within five days. If not paid
within five days after its confirmation by the Council, a special assessment will be
made against the parcel of property, and a lien will be filed with the County
Recorder’s Office.
You may submit a written objection to the City Council prior to the hearing via U.S.
Mail to the City Clerk’s Office at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 or by
email at emailcouncil@slocity.org. Written comments must be received no later than
three hours before the start of the meeting.
Public Works
25 Prado Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
805.781.7220
slocity.org
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City of San Luis Obispo, Title, Subtitle
Should you choose to pay this amount prior to the Public Hearing, please mail a check
and copy of this letter to the City’s Finance Department, 990 Palm Street, San Luis
Obispo, CA 93401.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions at nstephenson@slocity.org.
Sincerely,
Nemo Stephenson
Maintenance Superintendent – Streets and Traffic Signals
Public Works Department
Attachments:
Work Completion Report
Final Cost Invoice
SLO M.C. 12.12
Streets and Highways Code
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Sidewalk Repair Work Completion Report
Address: 878 Islay Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
APN: 003-538-015
Property Description:
THE LAND REFERRRED TO IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, AND DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS:
ALL THAT PORTION OF LOTS FIVE (5) AND SIX (6), IN BLOCK ONE HUNDRED AND
THREE (103) OF MURRAY AND CHURCH’S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, IN THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO MAP FILED RECORD SEPTEMBER 27,
1877, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY,
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 6, SOUTH
53° 07’ WEST, 100 FEET FROM THE MOST EASTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT;
THENCE NORTHEASTERLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE
95 FEET TO THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 5; THENCE SOUTH 53° 07’
WEST ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY LINE 45 FEET TO THE MOST WESTERLY
CORNER OF SAID LOT 5, THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG THE
SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 5 AND 6; 95 FEET TO THE MOST
SOUTHERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 6; THENCE NORTH 53° 07’ EAST ALONG THE
SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 6, 45 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
Work Completed: Removed and replaced approximately 189 square feet of
deteriorated sidewalk and driveway approach and paved approximately 24 square feet
of excavated street. Traffic control provided per City Standards during public right-of-
way closures.
Total Cost: $17,166.59
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Photos:
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Streets and Sidewalk Maintenance JOC - PAYMENT
City of San Luis Obispo
Public Works Department
919 Palm St.Specification Number:1000199
San Luis Obispo, CA Task Order No:
93401-3218
Contractor Name:R. Burke Corp
Contact:Robert Burke
Task Order Completion Date:Address:PO Box 3810
Task Order Authorization Amount:$ 18,511 City, State Zip San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone:805-546-8288
Task Order Details
Location Work Order No.Nearest Address Description
1 878 Islay Street Sidewalk and Driveway Replacement
2 878 Islay Street Pave Out
Work Performed
Unit Price Work $ 15,463.15 Amount Vender
Asphalt Material $ 120.19 $ 17,166.59 160768
Extra Work $ 1,583.25
*Total $ 17,166.59
*For cost in excess of $100,000 attach City Manager Report approving purchase
Contractor Signature Date
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Streets and Sidewalk Maintenance JOC - AUTHORIZATION
City of San Luis Obispo
Public Works Department
919 Palm St.Specification Number:1000199
San Luis Obispo, CA Task Order No:54
93401-3218
Task Order Details
Location Work Order No.Nearest Address Description
1 878 Islay Street Sidewalk and Driveway Replacement
2 878 Islay Street Pave Out
Estimated Costs Description of Project:
Unit Price Work $ 15,234.06 Replacement of Sidewalk that was destroyed by property owners tree.
Asphalt Material $ 191.67
Extra Work $ -
Contingency $ 3,085.15
*Total $ 18,510.88
*For cost in excess of $100,000 attach City Manager Report approving purchase.
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Unit Price Contract Work
Item No.Item Description Unit of
Measure Unit Price Estimated
Quantity
Estimated
Cost
Actual
Quantity Final Cost
1CCO1 Edge Grind SQFT $ 10.25 $ -$ -
2CCO1 1.75" Thin Maintenance Overlay SQFT $ 13.33 $ -$ -
3CCO1 2” AC Grind & AC Overlay-1/2'' Aggregate SQFT $ 41.00 $ -$ -
4CCO1 6” AC Pavement - Excavation & Restoration SQFT $ 9.23 45 $ 415.13 24 $ 221.40
5CCO1 10” AC Pavement - Excavation & Restoration SQFT $ 13.33 $ -$ -
6CCO1 8” PCC with 3” max AC Cap - Excavation & Restoration SQFT $ 29.73 $ -$ -
7CCO1 Class II Aggregate TON $ 87.13 $ -$ -
8CCO1 Trench Backfill Sand TON $ 76.88 $ -$ -
9CCO1 AC Dike - Caltrans A87B LF $ 23.58 $ -$ -
10CCO1 Pavement Reinforcing Fabric SQYD $ 71.75 $ -$ -
11CCO1 Geo Textile Grid SQYD $ 51.25 $ -$ -
12CCO1 Fog Seal SQYD $ 25.63 $ -$ -
13CCO1 Pavement Marking-Caltrans A24 SQFT $ 18.45 $ -$ -
14CCO1 12'' White Line Limit Line LF $ 20.50 $ -$ -
15CCO1 Traffic Stripe-Caltrans A20A Detail 1 LF $ 20.50 $ -$ -
16CCO1 Traffic Stripe - Caltrans A20A Detail 2 LF $ 20.50 $ -$ -
17CCO1 Traffic Stripe - Caltrans A20A Detail 8 LF $ 20.50 $ -$ -
18CCO1 Traffic Stripe - Caltrans A20A Detail 9 LF $ 20.50 $ -$ -
19CCO1 Traffic Stripe - Caltrans A20B Detail 22 LF $ 23.58 $ -$ -
20CCO1 Traffic Stripe - Caltrans A20D Detail 29 LF $ 23.58 $ -$ -
21CCO1 Traffic Stripe - Caltrans A20D Detail 38 LF $ 23.58 $ -$ -
22CCO1 Traffic Stripe - Caltrans A20D Detail 39 LF $ 23.58 $ -$ -
23CCO1 Traffic Stripe - Caltrans A20D Detail 39A LF $ 23.58 $ -$ -
24CCO1 Reflective Pavement Marker-All Types EA $ 35.88 $ -$ -
25CCO1 Hi-Vis-Crosswalk-STD 7350 LF $ 307.50 $ -$ -
26CCO1 Bike Lane Buffer LF $ 30.75 $ -$ -
27CCO1 Green Bike Lane Coating-STD 7360 SQFT $ 51.25 $ -$ -
28CCO1 Remove Traffic Stripe LF $ 15.38 $ -$ -
29CCO1 Remove Pavement Marking SQFT $ 15.38 $ -$ -
30CCO1 Remove & Replace Sidewalk - Std. 4110 (Area Under 60 SQFT)SQFT $ 71.75 36 $ 2,583.00 33 $ 2,367.75
31CCO1 Remove & Replace Sidewalk - Std. 4110 (Area - 60 to 180 SQFT)SQFT $ 61.50 $ -$ -
32CCO1 Remove & Replace Sidewalk - Std. 4110 (Area - over 180 SQFT)SQFT $ 51.25 $ -$ -
33CCO1 Remove & Replace Curb and Gutter - Std. 4030 LF $ 92.25 $ -$ -
34CCO1 Remove & Replace Curb Ramp - Std. 4440 SQFT $ 24.60 $ -$ -
35CCO1 Remove & Replace Cross Gutter - Std. 4310 SQFT $ 205.00 $ -$ -
36CCO1 Remove & Replace Driveway Ramp - Std. 2110,2111,2115,2116 SQFT $ 35.88 172.5 $ 6,188.44 156 $ 5,596.50
37CCO1 Mission Style PCC Coloring and Salt Finish SQFT $ 6.15 $ -$ -
38CCO1 Mission Style Tile Installation per Std. 4220 LF $ 71.75 $ -$ -
39CCO1 Single Mission Tile Installation - Std. 4220 EA $ 82.00 $ -$ -
40CCO1 Replace Truncated Domes - Std. 4440 SQFT $ 71.75 $ -$ -
41CCO1 Repaint Curb LF $ 6.15 $ -
42CCO1 Furnish & Install Metal Post - Std. 7210 EA $ 666.25 $ -$ -
43CCO1 Furnish & Install Metal Post - Std. 7215 EA $ 717.50 $ -$ -
44CCO1 Furnish and Install Sign EA $ 512.50 $ -$ -
45CCO1 Reconstruct Guardrail - Caltrans A77A1 LF $ 512.50 $ -$ -
46CCO1 Furnish and Install Tree Well - Std. 8130, 4'x4'EA $ 5,125.00 $ -$ -
47CCO1 Furnish and Install Tree Well - Std. 8130, 5'x5'EA $ 5,945.00 $ -$ -
48CCO1 Furnish and Install Tree Well - Std. 8130, 6'x6'EA $ 7,175.00 $ -$ -
49CCO1 Enlarge Tree Grate Opening EA $ 256.25 $ -$ -
50CCO1 Catch Basin - Std. 3350 EA $ 15,375.00 $ -$ -
51CCO1 Catch Basin - Std. 3355 EA $ 18,450.00 $ -$ -
52CCO1 Catch Basin - Std. 3355A EA $ 12,300.00 $ -$ -
53CCO1 Catch Basin - Std. 3360 EA $ 18,450.00 $ -$ -
54CCO1 Adjust Utility Cover - Std. 6040 EA $ 768.75 $ -$ -
55CCO1 Manhole Frame and Cover Replacement - Std. 6040 EA $ 2,562.50 $ -$ -
56CCO1 Manhole Replacement - Std. 3530 or 6610 EA $ 13,325.00 $ -$ -
57CCO1 Manhole Coating EA $ 30,750.00 $ -$ -
58CCO1 Construct Well / Cleanout - G5 - Std. 6710 EA $ 1,230.00 $ -$ -
59CCO1 Potholing (Depth - 0’ to 4')EA $ 666.25 $ -$ -
60CCO1 Potholing (Depth - 4' to 8')EA $ 973.75 $ -$ -
61CCO1 Potholing (Depth - 8'+)EA $ 1,332.50 $ -$ -
62CCO1 Pipe Excavation & Restoration (Depth - 0’ to 2.5’)LF $ 205.00 $ -$ -
63CCO1 Pipe Excavation & Restoration (Depth - 2.5’ to 8.5’) Shoring Required LF $ 410.00 $ -$ -
64CCO1 Pipe Excavation & Restoration (Depth - 8.5’+) Shoring Required LF $ 666.25 $ -$ -
65CCO1 Traffic Control - Eng. Std. Appendix G – Fig A HR $ 133.25 $ -$ -
66CCO1 Traffic Control - Eng. Std. Appendix G – Fig B HR $ 256.25 $ -6 $ 1,537.50
67CCO1 Traffic Control - Eng. Std. Appendix G – Fig C HR $ 205.00 $ -$ -
68CCO1 Traffic Control - Eng. Std. Appendix G – Fig D HR $ 256.25 $ -$ -
69CCO1 Traffic Control - Eng. Std. Appendix G – Fig E HR $ 153.75 $ -$ -
70CCO1 Traffic Control - Eng. Std. Appendix G – Fig F HR $ 205.00 $ -$ -
71CCO1 Traffic Control - Eng. Std. Appendix G – Fig G HR $ 205.00 $ -$ -
72CCO1 Traffic Control - Eng. Std. Appendix G – Fig H HR $ 153.75 $ -$ -
73CCO1 Traffic Control - Eng. Std. Appendix G – Fig I HR $ 205.00 $ -$ -
74CCO1 Traffic Control - Eng. Std. Appendix G – Fig J HR $ 205.00 $ -$ -
75CCO1 Traffic Control - Eng. Std. Appendix G – Fig K HR $ 169.13 $ -$ -
76CCO1 Traffic Control - Eng. Std. Appendix G – Fig L HR $ 358.75 $ -$ -
77CCO1 Traffic Control - Eng. Std. Appendix G – Fig M HR $ 133.25 $ -$ -
78CCO1 Traffic Control - Eng. Std. Appendix G – Fig N HR $ 256.25 $ -$ -
79CCO1 Traffic Control - Eng. Std. Appendix G – Fig O HR $ 287.00 $ -$ -
80CCO1 Traffic Control - Eng. Std. Appendix G – Fig P HR $ 102.50 32 $ 3,280.00 32 $ 3,280.00
81CCO1 Minor Traffic Control HR $ 76.88 36 $ 2,767.50 32 $ 2,460.00
82CCO1 Abandon and Grout (E) Sanitary Sewer with Flowable Fill CY $ 153.75 $ -$ -
83CCO1 2" SCH 40 Conduit, 2-Sac Concrete Capped LF $ 61.50 $ -$ -
84CCO1 4" SCH 40 Conduit, 2-Sac Concrete Capped LF $ 66.63 $ -$ -
85CCO1 2" SCH 40 Conduit, City Standard 6035 - Trench Detail LF $ 66.63 $ -$ -
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86CCO1 4" SCH 40 Conduit, City Standard 6035 - Trench Detail LF $ 71.75 $ -$ -
87CCO1 Electrical Pull Box, PG&E Type #2 (17"x30"x26")LF $ 1,025.00 $ -$ -
88CCO1
Pexco City Post (EAC Mount), 36'' Height, white w/ 3 Grey
retroreflective strips ( or approved equal)LF $ 256.25 $ -$ -
89CCO1
Pexco City Post (EAC Mount), 18'' Height, white w/ 3 Yellow
retroreflective strips ( or approved equal)LF $ 230.63 $ -$ -
Estimated Cost $ 15,234.06 Actual Cost $ 15,463.15
Asphalt Concrete Material
Estimate
Tons Unit Price Cost 15% Markup Site Total
1.67 $ 100.00 $ 166.67 $ 25.00 $ 191.67
Estimate Total $ 191.67
Actual
Ticket Number and Plant Tons Unit Price Cost 15% Markup Ticket Total
MARTIN MARIETTA 500009390 PLANT#8383 1 $ 104.51 $ 104.51 $ 15.68 $ 120.19
1234 Plant $ -$ -$ -$ -
1234 Plant $ -$ -$ -$ -
1234 Plant $ -$ -$ -$ -
Actual Total $ 120.19
Extra Work
Estimate
Est. No.Location Task Cost
111 Location X Install A $ -
222 Location Y Install B $ -
Estimated Total $ -
Actual
EW No.Location Task Cost
2417-001 878 ISLAY ROOT REMOVAL $ 1,134.16
2417-002 878 ISLAY RESET BRICK IN PARKWAY $ 449.09
Actual Total $ 1,583.25
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Task Order - Paving Estimate
Location
Work
Order Address Description
No.
Patches L1 (ft)W1 (ft)L2 (ft)W2 (ft)L3 (ft)W3 (ft)
Area
(SF)
AC Depth
(in)PCC/AC
Edge
Grind
(SF)
Reinforcing
Fabric (SY)
Adjust
Utility
Cover (EA)Tons of AC Adjusted Striping Detail
Striping
(ft/SF/EA)
Traffic Control
#1
Traffic Control
#2 Hours Notes
10
2 878 Islay Street Pave Out 1 15 3 45.0 6 1.7 1.9 Minor 4
1.75 1.9 Fog Seal Minor 4
2 A24 A
45.0 6 12" White Line B
10 1 C
PCC/AC 2 D
8 E
9 F
22 G
29 H
38 I
39 J
39A K
Markers L
Crosswalk M
Bike Lane Buffer N
Green Bike Lane Coating O
Remove Traffic Stripe P
Remove Marking
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Task Order - Concrete Estimate
Location
Work
Order Address Description
No.
Patches
Total
Length
L1 (ft)
Total
Width
W1 (ft)
Tree Well Length
(Deduction)
L2 (ft)
Tree Well Width
(Deduction)
W2 (ft)
Number
of Tree
Wells
Other
(Deduction)
L3 (ft)
Other
(Deduction)
W3 (ft)
Area
(ft2)
Mission
Style
Mission
Style Tile
(ft)
Curb and
Gutter (ft)
Curb Ramp
(SF)
Truncated
Domes (SF)
Cross
Gutter
(SF)
Driveway
Ramp (SF)
1 878 Islay Street Sidewalk and Driveway Replacement 1 6 6 36.0 172.5
Replacement Tree Wells 36.0 Regular 172.5
4'Mission
5'
6'
Enlarge
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Repaint
Curb (ft)
Metal Sign
Posts and Sign
(EA)Traffic Control Hours Notes Cover Page Description
P 32
Minor 32
Minor 32
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P 32
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12.12.010
12.12.020
12.12.030
12.12.040
Chapter 12.12
CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF SIDEWALKS
Sections:
General provisions.
Notice of necessity for—Hearing—Notice to construct sidewalk—Construction by
city—Notice of construction cost.
Cost of construction—Collection—Filing notice of lien.
Cost of construction—Alternative method of collection.
12.12.010 General provisions.
A. As used in this chapter, “sidewalk” includes a park or parking strip maintained in the area between the
property line and the street line and also includes curbs, gutters, bulkheads, retaining walls or other works for the
protection of any sidewalk or of any park or parking strip or any of the above.
B. This chapter constitutes a separate and alternative procedure for performing and collecting the cost of the
work specified in herein. The procedures set forth in this chapter are in addition to and the limitations imposed by
this chapter do not affect the powers conferred or procedures prescribed by Charter or the general law.
C. For purposes of this chapter “superintendent of streets” means the director of public services. (Prior code
§ 7350)
12.12.020 Notice of necessity for—Hearing—Notice to construct
sidewalk—Construction by city—Notice of construction cost.
A. When the council preliminarily determines by resolution that the public interest, convenience and necessity
require the construction, reconstruction or repair of sidewalks within the city, it shall cause to be published, a
notice generally describing the location of the sidewalk or sidewalks to be constructed, reconstructed or repaired
and shall specify the day, hour and place when the council will hear and pass upon objections or protests, if any,
which may be raised by any property owner or other interested persons. The publications shall be by two
successive insertions in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city. The first publication shall be at
least twenty days before the date of hearing.
B. A copy of the notice shall be posted within three hundred feet of each parcel of real property liable to be
assessed for the cost of any of the work. The posting shall be completed at least ten days before the date of
hearing. No proceeding shall be held invalid for failure to post within three hundred feet of any parcel of the real
property if this section has been substantially complied with; provided, that the publication of notice set forth in
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subsection A of this section and the posting set forth in this subsection may be dispensed with upon written
consent of the affected property owners wherein the property owners agree to the day and hour for the hearing.
C. On the day and hour fixed for the hearing, the council shall hear and pass upon the objections or protests of
property owners or other interested parties.
D. If the council by no less than 4/5 vote of all the members thereof by resolution finds and determines that the
public convenience and necessity require the construction, reconstruction or repair of the sidewalks described in
the notice, or any part thereof, the Special Assessment, Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 1931
shall not apply to the proceedings.
E. If the council makes the finding specified in subsection D of this section, it shall order the superintendent of
streets to notify the owner or person in possession of the property fronting on the sidewalk to be repaired or
reconstructed or fronting on that portion of the street in which no sidewalk has been constructed theretofore, to
construct or cause to be constructed, repair or caused to be repaired, or reconstruct or cause to be reconstructed
a sidewalk in the front of his or her property.
F. The superintendent of streets shall forthwith give notice to construct, reconstruct or repair by delivering a
written notice personally to the owner or person in possession or by mailing a postal card, postage prepaid, to the
person in possession or owner at his or her last known address as the same appears on the last equalized
assessment roll of the city.
G. The notice shall particularly specify what work is required to be done, how it is to be done and what material
shall be used in the construction, reconstruction or repair and shall further specify that if the construction,
reconstruction or repair is not commenced within thirty days after notice is given and diligently and without
interruption prosecuted to completion, the superintendent of streets shall cause the construction, reconstruction
or repair, as the case may be, to be done and the cost of the same shall be a lien on the property. However, upon
written request of an affected property owner, the thirty-day period and notice thereof may be waived and the
superintendent of streets may with due diligence cause the work to be done and the cost of the same made a lien
upon or collected with taxes against the property.
H. If the construction, reconstruction or repair are not commenced and prosecuted to completion with due
diligence, as required by the notice, the superintendent of streets shall forthwith cause the construction,
reconstruction or repair to be done either with city forces or by contract duly let pursuant to the City Charter.
I. Upon the completion of the construction, reconstruction or repair, the superintendent of streets shall
prepare and file with the council a report specifying the work which has been done, the cost thereof, a description
of the real property in front of which the work has been done and the assessment against each lot or parcel of
land. Any such report may include work done in front of any number of parcels of property, whether contiguous to
each other or not.
J. Upon completion of the construction, reconstruction or repair, the superintendent of streets and the city
clerk shall cause notice of the cost of the construction, reconstruction or repair to be given in the manner specified
in this section for the giving of notice to construct, reconstruct or repair, which notice shall specify the day, hour
and place when the legislative body will hear and pass upon a report by the superintendent of streets of the cost
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thereof, together with any objections or protests, if any, which may be raised by any property owner liable to be
assessed for the cost and any other interested persons.
K. Upon the day and hour fixed for the hearing, the council shall hear and pass upon the report of the
superintendent of streets, together with any objections or protests which may be raised by any of the property
owners liable to be assessed and any other interested persons. Thereupon the council may make such revision,
correction or modification in the report as it may deem just, after which, by motion or resolution, the report as
submitted, or as revised, corrected or modified, shall be confirmed. The council may adjourn the hearing from
time to time. The decisions of the council on all protests and objections which may be made shall be final and
conclusive. (Prior code § 7350.1)
12.12.030 Cost of construction—Collection—Filing notice of lien.
A. The cost may be assessed by the council against the parcel of property fronting upon the sidewalk
constructed, reconstructed or repaired, and such cost so assessed, if not paid within five days after its
confirmation by the council, shall constitute a special assessment against such parcel of property, and shall be a
lien on the property for the amount thereof from the time of recordation of the notice of lien, which lien shall
continue until the assessment and all interest thereon is paid, or until it is discharged of record.
B. The finance director may file in the office of the county recorder a certificate substantially in the following
form:
NOTICE OF LIEN
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Ordinance No. 1014 of the City of San Luis Obispo, I did on the
___ day of _________, 19___, cause the sidewalk, curb, gutter or perk or parking strip, bulkheads, retaining
walls or other works (as the case may be) in the front of the real property hereinafter described, to be
constructed, reconstructed or repaired, and the Council of said city did, on the ___ day of _________, 19___,
by Resolution No. ____ assess the cost of such repair upon the real property in the sum of _______ dollars
($______), and the same shall be a lien upon the real property until the said sum, with interest at the rate
of 10 percent per annum, from the said ___ day of _________, 19___ (insert date of confirmation of
assessment), has been paid in full and discharged of record.
The real property hereinbefore mentioned and upon which a lien is claimed, is that certain piece or
parcel of land lying and being in the City of San Luis Obispo, State of California, and particularly
described as follows, to wit:
(Description of property)
Dated this ___ day of ____, 19____
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Finance Director
C. From and after the date of recording the notice of lien, all persons shall be deemed to have had notice of the
contents thereof. The notice of lien may include claims against one or more separate parcels of property, whether
contiguous or not, together with the amount due, respectively, from each such parcel. The Statute of Limitations
shall not run against the right of the city to enforce the payment of the lien. If any such lien is not paid, the city
may file and maintain an action to foreclose such lien in the same manner and under the same procedure, so far
as applicable, as that under which delinquent bonds are foreclosed under Division 7 of the Streets and Highways
Code of the state. (Ord. 1014 § 1, 1984: prior code § 7350.2)
12.12.040 Cost of construction—Alternative method of collection.
A. As an alternative method of collection of the amount of the lien, the council may, after confirmation of the
report of the superintendent of streets, order the notice of lien to be delivered to the director of finance who shall
enter the amount of the assessment on the city assessment roll opposite the description of the particular
property, and the amount shall be collected together with all other taxes thereon against the property.
B. Thereafter the amount of the lien shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary city
taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and interest and to the same procedure under
foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary city taxes. All laws applicable to the levy,
collection and enforcement of city taxes are hereby made applicable to such special assessment taxes.
C. If the assessment is one thousand dollars or more the council may authorize the assessment to be collected
in installments on the tax roll, in which case the notice of lien shall contain an apportionment of the principal
amount of the assessment into the number of yearly installments as ordered by the council. Such installments
shall bear interest on the unpaid balance at a rate not to exceed ten percent per year. The interest shall begin on
the first of the month following the confirmation of the assessment by the council. In the event such installments
and accrued interest are not paid when due, then the full balance of such assessments and accrued interest shall
become immediately due and payable and shall thereafter be subject to the same penalties and interest and to
the same procedure under foreclosure and sale as in the case of delinquencies, as provided for ordinary city taxes.
D. The proceedings conducted under this chapter shall be subject to all the curative clauses and powers of
reassessment provided in the Improvement Act of 1911 as said Act now exists or as hereafter amended. (Ord.
1014 § 2, 1984: prior code § 7350.3)
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STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE - SHC
DIVISION 7. THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911
PART 3. PERFORMING THE WORK
CHAPTER 22. Maintenance of Sidewalks
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [5600 - 5602]
5600. As used in this chapter “sidewalk” includes a park or parking strip maintained in the area
between the property line and the street line and also includes curbing, bulkheads, retaining walls or
other works for the protection of any sidewalk or of any such park or parking strip.
5601. This chapter shall only apply to maintenance and repair proceedings, whether upon work
originally done under this division or otherwise, and shall not be used for the construction of new
improvements. The “Special Assessment Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 1931”
shall not apply to proceedings taken under this chapter.
5602. This chapter constitutes a separate and alternate procedure for performing the work specified
herein and, except for the provisions of Part 5 of this division, no other provisions of this division shall
apply to proceedings instituted hereunder.
ARTICLE 2. Repairs [5610 - 5618]
5610. The owners of lots or portions of lots fronting on any portion of a public street or place
when that street or place is improved or if and when the area between the property line of the
adjacent property and the street line is maintained as a park or parking strip, shall maintain
any sidewalk in such condition that the sidewalk will not endanger persons or property and
maintain it in a condition which will not interfere with the public convenience in the use of
those works or areas save and except as to those conditions created or maintained in, upon,
along, or in connection with such sidewalk by any person other than the owner, under and by
virtue of any permit or right granted to him by law or by the city authorities in charge thereof,
and such persons shall be under a like duty in relation thereto.
5611. When any portion of the sidewalk is out of repair or pending reconstruction and in
condition to endanger persons or property or in condition to interfere with the public
convenience in the use of such sidewalk, the superintendent of streets shall notify the owner or
person in possession of the property fronting on that portion of such sidewalk so out of repair,
to repair the sidewalk.
5612. Notice to repair may be given by delivering a written notice personally to the owner or to
the person in possession of the property facing upon the sidewalk so out of repair, or by mailing
a postal card, postage prepaid, to the person in possession of such property, or to the owner
thereof at his last known address as the same appears on the last equalized assessment rolls
of such city or to the name and address of the person owning such property as shown in the
records of the office of the clerk.
5613. The postal card shall contain a notice to repair the sidewalk so out of repair, and the
superintendent of streets shall, immediately upon the mailing of the notice, cause a copy
thereof printed on a card of not less than 8 inches by 10 inches in size, to be posted in a
conspicuous place on the property. In lieu of posting a copy of the mailed notice on the property
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as provided in this section, the superintendent of streets may, not less than seven days nor more
than 10 days after the mailing of the first postal card notice, mail an additional postal card,
postage prepaid, marked “Second Notice,” to the person to whom the first postal card notice
was addressed. The second notice shall otherwise contain the material required by this article
but shall not extend the time for commencing repairs specified in Section 5614.
5614. The notice shall particularly specify what work is required to be done, and how it is to be
done, and what materials shall be used in the repair and shall further specify that if the repair is
not commenced within two weeks after notice is given and diligently and without interruption
prosecuted to completion, the superintendent of streets shall make such repair, and the cost
of the same shall be a lien on the property.
5614.1. The legislative body may adopt a resolution determining that bonds shall be issued, and
assessments collected and enforced pursuant to Part 5 of this division. In such event, the notice
to repair shall specify that bonds shall be issued to represent the security of the unpaid
assessments, payable over a period of not to exceed six years, and shall further recite a
maximum rate of interest to be paid on the indebtedness, which shall not exceed 7 percent a
year, payable semiannually.
5615. If the repair is not commenced and prosecuted to completion with due diligence, as
required by the notice, the superintendent of streets shall forthwith repair the sidewalk. Upon
the written request of the owner of the property facing the sidewalk so out of repair, as
ascertained from the last equalized assessment roll of the city, or as shown in the records of the
office of the clerk, the superintendent may repair any other portion of the sidewalk fronting on
the property that is designated by the owner. The superintendent shall have power to prescribe
the form of the written request. The cost of repair work done by request pursuant to this section
shall be a part of the cost of repairs for which, pursuant to this chapter, subsequent notices are
given, hearings held, and assessment and collection procedures are conducted.
5616. Upon the completion of the repair, the superintendent of streets shall cause notice of the
cost of the repair to be given in the manner specified in this article for the giving of notice to
repair, which notice shall specify the day, hour and place when the legislative body will hear and
pass upon a report by the superintendent of streets of the cost of the repair together with any
objections or protests, if any, which may be raised by any property owner liable to be assessed
for the cost of such repair and any other interested persons. If bonds are to be issued, the notice
shall also contain the information required by Section 5614.1.
5617. Upon the completion of the repair, the superintendent of streets shall prepare and file
with the legislative body a report specifying the repairs which have been made, the cost of the
repairs, a description of the real property in front of which the repairs have been made and the
assessment against each lot or parcel of land proposed to be levied to pay the cost thereof. Any
such report may include repairs to any number of parcels of property, whether contiguous to
each other or not.
5618. Upon the day and hour fixed for the hearing the legislative body shall hear and pass upon
the report of the superintendent of streets, together with any objections or protests which may
be raised by any of the property owners liable to be assessed for the work of making such repair
and any other interested persons. Thereupon the legislative body may make such revision,
correction or modifications in the report as it may deem just, after which, by motion or
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resolution, the report as submitted, or as revised, corrected or modified, shall be confirmed.
The legislative body may adjourn the hearings from time to time. The decisions of the legislative
body on all protests and objections which may be made, shall be final and conclusive.
ARTICLE 3. Collection of Cost of Repair [5625 - 5630]
5625. The cost of the repair may be assessed by the legislative body against the parcel of
property fronting upon the sidewalk upon which such repair was made, and such cost so
assessed, if not paid within five days after its confirmation by the legislative body, shall
constitute a special assessment against that parcel of property, and shall be a lien on the
property for the amount thereof which lien shall continue until the assessment and all interest
thereon is paid, or until it is discharged of record.
5626. The superintendent of streets may file in the office of the county recorder of the county
in which the parcel of property is located, a certificate substantially in the following form:
NOTICE OF LIEN
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Improvement Act of 1911, I did, on the ____ day of
____, 19_, cause the sidewalk, curb, or park or parking strip, bulkheads, retaining walls, or
other works (as the case may be) in front of the real property hereinafter described, to be
repaired and improved, and the legislative body of said city (county, or city and county) did, on
the ____ day of ____, 19_, by Resolution No. ____ assess the cost of such repair upon the real
property hereinafter described, and the same has not been paid nor any part thereof, and the
said city (county, or city and county), does hereby claim a lien on said real property in the sum
of ____ dollars ($____), and the same shall be a lien upon said real property until the said sum,
with interest at the rate of ___ percent per annum, from the said ____ day of ____, 19_ (insert
date of confirmation of assessment), has been paid in full and discharged of record.
The real property hereinbefore mentioned and upon which a lien is claimed, is that certain
piece or parcel of land lying and being in the (name of city, or city and county) the county of
____, State of ____, and particularly described as follows:
(Description of property)
Dated this _____ day of ____, 19___.
Superintendent of Streets
5627. From and after the date of the recording of the notice of lien, all persons shall be
deemed to have had notice of the contents thereof. The notice of lien may include claims
against one or more separate parcels of property, whether contiguous or not, together with the
amount due, respectively, from each such parcel. The statute of limitation shall not run
against the right of the city to enforce the payment of the lien. If any such lien is not paid the
city may file and maintain an action to foreclose such lien in the same manner and under the
same procedure, so far as applicable, as that under which delinquent bonds are foreclosed
under this division.
5628. As an alternative method of collection of the amount of the lien, the legislative body,
after confirmation of the report of the superintendent of streets, may order the notice of lien to
be turned over to the assessor and the tax collector of the city, whereupon it shall be the duty
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of those officers to add the amount of the assessment to the next regular bill for taxes levied
against the lot or parcel of land. If city taxes are collected by the county officials, the notice of
lien shall be delivered to the county auditor, who shall enter the amount thereof on the county
assessment book opposite the description of the particular property and the amount shall be
collected together with all other taxes thereon against the property. The notice of lien shall be
delivered to the county auditor before the date fixed by law for the delivery of the assessment
book to the county board of equalization.
5628.1. The legislative body shall have the power, in its discretion, to determine that the
payment of assessments of one hundred dollars ($100) or more may be made in annual
installments, not to exceed five, and that the payment of assessments so deferred shall bear
interest on the unpaid balance at a rate to be determined by the legislative body, not to exceed
the rate permitted for bonds by Section 53531 of the Government Code. Interest shall begin to
run on the 31st day after the confirmation of the assessments by the legislative body.
Determinations of the legislative body shall be expressed by resolution at any time prior to the
confirmation of the assessments.
5629. Thereafter the amount of the lien shall be collected at the same time and in the same
manner as ordinary city taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and
interest and to the same procedure under foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency as
provided for ordinary city taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of
city taxes and county taxes are hereby made applicable to such special assessment taxes.
5629.1. If bonds are to be issued to represent the security of the unpaid assessments, upon
confirmation of the report by the legislative body the superintendent of streets shall give notice
to pay by mail and by publication substantially in the manner provided by Sections 4320 and
4321 of this code. The period for payment in cash stated therein shall be 30 days following the
date of confirmation of the report. Upon completion of the cash payment period, the
superintendent of streets shall file with the county recorder a certificate substantially in the
form set out in Section 5626, giving notice therein that interest is payable at a rate to be fixed
upon the sale of bonds, which rate shall not exceed the rate permitted for bonds by Section
53531 of the Government Code, and shall begin to run on the 31st day after the confirmation of
the report. Thereafter the provisions of Part 5 (commencing with Section 6400) shall be
applicable and payments on assessments at bond shall be made as therein provided. The
bonds may be issued and sold as the legislative body directs and may be dated at any time
after the expiration of the cash payment period.
5630. Whenever the property fronting on a sidewalk required to be maintained and repaired
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter lies within one city or unincorporated territory of a
county, and the sidewalk required to be so maintained and repaired lies within another city or
unincorporated territory of a county, the superintendent of streets of the city or county having
jurisdiction over the sidewalk shall have full authority to serve notices to repair and do all work
contemplated by Articles 2 and 3 of this chapter, notwithstanding the fact that the property
fronting on the sidewalk lies within another city or unincorporated territory of a county. The
legislative body of the city or county within which the sidewalk has been repaired pursuant to
the provisions of this chapter shall have jurisdiction to levy an assessment to pay the cost of
any such sidewalk repairs against the parcel of property fronting on said sidewalk,
notwithstanding the fact that said property lies within another city or unincorporated territory
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of a county and said assessment shall be a lien on said property for the amount thereof until
the assessment and all interest thereon is paid or until it is discharged of record.
The provisions of Sections 5628 and 5629 of this code shall be applicable to the collection and
enforcement of all liens levied pursuant to the provisions of this section and the amount so
collected shall be paid to the treasurer of the city or county as the case may be which
conducted the proceedings.
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Public \lbrks
91 9 Palm Skeet. San Luis 0bispo, CA 93401 -321 B
805.781.7200
slocity.org
June 2,2025
Edward Sommers
3111 Flannery Road
San Pablo, CA, 94806
Subject: Final lnformal Notice to Correct - 878 lslay Street, San Luis Obispo
Dear Property Owner:
The City of San Luis Obispo Public Works Department received a community
complaint regarding the deteriorated condition of the frontage improvements
adjacent to your property at 878 lslay Street. Staff have sent you lnformal Notices
informing you of the dangerous condition and the need to comply with San Luis
Obispo's Municipal Code, which identifies the curb, gutter and sidewalk adjacent to
your property as being the maintenance responsibility of the property owner.
. 12.16.020 Property owner's responsibility - City Municipal Code
The maintenance, repair and collection of the cost of repair shall be governed by
the procedure sef forth in Division 7, Paft 3, Chapter 22 of the Streets and
Highways Code of the state. (Prior code $ 7330.1)
The last informal notice sent to you on 211012025, indicated the item would be heard
by the City Council on 512012025 if the condition of the frontage improvement is not
corrected, with staff recommending the Council authorize the issuance of a formal
Notice to Correct. The City Council authorized staff to issue a Formal Notice to
Correct for the deteriorated frontage improvements, however, Councils' direction
included granting a 30-day extension prior to issuing the Formal Notice to Correct.
Attachment A provides the limits of deteriorated sidewalk and drive approach that
must be replaced to abate this dangerous condition. The required work requires an
Encroachment Permit and shall be completed in compliance with the City's
Engineering Standards and Specifications.
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The Public Works Department will issue a formal Notice to Correct on July 7,2025,
if you fail to take appropriate action to correct the dangerous condition. Per the
States'streets and Highway Code (Attachment D), you are required to start the
work within 14 days of the first Formal Notice to Correct or the City is required to
complete the work and pursue cost recovery, if authorized by the City Council.
To avoid the issuance of a Formal Notice to Correct, you shall obtain an
encroachment permit no later than July 7 ,2025, and start the work no later than
July 21,2025.
Please feelfree to contact me with any questions at qcruce@slocity.org.
Sincerely,M
Deputy Director - Maintenance Operations
Public Works Department
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City Attorney's Office
Public Works Construction Manager
Encroachment Permit Tech nicians
Attachments:
A- Frontage lmprovement Limits
B - Encroachment Permit Application
C - Sidewalk Brochure
D - Streets and Highways Code
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Replace sidewalk and driveway approach
Concrete sidewalk replacement dimensions shall be as follows:
1.) Match existing sidewalk width of approximately 6 feet
2.) Length to begin at property line and extend a minimum oI 21 feet to the west
.) Driveway approach shall be replaced to match sidewalk grade and street line
levation.
property line and end at existing joint.
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Company/Contractor Name
Contractor' s License Number
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Encroachment Permit Application
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Required Attachments (see link above for forms and templates)
ffi Proposed Schedute including start date, number of working days and hours of work.
U Construction Plans: Work must conform to City Engineering Standards and Standard Specifications unless
alternate plans are approved. Plans shall reference specific Engineering Standards, as they apply.
ffi Insur"nce for private encroachment permit projects
o Certificate of liahility insurance with at least $1 million in general liability coverage; and
onamingtheCityofSanLuisobispoasadditionalinsured.
See example at the link above for your insurance provider to issue under your policy.
U Insurance for Capital Improvement Projects (not for private development):
o Applies to public projects or contracts with the City of San Luis Obispo. Public projects require a
liability insurance certificate and a CG 2010 endorsement, coordinated through Public Works
Administration at 805-7 8l -7 200.
ffi Contractor License: Provide a current valid copy, licensed for the type of work to be performed.
m City Business License: A current City business license must be maintained. For information on obtaining a City
business license, please contact the Finance Department.
U Water Pollution Control Plan
ffi traffic and Pedestrian Control Plan: Allow at least five working days for City Transportation Division
review of minor projects and at least 10 working days for larger projects.
ffi Xigttt Work Permit: A separate permit must be obtained through the Community Development Department if
work between the hours of 7pm to 7arm is necessary. Contact the Planning Division at 805-781-7170 to apply
for a night work permit. To allow adequate time for processing, please submit applications at least four weeks
prior to the proposed start date of the work. Night work requires a separate application fee and additional
inspection fees for overtime.
ffi Pay-ent of Encroachment Permit Fees: Please find current fee schedule available at the link above.
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Aleas of less severe damage are completed as thenext priority, working around the City in asysternatic {'ashion in advatrce of the pavingprogram. J'hat can mean the sidewalk will not bereplaced tbr several years. Damage other thanthat caused by street trees needs to be completedby the propetty owtrer.Related to sidewalk repair is clearance andvisibility. When is maintenance required?. Visibility When parkway strip shrubberyinterl'eres with the ability of a driver to seepedestrians or approaching trafflc, eithertiorrr a driveway or an intersection, trimmingof shrubs nrust be completed by the propeftyowner. Shrubs must be trimrrred to amaxinrum height of 36", fbr a mininrumdistarrce of 30' fionr an intersection.(Municipal Code 10.60 and 17.16.020). Walkway and Gutter Clearance - Trimmingol'ground cover or shrubs is required whenthe plants extend onto or over the sidewalk,gutter. 0r street.. Parkway Strip Condition - All tree stumps,large rocks. trash and holes rnust be removedby tlre property owner. 'Ihe parkway stripmr.rsl be level and holes rrrust be fllled andleveled with dirt or other material.When is a permit required for landscapemaintenance work?11'the sidewalk or the street must be closed forthe work, a permit is required from PublicWorks. Call (80.5)78 I -701 5 tbr additionalinlormatiorr. If a tree is to be removed, a treeremoval perrnit rnust be obtained. Applicationsf<lr tlee retnoval are available on the City's website on the Public Works page www.slocity.orgor call 78 l-1220 fbr additional inforrnation.Ret I l4.l -lrrl!af- -!Vg.Ln@O(n^-FDt).!3do --d P:.a@"> G,'\O!5CrtYoFSflnI,uISOntspoSidewalk &Parkway StripMaintenanceProperfy OwnerResponsibilitiesDepartment of Public Works805-781-1220805-781-7015Page 335 of 415
l'he City recerves lrlany requests fionr citizerrs torlake repairs to sidewalks. l'his brochr-rreprovides general irrformation to the public on thissub.ject.What is the sidewalk, parkway, and curb andgutter?I he sidewalk, parkway strip, and curh & gutterare typically rrade o1'concrete and located nextto the street on the front and/or side porlion ot'your property. '['he curb and gr.rtter are located atthe edge of the street pavement. The sidewalk iscither separated from the curb by a parkwaystrip, or is located adjacent to the curb.Parkways are sometirnes planleci or fllled in withbrick or othcr materials.Who is responsible for maintenance?'I'he property owner is responsible for properlyrrairrtaining this area (see San L.uis ObispoMrrnicipal Code Section 12.16.020 and Srreetsand llighway Code Divisiorr 7, Part 3, Chapter22). l'his rcsponsibility includes maintenance ol'clarnaged or displaced concrete and abaterrrent ofweeds ur debris. While the City rlay be liable forin.juries to pedestriarrs that are determilred tohave resulted frorn a dangerous condition rtf apLrblic sidewalk, propefiy owners should beawarc that they rnav also be fbund liable if it iscleternrined that their negligerrce caused solleoneto lre hanncd.When should property owners consider doingsidewalk replacement?Iieplaccrlent of the sidewalk, cr-rrb and gutterconcrete should be considered wherr onc or ntoreof the lbllowing exists:r When tlrere is a vertical ditference in heightbetween sections of the sidewalk or concreteparkway strip o1'-j/4" or ntore.. I1'the concrete has broken apar1.o ln any instance where the owrrer has reasollto krrow that tlre condition presents a dangerto Llsers. or the owner has observed someonetrip because o1'dantage to the surface.In addition to darnaged sections of'sidewalk, culband gutter rcplacernent is typically recluired whensidewalks and drivcways are replaced, unless thesidewalk is separated fiorn the curb by aparkway. I)atching should be cornpieted whenhorizontal openings greater than l/2" exis1.What are the options available for completingthe work?I'he City lecornrnends constluction ol cLrrbs,gLltters, ancl sidewalks in City streets beperfolrned by a properly iicensed and insuredcontractor. A perrnit is reclLrired fbr concreterepair. Call (80,5)781-701-5 for permirreqr"riremenls.Are there inspections and standards forconcrete repair work?Yes, all work ancl nraterials ntusl be irrconfirrrnance with the ()ity of' San l.uis Obispo[:ngineering Standarcls tor Public Wori<sC-onstructitx.Befbre placing any concrete, you must have anytree root renroval approvcd, and the saw cLlt,fonns, and base inspected. After approval, aCiity-approved concrete rnix rnust be used. 'l-hesr"rrface llnish rnust be a light broom finish withscore rnarks. Alter the work is conrpleted, youmust call tirr a final inspecrionA perrnit is recluired firr all concrete work in thepublic right-of'-way. llngineering Stanclalds forconstruotion are available on the Crty's web siteon the Public Wolks page www.slocity.org. Forinformation on obtairring a penlit call (80-5)78l-70t5.ls the property owner responsible for repairsif the concrete damage is caused by a tree?'l'he Ciity encourages street trees in fiont o1'residences. (Municipal Code lr2.24.010) 'l'heproperty owner is responsible fbr thernairrtenance of the street tree but the City willrepair the sidewalk when the concrete has beendamagecl by a street tree, as funding is available,ancl tinreci with tlre area rotation program.(loncrete dalnaged by trees other than street treesis the responsibility of the propefty owner.Maintenance. trir.rtrnirrg and replar:erlent of streettrees ancl shrirbs is governed by Chapter12.?4.110, 12.24.120 and 12.24.t50 of' theMunicipalCode.What measures should be taken to minimizeconcrete displacement by tree roots?Cefiain species of trees rnay raise concrete i1'preventative rnaintenance is not perfbrmed. '[oreduce the chance of futr-rre concretedispiacernent, trees can be rool-prunecl. Carcrrust be taken wlren root prLrn irrg to avoicldamaging underground utilities or destabilizingor harrrring the tree. l'his work mr-rst be cornpleteclby a licensed arborist. Also, deep- watering thetree, that is. applying a slow tlickle of' waterover a 24-hour period, encourages deeper rtxrtgrowth which reduces the chance o1' sidewalkdamage.lf a problem is reported to the City, how longdoes it take for a repair?When a report is rrrade to the City, it is enteredin to the work order program. Subject to theavailability of resources and personnel, the Citywill attenrpt to review the site within a week of-entry of the work order. lf a ternporary repair,such as grindirrg or ramping tlre area carr bemade. the City will generally attempt to cornpletethat work within two weeks. Severe danagecaused by a street tree, which cannot be repaireclaclequately, will be reconstrlrcted as s(x)n asresollrccs and available personnel ailow.Page 336 of 415
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE - SHC
DIVISION 7. THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911
PART 3. PERFORMING THE WORK
CHAPTER 22. Maintenance of Sidewalks
ARTICLE 2. Repairs
5610. The owners of lots or portions of lots fronting on any portion of a pubtic street or ptace
when that street or ptace is improved or if and when the area between the property line of the
adjacent property and the street tine is maintained as a park or parking strip, shat[ maintain any
sidewatk in such condition that the sidewal.k witt not endanger persons or property and maintain
it in a condition which witt not interfere with the publ.ic convenience in the use of those works or
areas save and except as to those conditions created or maintained in, upon, along, or in
connection with such sidewatk by any person other than the owner, under and by virtue of any
permit or right granted to him by taw or by the city authorities in charge thereof, and such
persons shatl. be under a tike duty in retation thereto.
5611. When any portion of the sidewal.k is out of repair or pending reconstruction and in
convenience in the use of such sidewatk, the superintendent of streets shatl notify the owner or
person in possession of the property fronting on that portion of such sidewatk so out of repair,
to repair the sidewatk.
5612. Notice to repair may be given by detivering a written notice personatly to the owner or to
the person in possession of the property facing upon the sidewatk so out of repair, or by maiting
a postat card, postage prepaid, to the person in possession of such property, or to the owner
thereof at his Last known address as the same appears on the Last equatized assessment rotts
of such city or to the name and address of the person owning such property as shown in the
records of the office of the cterk.
5613. The postat card shatt contain a notice to repair the sidewatk so out of repair, and the
superintendent of streets sha[t, immediatety upon the maiting of the notice, cause a copy
thereof printed on a card of not tess than 8 inches by 10 inches in size, to be posted in a
conspicuous ptace on the property. ln tieu of posting a copy of the mai[ed notice on the property
as provided in this section, the superintendent of streets may, not less than seven days nor more
than 10 days after the maiting of the first postat card notice, maiI an additionaI postaI card,
postage prepaid, marked "second Notice," to the person to whom the first postat card notice
was addressed. The second notice shatt otherwise contain the material, required by this articte
but shatt not extend the time for commencing repairs specified in Section 5614.
5614. The notice shatt particularty specify what work is required to be done, and how it is to be
done. and what materiats shalt be used in the repair and sha[[further specify that if the repair is
not commenced within two weeks after notice is given and dil.igentty and without interruPtion
of the same shat[ be a lien on the property.
5614.1. The tegistative body may adopt a resotution determiningthat bonds shatt be issued, and
assessments cottected and enforced pursuantto Part 5 of this division. ln such event, the notice
to repair shatt specify that bonds shal.t be issued to represent the security of the unpaid
assessments, payabte over a period of not to exceed six years, and shatt further recite a
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maximum rate of interest to be paid on the indebtedness, which shatt not exceed 7 percent a
year, payabte semiannua[ty.
5615. lf the repair is not commenced and prosecuted to comptetion with due ditigence, as
required by the notice, the superintendent of streets shattforthwith repair the sidewatk. Upon
the written request of the owner of the property facing the sidewal.k so out of repair, as
ascertained f rom the [ast equalized assessment rot[ of the city, or as shown in the records of the
office of the cterk, the superintendent may repair any other portion of the sidewatk fronting on
the property that is designated by the owner. The superintendent shatt have power to prescribe
the form of the written request. The cost of repair work done by request pursuant to this section
shatt be a part of the cost of repairs for which, pursuant to this chapter, subsequent notices are
given, hearings hetd, and assessment and cottection procedures are conducted.
5616. Upon the completion of the repair, the superintendent of streets shal.t cause notice of the
cost of the repair to be given in the manner specified in this articte for the giving of notice to
repair, which notice shattspecifythe day, hour and place when the Legistative bodywitt hear and
pass upon a report by the superintendent of streets of the cost of the repair together with any
objections or protests, if any, which may be raised by any property owner tiabl.e to be assessed
for the cost of such repair and any other interested persons. tf bonds are to be issued, the notice
shatt atso contain the information required by Section 5614.1 .
5617. Upon the comptetion of the repair, the superintendent of streets shatl prepare and fite
with the tegistative body a report specifying the repairs which have been made, the cost of the
repairs, a description of the reaI property in front of which the repairs have been made and the
assessment against each lot or parcel of tand proposed to be levied to pay the cost thereof . Any
such report may include repairs to any number of parcels of property, whether contiguous to
each other or not.
5618. Upon the day and hour f ixed for the hearing the tegistative body shatt hear and pass upon
the report of the superintendent of streets, together with any objections or protests which may
be raised by any of the property owners tiabl.e to be assessed for the work of making such repair
and any other interested persons. Thereupon the tegistative body may make such revision,
correction or modifications in the report as it may deem just, after which, by motion or
resotution, the report as submitted, or as revised, corrected or modified, shat[ be confirmed.
The tegistative body may adjourn the hearings from time to time. The decisions of the tegistative
body on at[ protests and objections which may be made, shatt be finaI and conctusive.
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Confirmation of Work Completion Reports for
Frontage Improvement Replacement Required
by Notices to Correct
October 21, 2025
Greg Cruce, Deputy Director –Maintenance Operations
Public Works Department
Recommendations
1.Adopt a Resolution confirming the Work Completion Report describing the work completed,cost,real
property description,and parcel assessment for City-completed frontage improvements as required by
Formal Notices to Correct issued to property owners;and
2.Authorize staff to file a special assessment lien with the County Recorder’s Office in the event the
property owner fails to pay the assessment within five (5)days of Council’s confirmation;and
3.Authorize staff to negotiate alternative methods of collection,including collection of the assessment in
installments payments on the tax roll pursuant to Streets and Highways Code §5628.1,if requested by the
property owner within (5)days of notice of Council’s confirmation
Streets and Highways Code
Sidewalk Inspections
Nine Pavement Zone
Each zone is inspected every
eight years
Downtown (Zone 9) is inspected
annually
Request submitted from the
community through Ask SLO
Sidewalks Requiring Correction
Vertical displacements ¾” or greater
Sidewalk slopes that exceed 5:1
Cracks and holes ½” or greater
Updated Noticing & Outreach Material
All NOCs
Scope of Work Limits
Sidewalk Brochure
FAQ within the City’s website
(Public Works -Streets Maintenance)
Formal NOC Specifics
5 Formal NOCs Issued
3 Properties Completed the Work Through a Private Contractor
2 Properties Completed by the City’s Contractor
1 Property Reimbursed the City for the Full Cost
1 Property Remains Outstanding
878 Islay Street
Shared approach with 1543 Morro
Formal NOC issued on 7/7/2025
Property owner acknowledged
requirement and requested City to
complete repairs
The work was completed on
8/12/2025
Remove and replace the
deteriorated sidewalk
Provide temporary traffic control
during public right-of-way closures
The total cost for this work was
$17,166.59
Confirmation by Council
Next Steps
Council’s Confirmation Notification to Property
Owner on Council’s
Confirmation
File Special
Assessment in the form
of a lien with County’s
Recorder’s Office
(If not paid within 5
days of notification)
Questions?
Recommendations
1.Adopt a Resolution confirming the Work Completion Report describing the work completed,cost,real
property description,and parcel assessment for City-completed frontage improvements as required by
Formal Notices to Correct issued to property owners;and
2.Authorize staff to file a special assessment lien with the County Recorder’s Office in the event the
property owner fails to pay the assessment within five (5)days of Council’s confirmation;and
3.Authorize staff to negotiate alternative methods of collection,including collection of the assessment in
installments payments on the tax roll pursuant to Streets and Highways Code §5628.1,if requested by the
property owner within (5)days of notice of Council’s confirmation
Alternatives
1.Council could decide to not confirm the assessment.
2.Council could decide to revise, correct, or modify the assessment and
interest rate.
3.Council could decline to authorize staff to negotiate alternative
methods of collection in the form of annual installment payments by
the property owner.