Sidewalk Policy

City Sidewalk Policy

The new sidewalk policy went into effect January, 2014. This program moves away from burdening individual property owners with the entire cost of sidewalk installation and maintenance for sidewalks adjoining their property, towards the creation of 5 Sidewalk Improvement Districts (SID) funded by an annual sidewalk assessment fee.

The links below will take you to a presentation about the policy, a summary fact sheet, the official map of the Sidewalk Improvement Districts, and the adopted local law. There is also a link to Tompkins County's Image Mate site, where you can view the Sidewalk Improvement District assessment units assigned to your property by the County Department of Assessment. Using those units, and the formula contained in the fact sheet and/or local law linked below, you can calculate your property's SID assessment.

Additional Information

• 2024 Sidewalk Fees
• 2024 Proposed Sidewalk Program Work Plan Presentation
• 2023 Proposed Sidewalk Budget, Work Plan, and Map
• 2023 Sidewalk Assessment Roll B
• Sidewalk Program Legislation
• Sidewalk Program Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Sidewalk Program Presentation 2023 (PPT)
• Sidewalk Improvement District Map (PDF)
• Tompkins County's Image Mate Site
• Sidewalk Work Credit System Information (PDF)
• Sidewalk Work Credit Application (PDF)
• Non-Developable Lot Status Application (PDF)