Glasgow Cost of Retaining Wall or Sidewalk Levied as Special Assessment ordinance (§ 520.140)
Chapter 520: Sidewalks and Retaining Walls
In short: Property owners pay for building and repairing retaining walls, sidewalks and curbing next to their lots through a special assessment based on each lot's front footage. Corner lots must also pay to extend curbs and sidewalks to the curb line in each direction.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
The cost of making and repairing retaining walls, sidewalks, and sidewalk curbing shall be levied as a special assessment on all lots and pieces of ground abutting on such improvement in proportion to the front foot thereof, provided that corner lots shall be liable for the extension of curbs and sidewalks to the curb line each way.
Official source: City of Glasgow official Code of Ordinances (online), § 520.140
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.