Sidewalk Inspection Procedures

According to sections 16.1(1) and 16.2(1) of Ontario Regulation 239/02 Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways (MMS) the standard for the frequency of inspecting sidewalks and inspecting the area adjacent to the sidewalk is to check for surface discontinuities or a highly unusual encroachments once per calendar year, with each inspection taking place not more than 16 months from the previous inspection.