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ActivePassed: 2026Mayor Hon. Khymer Adan T. Olaso

Ordinance No. 945

Traffic & Transportation
Public Safety & Curfews
Target: Pedestrians, Business Owners, Vendors, Vehicle Owners, General Public
Agency: Office of the City Treasurer

What this means for you

Sidewalks are strictly for people to walk on. You cannot park cars, set up market stalls, store junk, or build extensions on them. If you break these rules, you will have to pay a fine or do community service.

Timeline

  • Date Enacted:June 24, 2026
  • Date Approved:June 25, 2026

Sponsors & Personnel

  • City MayorHon. Khymer Adan T. Olaso
  • AuthorsHON. GIAN PAOLO U. ENRIQUEZ, HON. BENJAMIN B. GUINGONA IV, HON. JIHAN EL R. EDDING, HON. DANTE S. VICENTE, HON. MELCHOR REY K. SADAIN, HON. JOSELITO A. MACROHON, HON. JOEL H. ESTEBAN, HON. VLADIMIR T. JIMENEZ, HON. EL KING K. OMAGA, HON. ELBERT C. ATILANO, SR., HON. ROLANDO DE VERA NAVARRO, JR., HON. HANNAH M. NUNO, HON. FREDERICK N. ATILANO, HON. REY B. BAYOGING, HON. JOSEPH DANIEL R. EVANGELISTA, HON. AIDA C. PANIOROTAN
  • Attested ByATTY. KENNETH VINCENT P. BELDUA

Section by Section Breakdown

SECTION 1. TITLE

Names the law as the 'Sidewalk Regulatory Ordinance of the City of Zamboanga'.

SECTION 2. USE OF SIDEWALKS

States that all sidewalks are strictly for people walking, not for other activities.

SECTION 3. PROHIBITED ACTS

Lists everything you cannot do on a sidewalk, like parking cars, selling items, storing junk, or extending your house.

SECTION 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES

Explains the fines for breaking the rules and what happens to confiscated items.

SECTION 5. PENAL PROVISION

Allows community service instead of fines if you cannot pay, or jail time if you refuse to pay.

SECTION 6. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE

Ensures that if one part of this law is found illegal, the rest of the law still works.

SECTION 7. REPEALING CLAUSE

Cancels older sidewalk laws from 1956 and 2002 to replace them with this new one.

SECTION 8. EFFECTIVITY CLAUSE

Sets when this law officially starts following national guidelines.

Fines & Penalties

  • First Offense₱1,000.00
  • Second Offense₱3,000.00
  • Third and Succeeding Offense₱5,000.00