Code Enforcement

The mission of San Bruno Code Enforcement is to enhance our community and promote quality of life throughout our neighborhoods and business districts.

The municipal codes that we utilize are designed to protect public health and safety while ensuring that San Bruno continues to be the ‘City with a Heart’.

Our objective is education and cooperation for the betterment of our city.

Code Enforcement primarily addresses nuisance violations, and we frequently collaborate with other city departments (Building, Zoning, Police, Fire) and outside agencies.

If you would like to submit a concern, we recommend using San Bruno Responds. If you have a question and would like to speak directly with Code Enforcement, please call 650-616-7087.

FAQs

What is a nuisance violation?

The Municipal Code defines public nuisances as "conditions and uses that are detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare, that promote blight, or which reduce property values in the city." The code includes regulations to promote the maintenance of property and enhance the appearance, habitability or occupancy, and safety of all structures in the City.

Frequently reported nuisance violations include accumulations of trash on private property, blight, graffiti, and other private property maintenance issues.

How do I report graffiti?

On private property we recommend using San Bruno Responds. You may also email us at graffiti@sanbruno.ca.gov or leave a message on the Graffiti Hotline at 650-616-7141.

On City property please contact Public Works at 650-616-7160.

On any freeways or state highways please submit a request directly to CalTrans using this form.

On any BART property please submit a request directly to BART using this form.

On CalTrain or SamTrans property please call 800-660-4287.

How do I report overgrown vegetation on private property?

Overgrown vegetation complaints are handled by the Fire Prevention Office and can be reported via San Bruno Responds.

How do I report construction without a permit?

Concerns over construction without a permit start with the San Bruno Building Department so that permit status and the need for a permit can be verified. Concerns can be reported via San Bruno Responds.

What happens when I submit a complaint?

Once a complaint is received, the Code Enforcement Division will begin investigating the concern as our current caseload allows. The initial investigation involves verifying the concern, determining if the concern violates the San Bruno Municipal Code, researching who is responsible for the potential violation, and collecting documentation of the potential violation.

If it is determined that the circumstances violate the municipal code to the extent that a significant public nuisance is occurring, the Code Enforcement Division will begin contacting the responsible owner or resident and pursue voluntary compliance through education about the municipal code.

If voluntary compliance efforts fail and the public nuisance remains, Code Enforcement may pursue several levels of enforcement action, including a formal Notice of Violation or Administrative Citations.

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