The encroachment permit application is available online: Click on the link Application Form. The applicant must fill out the permit application and attach three copies of a sketch/drawing of the proposed construction. You can mail it for review and approval to: Macedonio Nunez City of Saratoga- Public Works Department, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070. fax it to: (408) 868-1218 Attention: Macedonio Nunez, or e-mail to: mnunez@saratoga.ca.us. After review and approval the signed encroachment permit application will be returned to the applicant with the standard permit conditions and if any additional conditions.

You can report problems with street lights and traffic signals to Joan Smith in the Public Works Department at 408-868-1245 or jsmith@saratoga.ca.us. Please be sure to include  the specific address (if known) and intersection as well as the pole. Street light issues can also be reported online.

 To report potholes, contact Joan Smith in the Public Works Department at (408) 868-1245 or jsmith@saratoga.ca.us. Potholes can also be reported online.

To report all repairs and sidewalk issues contact the Public works Department and provide a specific address location and intersection. Please call Joan Smith, 408-868-1245, or jsmith@saratoga.ca.us.

To report street or storm drain flooding, please contact Joan Smith at 408-868-1245 or jsmith@saratoga.ca.us.

• Encroachment Application Fee - $500.00
• Pipes, Drains & Conduits - $500.00
• Utility Service Connections - $500.00
• Routine O & M work by Utility Agencies - $500.00
• Major Repairs or Capital Improvement by Utility Agencies - $2,500 plus 1.5% of estimated project valuation
• Encroachment Permits for Real Estate Open House Signs for Each Real Estate Office - $50.00

All City streets are swept monthly except for Big Basin Way and the 4 Village Parking Lots which are swept weekly.

If the work consists of replacing or building a new driveway approach it will require an encroachment permit. For more information, contact Macedonio Nunez at (408) 868-1218 or mnunez@saratoga.ca.us.

Yes, there is a difference between a trip hazard and sidewalk repair. A trip hazard is a raised piece of concrete between sections that is 1/2" or greater in height and only that section of concrete has to be repaired. A sidewalk repair requires the entire section of concrete to be removed and a new piece of concrete is installed. To report please call Joan Smith, 408-868-1245 or jsmith@saratoga.ca.us.

During regular business hours contact the Macedonio Nunez in the Public Works Department at (408) 868-1218 or mnunez@saratoga.ca.us. After 5:00 PM and on weekends, contact County Communications at (408) 299-2507.

The City's street sweeping schedule is available online. For additinoal information, contact Joan Smith in the Public Works Department at (408) 868-1245 or jsmith@saratoga.ca.us.

Any heavy equipment or structure being hauled in the public street will require an oversize load permit. The permit fee is $25.

For additional information contact Macedonio Nunez at 408-868-1218 or mnunez@saratoga.ca.us.

Sand bags are self service and available 24 hours a day between November and April at the Corporation Yard, located at 19700 Allendale Avenue in Saratoga. Filled sandbags are also available at the Santa Clara Valley Water District located at 5905 Winfield Boulevard in San Jose.

For more information about flood protection, visit the Santa Clara Valley Water District's flood protection site.

Contact Joan Smith in the Public Works Department at 408-868-1245 or jsmith@saratoga.ca.us.

To report graffiti on City property, contact Joan Smith at 408-868-1245 or jsmith@saratoga.ca.us. You can also report graffiti online.

The City repairs and maintains all sidewalks and curb and gutters on public streets within the City limits. The "Park Strip" (the area between the curb and sidewalk, including the driveway approach) is the property owner's responsibility to maintain. Please call Joan Smith in the Maintenance Department at 408-868-1245, or jsmith@saratoga.ca.us.