Contact Information
Kirby White
Public Works Manager
965 Fir Street
Chico, CA 95928
P.O. Box 3420
Chico, CA 95927-3420
Office (530) 894-4200
Fax (530) 895-4731
2012 Street Sweeping Map and Schedule
To determine when your street is swept, just click on the sweeping map link above and look for your street or area on the map. Then click on your area for a calendar of your sweeping days scheduled. We make all reasonable efforts to maintain this schedule. Please note that street sweeping will not occur on some holidays and during heavy leaf collection season
For leaf pick-up questions, please contact us by email: Street Sweeping or Call: (530) 894-4200.
Street Sweeping and Leaf Collection
The City of Chico sweeps all city streets with established paved shoulders and established curbs once every two weeks. The City does not sweep or collect leaves from alleys, private, or unincorporated Butte County roads. Look here to determine whether your street is a public City of Chico street.
The City performs its street sweeping cycles as efficiently as possible. The sweeping routes have been developed based upon many factors; including current staff and equipment levels, curb/street mileage,dumping location, travel times, traffic patterns, etc. Deviation from the established routes causes major disruption of street sweeping in other areas of the City.
The City strives to perform a complete sweep to keep debris from entering the storm drain system and eventually waterways. To provide optimum service, the City is also asking for your cooperation in moving automobiles and other items into driveways and off the street or gutter on the days the street is swept. Just a reminder that containers and other items should never block sidewalks.
The City would also like to remind anyone performing landscape maintenance services that blowing and leaving landscape vegetation and lawn debris on a public street, gutter, or sidewalk is a violation of the Chico Municipal Code. These materials should be picked up and disposed of properly.
PLEASE NOTE: Street sweepers cannot efficiently collect piles of leaves. Being such, street sweeping is suspended during the leaf drop season, which typically is from early November to late January. However, the City does modify the routes to sweep arterials and collector streets during this time.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at Right of Way or telephone us at (530) 894-4200.
Leaf Collection
The City of Chico program collects and recycles all leaves for City residents during the fall and winter leaf pick-up season. However, Section 8.12.120 C. entitled "Seasonal Leaf Pickup Program" of the Chico Municipal Code prohibits all property owners, managers, and landscapers servicing commercial or multifamily properties with 3 or more units from depositing leaves in the streets adjacent to these properties.
The program starts November 1st and runs until January 4th. We don't establish a set day or date when we pick up leaves in any one part of the City, however, we cycle through the town in a clockwise pattern. We start in the southwest part of the city- (west of Highway 99) and proceed northward to the City limits, then cross over Hwy. 99 and head south to complete the cycle. The cycle is typically completed in a 10-14 day period depending upon the leaf drop.
When in full leaf drop season, all of our available dump trucks, loaders and appropriate staff are dedicated to this program. The City utilizes loaders with a leaf claw that picks up the leaves and places them in dump trucks modified with a large 15-yard leaf box. Leaves are then taken to the City's compost facility at the Chico Municipal Airport, to be composted. Only leaves should be placed in the leaf pile, no branches, sticks, tree limbs, grass, trash, bags, etc.
Leaves should be piled on the shoulder a few feet away from the front of the property line. Please place piles 5-6 inches from the curb to allow storm water to drain. Do not block bike lanes or private driveways.
To allow bicyclists clear passage, each Monday during leaf collection season City crews will attempt to service Class 2 bicycle lanes. Class 2 lanes are those bicycle lanes adjacent to roadways and which are clearly delineated from the vehicle lane.
For leaf pick-up questions, please contact us at Right of Way or telephone us at (530) 894-4200.