Mid-Coast Resident Public Services Guide
List of relevant contact numbers for nuisance and code violation complaints.
| What is the Complaint about? | Who to Contact about Your Complaints in the Mid-Coast | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Abandoned, inoperative vehicles | If on private property: Code Enforcement, (650) 363-4825 | If on public Right-of-Way (street or sidewalk): County Sheriff Patrol Desk, (650) 363-4763 or (650) 363-4911 | |
| Airport Noise | Public Works, Airport Section, (650) 573-3700 | ||
| Animal cruelty, stray or wild dogs/cats | Peninsula Humane Society, (650) 340-8200 | ||
| Animals - too many or keeping in unhealthy conditions | If too many: Code Enforcement, (650) 363-4825 | If conditions are unhealthy for animals: Peninsula Humane Society, (650) 340-8200 | |
| Auto repair - body work, dismantling | If auto repair or dimantling in residential area: Code Enforcement, (650) 363-4826 | If commercial auto repair in residential area: State Bureau of Automotive Repair: (800) 952-5210 | If dismantling in Commercial area: State (DMV) Bureau of Investigations, (650) 537-2606 |
| Barking dogs | County Sheriff, Moss Beach Substation (650) 573-2801 | ||
| Buildings - unsafe or abandoned; illigal construction | Building Inspection, (650) 599-7311 | ||
| Commercial vehicles on residential streets | County Sheriff Patrol Desk, (650) 363-4763 or (650) 363-4911 | ||
| Conflicts with neighbors | Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center (650) 513-0330 | ||
| Fences - too high | If new cosntruction exceeds height limit: Code Enforcement, (650) 363-4826 | ||
| Fumes, dust from commercial spray-painting, outdoors or in building but no spray booth | If auto spray-painting in residential area: Code Enforcement, (650) 363-4826 If spay-painting outside of spray booth: Bay Area Air Quality District, (415) 771-6000 |
If spray-painting outside of spray booth in commercial area: Building Inspection, (650) 599-7311 | If spray-painting in residential area and if fire hazard: Coastside Fire (650) 726-5213 |
| Graffiti on buildings | Abatement of Graffiti: Public Works, (650) 312-5310 | If actively being painted: County Sheriff Patrol Desk, (650) 363-4763 or (650) 363-4911 | |
| Illegal disposal of motor oil, antifreeze; excessive use of pesticides | If illegal disposal of motor oil or antifreeze contact Environmental Health, (650) 372-6200 | If excessive use of pesticides contact Agricultural Commissioner, (650) 363-4700 | |
| Land Use/Zoning Questions | Zoning Counter, (650) 363-1825 | ||
| Lewd, unlawful behavior | County Sheriff Patrol Desk, (650) 363-4763 or (650) 363-4911 | ||
| Litter, garbage or debris |
If on private property: Code Enforcement, (650) 363-4826 If on public right-of-way: Department of Public Works, (650) 363-4103 |
If regarding wet garbage: Environmental Health, (650) 372-6200 If sewer overflow in Montara or Moss Beach: Montara Sanitary District: Coastside Fire, (650) 726-5213 |
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| Loitering | County Sheriff Patrol Desk, (650) 363-4763 or (650) 363-4911 | ||
| Mediation matters; land/tenant disputes, small claims and other civil matters | If landlord/tenant disputes: (650) 363-5784 | If Small Claims: Claims Advisory, (650) 363-4889 | Other mediation matters: Mediation Services, (650) 513-0330 |
| Noise | If excessively loud or constant after-hours noise from commercial source: Health Dept. (650) 363-4721 | If from residential source: County Sheriff Patrol Desk, (650) 363-4763 or (650) 363-4911 | |
| Odor; gas leaking | If fire hazard: 911 or Coastside Fire, (650) 726-5213 | If leaking natural gas: PG&E, (650) 592-9411 | |
| Overcrowding | Health Dept., Housing Unit, (650) 372-6200 | ||
| Parking; illegal or lack of | If due to expansion or change of use in commercial area: Code Enforcement, (650) 363-4826 | California Highway Patrol, (650) 369-6261 or toll free (888) 301-4CHP | If vehicle parked insame spot on street over 72 hours: County Sheriff Patrol Desk, (650) 363-4763 or (650) 363-4911 |
| Signs - broken or illegal | Code Enforcement, (650) 363-4826 | ||
| Stolen vehicles | California Highway Patrol, (650) 369-6261 or toll free (888) 301-4CHP | ||
| Street light problems | Public Works, (650) 599-1407 or streetlights@smcgov.org | ||
| Traffic problems and speeding vehicles | California Highway Patrol, (650) 369-6261 or toll free (888) 301-4CHP | ||
| Trees - illegal cuttng on private or public property | If illegal active cutting on private property; County Sheriff, Patrol Desk, (650) 363-4763 or (650) 363-4911 | If creating hazard within public right-of-way: Public Works, Maintenance Division, (650) 363-4100 | Tree(s) illegally cut (after the fact) Code Enforcement, (650) 363-4825 |
| Unofficial "For Sale" Car Lots | Code Enforcement, (650) 363-4826 | ||
| Unsanitary conditions, residential or commercial | Health Dept., Housing Unit, (650) 372-6200 | ||
| Weeds | If on private property: Code Enforcement, (650) 363-4825 | If fire hazard on commercial or residential property: Coastside Fire, (650) 726-5213 | |
| Wiring - exposed, illegal | If commercial or residential: Building Inspection, (650) 599-7311 | If poses a health hazard: Health Dept., Housing Unit, (650) 372-6200 | |
