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Street Sweeping Section
1404 Mabury Rd.
San Jose, CA 95133

Phone: (408) 794-1920

Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Street Sweeping

We sweep all of our streets at least one time per month to:

Residential streets are swept once each month by a contractor, Green Waste Recovery.
They are swept on the same day of the month each month (e.g., first Monday, second Thursday, etc.).
Property owners can help the efficiency and effectiveness of street sweepers by moving parked cars from the street on the scheduled sweep day and by maintaining the clearance on street trees to 14 feet above the street.

Sweeping on these high-traffic streets occurs two to four times per month, between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

We try to minimize impacts on traffic, businesses, residents, and visitors.

We use prohibitive/no parking signs on streets where sweeping efforts are greatly impacted by parked vehicles.

Vehicles parked in areas that have been posted for no parking during sweeping times will be issued a parking citation.
Vehicles parked in areas posted as tow zones will be towed away and issued citations.

Do not park in a restricted parking area at any time within the posted hours even if a sweeper has already made a pass.
Sweepers may make multiple passes to ensure an effective sweep.

Installation and use of parking signs are limited:

What can I do to have an effective sweep?
- Remove all vehicles from the street on your sweep day.
- Remove all trash, yard waste, garbage cans, and dumpsters from the street on your sweep day.
- Keep your trees trimmed up 14 feet from the street.
- Remind your neighbors to follow these same guidelines.
Are all streets in San José swept?

No, there are private streets as well as some county and state pockets within the boundaries of San Jose that are not swept by the City.
What day is my street swept?

To look-up your street sweeping day enter your house number and zip on our Collection Day Look-Up Page.
Is yard waste swept up?

No, It is the properties owners’ responsibility to sweep up all yard waste residues and remove it from the street after it has been collected. Sweepers will not sweep up yard waste and trash as these kinds of items can cause damage to the sweeper.
How do I get no parking signs installed on my street for sweep days?

Prohibitive parking signs are restricted to streets where parked vehicles on street sweeping days have the greatest negative impacts to street sweeping operations. The program is also limited to available funding to install and enforce signs, and to pay for the additional costs of sweeping signed areas. You may contact the Street Sweeping Section to request an inspection of your street to see if the street qualifies for street sweeping signs.

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