Welcome to the City of Milpitas
Neighborhood Beautification

Thank you for your interest in keeping
Milpitas beautiful!

The Neighborhood Beautification Ordinance was adopted to enhance the quality and appearance of our community. It requires a minimum level of upkeep for properties and prevents activities that detract from a residential atmosphere.

	Graffiti Removal
	Lend-A-Tool shed
	Neighborhood Beautification Awards
	Neighborhood Beautification Ordinance
	Report Violations
	Resources
	Shopping Cart Ordinance

If you do not have all the resources needed to comply with the City ordinances related to Neighborhood Beautification, the following City-sponsored programs are available to help you:

• Lend-a-Tool Program - A variety of gardening and hand tools are available for your temporary use FREE of charge. Please call (408) 586-3074 for information.
• Neighborhood Beautification Volunteers - Volunteers are available and ready to assist you in beautifying your home or neighborhood. If you want to request volunteer assistance or be a volunteer yourself, please call City of Milpitas Volunteer Program at (408) 586-3207.
• Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program - The City uses Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to provide loans at 0% or 3% interest rates and up to $50,000 to qualified low- and very-low income homeowners. This program is for extensive home repairs with the goal of beautifying the City's neighborhoods through the conservation of existing housing stock. Please call (408) 586-3075 or 586-3073 for information. 
• Vehicle Abatement Program - The City is currently receiving temporary funding from the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Service Authority (AVASA) for removal of abandoned, dismantled, and/or inoperative vehicles from private property FREE of charge. Please call (408) 586-3073 for more information. 
• Graffiti Terminators - Volunteers called "The Terminators" are available to cover graffiti on private property FREE of charge as long as it is accessible and no more than 6 feet off the ground. Volunteers use neutral colors that may not match existing paint, however, if you already have matching paint, you may supply it for the use of the volunteers on your property. To request volunteer services and obtain a waiver, please call (408) 586-3078. The City also welcomes new volunteers. 
• Garbage Container Collection Service for Disabled Persons - If you have difficulty moving your solid waste containers to the curb for pick-up and back out of public view due to a disability, the City offers backyard garbage, recycling and yard waste collection service at NO EXTRA COST. To obtain an application, please call (408) 586-3073.

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The Lend-A-Tool Shed will be open by appointment only Monday through Friday 8:00 to 5:00pm for an appointment call 408-586-3074

A wide variety of hand and gardening tools are available..

and much more! Tools are accessible to Milpitas residents, businesses, property owners and community groups to borrow FREE of charge!

Located at: 1263 Yosemite Drive
(Fire Station #2 - corner of Park Victoria & Yosemite Drive)
Come by and visit us!

*The form requires an Adobe Acrobat Reader which may be downloaded for free.

The Neighborhood Beautification Awards Programs purpose
is to build a sense of community in keeping Milpitas
a beautiful place in which to live and work.

Click here to view 2007 Annual Recognition Awards Winners!
(PDF 3.3 MB)

“WOW”
HAVE YOU NOTICED!

A neighboring home, business or the effort that an organization has invested into the City of Milpitas!
Nominate yourself, a resident, community group, club, homeowner association, apartment complex, multifamily units, mobile home, business or a school within Milpitas.

Categories
Residential Categories are to be selected from four sections, which are Hillside Area, East Valley Floor Area, Central Area, and West Area. All properties will be judged on their visible aesthetic appearance from the street.

1. Attractive Single Family Residence: This category focuses on a single-family home.
    
2. Attractive Multifamily Units: This category focuses on mobile homes, apartments, and duplexes etc.
    
3. Attractive Homeowners Association Residence: This category focuses on residential homes that pay homeowners association dues.
    
4. Attractive Non-residential Property: This category focuses on non-residential properties.
    
5. Building a Sense of Community: This category focuses on how an organization, school, club, group or person has created an environment that positively impacted the neighborhood.

Nomination Form and information are available at all City public facilities and  on the City web site (PDF 230KB).

Please return nomination forms by August 31st, of each year to:

By mail or in person

City of Milpitas

Neighborhood Beautification Awards

455 E. Calaveras Boulevard

Milpitas, CA 95035

Any questions?

Please call contact Neighborhood Beautification Hotline at
(408) 586-3074, or Contact Zulema Maggie at (408) 586-3072.

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Note: The Graffiti Ad requires an Adobe Acrobat Reader which may be downloaded for free.

The City of Milpitas Shopping Cart Ordinance will be strictly enforced. The Shopping Cart Ordinance states that,

• It is unlawful to either temporarily or permanently remove a shopping cart from a business premises or parking lot.

• Written approval from the owner or manager of the business establishment for cart removal will be valid for a period not to exceed 72 hours.

• Fines for unauthorized cart removal will result as follows;

 
The local businesses have also been informed of this ordinance. They are required to comply by taking measures to prevent shopping cart removal and provide a cart retrieval plan that meets City approval/ or enter into a contract with a City designated cart retrieval service. Noncompliance from the business owners/managers is subject to a civil fine of $1,000.00 and an additional fine of $50.00 for each additional day of noncompliance.

For more information, please contact Gloria Anaya at 586-3075 or Chris Nguyen at 586-3073.

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Contact

Milpitas City Hall

455 East Calaveras Blvd.

Milpitas, CA 95035

Housing (408) 586-3071

Neighborhood Beautification (408) 586-3074

Neighborhood Preservation (408) 586-3075

Graffiti Hotline (408) 586-3079
Fax: (408) 586-3069