Moving companies in San Bruno, CA.

Local services and rules

Moving to San Bruno: who to call and what the city asks.

In San Bruno, sewer service charges are collected through the San Mateo County property tax bill rather than the city utility bill, while water charges stay on the San Bruno utility bill. Renting a storage bin, POD or similar container and leaving it on the street in front of a home while it is filled needs an encroachment permit from the city. Residential customers of Recology San Bruno get 2 curbside bulky-item collections per year at no added charge, each limited to 3 cubic yards and scheduled 24 hours ahead for the regular service day.

SB Permits and the Recology debris box rule

Encroachment permits are applied for through the SB Permits online portal and cover any work in the public right-of-way, including the sidewalk, curb, planting strip, driveway cut and street.

Recology San Bruno is the only franchised debris box hauler, and any debris box has to come from Recology.

Street sweeping, tree pruning and parking permit limits

In a residential permit parking district, a maximum of two permits can be issued per dwelling unit.

Most city streets, including streets not posted for car removal, are swept twice per month in the morning, and vehicles should be moved off the street during posted times. Vehicles left on the street during posted sweeping times may be cited. Sweeping may be canceled or rescheduled in heavy rain or on some holidays.

City street trees are pruned on a four-year cycle, with No Parking signs posted on the affected street while crews work between 8 am and 4 pm.

Utility Billing office and Recology San Bruno service

New water service is requested through the Utility Billing office, which asks for same-day requests to be confirmed by phone at 650-616-7086. Applications should not be submitted more than 3 days ahead.

Utility bills can be paid through online bill pay or by phone at 855-748-3086, with no charge for either.

Recology San Bruno provides garbage service and bills customers directly. Questions or changes to service go to Recology San Bruno at 650-583-8536.

Bulky pickup conditions and hazardous drop-off

The bulky pickup covers furniture, mattresses, box springs and appliances such as washers and dryers. Customers must be up to date on their bill before a bulky pickup is scheduled, and the driver decides whether an item is acceptable.

Household batteries go in a clear, tightly sealed plastic bag on top of the closed recycling cart on collection day. The Recology San Bruno Transfer Station also accepts household hazardous items such as paint and motor oil from San Bruno residents with photo ID.

Solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals and propane tanks go to the San Mateo County Household Hazardous Waste Program, which collects at weekly events by appointment.

BART, SamTrans and Caltrain

San Bruno has a BART station next to the police station, with a parking structure and bicycle lockers, and SamTrans buses stop just outside it. The station is also a connecting point to San Francisco Airport.

SamTrans serves San Bruno as part of a peninsula-wide system running from parts of San Francisco to Palo Alto, and San Bruno also has a Caltrain station for commuters to San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

San Bruno Park School District and San Mateo Union High School District

San Bruno Park School District is a preschool through Grade 8 district. New students enroll through the district's student enrollment page after finding their school of residence.

San Mateo Union High School District, which runs Capuchino High School, handles high school enrollment through its Enroll a New Student pages, including proof of residence and a school locator with boundaries.

Library card, voter registration and short-term rental rules

San Bruno Public Library is at 701 Angus Avenue W. A card needs an application, a photo ID and proof of a California home address, and the application can be started online or at any public library in San Mateo County. A library card allows up to 50 items out at one time, and most items check out for 3 weeks.

Elections are run by the San Bruno City Clerk's Office together with the San Mateo County Elections Division, and voter registration forms are available at City Hall or the San Bruno Library, or online.

Short-term residential rentals of under thirty consecutive days are permitted only in certain unit types and need a zoning permit, a city business license, insurance, owner-occupancy evidence and a Building and Fire inspection under Chapter 12.270 of the Municipal Code.

Sandbags, Zonehaven Aware, flood maps and fire zones

Sandbags are available to San Bruno residents for pickup from the City Hall parking lot, where a self-serve station is in the southeast corner. The city and San Mateo County use Zonehaven Aware for evacuation updates, resources and street closure mapping.

FEMA flood mapping places some homes in the Belle Air neighborhood in a flood hazard area.

Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps mark some areas of San Bruno as Moderate, High or Very High.