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Livermore, in short
Where can I get sandbags in Livermore?
Bring a shovel: the City’s stations are self-serve. The City’s four sites, at the Water Reclamation Plant, the Maintenance Service Center, and Fire Stations 6 and 8, allow 6 bags a household, and three Zone 7 Water Agency sites allow 10. The City’s page says its stations opened October 1, 2026.
The story of Livermore
Livermore, at the eastern edge of Alameda County, 43 miles east of San Francisco in the Tri-Valley, and, the City says, “the easternmost city in the San Francisco Bay Area; the gateway to the Central Valley.”
The City says William M. Mendenhall established the townsite and named the community after his friend Robert Livermore, an early rancher in the valley. Livermore was incorporated in 1876, and wine, the railroad and, later, two national laboratories shaped the town.
The City’s General Plan says the area that is the present-day Livermore Valley was once inhabited by multiple Ohlone tribes.
Rancho Las Positas was owned by Jose Noriega and English-born Robert Livermore, for whom the city was later named, the City’s General Plan chapter says, while Rancho El Valle de San Jose was owned by the Sunol and Bernal families.
The City says William M. Mendenhall established the townsite and named the community after his friend Robert Livermore, an early rancher in the valley.
Mendenhall donated land for the construction of a Central Pacific Railroad depot that helped the town grow quickly, the City’s General Plan chapter says, and the town soon became an important regional hub.
Livermore was incorporated in 1876, the City says.
Led by pioneer winemakers C. H. Wente, James Concannon and Charles Wetmore, the federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation says, the Livermore Valley helped shape California’s wine industry in the 1880s. The federal rule that names the Livermore Valley viticultural area, 27 CFR 9.46, places that area in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties.
The City says the world’s longest burning light bulb is in Livermore, first installed at the fire department hose cart house on L Street in 1901; the Centennial Light is at Fire Station 6.
The Livermore Naval Air Station was established in 1942 to train air cadets and deactivated in 1945, the City’s General Plan chapter says.
After the war, the chapter says, the two laboratories attracted hundreds of new workers and their families, and new residential construction skyrocketed as large subdivisions of tract homes were developed outside the city’s central core.
By the 1970s, the chapter says, the accelerated development prompted managed growth policies and community efforts to protect Livermore’s rural character and historic buildings.
The Bankhead Theater of the Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center opened in September 2007, the venue says.
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry officially approved Livermorium as the name for element 116 on May 30, 2012. The City says the name was chosen to honor Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the City of Livermore, and that only two cities in the United States have elements named after them, Berkeley with element 97 and Livermore.
In June 2026 the City marked 150 years of incorporation with a month-long celebration.
Fire safety
Look up your property’s fire hazard class
The fire department’s zone page says to look up your property’s fire hazard severity zone (FHSZ) by the assessor’s parcel number or address, and that when a property has more than one severity zone, the higher rating zone is used.
Department page read Oct 29 2026
Gutters and rooftops
The fire department’s Summer 2025 newsletter says: “Clean gutters and rooftops regularly to remove flammable debris.” and “Trim trees regularly to keep branches at least 10 feet away from other trees and your roof.”
Newsletter of summer 2025 (PDF dated June 2025); read Oct 29 2026
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Weeds, grass and the June inspections
The fire department’s Annual Vegetation Management Program says: “The goal is to remove hazardous vegetation no later than May 31 of each year.” Its calendar has first inspections and noncompliance notices on June 1 to 15, follow-up inspections on June 16 to 30, and in July the City abates properties that are still not cleared and invoices the owners. On improved and developed properties the department says weed abatement enforcement is handled by each city’s code enforcement agency, which in Livermore is the Neighborhood Preservation Division. Grass must be trimmed.
Program page read Oct 29 2026 (an annual program; the table prints no year)
Gutter debris and gutter covers, in the State’s guide
The State’s wildfire home retrofit guide, which the fire department hosts, says: “Remove vegetative debris from gutters on a regular basis during fire season.” and “Remove accumulated vegetative debris from roofs on a regular basis.” It also says: “Use a noncombustible gutter cover to minimize accumulation of debris in the gutter.” and “Some gutter covers result in accumulation of debris on the roof behind the gutter, so these will still require routine maintenance.”
Guide read from the saved text Oct 29 2026
Ask for a defensible space inspection
“Defensible Space” is one of the service inspections listed on the fire department’s inspections page, with Knox Box, Pre-Project Review and Fire Clearance. The page says: “Inspections are conducted during normal business hours with at least 48 hours (2 days) advanced notice.” Under “Service Requests” it says: “Complete the Online Inspection Request Form.”
Page read Oct 29 2026 (asked once)
Who is the fire code official
The City’s municipal code says: “The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department is hereby created and the official in charge thereof shall be known as the fire code official.”
Ordinance 2181 text read Oct 29 2026
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Livermore this month
Leaf season: the City’s leaf pick-up starts the week after Thanksgiving and ends by mid-February.
The Livermore blog starts when there is enough local news to keep it current.
Culture and history
The Livermore Heritage Guild’s History Center
In the former Carnegie Library, on Third Street, the History Center is free and open Thursday to Saturday, 11:30 am to 4:00 pm, the Guild’s page says. Its center exhibit, Dry-Land Farming in Tri-Valley, is listed for October to December.
Guild’s page read Oct 29 2026 (it says to refresh for the updated calendar)
Heritage Guild open houses
The Guild holds free open houses at the Duarte Garage and Lincoln Highway Museum, at North L and Pine on the former Lincoln Highway (Portola Avenue), on the third Sunday of the month from 10 am to 2 pm, and at Hagemann Ranch, on Olivina Avenue, on the last Sunday of the month from 1 pm to 5 pm. Its calendar lists the next ones: the Duarte Garage on Sunday, November 15, 2026, and Hagemann Ranch on Sunday, November 29, 2026, a Holidays Celebration.
Guild’s page read Oct 29 2026 (December is skipped, the page says)
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Ravenswood Historic Site tours
Docent tours run the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm, the park district’s page says; check its tour listing for the dates.
Park district’s page read Oct 29 2026
Sycamore Grove Park
The park district’s page calls it an 847-acre open space park in south Livermore, open seven days a week from 7:00 am to sunset, originally 364 acres and expanded in 1999 and 2015. It is home to the California red-legged frog, the park district says.
Park district’s page, undated; read Oct 29 2026
Livermorium Day
At Livermorium Plaza in Mills Square Park, the City says it holds Livermorium Day each year at the end of May.
City page read Oct 29 2026 (“each year”)
The Livermore Rodeo
The City calls the Livermore Rodeo its annual rodeo, and the parade through Downtown Livermore annual too. The rodeo’s own site lists its next dates as June 12 and 13, 2027.
Rodeo’s page undated but prints the year 2027; read Oct 29 2026
The weekly farmers market
The City’s Things to Do page names a weekly farmers market among its year-round special events, along with the annual rodeo and wine festivals. The market’s own page, which the City’s Farmers Market page sends visitors to, says: “Sundays, Year Around, 9am to 1pm, Rain or Shine” at 206 South J Street, downtown.
City page undated; market page read Oct 29 2026
The arts
The City says: “Livermore has a well-established and distinctive cultural arts identity.” Its list of organizations includes a symphony orchestra, an opera company, several dance companies, a Shakespeare festival, a chamber music series, a performing arts center and a poet laureate.
City page read Oct 29 2026
A railroad town
The land William Mendenhall donated brought a Central Pacific Railroad depot that helped the town grow quickly, the City’s General Plan chapter says. More in The story of Livermore, below.
Chapter of March 2022; read Oct 29 2026
The laboratories
The City calls Livermore a technological hub, home to “renowned science and technology centers, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories.” More in The story of Livermore, below.
City page read Oct 29 2026
Community
Livermore Heritage Guild
The Guild’s page lists the History Center, the Duarte Garage and Lincoln Highway Museum and Hagemann Ranch among its sites. Its page names as its major project moving the 1870 Midway School, a one-room schoolhouse, to Hagemann Park.
Guild’s page read Oct 29 2026
Livermore Area Recreation and Park District
The park district, a special district, runs Sycamore Grove Park and the Ravenswood Historic Site.
Park district’s pages read Oct 29 2026
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Firewise neighbors
The fire department’s Firewise page lists the steps to become a recognized Firewise community: organize your neighbors (a minimum of 8 homes), complete online training, create a wildfire risk assessment and a 3-year action plan, volunteer one hour a year per home, and apply for recognition. CAL FIRE oversees the program and reviews the action plans.
Page read Oct 29 2026
Trees along the streets
The City’s Public Works says it maintains more than 21,000 City trees along major streets and near public facilities, and plants about 100 new trees a year. The City says it has been a Tree City USA community for more than 30 years.
City pages read Oct 29 2026
City rules and regulations
Building codes
The City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2181 on October 13, 2025, revising the City’s chapters on the building code, the property maintenance code, the fire code and the wildland urban interface code. The ordinance says the revised codes would not take effect for enforcement until 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2026, when the 2025 California Building Standards Code became effective.
Ordinance read from the saved text Oct 29 2026
Permits are applied for online
The City says: “ALL PERMITS ARE EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE!” and “Permits are no longer available over the counter.” A contractor licensed by the State, or the building owner with a signed Owner Builder Declaration, can obtain a building permit, and contractors need an active City business license before submitting.
City page published Wed 28 Oct 2026; read Oct 29 2026
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When the old roof must come off
The City’s re-roof handout, updated 1/27/2026 under the 2025 California Building Code, Section 1512, says: “New roof coverings shall not be installed without first removing all existing layers of roof coverings” down to the roof deck where any of several conditions occur, among them “Where the existing roof has two or more applications of any type of roof covering.”
Handout updated 1/27/2026; read Oct 29 2026
Re-roof inspections
The handout lists the inspections by roof type. For composition shingles installed over existing composition, it lists one final inspection. When the existing roofing is removed, a plywood roof sheathing inspection (not required where there is existing solid sheathing) comes first, then a final inspection.
Handout updated 1/27/2026; read Oct 29 2026
Street trees
The City’s code says street trees are City property (section 12.20.020). It is unlawful for the owner or occupant of a premises with street trees in front of or next to it to neglect to keep them trimmed so that no limbs, branches or leaves are more than two feet from the trunk, measured horizontally, next to a sidewalk or bike path, or lower than eight feet above the sidewalk or bike path, or lower than 10 feet above the official curb grade on the street side (section 12.20.070 A).
Chapter read in Chrome Oct 29 2026
Protected trees
A tree permit is needed to remove a protected tree or to encroach into the area the code protects around it (section 12.20.190 A). The code says a tree permit is not required for routine maintenance on private property done in accordance with the most recent pruning standards of the International Society of Arboriculture, or for landscape activities on private property, including planting and maintenance (section 12.20.200 A and B).
Chapter read in Chrome Oct 29 2026
When you buy or sell The City’s sale-time report and the seller’s duties
The City’s form says: “A Report of Residential Building Records is required to be delivered to the buyer prior to the conclusion of a sale or transfer of a residential building (Ordinance No. 715).” It also says it is the seller’s responsibility “to ensure that the dwelling is equipped with a chimney spark arrestor and smoke detectors at the time of sale (Ordinance No. 1388).”
Form page dated Wed 01 Jul 2026; read Oct 29 2026
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Storms, flood and drainage
Leaves, the green bin and the curb
The City’s street sweeping page encourages residents “to always fill their green bins with collected leaves first” and says that “Only ONCE the green bin is full, should residents rake excess leaves into piles for collection.” It asks you to “Place your leaf pile at least one foot away from the curb, storm drains, and clear of cars, boats (at least six feet away), and out of the bike lanes.”
City page read Oct 29 2026 (it says the program typically starts the week after Thanksgiving, depending on the weather)
The City’s account of why the valley floods
The City’s flood brochure says: “Most flooding within the City of Livermore is caused by heavy rainfall during the winter months that cannot be adequately conveyed by the existing storm drainage system combined with surface water bodies.” It is the City’s account, in a brochure dated October 18, 2023.
Brochure dated Oct 18 2023; read Oct 29 2026
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Where roof water may go
The City’s rainwater page says: “Disconnected downspouts direct roof runoff away from the foundation and towards a landscaped area where plants can absorb flows and filter pollutants.” It also suggests rain barrels and cisterns, which capture roof runoff and release it slowly. That is guidance, not a rule.
City page undated; read Oct 29 2026
Check the flood maps
The City sends residents to its Floodplain Map, and to its GIS map with the flood layer switched on, to find out whether a property lies in an area subject to flooding. FEMA’s open record for the City of Livermore (community 060008) shows it in the National Flood Insurance Program, with its currently effective flood map dated 08/03/09.
City page read Oct 29 2026; FEMA record pulled Oct 29 2026 (last refresh 2026-08-25)
Zone 7 on getting ready for flood season
Zone 7 Water Agency’s page says: “Preparing your yard for flood season is no big task, all it takes is clearing your yard of debris and cleaning your gutters.” It adds: “Make sure your storm drain is always free of debris like leaves and trash.”
Page shows “Post April 1, 2021” and an event on October 24, 2026; read Oct 29 2026
Need a hand with this? Gutter cleaning
Programs, loans and insurance
Habitat for Humanity’s Home Repairs in Livermore
Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley’s Livermore page says: “The city of Livermore and Habitat for Humanity offer a limited number of home repair grants.” It also lists loans of up to $35,000 and low-interest deferred payment loans through Renew Alameda County. Its list of eligible repairs includes roofing. To qualify you must be a Livermore resident who owns and lives in the home, and income limits apply. The page does not say whether the program is open.
Habitat’s page read Oct 29 2026
Check back Renew Alameda County loans: check back
Renew Alameda County’s page says “APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED” and “Renew Alameda County’s application is currently closed, but you can still join the interest list.” The City’s home improvement page lists the program, and Habitat’s Livermore page describes its loans.
Program page read Oct 29 2026
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County-wide Check back Diablo Firesafe Council cost-share: check back
The Council’s page says it “has temporarily closed the applications for the Partners in Wildfire Prevention fuel reduction grant match” and that “No new applications can be submitted at this time.” Its page names Alameda County and Contra Costa County property owners, not Livermore, and the fire department’s Firewise page names the Council as its local partner.
Council’s page, update of May 2025; read Oct 29 2026
Check back Earthquake Brace + Bolt: check back
The California Residential Mitigation Program, a joint body, runs Earthquake Brace + Bolt. Its 2025 Northern California ZIP list, which says “Eligibility based on ZIP Code only, city provided as reference.”, shows Livermore with ZIP codes 94550 and 94551. The program’s page says: “When EBB registration is open, you can complete the registration form online.” and offers a sign-up to be notified when registration opens. It describes a retrofit grant of up to $3,000 and, for lower-income households, an additional grant of up to $7,000. It is a foundation retrofit, not a roof or gutter program.
ZIP list printed 08/2025; program page read Oct 29 2026 (it does not say whether registration is open now)
State-wide Check back California Safe Homes: check back
California Safe Homes, the Department of Insurance’s statewide program for fire-safe roofs, is not described as open on any State page the California sheet read.
Pointer row; California sheet rows 7-1 to 7-12
City water rebates
The City’s rebate page lists rebates for clothes washers, greywater systems, irrigation controllers, lawn to garden conversion (“$2,000 – $6,000 depending on property type”) and pool covers, and free conservation kits, for Livermore Municipal Water customers only. If you are a Cal Water customer, the page sends you to Cal Water’s website.
City page read Oct 29 2026 (no open or closed word on it)
Cal Water conservation programs
For Cal Water customers in the Livermore district, Cal Water’s page lists Smart Landscape Tune-Ups “at no charge”, conservation kits at no charge (one kit per service address per three-year period), a lawn-to-garden rebate with pre-approval required, and rebates for toilets, clothes washers, smart irrigation controllers and sprinkler nozzles. It sends you to its Conservation Portal to confirm what is available in your area.
Cal Water’s page read Oct 29 2026 (no open or closed word on it)
Check back Zone 7 water rebates: check back
Zone 7 Water Agency’s rebate page lists rebates for landscape conversion, smart irrigation controllers, pool covers and high-efficiency clothes washers. It says: “Applications for water conservation rebates are currently being placed on a waitlist.” and “Funding may become available beginning in July 2027.”
Page read Oct 29 2026 (the notice carries no date of its own)
County-wide Spectrum Community Services weatherization
Spectrum Community Services’ weatherization page lists heater and water heater replacement, attic and floor insulation, and window and exterior door repair or replacement for households that live in Alameda County and meet its income limits. It lists no roof or gutter item, and the page gives no open or closed word.
County sheet, page read Oct 7 2026 (page dated 30 December 2025)
County-wide BayREN EASE Home
BayREN says its EASE Home program “covers 80% of the cost for essential weatherization upgrades, including insulation and duct sealing”, with your portion capped at 20% of the project cost. To qualify you must live in a single-family home (four or fewer units) built before 2010, be a PG&E customer and have a household income under or at 120% of the area median. Its county list includes Alameda.
BayREN’s page as read in the county sheet, Oct 7 2026
County-wide PG&E Energy Savings Assistance
PG&E’s Energy Savings Assistance program says renters and homeowners can “Upgrade or repair heat pump water heaters, furnaces, lighting-even refrigerators. All at no charge.*” for income-qualified households in a house, mobile home or apartment at least five years old. The page names no town; PG&E’s service-area page lists Livermore among Alameda County’s places. The page shows an “Apply now” button; refresh before use.
PG&E’s pages as read in the county sheet, Oct 7 2026; income guidelines valid through May 31, 2027
Who serves your home in Livermore
- Fire: The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department, a joint department of the two cities. The cities formed a Joint Powers Authority for it in 1996.
- Water: Two retail providers serve homes inside the city limits: the City’s Livermore Municipal Water and California Water Service (Cal Water). Which one serves your home depends on the address. Zone 7 Water Agency is the wholesaler.
- Sewer: The City’s Water Resources Division, which “manages and maintains Livermore’s wastewater (sewer) system.”
- Garbage and recycling: Livermore Sanitation is the franchised provider. The City’s page says the Livermore Municipal Code requires all premises, residential and commercial, to subscribe to minimal solid waste collection, including recyclables and organics.
- Electricity and gas: The City’s Utilities page names PG&E for electricity and gas. Ava Community Energy’s service table lists Livermore, with “Bright Choice” as the default service level.
- Storm drains: The City’s Water Resources Division, whose staff respond to flooding and reports of illegal storm drain discharges 24/7. That is the City’s storm system, not roof gutters.
Useful links: Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District · Livermore Area Recreation and Park District · Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (vegetation program and fire prevention) · City of Livermore: Public Works (storm preparedness, sandbags, street sweeping) · City of Livermore: Community Development (permits and fees) · Zone 7 Water Agency · Livermore Heritage Guild
The homes of Livermore
Livermore has about 31,900 homes by the Census Bureau’s five-year survey, and the median home was built in 1979. About 69 percent of the homes are single-family detached, and about 72 percent of the occupied ones are lived in by their owners; the figures are our own calculations from the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 tables.
Before 1960
The older homes
About 16 percent of Livermore’s homes, 5,109 of 31,936, were built before 1960. The City’s 2021 historic survey of its late 19th- and early 20th-century houses names Folk Victorian and Craftsman among the common styles, along with vernacular residences from the turn of the century.
1960 to 1979
The biggest building boom
About 36 percent, 11,595 homes, were built in these two decades, the largest share of any period; about half of all Livermore homes, 52.3 percent, were built before 1980.
1980 to 1999
The homes of the 1980s and 1990s
About 27 percent, 8,753 homes, were built in these two decades.
2000 and later
The newer homes
About a fifth, 20.3 percent or 6,479 homes, were built in 2000 or later.
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The story of Livermore
History and character
The City’s General Plan says the area that is the present-day Livermore Valley was once inhabited by multiple Ohlone tribes.
Rancho Las Positas was owned by Jose Noriega and English-born Robert Livermore, for whom the city was later named, the City’s General Plan chapter says, while Rancho El Valle de San Jose was owned by the Sunol and Bernal families.
The City says William M. Mendenhall established the townsite and named the community after his friend Robert Livermore, an early rancher in the valley.
Mendenhall donated land for the construction of a Central Pacific Railroad depot that helped the town grow quickly, the City’s General Plan chapter says, and the town soon became an important regional hub.
Livermore was incorporated in 1876, the City says.
Led by pioneer winemakers C. H. Wente, James Concannon and Charles Wetmore, the federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation says, the Livermore Valley helped shape California’s wine industry in the 1880s. The federal rule that names the Livermore Valley viticultural area, 27 CFR 9.46, places that area in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties.
The City says the world’s longest burning light bulb is in Livermore, first installed at the fire department hose cart house on L Street in 1901; the Centennial Light is at Fire Station 6.
The Livermore Naval Air Station was established in 1942 to train air cadets and deactivated in 1945, the City’s General Plan chapter says.
After the war, the chapter says, the two laboratories attracted hundreds of new workers and their families, and new residential construction skyrocketed as large subdivisions of tract homes were developed outside the city’s central core.
By the 1970s, the chapter says, the accelerated development prompted managed growth policies and community efforts to protect Livermore’s rural character and historic buildings.
The Bankhead Theater of the Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center opened in September 2007, the venue says.
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry officially approved Livermorium as the name for element 116 on May 30, 2012. The City says the name was chosen to honor Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the City of Livermore, and that only two cities in the United States have elements named after them, Berkeley with element 97 and Livermore.
In June 2026 the City marked 150 years of incorporation with a month-long celebration.
Livermore, roof and gutters
Yearly rain is about 15 inches, the mean of NOAA’s 1991-2020 normals for the two stations at Livermore: 14.60 inches at Livermore and 15.18 at Livermore Muni Airport. The City’s 2022 plan chapter says: “Most of the rainfall occurs between November and April.”
The City asks residents to help keep the drains clear. Its storm page says to help reduce the risk of flooding on City roads by putting leaves and other yard debris in your green waste container, and its flood brochure says that by City ordinance “it is illegal to dump trash, leaves, landscape debris, paint, grease, or any other material into any portion of the City’s drainage system.” The brochure also encourages residents “to assist in maintaining the drainage in their areas by removing or reporting obstructions (such as shopping carts, leaves, debris, trash, etc.).”
The City’s 2022 plan chapter says native trees are scattered through Livermore’s established residential areas, including buckeye, California sycamore and coast live oak, and that most landscaping plants are non-native ornamentals.
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Landmarks and parks
Carnegie Library
On Third Street, in the Classical Revival style; the City’s General Plan chapter lists it among the properties on the National and California Registers.
Bank of Italy Building
On First Street, in the Renaissance Revival style, listed on the National and California Registers. The City’s aesthetics chapter says it and the Carnegie Library were built in the early 20th century and are significant to the architecture of Downtown.
Hagemann Ranch
On Olivina Avenue, a 19th-century Livermore Valley farmstead, in the City’s words, listed as the Hagemann Ranch Historic District on the National and California Registers.
Ravenswood Historic Site
On Arroyo Road, a former country estate with Queen Anne-style buildings, run by the park district and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
How we can help in Livermore
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The year in Livermore
| February | The City’s leaf pick-up ends by about mid-February |
|---|---|
| May | Livermorium Day in Livermorium Plaza at Mills Square Park, each year at the end of May, the City says The fire department’s goal: hazardous vegetation removed by May 31 each year |
| June | Fire department vegetation inspections: first inspections June 1 to 15, follow-ups June 16 to 30 Livermore Rodeo, June 12 and 13, 2027, on the rodeo’s own site |
| October | The City’s sandbag stations, open since October 1 |
| November | Heritage Guild open houses: Duarte Garage, Sunday, November 15, 2026; Hagemann Ranch, Sunday, November 29, 2026 |
| December | The City’s leaf pick-up starts the week after Thanksgiving |
Livermore questions
What Livermore homeowners ask us
Do I need a permit to replace my roof in Livermore?
The City treats it as a permit job. It lists a residential “Reroof” in its permit review times and has a re-roof line in its Master Fee Schedule, and the City’s 2023 flood brochure says permits are required for any permanent improvement to a structure, “including painting, roofing, siding, additions, alterations, etc.”, and “even if a homeowner is doing the work himself.” If you wish, we can also pull the permit for you, as most of our customers ask us to.
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Livermore?
Yes, if it is a street tree or a protected tree. On single-family property the City’s code counts as protected any tree with a circumference of 60 inches or more and any California native tree with a circumference of 24 inches or more. The City’s Permit Center says a street tree is generally any tree within the public right-of-way, which in most cases is within 10 feet from the face of the curb.
Do I need a permit to prune a tree in Livermore?
The City’s tree page says: “A Tree Action Permit is required for structural pruning on any protected tree.” and that health and safety pruning does not require a permit as long as industry standards are followed. It asks that trees be trimmed according to the International Society of Arboriculture standards.
Who do I call about weeds on a property in Livermore?
To report unsightly weeds on a residential or commercial lot, the City says to contact its Neighborhood Preservation Division, by the online Complaint Form or by calling 925-960-4444. For overgrown weeds on an open or vacant lot, which it considers a fire hazard, contact the Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Office at 925-454-2362.
Who looks after the creeks and storm drains near my Livermore home?
The City’s Water Resource Division operates and maintains the storm drain system within the City limits. Zone 7 Water Agency owns and maintains approximately one-third of the creeks and channels in the Livermore-Amador Valley, and the City owns approximately seven miles of channels and creeks and maintains approximately 13 miles within its limits.
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Livermore neighbourhoods we serve
Downtown
The City’s Downtown Specific Plan says it “recognizes the downtown as the center of the community and heart of Livermore,” and the City’s About page says Historic Downtown Livermore is “enjoying a renaissance.”
Isabel Neighborhood
A neighborhood with its own City specific plan; one large project in it, Isabel Crossing, is at the southwest corner of Isabel Avenue and Portola Avenue, the City says.
Brisa Neighborhood
The City says the Brisa Neighborhood Plan is for a 37.5-acre site in eastern Livermore, east of Vasco Road and bisected by Brisa Street.
Springtown
A neighborhood the City names in a bid notice for a water line replacement project there.
College Avenue
The City says the area commonly known as the College Avenue Annex was annexed to the City in 1981; it has its own College Avenue Specific Plan.
Trevarno Road district
A historic district: the City’s 2021 survey report says it was previously surveyed in 1988 and retained its significance.
Arroyo Vista
Named in the City’s list of neighborhood plans, the Arroyo Vista Neighborhood Plan.
El Charro
Named in the City’s list of specific plans, the El Charro Specific Plan.
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