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Can I change my roof’s material or color when I re-roof in Milpitas?
A Milpitas re-roof permit is for work in the same roofing type and color as the roof you have. If you want a different roofing material or roof color, the City asks you to contact its Planning division first, at 408-586-3279, “to find out project feasibility and requirements.”
The story of Milpitas
Milpitas, from the Spanish “milpa” for little cornfields, and incorporated in 1954.
The City says Milpitas takes its name from “milpa”, or little cornfields. Orchards and hay farms came first, the City says. KQED says the Ford plant “put Milpitas on the map”, and the Great Mall of Milpitas stands on its site today.
The City’s history page says Spanish explorers “were the first to give Milpitas its name – milpa – or little cornfields.”
The City says “Three large ranches began, and two families, the Alvisos and the Higueras, built adobes in the mid-1800s which still stand today.”
The Alviso Adobe’s year differs by source: the City’s tour page says it was “Built in 1834”, and the National Register registration form says it was “built in 1837 and enlarged in the early 1850s”.
The Society says the township “was known as Penitencia by its locals” until the first postmaster objected that the name was too much like “penitentiary”.
The City’s history page says that in 1852 “a settler from Ireland, Michael Hughes, built the first redwood-framed house in what is now Milpitas”, and that “by 1857, Milpitas had a hotel, general store and a post office.”
The City says, “Fruit orchards began to spring up in the 1870s, and later the region was known for its hay growing.” It adds that the population “continued to grow into the 1880s and settlers numbered over 1,500. But by the turn of the century, only about a third of those people remained.”
The Society says a local merchant “in 1912 became the founder-president of the Bank of Milpitas”, and that the bank’s restored safe “can now be seen inside the northern entrance of Milpitas City Hall.”
The City says populations stayed low until “shortly after World War II, when Western Pacific Railroad bought a 300 acre industrial park within the city and Ford Motor Company announced it would shift its manufacturing plant from Richmond (just north of Oakland) to Milpitas.”
KQED says, “After staving off annexation from San José, Milpitas was officially incorporated in 1954.”
KQED says the San José Assembly Plant “opened its doors in 1955”, that at its peak it “employed nearly 6,000 workers”, and that “Ford eventually closed the Milpitas operation in 1983.”
The Society’s timeline says “The Milpitas Post started publication” in 1955.
The City’s 2021 parks plan says, “Historically, most of the City’s parks were created in a relatively compressed time period during the 1960s and 1970s as part of a subdivision developments boom.”
The Society says The Milpitas Monster movie “was conceived as a commercial art class project in 1972 at Samuel Ayer High School”, was first shown in 1976, and that “500 World Premiere tickets were sold out in two weeks”.
The City’s history page points to “the computer firm boom of the 1980s”.
KQED says the Ford factory “sat vacant for nearly ten years before it would be transformed into the mall it is today”, and that “In 1994, the Great Mall of Milpitas celebrated its grand opening.” It adds that “The green walls at Ford’s San José Assembly Plant are still part of the Great Mall today.”
The Society says “The historical display near the food court at the Great Mall was the only cultural resource mitigation required of Ford.”
The City says a light rail line “opened for service in 2004” and that an extension of BART “opened for service in June 2020.”
Fire safety
The Fire Prevention Bureau
The City’s Fire Prevention page says, “The goal of the Fire Prevention Bureau is to educate the general public about the laws and regulations, administer comprehensive programs of fire prevention and loss management, hazardous materials regulation and enforcement, and associated public education.”
City page undated, read Oct 26 2026
The State’s map and Milpitas
The State published its 2025 fire hazard maps for local areas in four phases between February 10 and March 24, 2025. The City posts a map for Milpitas headed “Fire Hazard Severity Zones” for the “Local Responsibility Area”, “As Identified by the State Fire Marshal”. To see the class at one address, the State’s Fire Hazard Severity Zone Viewer for Local Responsibility Areas has a search box labelled “Find address or place”, and its legend names the three classes: Very High, High and Moderate. Santa Clara County Fire’s number on its wildfire page is (408) 378-4010.
City-hosted map read Oct 26 2026 (its title block, no date used)
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Weeds and brush on your lot
The City’s Weed Abatement page says, “The Weed Abatement Program exists to address enforcement and safety issues and is not provided as a service.” It adds, “Although required throughout the year, it is extremely critical that properties be maintained during the high fire months, usually from April through October.” Grass must be trimmed.
City page undated, read Oct 26 2026
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Milpitas this month
Storm season: the City says sandbags can be had at its Public Works Maintenance locations, the Milpitas Sports Center and Hall Memorial Park, and that “bags are provided and patrons fill the bags using their own shovels”.
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Culture and history
Alviso Adobe tours
The City’s Alviso Adobe page says, “Public tours are offered on the second Saturday afternoon of each month.” It adds, “Reservations are strongly recommended, but drop-in guests may join public tours if space is available.” The City says “Milpitas Historical Society-trained docents lead tours including the Alviso Adobe’s original three rooms, 1930s kitchen addition and historic outbuildings and landscaping.” More in The story of Milpitas, below.
City page undated, read Oct 26 2026; the tours are monthly
Jose Higuera Adobe
The City says the adobe and the land around it “have been preserved and restored, serving as a public park that offers visitors a glimpse into Milpitas’ rich agricultural history.” Its building page says, “Historical exhibits are displayed in the building, so visitors can learn about the history of the Higuera Adobe.”
City pages undated, read Oct 26 2026
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The City’s parks
The City’s Parks page says, “The City of Milpitas has over 30 park locations with various amenities for your enjoyment – softball fields, tennis, basketball, handball, bocce ball, volleyball, horseshoes, par course, and barbecuing!” It adds, “All parks are open from dawn until dusk.”
City page undated, read Oct 26 2026
Coming up
The City says Milpitas “proudly honors its U.S. military veterans and military personnel from all branches at a formal ceremony each Veterans Day.” This year’s ceremony is Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at 9 a.m. in Veterans Plaza. The City’s Milk and Cookies with Santa event, “a favorite with young families”, is on Friday, December 4, 2026, in two sessions, 5:30-6:30 p.m. and 7:30-8:30 p.m., at the Milpitas Community Center.
City pages read Oct 26 2026 (each prints its 2026 date; November 11 is a Wednesday and December 4 a Friday in 2026, checked by code)
Events the City calls annual
The City says Red, White and Boom, on July 4 at the Milpitas Sports Center, is “our largest annual event”, with “one of the few remaining City-sponsored fireworks displays in the Bay Area.” It calls Pumpkins in the Park, at Cardoza Park, “Milpitas’ annual Halloween tradition”. The 2026 editions of both are past, and no 2027 date is posted on the pages we read.
City pages read Oct 26 2026; the 2026 dates are past, so none is given
A name from the fields
Milpitas takes its name from a Spanish word for little cornfields. More in The story of Milpitas, below.
City page undated, a saved copy of Oct 18 2026 (the sheet’s key line); KQED read Oct 26 2026
The Ford plant and the Great Mall
The Great Mall of Milpitas stands on the site of Ford’s San José Assembly Plant. More in The story of Milpitas, below.
KQED page of May 2025 (the sheet’s key line), read Oct 26 2026
Community
Milpitas Historical Society
The Society says it “was founded in 1980 by 79 concerned citizens who feared the loss of our city’s heritage.” Its bylaws give its mission as “To promote the preservation of the history and cultural heritage of the area now encompassed within the City of Milpitas and surrounding areas”.
Society pages undated, read Oct 26 2026
Milpitas Arts
The City’s Milpitas Arts page says, “Milpitas has a long tradition of supporting local performers and visual artists.” The program includes the Milpitas Community Theatre, the Milpitas Community Concert Band and the Phantom Art Gallery.
City page undated, read Oct 26 2026
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Milpitas Community Concert Band
The City says, “Beginning with the 2026-2027 season, the Milpitas Community Concert Band is offered at no cost to participants.” The band “rehearses on Thursdays from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Barbara Lee Senior Center”, the page says.
City page undated, read Oct 26 2026; hours as printed (refresh before use)
Phantom Art Gallery
The City’s Phantom Art Gallery page says it “provides local artists of all ages, experience levels, and mediums an opportunity to show their work at gallery locations at the Milpitas Community Center and Milpitas Library.” It adds, “Phantom Art Gallery exhibits are free and open to the public.”
City page undated, read Oct 26 2026; its Current Shows list shows 2025 dates, so what is on now is not known
City rules and regulations
Re-roofs
The City’s re-roof handout, dated 08/13/2026 in its header, says, “A residential re-roof requires a permit.” It adds, “A Permit may be issued only to a State of California Licensed Contractor with the proper license classification, the property owner, or the property owner designee.”
City handout dated 08/13/2026 in its header, read Oct 26 2026
Homeowners associations
The handout says, “Homeowners Association: If the property is regulated by a Home-Owners Association, any exterior work shall have written approval of the Association. It is the property owner’s responsibility to obtain this approval.”
City handout dated 08/13/2026 in its header, read Oct 26 2026
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The final inspection
The handout says, “In single family and multi-family residences (including townhomes, condominiums and apartments), installation of smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms and spark arresters on all chimneys is required prior to the final inspection.” The final also checks that “Any roof drains in place and clean.”
City handout dated 08/13/2026 in its header, read Oct 26 2026
The 2025 building codes
The City’s handout says the 2025 California building codes and the City’s own Title II amendments to them “will be effective on January 1, 2026”. It adds, “Rather, the building permit application date will determine the applicable codes.”
City handout dated 01/01/2026, read Oct 26 2026
Street trees
The City says, “The City plants Approved Street Trees in suitable vacant planting sites in the public rights-of-way, and in tree planting easements.” Its tree page says street trees “are located in the public right-of-way between the curb and sidewalk”.
City pages undated, read Oct 26 2026
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Storms, flood and drainage
Sandbags
The City’s Protect Your Home page says, “Sandbags can be obtained from the City of Milpitas Public Works Maintenance locations (bags are provided and patrons fill the bags using their own shovels)”, and names the Milpitas Sports Center and Hall Memorial Park. Valley Water’s page says, “Sandbag sites and sandbags are only available from November 1 through April 15 of each year.” It adds that “There are additional sandbag sites managed by various cities within Santa Clara County.”
City page undated, read Oct 26 2026; Valley Water page undated, a saved copy of Oct 25 2026 (refresh before use)
What floods homes here
The City’s Storm Drainage Master Plan says, “Flooding within Milpitas is caused by two basic interrelated factors: 1) major creeks and channels that overflow due to limited capacity with flood flow, and 2) inadequate local drainage facilities.”
Storm Drainage Master Plan, October 1, 2021; read Oct 26 2026
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Flood areas by the creeks
The City’s Know Your Hazard page says, “Flood Hazard Areas within the City of Milpitas are generally located near the following creeks: Calera, Penitencia, Berryessa, Los Coches, and Tularcitos.”
City page undated, read Oct 26 2026
Before the storms
The City’s Winter Storm Preparedness page says, “Clean gutters and catch basins of debris and leaves. Help keep our creeks and Bays clean by never dumping in the catch basin.” The page does not say whether it means roof gutters or street gutters.
City page undated, read Oct 26 2026
Flood insurance
The same page says, “Obtain flood insurance if you are in a high-risk flood area. Homeowner insurance policies do not cover flood damage.”
City page undated, read Oct 26 2026
Street drains
The City’s Storm Drainage Master Plan says, “Storm runoff in Milpitas is collected in a system of underground pipes and a network of street gutters.” Its Storm page says, “The Public Works Department annually completes maintenance and clearing of all pump stations, catch basins, inlets, and creeks.” Those are the street’s drains, not roof gutters.
Master Plan of October 1, 2021; Storm page undated, read Oct 26 2026
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Programs, loans and insurance
County-wide Rebates for rain barrels, cisterns and rain gardens
The City’s Rebates and Free Programs page says, “Milpitas and Valley Water have come together to offer up to $6,000 in rebates for residents.” For a home it lists “$4.00 per square foot for the first 1,000 square feet and $2.00 per square foot thereafter” for landscape conversion, “Up to $70 per barrel” for a rain barrel, “$1.00 per gallon” for a cistern, and “$2.00/sqft (up to $600)” for a rain garden. It says, “Please note that rebate application submittal and approval is required before purchasing any equipment or starting any work.” Valley Water’s own page says, “If you have an existing gutter or downspout system not currently capturing rainwater, Valley Water will help you install rain barrels, cisterns, and rain gardens.” It adds, “Current program funding lasts until June 30, 2027, or until depleted.” How many times a household may take the rebate is not on the pages we read.
City page read Oct 26 2026; Valley Water page undated, a saved copy of Oct 25 2026 (refresh before use)
County-wide Home repairs: Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley
Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley lists Milpitas among the places it serves. Its apply page asks for a household income “below 80% AMI”, which it lists as $113,700 for 1 person and $162,400 for 4; the page lists the other household sizes. The page says, “Applications are accepted year-round, however that does not guarantee acceptance.” It adds, “Resources are limited, and applications will be reviewed on a first come, first served basis.” The page’s word for the repairs is “no-cost”. The City’s 2026-27 plan, which the City posts as a draft, lists funds to “Provide critical home repairs and accessibility modifications to low-income residents at an estimated eighteen (18) single-unit residences.” The length of the wait is not stated, and the page does not name roofs or gutters.
Apply page read Oct 26 2026; the City’s plan is a posted draft
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County-wide Home repairs: Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley
Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley lists Milpitas among the Santa Clara County cities where its Home Repair Program is available. Its repairs include “roof repairs, upgrading electrical systems, replumbing, flooring replacement, replacing windows.” The page does not state the cost to the homeowner.
Program page undated, read Oct 26 2026
Milpitas Assistance Program
The City’s Milpitas Assistance Program “provides hundreds of low-income Milpitas households with discounts on City services”. For a water heater, furnace, air conditioner or electrical panel, the page offers “75% off residential permit fees on water heater, furnace, or air conditioner replacements or electrical panel change-outs” in its second tier, and a waiver of those fees in its first. The page says, “The City of Milpitas offers continuous enrollment.” and “Proof of income and Milpitas residency are required.” It does not mention roofs or gutters.
City page undated, read Oct 26 2026
Lend-A-Tool
The City lends tools free to “Milpitas residents, businesses, property owners, and community groups”, and says, “Return the tools within 2 weeks or otherwise risk suspension of borrowing rights.” The page does not name ladders or gutter tools, and a search of the inventory’s listed text finds none.
City page undated, read Oct 26 2026; the inventory PDF read Oct 26 2026
County-wide Energy rebates: Silicon Valley Clean Energy and BayREN
Silicon Valley Clean Energy names Milpitas among its communities, and its rebate page says, “Each dwelling unit is eligible for one rebate per appliance type.” The rebates are for “swapping out existing equipment, not for completely new building construction.” Roofs and gutters are not on SVCE’s rebate page. For SVCE customers in Milpitas, the City’s page says, “Income qualified customers could get discounts of up to 20-35% on their energy bill through the CARE and FERA programs.” The City’s Home Electrification page also lists a free Energy Savings Toolkit from BayREN: “Toolkits are available for homeowners and renters.”
SVCE and City pages undated, read Oct 26 2026
County-wide Weatherization and bill help
BayREN’s EASE Home program, which lists Santa Clara County, is for households that “Are a PG&E customer,” “Have a household income under or at 120% AMI,” and “Live in a single-family home (four or fewer units) built before 2010.” It says, “BayREN covers 80% of the cost for essential weatherization upgrades, including insulation and duct sealing,” with your portion “capped at 20% of the project cost.” PG&E’s Energy Savings Assistance Program offers to “Improve the energy efficiency of your home at no cost to you” in a house, mobile home or apartment “at least five years old.” Neither program’s page says whether it is open now, and PG&E’s page names no county, so it is not known whether a given Milpitas home qualifies. LIHEAP, the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, is run in California by the Department of Community Services and Development through local service providers, and the household applies to the local provider; the Department also works with local providers on the federal Weatherization Assistance Program for low-income homeowners and renters. The pages we read do not say whether LIHEAP is open or closed, and none names the provider for Santa Clara County.
Rows read for the county and California sheets; not read again here
Check back Neighborhood Clean-Up: check back
The City’s Neighborhood Clean-Up Events page says, “The 2026 Neighborhood Clean-Up season has ended.” It adds, “Please check back in Spring 2027 for upcoming events!”
City page undated, read Oct 26 2026
State-wide Check back Earthquake Brace + Bolt: check back
Earthquake Brace + Bolt is a program of the California Residential Mitigation Program, a joint body. Its page says, “EBB provides up to $3,000 toward a code-compliant seismic retrofit to a qualifying house.” It adds, “An EBB seismic retrofit is only done on wood-framed, pre-1980 homes with a raised foundation.” Income-eligible homeowners “can also apply for an additional grant of up to $7,000”, the page says. The program’s 2025 ZIP list for Northern California has a row for Milpitas with ZIP code 95035, and says, “Eligibility based on ZIP Code only, city provided as reference.” The page says, “EBB program registration is open for a limited time each year.” It does not say whether registration is open now, so check back.
Program page read Oct 26 2026; the ZIP list is headed 2025
Who serves your home in Milpitas
- Fire: The Milpitas Fire Department. The City says, “Milpitas houses four fire stations across the community.”
- Water: The City, through Milpitas Public Works. The City says, “The City has two water suppliers for the City: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and Valley Water (VW).”
- Sewer: The City “owns and operates its own sewer collection system, which includes main sewer connections, gravity pipes, force mains, and pump stations.” The General Plan says the system “pumps sewage through 2.5 miles of dual force main to the San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility (RWF) for treatment.”
- Garbage and recycling: Milpitas Sanitation, the City’s service provider for garbage, food scraps, recyclables and yard trimmings.
- Electricity: Silicon Valley Clean Energy, which names Milpitas among the communities it serves as “the official electricity provider”. SVCE’s FAQ says, “This electricity is then delivered by PG&E through existing utility lines that they continue to own and maintain.”
- Storm drains: The General Plan says, “Milpitas owns and operates 13 storm water pumping stations”, and counts “nearly 77 miles of storm drain pipelines”. That is the street’s drainage system, not roof gutters.
- Creeks and flood control: Valley Water, which “manages most of Milpitas’s major drainage-ways, including Arroyo de los Coches, Berryessa Creek, Calera Creek, Coyote Creek, Lower Penitencia Creek, East Penitencia Creek, Piedmont Creek, and Tularcitos Creek.”
Useful links: Milpitas Unified School District · City of Milpitas: Fire Department · City of Milpitas: Fire Prevention · City of Milpitas: Weed Abatement · City of Milpitas: Re-Roof permit · City of Milpitas: Tree Maintenance and Removal · City of Milpitas: Flood Information · City of Milpitas: Protect Your Home (sandbags) · Valley Water (sandbags) · Milpitas Sanitation · Silicon Valley Clean Energy · Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley · Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley · Milpitas Historical Society · Alviso Adobe Tours
The homes of Milpitas
Milpitas’s median home was built in 1987, by the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 survey. The State counted about 26,300 homes in January 2026, and by the Census survey’s tables about 46 percent of the homes are detached houses, about 20 percent attached houses and about 26 percent are in buildings of 5 or more units, our own calculations. About 58 percent of the occupied homes are owner-occupied, and about 40 percent of all the homes were built before 1980, our own calculations from the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 tables.
Since the 2021 General Plan
Low-density neighborhoods
The General Plan’s low-density residential category says, “All housing units are either on separate lots or as part of a clustered Planned Unit Development. Single-unit detached residences will be the typical housing type in this category.”
Today
Mobile home parks
The Housing Element says, “There are three mobile home parks in Milpitas- Mobile Lodge of Milpitas, Friendly Village, and Pioneer Mobile Home Park.”
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The story of Milpitas
History and character
The City’s history page says Spanish explorers “were the first to give Milpitas its name – milpa – or little cornfields.”
The City says “Three large ranches began, and two families, the Alvisos and the Higueras, built adobes in the mid-1800s which still stand today.”
The Alviso Adobe’s year differs by source: the City’s tour page says it was “Built in 1834”, and the National Register registration form says it was “built in 1837 and enlarged in the early 1850s”.
The Society says the township “was known as Penitencia by its locals” until the first postmaster objected that the name was too much like “penitentiary”.
The City’s history page says that in 1852 “a settler from Ireland, Michael Hughes, built the first redwood-framed house in what is now Milpitas”, and that “by 1857, Milpitas had a hotel, general store and a post office.”
The City says, “Fruit orchards began to spring up in the 1870s, and later the region was known for its hay growing.” It adds that the population “continued to grow into the 1880s and settlers numbered over 1,500. But by the turn of the century, only about a third of those people remained.”
The Society says a local merchant “in 1912 became the founder-president of the Bank of Milpitas”, and that the bank’s restored safe “can now be seen inside the northern entrance of Milpitas City Hall.”
The City says populations stayed low until “shortly after World War II, when Western Pacific Railroad bought a 300 acre industrial park within the city and Ford Motor Company announced it would shift its manufacturing plant from Richmond (just north of Oakland) to Milpitas.”
KQED says, “After staving off annexation from San José, Milpitas was officially incorporated in 1954.”
KQED says the San José Assembly Plant “opened its doors in 1955”, that at its peak it “employed nearly 6,000 workers”, and that “Ford eventually closed the Milpitas operation in 1983.”
The Society’s timeline says “The Milpitas Post started publication” in 1955.
The City’s 2021 parks plan says, “Historically, most of the City’s parks were created in a relatively compressed time period during the 1960s and 1970s as part of a subdivision developments boom.”
The Society says The Milpitas Monster movie “was conceived as a commercial art class project in 1972 at Samuel Ayer High School”, was first shown in 1976, and that “500 World Premiere tickets were sold out in two weeks”.
The City’s history page points to “the computer firm boom of the 1980s”.
KQED says the Ford factory “sat vacant for nearly ten years before it would be transformed into the mall it is today”, and that “In 1994, the Great Mall of Milpitas celebrated its grand opening.” It adds that “The green walls at Ford’s San José Assembly Plant are still part of the Great Mall today.”
The Society says “The historical display near the food court at the Great Mall was the only cultural resource mitigation required of Ford.”
The City says a light rail line “opened for service in 2004” and that an extension of BART “opened for service in June 2020.”
Milpitas, roof and gutters
The City’s storm drain plan says Milpitas “lies at the Diablo Range base, extending from its foothills on an alluvial plain of the Santa Clara Valley toward San Francisco Bay”, and that on the valley floor the land “approaches sea level along the bay.” The plan says incorporated Milpitas “encompasses 13.5 square miles, all within the 315 square mile Coyote Creek watershed.” It adds that “the hillside area (which comprises almost one-half of the city) is generally zoned for permanent open space, including the Ed Levin Regional Park.”
Yearly rain is 14.81 inches, our own average of NOAA’s 1991-2020 normals for the two nearest stations with a published normal: the San Jose airport, 13.48 inches, and the San Jose cooperative station, 16.14. The City’s storm drain plan says, “From May to October, there is virtually no chance of precipitation within the area, but winters can be cool and moist.” By NOAA’s monthly normals at those two stations, about nine-tenths of the year’s rain falls from November through April, by our own calculation.
The City’s street-tree guideline says trees “must be selected from the official tree list”, and the City’s Species Characteristics Table names 61 species. The City’s Parks, Trees and Landscape Maintenance page says its division “oversees a preventive maintenance contract to provide regular pruning to more than 17,357 trees in the City.”
We have been working on Bay Area roofs and gutters since 2002. If yours hasn’t had a look in a while, we’d be glad to come by.
Landmarks and parks
Jose Maria Alviso Adobe
The City says Alviso Adobe Park “celebrates and preserves the community’s ranching and agriculture roots with historic farm outbuildings, public art, interpretive signage, heritage trees, fruit trees, flowers and wildlife visitors.”
Great Mall of Milpitas
The City calls it “the largest indoor outlet in Northern California”, with “over 200 outlet and value-retail stores”.
Civic Center grounds
The City says the Community Center “shares its beautiful park-like grounds with City Hall and the Barbara Lee Senior Center.”
Ed R. Levin County Park
The City’s economic-development page calls it “a 1,558-acre recreation area with facilities for picnicking, fishing, and horseback riding”, with a trail system that “leads to the summit of Monument Peak”.
How we can help in Milpitas
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The year in Milpitas
| April | Valley Water’s sandbag season ends April 15, its page says (a saved copy of Oct 25 2026) The City’s high fire months for weed control begin, “usually from April through October” |
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| July | Red, White and Boom, July 4 at the Milpitas Sports Center, which the City calls its “largest annual event” |
| October | Pumpkins in the Park at Cardoza Park, which the City calls “Milpitas’ annual Halloween tradition” |
| November | Valley Water’s sandbag sites and sandbags open November 1, its page says (a saved copy of Oct 25 2026) Veterans Day ceremony, Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 9 a.m., Veterans Plaza Rainy season: about nine-tenths of the year’s rain falls from November through April (the two nearest stations) |
| December | Milk and Cookies with Santa, Friday, December 4, 2026, at the Milpitas Community Center |
Milpitas questions
What Milpitas homeowners ask us
Do I need a permit to replace my roof in Milpitas?
A permit and inspections apply. The City’s handout says the City “requires building inspectors to perform the following sequence of inspections listed below for all re-roofs in the city”: a pre-roof tear-off inspection, a roof nail inspection when there is new sheathing, and a final. If you wish, we can also pull the permit for you, as most of our customers ask us to.
Can I trim the tree in front of my Milpitas house?
The City’s tree page says its Public Works Department personnel “are responsible for removing and pruning street trees”. So if the tree is a street tree, ask the City before you prune it.
Is my Milpitas home in a flood hazard area?
The City says, “Approximately one-quarter of the City of Milpitas is located within a mapped Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) where property is subject to flooding one time every one hundred years, or a 1% chance of being inundated.” It invites you to “View the full map to help identify property located within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Special Flood Hazard Area within the City of Milpitas.”
Who has to keep weeds and brush down on my lot in Milpitas?
You do. The City’s Weed Abatement page says, “Each year, property owners need to follow and meet the standards and guidelines by their own effort or by hiring a private contractor.” Properties that do not comply, it says, “will be subject to City enforcement and abated by a City contractor at the owner’s expense.”
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Milpitas neighbourhoods we serve
Main Street
The City’s Main Street plan page says the plan “will establish a new vision for Main Street” “from Weller Lane to Great Mall Parkway, with a focus on the area between Calaveras Boulevard and Curtis Avenue”.
Midtown
The City’s Plans page says, “The currently adopted Milpitas Midtown Specific Plan (Midtown Plan), was adopted in 2002 and updated in 2010.” The City’s Gateway-Main Street page describes a plan area that “encompasses approximately 600 acres”, and the plan as “formerly Midtown Specific Plan”.
Milpitas Metro
The City’s page says, “The Milpitas Metro Specific Plan (Metro Plan, MMSP, or the Plan) is an update to the Milpitas Transit Area Specific Plan (TASP), adopted in 2008.” The same page calls the area a “transit oriented neighborhood”.
Town Center
The General Plan’s urban form diagram labels a “Town Center District”.
Civic Center
The General Plan lists “Civic Center” among its special districts, and its urban form diagram labels “City Hall/Civic Center”.
McCarthy Ranch
The General Plan lists “McCarthy Ranch” among its special districts, and the City’s economic-development page calls it “a 415,000 square foot power retail center.”
Sunnyhills
The Historical Society’s January 2019 newsletter says, “The Sunnyhills Neighborhood Association is a volunteer group of local homeowners and residents who actively work to improve the Sunnyhills neighborhood and the city of Milpitas through positive activities and programs.”
Milford Village
The Society’s January 2019 newsletter speaks of a vote “to annex Sunnyhills and Milford Village”, “exactly 60 years ago, in 1959”.
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