Chico residents can obtain a wide variety of services from the City of Chico and other agencies. Some are provided as part of your taxes, while others require a use charge. Some are given directly to you, while others are available upon request. It's your city... know what is available to you! See also County Services.

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A

Service Who provides it Phone Number Web Site Description and Notes
Accessibility      
Affordable Housing Community Housing Improvement Program (530) 891-6931 http://www.chiphousing.net/ Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) is a private, not-for-profit organization committed to providing affordable housing to low-income residents in Northern California.
Airport Airport Manager (530) 896-7200 http://www.chico.ca.us/Airport/Home_Page.asp  
Air Quality Butte County Air Quality Management District (530)891-2882 http://www.bcaqmd.org/
Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health      
Animal Control Chico Police Department    
Art      

B

Service Who provides it Phone Number Web Site Description and Notes
Bicycle licenses University Police      
Budget        
Building Permits and Inspections        
Business Licenses        
Business Services        
Butte County     http://www.buttecounty.net

C

Service Who provides it Phone Number Web Site Description and Notes
Capitol Improvement Projects        
Cemeteries        
Chamber of Commerce       The Chamber of Commerce is a business service organization that supports local businesses and economic vitality and provides relocation information.
Child Care Services        
City Clerk        
City Council        
City Manager        
Code Enforcement        
Complaints        
Community Development        
Community Development Block Grants        
Community Gardens        
Community Transit        
Courts Butte County Superior Court      
Crime Prevention        

D

Service Who provides it Phone Number Web Site Description and Notes
Department of Motor Vehicles      
Development Services        
Dog Licenses Finance Department (530) 879-7320  
Downtown Activities Downtown Chico Business Association    
Drainage and Storm Water Collection General Services Department    

E

Service Who provides it Phone Number Web Site Description and Notes
Economic Development        
Elections County Clerk-Recorder or City Clerk     The City Clerk oversees local election code compliance. The County Clerk-Recorder oversees elections and provides voter information and registration services.
Emergencies   Dial 9-1-1   Call 9-1-1 for life threatening events, fire or medical emergencies, vehicle accidents that have just occurred, lost children (12 years and younger), bomb threats, any in-progress crimes, etc. Please note: Police Non-Emergency number is 897-4911
Employment (with the City of Chico)        

F

Service Who provides it Phone Number Web Site Description and Notes
Facilities and Park Rentals        
Fair Housing Assistance        
Fee subsidies        
Finance Department        
Fire Department        
Flooding        

G

Service Who provides it Phone Number Web Site Description and Notes
Garbage and Curbside Recycling Collection        
Government General Government City Council, City Manager      
Graffiti Removal   (530) 898-2003    

H

Service Who provides it Phone Number Web Site Description and Notes
Hazardous Materials        
Health Care and Hospitals        
Historical Resource Management        

I

Service Who provides it Phone Number Web Site Description and Notes
Irrigation        

L

Service Who provides it Phone Number Web Site Description and Notes
Landfill        
Libraries        

M

Service Who provides it Phone Number Web Site Description and Notes
Maps        
Marriage Licenses Butte County Clerk-Recorder      
Mediation        
Museums Chico Museum      
Municipal Code        

N

Service Who provides it Phone Number Web Site Description and Notes
Neighborhood Associations Neighborhood Services    
Noise Violations Chico Police Department (530) 897-4911 (non-emergency)  
Nonprofit Funding        

P

Service Who provides it Phone Number Web Site Description and Notes
Parking Enforcement and Citations Chico Police Department      
Parking Facilities        
Parks General Services Department (Park Division) (530) 896-7800    
Performing Arts Support Services        
Permits and Licenses Finance Department (530) 879-7320    
Planning Planning Department      
Police       Call 9-1-1 for life threatening events, fire or medical emergencies, vehicle accidents that have just occurred, lost children (12 years and younger), bomb threats, any in-progress crimes, etc. Please note: Police Non-Emergency number is 897-4911
Pools       The city Parks Department maintains the Sycamore Pool at the One Mile Recreation Area.
Post Office        
Promotions        
Public Health Butte County Health Department      
Public Records Requests City Clerk      
General Services Department       General Services Department is responsible for repair and maintenance of streets, sidewalks, bike paths, streetlights and traffic signals, operation and maintenance of water production and distribution, sewage collection/treatment,and drainage collection systems.

R

Service Who provides it Phone Number Web Site Description and Notes
Recreation Chico Area Recreation and Park District      

S

Service Who provides it Phone Number Web Site Description and Notes
Sewers General Services Department      
Storm Drains General Services Department      
Street Cleaning        
Street Trees Urban Forest Manager (530) 896-7800 Street Tree Division The City of Chico's Urban Forest Manager is responsible for the development and implementation of an urban forest management program involving trees and shrubs located in City parks and public rights-of-way.
Street Maintenance General Services Department      

T

Service Who provides it Phone Number Web Site Description and Notes
Taxes        
Teens        
Theatres       The Parks Department facilitiates reservations for the Bidwell Amphitheater
Traffic Operations        
Transportation B-Line     Butte County Transit provides bus service. The Chico Clipper is a transportation service for the disabled. Amtrak provides train service.

U

Service Who provides it Phone Number Web Site Description and Notes
Utilities General Services Department     General Services Department provides sewer, and drainage service.
Utilities-Garbage      
Utilities-Power and Gas PG&E    
Utilities-Telephone SBC Pacific Bell    
Utilities-Cable Comcast    
Utilities-Water California Water Service    

V

Service Who provides it Phone Number Web Site Description and Notes
Vistor Information Chamber of Commerce      
Voter Information Butte County Clerk-Recorder      

W

Service Who provides it Phone Number Web Site Description and Notes
Wastewater General Services Department      
Water        
Website (City Website)     http://www.ci.chico.ca.us  
Weed Abatement        
Wetlands        

Z

Service Who provides it Phone Number Web Site Description and Notes
Zoning Planning Department