Frequently Asked Questions

Call the Cotati Police Department at 707-792-4611.

Call fire prevention-rancho adobe fire district at 707-576-1365.

Call Administrative Services - Business Licenses at 707-665-3631.

Call the City of Cotati police department immediately! Try to get a good description of the person dumping, the vehicle that they were driving, and the vehicle license number. If you see illegally dumped trash after the fact and cannot provide a description of the responsible party, where the trash is located will determine how it is to be removed.

If the debris is located on the public property i.e.: street, sidewalk, alley, or other City-owned property, call Public Works Department at 707-665-3638.

For dumping on a vacant lot or private property, call the Building Department at 707-665-3636.

For inoperable and/or unregistered vehicles located on the street, sidewalk or alley please contact the City of Cotati Police Department at 707-792-4611.

Sonoma County Environmental Health Department 
625 5th Street
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Phone: 707-565-6565

Overflowing dumpster at restaurants or stores, rodents, septic issues

Sonoma County Assessor's Office
585 Fiscal Drive 
Number 104F
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Phone: 707-565-1888

Property owner information

PG&E
Phone: 800-743-5000

Electrical or Gas problems

CalTrans 
3161 Jefferson Street
Napa CA 94558 
Phone: 707-253-4919

Dead animals on highways, graffiti on highway sound walls and overpasses, weeds and litter on highways, and medians.

Child Protective Services 24hr Hotline: 800-544-8696

Sonoma County Housing Authority 
1440 Guerneville Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95403 
Phone: 707-565-7500

Addresses the need for safe and affordable housing

Call Public Works at 707-665-3638.