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Service area · San Mateo County
Garcia's Landscape & Hardscape builds paver patios and driveways, concrete, retaining walls, irrigation, landscape lighting and yard drainage in Millbrae (94030). Millbrae water customers who replace lawn can get $2 per sq ft from BAWSCA's Lawn Be Gone! program, plus $300 for a rain garden.
Services in Millbrae
Millbrae is a small hillside city between SFO and the Peninsula hills, with mostly owner-occupied 1950s and 60s homes on slopes west of El Camino Real.
Local know-how
Millbrae takes part in BAWSCA's Lawn Be Gone! program at $2 per sq ft, plus a $300 rain garden rebate. At least 200 sq ft of irrigated lawn must be converted, and you need a Notice to Proceed before removing it.
To qualify, old sprinklers in the converted area must be removed, capped or converted to drip, and new irrigation must be low-volume drip with a pressure regulator, filter and pressure-compensating emitters. At least half the area must be live plants.
Millbrae requires a building permit and an engineering plan for retaining walls over 48 inches. Lots in the Millbrae Highlands and Green Hills often need walls to level patios and yards.
In a Lawn Be Gone! project, the part that isn't planted must be permeable hardscape such as permeable pavers or gravel, not solid concrete. That makes pavers and planting a natural pairing in Millbrae.
Rules at a glance
Check with Millbrae's Building Division before starting a wall project. Lawn Be Gone! applications go through BAWSCA and your water provider before any lawn is removed.
Summary of official guidance for planning only. We confirm the rules for your address during the site visit.
| Location / item | Limit |
|---|---|
| BAWSCA Lawn Be Gone! rebate | $2 per sq ft + $300 rain garden |
| Retaining wall over 48 in | Building permit + engineering plan |
| Minimum lawn conversion | 200 sq ft, Notice to Proceed first |
| Irrigation in converted area | Low-volume drip with regulator, filter, PC emitters |
Coverage
Millbrae BART/Caltrain Station · Green Hills Country Club · Central Park (Millbrae) · SFO
94030
How it works
Tell us your Millbrae address, the project and your timeline.
We measure, check drainage and confirm City of Millbrae and HOA limits.
Materials, finish, layout and schedule, in writing and free.
We build, clean up and review the finished work with you.
$2 per sq ft through BAWSCA's Lawn Be Gone! program, plus an extra $300 if you add a qualifying rain garden. You must convert at least 200 sq ft of irrigated lawn and get a Notice to Proceed before you start.
Yes, if they are permeable. At least 50% of the converted area must be live plants, and the rest must be permeable hardscape. Solid concrete, artificial turf and overhead sprinklers aren't allowed in the converted area.
Millbrae requires a permit and an engineering plan for retaining walls over 48 inches tall. Walls of any height that hold back a driveway, building or slope also need one under the California Residential Code.
Any irrigation in the converted area must be low-volume drip with backflow prevention, a rain shut-off, a pressure regulator, a filter and pressure-compensating emitters. Existing sprinklers there must be removed, capped or converted.
Send your address and a few photos. We'll confirm the Millbrae rules and give you a free estimate.
