New City Manager Todd Cusimano Seeks to Navigate The Road Ahead for Outdoor Business Use With an Extension thru April 2023 & Extra Time For Those Who Need to Address Parking Requirements

New City Manager Todd Cusimano Seeks to Navigate The Road Ahead for Outdoor Business Use With an Extension thru April 2023 & Extra Time For Those Who Need to Address Parking Requirements

Update 9.22.22: At the Sept. 19 hearing, the three-member council declined to address the possible expansion of the reduced May-Oct. seasonal use approved by the Council in April. The Mill Valley Chamber supports a balanced approach that provides both runway and...
Planning Commission Unanimously Backs One-Year Extension of Non-Seasonal Outdoor Business Use and Evaluation of a Permanent Program – Ultimate Decision Goes to City Council in September

Planning Commission Unanimously Backs One-Year Extension of Non-Seasonal Outdoor Business Use and Evaluation of a Permanent Program – Ultimate Decision Goes to City Council in September

Commissioners Seek Planning Resources to Dig Into a Long-Term Outdoor Program and Possible Recourse for Businesses on Private Property With Required On-Site Parking Miller Ave. street closure in 2021. “If we took this to a public vote, this would be a landslide.” So...
Planning Commission Unanimously Backs One-Year Extension of Non-Seasonal Outdoor Business Use and Evaluation of a Permanent Program – Ultimate Decision Goes to City Council in September

At an August 23rd Hearing, City Council Seeks Planning Commission Blessing of a Proposal to Make Outdoor Dining Only Seasonal and Bar Use of Private Property If It Reduces Parking

Millet Ave. street closure in 2021. In 2021, as City officials continued to navigate a seemingly endless series of forced closures and restrictions on how brick and mortar businesses and nonprofits could function amidst the pandemic, creativity and innovation became...
Support Downtown & Miller Ave. Businesses Amidst Blithedale Project!

Support Downtown & Miller Ave. Businesses Amidst Blithedale Project!

For the past six weeks – and for many more to come – the City of Mill Valley is in the midst of a long-planned overhaul of East Blithedale Avenue, one of the two main arteries in town. The project features a ton of vital improvements, including rehabilitating pavement...
City Council Backs Current Outdoor Biz Program Thru Oct. 31, Shifts to Seasonally Limited Version in 2023

City Council Backs Current Outdoor Biz Program Thru Oct. 31, Shifts to Seasonally Limited Version in 2023

Some councilmembers indicate an openness to future changes Outdoor dining at Joe’s Taco Lounge in Milll Valley. The pandemic has left no individual, business or entity untouched, and the scars of loss permeate through all of us. But it has also delivered...