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Planning Commission recommends council adopt modernized parking ordinance, waiving nonresidential parking for most small businesses

Mill Valley Planning Commission · October 14, 2025
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Summary

The commission voted to forward a comprehensive parking code update to the City Council that largely eliminates nonresidential parking requirements for uses up to 5,000 sq ft, applies a 3‑spaces-per-1,000‑sq‑ft standard for larger expansions, and updates multifamily and shared‑parking rules.

The Mill Valley Planning Commission voted to recommend the City Council adopt a new parking ordinance (chapter 20.61) that modernizes parking ratios, design standards and shared‑parking rules across the city.

Patrick Kelly, director of planning and building, summarized the package as the outcome of a Walker Consultants study: the council supported eliminating nonresidential parking requirements for buildings and changes of use up to 5,000 square feet and applying a blended 3 spaces per 1,000 square…

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