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Mill Valley panel approves Scott Valley Swim & Tennis Club membership increase with parking, pickleball and employee‑parking conditions
Summary
The Mill Valley Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit amendment allowing Scott Valley Swim & Tennis Club to raise membership from 400 to 430 families, adopting new conditions that require employee parking in the lower lot, formalized parking controls for swim meets and restricted pickleball hours to limit neighborhood impacts.
The Mill Valley Planning Commission voted to approve a conditional use permit amendment that increases membership at the Scott Valley Swim & Tennis Club from 400 to 430 families._Daisy Allen, senior planner, told commissioners the club spans three parcels totaling about six acres, has 71 on‑site parking spaces and 16 bike spaces, and currently operates under a CUP that limits membership to 400 families._
The commission’s approval formalizes a compromise the club reached with the Scott Valley Homeowners Association and includes new conditions of approval intended to reduce neighborhood impacts. Those conditions require club staff and employees to park in the lower lot rather than on adjacent streets, strengthen the club’s parking‑management program for swim meets and major events (including cones, signage and parking attendants), and add active promotion to neighbors of any membership preferential‑access policy for Scott Valley and Scott Valley Meadows residents._
"We began this process to collaborate with the HOA to ensure transparency and to address concerns regarding traffic and parking," said Matt Holt, the club’s general manager. He told the commission the club will phase the additional 30 memberships in small increments—five every other month—and pause if the member experience or neighborhood impacts warrant it. Holt said the club also plans to install lighting shields and to continue using parking attendants during peak events.
Staff reported that traffic analyses prepared for the application estimated weekday trip increases of up to 24 daily trips and up to 36 on weekend days for the larger original proposal; the revised 430‑member proposal generates fewer trips than the initial request. "The parking study indicated that peak parking demand could exceed on‑site supply during special events, but that adjacent street parking could accommodate those peaks when managed," Allen said.
Neighbors who spoke at the public hearing urged the commission to require stronger enforcement and clearer communication. John Palmer, president of the Scott Valley Homeowners Association, urged a firm condition to require employee parking on‑site and active neighborhood notification about membership openings. "Having a policy isn't enough if people don't know about it," Palmer said.
Commissioners also formalized pickleball hours in the conditions because of noise concerns; staff and the club said no noise study was included with the application and the hour limits reflect a negotiated compromise. With the new conditions included, the motion to approve passed unanimously among the three eligible commissioners voting on the item, 3–0.
The decision is subject to a 10‑calendar‑day appeal period to the City Council.
