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Mill Valley adopts updated safety element for Mill Valley 2040; maps, SB 99 overlays and outreach to follow

Mill Valley City Council · January 20, 2026
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Summary

Council adopted updates to the safety and hazards element of the Mill Valley 2040 general plan, including SB 99-required mapping of parcels with limited ingress/egress, evacuation planning, and a new climate-adaptation section. The adoption passed unanimously after staff and commission presentations and public comment about power‑line safety and undergrounding.

The Mill Valley City Council unanimously adopted an updated Safety and Hazards element for the Mill Valley 2040 general plan at its Jan. 20 meeting. Staff said the amendment improves evacuation planning, adds a new climate-adaptation and sea-level-rise section and integrates requirements from Senate Bill 99 to identify parcels with only one way in or out.

Danielle, the project manager for the update, told the council the draft grew out of outreach and technical analysis, and that the document was reviewed by the Emergency Preparedness Commission and Cal Fire (which had no substantive changes). The element identifies…

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