Mill Valley Planning & Building Update For March 19

Press release from the City of Mill Valley:

March 19, 2020

City Hall is closed to the general public at the present time. Staffing services are limited to “essential services,” based on the March 16, 2020 Shelter in Place Order of Marin County Health Officer(“Shelter in Place Order”). We ask for your patience while the City adjusts its staffing and workload accordingly. The following summarizes current services for the Department:

Planning Division

• New Applications: No new planning applications will be accepted until further notice.
• Existing Applications: Planning staff will continue to process existing applications, as resources allow.
• Planning Commission and Zoning Administrator Meetings: Are canceled at the present time.

Building Division Building Inspections

• Inspection services will continue in order to perform work that qualifies as “Essential Infrastructure” and “Essential Businesses” in the Shelter in Place Order including, but not limited to, construction of housing, provided that such work is conducted in compliance with Social Distancing Requirements as defined in the Shelter in Place Order. The Shelter in Place Order exempts maintenance of essential infrastructure, including the construction of housing. Based on this exemption, staff will continue to conduct inspections, process permits and plan check submittals, as staffing allows.

• City inspectors will contact the household to confirm the inspection prior to conducting the site visit to ensure health and safety protocols are followed.

Residential Building Reports

Residential Building Reports do not qualify as “Essential Infrastructure” and “Essential Businesses” and will be suspended at the present time.

Building Permit Plan Check Applications / Plan Check Resubmittals

We are accepting Building Permit Applications and Plan Check Resubmittals via FTP Site, mail, or email. Please complete the permit application and submit via FTP Site, mail, or email to Permit Service Coordinator, Athena Langdon at alangdon@cityofmillvalley.org.

Building Permit Issuance

Permit issuance services (electronic only) will continue for projects that qualify as “Essential “Infrastructure” and “Essential Businesses” as defined in the Shelter in Place Order.

Code Enforcement

Complaints involving life safety issues and public nuisances will continue as normal; all others will be deferred.

Public Inquiries

When needed, schedule a phone or online appointment. Out of an abundance of caution, no in-person meetings will be conducted at the present time to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

• For general Planning Division related questions, contact planning@cityofmillvalley.org, or for general zoning information, go to www.marinmap.organd/or the Planning Department’s forms and resources page.

Stay Informed

Please note that local requirements continue to change, so please check the City’s website and Planning and Building page for updates.

This press release was produced by the City of Mill Valley. The views expressed here are the author’s own.