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Health & Fitness

Update on the City's Regulations Regarding Recreational, Commercial, and Oversized Vehicle Parking Restrictions

At their regularly scheduled meeting on April 21, 2014, the Mill Valley City Council adopted an ordinance amending the City's regulations regarding recreational, commercial, and oversized vehicle parking restrictions (Sections 10.04.190 and 10.04.195 of the Mill Valley Municipal Code).

The changes to the ordinance, summarized below and available in full at the links below, take effect on May 21. The Mill Valley Police Department will provide courtesy warnings to affected vehicles for two weeks and begin enforcement on June 5. Enforcement will be driven by complaints, and temporary parking permits will be available with limitations.

The new restrictions include the following:

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  • It is unlawful to camp overnight or to park a trailer coach overnight or for more than eight (8) hours in any day upon a public highway, including the right-of-way, within the City of Mill Valley, unless the trailer coach is parked for the purpose of making emergency repairs or when a temporary trailer coach parking permit has been issued.
  • It is be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to park any vehicle or combination of vehicles, trailer or auxiliary equipment with a length combined length of thirty-five (35) feet or more, on any public highway, public right-of-way, or public property, within the City of Mill Valley between the hours of midnight to 5 a.m.
  • The parking of commercial vehicles on any public highway or public right-of-way is prohibited between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m. Commercial vehicles shall not remain parked on a public highway or public right-of-way for more than two hours between the hours of 5 a.m. and midnight.

Download the following documents for more information:

To apply for a temporary parking permit, please contact the Mill Valley Police Department:

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Non-Emergency Phone: 389-4100
Email: info@millvalleypd.org
Location: 1 Hamilton Drive, Mill Valley, CA 94941
Hours of Operation: Monday - Thursday from 8 am to 5 pm and Fridays from 8 am - 4 pm.

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