City Hall and other offices will be closed to the public from December 23 to January 3, but appointments are available upon request. Public safety and emergency services remain available 24/7.  

Category: Community Development

New Hours for Massage Inspection Program

Effective as of Wednesday, November 7, 2018, Counter Hours for Massage Inspection Program will be changed to Wednesdays from 8:30am to 12:30pm. The following day/hours will be the only times when staff will be available to address massage ordinance related questions or accept applications. You can also contact the massage inspection staff at (415) 485-3487  or  massage@cityofsanrafael.org

New Building Inspection Hours

Please Note:  Beginning July, 9th 2018 the AM hours for Building Inspections will change.  Instead of 9:00 AM to Noon; the hours will go to 8:00 AM to Noon.  The PM hours will remain the same:  1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

New Residential Resale Report Application

NOTE:  Due to a policy change, we will no longer be able to process applications with credit card information.  Please use this new Residential Resale Report application when applying and mail in a check with the appropriate fee.  You can also apply online if paying by credit card.  Old versions of this application with credit card information … Continued

Proposed Kaiser project at 1650 Los Gamos

At 1650 Los Gamos, Kaiser Permanente is proposing a project with three components: Amendment to the current  zoning to add medical office use as an allowable use in the PD and allow the existing 148,000‐gross square foot office building to be utilized as a medical office building The construction of an up‐to 511‐space parking structure on … Continued

Good Design Guidelines for Downtown

What makes a great Downtown?  On Monday February 5, 2017, the San Rafael City Council received a presentation from Planning Commissioner Larry Paul and a working group of design professionals on Criteria for Good Design in Downtown San Rafael.  The working group has been meeting for several months to develop a cohesive design framework for … Continued

New Counter Hours for Planning and Building!

Starting Monday, December 4th, 2017, City Hall 3rd floor functions of Planning/Zoning, Building and Cashier/Business Licenses will have new counter hours. The Planning Division will add one additional afternoon (Tuesdays) for counter hours during the week. Building Division & the Business Licenses/Cashier counter hours:  Monday- Thursday:  8:30am – 4:30 pm; and  Friday: 8:30 am -1:30 … Continued

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