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Applies to businesses such as contractors and gardeners from outside city limits as well as pumpkin patch/Christmas tree lot operators without a physical office in San Rafael Applying For a Business License For new licenses and changes of location or ownership, we offer online registration. Business License Tax Information By default, we issue all out-of-town businesses...

Applies to stores, offices, home-based businesses, and most other physical locations in city limits (verify your location is in city limits on our zoning map) Applying For a Business License For new licenses or changes in location or ownership, we offer online registration. After your application is received, you will receive a follow-up email with...

We’re here to help. If your concern is an emergency, please call 9-1-1. If the concern is urgent, but not an emergency, please call (415) 485-3051 during business hours. Submit your request or question in the form below and we’ll get back to you shortly. City of San Rafael Business License Division 1400 Fifth Avenue...

We’re here to help. If your concern is an emergency, please call 9-1-1. If the concern is urgent, but not an emergency, please call (415) 485-3138 during business hours. Submit your request or question below and we’ll get back to you shortly. For information on business licenses visit our Business License Division Page. City of...

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Commuters will soon have a new option when it comes to Highway 101. The SMART train will run from Santa Rosa to San Rafael at a projected 70 miles an hour in brand new, clean diesel trains; SMART will allow you to get out of your car on Highway 101 and still get where you...

Senate Bill 272 Approved on October 11, 2015, adds a section to the California Public Records Act requiring local agencies to create a catalog of Enterprise Systems by July 1, 2016 with annual updates. Enterprise System A software application or computer system that collects, stores, exchanges and analyzes information that the agency uses that is both...

If you’re interested in making a difference in your community, consider applying to serve on one of our boards, commissions, or committees. Interviews are held each Spring and Fall, but you can submit an application anytime — we’ll keep it on file until the next round! Curious when current terms end? Take a look at...

We've heard that navigating the City's processes can be confusing, and we agree! To help, we've compiled some tips and tricks for effective public participation. Please note, this is a starting point and not a complete guide to all City procedures. Meeting Basics City Council: Meets on the first and third Mondays of each month...

The budget is a tool the City uses to establish its priorities for the fiscal year to come. Key community goals are identified through the spending plan in the City Budget.  The City Council and City staff respond to the community's needs in part through the budget which is intended to balance not only revenues and costs but...

In 2001, J. Michael Maloney, a Marin resident, established an endowment with the Marin Community Foundation in honor of former San Rafael Planning Commissioner Dick O'Brien to fund an annual "Citizen of the Year" award, and San Rafael subsequently changed the name to the "Richard O’Brien and the Mary Ferrario O’Brien Public Service Award" in...