Corte Madera Dailyhttps://todayinmarin.space/corte-madera/What happened in Corte Madera town government, every morningen-usA quiet week in Corte Madera: fire-season vigilance and a few extra lapshttps://todayinmarin.space/corte-madera/issues/2026-07-31-weekly.htmlhttps://todayinmarin.space/corte-madera/issues/2026-07-31-weekly.htmlFri, 31 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000A quiet week in Corte Madera: fire-season vigilance and a few extra lapsCouncil to Weigh Ban on Tobacco & Nicotine Sales Ahead of Tuesday Hearinghttps://todayinmarin.space/corte-madera/issues/2026-07-31.htmlhttps://todayinmarin.space/corte-madera/issues/2026-07-31.htmlFri, 31 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000The Town Council will hold a public hearing on August 4 to consider introducing an ordinance that would prohibit the sale of tobacco and nicotine products by businesses in Corte Madera, according to a town notice posted this week.Fire season reminders and extra pool time top a quiet news dayhttps://todayinmarin.space/corte-madera/issues/2026-07-30.htmlhttps://todayinmarin.space/corte-madera/issues/2026-07-30.htmlThu, 30 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000Fire season reminders and extra pool time top a quiet news dayPlanning Commission rewrites the commercial code — parking ratios, outdoor gyms and food-truck caps — while the climate committee says fix the chargers we havehttps://todayinmarin.space/corte-madera/issues/2026-07-19-weekly.htmlhttps://todayinmarin.space/corte-madera/issues/2026-07-19-weekly.htmlSun, 19 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000The single biggest piece of town business this week was a study session with no vote attached. On July 14 the Planning Commission spent the night on the Commercial Code Modernization Project, a top-to-bottom rewrite of zoning for the four commercial districts (C1–C4) and the MX-1 mixed-use district. Staff and consultant Miller Planning Associates propose consolidating more than 300 outdated land use categories, writing definitions for all of them, moving a number of uses from conditional-use permits to permitted by right, and adding standards for outdoor dining, outdoor display and sales, and outdoor fitness.Three Town Council seats open this November; nomination papers now availablehttps://todayinmarin.space/corte-madera/issues/2026-07-17.htmlhttps://todayinmarin.space/corte-madera/issues/2026-07-17.htmlFri, 17 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000The Town has put out the call for candidates: three seats on the Corte Madera Town Council go before voters this November, and the nomination period for the 2026 election opened July 13.Climate committee balks at more EV chargers until the six it has actually workhttps://todayinmarin.space/corte-madera/issues/2026-07-15.htmlhttps://todayinmarin.space/corte-madera/issues/2026-07-15.htmlWed, 15 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000Staff came to Wednesday's Climate Action Committee meeting asking a simple question — where should Corte Madera put its next public EV chargers? — and got a fairly blunt answer: fix the ones we have first. The town's six charging ports at Town Park and Town Hall, installed in January 2025, are running at roughly 10 to 14 percent usage, and staff member Phoebe reported ongoing operational headaches, noting that pretty much every other Marin jurisdiction with public charging is having similar trouble. Staff also floated a countywide alternative: leasing or licensing town sites to third-party charging operators rather than owning and babysitting the hardware.Planning Commission spends the night rewriting Corte Madera's commercial code — parking ratios, outdoor gyms and how many food trucks a park can holdhttps://todayinmarin.space/corte-madera/issues/2026-07-14.htmlhttps://todayinmarin.space/corte-madera/issues/2026-07-14.htmlTue, 14 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000The commission spent its July 14 study session on the Commercial Code Modernization Project, a top-to-bottom rewrite of the zoning rules for the four commercial districts (C1–C4) and the MX-1 mixed-use district. Staff and consultant Miller Planning Associates propose consolidating more than 300 outdated land use categories, writing definitions for all of them, moving a number of uses from conditional-use permits to permitted by right, and adding new standards for outdoor dining, outdoor display and sales, and outdoor fitness.One meeting, one big vote: 150 senior-care units approved at 56 Madera Blvd. as a councilmember says she won't resignhttps://todayinmarin.space/corte-madera/issues/2026-07-12-weekly.htmlhttps://todayinmarin.space/corte-madera/issues/2026-07-12-weekly.htmlSun, 12 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000The week's one big decision came Tuesday night, when the Council voted 4-0 (Council Member Beckman absent) to approve a 150-unit residential care facility for the elderly at 56 Madera Boulevard — 118 assisted living units and 32 memory care units, about 176,575 square feet on the 5.53-acre site now holding a Best Western and a former restaurant. Every existing structure comes down. The 0.81-acre on-site pond stays and gets enhanced. The Council adopted Resolution 30/2026, finding the project exempt from further CEQA review under Guidelines Section 15183 as consistent with 2009 General Plan density. The Planning Commission had already approved it on June 9.Council clears 150-unit senior care complex at 56 Madera Blvd. 4-0, over pond-access and heron-roost objectionshttps://todayinmarin.space/corte-madera/issues/2026-07-07.htmlhttps://todayinmarin.space/corte-madera/issues/2026-07-07.htmlTue, 07 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000At 56 Madera Boulevard, the 5.53-acre site now holding a Best Western hotel and a former restaurant, the Town Council voted 4-0 to approve a 150-unit residential care facility for the elderly — 118 assisted living units and 32 memory care units, roughly 176,575 square feet. All existing structures would be demolished. The 0.81-acre on-site pond would be retained and enhanced. Staff recommended approval, and the Council adopted Resolution 30/2026, finding the project exempt from further CEQA review under Guidelines Section 15183 as consistent with 2009 General Plan density.