Do You Support Subway Moving into Downtown Mill Valley?

On Jan. 9, a local franchisee for Subway is set to go before the Planning Commission with a plan to , the space Baskin-Robbins called home for more than four decades until it .

The application serves as a litmus test for recent City Hall discussions about how chain businesses fit into the ongoing overhaul of the city’s zoning ordinances. 

Akki Patel, who has opened a number of Subway franchises in the North Bay and the Bay Area, signed a lease with building owner Lynn Spaulding earlier this month. He is looking to open a Subway in the 930-square-foot space, which would be the second Subway in the area along with the location at Tam Junction.

The application is fairly straightforward. No additional parking is required. Subway seeks to be open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Subway’s signage would be regulated by the city’s sign ordinance, requiring it to both conform to the natural wood aesthetics of the other signs in the center and be no more than 31 feet long, according to city officials.

Do you support it?