Are you a business owner?

Interested in moving to, getting started, or setting up in Petaluma?

just For businesses

Welcome to Petaluma !!

As first order of business, you might g want to get in touch with our Economic Development Division

Below you will find the categories of information available to you as a business owner, prospective business owner, or someone considering expanding or relocating your business to Petaluma.

To look up resources on the City's web site, visit our A-Z alphabetical listing

Watch our Community Videos, get a quick tour of what Petaluma has to offer -

About Petaluma - Getting Started

Start with the FAQs in our Business Tax / Finance Department. Also, please view our listing of Agencies to Contact. You may also want to check out some of the links listed below.

For real estate issues, inquire with the Chamber of Commerce; for business permits/tax/licensing, visit our Finance Division Business Tax; Transportation links are below; Utility infromation is also listed below, with the links to the appropriate utility. For information about permitting, check with Community Development.

Please also visit our business partners, the Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce, The Visitors' Center and the Petaluma Downtown Association.

You might need to know some of the local/Petaluma-specific ordinances - visit here.

Services for Businesses

A-Z index
Government - City Clerk's section of our web site
Elected Officials
City Hall - Departments and the City Phone Directory
Calendar of Community -wide Events

Ground Transportation

Access to Petaluma is from Northbound US 101, north of San Francisco
Driving Conditions (511.org) in Petaluma
California Dept of Transportation
Road Closures in Petaluma - coming soon
City Transit - buses, paratransit
Taxi and Limousine Service

Utilities

Water and Sewer/Wastewater service - City of Petaluma
Garbage, Recycling - North Bay Corporation and Redwood Empire Disposal
Electrical and Gas Service - PG and E
Telephone Service - ATT, others
Internet Access - ATT , Sonic.Net, Comcast, others
Wireless Internet in Petaluma
Commercially available TV - ATT/UVerse (portions of the City), Comcast, DirecTV, Dish Network

Maps

City of Petaluma Geographic Information Systems section, including -
Parks
Zoning
Landuse
Weather in Petaluma
Dynamic maps of the Petaluma area
Downloadable GIS data