GARDEN GROVE City Hall’s lobby will be open on Monday (OC Tribune).

On Monday, May 18, 2020, Garden Grove City Hall, located at 11222 Acacia Parkway, will re-open its lobby counters under modified services, in line with Orange County Health Care Agency public safety guidelines to avoid the spread of the coronavirus. The re-opening is in accordance with Governor Gavin Newsom’s designation into Stage 2 of the state’s 4-stage Resilience Roadmap, allowing low-risk businesses to gradually re-open.

“There’s a sense of careful optimism in re-opening our City Hall doors to the community. We’ve planned our re-opening with the well-being of our employees and the public as a top priority by installing important health safeguards and following restrictive guidelines set by county and state health agencies,” said Garden Grove City Manager Scott Stiles.

New safeguards in place include:

• Plexiglass shields installed at each public front counter to protect both sides from contamination.
• Six-foot social distancing floor markers.
• Signage reinforcing public health and safety requirements.
• Requiring all City Hall visitors to wear face masks before admitted entry.
• Limiting the number of walk-in visitors to City Hall.

City Hall will accept walk-in visitors for water bill payments, business tax or licenses, recreation services, and for pre-scheduled appointments only.  All other services, including in-person services, are available by appointment, online, or by calling the following departments and divisions:

Building & Safety: (714) 741-5307

Business Tax: (714) 741-5074

Code Enforcement: (714) 741-5350

Community Services/Parks & Facilities: (714) 741-5200

Engineering: (714) 741-5192

Housing Services: (714) 741-5150

Planning Services: (714) 741-5312

Public Works/Water Services: (714) 741-5375 / (714) 741-5395

Water Bill Inquiries: (714) 741-5078

Water Bill Payments: (888) 867-2992

For all other services, please call (714) 741-5000, or visit the department pages on the City’s website at ggcity.org

The Garden Grove Police Department lobby, at 11301 Acacia Parkway, will also re-open on Monday, May 18, 2020 under Orange County Health Care Agency public safety guidelines, including limiting the number of walk-in visitors.   Appointments can be made by calling the police department’s non-emergency telephone number at (714) 741-5704.

Also re-opening on Monday will be the Garden Grove Municipal Service Center, at 13802 Newhope St..  Their telephone number is (714) 741-5375.

For more information, visit the City’s website at ggcity.org, or the coronavirus webpage at ggcity.org/coronavirus.