Editing Carmel-by-the-Sea, California (section)

== Government ==
Carmel is a [[general law city]] governed by a mayor and four [[city council]] members.<ref name="glaw">{{cite web|title=Carmel-by-the-Sea Government|url=http://ci.carmel.ca.us/carmel/index.cfm/government/|publisher=City of Carmel-by-the-Sea|access-date=October 12, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730112427/http://ci.carmel.ca.us/carmel/index.cfm/government/|archive-date=July 30, 2012}}</ref><ref name="elected">{{cite web|title=Carmel-by-the-Sea Elected Officials|url=http://ci.carmel.ca.us/carmel/index.cfm/government/elected-officials/|publisher=City of Carmel-by-the-Sea|access-date=January 7, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220230303/http://ci.carmel.ca.us/carmel/index.cfm/government/elected-officials/|archive-date=December 20, 2016}}</ref> The current mayor is Dave Potter.<ref name="elected" /> Elected councilmembers are Carrie Theis, Jeff Baron, Bobby Richards and Jan Reimers.<ref>{{cite web|title=City Councilmembers|url=http://ci.carmel.ca.us/carmel/index.cfm/government/elected-officials/city-council-members/|publisher=City of Carmel-by-the-Sea|access-date=October 12, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512150932/http://ci.carmel.ca.us/carmel/index.cfm/government/elected-officials/city-council-members/|archive-date=May 12, 2012}}</ref> Chip Rerig is the newest City Administrator.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Colón |first=Brisa |date=October 2, 2023 |title=Carmel-by-the Sea city administrator under scrutiny following scuffle |url=https://www.ksbw.com/article/carmel-by-the-sea-city-administrator-under-scrutiny-following-scuffle/45418886 |access-date=October 3, 2023 |website=KSBW |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ci.carmel.ca.us/carmel/index.cfm/government/staff-departments/|title=Staff & Departments|publisher=City of Carmel|access-date=January 7, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205080706/http://ci.carmel.ca.us/carmel/index.cfm/government/staff-departments/|archive-date=February 5, 2015}}</ref>

The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea has established a "sphere of influence" that includes the communities of [[Carmel Woods]], [[Hatton Fields]], Mission Fields, Mission Tract, [[Carmel Point]], and Carmel Hills. These neighborhoods are officially parts of unincorporated [[Monterey County, California|Monterey County]], which provides most primary services, including law enforcement, street repairs, and public transit. Except for several shopping areas at the mouth of Carmel Valley, these satellite areas contain few, if any, businesses and serve primarily as bedroom communities to Carmel-by-the-Sea and the greater [[Monterey Peninsula]].<ref>{{cite web |title=City of Carmel-by-the-Sea 2011 Municipal Service and Sphere of Influence Review |date=January 24, 2011 |page=8 |publisher=[[Local Agency Formation Commission]] of Monterey County |access-date=August 31, 2016 |url=http://www.monterey.lafco.ca.gov/2013/MSRs%20&%20Maps%20for%20Web%20Nov%207/Cities/Carmel%20MSR%20-%20Sphere%20Review%20Adopted%20012411a.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831214254/http://www.monterey.lafco.ca.gov/2013/MSRs%20%26%20Maps%20for%20Web%20Nov%207/Cities/Carmel%20MSR%20-%20Sphere%20Review%20Adopted%20012411a.pdf |archive-date=August 31, 2016 }}</ref>

===Mail===
[[File:Carmel-by-the-Sea World War I Memorial Arch (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|World War I Memorial Arch]]
In July 2024, Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council voted to establish street addresses for the first time in the city.<ref>{{cite news|title=Carmel-by-the-Sea, a town with no addresses, says the time has come to add house numbers|newspaper=[[L.A. Times]]|first=Hailey|last=Branson-Potts|date=July 20, 2024|access-date=October 3, 2024|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-07-20/carmel-by-the-sea-town-with-no-addresses-will-add-house-numbers}}</ref> There remains no home mail-delivery in Carmel-by-the-Sea (by contrast with adjacent, "county-Carmel" residential districts).<ref>{{cite news|title=For Carmel-by-the-Sea, No Home Mail Delivery|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|first=Brian|last=Bergstein|date=November 19, 2000|access-date=March 8, 2018|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2000/11/19/for-carmel-by-the-sea-no-home-mail-delivery/ca111d6c-4e20-40b8-8a49-ba49d03b60f7/|archive-date=March 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309182918/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2000/11/19/for-carmel-by-the-sea-no-home-mail-delivery/ca111d6c-4e20-40b8-8a49-ba49d03b60f7/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Unusual laws===
[[File:Cypress Inn front entrances (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[La Ribera Hotel]] (today known as the Cypress Inn), built in 1929]][[Argyll Campbell]] served as [[city attorney]] of Carmel from 1920 to 1937. He was responsible for drawing up many of Carmel's first zoning laws and ordinances. Campbell backed zoning ordinances that limited the business district and restricting the size of residential houses and lots. No sidewalks in the residential area, no streetlights, no commercial development on the beach, preservation of the native trees, one or two stories height limitation, no chain restaurants, and no billboards. These ordinances have helped preserve Carmel's character as a village.<ref name="Carmel">{{cite book|last1=Gilliam|first1=Harold |last2=Gilliam |first2= Ann|publisher= Peregrine Smith Books|place=Salt Lake City|title=Creating Carmel: The Enduring Vision |date=1992|url=https://archive.org/details/creatingcarmelen00gill/page/184/mode/2up?q=%22Argyll+Campbell%22|pages=16, 185–186|isbn= 9780879053970 |access-date=March 21, 2022}}</ref>

===County, state, and federal representation===
[[File:Carmel Fire Station, Carmel-by-the-Sea.jpg|thumb|left|Carmel Fire Station, built 1937]]
On the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, Carmel is represented by Supervisor Mary Adams.<ref>{{cite web|title=Monterey County Supervisorial District 5 Map (North District 5) |url=http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/cob/sup_maps/district5-1.pdf |publisher=County of Monterey |access-date=September 21, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701050525/http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/cob/sup_maps/district5-1.pdf |archive-date=July 1, 2012 }}</ref>

In the [[California State Assembly]], Carmel is in {{Representative|caad|29|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref name="swd" /> In the [[California State Senate]], Carmel in {{Representative|casd|17|fmt=sdistrict}}.<ref name="swd" />

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Carmel is in [[California's 19th congressional district|California's 19th Congressional District]], represented by Democrat [[Jimmy Panetta]].