65 Fairfax St
San Rafael 94901 · San Rafael · Coordinates: 37.96562, -122.50393
Parcel & Assessor
- Lot size:
- 30,361 sq ft (0.70 ac)
- Assessor use:
- Multiple-Resid. - Improved
- Addresses on lot:
- 65 FAIRFAX ST; 65 FAIRFAX ST APT 1; 65 FAIRFAX ST APT 10
Zoning & Land Use
HR1.5 (San Rafael)
State Housing Pathways Screen (ADU & SB 9)
- ADU or junior ADULikely eligible
Zoned HR1.5 (multifamily residential): state law allows ADUs where homes are allowed. We read HR1.5 from the zoning code's name; we haven't checked it against San Rafael's code text. On a multifamily lot the state allowance is different: ADUs in non-living space of the building, plus up to eight detached ADUs.
- SB 9: two homes on the lotUnlikely
Zoned HR1.5 (multifamily residential), not a single-family residential zone. We read HR1.5 from the zoning code's name; we haven't checked it against San Rafael's code text.
- SB 9: split into two lotsUnlikely
Zoned HR1.5 (multifamily residential), not a single-family residential zone. We read HR1.5 from the zoning code's name; we haven't checked it against San Rafael's code text.
Mapped Hazard Zones on This Lot
- CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zone
- Not in a State-mapped fire hazard severity zone
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
- Zone AE: 1% annual chance flood (Special Flood Hazard Area) (all of the lot) · FIRM panel 06041C0459F, effective March 16, 2016
- CGS Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone
- Not in an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone
Surrounding Rent & Value Benchmarks (Public Records)
Range: $1,320,000 – $1,786,000 · Status: Off market
HUD Small Area FMR (ZIP 94901) · FY 2026
Studio $2,150 · 1BR $2,580 · 2BR $3,120 · 3BR $3,990 · 4BR $4,130
Nearby Activity (½ mile radius, since October 2024)
4 active or recent development projects (44 housing units across completed, permitted, and pipeline stages) and 58 total building permits recorded within ½ mile.
- Adds housing (ADU)3 permits (3 units)
Developments Deserving Closer Investigation & Active Area Builders
- 2 new homes (Issued)On this parcel
Active in "Issued" for 4.5 yr (first record May 16, 2022) with no new permit activity recorded in 4.5 yr.
- 71 new homes (Entitled)0.24 mi SW
Active in "Entitled" for 4.5 yr (first record May 10, 2022) with no new permit activity recorded in 4.5 yr. High-impact scale (71 housing units, 6 deed-restricted affordable across 0 permits).
- 32 new homes (Issued)0.47 mi W
Active in "Issued" for 6.6 yr (first record Apr 6, 2020) with no new permit activity recorded in 5.7 yr. High-impact scale (32 housing units across 0 permits).
- New home at 7 Sea View Dr (Issued)0.41 mi NW
Active in "Issued" for 12.4 yr (first record May 19, 2014) with no new permit activity recorded in 12.1 yr. High-impact scale (1 housing unit, $1,400,000 declared valuation across 1 permit).
Permit & Project History on This Parcel (0 permits, 1 grouped projects)
No building permits recorded on this parcel in our dataset.
State HCD Housing Element APR records on this parcel: 1 entry (report years 2022).