43 Octavia St
San Rafael 94901 · San Rafael · Coordinates: 37.96655, -122.53124
Parcel & Assessor
- Lot size:
- 4,748 sq ft (0.11 ac)
- Assessor use:
- Single-Resid. - Improved
- Addresses on lot:
- 43 OCTAVIA ST
Zoning & Land Use
R5 (San Rafael)
State Housing Pathways Screen (ADU & SB 9)
- ADU or junior ADULikely eligible
Zoned R5 (single-family residential): state law allows ADUs where homes are allowed. We read R5 from the zoning code's name; we haven't checked it against San Rafael's code text.
- SB 9: two homes on the lotLikely eligible
Zoned R5, a single-family residential zone. We read R5 from the zoning code's name; we haven't checked it against San Rafael's code text.
- SB 9: split into two lotsLikely eligible
Zoned R5, a single-family residential zone. We read R5 from the zoning code's name; we haven't checked it against San Rafael's code text. The lot is 4,748 sq ft by the assessor, room for two lots of at least 1,200 sq ft, each at least 40% of the original.
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 X: 0.2% annual chance flood hazard (shaded X) (about 30% of the lot); Zone X: minimal flood hazard (about 70% 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: $1,163,000 – $1,573,000 · 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)
15 active or recent development projects (218 housing units across completed, permitted, and pipeline stages) and 19 total building permits recorded within ½ mile.
- Adds housing (ADU)4 permits (4 units)
- Additions & renovations2 permits
- Building systems5 permits
- Repairs6 permits
- Other2 permits
Developments Deserving Closer Investigation & Active Area Builders
- New home (Issued)On this parcel
Active in "Issued" for 4.1 yr (first record Sep 6, 2022) with no new permit activity recorded in 4.1 yr.
- Healthy Aging Center and Senior Housing (Issued)0.44 mi NE
Active in "Issued" for 4.5 yr (first record Apr 13, 2022) with no new permit activity recorded in 4.5 yr. High-impact scale (67 housing units, 66 deed-restricted affordable across 0 permits).
- 68 new homes (Entitled)0.44 mi NE
Active in "Entitled" for 6.6 yr (first record Mar 23, 2020) with no new permit activity recorded in 6.6 yr. High-impact scale (68 housing units, 68 deed-restricted affordable across 0 permits).
- 4 new homes (Issued)0.29 mi N
Active in "Issued" for 2 yr (first record Oct 23, 2024) with no new permit activity recorded in 2 yr. High-impact scale (4 housing units across 0 permits).
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).