50 Cornell Ave
Larkspur 94939 · Larkspur · Coordinates: 37.94563, -122.54113
Parcel & Assessor
- Lot size:
- 7,579 sq ft (0.17 ac)
- Assessor use:
- Single-Resid. - Improved
- Addresses on lot:
- 50 CORNELL AVE; 50 CORNELL AVE A
Zoning & Land Use
R-1 (Larkspur)
State Housing Pathways Screen (ADU & SB 9)
- ADU or junior ADULikely eligible
Zoned R-1 (single-family residential): state law allows ADUs where homes are allowed. We read R-1 from the zoning code's name; we haven't checked it against Larkspur's code text.
- SB 9: two homes on the lotPossible, with conditions
Zoned R-1, a single-family residential zone. We read R-1 from the zoning code's name; we haven't checked it against Larkspur's code text. FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (Zone AE) covers about 29% of the lot: the project must meet the National Flood Insurance Program floodplain standards, or the lot needs a map revision.
- SB 9: split into two lotsPossible, with conditions
Zoned R-1, a single-family residential zone. We read R-1 from the zoning code's name; we haven't checked it against Larkspur's code text. The lot is 7,579 sq ft by the assessor, room for two lots of at least 1,200 sq ft, each at least 40% of the original. FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (Zone AE) covers about 29% of the lot: the project must meet the National Flood Insurance Program floodplain standards, or the lot needs a map revision.
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) (about 29% of the lot); Zone X: 0.2% annual chance flood hazard (shaded X) (about 71% of the lot) · FIRM panel 06041C0458F, 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: $1,914,000 – $2,590,000 · Status: Off market
HUD Small Area FMR (ZIP 94939) · FY 2026
Studio $2,820 · 1BR $3,380 · 2BR $4,090 · 3BR $5,220 · 4BR $5,420
Nearby Activity (½ mile radius, since October 2024)
9 active or recent development projects (8 housing units across completed, permitted, and pipeline stages) and 119 total building permits recorded within ½ mile.
- New construction
Developments Deserving Closer Investigation & Active Area Builders
- New home (Issued)On this parcel
Active in "Issued" for 15 mo (first record Jul 24, 2025) with no new permit activity recorded in 15 mo.
- Magnolia Village (Entitled)0.14 mi W
Active in "Entitled" for 3.7 yr (first record Feb 1, 2023) with no new permit activity recorded in 3.7 yr. High-impact scale (20 housing units, 4 deed-restricted affordable across 0 permits).
- New commercial building at 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd (Issued)0.42 mi NE
Active in "Issued" for 12.6 yr (first record Mar 6, 2014) with no new permit activity recorded in 12.4 yr. High-impact scale ($2,400,000 declared valuation across 2 permits).
- New home (Issued)510 ft NW
Active in "Issued" for 22 mo (first record Jan 7, 2025) with no new permit activity recorded in 22 mo.
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 2025).