· APN 153-162-70 · Novato
Zoned CG in Novato and zero mapped flood, fire, or fault hazard overlaps.
86,684 sq ft mapped parcel in Novato with direct assessor and FEMA flood panel links below.
Source: Novato county parcel GIS
all of the lot of the parcel intersects Zone X: minimal flood hazard. Outside mandatory federal SFHA insurance rules, but check local drainage and finished-floor requirements.
Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (parcel polygon)
Landing Court Apartments: Active in "Entitled" for 2 yr (first record Oct 28, 2024) with no new permit activity recorded in 2 yr. High-impact scale (301 housing units, 298 deed-restricted affordable across 0 permits).
Source: County of Marin Community Development Agency, Building Permits (unincorporated Marin) (review-time benchmark)
Closest lead: Davis SB 9 Units (360 ft N, entitled). Inspect timeline history before assuming near-term completion.
Source: County of Marin Community Development Agency, Building Permits (unincorporated Marin) · HCD APR (½-mile radius)
Automated synthesis of indexed municipal, county, state, and federal public records — informational context only, not a formal appraisal, survey, or legal/tax determination.
Since — within ½ mile: 2 proposed or in review.
2 projects with a record in this window, grouped by us from permits and State housing reports. Units are as proposed on each project's latest record and counted at its current stage.
No permit activity recorded within ½ mile.
Insufficient area benchmark data
Permit counts and nearby activity on this page may omit municipal counter records. Request a parcel permit report directly from the local building department.
Source: Source coverage registry (Novato)
We don't have building permits for Novato, so we can't show what has been permitted nearby.
Permit counts, by the date issued (or applied, if not yet issued). Lot splits are planning cases, which we don't have.
We read public zoning and hazard maps against state law (ADUs: Gov. Code 66314; SB 9: Gov. Code 65852.21 and 66411.7). Local rules, title, tenancy history and site conditions can change the answer. Check with Novato's planning department before relying on it.
Sources: County of Marin GIS (MarinMap), Zoning (11 cities and unincorporated Marin) (retrieved Nov 14, 2026) · CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal, Fire Hazard Severity Zones in the State Responsibility Area (effective 2024-04-01) (retrieved Nov 9, 2026) · CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal, Fire Hazard Severity Zones in the Local Responsibility Area (map dated 2025-03-24) (retrieved Nov 9, 2026) · FEMA, National Flood Hazard Layer — flood hazard zones (retrieved Nov 9, 2026) · FEMA, National Flood Hazard Layer — FIRM panels (retrieved Nov 9, 2026) · California Geological Survey, Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zones (retrieved Nov 9, 2026) · Zoning classes: our classification of CG as commercial, checked against the zone description on Oct 24, 2026
Chronological history of building permit applications and issuances, snapshot-dated status changes, State housing entitlements, surrounding development within ½ mile, and area home-value trends.
In "Entitled" for 6.6 yr (since Apr 16, 2020), with no new permit record in 6.6 yr. · 32 units
In "Entitled" for 2 yr (since Oct 28, 2024), with no new permit record in 2 yr. · 301 units
Permit issued and active for 8.6 yr (first record Apr 16, 2018), with no completion or new permit record in 8.6 yr. · 1 unit
Permit issued and active for 7.1 yr (first record Sep 30, 2019), with no completion or new permit record in 7.1 yr. · 1 unit
In "Entitled" for 5.6 yr (since Apr 7, 2021), with no new permit record in 5.6 yr. · 1 unit
Permit issued and active for 3.8 yr (first record Feb 8, 2023), with no completion or new permit record in 3.8 yr. · 1 unit
Source: County of Marin Community Development Agency, Building Permits (unincorporated Marin) & HCD APR (grouped project within ½ mile)
Source: County of Marin Community Development Agency, Building Permits (unincorporated Marin) & HCD APR (grouped project within ½ mile)
Planning entitlement approved for 301 housing units (Landing Court Apartments)
Reported in 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report
5+ · Renter · 298 deed-restricted affordable
Source: California HCD, Housing Element Annual Progress Report — Table A2 · Geography: parcel
Planning entitlement approved for 301 housing units (Landing Court Apartments)
Reported in 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report
5+ · Renter · 298 deed-restricted affordable
Source: California HCD, Housing Element Annual Progress Report — Table A2 · Geography: parcel
1 unit
Source: County of Marin Community Development Agency, Building Permits (unincorporated Marin) & HCD APR (grouped project within ½ mile)
Source: County of Marin Community Development Agency, Building Permits (unincorporated Marin) & HCD APR (grouped project within ½ mile)
Source: County of Marin Community Development Agency, Building Permits (unincorporated Marin) & HCD APR (grouped project within ½ mile)
Source: County of Marin Community Development Agency, Building Permits (unincorporated Marin) & HCD APR (grouped project within ½ mile)
1 unit
Source: County of Marin Community Development Agency, Building Permits (unincorporated Marin) & HCD APR (grouped project within ½ mile)
Source: County of Marin Community Development Agency, Building Permits (unincorporated Marin) & HCD APR (grouped project within ½ mile)
Source: County of Marin Community Development Agency, Building Permits (unincorporated Marin) & HCD APR (grouped project within ½ mile)
1 unit
Source: County of Marin Community Development Agency, Building Permits (unincorporated Marin) & HCD APR (grouped project within ½ mile)
78 units · 5 affordable
Records span Jan 23, 2019 to Sep 1, 2020 (0 permits).
Source: County of Marin Community Development Agency, Building Permits (unincorporated Marin) & HCD APR (grouped project within ½ mile)
Planning entitlement approved for 7 housing units (Landing Ct)
Reported in 2020 Housing Element Annual Progress Report
5+ · Renter · 7 deed-restricted affordable
Source: California HCD, Housing Element Annual Progress Report — Table A2 · Geography: parcel
Planning entitlement approved for 32 housing units (Landing Ct)
Reported in 2020 Housing Element Annual Progress Report
2 to 4 · Renter · 7 deed-restricted affordable
Source: California HCD, Housing Element Annual Progress Report — Table A2 · Geography: parcel
Cross-referenced intelligence from our historical development graph—connecting parcels, permits, entity-resolved builders, empirical review-time distributions, and neighborhood renovation trends.
Explore full Novato development graph →Active in "Entitled" for 2 yr (first record Oct 28, 2024) with no new permit activity recorded in 2 yr. High-impact scale (301 housing units, 298 deed-restricted affordable across 0 permits).
Active in "Entitled" for 6.6 yr (first record Apr 16, 2020) with no new permit activity recorded in 6.6 yr. High-impact scale (32 housing units, 7 deed-restricted affordable across 0 permits).
Active in "Entitled" for 23 mo (first record Dec 3, 2024) with no new permit activity recorded in 23 mo.
Active in "Issued" for 2.6 yr (first record Apr 4, 2024) with no new permit activity recorded in 2.6 yr.
Active in "Issued" for 8.6 yr (first record Apr 16, 2018) with no new permit activity recorded in 8.6 yr.
Active in "Issued" for 3.8 yr (first record Feb 8, 2023) with no new permit activity recorded in 3.8 yr.
HUD Metro Fair Market Rent · San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY 2026 · 40th-percentile gross rentArea home-value benchmarks (not an appraisal)
ZIP & neighborhood mediansUnder California Proposition 13, the seller's historical assessed value does not carry over to a buyer. On sale, the parcel is reassessed at the purchase price: 1.00% base rate ($5,500/yr) + local voter-approved bond debt ($825/yr) + fixed direct levies/Mello-Roos ($450/yr).
Insurance & hazard context:
Model adding a backyard ADU or garage conversion under California's Prop 13 blended new-construction assessment (existing house & land tax base stays intact; only ADU build cost is assessed) and SB 13 impact-fee rules.
−$8,691/yr
Cash needed: $121,000
NOI: $24,682/yr
P&I: $2,781/mo
For $0/mo net cash flow
At $3,600/mo gross rent
| Scenario | Assumptions | Year 1 Rent | Year 1 Cash Flow | Cash-on-Cash | Break-Even Rent | Year 5 Cash Flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | −8% starting rent, +3% vacancy, +3% combined maintenance/CapEx, 1.5%/yr rent growth | $3,312/mo | −$1,138/mo | -11.3% | $4,900/mo | −$1,053/mo |
| Base (your inputs) | Your entered assumptions, 3.0%/yr rent growth | $3,600/mo | −$724/mo | -7.2% | $4,536/mo | −$435/mo |
| Optimistic (cap-limited) | +6% starting rent, 3% vacancy, 4.5%/yr rent growth (capped by AB 1482 ceiling of 8.6%/yr) | $3,816/mo | −$487/mo | -4.8% | $4,430/mo | +$35/mo |
Rental regulatory context (informational only — not legal advice):
California AB 1482 (Tenant Protection Act, Civ. Code § 1947.12) caps annual rent increases at 5% + local CPI (max 10%) on covered properties.
Entitled301 units298 deed-restrictedOct 28, 2024 – Oct 28, 2024
Entitled32 units7 deed-restrictedApr 16, 2020 – Apr 16, 2020
We group related permits and State housing reports into projects. That grouping is our inference, not an official record.
No building permits are recorded for this parcel since 2016.
Source: County of Marin Community Development Agency, Building Permits (unincorporated Marin) · Geography: parcel (APN) · Retrieved Nov 14, 2026 · Received and issued dates come from the County of Marin. The county publishes no final or expired status, so an issued permit stays 'Issued' after the work is done.
| Report year | Project / record | Type | Entitled | Permitted | Completed | Deed-restricted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Landing Court Apartments(P2023-055) | 5+ · Renter | 301 (Oct 28, 2024) | — | — | 298 |
| 2024 | Landing Court Apartments(P2023-055) | 5+ · Renter | 301 (Oct 28, 2024) | — | — | 298 |
| 2020 | Landing Ct(P2018-038) | 5+ · Renter | 7 (Apr 16, 2020) | — | — | 7 |
| 2020 | Landing Ct(P2018-038) | 2 to 4 · Renter | 32 (Apr 16, 2020) | — | — | 7 |
Source: California HCD, Housing Element Annual Progress Report — Table A2 · Geography: project (parcel) · Retrieved Nov 9, 2026 · From Novato's Housing Element Annual Progress Reports. A project can appear in several report years as it moves from entitlement to permit to completion.
Source: County of Marin GIS (MarinMap), Zoning (11 cities and unincorporated Marin) · Geography: zoning district polygon at parcel point · Retrieved Nov 14, 2026
1.99 acres
Assessor's classification for assessment purposes. This is not zoning.
Source: County of Marin GIS (MarinMap), Parcels · Geography: parcel · Retrieved Nov 14, 2026
Search by parcel number 153-162-70. Assessed value is not market value.
Search by parcel number 153-162-70 (Marin County Tax Collector)
Permits issued in unincorporated Marin in the past 48 months. Each city keeps its own records.
The official flood hazard map for this location. Our reading of it is under What could be built here.
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