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· Novato · Coordinates: 38.09885, -122.56420
Executive Verdict · Public-Records Synthesis
Zoned CG in Novato and zero mapped flood, fire, or fault hazard overlaps.
Upsides & Opportunities
- ✓ Verified county parcel geometry & direct official links
86,684 sq ft mapped parcel in Novato with direct assessor and FEMA flood panel links below.
Source: Novato county parcel GIS
Watchouts & Due Diligence
- ! Mapped flood awareness zone (Zone X: minimal flood hazard)
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)
- ! Delayed or open permit activity on this parcel
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)
- ! 4 slow or stalled nearby projects within ½ mile
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)
- ! Bulk building permits not published for Novato
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)
Parcel & Assessor
- Lot size:
- 86,684 sq ft (1.99 ac)
- Assessor use:
- Commercial - Improved
- Addresses on lot:
- 1
Zoning & Land Use
CG — General Commercial (Novato)
State Housing Pathways Screen (ADU & SB 9)
- ADU or junior ADUUnlikely
Zoned CG (commercial): the zone doesn't allow homes, so state ADU rules don't apply.
- SB 9: two homes on the lotUnlikely
Zoned CG (commercial), not a single-family residential zone.
- SB 9: split into two lotsUnlikely
Zoned CG (commercial), not a single-family residential zone.
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: minimal flood hazard (all of the lot) · FIRM panel 06041C0277E, effective March 16, 2016
- CGS Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone
- Not in an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone
Surrounding Rent & Value Benchmarks (Public Records)
HUD Metro FMR (San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area) · FY 2026
Studio $2,485 · 1BR $2,977 · 2BR $3,604 · 3BR $4,604 · 4BR $4,772
Nearby Activity (½ mile radius, since —)
2 active or recent development projects (2 housing units across completed, permitted, and pipeline stages) and 0 total building permits recorded within ½ mile.
Developments Deserving Closer Investigation & Active Area Builders
- Landing Court Apartments (Entitled)On this parcel
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).
- Landing Ct (Entitled)On this parcel
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).
- Davis SB 9 Units (Entitled)360 ft N
Active in "Entitled" for 23 mo (first record Dec 3, 2024) with no new permit activity recorded in 23 mo.
- New home (Issued)0.19 mi NW
Active in "Issued" for 2.6 yr (first record Apr 4, 2024) with no new permit activity recorded in 2.6 yr.
Permit & Project History on This Parcel (0 permits, 2 grouped projects)
No building permits recorded on this parcel in our dataset.
State HCD Housing Element APR records on this parcel: 4 entries (report years 2020, 2024, 2025).