MARIN COUNTY
Marin County is composed of eleven Cities and many unincorporated areas. The Cities are: Belvedere, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Larkspur, Mill Valley, Novato, Ross, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Sausalito and Tiburon. For purposes of the multiple listing [MLS] system both Greenbrae and Kentfield homes and real estate are treated as if they were located in incorporated areas. The unincorporated coastal communities of West Marin include: Bolinas, Dillon Beach, Fallon, Inverness, Marshall, Muir Beach, Olema, Point Reyes, Stinson Beach and Tomales.
With only 523 square miles it is the third smallest county in the State, dominated by Mt. Tamalpais, elevation 2,571 feet.
Marin County is currently one of the slowest growing urban counties. In 1950 its population was 85,610; in 1960 it's population was 146,820; in 1970 its population was 208,250. That was the end of any significant growth. It's 1997 population was estimated at only 245,929.
Unfortunately the 1950-1970 growth spurt corresponds to that period in American Architecture when all residential practitioners were engaged in commercial projects. Luckily a draftsman in the Midwest by the name of Joe Ranch entered a contest to design a home with the least amount of lines. He won - hands down. He later came up with the idea of putting tar and gravel on the flat roof. To this day, nestled among the beautiful hills and valleys of Marin, one can still find many examples of the classic linear style bearing his surname.
The Southern Marin communities on which we concentrate are Mill Valley, Tiburon, Sausalito and Belvedere. Links to our website for each City are at the navigation bar across the top of this page.
Year 2010 demographics for Marin County, from the ABAG site: population, race, sex, age, housing.
MARIN.ORG is an excellent Marin County community resources site.
MARIN COUNTY AGENCIES AND MUNICIPAL CODE
The Marin County Home Page
includes links to the governmental departments. Three which impact residential real estate are:
* Public Works
* Community Development
* Assessor
With parcel number in hand one can locate parcel maps on the Assessor's site.
The Marin County Code is online, but may not be current. Zoning is covered at Title 22. One-family Districts are covered at Chapter 22 of Title 22, including zoning and floor area ratio (which is defined at Section 22.02.285 and applied at Section 22.22.080).
SCHOOLS
The Marin County Office of Education website includes all of the County Schools.
Any school can be compared to other schools in the District, the County and the State using the Education Data Partnership site. From the "Reports" menu select "Schools". Then enter "Marin" in the County field. Select any elementary, middle or high school District. Then, from "Related Links" choose "Compare Schools". In the grid for "Compare schools" pay attention to each field to insure that the result matches your search: eg, comparing one school to all in the County.
There is an online Guide To Private Schools with links to most of the private elementary and high schools in Marin.
All information on this site is deemed accurate but should be independently verified. In addition, some information is date/time sensitive.
Although I am a broker-attorney I am not YOUR broker-attorney - YET. For specific questions and inquiries I recommend that you contact your County Bar Association, Lawyer Referral Service. For a nominal Referral Service fee you can have an otherwise free consultation with an attorney specializing in real estate, taxation ......
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