The General Plan

City · Marin County · California

San Rafael General Plan

What San Rafael, Marin County, California is permitting and building, tracked from official state open data. The General Plan is San Rafael's long-range blueprint for land use, housing, and growth.

555 Units permitted since 2018
33 Permitted in 2025
3,350 Units entitled since 2018
8 Years tracked
San Rafael · housing units permitted by year

Source: California HCD Housing Element APR

Housing & development by year

Housing applications progress in San Rafael, by reporting year. Source: HCD APR.
YearUnits permittedUnits entitledProjects
2025 33 576 62
2024 38 1,660 37
2023 112 195 76
2022 147 332 99
2021 66 12 70
2020 90 201 104
2019 28 289 66
2018 41 85 102

The plan document

The full San Rafael General Plan document and a Verifier-checked summary of its elements (land use, housing, circulation, conservation, safety) are being added to the library.

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