Marin, California — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Marin during 2025.
Marin County indexed 803 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 1,072 approved and 8 denied actions. Approval was effectively unanimous at 99.3% — typical for a county where most agenda items are administrative or staff-recommended. Activity was relatively distributed across Sausalito (199), San Rafael (172), and Ross (98).
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
803
Projects with decisions
1,072
Approved actions
8
Denied actions
99.3%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvedere | 81 | 86 | 2 | 97.7% |
| Corte Madera | 76 | 88 | 2 | 97.8% |
| Fairfax | 15 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Larkspur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Mill Valley | 95 | 132 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Novato | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ross | 98 | 116 | 3 | 97.5% |
| San Rafael | 172 | 300 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sausalito | 199 | 255 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Tiburon | 52 | 62 | 1 | 98.4% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.