Bel Marin Keys is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 10 feet (3.0 m).[1]
Bel Marin Keys | |
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 A row of backyard boat docks along Del Oro Lagoon in Bel Marin Keys | |
  Bel Marin Keys Location in California  Bel Marin Keys Bel Marin Keys (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°04′56″N 122°30′53″W / 38.08222°N 122.51472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Marin County |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 1,556 |
| Area codes | 415/628 |
Geography
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Bel Marin Keys is a waterfront community located east of the city of Novato. The community has approximately 700 homes. Most of the homes sit either on one of the many lagoons or on Novato Creek. All of the lagoons have access to San Pablo Bay through the navigational locks. The community is in ZIP code 94949 and area codes 415 and 628.
Bel Marin Keys was a planned community built between the late 1950s and late 1980s. Phases 1 through 4 were completed, but phase 5 was never built and instead the land is in the process of being restored back into the wetlands of Whiteside marsh, which were drained in the early 1900s for farmland. Phase 5 would have roughly doubled the size of Bel Marin Keys had it been built.
In March 2024, residents voted to approve a $30 million parcel tax; the money will build stronger and taller levees, plus an improved set of locks to keep adjacent waters from spilling into the lagoons adjacent to residences.[3]
Government
editIn the California State Legislature, Bel Marin Keys is in the 2nd Senate District, and in the 10th Assembly District.
Federally, Bel Marin Keys is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bel Marin Keys, California
- ^ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ King, John. "'People who move here don't leave': Why this rich California enclave is bracing homes for rising seas". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "California's 2nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
External links
edit- Bel Marin Keys Community Website
- Bel Marin Keys Unit V Wetland Restoration Design Process website.
- Hamiltonwetlands.gov: Official Hamilton/Bel Marin Keys Wetlands Restoration Project website Archived April 16, 2016, at the Wayback Machine — Whiteside Marsh project.
Media related to Whiteside Marsh at Wikimedia Commons
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