Novato council approves 66-home development

The Novato City Council has approved a plan to convert a commercial property to housing at 100 Wood Hollow Drive.

The project will include 66 two-story houses on 6 acres of the nearly 13-acre site. Nine homes will be deed-restricted for low-income households. In Marin, that would be less than $154,700 a year for a household of four.

The developer, Align Real Estate, plans lot sizes of 2,300 to 3,735 square feet.

“It’s a relatively compact style of development,” said Steve Marshall, a city planning official.