Larkspur-Corte Madera School District Protecting Quality Education Measure

With an innovative, challenging curriculum and dedicated teachers and staff, Larkspur-Corte Madera School District (LCMSD) is among the top 10% in the State. Our three schools, Neil Cummins Elementary School, the Cove School and Hall Middle School, serve approximately 1,350 students in kindergarten through eighth grade. With six California Distinguished School Awards, a California Gold Ribbon School Award and a National Blue Ribbon School Award, our schools are widely recognized for providing an outstanding education for local elementary and middle school students.

LCMSD enjoys a high level of partnership with the twin cities of Larkspur and Corte Madera, one of Marin County’s finest communities, as well as with our highly engaged parent organizations and SPARK, the Larkspur-Corte Madera Schools Foundation. Our area has a great reputation as a family-friendly, wonderful place to raise children due to the outstanding public schools.

For over 25 years, our community has supported the elementary and middle schools in Larkspur and Corte Madera with voter-approved local education funding that has allowed us to provide a rigorous, well-rounded education for our students.

The current parcel tax provides funds for the Larkspur-Corte Madera School District to maintain the quality of education by providing for:

  • Exceptional instructional programs, including math, science, reading and writing
  • Small class sizes
  • 23 FTE inclusive of highly qualified teachers and support staff is paid through the Parcel Tax
    Senior Parcel Tax Exemption

    Click here for information about the Senior Parcel Tax Exemption.

    Abatement of Parcel Tax

    Parcel Combinations

    Information cited from the County of Marin Assessor Mapping webpage.

    An Assessor Parcel combination is two or more Assessor Parcels consolidated into one Assessor's parcel resulting in a single annual property tax bill. Assessor Parcel combinations are completed for property assessment purposes only. This action does not imply legal lot status nor does it constitute legal lot approval by any planning/building authority. If you have any questions regarding legal lots, you should contact the appropriate planning/building authority where the property is located.

    Assessor Parcel Combination Requests are subject to the following conditions:

    • Parcels to be combined must be in the same Tax Rate Area (TRA).
    • Parcels to be combined must be contiguous.
    • Parcels to be combined must be in the exact same ownership with same titles.
    • Property taxes for all parcels to be combined must NOT be delinquent.
    • Parcels to be combined must fit on to one Assessors 11 x 17 Map page.
    • Parcels are not noted as two or more distinct parcels of record as defined on official subdivision maps (Parcel 1, 2, or A, B, etc.) filed with the Marin County Recorder.
    • Parcels cannot be combined if one or more parcels are covered by an individual Notice of Merger (Owners need to contact the Planning Department of the local jurisdiction for information related to Notices of Merger).
    • It is the property owner's responsibility to determine if there are Notices of Merger on their parcels or if any parcels are noted as distinct parcels of record as shown on a recorded Parcel Map.

    Note: If one parcel is under Open Space contract or Williamson Act and the other parcel(s) is/are not, the parcels cannot be combined for assessment purposes.

    Applications for Assessor Parcel Combination must be made in person at the Office of the Marin County Assessor-Recorder located in Room 208 of the Marin CivicCenter, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. The fee for an Assessor Parcel Combination is $150 payable by cash or check.

    If you plan to apply for an Assessor Parcel combination, please contact the Assessor Mapping staff at 415-499-5073 beforehand so that Mapping staff can verify that you meet the conditions as shown above.

    Please complete the Request for Abatement of Parcel Tax form to request abatement from the combination or merger of multiple parcels. Contact the District Office at (415) 927-6960 or parceltax@lcmschools.org to receive an application by mail.