A. Retail sales of products and services, including food and beverage retail sales as defined in Larkspur Municipal Code Section 18.08.258, not including gas stations, motor vehicle repair and/or service, or detailing;

B. Restaurants and food services, including incidental outdoor seating to be located immediately adjacent to the restaurant/shop and not to exceed ten (10) seats;

C. As of the effective date of this chapter, a one-family dwelling in existence on a lot;

D. Multifamily residential, including transitional and supportive housing and family day care homes;

E. Hotel/inn;

F. Offices having a retail service character, such as a real estate office, travel agency, or insurance agency, may be located in prime retail locations which are those tenant spaces at street-level with direct pedestrian access from Magnolia Avenue; all other administrative or professional office uses are to be located in nonprime retail locations;

G. Banks and other financial institutions;

H. Community meeting facility, clubhouse, lodge;

I. Church;

J. Government facility or office;

K. Movie theater;

L. Instructional services having no associated noise impact potential, such as language, fine arts/small craft work;

M. Mixed-use buildings, including those having one or two (2) residential units;

N. Incidental outdoor display of products associated with retail sales to be located immediately adjacent to the shop and not to exceed ten (10) square feet in area;

O. Other uses of a similar nature as determined by the Community Development Director;

P. Group homes;

Q. Residential care facilities;

R. Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units, subject to the provisions of Larkspur Municipal Code Chapter 18.23;

S. Housing development projects, as defined in California Government Code Section 65589.5, meeting the criteria of California Government Code Section 65913.16, the Affordable Housing on Faith and Higher Education Lands Act of 2023, so long as Section 65913.16 remains in effect.

A. Schools, colleges, nursery school;

B. Instructional services having the potential for noise impacts such as classes in dance, aerobics or fitness, martial arts, or music;

C. Recreation, private, nonprofit or commercial;

D. Pet shops, pet grooming, veterinary;

E. Live entertainment, dancing, or amplified music;

F. Outdoor seating associated with a business operation exceeding ten (10) seats;

G. Temporary uses that are consistent with the intent of the district;

H. Business conducted out of doors or in a nonpermanent shelter which is consistent with the intent of the district;

I. Day care center;

J. Senior housing having less than one parking space per unit;

K. Other uses similar to the permitted and conditional uses, but having the potential for adverse impacts to public health and welfare including those by reason of noise, odor, traffic/parking congestion, use of toxic chemicals or substances;

L. Off-site parking required under the provisions of Larkspur Municipal Code Section 18.41.150 for the intensified use of a building/site or for new construction;

M. Medical offices;

N. Conversion of existing residential units to commercial or office space;

O. Liquor store, tavern or a bar (not an adjunct use of a restaurant). (Ord. 1081 § 4, 2024; Ord. 1071 § 9, 2023; Ord. 1030 § 2(12), 2018; Ord. 939 § 2, 2004; Ord. 855 §§ 8, 9 (part), 1993; Ord. 841 § 1 (part), 1993)

A. Exceptions. The Planning Commission may grant exceptions to the height limit set by this section at a duly noticed public hearing provided the Commission is able to make the following findings in the affirmative:

B. The application for the exception shall be accompanied by a deposit on processing costs and drawings as required by the Planning Department. (Ord. 1030 § 2(12), 2018; Ord. 841 § 1 (part), 1993)

A. The gross square footage of the original building(s) is not exceeded;

B. Reliable documentation to the satisfaction of the City of the square footage of the structure(s) immediately preceding the destruction can be provided;

C. The new construction meets all zoning code provisions;

D. Discretionary review permits are obtained; and

E. A building permit is obtained and reconstruction commences within five (5) years of the date of destruction.

Upon the request of the property owner, the Planning Commission may grant an extension to the five-year reconstruction period, provided just cause is shown. (Ord. 1030 § 2(12), 2018; Ord. 939 § 3, 2004; Ord. 841 § 1 (part), 1993)

A. Front Yard. None required. Mandatory zero front setback on lots fronting Magnolia Avenue and Ward Street, except for public open space designated under the Downtown Specific Plan.

B. Side Yards. None required. Maximum side setback is four (4) feet for the front twenty (20) feet of a lot abutting Magnolia Avenue; side setbacks may be wider in areas beyond the twenty-foot deep Magnolia Avenue frontage.

C. Rear Yards. None required, except for a minimum ten-foot rear yard setback where the lot abuts a lot in a residentially zoned district. (Ord. 1030 § 2(12), 2018; Ord. 841 § 1 (part), 1993)

A. An application shall be submitted, authorized by the property owner, with a deposit on processing costs, and, unless waived in writing by the Community Development Director, the following materials:

B. The Planning Commission shall consider testimony and evidence submitted in a public hearing, then approve, conditionally approve or deny the development plan based upon the following finding:

A. Parking Requirements for Construction Resulting in New/Additional Floor Area.

B. Parking Requirements for Existing Buildings. Unless sufficient parking is on site for all uses in all buildings at the rates established for new construction in subsection (A)(1) of this section, intensified use of an existing building, as defined below in subsections (B)(1), (2) and (3) of this section, requires additional on-site parking. In-lieu of on-site parking, off-site parking may be provided through contribution to a parking assessment district or other means acceptable to the City, provided a use permit is first granted. Parking shall be provided for the intensified use area at the following rates:

C. Nonconforming Parking Layout. Nonconforming parking layouts in existence on the effective date of this chapter may be retained.

D. Retention of Existing Parking. On-site parking which is required to meet the needs of the site uses shall be retained. Site need is defined as the number of parking spaces that can be calculated using the rates in subsection (A) of this section as applied to all buildings on the site. Such required parking may be reconfigured in conformance with Larkspur Municipal Code Sections 18.56.150(A) through (C) . Required parking proposed to be discontinued from a site may be located off site through contributions to a parking assessment district or, provided a use permit is first granted, other means acceptable to the City.

E. Parking Geometrics and Bicycle Racks.