1. Art, artists’ supplies and art and craft supply stores.

2. Bakery (retail only).

3. Barber shops and beauty shops.

4. Book stores.

5. Candy stores.

6. Cleaning and laundry agency (pickup and delivery only).

7. Clothing stores.

8. Drug stores.

9. Dry goods stores.

10. Florists.

11. Food stores.

12. Furniture stores.

13. Gift shops.

14. Hardware stores.

15. Household appliance stores.

16. 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.

17. Interior decorating shops.

18. Jewelry stores.

19. Millinery shops.

20. Music stores.

21. Nurseries and garden supply stores; provided, that all equipment, supplies and merchandise other than plants shall be kept within a completely enclosed structure and that fertilizer of any type shall be stored and sold in package form only.

22. Photographic supply stores.

23. Realtors and real estate sales offices.

24. Restaurants (not including “drive-in” service).

25. Self-service laundries.

26. Shoe repair shops.

27. Shoe stores.

28. Soda fountains.

29. Sporting goods stores.

30. Stationery and office supply stores.

31. Tailor and dressmaking shops.

32. Toy stores.

33. Knife, tool and other instrument repair and sharpening service.

34. Residential units above first-story commercial, including group homes, transitional and supportive housing, family daycare homes, and accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units pursuant to Larkspur Municipal Code Chapter 18.23.

35. Incidental and accessory uses and structures on the same site with and necessary for the operation of a permitted use.

36. Food and beverage retail sales as defined in Larkspur Municipal Code Section 18.08.258.

1. The noise level at the use’s property lines shall not exceed the levels established by the City. This determination shall be based upon studies prepared by an acoustical engineer or by other means deemed appropriate by the Planning Commission.

2. The off-street parking provided for the proposed use is adequate to serve the use.

3. The volume of the project’s traffic shall not exceed the capacity of the street system serving the use.

1. The outdoor dining area is contiguous to the main restaurant;

2. The outdoor dining area is owned and operated by the same person(s) as the main restaurant.

1. The height of the proposed building will be consistent with the pattern of development in the neighborhood;

2. The height exception will result in a building that is either functionally or aesthetically superior to what would have been allowed without the exception;

3. The exception will not result in a building with a floor area that is significantly larger than would have been achieved without the exception;

4. The proposed exception will not be detrimental to the health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience, or general welfare of persons residing or working in the neighborhood of the structure in question, nor be injurious to property or improvements in the neighborhood. The basis for this finding shall include but not be limited to the fact that the proposed building does not block the significant views from the adjoining properties, nor does it significantly impair the access of the adjoining properties to light, air, or insolation nor significantly impair the privacy of adjoining residential properties.

1. The floor area of the reconstructed or altered structure does not exceed that of the original.

2. The reconstruction or alteration otherwise meets the provisions of the Larkspur Municipal Code.

1. The architectural space is an amenity and publicly accessible such as, but not limited to, an atrium lobby.

2. The architectural space will not increase the traffic generation of the structure.

3. The design of the proposed building has been determined to be consistent with Larkspur Municipal Code Chapter 18.64, Design Review.

1. The street side yard on a corner lot adjoining property in an R District or an A-P District shall be ten (10) feet minimum.

2. Where the side property line of a site adjoins property in an R District, the minimum side yard shall be forty (40) feet, of which the ten (10) feet adjoining the property line shall be landscaped and/or fenced as required by the Planning Commission.

3. Where the side property line of a site adjoins property in an A-P District, the minimum side yard shall be twenty (20) feet, of which the five (5) feet adjoining the property line shall be landscaped and/or fenced as required by the Planning Commission.

1. Where the rear property line of a site adjoins property in an R District or A-P District, the minimum rear yard shall be twenty (20) feet, of which the five (5) feet adjoining the property line shall be landscaped and/or fenced as required by the Planning Commission. (Ord. 1030 § 2(12), 2018; Ord. 295 § 135, 1962)