18.100.040 Objective Standards and Requirements for Urban Lot Splits.
The following objective standards and regulations apply to all lot splits under this chapter and shall be demonstrated on the submitted parcel map where applicable:
A. A parcel map and a subdivision application shall be submitted to the City for all proposed lot splits.
B. The lot split shall result in no more than two (2) parcels (one (1) net new parcel) of approximately equal lot area; provided, that one (1) parcel shall not be smaller than forty (40) percent of the lot area of the original parcel proposed for subdivision. In no instance shall any resulting lot be smaller than one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet in area.
C. Existing parcels shall be split along the longest property line dimension.
D. The front property line of any newly created lot shall be the lot line that is closest to or parallel to the public or private road that serves the parcel.
E. Easements for access and public and private utilities shall be provided for any newly created parcel that does not front on a public or private street. Easements for access are deducted from the lot area of the parcel on which they are located.
F. Separate utility meters shall be provided for each unit prior to recordation of the parcel map.
G. All newly created parcels shall be connected to public sewer or provide a private wastewater system that is fully contained within the new property boundaries.
H. No setbacks shall be required for an existing primary structure on the property from a proposed lot line.
I. The lot split is subject to all impact or development fees related to the creation of a new parcel.
J. Upon receipt of a lot split application using the provisions of this chapter, the City shall notify all property owners and occupants within a five hundred (500) foot radius from the subject property that a parcel map has been filed with the City.
K. A note on the parcel map and a recorded deed restriction shall be applied to all newly created parcels indicating that the parcel was split using the provisions of this chapter and that no further subdivision of the parcels is permitted.
L. Prior to the recordation of the parcel map, the subdivision applicant shall sign and record an affidavit stating that the applicant intends to reside in one (1) of the proposed or existing primary dwelling units or SB 9 dwelling units for three (3) years from the date that the map is recorded. This requirement shall not apply if the applicant is a community land trust, or a qualified nonprofit corporation as provided in Sections 402.1 and 214.15 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
M. Any approved lot created under this chapter shall be subject to the requirements of Section 66452.6 of the California Government Code.
N. A complete building permit application for SB 9 dwelling unit(s) must be submitted concurrently with the parcel map application to demonstrate compliance with SB 9 development standards, Larkspur Municipal Code Titles 14, 15, and 17, and this chapter for the newly created lot.
O. If pedestrian access from the street is required or provided:
1. Access shall have a minimum width of five (5) feet.
2. Access shall have a maximum length of two hundred (200) feet.
P. Front lot lines must conform to a minimum public street frontage requirement of fifty (50) feet with the following exception:
1. A flag lot, or a lot with a narrow projecting strip of land extending along a street, is not permitted.
Q. Interior lots with no lot lines fronting on a public or private right-of-way are allowed as long as they are served by an access easement from a public or private street that serves no more than two (2) parcels and:
1. The line separating the two (2) parcels is parallel to and not less than fifty (50) feet from an existing front lot line; or
2. Outside the front half of the existing lot, whichever is greater; and
3. Each parcel has approximately equal lot width and lot depth.
R. Lot lines shall be:
1. Straight lines, unless there is a conflict with existing improvements or the natural environment;
2. Generally parallel to the street when facing a street or be at right angles perpendicular to the street on straight streets, or radial to the street on curved streets;
3. Within appropriate physical locations (e.g., does not bisect buildings, at the top of slope or creek bank, etc.);
4. Contiguous with existing zoning boundaries.
S. Lot lines shall not:
1. Result in an accessory building or accessory use on a lot without a main building on the same lot;
2. Render an existing accessory structure nonconforming relative to setbacks. (Ord. 1061 § 2 (Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 1057 § 3, 2022; Ord. 1055 § 2 (Exh. A), 2021)