18.20.025 Conditional Uses.
The following uses are permitted in the R-1 District subject to securing a use permit in each case:
A. Churches.
B. Colleges and schools (not including riding schools and riding academies) and the operation of necessary facilities and required equipment.
C. Community clubhouses.
D. Reserved.
E. Public utility or public service uses or public buildings.
F. Day care center.
G. Mobilehome park as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 18214.
H. Repealed by Ord. 921.
I. Bed-and-breakfast inns, incidental to the residential use, for maximum accommodation of four (4) guests in two (2) rooms; provided, that:
1. The structure is a minimum of two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet, excluding garages, and has been determined to be a significant historic resource, as defined by Larkspur Municipal Code Section 18.19.020. Any proposed exterior building improvements must receive prior approval from the Heritage Preservation Committee and the Planning Commission pursuant to Larkspur Municipal Code Sections 18.19.040 and 18.19.050. All such improvements shall be completed prior to issuance of an occupancy permit.
2. All required parking shall be provided on site.
3. The property must take access from a major vehicular thoroughfare and be sufficiently large to provide adequate internal vehicular circulation and safe ingress and egress.
4. The property must be situated within three hundred (300) feet of a commercial zone.
5. Adequate sound and light buffering must be provided between the subject structure/parking areas, and contiguous residential structures, as determined by the Planning Commission.
6. Site illumination shall be kept to a safe minimum and shall receive Planning Commission approval prior to installation.
7. On-site signing shall be limited to that provided for residential home occupations as specified in Larkspur Municipal Code Section 18.60.090.
8. A bed-and-breakfast use permit shall be voided upon the sale or transfer of the property ownership.
9. Occupancy by owner:
a. The property in question must be the principal residence of the owner. Said owner-occupant shall be the record owner of no less than fifty (50) percent interest of the property in question.
b. When application is made for a business license to operate the bed-and-breakfast inn, the applicant must prove to the satisfaction of the City that they hold at least a fifty (50) percent interest in the property. The business license shall be conditioned upon the property owner maintaining at least a fifty (50) percent interest in the property. The business license and the use permit may be revoked by the City if this condition is violated or if there is a transfer of the title.
10. Special Gatherings. Renting of bed-and-breakfast facilities for a special gathering (e.g., wedding reception, party) shall be prohibited in the R-1 and R-2 zoning districts. Such gatherings will be allowed in the R-3 zone subject to Planning Commission approval in each case.
J. Having, keeping, maintaining, or boarding of four (4) or more dogs over four (4) months of age. (Ord. 1071 § 9, 2023; Ord. 1069 § 6, 2023; Ord. 1062 § 14, 2022; Ord. 1030 § 2(12), 2018; Ord. 921 § 3, 2003; Ord. 855 §§ 8, 9 (part), 1993; Ord. 787 § 1, 1989; Ord. 703 § 2, 1983; Ord. 698 § 3, 1983; Ord. 538 § 2, 1975)