“Accessory dwelling unit” or “ADU” means an attached or a detached residential dwelling unit which provides complete independent living facilities for one (1) or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence or multifamily dwelling. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family or multifamily dwelling is or will be situated. An accessory dwelling unit also includes an efficiency unit, as defined in Cal. Health and Safety Code Section 17958.1 and a manufactured home, as defined in Cal. Health and Safety Code Section 18007. An accessory dwelling unit is not an “accessory structure” as defined by Larkspur Municipal Code Section 18.08.030.

“City” means the City of Larkspur or the applicable department or division within the City of Larkspur.

Floor Area. For the purpose of this chapter, “floor area” is habitable space consisting of all interior living spaces including, but not limited to, an entry, hallways, sleeping areas, sanitation, and eating and kitchen facilities or garage space.

“Junior accessory dwelling unit” or “JADU” means a unit that is no more than five hundred (500) square feet in size and contained entirely within the walls of an existing or proposed single-family residence, including an attached garage, but shall not be located within a detached garage or accessory structure. A JADU shall include, at minimum, at least an efficiency kitchen as defined in Cal. Gov’t Code Section 65852.22(a)(6) and may share sanitation facilities with the existing structure.

“Living area” means the interior habitable area of a dwelling unit, including basements and attics, but does not include a garage or any accessory structure.

“Multifamily dwelling structure” is a structure with two (2) or more dwelling units, other than ADUs or JADUs, on a single lot.

“Nonconforming zoning condition” means a physical improvement on a property that does not conform with current zoning standards.

“Owner” means the individual or entity that owns a majority (i.e., greater than fifty (50) percent) interest in the property. The owner of property owned in joint tenancy shall be any party named. The owner of property owned as a tenancy in common shall be any party named, unless ownership shares are specified, in which case the owner shall be the individual(s) with a majority interest.

“Passageway” means a pathway that is unobstructed clear to the sky and extends from a street to one (1) entrance of the accessory dwelling unit.

“Proposed primary residence” means a single-family or multifamily dwelling that is the subject of a permit application that has been submitted to the City of Larkspur.

“Public transit” means a location, including, but not limited to, a bus stop or train station, where the public may access buses, trains, subways, and other forms of transportation that charge set fares, run on fixed routes, and are available to the public.

“Tandem parking” means parking spaces for two (2) or more automobiles on a driveway or in any other location on the lot, lined up behind one another. (Ord. 1066 § 6 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 1045 § 2, 2020; Ord. 1044 § 3, 2020; Ord. 1038 § 1 (part), 2019)