18.38.120 Use Permit – Required Findings.
Prior to approval of a use permit to allow a condominium conversion of an existing apartment project to condominiums the Planning Commission must make the following findings:
A. The proposed condominium conforms to the Larkspur General Plan.
B. The proposed condominium conforms or will be modified to conform to the requirements of Larkspur Municipal Code Chapter 18.32, R-3 Third Residential District Regulations, and Larkspur Municipal Code Chapter 18.56, Off-Street Parking and Loading, and the provisions of this chapter of the Larkspur zoning ordinance; the provisions of the latest adopted editions of the Uniform Building Codes; and Larkspur Municipal Code Chapter 17.16, Design and Improvement.
C. The vacancy rates used to determine the right to convert apartment projects to condominiums have not been artificially increased.
D. There has not been any systematic discrimination against the elderly and the handicapped during the last three (3) years in the past rental practices of the project.
E. The proposed landscaping and exterior lighting plans are acceptable to the Planning Commission.
F. The conversion of the apartment project to condominiums will not be detrimental to the health, safety, comfort, or convenience, or general welfare of persons working or residing in the neighborhood or the project, nor be injurious to property or improvements in the neighborhood.
G. The conversion of the apartment project will not be detrimental to the general welfare. (Ord. 1069 § 6, 2023; Ord. 1030 § 2(12), 2018; Ord. 933 § 3, 2004; Ord. 667 § 1 (part), 1981)