18.48.022 Conditional Uses.
The following uses are allowed in the C-2 District, subject to securing a use permit in each instance:
A. Automobile courts or motels.
B. Automobile garage – sales, service, repair and/or storage.
C. Automobile sales lots.
D. Automobile service stations.
E. Contractor offices and storage yards; provided such yards are fenced or screened as provided by the Planning Commission.
F. Boat berthing facilities.
G. Churches.
H. Colleges and schools (not including riding schools or riding academies).
I. Community clubhouses.
J. Medical and dental offices.
K. Multiple dwellings and residential units above first-story commercial.
L. Day care center.
M. Recreation, public or commercial.
N. Restaurant, drive-in.
O. Trailer courts.
P. Theatres.
Q. Retail or service business, consistent with the intent of the district, conducted out-of-doors or in a nonpermanent shelter.
R. Stores and shops for the conduct of retail business as listed in Larkspur Municipal Code Section 18.44.020(B), where the total square footage of gross floor area is four thousand (4,000) square feet or more. (The use permit procedure for such stores and shops shall be as provided in Larkspur Municipal Code Chapter 18.76. However, final action on the permit application may be taken by the City Council, rather than the Planning Commission, if a majority of the City Council notifies the City Clerk in writing, within fifteen (15) days of the Planning Commission action, of the Council’s intention to hold a public hearing by the City Council on the use permit application. The Council hearing shall be held within thirty (30) days following the Planning Commission action. Upon completion of the hearing, the City Council shall either approve or deny the application. In approving a use permit, the Council may impose any conditions it may deem reasonable and necessary to ensure closer compliance with the objectives of this title and with the Larkspur General Plan. The Council’s action becomes final and effective as of the date of such action.)
S. Pet shops.
T. Live Entertainment. In addition to the findings of Larkspur Municipal Code Chapter 18.76, the Planning Commission’s decision on a use permit to allow live entertainment shall be based upon the following:
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 as 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.
U. Restaurant, Fast Food. The Planning Commission’s decision on a use permit to allow a fast food restaurant shall be based upon being able to make the following findings in addition to the findings of Larkspur Municipal Code Chapter 18.76:
1. It must be demonstrated that the proposed restaurant will not create unacceptable levels of noise, on- or off-site litter, air quality or odor impact, traffic, or glare.
V. Banks and savings and loans.
W. Small-scale manufacturing and art-making.
X. Live/work unit pursuant to Larkspur Municipal Code Section 18.16.260.
Y. Outdoor dining for restaurants where the following criteria are met:
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. (Ord. 1071 § 9, 2023; Ord. 1030 § 2(12), 2018; Ord. 953 § 1(55), 2007; Ord. 940 §§ 4, 5, 2004; Ord. 939 § 14, 2004; Ord. 929 § 48, 2004; Ord. 855 §§ 8, 9 (part), 1993; Ord. 815 § 3, 1991; Ord. 785 § 1, 1989; Ord. 746 § 1, 1987; Ord. 736 § 4, 1986; Ord. 686 § 4, 1983; Ord. 675 § 5, 1982)