Upon receipt of an application for a planned unit development, the Planning Commission shall make such investigation and study of the proposed plan as they shall deem necessary, and shall set a time for a public hearing on the application. The Planning Commission shall give notice of the time, place and purpose of the public hearing in the same manner as provided for hearings on use permit applications in Larkspur Municipal Code Chapter 18.76.

In approving any planned unit development, the conditions imposed by the Planning Commission may include, but are not limited to, the time within which a project must be started and be completed; a listing of variances permitted; revised boundaries of the project; uses permitted, and specification of minimum standards.

Application for, and approval of, a planned unit development wherein variances from the standard zoning regulations are approved or wherein uses normally requiring use permits are allowed, shall be deemed to be in compliance with all the necessary procedures for securing or granting a variance or a use permit.

The Planning Commission shall act upon the application within forty-five (45) days of the first hearing date, excluding such time as may be necessary to complete any required zoning reclassification. In taking action, the Planning Commission may recommend approval of the application as submitted, or may recommend denial of the application or may recommend approval subject to certain conditions. A complete record of these actions shall be recorded and maintained and shall be forwarded to the Council. Should the Planning Commission deny the application, appeal procedures as set forth in Larkspur Municipal Code Chapter 2.50 shall be followed and the Council shall have forty-five (45) days after the hearing to act on the appeal. Where an application for planned unit development has been denied pursuant to law, no new application for the same area may be made until one year shall have expired from the date of rejection of the original application. (Ord. 1030 § 2(12), 2018; Ord. 362 § 1 (part), 1969)