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18.56.100 Off-Street Parking Requirements.
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The off-street parking requirements are as follows:

A. 

Residential Uses

Space(s)/Unit

Junior accessory dwelling unit

0

Accessory dwelling unit

See Larkspur Municipal Code Chapter 18.23

Single-family

2/unit plus guest parking

Duplex

2/unit plus guest parking

Multiple

Rental

Condominium

Studio + 1 bedroom

1/unit

1/unit

Plus guest parking

2-bedroom

1.5/unit

2/unit

3-bedroom

2/unit

2.5/unit

4-bedroom

2/unit

2.5/unit

In addition, guest parking shall be provided as set forth in Larkspur Municipal Code Section 18.56.110.

B. 

Commercial Residential Use

Space(s)/Unit

Hotel, motel

1/unit + 1/20 unit

C. 

Retail Uses

Space(s)/Unit

General Retail

Less than 5,000 sq. ft.

1/165 sq. ft.

5,000 to 10,000 sq. ft.

1/180 sq. ft.

More than 10,000 sq. ft.

1/200 sq. ft.

Bulk Merchandise

1/600 sq. ft.

(e.g., furniture store, appliance store, auto sales)

Gas station

2/service bay + 2/station

Repair Shops

1/700 sq. ft. + 1/service vehicle

(television, appliance, shoe repair)

D. 

Medical Uses

Space(s)/Unit

Medical, dental and veterinarian offices and clinics

1/200 sq. ft. + 1/office

General hospital

1/bed + 1/employee position

Convalescent hospital

1/4 beds + 1/employee position

Rest homes

1/4 beds + 1/employee position

E. 

Personal Services

Space(s)/Unit

Places dispensing food and/or beverages

1/3 seats or 1/80 sq. ft.

Barber, beauty shops

2/chair

F. 

Space(s)/Unit

Business and Professional Offices

1/250 sq. ft.

G. 

Public Assembly (based on assembly area) fixed seats

Space(s)/Unit

Motion picture theater

1/4 seats or 1/25 sq. ft.

Playhouse

1/3 seats or 1/20 sq. ft.

Auditorium

1/4 seats or 1/25 sq. ft.

Clubhouse

1/5 seats or 1/40 sq. ft.

Church

1/5 seats or 1/40 sq. ft.

H. 

Recreation (plus as required for support facilities)

Space(s)/Unit

Yacht harbor

2/berth

Golf courses

3/hole

Pool hall

2/table

Bowling alleys

4/lane

Tennis courts

3/court

I. 

Wholesale and Warehouse Uses

Space(s)/Unit

Wholesale warehousing

1/750 sq. ft. + 1/service vehicle + 1/1,500 sq. ft. of exterior storage area

Mini or self-storage warehouses

1/employee, 4 minimum, one of which must meet requirements for an accessible space under California Building Code Title 24 Chapter 11B

(This standard applies only to self-storage facilities with direct vehicular access to interior storage spaces. A twenty-six (26) foot-wide vehicular access aisle shall be provided along the entrances of the storage units to provide a fifteen (15) foot-wide travel lane and an eleven (11) foot-wide parking lane. Other self-storage facilities that do not meet these aisle requirements shall provide such additional parking as required by the Planning Commission.)

J. 

Public and Quasi-Public Buildings and Uses

Space(s)/Unit

Libraries

1/500 sq. ft.

Museums

1/500 sq. ft.

Schools

Elementary and secondary

1-1/2 per classroom + auditorium requirement

High schools

1-1/2 per classroom + 1/20 projected student capacity + auditorium requirement

Colleges

1-1/2 per classroom + 1/5 projected student capacity + auditorium requirement

Emergency shelters

Residents

25 percent of the total number of beds

Staff

10 percent of the total number of beds

K. For the purposes of calculating parking spaces:

1. There shall be a minimum requirement of one space for any use;

2. A fractional requirement of a parking space equal to or greater than 0.5 parking space shall be rounded to the next higher whole number;

3. A fractional requirement less than 0.5 space shall be rounded to the next lower number with the exception of subsection (K)(1) of this section. (Ord. 1070 §§ 5, 6, 2023; Ord. 1030 § 2(12), 2018; Ord. 981 § 6, 2011; Ord. 769 § 1, 1988; Ord. 513 § 1 (part), 1975)