18.56.100 Off-Street Parking Requirements.
The off-street parking requirements are as follows:
A.
Residential Uses |
Space(s)/Unit |
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Junior accessory dwelling unit |
0 |
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Accessory dwelling unit |
See Larkspur Municipal Code Chapter 18.23 |
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Single-family |
2/unit plus guest parking |
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Duplex |
2/unit plus guest parking |
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Multiple |
Rental |
Condominium |
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Studio + 1 bedroom |
1/unit |
1/unit |
Plus guest parking |
2-bedroom |
1.5/unit |
2/unit |
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3-bedroom |
2/unit |
2.5/unit |
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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 |
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Hotel, motel |
1/unit + 1/20 unit |
C.
Retail Uses |
Space(s)/Unit |
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General Retail |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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Places dispensing food and/or beverages |
1/3 seats or 1/80 sq. ft. |
Barber, beauty shops |
2/chair |
F.
Space(s)/Unit |
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Business and Professional Offices |
1/250 sq. ft. |
G.
Public Assembly (based on assembly area) fixed seats |
Space(s)/Unit |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Libraries |
1/500 sq. ft. |
Museums |
1/500 sq. ft. |
Schools |
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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 |
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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)