1. PURPOSE. To reduce street congestion and traffic hazards in Levan by incorporating adequate, attractively-designed facilities for off-street parking and loading as an integral part of every use of land in the town. 

1. GENERAL. There shall be provided at the time of erection of any main building or at the time any main building is enlarged or increased in capacity or converted to a new use, minimum off-street parking space with adequate provision for ingress and egress by standard-size automobiles in accordance with the requirements herein.
2. SIZE. For the purpose of this chapter, one parking space shall be assumed to be one hundred eighty (180) square feet, exclusive of adequate interior driveways.
3. ACCESS. Adequate ingress and egress to all users shall be provided as follows:
   1. Access to commercial or industrial lots shall be by either:
      1. A maximum of one (1) driveway for each one hundred feet (100’) of frontage on a public street, such driveway to be not over thirty-five feet (35’) in width, or less than sixteen feet (16’) (for one-way traffic), or
      2. A maximum of one (1) driveway for each two hundred feet (200’) of frontage on a public street, such driveway to be not over forty-five feet (45’) in width.
   2. Access driveways shall not be closer to each other than twelve feet (12’).
   3. No off-street parking lot shall be constructed in a manner that would allow vehicles to back out into a public street.
   4. In a commercial zone, no driveway shall be closer to an intersection of two streets than forty feet (40’), measured from the comer point of the property line. In a residential zone, the minimum distance shall be forty feet (40’).
   5. Height, location, structural specifications, maximum and minimum curbs radii permitted, and maximum roadway approach angles to the center line of the street are subject to town standards.

Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private parking area, including a commercial parking lot and also an automobile, farm equipment, or other open-air sales lot, shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements:

1. LANDSCAPING. The site of any off-street parking area for more than five (5) vehicles shall be adequately landscaped. Such landscaping shall be maintained in good condition. Landscaping along the street frontage, if any, shall be preferred to fencing.
2. SURFACING. Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public parking area shall be paved with an asphaltic or concrete surfacing, shall have appropriate bumper guards where needed as determined by the administrator, and shall be so arranged and marked as to provide the orderly and safe loading or unloading and parking and storage of vehicles.
3. LIGHTING. Lighting used to illuminate an off-street parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises in any residential district. 

1. For every building or part thereof having a gross floor area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or more, which is to be occupied by a commercial or industrial use, to or from which delivery of materials or merchandise are regularly made by motor vehicle, there shall be provided and maintained, on the same lot with such building, at least one off-street loading space plus one for each additional twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or major fraction thereof.
2. Each loading space shall be not less than fourteen feet (14’) in width, twenty-five feet (25’) in length, and fifteen (15) feet in height.
3. Such space may occupy any required yard or court except that if it shall be located closer than fifty feet (50’) to any lot in any residential district, it shall be enclosed by a brick or stone wall or landscaping not less than six feet (6’) in height. 

1. DRIVE-IN BUSINESS. Driveways, parking areas, and off-street storage lanes for automobiles awaiting entrance to drive-in theaters, banks, restaurants, etc., shall be provided.
2. Garages for storage of automobiles and commercial parking lots shall be permitted in commercial districts as specified in each district description. 

1. Except as may be provided elsewhere in this ordinance, there shall be provided at the time of erection of any building or at the time any main building is enlarged or increased in capacity, minimum off-street parking space with adequate provisions for ingress and egress by standard-sized automobiles. If any land, structure, or use is changed from one use to another which requires more off-street parking spaces as specified in sub-section (C) below, there shall be provided such additional off-street parking for the new use as is required by this.
2. PARKING LOT CHARACTERISTICS: On each parcel of land developed for nonresidential uses, lots shall be constructed as follows:
   1. SURFACING. Each lot shall have an all-weather surfacing material and be maintained in good condition and kept clear and in an unobstructed and usable condition at all times. Responsibility for maintenance of the lot shall rest with the property owner. The lot shall provide adequate access to a street or alley.
   2. GRADING. Parking lots shall be graded for proper drainage with surface water diverted in such a way as to keep the parking area free of accumulated water or ice.
   3. LIGHTING. Lot shall be properly illuminated with standards arranged so as to reflect light away from any adjoining residential buildings.
   4. SIZE OF SPACES.  The standard parking space measures nine feet (9’) wide by twenty feet (20’) long, but sizes may vary to provide for vehicles that are larger or smaller than standard size.
3. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH LAND USE. Required off-street parking shall be provided for each use as listed below. Requirements calculated on floor area shall be based upon LMC 16.20.030. Parking for uses not specifically listed below shall be provided in the same ratio as the use most nearly approximating the characteristics of the unlisted use, as determined by the Planning & Zoning Board.
   
   Parking shall be provided as follows, with spaces based upon one or a combination of uses listed: 

Use	Parking Requirement
Residential
Single-Unit dwelling	Two parking spaces
Two-Unit dwelling	Two parking spaces per unit
Three-Unit dwelling	Two parking spaces per unit
Four-Unit dwelling	Two parking spaces per unit
Multi-Unit dwelling	Minimum of 8 spaces, with 1.5 spaces for each additional unit over 5
Apartment House	Minimum of 8 spaces with 1.5 spaces for each additional unit over 5
Golf courses, tennis courts, and similar recreation areas	Determined by specific review by Planning & Zoning Board
Hotel, motel, and lodge	One space per each 1.5 rental units, plus one space per 200 feet of meeting room area
Intensive retail commercial shops selling directly to the public	3.0 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of floor area
Less intensive commercial businesses, such as furniture	1.5 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of floor area
Offices and personal services, including medical and dental clinics	2 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of floor area plus one space for each employee per shift
Restaurants, bars, fast good, or drive-in	One space for every 4 seats. 20 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of sales and enclosed eating space
Churches, auditoriums, assembly halls theaters	One space for every 5 seats
Bowling alleys, skating rinks, and similar recreational uses	2 spaces for every 1,000 square feet of floor area
Industrial and wholesale establishments. Planned commercial development (Industrial park)	2 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. (See also LMC 16.19.010.) This shall not apply to buildings to be used exclusively for storage
Mortuary	One space for every 300 square feet of floor area
Hospitals, schools, civic building	Determined by specific review by the Planning & Zoning Board
Planned commercial development (shopping centers, complexes, or area rentable commercial space)	At least 5.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor area

PARKING LOT DIMENSIONS



Parking Angle	45	60	90
Offset	18'	11'	1'6"
Car Space	12'	10'	9'0"
Stall Depth	16'	18'	18'6"
Stall Depth	18'	19'	20'
Overhang	2'	2'3"	2'9"
Driveway	13'	17'6"	25'
Turnaround	17'	14'	14'
Extra	6'	3'	0'