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(1) Each lot or parcel in the RC zone shall have automobile parking sufficient to comply with the requirements of Chapter 14.37, Provo City Code, except as otherwise provided in Subsection (3) of this Section. All parking spaces shall be built as described in Section 14.37.090, Provo City Code, and shall be provided with paved concrete access from a public street.

(2) Parking spaces shall not be provided in a required front yard.

(3) 

(a) Driveways serving five (5) or fewer parking spaces shall have a minimum width of twelve (12) feet; provided, that, subject to the provisions of Subsection (3)(b) of this Section, the required width of a legally existing driveway may be reduced for a nonconforming one-family detached dwelling or one-family detached dwelling constructed on a nonconforming lot to:

(i) allow expansion of the dwelling; or

(ii) establish an accessory apartment.

(b) Reduction in the required width of a driveway may be permitted only if:

(i) The required width of the driveway to be retained, replaced, reconstructed, or expanded cannot be reasonably achieved without substantially disrupting a landscaped yard, the location and design of an existing garage or carport, or other feature associated with a dwelling;

(ii) The reduced driveway width is at least equal to the greater of:

(A) The standard in effect when the dwelling was constructed, or

(B) The standard to which the existing driveway is constructed; and

(iii) The subject property:

(A) Is located within the Dixon, Franklin, Joaquin, Maeser, or Timp Neighborhoods as shown on the Official Neighborhood Map referenced in Section 2.29.010(1), Provo City Code; and

(B) Is not located in an RA, R1.20, R1.15, or R1.10 zone.

(c) A property owner who is adversely affected by a decision made pursuant to this Subsection may request a variance or appeal the decision to the Board of Adjustment as provided in Chapter 14.05, Provo City Code.

(d) A reduction in the required width for a new driveway, other than a replacement for an existing driveway as set forth in Subsection (3)(b) of this Section, shall not be permitted unless a variance is approved by the Board of Adjustment as provided in Chapter 14.05, Provo City Code.

(4) Driveways serving six (6) or more spaces shall have a minimum width of twelve (12) feet for one (1) way traffic and sixteen (16) feet for two (2) way traffic.

(Enacted 2002-03, Am 2002-33, Am 2002-44, Am 2004-05, Am 2020-09, Am 2022-54)