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Lewiston council advances parking-lot code amendments after reconsideration from Planning & Zoning
Summary
After a line-by-line staff briefing, Lewiston council directed staff to proceed with first reading of Ordinance 49-59 as amended (removing a subsection and renumbering), which clarifies the definition of a parking lot, landscaping and dust-palliative rules, and removes a performance-bond requirement; councilors discussed small-business impacts and ADA constraints for gravel lots.
Lewiston, Idaho — Jan. 26, 2026
The Lewiston City Council on Monday moved forward with the first reading of Ordinance 49-59, a set of amendments to city code governing parking-lot definitions, landscaping, dust mitigation and related permitting, after a staff line-by-line briefing and council discussion.
Assistant City Planner Katie Hollingshead described the primary changes: clarifying that a parking lot is "more than five vehicles" and adding a square-footage metric (2,400 square feet) to…
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