Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Salt Lake County, UT (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 5 cities in Salt Lake County, Utah.
Verified from official government sources
Sidewalk Repair
Salt Lake County Code §14.32.010 puts the duty to repair and maintain public curbs, curb ramps, gutters and sidewalks abutting a property squarely on that property's owner, not the county. If an owner ignores a public works repair notice under §14.32.030 and doesn't request a hearing within ten business days, the county can fix the sidewalk itself and file a lien against the property under §14.32.050.
Salt Lake County Sidewalk Repair Duty
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake County Code §14.32.010; §14.32.030; §14.32.050; §14.32.060
14.32.010 - Duty of abutting property owners. It shall be the duty of each owner of real property abutting or fronting upon any street, highway or alley within the unincorporated area of the county, to repair and maintain in good condition all public curbs, curb ramps, gutters and sidewalks across or immediately abutting their property. ... 14.32.030 - Notice to repair. Notice of needed repairs...
Obstruction Rules
Salt Lake County Code §14.20.040 makes it a Class B misdemeanor to block a sidewalk, curb ramp or county highway with building materials, vehicles, ditches or debris in the unincorporated area. A separate, lighter rule caps how trash cans can sit at the curb: no more than four feet into the street, out no earlier than the evening before pickup, and off the street the same day it's emptied.
Salt Lake County Sidewalk Obstruction Ban
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake County Code § 14.20.040(A), (B), (D)
A.It is unlawful to construct, place, keep or maintain upon or across any sidewalk, curb ramp or highway in the county situated in the public right-of-way, any open ditch, flume, conduit, waterway, headgate, log, building material, vehicle, railway, or other obstruction; provided, building materials, vehicles or objects may be placed temporarily in such manner on said public highways as not to ...
Encroachment Permits
Placing a driveway, pole, pipeline, sign or other structure in a county road right-of-way in unincorporated Salt Lake County requires county engineering division approval first.
Right-of-Way Encroachment Permit, Salt Lake County
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake County Code §14.16.010(A)
No right-of-way of any county road shall be dug up or excavated and no approach, road, driveway, pole, pipeline, conduit, sewer, ditch, culvert, billboard, advertising sign, or other structure or object of any kind or character shall be placed, constructed or maintained within any such right-of-way except as permitted by and in accordance with the regulations of the county engineering division....
Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules by City in Salt Lake County
5 cities in Salt Lake County have their own sidewalk & pedestrian rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
3 verified rules • Encroachment Permits, Obstruction Rules
2 verified rules • Encroachment Permits, Obstruction Rules
3 verified rules • Encroachment Permits, Obstruction Rules
3 verified rules • Encroachment Permits, Obstruction Rules
3 verified rules • Encroachment Permits, Obstruction Rules
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