Parking Rules in Washington County, UT (2026)
5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Washington County, Utah.
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Driveway Rules
In Washington County's R-2 and R-3 multiple-family zones, Section 10-8F-7.G bans parking inside the front yard setback outright: "Parking shall not be located in the front yard setback area." The same chapter requires dumpsters to sit inside a masonry, sight-obscuring enclosure.
No Front-Yard Parking in Washington County's MF Zones
Some RestrictionsWashington County Code of Ordinances § 10-8F-7.G
G. Location Of Parking: Parking shall not be located in the front yard setback area. H. Garbage Receptacles: If a dumpster is used for garbage collection, the dumpster must be kept in a dumpster surround constructed of masonry and include a sight obscuring gate.
Overnight Parking
Washington County bans overnight parking of vehicles and trailers at the Kolob Reservoir Facility without a proper permit. Code section 5-4-6(A) also confines vehicles to designated lanes and campsites matching a valid permit's dates, and subsection B sets a 15 mph facility speed limit.
Washington County Kolob Reservoir Overnight Parking
Significant RestrictionsWashington County Code of Ordinances § 5-4-6(A)
A. Operating Or Parking Vehicles Or Trailers: Operating or parking a vehicle or trailer, except where permitted, or in a designated campsite matching the time and date specified on a valid permit, is prohibited. No overnight parking of vehicles or trailers is allowed without a proper permit. ... Vehicles or trailers operated or parked in violation of this provision shall be towed and impounde...
Abandoned Vehicles
Washington County bans storing junk cars, unregistered vehicles, or cars with expired plates anywhere on a property in the unincorporated county. A junk car includes any vehicle abandoned on a public highway that has sat in unsafe operating condition for more than 30 days.
Junk Cars Banned on Property in Washington County
Some RestrictionsWashington County Code of Ordinances § 4-1-1, § 4-1-2
JUNK CARS: Any used car or motor vehicle not in the process of reconditioning, which has been abandoned for use as a motor vehicle on a public highway and which is in unsafe operating condition and shall have remained in such condition for a period in excess of thirty (30) days; or portions of junk cars, such as hoods, fenders, radiators, rims, motors, hubcaps, etc., not being immediately utili...
Loading Zones
Any Washington County building used for manufacturing, warehousing, retail display, a hotel or a hospital, or another use that receives or ships goods by vehicle, must provide adequate on-site loading and unloading space under § 10-17-7, and that space can never be credited toward the separate off-street parking count required in Chapter 16.
Washington County Off-Street Loading Space Rule
Some RestrictionsWashington County Code of Ordinances § 10-17-7
On the same premises with every building, structure or part thereof, erected and occupied or increased in capacity after the effective date hereof, for manufacturing, storage, warehouse, goods display, department store, grocery store, hotel, hospital, or any similar use involving the receipt or distribution by vehicle of materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the lo...
Snow Removal Parking Rules
Washington County makes it unlawful to park or leave construction materials, equipment, vehicles, attachments, or trailers in the public road or right-of-way where they block snow or ice removal or fail to leave adequate room for plows. Violators owe a $100 administrative fee per violation plus any towing or impound cost, on top of misdemeanor exposure under the county's snow removal chapter.
Washington County Parking Ban During Snow Removal
Some RestrictionsWashington County Code of Ordinances § 7-4-3(C), (D)
C. Other Obstruction of the Public Road or Right of Way. It is unlawful to obstruct the public road or right of way with trash containers or other personal property. All trash containers or other personal property shall be removed from the public road or right of way and not interfere with the county's snow or ice removal. It is unlawful to park any construction materials, equipment, vehicles, ...
Parking Rules by City in Washington County
1 cities in Washington County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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