West Jordan, UT Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Daily hours
- 6 AM-10 PM; Veterans Memorial Park until 11 PM
- Open season
- First Monday in April through first Sunday in October
- Governing section
- City Code § 8-13-2
- Enforcement
- Class B misdemeanor under § 1-14B-1
- Discretionary closures
- Administrator may close parks anytime for safety
- Reserved areas
- Permit holders may exclude public during reserved times
Summary
West Jordan city parks open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 10:00 p.m. during the open season, running the first Monday in April through the first Sunday in October, under City Code section 8-13-2. Veterans Memorial Park stays open an hour later, until 11:00 p.m. Entering a park during closed hours or a seasonal shutdown without a permit is unlawful.
A. Open Season: City parks are open to the public starting the first Monday in April and are closed to the public starting the first Sunday in October until the following first Monday in April. ... B. Open Hours: Except Veterans Memorial Park, city parks are open to the public from six o'clock (6:00) A.M. to ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. during the open season. The Veterans Memorial Park is open from six o'clock (6:00) A.M. to eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. during the open season. City parks are closed during all other hours of the day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-38: Code current through: Ord. 26-33, passed 6-23-2026).
Full Breakdown
West Jordan's parks operate on a fixed seasonal and daily schedule set out in City Code section 8-13-2. The open season begins the first Monday in April and runs through the first Sunday in October; outside that window, parks are closed to the public until the following April. m. City recreational facilities, including the arena, and concession stands are never open to walk-in use: they may be occupied only by an approved reservation or permit, though the city may designate periods of public access to the arena.
The city administrator holds broad discretion under subsection (C) to close any park, or any area within a park, during otherwise-open hours for safety, landscape or athletic-field preservation, or maintenance and repair work, and need not give any more reason than public health, safety, or the city's convenience. When a park or facility is reserved, subsection (D) lets the permit holder exclude the public from the reserved area during the reserved time, and that area is treated as closed. Subsection (E) makes it unlawful to use, occupy, or enter a city park during a seasonal, daily, or other closure, or during a reservation period, unless the person holds the reservation or permit covering that specific time.
Violations & Fines
Entering or remaining in a West Jordan park outside open hours, during the seasonal closure, or inside a reserved area without holding that reservation violates section 8-13-2(E). Because chapter 8-13 does not set its own penalty, the city's general offense provision, City Code section 1-14B-1, applies: a violation is punishable as a class B misdemeanor unless another Utah Code section supplies a different punishment. Park rangers and West Jordan police officers enforce park-hours violations.
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