Sandy, UT Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)

Section 13-11-3 of the Sandy City Code lists dozens of prohibited activities inside "City recreational facilities," the parks, recreation areas and recreation centers defined in Section 13-11-1 that the City owns, operates or maintains. One bullet reads: "Camping, lodging or remaining overnight unless in an area specifically designated for that purpose." The same list separately bars parking a vehicle or trailer overnight in a facility "unless in an area where specifically allowed by posted signs," so a car, van or RV left overnight is independently prohibited under that separate provision as well.

Section 13-11-4 sets standard facility hours, open at 6:00 a.m., closed at 10:00 p.m. for unlit fields and 10:30 p.m. for lit fields, and states that apart from police, fire and Parks and Recreation personnel, "no one may enter a recreational facility during the hours it is closed," reinforcing that overnight presence outside a posted camping area is not allowed even before the camping-specific ban is applied. Section 13-11-2 puts rulemaking authority with the Director of the Parks and Recreation Department, who coordinates enforcement with the Sandy Police Department; Section 13-11-2 states the Department "has enforcement authority in all City recreational facilities." Section 13-11-7 makes any violation of the chapter's rules, instructions or signs an infraction unless the conduct is a greater offense under state, county or city criminal law, and separately authorizes any City employee delegated that authority to evict a violator immediately; a person told to leave who does not is guilty of a second, independent violation of the chapter.