Salt Lake County, UT Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Red curb
- No stopping/standing/parking, any time
- Yellow curb
- 'Restricted Zone,' per posted sign
- Yellow exception
- Sundays and legal holidays
- Authority
- County traffic engineer
Summary
Salt Lake County's traffic engineer marks curbs red for no stopping or parking at any time, and yellow 'Restricted Zone' curbs limit parking except as posted.
The traffic engineer is authorized to place and maintain appropriate signs or traffic markings to indicate standing or parking regulations, and the traffic markings shall designate the zones and shall have the meanings set forth in this chapter:1."Red" means no stopping, standing or parking at any time.2."Yellow," with the words "Restricted Zone" stenciled thereon, means no stopping, standing or parking except as stated on the signs or markings giving notice thereof, except that this provision shall not apply on Sundays and legal holidays.B.When appropriate signs or traffic curb markings have been erected or placed according to this section, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any zone in violation of the provisions of this section. (Prior code § 21-4-11)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 49).
Full Breakdown
Salt Lake County Code §11.20.020 lets the county traffic engineer place curb markings that carry legal meaning: a red curb means no stopping, standing or parking at any time, while a yellow curb stenciled 'Restricted Zone' bars stopping, standing or parking except as the posted sign or marking allows, with no restriction on Sundays and legal holidays. Once the markings are erected, parking against them is unlawful anywhere in the unincorporated county, on county roads and county-owned lots alike.
Violations & Fines
Stopping, standing or parking against a posted red or yellow curb marking is a civil parking violation once the traffic engineer has erected the sign or marking.
Frequently Asked Questions
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