Salt Lake City, UT Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Rule
- Red curb = no stopping, standing, or parking
- Authority
- City transportation engineer designates zones
- Enforcement
- Citation plus possible tow
- Common use
- Ambulance and fire hydrant zones
Summary
Salt Lake City paints curbs red to mean no stopping, standing, or parking at any time, enforced citywide by the transportation engineer.
The city transportation engineer is authorized... to place and... maintain appropriate signs or traffic markings to indicate standing or parking regulations, and such traffic markings shall designate the zones... 1. Red: Red means no stopping, standing or parking at any time... B. When appropriate signs or traffic markings have been erected or placed according to this section, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any zone contrary to the provisions of this section.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-21: Code current through: Ord. 40-26, passed June 16, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Salt Lake City Code section 12.56.310 lets the city transportation engineer place color-coded curb markings after a traffic study. A red curb bars stopping, standing, and parking at any time -- no grace period, no exceptions for quick errands. Red zones commonly mark ambulance bays, fire hydrant zones, and fire lanes under section 12.56.120B2. Parking against a red curb draws a citation and the vehicle can be towed under chapter 12.56.
Violations & Fines
Citation for stopping, standing, or parking against a red curb; vehicle may be towed to a storage facility.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I stop briefly at a red curb to drop someone off?
Who decides where curbs get painted red in Salt Lake City?
Sources & Official References
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