Provo, UT Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum paved width
- 8.5 feet, no exceptions
- Grandfather cutoff
- Driveways predating August 17, 2004
- Exempt property type
- Detached one-family rental dwellings
- Front-yard parking
- Barred except covered tandem spaces
- Approval required
- Development Services Dept OKs paving plans
Summary
Provo requires paved, well-maintained driveways for licensed rental dwellings under Provo City Code 6.26.110, setting an 8.5-foot minimum paved width, sealed and graded surfaces, and a ban on parking in required front or side yards outside narrow exceptions.
(1) Parking and driveway areas for a rental dwelling shall be built as specified in Section 14.37.090, Provo City Code, and maintained in good condition. (a) Paving shall be maintained so as to eliminate dust or mud, and shall be sealed, resurfaced, graded and drained to dispose of or infiltrate all surface water. Surface water drainage shall not cross a public sidewalk. (b) The width of any nonconforming driveway existing prior to August 17, 2004, may continue subject to the standards in effect when the driveway was created. In no case, however, shall the paved width of a driveway be less than eight and one-half (8 1/2) feet.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-17, passed June 9, 2026).
Full Breakdown
090 and kept in good condition: paving must be sealed, resurfaced, graded and drained so it does not send surface water across a public sidewalk, and must stay free of dust or mud. 110(1)(b) sets an absolute floor of eight and one-half feet of paved width in every case. Detached one-family rental dwellings are excused from the paving standard itself, though any legally existing on-site parking they already have must still be kept in good condition. 110(6) bars off-street parking in a required front or street side yard except for tandem spaces on a one- or two-family driveway that lead to the required covered parking behind the setback, or nonconforming front, side, or tandem parking already established under the rules in effect when the rental was created; a public sidewalk can never be used as part of a parking space.
Parking areas with five or more spaces must be striped in three-inch-wide white or yellow lines, and plans for any change to existing rental parking must be submitted to and approved by the Development Services Department before paving begins.
Violations & Fines
A rental dwelling with an unpaved or substandard driveway, or with parking sited in a prohibited front or side yard, fails Section 6.26.110 and can be denied a license under Section 6.26.070(3) for violating this Title, or have an existing license suspended or revoked under Section 6.26.080(3) for the same reason. The City may also require paving plans to be resubmitted to the Development Services Department before any parking change is approved.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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