Salt Lake County, UT Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- 10,000+ sq ft, regular deliveries
- Minimum space size
- 10' x 25' x 14' high
- Additional spaces
- 1 per extra 20,000 sq ft
- In a yard
- Needs 6-ft wall enclosure
Summary
Commercial or industrial buildings over 10,000 square feet in unincorporated Salt Lake County must provide at least one off-street loading space sized to county specs.
For every building or part thereof not provided with docking facilities which has a gross floor area of ten thousand square feet or more, and which is to be occupied by a commercial or industrial use to or from which delivery of materials or merchandise is regularly made by motor vehicle, there shall be provided and maintained on the same lot with such building at least one off-street loading space, plus one additional space for each additional twenty thousand square feet or major fraction thereof. Each loading space shall be not less than ten feet in width, twenty-five feet in length, and fourteen feet in height. Such space may occupy any required yard or court only if it is enclosed by a brick or stone wall not less than six feet in height.
(Ord. 1547 § 1 (part), 2005)
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 §19.80.050 requires any building without docking facilities that has 10,000+ square feet of gross floor area and regular motor-vehicle delivery to provide at least one off-street loading space, plus an additional space for each extra 20,000 square feet or major fraction. Each space must be at least 10 feet wide, 25 feet long, and 14 feet high, and may occupy a required yard only if enclosed by a brick or stone wall at least six feet tall.
Violations & Fines
A building permit application lacking the required loading space count and dimensions will not be approved by Planning and Development Services.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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