Salt Lake City, UT Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 12.56.470
- Penalty
- $49 civil fine
- Mechanism
- Posted signs/markings set hours
- Enforcement
- Civil, per-violation
Summary
Salt Lake City bans overnight and other hour-restricted street parking wherever the city posts signs or markings, with no citywide blanket curfew needed.
When signs or traffic markings are erected or placed by direction of the city, no person shall park a vehicle or permit said vehicle to remain standing during the hours and days specified by such signs and markings upon any street, parts of a street, or roadway.
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 § 12.56.470 lets the city post signs or pavement markings restricting parking on any street, or part of one, during set hours and days -- the mechanism the city uses for overnight no-parking zones. Parking or leaving a vehicle standing during the posted hours is a civil violation carrying a $49 penalty per section 12.56.550.
Violations & Fines
Civil citation, $49 penalty under § 12.56.550; officers may also relocate a vehicle blocking traffic under § 12.56.540.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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