West Valley City, UT Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Parking time cap
- 72 consecutive hours
- Posted-limit rule
- Signs, markings, or meters control if shorter
- 1st offense fine
- $125
- 4th+ offense fine
- $275
- Early-pay discount
- $100 off within 10 days
- Appeal window
- 30 calendar days
- Governing section
- § 22-2-115(2)-(3)
Summary
West Valley City bars parking any vehicle on a public street for longer than 72 consecutive hours, and separately bars parking beyond any limit posted on signs, markings, or parking meters, under Municipal Code Section 22-2-115(2)-(3). The Police Department enforces both rules with a graduated civil-penalty schedule that escalates for repeat offenders within a year.
No vehicle shall be parked on any street: ... (2) For a period of longer than 72 consecutive hours; or (3) For any period longer than allowed by appropriate signs, markings, or parking meters giving notice of such parking time limitation.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-30, passed June 23, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Section 22-2-115, Time Limitations, opens 'No vehicle shall be parked on any street' and then lists three separate bans. ) A Notice of Parking Violation issued under this Chapter carries the civil penalties set in Section 22-2-203: $125 for a first offense within 12 months, $175 for a second, $225 for a third, and $275 for a fourth or later offense in that same 12-month window, on top of any towing or immobilization fees. Section 22-2-201 rewards prompt payment: a penalty paid within 10 days of the Notice is reduced by $100, and one paid between 10 and 30 days is reduced by $50.
Anyone who receives a Notice has 30 calendar days to appeal in writing to a City-designated parking coordinator under Section 22-2-202; missing that window upholds the citation automatically. Recognized defenses include that the vehicle was stolen at the time of the violation, that compliance would have caused imminent injury to persons or property, that the posted signs or markings were not clearly visible, or that the vehicle was mechanically incapable of being moved (a defense that stops applying after six hours at the same spot).
Separately, Section 22-2-119 lets a peace officer tow or immobilize any vehicle carrying two or more unpaid Notices, or two or more Notices within 12 months, as a public nuisance, with release conditioned on paying all fees, fines, and towing or storage costs; an immobilization can be appealed in writing to the parking coordinator within 10 days.
Violations & Fines
A first 72-hour or posted-limit violation costs $125, rising to $175, $225, and $275 for a second, third, and fourth offense within 12 months, plus towing or a $50 immobilization-device removal fee under Section 22-2-203 and Section 22-2-119. Paying within 10 days cuts the fine by $100; paying within 30 days cuts it by $50. Appeals go to a parking coordinator within 30 days under Section 22-2-202.
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