Ogden, UT Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)

Section 10-9-1 explains the purpose: hospital and university complexes and other large buildings draw commuters who compete with residents and businesses for street parking in nearby residential neighborhoods, so the mayor, through the parking and mobility operations coordinator, may designate qualifying areas as permit zones exempt from restrictions that apply to commuter vehicles. Section 10-9-4 sets the threshold technical criteria a street must clear: 70% or more of parking capacity generally occupied, that occupancy continuing for any consecutive four-hour period at least four days a week for at least nine months a year, and at least 25% of the vehicles occupying on-street spaces being non-area vehicles.

Getting there requires a petition signed by at least 51% of area residents/businesses (10-9-5), a parking study, a public hearing with at least 10 days' mailed notice, and a written mayoral decision within 30 days (10-9-5, 10-9-6). H. No more than three regular permits may issue per dwelling under section 10-9-10, and as of January 1, 2026, all permits are electronic; physical permits issued before that date are void. Section 10-9-17 lets the coordinator revoke a permit for a violation or for abusing the guest-permit system, denying reapplication for up to a year, appealable to the mayor within seven days.

Unlawful parking or falsely claiming permit eligibility under section 10-9-18 draws the civil penalty in section 10-6-1, except that furnishing false information is a class B misdemeanor.