Salt Lake County, UT Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- County Code §11.26.010
- Petition threshold
- 51% of area addresses
- Study application fee
- $25.00
- Permit fee
- $10.00 (up to 2 per address)
- Unpermitted parking
- Infraction
- Fraud/counterfeiting
- Class B misdemeanor
- Applies to
- Unincorporated county residential areas
Summary
Salt Lake County Code §11.26.010 lets residents in the unincorporated county petition the county council to designate their neighborhood a permit-only, on-street parking area, reserving curb space for people who live or own property there. Fifty-one percent of the area's addresses must sign the petition before the county council will hold a hearing.
The county council of Salt Lake County has determined that certain residential areas in the unincorporated portions of Salt Lake County suffer from undue pressures for street parking by persons who do not own residences nor live within said areas. ... It is the intent of the county council of Salt Lake County to establish designated areas within the unincorporated area of Salt Lake County that are set aside as areas wherein on-street parking is permitted only of vehicles owned or controlled by residents living within the designated areas.
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
010 is to relieve "undue pressures for street parking by persons who do not own residences nor live within" certain unincorporated residential areas, by designating streets where on-street parking is permitted only to vehicles owned or controlled by residents of that area. 00 application fee. The county division of engineering has thirty days to study the request, covering existing parking usage, peak and off-peak occupancy, and traffic patterns, before forwarding a recommendation to the county council, which must schedule a public hearing within thirty days of receiving that study; notice goes out by mail to every address in the petition and by newspaper publication at least four days beforehand.
If the council votes no, no new petition covering any of the same area may be filed for a year. 50 for a term under one week), plus up to twenty one-day permits, in a different color, for a single event like a wedding or party. 00 administrative fee with no refund for the lost permit. 190(B) through (D).
Violations & Fines
Parking in a designated permit area without displaying a valid permit is an infraction under §11.26.190(A). Falsely claiming eligibility for a permit, or providing false information on an application, is a Class B misdemeanor under §11.26.190(B). Counterfeiting, copying, or altering a permit to extend its term or change the address it applies to is likewise a Class B misdemeanor under §11.26.190(C)-(D). A citation can be defended at a hearing by producing a valid, unshown permit for a $25.00 administrative fee under §11.26.140.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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