Salt Lake County, UT Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)

Code §11.20.130 is a single, absolute sentence: "No person shall park a vehicle on any county street when it is snowing or snow is on the street during the months of November, December, January, February, March and April." The rule runs the full six-month cold season rather than being tied to a declared snow emergency or a specific storm event: any snow on the street during those six months triggers the ban, whether it fell that day or has been sitting for a week. It is distinct from the county's separate long-term parking ban in §11.20.135, which caps any vehicle's stay on a county street or alley at twenty-four consecutive hours year-round regardless of weather.

A violation of §11.20.130 is a civil penalty of $150.00 under the fee schedule in §11.20.170(B), the same amount charged for parking in the fifteen locations barred by §11.20.050. The registered owner is strictly liable for the violation under §11.20.150, and a Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office deputy who finds a vehicle parked in violation may have it moved or towed under §11.20.160. As with any civil parking penalty under this chapter, the vehicle owner has ten business days after receiving a written notice of unauthorized use to pay the $150.00 or request an administrative hearing under Chapter 1.16 of the county code, and the penalty grows by a twenty-five percent late fee if it remains unpaid after thirty days.