Davis County, UT Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Loading limit
- 24 consecutive hours
- Fire lanes
- Blocking is unlawful
- Roadside repair
- Banned except emergencies
- Last amended
- Ord. 06-2004, Aug. 6, 2004
- Default penalty
- Class B misdemeanor, up to $1,000
- Enforcers
- Law enforcement, county zoning officers
Summary
Beyond the overnight ban, Davis County bars parking any vehicle in a fire lane, blocking essential-service access, undergoing roadside repair, or left inoperable on any unincorporated public street or right-of-way. A loading vehicle may sit no longer than 24 consecutive hours before it becomes a violation.
In addition to other parking restrictions in this chapter, it shall be unlawful to park any vehicle: [...] Upon any street or publicly owned or controlled property or right-of-way for the principal purpose of performing maintenance or repairing such vehicle except as is necessitated by an emergency; That is mechanically inoperable or cannot be lawfully operated on public streets upon any street, public right-of-way or publicly owned or controlled property; In a manner proscribed above, or to park such an item on any public street except for the immediate loading or unloading and never longer than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours; In any fire lane or to otherwise block or obstruct any fire lane established by the county; On any public property other than in designated parking or obvious parking areas or as legally permissible on roadways; or In any location that interferes with the delivery and monitoring of essential services, such as utilities, postal services and refuse collection.
Full Breakdown
020, reaching every unincorporated public street, right-of-way and publicly owned or controlled property in Davis County. It is unlawful to park a vehicle on the street or public right-of-way for the principal purpose of performing maintenance or repair, except when an emergency necessitates it; to leave a vehicle that is mechanically inoperable or cannot lawfully be operated on public streets sitting on any street, right-of-way or public property; to park an item for loading or unloading beyond twenty-four consecutive hours; to block or obstruct any fire lane the county has established; to park on public property outside a designated or obvious parking area, or as otherwise legally permissible on roadways; or to park in any location that interferes with the delivery or monitoring of essential services such as utilities, postal service and refuse collection.
overnight rule. 040 by any law enforcement officer and by the zoning officers of the Davis County Department of Community and Economic Development, either of whom can issue a citation to an offending vehicle's owner.
Violations & Fines
Section 10.04.030 carries no separate violation class of its own, so Section 1.08.010's default applies: a Class B misdemeanor, up to a $1,000 fine, six months in jail, or both. Refuse haulers, utility crews and mail carriers blocked by an illegally parked vehicle can also trigger a citation under the essential-services clause.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I work on my car parked on the street?
How long can I leave a trailer for loading?
What if a parked car blocks the garbage truck?
Sources & Official References
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