Salt Lake City, UT Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Driveway buffer
- 5 feet minimum, both directions
- Driveway-block fine
- $100.00 civil penalty
- Wrong-direction fine
- $42.00 civil penalty
- Curb standard
- Right wheels within 12 inches
- Governing chapter
- City Code Title 12, Ch. 12.56
Summary
Salt Lake City bars parking within five feet of any driveway and requires vehicles on two-way streets to park facing the direction of traffic within twelve inches of the curb, each backed by its own civil fine.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, in any of the following places: ... 2. In front or within five feet (5') of a driveway; ... 4. Within an intersection;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-21: Code current through: Ord. 40-26, passed June 16, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Salt Lake City Code § 12.56.440(A) prohibits stopping, standing, or parking in front of or within five feet of any driveway, plus an extra ten-foot buffer on collection days when a mailbox sits within five feet of that driveway, alongside sidewalks, intersections, crosswalks, and fire lanes. Section 12.56.100(A) separately requires every vehicle stopped or parked on a two-way roadway to point in the direction of authorized traffic movement with its right-hand wheels within twelve inches of the curb, so parking against the flow of traffic is its own violation. The city's parking enforcement division issues civil citations under the penalty schedule set out in § 12.56.510.
Violations & Fines
Blocking a driveway draws a $100.00 civil citation under § 12.56.440; parking against traffic direction or more than 12 inches from the curb draws a $42.00 citation under § 12.56.100.
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