Sandy, UT Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing Sections
- 14-7-1; 14-7-2
- Driveway Buffer
- Within 5 feet, front, or across
- Angle Parking
- Only where City has signed/marked it
- Max Angle Extension
- 1/3 of roadway width
- Owner Liability
- Presumed under 14-7-7
Summary
Sandy Traffic Code Section 14-7-2 bars stopping, standing or parking a vehicle with its wheels on a stall line, or in front of, within five feet of, or directly across from any public or private driveway. Section 14-7-1 separately restricts angle parking to streets the City Traffic Engineer has signed for it.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the law or the directions of a police officer or traffic control device: With its wheels on, or the vehicle straddling, a line marking individual parking stalls; or In front of, within five feet of, or directly across from a public or private driveway.
Full Breakdown
" The five-foot buffer runs from the edge of the driveway apron, so a car parked closer than that, or one parked squarely opposite a driveway on a narrow street, violates the section even without touching the driveway itself. " No angle-parked vehicle may extend more than one-third of the roadway's width from the curb. A. 1953, Section 41-6a-1401 (stopping, standing and parking) and Section 41-6a-1402 (angle parking). Section 14-7-7 makes any vehicle found parked in violation prima facie evidence that its registered owner committed or authorized the violation, shifting the practical burden onto the owner to show otherwise.
Violations & Fines
Parking with wheels on a stall line, or within five feet of, in front of, or directly across from a public or private driveway, violates Section 14-7-2. Parking at an angle on a street the City has not signed for angle parking, or extending more than one-third of the roadway width from the curb where angle parking is allowed, violates Section 14-7-1. Section 14-7-7 makes the registered owner presumptively responsible for either violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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