Salt Lake County, UT Short-Term Rentals: Parking Rules (2026)

Salt Lake County treats short-term rentals as a use of an existing residential dwelling rather than as a separate parking-generating land use. The STR definition at Sec. 19.04.547 references rental of a residential dwelling unit (or portion thereof) for periods of fewer than 30 consecutive days. Chapter 5.19 (Short-Term Rentals) sits in Title 5 and addresses the business-license framework, including application, fees, zoning verification, and operating standards; the chapter does not establish a unique off-street parking ratio just for STRs in unincorporated areas. Instead, parking is governed by the off-street parking provisions of Title 19 (Zoning) for the underlying single-family, two-family, or multifamily use, and by any conditional-use or land-use permit conditions imposed when the STR is approved. Because Sec. 19.04.547 places STRs in the Title 19 zoning structure, the dwelling must occupy a zoning district that permits short-term rentals (whether as a permitted, conditional, or limited use) and must already meet the off-street parking minimum required for that residential use - typically two off-street spaces per single-family dwelling under standard Utah municipal practice. Operators should not assume guests can rely on on-street parking alone: county roads in unincorporated areas are managed by Salt Lake County Public Works, abandoned vehicles are subject to Utah Code Sec. 41-6a-1406 (48-hour rule on highways), and overnight or seasonal road restrictions may apply. Utah Code Sec. 17-50-338 (as amended by HB 291, 2023) prohibits a county from enacting an ordinance that prohibits an owner from listing a residential unit on a short-term rental website, but Sec. 17-50-338 does not preempt reasonable parking, zoning, or operating standards. State law therefore lets the county enforce the parking ratio attached to the underlying residential use, even though the county cannot ban the act of advertising the STR.