Salt Lake City, UT Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum stalls required
- 1 off-street stall
- Use restriction
- Exclusive use of STR occupants
- Design standard cross-reference
- Ch. 21A.44
- Enacted by
- Ord. 38-26 (2026)
Summary
Salt Lake City requires every licensed short-term rental to provide at least one off-street parking stall reserved for guests, sited per zoning rules.
Parking Requirements: Each short-term rental shall provide a minimum of one (1) off-street parking stall for the exclusive use of occupants of the short-term rental. Such parking space shall comply with all applicable zoning and design standards, including the location of the off street parking stall as required by Ch. 21A.44.
C. Minimum Stay Requirement: No short-term rental shall be rented, leased, or otherwise occupied for a period of less than two (2) consecutive nights by the same guest.
D. Annual Rental Night Cap: No short-term rental shall be rented, leased, or otherwise occupied for more than two hundred (200) nights within any annual license period.
E. Noise and Nuisance: The licensee shall ensure compliance with all applicable noise, waste, and nuisance regulations.
F. License Number Identification: The licensee shall include the short- term rental business license number issued by the city in any advertisement, listing, or other promotion of the short-term rental including on any booking platform. Such license number shall be displayed in a conspicuous location within the advertisement.
G. Posting Requirements: In a form provided by the city the licensee shall post within the short term rental and in a conspicuous location on or near the front door to the short term rental (1) the license number issued by the city for the short term rental, and (2) a telephone number that receives text
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
Under City Code § 5.13.090.B, each short-term rental must provide a minimum of one off-street parking stall for the exclusive use of occupants. The stall has to comply with applicable zoning and design standards, including the parking-location rules in Chapter 21A.44. This sits alongside the license requirement in § 5.13.020, the 2-night minimum stay, and the 200-night annual cap.
Violations & Fines
Failing to provide the required off-street parking stall, or siting it outside the zoning-compliant location under Ch. 21A.44, is grounds for license denial, non-renewal, or suspension under the STR licensing chapter.
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