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COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL of SALT LAKE CITY
TO:City Council Members
FROM: Kate Werrett
Budget & Policy Analyst
DATE:December 2, 2025
RE:Parking Dimensions and Off-Street Parking Standards Manual Update
ISSUE AT-A-GLANCE
To align with S.B. 181 and H.B. 368, the Planning Division has reviewed the existing Off-Street Parking
Standards Manual, recommended changes, and proposed that these updated standards be codified, as required
by state code. State code requires that these amendments be codified by December 31, 2025. The purpose of the
State’s legislation is to help reduce overall construction costs, thus making housing more attainable.
Goal of the briefing: Receive details regarding changes to existing parking standards as required by state
code. At a future meeting, Council will adopt these changes to City zoning and the Off Street Parking Manual.
ADDITIONAL & BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The following summarizes the specific updates and clarifications proposed to the City’s Zoning Code and Off-
Street Parking Standards Manual. These changes reflect the necessary revisions to align local regulations with
S.B. 181 and H.B. 368:
Zoning Code Changes
- Allow tandem parking for all uses to align with S.B. 181
- If driveway parking leads to at least one stall behind the front line of the building, the driveway counts
toward the required parking for single-family, two-family, townhome, and rowhouse dwellings
- Defines “unobstructed”
Off Street Parking Manual Changes
- Allow tandem parking for all uses to align with S. B. 181
- Stylistic edits and updated references
Items NOT Changing
- Parking minimums
- Landscaping, screening, and lighting standards
- Surfacing standards and materials
- Driveway standards
Project Timeline:
1st Briefing: October 18, 2025
Public Hearing: December 2, 2025
Tentative Action: December 9, 2025, or later
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- ADA standards
- Parking standards for existing homes
The Planning Commission recommended approval to the City Council with a clarification to the existing
language that “when a tandem parking space is being used to fulfill the requirement for parking based on a
residential use, each of the two tandem parking stalls shall be designated for a specific residential” [unit], or
substantively similar text. The Planning Division has incorporated this recommended revision into the proposed
zoning and parking manual amendments to be considered by the Council.
ATTACHMENTS
1)Parking Dimensions and Off-Street Parking Standards Manual Update
2) Impacted Existing Documents:
a)Off-Street Parking Standards Manual
b)21A.44 (particular sections: 21A.44.060.A.3 & 21A.44.060.A.15)
c)21A.62
3) Utah Code
a)S.B. 181
b)H.B. 368