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COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL of SALT LAKE CITY
TO:City Council Members
FROM: Kate Werrett
Budget & Policy Analyst
DATE:November 18, 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
Salt Lake City // Planning Division www.slc.gov/planning
City Council Briefing-November 18, 2025
PLNPCM2025-00358
ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT//
PARKING DIMENSIONS
OFF-STREET PARKING STANDARDS
MANUAL UPDATE
Salt Lake City //Planning Division www.slc.gov/planning
OVERVIEW
This amendment updates Salt Lake City’s parking regulations to ensure consistency
with recently adopted state laws, S.B 181 and H.B. 368, pertaining to barriers parking
may have on housing affordability.
Compliance deadline of December 31, 2025.
State Law Scope:
•Formally adopt Off-Street Parking Standards Manual
•Update tandem and driveway parking regulations
•Amend Zoning Code Section 21A.44.060
Salt Lake City // Planning Division www.slc.gov/planning
KEY CHANGES
Zoning Ordinance Changes:
•Allows tandem parking for all land uses
(21A.44.060.A.16)
•Allows driveway parking to count toward the
required minimum parking for single-family,
two-family, rowhouse, and townhome uses.
The driveway must lead to at least one space
behind the building front line of the building.
(21A.44.060)
•Defines 'unobstructed' in the definitions
chapter (21A.62)
Off-Street Parking Manual:
•Codifies the off-street parking manual
•Allows tandem parking for all land uses
•Stylistic and reference edits
Salt Lake City // Planning Division www.slc.gov/planning
PARKING BEHIND THE
FRONT LINE OF THE
BUILDING
TANDEM PARKING
Salt Lake City // Planning Division www.slc.gov/planning
WHAT IS NOT CHANGING
•Parking Dimensions
•Parking Minimums
•Landscaping, Screening & Lighting Standards
•Surfacing Standards or Materials
•Driveway Width Standards
•ADA Standards
•Parking Standards for Existing Homes
Salt Lake City // Planning Division www.slc.gov/planning
STANDARDS OF APPROVAL
21A.50.050: STANDARDS FOR GENERAL AMENDMENTS
•Evaluates alignment with city's purpose, goals, objectives, and policies
•Reviews compliance with zoning ordinance and district regulations
•Ensures amendment implements current best practices in urban
planning and design
•Assesses impact on city resources
•Assesses impact on adjacent properties
Salt Lake City // Planning Division www.slc.gov/planning
RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE
ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS AND OFF-STREET
PARKING STANDARDS MANUAL.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
•No anticipated detrimental impacts
•Generally, meets zoning standards
•Complies with State Law
Salt Lake City // Planning Division www.slc.gov/planning
Meagan Booth // Principal Planner
meagan.booth@slc.gov
801-535-7213