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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE 1
No. _____ of 2026 2
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An ordinance amending City Code to repeal the SLC Green Vehicle program 4
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An ordinance amending Section 12.56.205 and Subsection 12.56.550.B of the Salt Lake 6
City Code to repeal the SLC Green Vehicle program. 7
WHEREAS, the SLC Green Vehicle program was initially enacted to incentivize the 8
purchase and use of environmentally friendly vehicles in the city by allowing these vehicles, 9
after obtaining approval from the City, to park on city streets without paying for parking; and 10
WHEREAS, the Transportation Division finds good cause to recommend such program 11
be repealed as it is no longer necessary or practicable. 12
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah: 13
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SECTION 1. Amending the text of Salt Lake City Code Section 12.56.205. 15
That Section 12.56.205 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be, and herby is amended 16
as follows: 17
12.56.205: PARKING METERS; NO CHARGE FOR SLC GREEN VEHICLES; 18
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS: 19
A. The following definitions shall apply to this section: 20
DIVISION: The City's Transportation Division. 21
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION: A parking stall equipped with 22
infrastructure that supplies electric energy for the recharging of electric vehicles. 23
SLC GREEN VEHICLE: A passenger vehicle that meets the most current model year 24
standards, established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to qualify as an EPA 25
SmartWay Elite vehicle. 26
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B. 1. The division shall issue a vehicle window sticker to all persons applying for such 27
sticker who provide evidence acceptable to the division that the vehicle for which the sticker is 28
desired is an SLC green vehicle as defined in subsection A of this section. 29
2. The recipient of the sticker shall affix it to the bottom left side of the rear window 30
of the vehicle for which it is issued, so that it is readily visible, or as directed by the division. 31
C. Salt Lake City operated on-street metered parking spaces may be used without 32
charge on all days of the week at all hours by vehicles properly displaying the sticker referred to 33
in subsection B of this section. 34
D. No person parking a vehicle without charge pursuant to this section shall park or 35
permit such vehicle to remain parked in any parking space for a continuous period longer than 36
that designated on the parking meter pay station or on the posted sign that corresponds to such 37
parking space, nor shall they park in restricted spaces pursuant to section 12.56.180 of this 38
chapter. 39
E. In assessing the evidence provided by an applicant for such sticker as set forth in 40
subsection B1 of this section, the division may consider: 41
1. Vehicle information for particular years and models of vehicles determined by the 42
Department of Energy or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that demonstrates a 43
particular vehicle meets the requirements set to qualify as a current model year EPA SmartWay 44
Elite vehicle; and 45
2. The EPA's annual "Green Vehicle Guide" as found at the website 46
www.epa.gov/greenvehicles or its successor website; and 47
3. SmartWay vehicle information as found at the website www.fueleconomy.gov or 48
its successor website. 49
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FB. Use of Salt Lake City operated electric vehicle charging stations is restricted to 50
electric vehicles actively charging their batteries. The division may establish time limits for use 51
of particular electric vehicle charging stations. No person shall use an electric vehicle charging 52
station and the associated parking stall for longer than the time period specified for that station. 53
Failure to comply with this provision will result in a civil penalty as set forth in section 54
12.56.550 of this chapter. 55
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SECTION 2. Amending the text of Salt Lake City Code Subsection 12.56.550.B. 57
That the chart of civil penalties listed in Subsection 12.56.550.B of the Salt Lake City 58
Code shall be and hereby is amended so that the reference to section 12.56.205.F in the chart is 59
replaced with section 12.56.205.B. No other part of the chart of civil penalties in Subsection 60
12.56.550.B shall be amended. 61
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately after it has 62
been published in accordance with Utah Code § 10-3-711 and recorded in accordance with Utah 63
Code § 10-3-713. 64
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Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this ________ day of
________, 2026.
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Alejandro Puy, Council Chair
ATTEST:
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Keith Reynolds, City Recorder
Transmitted to Mayor on ____________________________.
Mayor’s Action: _________ Approved. ____________ Vetoed.
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Erin Mendenhall, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Keith Reynolds, City Recorder
Bill No. _______ of 2026.
Published: __________________
Ordinance repealing the SLC Green Vehicle program