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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. _____ of 2026
Amendments to Salt Lake City Penalties Related to Unauthorized Use of Streets 1
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An ordinance enacting section 12.56.110, and amending sections 12.56.225 and 3
12.56.550 of the Salt Lake City code to update penalties pertaining to unauthorized uses of 4
streets, parking lots and other areas 5
WHEREAS, Salt Lake City Corporation (the “City”) has authority to regulate the 6
stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle on city streets; and 7
WHEREAS, the City presently regulates many aspects of parking and parking 8
enforcement through Salt Lake City Code Chapter 12.56; and 9
WHEREAS, the penalties for violations of Salt Lake City Code Chapter 12.56 are 10
primarily set forth in Salt Lake City Code Section 12.56.550; and 11
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to update certain sections of the parking code, 12
including updating the penalties for unauthorized use of streets presently set forth in Salt Lake 13
City Code section 12.56.550. 14
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah: 15
SECTION 1. That Salt Lake City Code Section 12.56.110 (BICYCLE LANES; 16
VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 17
A. Except as provided in subsection (B), no motor vehicle shall at any time 18
be parked or stopped within a marked bicycle lane. 19
B. A motorbus or school bus may stop within a marked bicycle lane while in 20
the process of taking on or discharging passengers but, when doing so, said vehicles shall 21
stop as near as practicable to the right-hand edge of the roadway. 22
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SECTION 2. That Salt Lake City Code Section 12.56.525(USING STREETS FOR 24
STORAGE OF MOTOR HOMES, BOATS AND TRAILERS PROHIBITED) is hereby 25
amended to read as follows: 26
No person shall park a motor home, boat, trailer, semi cab or other item upon any 27
street for a period of time longer than forty eight (48) hours. Motor homes, boats, and 28
trailers, and semi cabs which are moved from a parking spot and then reparked on the 29
same street block face within twenty four (24) hours from the time of said removal shall 30
be deemed to have been continuously parked for the purposes of this section. "Block 31
face" means the side of the street where the vehicle was parked between two (2) 32
intersecting streets 33
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SECTION 3. That Salt Lake City Code Section 12.56.550 (UNAUTHORIZED USE 35
OF STREETS, PARKING LOTS AND OTHER AREAS; PENALTIES) is hereby amended 36
to read as follows: 37
A. Violation: 38
1. Any person engaging in the unauthorized use of streets, parking lots or 39
other areas as provided under this chapter, within the City, shall be liable for a civil 40
penalty. Any penalty assessed in subsection B of this section may be in addition to such 41
other penalties as may be provided in this title. 42
2. "Unauthorized use of streets" means a violation of any restriction or 43
prohibition contained in this chapter or its successor. 44
B. Civil Penalties: Civil penalties shall be imposed as follows: 45
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Section Of This Chapter Penalty
12.56.040 $ 495.00
12.56.050 4238.00
12.56.080 495.00
12.56.100 4238.00
12.56.110 42.00
12.56.120 34056.00
12.56.130 340.00
12.56.150 4238.00
12.56.150D 795.00
12.56.180 4238.00
12.56.190 4223.00
12.56.205F 795.00
12.56.210 5138.00
12.56.235 4238.00
12.56.290 4238.00
12.56.300 495.00
12.56.302 273.00
12.56.303 273.00
12.56.304 273.00
12.56.310 4945.00
12.56.330 495.00
12.56.350 5538.00
12.56.360 645.00
12.56.380 495.00
12.56.390 4238.00
12.56.400 4238.00
12.56.410 4238.00
12.56.420 65.00
12.56.430 4238.00
12.56.440A11 10056.00
12.56.440A21 10056.00
12.56.440A31 10056.00
12.56.440A41 10056.00
12.56.440A51 10056.00
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12.56.440A61 10056.00
12.56.440A71 10056.00
12.56.440A81 10056.00
12.56.440A91 10056.00
12.56.440A101 10056.00
12.56.440A111 10056.00
12.56.440A121 10056.00
12.56.440A131 10056.00
12.56.440A141 10056.00
12.56.440A151 10056.00
12.56.440A161 10056.00
12.56.440A171 10056.00
12.56.440A181 10056.00
12.56.440A191 2295.00
12.56.450 423.00
12.56.460 495.00
12.56.465 1273.00
12.56.470 495.00
12.56.480 495.00
12.56.490 10045.00
12.56.500 495.00
12.56.515 4238.00
12.56.520 4238.00
12.56.525 4238.00
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1. A violation of subsection 12.56.440B of this chapter that occurs in a 49
particular location is subject to the same civil penalty that would be imposed for a 50
violation of subsection 12.56.440A of this chapter in that same location. 51
C. Late Fee: A twenty five percent (25%) late fee will be added to any penalty that 52
remains unpaid thirty (30) days after the date of receipt of notice. 53
D. Receipt Of Notice: As used in this section, "receipt of notice" means either: 54
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1. The affixing of a notice of violation to the vehicle alleged to have been 55
employed in such violation; or 56
2. By delivery of such notice of violation to the owner or driver thereof. 57
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect on July 1, 2026 pursuant 58
to publication requirements outlined in Utah Code § 10-3-711 and § 10-3-713. 59
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Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this ________ day of ________, 61
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Alejandro Puy, Council Chair 63
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ATTEST: 65
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_________________________ 67
Keith Reynolds, City Recorder 68
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Transmitted to Mayor on ____________________________. 71
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Mayor’s Action: _________ Approved. ____________ Vetoed. 73
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Erin Mendenhall, Mayor 77
ATTEST: 78
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Keith Reynolds, City Recorder 81
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Bill No. _______ of 202_. 83
Published: __________________ 84
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