A. Restrictions On Stopping, Standing, Or Parking:
1. No vehicle or trailer shall stop, stand, or park, whether occupied or not, in any of the following places:
a. On the roadway side of any vehicle or trailer stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
b. On or across a sidewalk or curb;
c. Within an intersection or roundabout;
d. On a crosswalk or designated crossing;
e. Adjacent to a clear view area, unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings;
f. Adjacent to or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;
g. Upon any bridge or other elevated structure, on a highway, or within a tunnel;
h. On any railroad track or railroad signal area;
i. On any controlled-access highway;
j. At any place where an official traffic-control device prohibits stopping, standing, or parking; or
k. Alongside any curb during times when prohibited.
2. No vehicle or trailer shall be standing or parked, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:
a. In front of a public or private driveway;
b. Within fifteen feet (15') of a fire hydrant;
c. Within twenty feet (20') of a crosswalk or designated crossing;
d. Within thirty feet (30') upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or other traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway;
e. Within twenty feet (20') of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the opposite side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy five feet (75') of the entrance when posted by signs; or
f. At any place where official traffic-control devices prohibit standing or parking.
3. All vehicles and trailers stopped, standing or parked within a public right of way shall be parked in the direction of lawful traffic movement, with the wheels parallel to and within twelve (12) inches of the curb, asphalt edge, or shoulder, except where lawfully striped.
4. Parking perpendicular to a curb within a cul-de-sac is strictly prohibited.
B. Passenger Or Freight Curb Loading Zone:
1. No vehicle or trailer may stop or park for any purpose other than for the loading or unloading of passengers in any place marked as a passenger curb-loading zone during the hours when the curb-loading zone regulation is in effect, and then only for a period not to exceed three (3) minutes, provided the driver remains with the vehicle.
2. No vehicle or trailer may stop or park for any purpose other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of property in any place marked as a freight curb-loading zone during hours when curb-loading zone regulation is in effect. In no case shall the stop for loading and unloading of materials exceed thirty (30) minutes.
3. The driver of a passenger vehicle may stop at a place marked as a freight curb-loading zone while freight loading is occurring. Unloading passengers may not interfere with any vehicle loading or unloading freight, provided that the driver remains with the vehicle.
C. Bus Stops: No vehicle or trailer shall stop, stand, or park, other than a bus or coach, in a bus stop when any such stand or stop has been officially designated (60 feet prior to the stop and 20 feet past the stop) and appropriately signed or marked. A passenger vehicle may temporarily stop therein while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers when such stopping does not interfere with any bus or coach, provided the driver remains with the vehicle.
D. Vehicle Left Unattended: No vehicle or trailer shall be left standing unattended unless the engine is stopped, the ignition is locked, and the ignition key is removed. If the vehicle or trailer is standing upon any perceptible grade, the brakes shall be set and the front wheels turned to the curb or side of the roadway.
E. Parking In Disabled Parking Stalls:
1. No vehicle shall park in any parking spot designated for parking by disabled persons, unless:
a. The driver or a passenger in the vehicle is disabled and the vehicle displays a disability special group license plate, temporary removable windshield placard, or removable windshield placard issued by the State, another state, territory, or foreign jurisdiction; or
b. The driver of the vehicle is parked to load or unload a passenger who is disabled and the vehicle displays a disability special group license plate, temporary removable windshield placard, or removable windshield placard issued by the State, another state, territory, or foreign jurisdiction.
2. This section shall apply to and be enforceable upon public property and on private property that is used or intended for use by the public.
F. No Parking During Snow Removal/Plowing Hours:
1. It is unlawful to park or leave parked any vehicle or trailer upon the City's paved portion of the street or roadway during a snow event or until snow removal or plowing from pavement edge to pavement edge is complete.
2. Any vehicle parked in violation of subsection F1 of this section may be impounded and subject to a penalty. No person may recover any impounded vehicle without first paying the cost of impound and storage.
3. Vehicles which require circumvention for plowing are considered abandoned or in continued violation of this chapter and shall be subject to citation, removal, and impoundment.
G. Vehicle Registration:
1. Every vehicle at all times while being driven, stopped or parked upon the streets, alleys, roadways, municipal property or publicly owned parking lots of this city, shall:
a. Be registered in the name of the owner thereof in accordance with the laws of the state, unless such vehicle is not required by the laws of Utah to be registered;
b. Display in proper position at least one (1) valid unexpired registration plate, on the rear of such vehicle; and
c. When required, current validation or indicia of registration attached to the rear plate and in a manner complying with the laws of the state of Utah, and free from defacement mutilation, and other obscuring matters, so as to be plainly visible and legible at all times. However, if such vehicle is not required to be registered in this state, and the indicia of registration issued by another state, territory, possession, or district of the United States, or of a foreign county, substantially complies with the provisions hereof, such registration shall be considered as compliant with this code.
2. Any registered vehicle that has not yet received a permanent validation or indicia of registration shall display the temporary indicia of registration issued to such vehicle in accordance with the requirements set forth in section 41-1a-211 of the Utah code or its successor section.
3. The above requirements also apply to any traitor, vessel, outboard motor, or other conveyance required to be registered in the State of Utah pursuant to Utah State Code Title 41 (Motor Vehicles), Chapter 1a (Motor Vehicle Act).
H. Time Limitations And Long Term Street Storage:
1. No vehicle or trailer shall be parked on any street or roadway for:
a. Longer than forty eight (48) consecutive hours; or
b. Longer than allowed by appropriate signs or markings giving notice of such parking time limitation.
2. For the purpose of this subsection, moving a vehicle or trailer shall mean relocating the vehicle or trailer to a location off of the public right-of-way, street, or roadway.
I. Parking Or Standing Vehicles, Trailers, Or Equipment On Street:
1. Construction equipment may be temporarily parked within a right-of-way during periods of active construction as authorized by permit or agreement.
2. Inoperable vehicles or trailers shall not be parked, placed, stored, abandoned, or otherwise left on any public street, alley, sidewalk, park strip, curb, or right-of-way at any time.
3. It shall be unlawful to park, place, store, abandon, or otherwise leave any motorized vehicle, combination of vehicles, or combination of vehicles and load which have a length of more than forty five feet (45'), a width of more than eight feet (8'), a height of more than fourteen feet (14'), a gross vehicle weight over eighteen thousand (18,000) pounds, or more than two (2) axles on any public street, roadway, alley, or right-of-way at any time for a period longer than two (2) hours unless:
a. The vehicle or combination is actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers or freight; or
b. The vehicle or trailer is located on a street or roadway within an MD or MG Zone, with the exception of Main Street, Center Street, 1100 North, Pacific Avenue, Overland Drive or Redwood Road, in which case the time limit shall be forty eight (48) hours.
4. For the purposes of this subsection, a vehicle shall be considered parked, even if the engine is running, if the vehicle is left standing for any period longer than three (3) minutes, unless the vehicle is actually loading or unloading passengers or property.
5. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to passenger buses operated under the authority of the Public Service Commission of the State of Utah, nor to authorized emergency vehicles, nor to City vehicles.
J. Parking Or Standing Near Mailbox Restricted: No vehicle shall be stopped or parked, whether occupied or not, within fifteen feet (15') of a public or private curb mailbox between the hours of eight o’clock (8:00) A.M. and five o’clock (5:00) P.M., except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, to comply with law or the directions of a peace officer or official traffic control device, or to momentarily pick up or discharge passengers.
K. Parking In City-Owned Parking Lots:
1. No motor vehicle or trailer shall be parked in a City-owned parking lot, including North Salt Lake City Hall, City parks, or other City-owned parking lots in violation of any sign posted that restricts parking.
2. The City Manager or designee may grant written permission for temporary use of a parking lot owned by the City of North Salt Lake under special circumstances.
3. No motorized or non-motorized vehicle or trailer shall be parked outside of a designated parking stall, unless specifically authorized by the City in any parking lot owned by the City where parking stalls are designated by painted lines or other markings. (Ord. 2019-01, 6-4-2019; amd. Ord. 2023-02, 2-7-2023)