Salt Lake City (ABC4 News) -
Meteorologist Todd Gross reports that in recent interviews with people "on the street" this past day, he found nobody at all knew exactly when they were allowed to park or when they should be shoveling snow off their sidewalks. No wonder, the ordinances vary from the county to each city within the county and of course between counties in the state of Utah as well.
Don Hutson from the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office put it this way:"Literally there are as many different ordinances as there are cities in the county!"
Here are some examples:
The Salt Lake County ordinance, includes unincorporated towns such as Millcreek, Kearns and Magna. There you can't part at anytime November through April when it is snowing, the same holds true for Herriman.
In Riverton: No street parking at all snow, or no snow, overnight.
Holladay and Cottonwood Heights: No street parking for 24 hours when there is 4" of snow
and in Salt Lake City proper: Street parking IS legal, although discouraged.
The rules vary as well, for sidewalk clearing, with the county developing a law that says you need to shovel within 12 hours after the storm ends, and the city of Salt Lake stating 24 hours. And remember, all these ordinances can be enforced with towing and fines, although Hutson stated that that is a last resort. He also suggested the obvious given all of these conflicting laws: Contact your local city or town offices and find out what applies to your neighborhood.
