Design Standards

The standard listed below are part of the Salt Lake City Standards pertaining to our department for design.

More Salt Lake City codes and standards can be accessed in Salt Lake City Code.

Roadway Design

E1.a1 Typical Street & R/W Cross Sections

A guide for road widths, travel lanes, parking, and sidewalk corridors of various classifications.

E1.b1 Collector Street Intersection Flare

A guide for designated left turn lane design with taper rate, deceleration stacking lane and minimum curb radius standards.

E1.c1 Arterial Street Right Turn Lane Flare

A guide for designated right turn lane design with taper rate, deceleration stacking lane and minimum curb radius standards.

E1.d1 Major Arterial Street Dual Left Turn Lane Flare

A guide for designated right and left turn lane design with taper rate, deceleration stacking lane and minimum curb radius standards.

E1.e1 Minor Arterial Street Dual Left Turn Lane Flare

A guide for designated right and left turn lane design with taper rate, deceleration stacking lane and minimum curb radius standards.

E1.f1 Cul-De-Sac

A guide for end of road turn around design parameters.

E1.g1 Typical Minor Arterial 35 ft Radius Curb Return R/W

A guide for roadside easement area to facilitate traffic control devices at intersections.

E1.h1 Collector Street Right Turn Lane Flare

A guide for designated right turn lane design with taper rate, deceleration stacking lane and minimum curb radius standards.

E2.a1 Major Driveway Turn Lane

A guide for a high volume entry/exit driveway design with taper rate, deceleration lane and curb radius standards.

E2.b1 Maximum Driveway Slopes & Critical Angles

A guide for grade changes to design crest and sag curve alignment parameters per a standard passenger design vehicle.

Parking

F1.b2 On-Street cut-back Parking

A guide for parking layout of 45 degree parking stalls and required buffers from intersections, driveways, and sidewalks.

F1.c2 Off-Street Parking

A guide for various parking scenarios to accommodate various parking lot designs with a minimum circulation, maneuvering and staging/stall area.

Parking Meter

F2.d1 Parking Meter Post Installation

A guide for installing parking meter posts in relationship to curb and painted parking lines.