11B-208 Parking Spaces — 2025 California Building Code
California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California
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Italicized text is a California amendment to the model code, as printed in the official publication.
Cite as: 2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) § 11B-208 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission
11B- 208.1 General. Where parking spaces are provided, parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with Section 11B- 208 . For the purposes of this section, electric vehicle charging stations are not parking spaces; see Section 11B-228.
Exceptions:
1. Parking spaces used exclusively for buses, trucks, other delivery vehicles or vehicular impound shall not be required to comply with Section 11B- 208 provided that lots accessed by the public are provided with a passenger drop-off and loading zone complying with Section 11B- 503 .
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2. In public housing facilities, electric vehicle chargers are permitted to be installed at an accessible parking space assigned to the resident.
11B- 208.2 Minimum number. Parking spaces complying with Section 11B-502 shall be provided in accordance with Table 11B- 208.2 except as required by Sections 11B- 208.2.1, 11B- 208.2.2 and 11B- 208.2.3. Where more than one parking facility is provided on a site, the number of accessible spaces provided on the site shall be calculated according to the number of spaces required for each parking facility .
TABLE 11B-208.2—PARKING SPACES
| TOTAL NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES PROVIDED IN PARKING FACILITY | MINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES |
|---|---|
| 1 to 25 | 1 |
| 26 to 50 | 2 |
| 51 to 75 | 3 |
| 76 to 100 | 4 |
| 101 to 150 | 5 |
| 151 to 200 | 6 |
| 201 to 300 | 7 |
| 301 to 400 | 8 |
| 401 to 500 | 9 |
| 501 to 1000 | 2 percent of total |
| 1001 and over | 20, plus 1 for each 100, or fraction thereof, over 1000 |
11B- 208.2.1 Hospital outpatient facilities. Ten percent of patient and visitor parking spaces provided to serve hospital outpatient facilities, and free-standing buildings providing outpatient clinical services of a hospital, shall comply with Section 11B- 502 .
11B- 208.2.2 Rehabilitation facilities and outpatient physical therapy facilities. Twenty percent of patient and visitor parking spaces provided to serve rehabilitation facilities specializing in treating conditions that affect mobility and outpatient physical therapy facilities shall comply with Section 11B- 502 .
11B- 208.2.3 Residential facilities. Parking spaces provided to serve residential facilities shall comply with Section 11B- 208.2.3.
11B- 208.2.3.1 Parking for residents. Where at least one parking space is provided for each residential dwelling unit, at least one parking space complying with Section 11B- 502 shall be provided for each residential dwelling unit required to provide mobility features complying with Sections 11B- 809.2 through 11B- 809.4. Where fewer than one parking space is provided for each residential dwelling unit, parking spaces complying with Section 11B-502 shall be provided in accordance with Table 11B- 208.2.
11B- 208.2.3.2 Additional parking spaces for residents. Where the total number of parking spaces provided for each residential dwelling unit exceeds one parking space per residential dwelling unit, 2 percent, but no fewer than one space, of all the parking spaces not covered by Section 11B- 208.2.3.1 shall comply with Section 11B- 502 .
11B- 208.2.3.3 Parking for guests, employees and other non-residents. Where parking spaces are provided for persons other than residents, parking shall be provided in accordance with Table 11B- 208.2.
11B- 208.2.4 Van parking spaces. For every six or fraction of six parking spaces required by Section 11B- 208.2 to comply with Section 11B- 502, at least one shall be a van parking space complying with Section 11B- 502 .
11B- 208.3 Location. Parking facilities shall comply with Section 11B- 208.3.
11B- 208.3.1 General. Parking spaces complying with Section 11B- 502 that serve a particular building or facility shall be located on the shortest accessible route from parking to an entrance complying with Section 11B- 206.4. Where parking serves more than one accessible entrance, parking spaces complying with Section 11B- 502 shall be dispersed and located on the shortest accessible route to the accessible entrances. In parking facilities that do not serve a particular building or facility, parking spaces complying with Section 11B- 502 shall be located on the shortest accessible route to an accessible pedestrian entrance of the parking facility.
Exceptions:
All van parking spaces shall be permitted to be grouped on one level within a multistory parking facility.
Parking spaces shall be permitted to be located in different parking facilities if substantially equivalent or greater accessibility is provided in terms of distance from an accessible entrance or entrances, parking fee and user convenience.
11B- 208.3.2 Residential facilities. In residential facilities containing residential dwelling units required to provide mobility features complying with Sections 11B- 809.2 through 11B- 809.4, and adaptable features complying with Sections 11B-809.6 through 11B-809.12, parking spaces provided in accordance with Section 11B- 208.2.3.1 shall be located on the shortest accessible route to
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the residential dwelling unit entrance they serve. Spaces provided in accordance with Section 11B- 208.2.3.2 shall be dispersed throughout all types of parking provided for the residential dwelling units.
Exception: Parking spaces provided in accordance with Section 11B- 208.2.3.2 shall not be required to be dispersed throughout all types of parking if substantially equivalent or greater accessibility is provided in terms of distance from an accessible entrance, parking fee and user convenience.
11B-208.3.3 Private garages accessory to residential dwelling units. Private garages accessory to residential dwelling units shall comply with Section 11B-208.3. Private garages include individual garages and multiple individual garages grouped together.
11B-208.3.3.1 Detached private garages accessory to residential dwelling units shall be accessible as required by Section 11B- 208.3.
11B-208.3.3.2 Attached private garages directly serving a single residential dwelling unit shall provide at least one of the follow- ing options:
1. A door leading directly from the residential dwelling unit which immediately enters the garage.
2. An accessible route from the residential dwelling unit to an exterior door entering the garage.
3. An accessible route from the residential dwelling unit's primary entry door to the vehicular entrance at the garage.
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