Santa Ana Municipal Code Div. 2 Residential Standards

(a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for single-family dwellings are as follows:

(1) Four (4) off-street parking spaces for up to five (5) bedrooms;

(2) Five (5) off-street parking spaces for up to six (6) bedrooms;

(3) Six (6) off-street parking spaces for up to seven (7) bedrooms;

(4) Seven (7) off-street parking spaces for up to eight (8) bedrooms;

(5) Eight (8) off-street parking spaces for nine (9) or more bedrooms.

(b) Of the spaces required by subsection (a), no less than one-half (½) of the off-street parking spaces shall be in an enclosed garage. The remaining spaces may be tandem spaces in a driveway.

(c) Each parking stall in a one-car garage shall not be less than twelve (12) feet wide and twenty (20) feet long.

(d) Each parking stall in a two-car garage or larger shall not be less than ten (10) feet wide and twenty (20) feet long.

(Ord. No. NS-2087, § 1, 10-1-90; Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90; Ord. No. NS-2710, § 30, 5-1-06)

(a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for each dwelling unit in a two-family or three-family dwelling are as follows: three (3) spaces plus one (1) additional space for each bedroom in excess of two (2) bedrooms.

(b) Of the spaces required by subsection (a), two (2) spaces shall be in an enclosed garage. The remaining spaces may be tandem spaces in a driveway, provided such driveway spaces may not obstruct access to parking spaces serving any other unit.

(Ord. No. NS-2087, § 1, 10-1-90; Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90)

(a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for each dwelling unit in multiple-family dwellings are as follows: one (1) space in a garage or carport.

(b) Each multiple-family dwelling site shall provide off-street parking spaces, in addition to the minimum requirements of subsection (a) of this section, in an amount not less than the number of bedrooms on the site. Such spaces may be open or covered and may be assigned to particular units or not so assigned. Bachelor units shall be considered as one-bedroom units.

(c) In addition to the minimum requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, each multiple-family dwelling site shall provide guest parking, identified as such, in an amount of spaces not less than twenty-five (25) per cent of the minimum required spaces under subsections (a) and (b) of this section, but in no case less than three (3) spaces.

(Ord. No. NS-2087, § 1, 10-1-90; Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90; Ord. No. NS-2340, § 10, 12-15-97)

The minimum off-street parking requirements for residential care facilities are as follows: one (1) space for each three (3) beds.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90; Ord. No. NS-3084, § 25, 9-16-25)

Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-3084, § 26, adopted September 16, 2025, repealed § 41-1324. Former § 41-1324 pertained to lodging houses and derived from Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, adopted November 19, 1990.

(a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for senior citizen establishments, pertaining to spaces reserved for residents who are sixty-two (62) years of age or older, are as follows: one (1) space for each one-bedroom dwelling unit; one and one-half (1.5) spaces for each two-bedroom dwelling unit.

(b) Of the spaces required by subsection (a), at least one (1) space per unit shall be in a garage or under a carport.

(c) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, senior citizen establishments shall provide guest parking spaces, identified as such, in an amount not less than fifteen (15) per cent of the minimum number of spaces required under subsection (a) of this section. Such guest parking spaces shall be open and outside of any secured area.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90)

The minimum off-street parking requirements for bed and breakfast establishments are as follows: one (1) space for each guest room, plus two (2) enclosed spaces for the operator of the establishment.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90)

The minimum off-street parking requirements for fraternity and sorority houses and dormitories are as follows: one (1) space for each two (2) beds or one (1) space for each eighty (80) square feet of sleeping area, whichever is greater.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90)

(a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for trailer or mobile home parks are as follows: two (2) spaces for each trailer unit.

(b) Of the spaces required by subsection (a), at least one (1) space for each unit shall be covered.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90; Ord. No. NS-2340, § 11, 12-15-97)

The minimum off-street parking requirements for caretaker quarters are as follows: two (2) spaces.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90)