Parking spaces required for homes in Anaheim

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Parking in the front yard	No vehicle parking between the primary building fronts and the public right-of-way. Applies: Surface parking in multiple-family residential projects. § 18.42.030 · code text There shall be no vehicular parking between primary building fronts and the public right-of-way.
Garage and covered spaces	Required parking spaces must stay available for parking operable vehicles. Applies: Required residential parking spaces. § 18.42.030 · code text Required parking spaces shall be maintained and available for the parking of operable vehicles. Parking in front of a garage or covered space must not block access to another garage or covered space. Applies: Residential garages and covered spaces. § 18.42.030 · code text Garages or covered spaces shall be arranged such that parking in front of the garage or covered space shall not block access to another garage or covered space. 10 ft by 20 ft minimum; 8 ft by 18 ft minimum clear of shelving, water heaters, trash storage. Applies: Single-car garage in a multiple-family residential project. § 18.42.030 · code text A single-car garage interior dimension shall be at least ten (10) feet wide by twenty (20) feet deep and eight (8) feet wide and eighteen (18) feet long clear of any encroachments such as shelving, water heaters or trash storage. 20 ft by 20 ft minimum; 17 ft by 18 ft minimum clear of shelving, water heaters, trash storage. Applies: Standard double-car garage in a multiple-family residential project. § 18.42.030 · code text A standard double-car garage interior dimension shall be at least twenty (20) feet wide and twenty (20) feet deep with seventeen (17) feet wide and eighteen (18) feet deep clear of any encroachments such as shelving, water heaters or t
Guest parking	0.25 space per dwelling unit, reserved for guest parking only. Applies: Counted as part of the required parking spaces; multiple-family dwellings. § 18.42.030 · code text Of the number of required parking spaces, one-quarter (0.25) space per dwelling unit shall be reserved and clearly marked for guest parking only and shall be readily accessible to motorists from contiguous streets and/or vehicle accessways, unless the provisions of Government Code Section 65863.2 apply.
Spaces per apartment or condo	1.25 spaces per unit. Applies: Studio unit in a multiple-family dwelling. § 18.42.030 · code text Studio unit \| 1.25 2.0 spaces per unit. Applies: 1-bedroom unit in a multiple-family dwelling. § 18.42.030 · code text 1 bedroom \| 2.0 2.25 spaces per unit. Applies: 2-bedroom unit in a multiple-family dwelling. § 18.42.030 · code text 2 bedrooms \| 2.25 3.0 spaces per unit, plus 0.5 space for each bedroom over 3. Applies: Unit with 3 or more bedrooms in a multiple-family dwelling. § 18.42.030 · code text 3 or more bedrooms \| 3.0 (plus 0.5 space for each bedroom over 3 bedrooms)

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Anaheim's code: No vehicle parking between the primary building fronts and the public right-of-way. (Surface parking in multiple-family residential projects.) (§ 18.42.030); Required parking spaces must stay available for parking operable vehicles. (Required residential parking spaces.) (§ 18.42.030).

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