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Parking spaces required for homes in Antioch

Antioch's own rules on parking spaces required for homes, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Antioch Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Antioch's code says

Antioch code What Antioch's code adds
Garage and covered spaces
  • 1 space must be covered.
    Applies: Multi-family residential; up to 2 bedrooms.
    § 9-5.1703.1 · code text
    Multi-family residential | 1.5 spaces per unit up to 2 bedrooms; one space to be covered
  • 1 space must be covered.
    Applies: Multi-family residential; 3 bedrooms.
    § 9-5.1703.1 · code text
    2 spaces per unit = 3 bedrooms; one space to be covered plus 1 space per 5 units for guest parking (Applies to all multi-family units)
  • One of the spaces must be covered.
    Applies: Single-family residential, attached.
    § 9-5.1703.1 · code text
    Single-family residential (attached) | 2 spaces per unit, one of which must be covered, plus 1 space per 5 units for guest parking
  • 2 spaces per unit in a garage.
    Applies: Single-family residential, detached.
    § 9-5.1703.1 · code text
    Single-family residential (detached) | 2 spaces per unit in a garage, plus one guest parking space on the street within close proximity to the unit served
  • Inside dimensions at least 10 ft by 20 ft.
    Applies: Single-car residential enclosed garage.
    § 9-5.1717 · code text
    Single-car garage 10' x 20'
  • Inside dimensions at least 20 ft by 20 ft.
    Applies: Side by side double-car residential enclosed garage.
    § 9-5.1717 · code text
    Side by side double-car garage 20' x 20'
  • Inside dimensions at least 10 ft by 40 ft.
    Applies: Tandem double-car residential enclosed garage.
    § 9-5.1717 · code text
    Tandem double-car garage 10' x 40'
  • Each carport 9 feet by 20 feet, measured between the inside faces of opposite supports.
    Applies: Residential carport.
    § 9-5.1717 · code text
    Each carport shall measure nine feet by 20 feet.
  • The roof must cover the entire 20 foot length of the space.
    Applies: Residential carport.
    § 9-5.1717 · code text
    The carport roof shall cover the entire 20 foot length of the space.
Guest parking
  • 1 space per 5 units.
    Applies: Multi-family residential; applies to all multi-family units.
    § 9-5.1703.1 · code text
    2 spaces per unit = 3 bedrooms; one space to be covered plus 1 space per 5 units for guest parking (Applies to all multi-family units)
  • 1 space per 5 units.
    Applies: Single-family residential, attached.
    § 9-5.1703.1 · code text
    Single-family residential (attached) | 2 spaces per unit, one of which must be covered, plus 1 space per 5 units for guest parking
  • One guest parking space on the street close to the unit it serves.
    Applies: Single-family residential, detached.
    § 9-5.1703.1 · code text
    Single-family residential (detached) | 2 spaces per unit in a garage, plus one guest parking space on the street within close proximity to the unit served
Spaces per apartment or condo
  • 1.5 spaces per unit.
    Applies: Multi-family residential; up to 2 bedrooms.
    § 9-5.1703.1 · code text
    Multi-family residential | 1.5 spaces per unit up to 2 bedrooms; one space to be covered
  • 2 spaces per unit.
    Applies: Multi-family residential; 3 bedrooms.
    § 9-5.1703.1 · code text
    2 spaces per unit = 3 bedrooms; one space to be covered plus 1 space per 5 units for guest parking (Applies to all multi-family units)
Spaces for a single-family home
  • 2 spaces per unit, one of them covered, plus 1 space per 5 units for guests.
    Applies: Single-family residential, attached.
    § 9-5.1703.1 · code text
    Single-family residential (attached) | 2 spaces per unit, one of which must be covered, plus 1 space per 5 units for guest parking
  • 2 spaces per unit in a garage, plus one guest space on the street close to the unit it serves.
    Applies: Single-family residential, detached.
    § 9-5.1703.1 · code text
    Single-family residential (detached) | 2 spaces per unit in a garage, plus one guest parking space on the street within close proximity to the unit served

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Frequently asked questions

How many parking spaces does a home need in Antioch?

Antioch's code: 1 space must be covered. (Multi-family residential; up to 2 bedrooms.) (§ 9-5.1703.1); 1 space must be covered. (Multi-family residential; 3 bedrooms.) (§ 9-5.1703.1).

General information, not legal advice.

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