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Parking spaces required for homes in Butte County

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

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

What Butte County's code says

Butte County code What Butte County's code adds
Spaces per apartment or condo
  • 2 spaces per dwelling.
    Applies: Duplex homes.
    § 24-93 · code text
    Duplex Homes | 2 per dwelling
  • 1 space per dwelling.
    Applies: Studio units in multiple-family dwellings.
    § 24-93 · code text
    Multiple-Family Dwellings | Studio Units: 1 per dwelling One-Bedroom Units: 1.5 per dwelling Two-or-more-Bedroom Units: 2 per dwelling
  • 1.5 spaces per dwelling.
    Applies: One-bedroom units in multiple-family dwellings.
    § 24-93 · code text
    Multiple-Family Dwellings | Studio Units: 1 per dwelling One-Bedroom Units: 1.5 per dwelling Two-or-more-Bedroom Units: 2 per dwelling
  • 2 spaces per dwelling.
    Applies: Units with two or more bedrooms in multiple-family dwellings.
    § 24-93 · code text
    Multiple-Family Dwellings | Studio Units: 1 per dwelling One-Bedroom Units: 1.5 per dwelling Two-or-more-Bedroom Units: 2 per dwelling
Spaces for a single-family home
  • 2 spaces per dwelling.
    Applies: Single-family homes.
    § 24-93 · code text
    Single-Family Homes | 2 per dwelling

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Frequently asked questions

How many parking spaces does a home need in Butte County?

Butte County's code: 2 spaces per dwelling. (Duplex homes.) (§ 24-93); 1 space per dwelling. (Studio units in multiple-family dwellings.) (§ 24-93).

General information, not legal advice.

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