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Parking spaces required for homes in Madera County

Madera County'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 Madera County Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Madera County's code says

Madera County code What Madera County's code adds
Garage and covered spaces
  • One of the 2 required spaces must be covered, in a garage enclosed on all four sides or a carport.
    Applies: Multiple family developments.
    § 18.102.080 · code text
    One of the two required parking spaces shall be covered, either in a garage (enclosed on all four sides) or carport.
Spaces per apartment or condo
  • 2 parking spaces per unit.
    Applies: Multiple family developments.
    § 18.102.080 · code text
    Multiple family developments are required to provide two parking spaces per unit.
Spaces for a single-family home
  • 2 parking spaces; 1 must be covered.
    Applies: Single family dwellings on subdivision lots of 4,500 square feet or less, built after the ordinance was adopted.
    § 18.102.080 · code text
    Single family dwelling use established on lots four thousand five hundred square feet or less in size shall provide two parking spaces. One of the two parking spaces must be covered.
  • 2 parking spaces; both must be covered.
    Applies: Single family dwellings on subdivision lots larger than 4,501 square feet, built after the ordinance was adopted.
    § 18.102.080 · code text
    Single family dwelling use established on subdivision lots greater than four thousand five hundred one square feet shall provide two parking spaces. Both parking spaces shall be covered.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Madera County's code: One of the 2 required spaces must be covered, in a garage enclosed on all four sides or a carport. (Multiple family developments.) (§ 18.102.080); 2 parking spaces per unit. (Multiple family developments.) (§ 18.102.080).

General information, not legal advice.

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