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Parking spaces required for homes in Malibu

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

What Malibu's code says

Malibu code What Malibu's code adds
Garage and covered spaces
  • A residential parking space must be at least 18 feet long and 10 feet wide.
    § 3.14.3 · code text
    The minimum size for a residential parking space shall be 18 feet long by 10 feet wide.
Guest parking
  • 1 guest space for each 4 units or fraction of 4 units.
    Applies: Multifamily units, market rate and affordable.
    § 17.48.030 · code text
    Guest parking for each four units or fraction thereof, one space.
Spaces per apartment or condo
  • 2 spaces.
    Applies: Market-rate efficiency dwelling unit.
    § 17.48.030 · code text
    For each efficiency dwelling unit, two spaces which (market rate) shall be either enclosed or covered.
  • 3 spaces, 2 of which must be enclosed.
    Applies: Market-rate one-bedroom or two-bedroom unit.
    § 17.48.030 · code text
    For each one-bedroom or two-bedroom unit, three spaces, two of which shall be enclosed.
  • 1 space.
    Applies: Market-rate unit, for each bedroom above two.
    § 17.48.030 · code text
    For each additional bedroom above two, one space which shall be enclosed or covered.
  • 1 space.
    Applies: Affordable efficiency or one-bedroom dwelling unit.
    § 17.48.030 · code text
    For each efficiency or one-bedroom dwelling unit, (affordable) one space.
Spaces for a single-family home
  • At least 2 spaces for any use or development, regardless of size.
    Applies: Any use or development.
    § 3.14.3 · code text
    A minimum of two spaces shall be provided for any use or development regardless of the size or scope of the use or development.

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Frequently asked questions

How many parking spaces does a home need in Malibu?

Malibu's code: A residential parking space must be at least 18 feet long and 10 feet wide. (§ 3.14.3); 1 guest space for each 4 units or fraction of 4 units. (Multifamily units, market rate and affordable.) (§ 17.48.030).

General information, not legal advice.

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