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Parking spaces required for homes in Newark

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

What Newark's code says

Newark code What Newark's code adds
Parking in the front yard	Parking must not be in a required front yard or street-facing side yard. Applies: Applies to residential uses. § 17.23.060 · code text Parking shall not be located within a required front or street-facing side yard.
Garage and covered spaces	1 space per unit must be in a garage. Applies: Applies to a two-unit dwelling. § 17.23.040 · code text One space per unit must be within a garage 1 space per unit must be in a garage. Applies: Applies to a multi-unit building with 10 or fewer dwelling units. § 17.23.040 · code text Ten or fewer dwelling units: One space per unit must be within a garage 1 space per unit must be covered. Applies: Applies to a multi-unit building with more than 10 dwelling units. § 17.23.040 · code text More than ten dwelling units: One space per unit must be covered
Guest parking	Guest parking must be clearly marked as reserved for guests and open with unrestricted access. Applies: Applies to multi-unit buildings. § 17.23.040 · code text Guest parking shall be clearly marked as reserved for guests and available with unrestricted access 1 guest space per unit. Applies: Applies to a two-unit dwelling. § 17.23.040 · code text 1 Guest space per unit .5 space per unit Applies: Multi-Unit Building § 17.23.040 · code text Guest parking: .5 space per unit 1 space plus .25 per unit Applies: Multi-Unit Building located outside a radius of 100 feet of RS and RL districts, or separated by an arterial street from single family homes, or with driveway aprons, or located within a Specific Plan § 17.23.040 · code text Projects located outside a radius of 100 feet of RS and RL districts, or separated by an arterial street from single family homes, or with driveway aprons, or located within a Specific Plan shall require 1 space plus .25 per unit No additional guest parking is required. Applies: Applies to multi-unit buildings in the Old Town Specific Plan Area. § 17.23.040 · code text Old Town Specific Plan Area: Minimum of 1.25 per unit; maximum of 2 per unit. No additional guest parking required.
Spaces per apartment or condo	1.5 spaces per studio or 1-bedroom unit; 2 spaces per unit with 2 or more bedrooms. Applies: Applies to a two-unit dwelling. § 17.23.040 · code text Two-Unit Dwelling \| 1.5 per studio or one-bedroom unit 1.5 spaces per studio or 1-bedroom unit; 2 spaces per unit with 2 or more bedrooms. Applies: Applies to multi-unit buildings. § 17.23.040 · code text Multi-Unit Building \| 1.5 per studio or one-bedroom unit At least 1.25 spaces per unit and at most 2 spaces per unit. Applies: Applies to multi-unit buildings in the Old Town Specific Plan Area. § 17.23.040 · code text Old Town Specific Plan Area: Minimum of 1.25 per unit; maximum of 2 per unit.
Spaces for a single-family home	2 spaces per unit, and they must be in a garage. § 17.23.040 · code text Single-Unit Dwelling, Attached or Detached \| 2 per unit \| Must be within a garage

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How many parking spaces does a home need in Newark?

Newark's code: Parking must not be in a required front yard or street-facing side yard. (Applies to residential uses.) (§ 17.23.060); 1 space per unit must be in a garage. (Applies to a two-unit dwelling.) (§ 17.23.040).

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