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Parking spaces required for homes in Newport Beach

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

What Newport Beach's code says

Newport Beach code What Newport Beach's code adds
Parking in the front yard
  • Park only in permanent parking areas and on driveways to them. No parking in front yards other than driveways.
    § 20.40.090 · code text
    Parking of vehicles is allowed only in permanent parking areas and on driveways leading to allowed parking areas. Under no circumstances shall landscaped areas or hardscaped areas in front yards, other than driveways, be used for the parking of vehicles.
  • Parking or storage in required front setbacks is prohibited, except on driveways before garages set back at least 20 feet.
    Applies: Applies to required front setback areas. The garage must be at least 20 feet from the front property line.
    § 20.40.090 · code text
    Front Setback Areas. Parking or storage in required front setback areas shall be prohibited, except on driveways in front of garages that set back a minimum of twenty (20) feet from the front property line.
Garage and covered spaces
  • Driveways to required parking must stay clear, except for currently registered, licensed vehicles and temporary obstructions incidental to property use.
    § 20.40.090 · code text
    Where access to a required parking space is taken over a driveway, the driveway shall be maintained free and clear at all times except for the parking of currently registered, licensed motor vehicles, and for temporary obstructions that are incidental to the use of the property.

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Frequently asked questions

How many parking spaces does a home need in Newport Beach?

Newport Beach's code: Park only in permanent parking areas and on driveways to them. No parking in front yards other than driveways. (§ 20.40.090); Parking or storage in required front setbacks is prohibited, except on driveways before garages set back at least 20 feet. (Applies to required front setback areas. The garage must be at least 20 feet from the front property line.) (§ 20.40.090).

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