Parking spaces required for homes in Oxnard: the local rules

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

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Garage and covered spaces	Covered spaces are not permitted. Applies: Applies to apartments. § 16-622 · code text Covered spaces are not permitted. Visitor spaces need not be covered. Applies: Applies to apartments, for the first 30 units. § 16-622 · code text One visitor space per unit which need not be covered for the first 30 units; after the 31st unit, 0.5 visitor space per unit required All required visitor parking must be at grade level, not in the subterranean garage. Applies: Applies to residential developments with subterranean garages. § 16-626 · code text All visitor parking required of a residential development must be provided at grade level and shall not be permitted in the subterranean garage.
Guest parking	1 visitor space per unit. Applies: Applies to apartments, for the first 30 units. § 16-622 · code text One visitor space per unit which need not be covered for the first 30 units; after the 31st unit, 0.5 visitor space per unit required 0.5 visitor space per unit. Applies: Applies to apartments, after the 31st unit. § 16-622 · code text One visitor space per unit which need not be covered for the first 30 units; after the 31st unit, 0.5 visitor space per unit required
Spaces per apartment or condo	2 garage spaces. Applies: Applies to townhouses. § 16-622 · code text Two garage spaces 1 garage space per unit. Applies: Applies to studio and 1-bedroom apartments. § 16-622 · code text One garage space per unit 2 garage spaces per unit. Applies: Applies to apartments with 2 or more bedrooms. § 16-622 · code text Two garage spaces per unit
Spaces for a single-family home	2 garage spaces for up to 5 bedrooms. Applies: Applies to detached single-family units on separate lots. § 16-622 · code text Two garage spaces for up to five bedrooms 3 garage spaces. Applies: Applies to detached single-family units on separate lots with 6 bedrooms. § 16-622 · code text Three garage spaces for six bedrooms 4 garage spaces. Applies: Applies to detached single-family units on separate lots with 7 bedrooms. § 16-622 · code text four garage spaces for seven bedrooms 5 garage spaces. Applies: Applies to detached single-family units on separate lots with 8 or more bedrooms. § 16-622 · code text five garage spaces for eight or more bedrooms

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Oxnard's code: Covered spaces are not permitted. (Applies to apartments.) (§ 16-622); Visitor spaces need not be covered. (Applies to apartments, for the first 30 units.) (§ 16-622).

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