Parking spaces required for homes in Pasadena

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

What Pasadena's code says

Pasadena code What Pasadena's code adds
Guest parking	1 guest parking space for each 10 units. Applies: Development has 10 units or more. § 17.46.040 · code text Developments with 10 units or more shall also provide 1 guest parking space for each 10 units.
Spaces per apartment or condo	2 covered spaces per unit. Applies: Unit is 650 sq. ft. or larger. § 17.46.040 · code text 2 covered spaces per unit 650 sq. ft. or larger; 1 covered space per unit less than 650 sq. ft. of net floor area. 1 covered space per unit. Applies: Unit is less than 650 sq. ft. of net floor area. § 17.46.040 · code text 2 covered spaces per unit 650 sq. ft. or larger; 1 covered space per unit less than 650 sq. ft. of net floor area. no less than .50 spaces per unit Applies: Senior citizen housing; needs a Conditional Use Permit § 17.46.040 · code text no less than .50 spaces per unit.
Spaces for a single-family home	2 covered spaces per unit, in a garage or carport. Applies: Single-family dwelling units. § 17.46.040 · code text 2 covered spaces per unit within a garage or carport.

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Pasadena's code: 1 guest parking space for each 10 units. (Development has 10 units or more.) (§ 17.46.040); 2 covered spaces per unit. (Unit is 650 sq. ft. or larger.) (§ 17.46.040).

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