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Parking spaces required for homes in Rialto

Rialto's own rules on parking spaces required for homes, with the code text for every value.

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

What Rialto's code says

Rialto code What Rialto's code adds
Parking in the front yard
  • An enclosed garage may not encroach into the required front yard setback.
    Applies: Single-family residential.
    § 18.58.040 · code text
    An enclosed garage shall not encroach into the required front or side yard setbacks.
  • Parking spaces or structures may not encroach into the required front yard setback.
    Applies: Multiple-family residential.
    § 18.58.040 · code text
    Parking spaces or structures may not encroach into the required front yard setback.
Garage and covered spaces
  • At least 20 feet wide and 20 feet deep inside.
    Applies: Applies to a two-car enclosed garage in a single-family zone.
    § 18.58.040 · code text
    The minimum interior dimensions of a two-car enclosed garage required by this chapter shall be twenty feet in width and twenty feet in depth.
  • 10 feet wide and 20 feet deep.
    Applies: Single-car covered carport or garage for multiple-family residential.
    § 18.58.040 · code text
    The minimum interior dimensions of a single-car covered carport or garage shall be ten feet in width and twenty feet in depth
  • At least half of the required parking spaces must be in covered carports or enclosed garages.
    Applies: Senior citizen housing, excluding guest spaces.
    § 18.58.060 · code text
    At least half of the required parking spaces, excepting guest spaces, shall be in covered carports or enclosed garages.
  • Required parking spaces may not be leased, rented or made available to others.
    § 18.58.040 · code text
    No property owner shall lease, rent or make available to others the use of parking spaces required by this section unless otherwise provided by law.
Guest parking
  • 1 guest parking space for every 4 dwelling units.
    Applies: Multiple-family residential.
    § 18.58.060 · code text
    there shall be a minimum of one guest parking space for every four dwelling units.
Spaces per apartment or condo
  • 2 parking spaces for each dwelling unit, including 1 space within an enclosed garage.
    § 18.58.060 · code text
    A minimum of two parking spaces for each dwelling unit, of which one space shall be located within an enclosed garage.
  • 1 of the 2 required spaces may be in a covered carport.
    Applies: A carport alternative approved by the community development department.
    § 18.58.060 · code text
    In lieu of the garage requirement, one parking space of the two required spaces may be located within a covered carport when approved by the community development department in accordance with the following standards.
Spaces for a single-family home
  • 2 parking spaces within an enclosed garage.
    § 18.58.060 · code text
    Single-family residential: Two parking spaces within an enclosed garage.
  • At least 1 space within an enclosed garage.
    Applies: Alteration of an existing nonconforming single-family residence.
    § 18.58.060 · code text
    At least one space within enclosed garage.

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Frequently asked questions

How many parking spaces does a home need in Rialto?

Rialto's code: An enclosed garage may not encroach into the required front yard setback. (Single-family residential.) (§ 18.58.040); Parking spaces or structures may not encroach into the required front yard setback. (Multiple-family residential.) (§ 18.58.040).

General information, not legal advice.

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