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Parking spaces required for homes in Ridgecrest

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

What Ridgecrest's code says

Ridgecrest code What Ridgecrest's code adds
Guest parking
  • 1 guest parking space on-site.
    Applies: For each 5 residential units. Projects on sites with 4 or fewer units are exempt.
    § 106-367 · code text
    In addition, one guest parking space shall be provided on-site in a convenient and accessible location for each five residential units. Projects on sites with four or fewer units are exempt from this requirement.
  • One-third space per dwelling unit, for guest parking.
    Applies: For each dwelling unit.
    § 106-367 · code text
    In addition, one-third parking space shall be provided for each dwelling unit for guest parking and one space for each five units shall be provided for recreational vehicles.
Spaces per apartment or condo
  • 1½ parking spaces per unit
    Applies: One bedroom
    § 106-367 · code text
    One bedroom | 1½ parking spaces per unit.
  • 2 parking spaces per unit.
    Applies: Two-bedroom units.
    § 106-367 · code text
    Two bedrooms | Two parking spaces per unit.
  • 2½ parking spaces per unit
    Applies: Three or more bedrooms
    § 106-367 · code text
    Three or more bedrooms | 2½ parking spaces per unit
  • 1½ parking spaces per dwelling unit
    Applies: condominiums or townhouses; one bedroom
    § 106-367 · code text
    One bedroom | 1½ parking spaces/dwelling unit.
  • 2 parking spaces per dwelling unit.
    Applies: Condominiums or townhouses; two bedrooms.
    § 106-367 · code text
    Two bedrooms | Two parking spaces/dwelling unit.
  • 2½ spaces per dwelling unit
    Applies: condominiums or townhouses; three bedrooms or more
    § 106-367 · code text
    Three bedrooms or more | 2½ spaces/dwelling unit.
  • The requirement may be reduced by up to 50%.
    Applies: Developments with at least 50 percent of units exclusively for elderly persons, on site plan review and approval by the city.
    § 106-367 · code text
    Residential parking requirements for developments providing at least 50 percent of the units exclusively for elderly persons may be reduced up to 50 percent upon site plan review and approval by the city.
Spaces for a single-family home
  • 2 open or enclosed spaces.
    § 106-367 · code text
    Single-family detached dwellings | Two open or enclosed spaces.

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Frequently asked questions

How many parking spaces does a home need in Ridgecrest?

Ridgecrest's code: 1 guest parking space on-site. (For each 5 residential units. Projects on sites with 4 or fewer units are exempt.) (§ 106-367); One-third space per dwelling unit, for guest parking. (For each dwelling unit.) (§ 106-367).

General information, not legal advice.

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