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Parking spaces required for homes in Santa Paula

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

What Santa Paula's code says

Santa Paula code What Santa Paula's code adds
Parking in the front yard
  • No more than 50% of a front yard may be covered with non-pervious surface (paving).
    Applies: Residential driveway and access standards.
    § 16.46.070 · code text
    No front yards may be covered by more than 50% with non-pervious surface (paving).
  • One detached garage.
    Applies: Lots with front-half slope over 25%; garage at least 5 feet from front and side lot lines, at most 10 feet high.
    § 16.46.110 · code text
    On lots where the slope of the front half of the lot is greater than 25%, one detached garage may be located within the required front yard, provided the garage is set back at least five feet from the front lot line and any side lot line, and further provided the garage height does not exceed ten feet.
Garage and covered spaces
  • At least 10 feet wide and 20 feet long.
    Applies: Applies to parking spaces in a garage or carport.
    § 16.46.110 · code text
    All parking spaces in a garage or carport must have a minimum width of 10 feet and a minimum length of 20 feet.
  • At least 9 feet of clear width.
    Applies: Applies to single garage doors.
    § 16.46.110 · code text
    Single garage doors must have a minimum clearance width of 9 feet, and double garage doors must have a minimum clearance width of 16 feet.
  • At least 16 feet of clear width.
    Applies: Applies to double garage doors.
    § 16.46.110 · code text
    Single garage doors must have a minimum clearance width of 9 feet, and double garage doors must have a minimum clearance width of 16 feet.

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Frequently asked questions

How many parking spaces does a home need in Santa Paula?

Santa Paula's code: No more than 50% of a front yard may be covered with non-pervious surface (paving). (Residential driveway and access standards.) (§ 16.46.070); One detached garage. (Lots with front-half slope over 25%; garage at least 5 feet from front and side lot lines, at most 10 feet high.) (§ 16.46.110).

General information, not legal advice.

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