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Parking spaces required for homes in South Gate

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

What South Gate's code says

South Gate code What South Gate's code adds
Parking in the front yard
  • One driveway space, at most 12 feet wide.
    Applies: Legal nonconforming properties built without garages; multifamily development in the NM, TV, CC, CDR1, CDR2, UN and MS zones.
    § 11.33.090 · code text
    Legal nonconforming properties built without garages may pave and make use of one driveway space, maximum twelve feet wide, within the front yard setback.
  • Parking outside the approved driveway surface is prohibited.
    Applies: Front yard setback area; multifamily development in the NM, TV, CC, CDR1, CDR2, UN and MS zones.
    § 11.33.090 · code text
    The parking of motor vehicles or trailers of any kind in the front yard setback area outside the approved driveway surface is prohibited.
  • One driveway space, at most 12 feet wide.
    Applies: Legal nonconforming properties built without garages in the NL zone.
    § 11.33.090 · code text
    Legal nonconforming properties built without garages may pave and make use of one driveway space, maximum twelve feet wide, within the front yard setback.
  • Parking outside the approved driveway surface is prohibited.
    Applies: Front yard setback area in the NL zone.
    § 11.33.090 · code text
    The parking of motor vehicles or trailers of any kind in the front yard setback area outside the approved driveway surface is prohibited.
Garage and covered spaces
  • 2 spaces per dwelling unit must be enclosed.
    Applies: Multiple dwellings (more than two families).
    § 11.33.040 · code text
    Dwellings, multiple (more than two families) | 2 per DU, shall be enclosed 0.20 guest spaces per DU – permitted as open parking spaces; Section 11.33.090
  • The enclosed garage requirement does not apply.
    Applies: NL zone; residential remodeling adding no more than 100 square feet, such as a bathroom or utility or laundry room.
    § 11.33.100 · code text
    Residential remodeling limited to a maximum addition of one hundred square feet, such as the addition of a bathroom or utility room/laundry room.
  • The director may authorize a one-car garage.
    Applies: NL zone; lot shape, size or existing structures make an enclosed two-car garage impossible or impractical.
    § 11.33.100 · code text
    In such instances, a one-car garage may be authorized by the director.
  • The residential unit is limited to a maximum of 3 bedrooms.
    Applies: NL zone; only a one-car garage is possible on the lot.
    § 11.33.100 · code text
    Where only a one-car garage is possible on the lot, the residential unit shall be limited to a maximum of three bedrooms.
Guest parking
  • 0.20 guest space per dwelling unit.
    § 11.33.040 · code text
    Dwellings, multiple (more than two families) | 2 per DU, shall be enclosed 0.20 guest spaces per DU – permitted as open parking spaces; Section 11.33.090
  • A driveway 18 feet or more long may count as 1 guest parking space.
    Applies: Driveways 18 feet or more long; multifamily development in the NM, TV, CC, CDR1, CDR2, UN and MS zones.
    § 11.33.090 · code text
    Driveways with a length/depth of eighteen feet or more may be counted as one guest parking space; they shall not count toward required enclosed parking.
Spaces per apartment or condo
  • 1.0 to 1.5 per unit.
    Applies: Efficiency or studio units; multifamily development in the NM, TV, CC, CDR1, CDR2, UN and MS zones.
    § 11.33.090 · code text
    | Efficiency/Studio | 1.0 to 1.5 per unit |
  • 2.0 per unit.
    Applies: 2 bedrooms; multifamily development in the NM, TV, CC, CDR1, CDR2, UN and MS zones.
    § 11.33.090 · code text
    | 2 Bedrooms | 2.0 per unit |
  • 2.0 per unit covered, plus 1.0 per unit uncovered.
    Applies: 3 or more bedrooms; multifamily development in the NM, TV, CC, CDR1, CDR2, UN and MS zones.
    § 11.33.090 · code text
    | 3 or More Bedrooms | 2.0 per unit covered, plus 1.0 per unit uncovered (can be assigned or unassigned) |
  • 2.0 per unit.
    Applies: 2 to 4 bedrooms in the NL zone.
    § 11.33.100 · code text
    | 2 to 4 Bedrooms | 2.0 per unit |
  • 3.0 per unit.
    Applies: 5 bedrooms in the NL zone.
    § 11.33.100 · code text
    | 5 Bedrooms | 3.0 per unit |
  • 3.0 per unit, plus 1.0 paved open space on site.
    Applies: 6 or more bedrooms in the NL zone.
    § 11.33.100 · code text
    | 6+ Bedrooms | 3.0 per unit, plus 1.0 paved open space on site |
Spaces for a single-family home
  • 2 per dwelling unit.
    § 11.33.040 · code text
    Dwellings, single-family or two-family (attached or detached) | 2 per DU; Section 11.33.100

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Frequently asked questions

How many parking spaces does a home need in South Gate?

South Gate's code: One driveway space, at most 12 feet wide. (Legal nonconforming properties built without garages; multifamily development in the NM, TV, CC, CDR1, CDR2, UN and MS zones.) (§ 11.33.090); Parking outside the approved driveway surface is prohibited. (Front yard setback area; multifamily development in the NM, TV, CC, CDR1, CDR2, UN and MS zones.) (§ 11.33.090).

General information, not legal advice.

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