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Parking spaces required for homes in Sunnyvale

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

What Sunnyvale's code says

Sunnyvale code What Sunnyvale's code adds
Parking in the front yard	Up to 50 percent of the front yard may be used for vehicle parking. Applies: Residential developments. § 19.46.040 · code text Up to fifty percent of the front yard may be used for vehicle parking.
Garage and covered spaces	Required assigned parking spaces must be covered. Applies: Residential developments. § 19.46.040 · code text Required or voluntarily proposed assigned parking spaces shall be covered. 400 square feet gross floor area minimum, with a 17 by 18 foot clear area. Applies: Two-car garages. § 19.46.040 · code text A two-car garage shall be four hundred square feet gross floor area minimum. Inside the garage, a minimum area of seventeen feet in width by eighteen feet in depth shall be kept clear of appliances, water heaters, shelves, etc.
Spaces per apartment or condo	1 covered assigned space per unit, plus 0.5 unassigned space per unit. Applies: One space per unit in a carport or parking structure; one-bedroom units. § 19.46.060 · code text One parking space per unit in carport or parking structure \| One-bedroom units \| 0.5 unassigned spaces per unit 1 covered assigned space per unit, plus 1 unassigned space per unit. Applies: One space per unit in a carport or parking structure; 2-bedroom units. § 19.46.060 · code text One parking space per unit in carport or parking structure \| 2-bedroom units \| 1 unassigned space per unit 1 covered assigned space per unit, plus 1 unassigned space per unit. Applies: One space per unit in a carport or parking structure; 3-bedroom units. § 19.46.060 · code text One parking space per unit in carport or parking structure \| 3-bedroom units \| 1 unassigned space per unit 1 covered assigned space per unit, plus 0.8 unassigned space per unit. Applies: One space per unit in a fully enclosed garage; one-bedroom units. § 19.46.060 · code text One parking space per unit in fully-enclosed garage \| One-bedroom units \| 0.8 unassigned spaces per unit 1 covered assigned space per unit, plus 1.33 unassigned spaces per unit. Applies: One space per unit in a fully enclosed garage; 2-bedroom units. § 19.46.060 · code text One parking space per unit in fully-enclosed garage \| 2-bedroom units \| 1.33 unassigned spaces per unit 1 covered assigned space per unit, plus 1.4 unassigned spaces per unit. Applies: One space per unit in a fully enclosed garage; 3-bedroom units. § 19.46.060 · code text One parking space per unit in fully-enclosed garage \| 3-bedroom units \| 1.4 unassigned spaces per unit 2 parking spaces per unit, plus 0.25 unassigned space per unit. Applies: Two spaces per unit; one-bedroom units. § 19.46.060 · code text Two parking spaces per unit \| One-bedroom units \| 0.25 unassigned spaces per unit 2 parking spaces per unit, plus 0.4 unassigned space per unit. Applies: Two spaces per unit; 2-bedroom units. § 19.46.060 · code text Two parking spaces per unit \| 2-bedroom units \| 0.4 unassigned spaces per unit 2 parking spaces per unit, plus 0.5 unassigned space per unit. Applies: Two spaces per unit; 3-bedroom units. § 19.46.060 · code text Two parking spaces per unit \| 3-bedroom units \| 0.5 unassigned spaces per unit Use the 3-bedroom requirement and add 0.15 unassigned space for each bedroom above the third. Applies: Units with 4 or more bedrooms. § 19.46.060 · code text Use the 3-bedroom requirement and add 0.15 unassigned spaces for each bedroom above the third bedroom
Spaces for a single-family home	4 spaces total, 2 of them covered and not in tandem. Applies: Single-family and two-family dwellings, unless exempted by the code section on exemptions. § 19.46.050 · code text Each single-family dwelling and two-family dwelling shall provide a minimum of four spaces total, two of which shall be covered and not in tandem unless exempted by Section 19.46.030. 0.4 unassigned parking space per unit, in addition to the minimum spaces required. Applies: New developments of single-family or two-family dwellings with limited street parking. § 19.46.050 · code text New developments of single-family or two-family dwellings with limited street parking shall provide an additional 0.4 unassigned parking spaces per unit in addition to the minimum spaces required.

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How many parking spaces does a home need in Sunnyvale?

Sunnyvale's code: Up to 50 percent of the front yard may be used for vehicle parking. (Residential developments.) (§ 19.46.040); Required assigned parking spaces must be covered. (Residential developments.) (§ 19.46.040).

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