Parking spaces required for homes in Visalia

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Garage and covered spaces	1 covered parking space. Applies: Single-family dwelling, per unit. § 17.34.020 · code text Single-family dwelling: two parking spaces (one covered) per unit;
Guest parking	Planning Commission may require an additional .25 guest parking spaces per dwelling unit Applies: Multi-family developments, under the circumstances the code lists: on-street parking not available; more than fifty (50) percent three- or four-bedroom units; unit not affordable housing, SRO, studio or one-bedroom § 17.34.020 · code text Planning Commission shall have the authority to require an additional .25 parking spaces per dwelling unit for guest parking spaces under the following circumstances: 1 uncovered guest parking space. Applies: Planned unit developments and condominiums, for each dwelling unit. § 17.34.020 · code text Planned unit developments, condominiums: one covered parking space plus one uncovered guest parking space for each dwelling unit.
Spaces per apartment or condo	1.5 parking spaces per dwelling unit. Applies: Multi-family developments, except senior citizen housing, affordable housing, and single-room occupancy, studio or one-bedroom units (1 space per unit). § 17.34.020 · code text Multi-family dwelling: 1.5 parking spaces per dwelling unit for all multi-family developments with the following exceptions: 1 parking space per dwelling unit. Applies: Senior citizen housing developments (units made available solely to people 55 or older). § 17.34.020 · code text One parking space per dwelling unit for senior citizen housing developments. 1 parking space per dwelling unit. Applies: Multi-family developments deemed affordable housing, and multi-family single-room occupancy, studio or one-bedroom units. § 17.34.020 · code text One (1) parking space per dwelling unit for multi-family developments deemed as affordable housing and multi-family units which are single-room occupancy, studio, or one-bedroom units. 1 covered parking space plus 1 uncovered guest parking space. Applies: Planned unit developments and condominiums, for each dwelling unit. § 17.34.020 · code text Planned unit developments, condominiums: one covered parking space plus one uncovered guest parking space for each dwelling unit.
Spaces for a single-family home	2 parking spaces, 1 of them covered, per unit. § 17.34.020 · code text Single-family dwelling: two parking spaces (one covered) per unit;

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Visalia's code: 1 covered parking space. (Single-family dwelling, per unit.) (§ 17.34.020); Planning Commission may require an additional .25 guest parking spaces per dwelling unit (Multi-family developments, under the circumstances the code lists: on-street parking not available; more than fifty (50) percent three- or four-bedroom units; unit not affordable housing, SRO, studio or one-bedroom) (§ 17.34.020).

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