Parking spaces required for homes in Walnut: the local rules

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Parking in the front yard	Open parking spaces may not be in a required front setback. Applies: One-family dwellings. § 6.68.040 · code text Open parking spaces may not be located within a required front setback.
Garage and covered spaces	Required spaces must be in an enclosed garage; if 4 or more are there, the rest may be open. Applies: One-family dwellings. § 6.68.040 · code text Required parking spaces shall be provided in an enclosed garage; however, when four or more parking spaces have been provided in an enclosed garage, the remaining parking spaces may be open spaces. An existing 3-car garage may not be reduced to 2 cars or converted to livable area, eliminating a third space. Applies: Existing 3-car garage. § 6.68.040 · code text An existing three-car garage may not be reduced to a two-car garage or otherwise converted to livable area, thereby eliminating a third garage space. Tandem parking may be allowed: at most 1 vehicle behind another, with at least 2 side-by-side spaces at the entrance. Applies: Required parking spaces in an enclosed garage. § 6.68.040 · code text Tandem parking may be permissible for the purpose of providing the required parking spaces in an enclosed garage provided tandem parking is limited to not more than one vehicle behind another and a minimum of two parking spaces are provided side-by-side at the garage entrance.
Spaces per apartment or condo	Two and one-half parking spaces per dwelling unit in a garage or as approved by the Planning Commission Applies: Apartment houses § 6.68.040 · code text Two and one-half parking spaces per dwelling unit in a garage or as approved by the Planning Commission.
Spaces for a single-family home	2 parking spaces in an enclosed garage. Applies: One-family dwelling, 1 to 4 bedrooms; the more restrictive of the bedroom and floor-area standards applies. § 6.68.040 · code text 1—4 bedrooms \| 2 parking spaces in an enclosed garage. 3 parking spaces in an enclosed garage. Applies: One-family dwelling, 5 bedrooms; the more restrictive of the bedroom and floor-area standards applies. § 6.68.040 · code text 5 bedrooms \| 3 parking spaces in an enclosed garage. 4 parking spaces in an enclosed garage. Applies: One-family dwelling, 6 to 7 bedrooms; the more restrictive of the bedroom and floor-area standards applies. § 6.68.040 · code text 6—7 bedrooms \| 4 parking spaces in an enclosed garage. 4 parking spaces plus 1 more for each bedroom over 7. Applies: One-family dwelling, more than 7 bedrooms; the more restrictive of the bedroom and floor-area standards applies. § 6.68.040 · code text More than 7 bedrooms \| 4 parking spaces plus one additional parking space for each bedroom over 7 bedrooms. 2 parking spaces in an enclosed garage. Applies: One-family dwelling, under 3,000 square feet of gross floor area; the more restrictive of the bedroom and floor-area standards applies. § 6.68.040 · code text Less than 3,000 square feet of gross floor area \| 2 parking spaces in an enclosed garage. 3 parking spaces in an enclosed garage. Applies: One-family dwelling, 3,001 to 4,500 square feet of gross floor area; the more restrictive of the bedroom and floor-area standards applies. § 6.68.040 · code text 3,001 to 4,500 square feet \| 3 parking spaces in an enclosed garage. 4 parking spaces in an enclosed garage. Applies: One-family dwelling, 4,501 to 6,000 square feet of gross floor area; the more restrictive of the bedroom and floor-area standards applies. § 6.68.040 · code text 4,501 to 6,000 square feet \| 4 parking spaces in an enclosed garage. 5, plus 1 more space for each 1,000 square feet of floor area, or fraction, over 7,001 square feet. Applies: One-family dwelling, 6,001 square feet of gross floor area and greater; the more restrictive of the bedroom and floor-area standards applies. § 6.68.040 · code text 6,001 square feet and greater. \| 5, plus 1 additional space for each 1,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof over 7,001 square feet.

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Walnut's code: Open parking spaces may not be in a required front setback. (One-family dwellings.) (§ 6.68.040); Required spaces must be in an enclosed garage; if 4 or more are there, the rest may be open. (One-family dwellings.) (§ 6.68.040).

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