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Parking spaces required for homes in Westminster

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

What Westminster's code says

Westminster code What Westminster's code adds
Garage and covered spaces
  • Minimum interior dimensions of 20 feet wide and 20 feet deep.
    Applies: Two-car enclosed garage for dwellings with 4 or fewer bedrooms.
    § 17.320.020 · code text
    For dwellings with 4 or fewer bedrooms – two-car enclosed garage having minimum interior dimensions of 20 feet in width and 20 feet in depth
  • Minimum interior dimensions of 10 feet by 20 feet for each space.
    Applies: 3 enclosed garage spaces for dwellings with 5 or more bedrooms.
    § 17.320.020 · code text
    For dwellings with 5 or more bedrooms – 3 enclosed garage spaces with minimum interior dimensions of 10 feet by 20 feet (for each space) and 3 open parking spaces with minimum dimensions of 9 feet by 19 feet
  • Minimum dimensions of 9 feet by 19 feet.
    Applies: 3 open parking spaces for dwellings with 5 or more bedrooms.
    § 17.320.020 · code text
    For dwellings with 5 or more bedrooms – 3 enclosed garage spaces with minimum interior dimensions of 10 feet by 20 feet (for each space) and 3 open parking spaces with minimum dimensions of 9 feet by 19 feet
Spaces per apartment or condo
  • 1 enclosed garage space and 0.5 off-street open parking space per unit.
    Applies: Units with 1 or fewer bedrooms (bachelor).
    § 17.320.020 · code text
    For units with 1 or fewer bedrooms (bachelor) – 1 enclosed garage space per unit and 0.5 off-street, open parking space per unit
  • 1 enclosed garage space and 1 off-street open parking space per unit.
    Applies: Units with 2 bedrooms.
    § 17.320.020 · code text
    For units with 2 bedrooms – 1 enclosed garage space per unit and 1 off-street, open parking space per unit
  • 2 enclosed garage spaces and 0.5 off-street open parking space per unit.
    Applies: Units with 3 or more bedrooms.
    § 17.320.020 · code text
    For units with 3 or more bedrooms – 2 enclosed garage spaces per unit and 0.5 off-street, open parking spaces per unit
Spaces for a single-family home
  • A two-car enclosed garage.
    Applies: Dwellings with 4 or fewer bedrooms, in any residential district.
    § 17.320.020 · code text
    For dwellings with 4 or fewer bedrooms – two-car enclosed garage having minimum interior dimensions of 20 feet in width and 20 feet in depth
  • 3 enclosed garage spaces and 3 open parking spaces.
    Applies: Dwellings with 5 or more bedrooms, in any residential district.
    § 17.320.020 · code text
    For dwellings with 5 or more bedrooms – 3 enclosed garage spaces with minimum interior dimensions of 10 feet by 20 feet (for each space) and 3 open parking spaces with minimum dimensions of 9 feet by 19 feet

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Frequently asked questions

How many parking spaces does a home need in Westminster?

Westminster's code: Minimum interior dimensions of 20 feet wide and 20 feet deep. (Two-car enclosed garage for dwellings with 4 or fewer bedrooms.) (§ 17.320.020); Minimum interior dimensions of 10 feet by 20 feet for each space. (3 enclosed garage spaces for dwellings with 5 or more bedrooms.) (§ 17.320.020).

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