Parking spaces required for homes in Whittier

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Garage and covered spaces	required parking space(s) up to two spaces shall be located within a separate enclosed garage or within a parking structure, with the additional required parking within a carport Applies: ownership unit; multi-family dwelling or single-family dwelling — attached; more than one-half mile from a major transit stop § 18.48.020 · code text For each ownership unit, the required parking space(s) up to two spaces shall be located within a separate enclosed garage or within a parking structure, with the additional required parking within a carport. first two required parking spaces for each unit shall be covered and located in a garage, parking structure or carport, with additional required parking allowed uncovered Applies: non-ownership unit; multi-family dwelling or single-family dwelling — attached; more than one-half mile from a major transit stop § 18.48.020 · code text For non-ownership units, the first two required parking spaces for each unit shall be covered and located in a garage, parking structure or carport, with additional required parking allowed uncovered. 10' x 40' interior dimensions Applies: tandem stalls in multi-family or attached single-family projects; more than one-half mile from a major transit stop § 18.48.020 · code text Tandem parking stalls shall have a minimum of 10' x 40' interior dimensions. twenty-eight feet Applies: multi-family or attached single-family; more than one-half mile from a major transit stop § 18.48.020 · code text The minimum distance between garage door building planes facing one another or between a garage door building plane and a building or wall shall be twenty-eight feet.
Guest parking	one guest parking space for every four units Applies: multi-family dwelling or single-family dwelling — attached; more than one-half mile from a major transit stop § 18.48.020 · code text One guest parking space shall be provided for every four units. guest parking spaces shall not be in tandem Applies: multi-family dwelling or single-family dwelling — attached; more than one-half mile from a major transit stop § 18.48.020 · code text Accessible and guest parking shall not be in tandem; no guest parking spaces shall be located within a private garage Applies: multi-family dwelling or single-family dwelling — attached; more than one-half mile from a major transit stop § 18.48.020 · code text In addition, no guest parking spaces shall be located within a private garage but may be located within a parking structure that serves the on-site parking needs of the development.
Spaces per apartment or condo	one-and-one-half (1.5) parking spaces Applies: studio unit; multi-family dwelling or single-family dwelling — attached; more than one-half mile from a major transit stop § 18.48.020 · code text Studio unit - one-and one-half (1.5) parking spaces one-and-three-fourth (1.75) parking spaces Applies: one bedroom unit; multi-family dwelling or single-family dwelling — attached; more than one-half mile from a major transit stop § 18.48.020 · code text One bedroom unit - one-and-three-fourth (1.75) parking spaces two (2) parking spaces Applies: two-bedroom unit; multi-family dwelling or single-family dwelling — attached; more than one-half mile from a major transit stop § 18.48.020 · code text Two-bedroom unit - two (2) parking spaces two-and-one-quarter (2.25) parking spaces Applies: three or more bedrooms; multi-family dwelling or single-family dwelling — attached; more than one-half mile from a major transit stop § 18.48.020 · code text Three or more bedrooms - two-and-one-quarter (2.25) parking spaces fractional numeric values above half shall be rounded up to the next whole number Applies: multi-family dwelling or single-family dwelling — attached; more than one-half mile from a major transit stop § 18.48.020 · code text Fractional numeric values above half shall be rounded up to the next whole number.
Spaces for a single-family home	four on-site, off-street vehicle parking spaces for each unit Applies: single-family dwelling — detached; more than one-half mile from a major transit stop § 18.48.020 · code text Four on-site, off-street vehicle parking spaces for each unit, with a minimum of two non-tandem parking spaces within an enclosed garage. two non-tandem parking spaces within an enclosed garage Applies: single-family dwelling — detached; more than one-half mile from a major transit stop § 18.48.020 · code text Four on-site, off-street vehicle parking spaces for each unit, with a minimum of two non-tandem parking spaces within an enclosed garage.

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Whittier's code: required parking space(s) up to two spaces shall be located within a separate enclosed garage or within a parking structure, with the additional required parking within a carport (ownership unit; multi-family dwelling or single-family dwelling — attached; more than one-half mile from a major transit stop) (§ 18.48.020); first two required parking spaces for each unit shall be covered and located in a garage, parking structure or carport, with additional required parking allowed uncovered (non-ownership unit; multi-family dwelling or single-family dwelling — attached; more than one-half mile from a major transit stop) (§ 18.48.020).

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