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Parking spaces required for homes in Yolo County

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

What Yolo County's code says

Yolo County code What Yolo County's code adds
Spaces per apartment or condo
  • 1 space per dwelling unit.
    Applies: Multi-family dwelling units with not more than 1 bedroom.
    § 8-2.1306 · code text
    Multi-family dwelling | 1 for each dwelling unit containing not more than 1 bedroom or one and one-half (1 1/2) for each dwelling unit containing 2 or more bedrooms
  • One and one-half (1 1/2) spaces per dwelling unit
    Applies: multi-family dwelling unit containing 2 or more bedrooms
    § 8-2.1306 · code text
    Multi-family dwelling | 1 for each dwelling unit containing not more than 1 bedroom or one and one-half (1 1/2) for each dwelling unit containing 2 or more bedrooms
Spaces for a single-family home
  • 1 space per dwelling unit.
    Applies: One-family and two-family dwellings (and ancillary or accessory units) with not more than 2 bedrooms.
    § 8-2.1306 · code text
    One-family and two-family dwellings, ancillary dwelling units, second dwelling units, accessory dwelling units | 1 for each dwelling unit containing not more than 2 bedrooms, and 2 parking spaces for each dwelling unit containing 3 or more bedrooms See Sec. 8-2.506(b)(6) for Accessory Dwelling Units
  • 2 spaces per dwelling unit.
    Applies: One-family and two-family dwellings (and ancillary or accessory units) with 3 or more bedrooms.
    § 8-2.1306 · code text
    One-family and two-family dwellings, ancillary dwelling units, second dwelling units, accessory dwelling units | 1 for each dwelling unit containing not more than 2 bedrooms, and 2 parking spaces for each dwelling unit containing 3 or more bedrooms See Sec. 8-2.506(b)(6) for Accessory Dwelling Units

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Frequently asked questions

How many parking spaces does a home need in Yolo County?

Yolo County's code: 1 space per dwelling unit. (Multi-family dwelling units with not more than 1 bedroom.) (§ 8-2.1306); One and one-half (1 1/2) spaces per dwelling unit (multi-family dwelling unit containing 2 or more bedrooms) (§ 8-2.1306).

General information, not legal advice.

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