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Parking spaces required for homes in Apple Valley

Apple Valley's own rules on parking spaces required for homes, with the code text for every value.

Each rule below links to the section of the Apple Valley Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Apple Valley's code says

Apple Valley code What Apple Valley's code adds
Parking in the front yard
  • Extra parking may go in a side setback or front setback beside the driveway, nearest the side property line.
    Applies: Single family detached dwellings with a driveway at least 20 feet long.
    § 9.72.040 · code text
    Additional parking for single family detached dwellings beyond that which is required by this Chapter may be placed in a required side setback or in the required front setback alongside the driveway on the side closest to the side property line, provided the driveway is at least twenty (20) feet long.
  • Additional parking must be paved to the required standards.
    Applies: Additional parking for single family detached dwellings in the required front or side setback.
    § 9.72.040 · code text
    Such additional parking shall be paved in accordance with required standards.
Garage and covered spaces
  • Minimum clear floor area 20 ft by 20 ft, free of obstructions including mechanical equipment.
    Applies: Enclosed garage for a single family detached dwelling.
    § 9.72.040 · code text
    Said garage shall have a minimum clear gross floor area of twenty (20) feet by twenty (20) feet free of any obstructions including mechanical equipment.
  • Minimum clear floor area 10 ft by 20 ft per space, free of obstructions including mechanical equipment.
    Applies: Enclosed garage for other residential developments, not single family detached.
    § 9.72.040 · code text
    Said garage shall have a minimum clear floor area of ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet per space free of any obstructions including mechanical equipment.
  • Required spaces must stay available and unobstructed.
    Applies: When a garage is specifically required or provided to meet required parking.
    § 9.72.040 · code text
    When a garage is specifically required, or provided to meet required parking, entry doors shall be maintained in an operable condition at all times, and no structural alteration or obstruction shall be permitted within the required parking area which would reduce the number of required parking spaces.
Guest parking
  • Guest parking need not be covered. The parking table gives the number required.
    Applies: Residential developments.
    § 9.72.040 · code text
    Guest parking shall be included as required by Section A.3 of Table 9.72.020-A in this Chapter, and need not be covered.
Spaces per apartment or condo
  • At least 1 assigned parking space per dwelling unit, no more than 200 feet from the unit it serves.
    Applies: Multi-family developments.
    § 9.72.040 · code text
    At least one assigned parking space shall be provided per dwelling unit a maximum of 200 feet from the dwelling unit it serves.
Spaces for a single-family home
  • 2 parking spaces per dwelling unit.
    Applies: Single family detached dwellings.
    § 9.72.040 · code text
    Two (2) parking spaces per dwelling unit shall be within an enclosed garage.

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Frequently asked questions

How many parking spaces does a home need in Apple Valley?

Apple Valley's code: Extra parking may go in a side setback or front setback beside the driveway, nearest the side property line. (Single family detached dwellings with a driveway at least 20 feet long.) (§ 9.72.040); Additional parking must be paved to the required standards. (Additional parking for single family detached dwellings in the required front or side setback.) (§ 9.72.040).

General information, not legal advice.

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