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Parking spaces required for homes in Brentwood

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

What Brentwood's code says

Brentwood code What Brentwood's code adds
Garage and covered spaces
  • 2 assigned spaces enclosed within a garage, plus 2 common spaces per dwelling unit. The common spaces may be uncovered.
    Applies: Condominium or similar single-family residence projects.
    § 17.620.007 · code text
    Two assigned spaces which shall be enclosed within a garage, and two common spaces for each dwelling unit which may be uncovered;
Spaces per apartment or condo
  • 0.5 assigned, covered space per studio unit.
    Applies: Two- and three-family dwellings.
    § 17.620.007 · code text
    A total of 0.5 assigned, covered spaces per zero-bedroom units (studios)
  • 1.5 assigned, covered spaces per one-bedroom unit.
    Applies: Two- and three-family dwellings.
    § 17.620.007 · code text
    and 1.5 assigned, covered spaces per one-bedroom unit.
  • 2 assigned spaces for each dwelling unit, all covered.
    Applies: Two- and three-family dwellings; units larger than one bedroom.
    § 17.620.007 · code text
    Two assigned spaces for each dwelling unit larger than one bedroom, all of which shall be covered;
  • 0.5 assigned, covered space per studio unit.
    Applies: Dwellings with four or more families.
    § 17.620.007 · code text
    A total of 0.5 assigned, covered spaces per zero-bedroom units (studios)
  • 1.5 assigned, covered spaces per one-bedroom unit.
    Applies: Dwellings with four or more families.
    § 17.620.007 · code text
    and 1.5 assigned, covered spaces per one-bedroom unit.
  • 1 assigned covered space plus 1 common space per dwelling unit. The common space may be uncovered.
    Applies: Dwellings with four or more families; units larger than one bedroom.
    § 17.620.007 · code text
    at a ratio of one assigned space which shall be covered plus one common space which may be uncovered;
Spaces for a single-family home
  • 2 spaces, both enclosed within a garage.
    Applies: Primary dwelling unit in a single-family dwelling, residential zones.
    § 17.620.007 · code text
    Two spaces, both of which shall be enclosed within a garage.

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Frequently asked questions

How many parking spaces does a home need in Brentwood?

Brentwood's code: 2 assigned spaces enclosed within a garage, plus 2 common spaces per dwelling unit. The common spaces may be uncovered. (Condominium or similar single-family residence projects.) (§ 17.620.007); 0.5 assigned, covered space per studio unit. (Two- and three-family dwellings.) (§ 17.620.007).

General information, not legal advice.

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