Parking spaces required for homes in Compton

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Parking in the front yard	Required front and street side yards cannot be used for parking, except the driveway, back-up and turning radius. Applies: Applies to a required front yard or street side yard. § 30-21.9 · code text No portion of a required front yard or street side yard, other than the driveway, back-up and turning radius, shall be developed or used for off-street parking of any vehicle, including automobiles, trucks, buses, trailers, campers, boats, recreational vehicles, airplanes and motorcycles. A maximum of 3 vehicles. Applies: Parked behind the front line of the house, screened from public view to a height of 6 feet, on a paved area. § 30-21.9 · code text A maximum of three vehicles, in operating condition, may be parked behind the front line of the house provided that they are screened from public view to a height of six feet. Such vehicles may include automobiles, recreational vehicles, nonhabitable recreational trailers and campers, boats and motorcycles. The area used for such parking must be paved. A recreational vehicle used as daily transportation may be parked overnight in a recognized driveway. Applies: The vehicle must be entirely on the driveway, not overhanging public rights-of-way. § 30-21.9 · code text A recreational vehicle used as daily transportation may be parked overnight in a recognized driveway provided that the vehicle can be contained entirely on the driveway and not overhang onto public rights-of-way.
Garage and covered spaces	Required garages, carports and parking spaces are assigned to the dwelling's occupants and may not be rented or otherwise used. § 30-21.9 · code text Required residential garages, carports and parking spaces shall be assigned to the occupants of the applicable dwelling unit and shall not be rented or otherwise utilized.
Guest parking	Guest parking must be designated as such and restricted to guests. § 30-21.9 · code text Guest parking shall be designated as such and restricted to use by guests.

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Compton's code: Required front and street side yards cannot be used for parking, except the driveway, back-up and turning radius. (Applies to a required front yard or street side yard.) (§ 30-21.9); A maximum of 3 vehicles. (Parked behind the front line of the house, screened from public view to a height of 6 feet, on a paved area.) (§ 30-21.9).

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