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Parking spaces required for homes in Half Moon Bay

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

What Half Moon Bay's code says

Half Moon Bay code What Half Moon Bay's code adds
Parking in the front yard
  • Parking may be allowed on all-weather driveways within the required front yard in front of garages.
    Applies: All R (residential) districts.
    § 18.36.060 · code text
    In all R (residential) districts, vehicle parking may be allowed on all-weather driveways within the required front yard in front of garages.
  • Not to exceed 24 hours in any 30-day period.
    Applies: Parking or storage within a required front yard for other than short, temporary periods.
    § 18.36.060 · code text
    In no case may a vehicle be parked or stored within a required front yard area for other than short, temporary periods of time not to exceed twenty-four hours in any thirty-day period.
Guest parking
  • 1 space for each 4 units.
    Applies: Multifamily residential developments, on site.
    § 18.36.050 · code text
    For multifamily residential developments, guest parking spaces shall be provided on site at a ratio of one space for each four units.
  • 1 space for each 4 units.
    Applies: Residential developments with internal streets or drives that do not meet city standards and restrict on-street parking, or with posted restricted parking.
    § 18.36.050 · code text
    guest parking spaces shall be provided outside of the street section or paved area at a ratio of one space for each four units.

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Frequently asked questions

How many parking spaces does a home need in Half Moon Bay?

Half Moon Bay's code: Parking may be allowed on all-weather driveways within the required front yard in front of garages. (All R (residential) districts.) (§ 18.36.060); Not to exceed 24 hours in any 30-day period. (Parking or storage within a required front yard for other than short, temporary periods.) (§ 18.36.060).

General information, not legal advice.

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