Parking spaces required for homes in Kerman: the local rules

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

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Parking in the front yard	Do not store them within the required front yard. Applies: Recreational vehicles, boats and boat trailers on parcels in a residential zone. § 17.28.080 · code text Recreational vehicles, boats, and boat trailers shall not be stored within the required front yard of any parcel within a residential zone.
Garage and covered spaces	Parking may be in a garage, a carport, or any combination. Applies: Required spaces for a single-unit dwelling, two-unit dwelling or mobile home on an individual parcel. § 17.28.040 · code text The required parking spaces may be provided within a garage, a carport, or any combination thereof. 1 covered parking space per unit. Applies: Multi-unit dwellings or cluster developments. § 17.28.040 · code text One of the required parking spaces per unit shall be covered.
Guest parking	At least one-half parking space per unit Applies: Multi-unit dwelling or cluster development containing six or more units § 17.28.040 · code text Developments which contain six or more units shall supply guest parking spaces at a ratio of at least one-half parking space per unit. Guest parking is not required. Applies: Multi-unit dwellings or cluster developments with fewer than 4 units. § 17.28.040 · code text Developments which contain less than four units are not required to provide guest parking spaces.
Spaces per apartment or condo	One and one-half spaces Applies: Each studio or one bedroom unit in a multi-unit dwelling or cluster development § 17.28.040 · code text One and one-half spaces for each studio or one bedroom unit and two spaces for each unit two bedrooms or larger. 2 spaces. Applies: Each unit with two or more bedrooms in a multi-unit dwelling or cluster development. § 17.28.040 · code text One and one-half spaces for each studio or one bedroom unit and two spaces for each unit two bedrooms or larger.
Spaces for a single-family home	2 covered parking spaces. Applies: Single-unit dwellings, two-unit dwellings and mobile homes on individual parcels. § 17.28.040 · code text Two covered parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit within the buildable portion of the parcel.

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Kerman's code: Do not store them within the required front yard. (Recreational vehicles, boats and boat trailers on parcels in a residential zone.) (§ 17.28.080); Parking may be in a garage, a carport, or any combination. (Required spaces for a single-unit dwelling, two-unit dwelling or mobile home on an individual parcel.) (§ 17.28.040).

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