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Parking spaces required for homes in Mendocino County

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

What Mendocino County's code says

Mendocino County code What Mendocino County's code adds
Guest parking
  • Visitor parking is provided at the Director's discretion.
    Applies: Multifamily development in the R-3 zone.
    § 20.180.015 · code text
    Multifamily development in the R-3 zone shall require one parking space per unit, with visitor parking provided at the Director's discretion.
Spaces per apartment or condo
  • 1 space per unit.
    Applies: Multi-family dwellings with 1 bedroom.
    § 20.180.015 · code text
    (A) one (1) space per unit for one (1) bedroom.
  • one and one-half (1½) spaces per unit
    Applies: Multi-family dwellings with two (2) bedrooms
    § 20.180.015 · code text
    (B) one and one-half (1½) spaces per unit for two (2) bedrooms.
  • 2 spaces per unit.
    Applies: Multi-family dwellings with 3 or more bedrooms.
    § 20.180.015 · code text
    (C) two (2) spaces per unit for three (3) or more bedrooms.
  • 1 parking space per unit.
    Applies: Multifamily development in the R-3 zone.
    § 20.180.015 · code text
    Multifamily development in the R-3 zone shall require one parking space per unit, with visitor parking provided at the Director's discretion.
Spaces for a single-family home
  • 2 spaces for each unit.
    Applies: Single- and two-family dwellings.
    § 20.180.015 · code text
    Two (2) spaces for each unit.

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Frequently asked questions

How many parking spaces does a home need in Mendocino County?

Mendocino County's code: Visitor parking is provided at the Director's discretion. (Multifamily development in the R-3 zone.) (§ 20.180.015); 1 space per unit. (Multi-family dwellings with 1 bedroom.) (§ 20.180.015).

General information, not legal advice.

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