Parking spaces required for homes in Monrovia

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What Monrovia's code says

Monrovia code What Monrovia's code adds
Parking in the front yard	Paved parking spaces are not allowed in the front yard Applies: Applies to the front yard and a street-facing side yard § 17.24.050 · code text Paved parking spaces shall not be permitted in the front yard or a street facing side yard.
Garage and covered spaces	Each enclosed garage must be at least 18 feet wide and 20 feet deep inside § 17.24.050 · code text Each enclosed garage shall not have an internal dimension of less than 18 feet in width and 20 feet in depth Required parking cannot be rented or sold Applies: All residential uses § 17.24.050 · code text required parking shall not be rented or sold.
Guest parking	An extra one-half space per dwelling unit for guests Applies: Six or more dwelling units on a lot § 17.24.030 · code text there shall be an additional one-half space per dwelling unit for guest parking.
Spaces per apartment or condo	2-car garage Applies: Multiple family and PUD with 1-5 units § 17.24.030 · code text Multiple Family and PUD 1-5 Units 6 + Units \| 2-Car Garage 3 2.5 and 3 Spaces 2, 3 Extra: open space by the unit, 3-car garage (one tandem) instead of 2-car, or driveway at least 18 feet long Applies: Planned unit developments with 25 or more units, or large units of 2,000 square feet or more with at least 4 bedrooms § 17.24.030 · code text Provide one open parking space adjacent to the unit;
Spaces for a single-family home	2-car garage § 17.24.030 · code text Single Family Dwelling \| 2-Car Garage 1 At least 3 spaces per dwelling unit in an enclosed garage Applies: RF and RE zones where access is from a hillside street or pre-existing private way § 17.24.030 · code text at least three spaces per dwelling unit shall be provided in an enclosed garage.

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Monrovia's code: Paved parking spaces are not allowed in the front yard (Applies to the front yard and a street-facing side yard) (§ 17.24.050); Each enclosed garage must be at least 18 feet wide and 20 feet deep inside (§ 17.24.050).

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