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Parking spaces required for homes in Napa

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

What Napa's code says

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Garage and covered spaces	9 by 19 feet Applies: Single car garage or carport; unobstructed interior size § 17.54.140 · code text Single car garage/carport: \| 9 by 19 feet 19 by 19 feet Applies: Double car garage; unobstructed interior size § 17.54.140 · code text Double car garage: \| 19 by 19 feet At least 1 space in a garage Applies: Residential condominium projects and small lot single-family development, including attached and detached units in RM districts; outside Downtown § 17.54.040 · code text At least 1 space shall be in a garage At least 1 space in a garage or carport Applies: Apartments of 2 or more attached units, dwelling group units and attached rental units in vertical mixed use projects; outside Downtown § 17.54.040 · code text At least 1 space shall be in a garage or carport
Guest parking	1 space per unit Applies: Single-family; typically on-street or in a commonly available place, and may be on site for subdivisions of 4 or fewer lots; outside Downtown § 17.54.040 · code text a. Single-family: 1 space per unit, typically on-street or in a commonly available location designed for public use. 1 space per 4 units Applies: Apartments and condominiums; outside Downtown § 17.54.040 · code text b. Apartments, condominiums: 1 space per 4 units; or 1 space per 2 units if units take access from arterials or collectors where on-street parking is prohibited. 1 space per 2 units Applies: Apartments and condominiums whose units take access from arterials or collectors where on-street parking is prohibited; outside Downtown § 17.54.040 · code text b. Apartments, condominiums: 1 space per 4 units; or 1 space per 2 units if units take access from arterials or collectors where on-street parking is prohibited.
Spaces per apartment or condo	1.5 spaces for studio or 1 bedroom units, plus 0.5 space for each bedroom over 1 Applies: Residential condominium projects and small lot single-family development, including RM districts; plus guest parking; outside Downtown § 17.54.040 · code text 1.5 spaces for studio or 1 bedroom units; plus 0.5 space for each bedroom in excess of 1 plus guest parking as described below; At least 1 space shall be in a garage 1.50 spaces Applies: Studio or 1 bedroom; 1-3 units; apartments of 2 or more attached units, dwelling groups, rental units in vertical mixed use; outside Downtown § 17.54.040 · code text Studio/1 BR \| 1.50 \| 1.40 \| 1.25 1.40 spaces Applies: Studio or 1 bedroom; 4-49 units; apartments of 2 or more attached units, dwelling groups, rental units in vertical mixed use; outside Downtown § 17.54.040 · code text Studio/1 BR \| 1.50 \| 1.40 \| 1.25 1.25 spaces Applies: Studio or 1 bedroom; 50 or more units; apartments of 2 or more attached units, dwelling groups, rental units in vertical mixed use; outside Downtown § 17.54.040 · code text Studio/1 BR \| 1.50 \| 1.40 \| 1.25 1.75 spaces Applies: 2 bedrooms; 1-3 units; apartments of 2 or more attached units, dwelling groups, rental units in vertical mixed use; outside Downtown § 17.54.040 · code text 2 bedrooms \| 1.75 \| 1.60 \| 1.50 1.60 spaces Applies: 2 bedrooms; 4-49 units; apartments of 2 or more attached units, dwelling groups, rental units in vertical mixed use; outside Downtown § 17.54.040 · code text 2 bedrooms \| 1.75 \| 1.60 \| 1.50 1.50 spaces Applies: 2 bedrooms; 50 or more units; apartments of 2 or more attached units, dwelling groups, rental units in vertical mixed use; outside Downtown § 17.54.040 · code text 2 bedrooms \| 1.75 \| 1.60 \| 1.50 2.00 spaces Applies: 3 bedrooms; 1-3 units; apartments of 2 or more attached units, dwelling groups, rental units in vertical mixed use; outside Downtown § 17.54.040 · code text 3 bedrooms \| 2.00 \| 1.80 \| 1.75 1.80 spaces Applies: 3 bedrooms; 4-49 units; apartments of 2 or more attached units, dwelling groups, rental units in vertical mixed use; outside Downtown § 17.54.040 · code text 3 bedrooms \| 2.00 \| 1.80 \| 1.75 1.75 spaces Applies: 3 bedrooms; 50 or more units; apartments of 2 or more attached units, dwelling groups, rental units in vertical mixed use; outside Downtown § 17.54.040 · code text 3 bedrooms \| 2.00 \| 1.80 \| 1.75 Plus 0.5 space for each bedroom over 3 Applies: Apartments of 2 or more attached units, dwelling group units and attached rental units in vertical mixed use projects; outside Downtown § 17.54.040 · code text plus 0.5 space for each bedroom in excess of 3
Spaces for a single-family home	2 parking spaces per unit, at least 1 in a garage, plus 1 space for each bedroom over 2 Applies: Detached single-family home; plus guest parking; outside Downtown § 17.54.040 · code text 2 parking spaces per unit, at least 1 in a garage plus 1 space for each bedroom in excess of 2 plus guest parking as described below

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How many parking spaces does a home need in Napa?

Napa's code: 9 by 19 feet (Single car garage or carport; unobstructed interior size) (§ 17.54.140); 19 by 19 feet (Double car garage; unobstructed interior size) (§ 17.54.140).

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