Parking spaces required for homes in Pinole: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Pinole 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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Pinole code What Pinole's code adds
Spaces per apartment or condo	1 space per dwelling unit. Applies: Multiple-family dwelling, studio units. § 17.48.050 · code text Studio units \| 1 space per dwelling unit 1 space per dwelling unit. Applies: Multiple-family dwelling, one-bedroom units. § 17.48.050 · code text One-bedroom units \| 1 space per dwelling unit 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit. Applies: Multiple-family dwelling, two- to three-bedroom units. § 17.48.050 · code text Two- to three-bedroom units \| 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit 2 assigned spaces per dwelling unit. Applies: Multiple-family dwelling, four- or more bedroom units. § 17.48.050 · code text Four- or more bedroom units \| 2 assigned spaces per dwelling unit
Spaces for a single-family home	1 space per dwelling unit (garage enclosed or covered). Applies: Single-family dwelling, studio units. § 17.48.050 · code text Studio units \| 1 space per dwelling unit (garage enclosed or covered) 2 spaces per dwelling unit (garage enclosed or covered); tandem parking permitted. Applies: Single-family dwelling, one-bedroom units. § 17.48.050 · code text One-bedroom units \| 2 spaces per dwelling unit (garage enclosed or covered), tandem parking spaces permitted 2 spaces per dwelling unit, 1 garage enclosed or covered; tandem permitted in Old Town. Applies: Single-family dwelling, two- to four-bedroom units. § 17.48.050 · code text Two- to four-bedroom units \| 2 spaces per dwelling unit (1 space must be garage enclosed or covered), tandem parking spaces permitted in Old Town 3 spaces per dwelling unit: 2 garage enclosed or covered, accessed independently; the third may be tandem. Applies: Single-family dwelling, five- or more bedroom units. § 17.48.050 · code text Five- or more bedroom units \| 3 spaces per dwelling unit (2 spaces must be garage enclosed or covered and accessed independently; the third space may be tandem)

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Pinole's code: 1 space per dwelling unit. (Multiple-family dwelling, studio units.) (§ 17.48.050); 1 space per dwelling unit. (Multiple-family dwelling, one-bedroom units.) (§ 17.48.050).

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