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Parking spaces required for homes in Pismo Beach

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

What Pismo Beach's code says

Pismo Beach code What Pismo Beach's code adds
Guest parking
  • 1 guest parking space for every 4 units.
    Applies: Residential projects of 8 to 50 units.
    § 17.108.020 · code text
    For residential projects of eight to fifty units, one guest parking space shall be provided for every four units.
  • 1 guest parking space for every 2 units.
    Applies: Residential developments of more than 50 units.
    § 17.108.020 · code text
    For residential developments in excess of fifty units, one guest parking space shall be provided for every two units.
Spaces per apartment or condo
  • 2 parking spaces per dwelling, allowed in parking courts, carports or garages.
    Applies: Triplexes, apartments, planned residential developments and condominiums; studios and 1-bedroom units under 600 sq ft need 1 space per unit.
    § 17.108.020 · code text
    Two parking spaces per dwelling which may be permitted in parking courts, carports, or garages.
Spaces for a single-family home
  • 2 parking spaces per dwelling, both within a garage.
    Applies: Single-family and duplex structures.
    § 17.108.020 · code text
    Two parking spaces per dwelling, both of which must be within a garage,
  • 2 parking spaces per dwelling; no more than 1 within a garage.
    Applies: Parcel area is less than 2,700 square feet.
    § 17.108.020 · code text
    except that no more than one space shall be required to be within a garage if the parcel area is less than two thousand seven hundred square feet.

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Frequently asked questions

How many parking spaces does a home need in Pismo Beach?

Pismo Beach's code: 1 guest parking space for every 4 units. (Residential projects of 8 to 50 units.) (§ 17.108.020); 1 guest parking space for every 2 units. (Residential developments of more than 50 units.) (§ 17.108.020).

General information, not legal advice.

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