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Parking spaces required for homes in Porterville

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

What Porterville's code says

Porterville code What Porterville's code adds
Parking in the front yard
  • Required parking may not be in a required front or street-facing side yard.
    Applies: Single-family dwellings and second units.
    § 304.05 · code text
    Required parking for a Single-Family Dwelling (except a manufactured home located within a manufactured home park) and a Second Unit shall be located on the same lot as the dwelling(s) served, and shall not be located within a required front or street-facing side yard.
  • For this rule, the required front yard setback is 20 feet.
    Applies: Single-family dwellings and second units.
    § 304.05 · code text
    For purposes of this section, the required front yard setback is twenty (20) feet.
  • Parking may not be in a required front or street-facing side yard.
    Applies: Multi-family residential, group housing, manufactured homes in a manufactured home park, and other residential uses.
    § 304.05 · code text
    Parking shall not be located within a required front or street-facing side yard.
Garage and covered spaces
  • 1 space for each unit must be designated for the unit and covered.
    Applies: Multi-family residential.
    § 304.04 · code text
    1 space for each unit shall be designated for the unit and covered.
Guest parking
  • 1 additional guest parking space for every 5 units.
    Applies: Multi-family residential.
    § 304.04 · code text
    1 additional guest parking space shall be provided for every 5 units
Spaces per apartment or condo
  • 1 per studio unit.
    Applies: Studio units.
    § 304.04 · code text
    1 per studio unit.
  • 1.5 per 1-bedroom unit.
    Applies: 1-bedroom units.
    § 304.04 · code text
    1.5 per 1 bedroom unit.
  • 2 per 2-bedroom or 3-bedroom unit.
    Applies: 2-bedroom or 3-bedroom units.
    § 304.04 · code text
    2 per 2 bedroom unit or 3 bedroom unit.
  • 0.5 space per bedroom.
    Applies: Additional bedrooms above 3.
    § 304.04 · code text
    Additional bedrooms above 3: 0.5 space/bedroom.
Spaces for a single-family home
  • 2 covered parking spaces for each dwelling unit.
    Applies: Single-family, detached or attached.
    § 304.04 · code text
    2 covered parking for each dwelling unit

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Frequently asked questions

How many parking spaces does a home need in Porterville?

Porterville's code: Required parking may not be in a required front or street-facing side yard. (Single-family dwellings and second units.) (§ 304.05); For this rule, the required front yard setback is 20 feet. (Single-family dwellings and second units.) (§ 304.05).

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