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Parking spaces required for homes in Redondo Beach

Redondo Beach's own rules on parking spaces required for homes, with the code text for every value.

Each rule below links to the section of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Redondo Beach's code says

Redondo Beach code What Redondo Beach's code adds
Parking in the front yard
  • Park only on approved driveways that give direct access to a garage.
    Applies: Residential zones and lots; operative vehicles only.
    § 10-2.1708 · code text
    No front yard area shall be used for the parking of automobiles and motor vehicles except for parking of operative vehicles on approved driveways which provide direct access to a garage.
  • A parking pad may be at most 19 feet wide and at least 19 feet deep.
    Applies: R-1A zone; existing single-family dwelling with no existing garage.
    § 10-2.1708 · code text
    one parking pad may be permitted provided the pad is a maximum of 19 feet in width with one driveway approach a maximum of 19 feet in width, and further provided the pad is at least 19 feet in depth across its entire width
  • A combination pad and driveway may be at most 19 feet wide and at least 19 feet deep.
    Applies: R-1A zone; existing single-family dwelling with an existing single-car garage.
    § 10-2.1708 · code text
    one combination parking pad and driveway may be permitted provided the combination pad and driveway is a maximum of 19 feet in width with one driveway approach a maximum of 19 feet in width, and further provided such driveway portion leads directly to the garage and that the combination pad and driveway is at least 19 feet in depth across its entire width.
Garage and covered spaces
  • At least 1 space per dwelling unit within an enclosed private or common parking garage.
    Applies: Multiple-family dwellings.
    § 10-5.1704 · code text
    At least one space per dwelling unit shall be within an enclosed private or common parking garage.
  • Parking must be within a private enclosed garage.
    Applies: Single-family dwellings.
    § 10-5.1704 · code text
    Single-family dwellings in any residential zone shall provide two parking spaces within a private enclosed garage.
  • 1 covered space per unit.
    Applies: Senior citizen housing development with low or moderate income restricted units.
    § 10-5.1704 · code text
    provided that in no case shall there be less than one covered space per unit.
  • Required parking spaces may not be rented, leased or otherwise conveyed for use by non-tenants.
    Applies: Single-family dwellings.
    § 10-5.1704 · code text
    No parking space required by the provisions of this subsection shall be rented, leased, or otherwise conveyed or used by any person who is not a tenant within the single-family dwelling.
Guest parking
  • 1 visitor space.
    Applies: Multi-family development on a lot 50 feet or more wide with 2 to 3 dwellings.
    § 10-5.1704 · code text
    2-3 dwellings | 1 visitor space
  • 2 visitor spaces.
    Applies: Multi-family development on a lot 50 feet or more wide with 4 to 6 dwellings.
    § 10-2.1704 · code text
    4-6 dwellings—2 visitor spaces;
  • 3 visitor spaces.
    Applies: Multi-family development on a lot 50 feet or more wide with 7 to 10 dwellings.
    § 10-2.1704 · code text
    7-10 dwellings—3 visitor spaces;
  • 1 space for each 3 dwellings.
    Applies: Multi-family development on a lot 50 feet or more wide with 11 or more dwellings.
    § 10-2.1704 · code text
    11+ dwellings—1 space for each 3 dwellings.
  • 1 visitor space for every 5 units.
    Applies: Senior citizen housing development.
    § 10-5.1704 · code text
    One visitor space per every five units shall be provided.
  • 1 visitor space for every 5 units.
    Applies: Senior group housing.
    § 10-5.1704 · code text
    A minimum of 0.5 covered space per unit and one visitor space per every five units shall be provided.
Spaces per apartment or condo
  • 1 parking space.
    Applies: Multiple-family dwellings on the same lot; studio or zero-bedroom unit.
    § 10-5.1704 · code text
    one parking space for each studio/zero-bedroom unit
  • 1.5 parking spaces.
    Applies: Multiple-family dwellings on the same lot; one-bedroom unit.
    § 10-5.1704 · code text
    1.5 parking space for each one-bedroom unit
  • 2 parking spaces.
    Applies: Multiple-family dwellings on the same lot; unit with 2 or more bedrooms.
    § 10-5.1704 · code text
    two parking spaces for each unit with two or more bedrooms
  • At least 2 parking spaces for each dwelling unit.
    Applies: Condominiums.
    § 10-5.1704 · code text
    condominiums shall provide a minimum of two parking spaces for each dwelling unit within an enclosed private or common parking garage.
  • 1 covered space.
    Applies: One-bedroom unit in a senior citizen housing development.
    § 10-5.1704 · code text
    Senior citizen housing developments shall provide a minimum of one covered space per one-bedroom unit
  • 1 covered space plus 0.5 covered or uncovered space.
    Applies: Two-bedroom unit in a senior citizen housing development.
    § 10-5.1704 · code text
    one covered space plus 0.5 covered or uncovered spaces per two bedroom unit.
Spaces for a single-family home
  • 2 parking spaces, within a private enclosed garage.
    Applies: Single-family dwellings in any residential zone.
    § 10-5.1704 · code text
    Single-family dwellings in any residential zone shall provide two parking spaces within a private enclosed garage.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Redondo Beach's code: Park only on approved driveways that give direct access to a garage. (Residential zones and lots; operative vehicles only.) (§ 10-2.1708); A parking pad may be at most 19 feet wide and at least 19 feet deep. (R-1A zone; existing single-family dwelling with no existing garage.) (§ 10-2.1708).

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