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Parking spaces required for homes in Redwood City

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

What Redwood City's code says

Redwood City code What Redwood City's code adds
Spaces per apartment or condo
  • 1 parking space per dwelling unit.
    Applies: Outside the P-Downtown District and Mixed-Use Zoning Districts.
    § 30.5 · code text
    Multifamily Dwellings. One (1) parking space is required per dwelling unit.
  • 1 space per dwelling unit.
    Applies: Residential development in a mixed-use district.
    § 30.4 · code text
    For any residential development located in a mixed-use district, one (1) space is required for every dwelling unit
  • No parking is required.
    Applies: Housing exclusively for seniors age 60 and over, or exclusively Affordable Housing Units, including manager's units.
    § 30.5 · code text
    No parking is required for housing exclusively for Senior/Elderly persons who are age sixty (60) and over and housing exclusively comprised of Affordable Housing Units as defined in Article 32.19, including manager's units.
Spaces for a single-family home
  • 2 spaces per unit, covered or uncovered.
    Applies: Outside the P-Downtown District and Mixed-Use Zoning Districts.
    § 30.5 · code text
    Single-Family Dwellings. Two (2) spaces per unit which may be covered or uncovered.

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Frequently asked questions

How many parking spaces does a home need in Redwood City?

Redwood City's code: 1 parking space per dwelling unit. (Outside the P-Downtown District and Mixed-Use Zoning Districts.) (§ 30.5); 1 space per dwelling unit. (Residential development in a mixed-use district.) (§ 30.4).

General information, not legal advice.

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