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Parking spaces required for homes in San Bruno

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

What San Bruno's code says

San Bruno code What San Bruno's code adds
Parking in the front yard
  • Operable vehicles may be parked only on a garage apron or driveway
    Applies: Single-family homes in residential zones
    § 12.100.030 · code text
    Operable motor vehicles may only be parked upon any garage apron or driveway in residential zones.
  • Operable vehicles may not be parked in other visible front or side yards; inoperable ones not in a visible yard
    Applies: Single-family homes in residential zones; the city can approve exceptions
    § 12.100.030 · code text
    Operable vehicles may not be parked or stored in any other visible front yard or side yard location, whether improved or unimproved.
Garage and covered spaces
  • One-car garages and carports under 10 feet wide by 18 feet deep inside are substandard
    Applies: Single-family homes (nonconforming residential parking rules)
    § 12.100.030 · code text
    One-car garages and carports with interior dimensions less than ten feet wide by eighteen feet deep shall be considered substandard.
  • Side-by-side two-car garages and carports under 20 feet wide by 18 feet deep inside are substandard
    Applies: Single-family homes (nonconforming residential parking rules)
    § 12.100.030 · code text
    Two-car garages and carports with interior dimensions less than twenty feet wide by eighteen feet deep for side-by-side configurations or ten feet wide by thirty-six feet deep for tandem configurations shall be considered substandard.
  • Tandem two-car garages and carports under 10 feet wide by 36 feet deep inside are substandard
    Applies: Single-family homes (nonconforming residential parking rules)
    § 12.100.030 · code text
    Two-car garages and carports with interior dimensions less than twenty feet wide by eighteen feet deep for side-by-side configurations or ten feet wide by thirty-six feet deep for tandem configurations shall be considered substandard.
Guest parking
  • 1 guest space per 10 units, in addition to the spaces per unit
    Applies: Multifamily residential units (rental or condominiums)
    § 12.100.030 · code text
    Plus: Guest parking: 1 space per 10 units
Spaces per apartment or condo
  • 1 space per unit
    Applies: Studio and one-bedroom units in multifamily residential (rental or condominiums)
    § 12.100.030 · code text
    Studio and one-bedroom units: 1 space per unit
  • 2 parking spaces per unit
    Applies: Units with 2 or more bedrooms in multifamily residential (rental or condominiums)
    § 12.100.030 · code text
    Two- or more bedroom units: 2 parking spaces per unit
Spaces for a single-family home
  • 2 covered off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit
    Applies: Single-family homes, duplexes and triplexes. Covered spaces mean garage or carport spaces.
    § 12.100.030 · code text
    2 covered off-street parking spaces, defined as 2-car garage or carport spaces, per dwelling unit

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Frequently asked questions

How many parking spaces does a home need in San Bruno?

San Bruno's code: Operable vehicles may be parked only on a garage apron or driveway (Single-family homes in residential zones) (§ 12.100.030); Operable vehicles may not be parked in other visible front or side yards; inoperable ones not in a visible yard (Single-family homes in residential zones; the city can approve exceptions) (§ 12.100.030).

General information, not legal advice.

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