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Parking spaces required for homes in San Leandro

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

What San Leandro's code says

San Leandro code What San Leandro's code adds
Parking in the front yard
  • Only on a paved driveway
    Applies: Minimum required front yard or street-side side yard in a residential district, or nonresidential-district parcel with a single-family or two-family dwelling
    § 4.08.132 · code text
    no vehicles, whether motorized or non-motorized, shall be parked within the minimum required front yard or street-side side yard (i.e., within that portion of the front and street side yard required as a minimum building setback) in either a residential district or on a parcel in a nonresidential district with a single-family or two-family dwelling use unless on a paved driveway
  • At most 50 percent of the width of the subject property or 30 feet, whichever is less
    Applies: Additional paved area for parking adjacent to a paved driveway, measured at the front setback line
    § 4.08.132 · code text
    such parking area when added to the paved driveway would not exceed 50 percent of the width of the subject property or 30 feet, whichever is less, as measured at the front setback line.
  • At most 50 percent of the required front setback area
    Applies: Paving or impervious surfaces for walkways, parking areas and vehicular access collectively in the required front yard
    § 4.08.132 · code text
    Paving or impervious surfaces for walkways, parking areas and vehicular access shall not collectively occupy more than 50 percent of the required front setback area.

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Frequently asked questions

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

San Leandro's code: Only on a paved driveway (Minimum required front yard or street-side side yard in a residential district, or nonresidential-district parcel with a single-family or two-family dwelling) (§ 4.08.132); At most 50 percent of the width of the subject property or 30 feet, whichever is less (Additional paved area for parking adjacent to a paved driveway, measured at the front setback line) (§ 4.08.132).

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