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Parking spaces required for homes in Santa Ana

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

What Santa Ana's code says

Santa Ana code What Santa Ana's code adds
Garage and covered spaces
  • At least 1/2 of the off-street parking spaces must be in an enclosed garage
    Applies: Single-family dwellings
    § 41-1320 · code text
    Of the spaces required by subsection (a), no less than one-half (½) of the off-street parking spaces shall be in an enclosed garage.
  • At least 12 feet wide and 20 feet long
    Applies: Each parking stall in a one-car garage
    § 41-1320 · code text
    Each parking stall in a one-car garage shall not be less than twelve (12) feet wide and twenty (20) feet long.
  • At least 10 feet wide and 20 feet long
    Applies: Each parking stall in a two-car garage or larger
    § 41-1320 · code text
    Each parking stall in a two-car garage or larger shall not be less than ten (10) feet wide and twenty (20) feet long.
  • 2 spaces must be in an enclosed garage
    Applies: Two-family or three-family dwelling
    § 41-1321 · code text
    Of the spaces required by subsection (a), two (2) spaces shall be in an enclosed garage.
Guest parking
  • At least 25 percent of the minimum required spaces under subsections (a) and (b)
    Applies: Multiple-family dwelling site
    § 41-1322 · code text
    each multiple-family dwelling site shall provide guest parking, identified as such, in an amount of spaces not less than twenty-five (25) per cent of the minimum required spaces under subsections (a) and (b) of this section
  • At least 3 guest spaces
    Applies: Multiple-family dwelling site; in no case less than this amount
    § 41-1322 · code text
    but in no case less than three (3) spaces.
Spaces per apartment or condo
  • 1 space in a garage or carport
    Applies: Multiple-family dwellings
    § 41-1322 · code text
    The minimum off-street parking requirements for each dwelling unit in multiple-family dwellings are as follows: one (1) space in a garage or carport.
  • Spaces not less than the number of bedrooms on the site
    Applies: Multiple-family dwelling site, in addition to the minimum requirement
    § 41-1322 · code text
    Each multiple-family dwelling site shall provide off-street parking spaces, in addition to the minimum requirements of subsection (a) of this section, in an amount not less than the number of bedrooms on the site.
  • 3 spaces plus 1 additional space for each bedroom in excess of 2 bedrooms
    Applies: Two-family or three-family dwelling, for each dwelling unit
    § 41-1321 · code text
    The minimum off-street parking requirements for each dwelling unit in a two-family or three-family dwelling are as follows: three (3) spaces plus one (1) additional space for each bedroom in excess of two (2) bedrooms.
Spaces for a single-family home
  • 4 off-street parking spaces
    Applies: Up to 5 bedrooms
    § 41-1320 · code text
    Four (4) off-street parking spaces for up to five (5) bedrooms;
  • 5 off-street parking spaces
    Applies: Up to 6 bedrooms
    § 41-1320 · code text
    Five (5) off-street parking spaces for up to six (6) bedrooms;
  • 6 off-street parking spaces
    Applies: Up to 7 bedrooms
    § 41-1320 · code text
    Six (6) off-street parking spaces for up to seven (7) bedrooms;
  • 7 off-street parking spaces
    Applies: Up to 8 bedrooms
    § 41-1320 · code text
    Seven (7) off-street parking spaces for up to eight (8) bedrooms;
  • 8 off-street parking spaces
    Applies: 9 or more bedrooms
    § 41-1320 · code text
    Eight (8) off-street parking spaces for nine (9) or more bedrooms.

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Frequently asked questions

How many parking spaces does a home need in Santa Ana?

Santa Ana's code: At least 1/2 of the off-street parking spaces must be in an enclosed garage (Single-family dwellings) (§ 41-1320); At least 12 feet wide and 20 feet long (Each parking stall in a one-car garage) (§ 41-1320).

General information, not legal advice.

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