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Parking spaces required for homes in Suisun City

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

What Suisun City's code says

Suisun City code What Suisun City's code adds
Garage and covered spaces
  • At least 9 feet wide and 19 feet deep of unobstructed area.
    Applies: Covered off-street parking spaces in a garage or carport serving residential developments.
    § 18.42.050 · code text
    Covered off-street parking spaces in a garage or carport shall be a minimum of nine feet in width and 19 feet in depth of unobstructed area provided for parking purposes.
  • Required covered spaces must remain available to residents. They may not be subleased or subrented.
    Applies: Residential developments.
    § 18.42.050 · code text
    No property owner shall sublease, subrent, or otherwise make available to residents of other properties, the off-street parking spaces required by this section.
Guest parking
  • .25 guest parking space per unit.
    Applies: RL, RM, RH1, RH2 and RMU zones; studio to 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, 3 or more bedroom, or senior multifamily dwellings.
    § 18.42.110 · code text
    1 covered per unit, plus .25 guest parking
Spaces per apartment or condo
  • 1 covered space per unit.
    Applies: RL, RM, RH1, RH2 and RMU zones; studio to 1-bedroom multifamily dwellings.
    § 18.42.110 · code text
    1 covered per unit, plus .25 guest parking
  • 1 covered space per unit, plus .5 uncovered.
    Applies: RL, RM, RH1, RH2 and RMU zones; 2-bedroom multifamily dwellings.
    § 18.42.110 · code text
    1 covered per unit, plus .5 uncovered, .25 guest Parking
  • 1 covered space per unit, plus .1 uncovered.
    Applies: RL, RM, RH1, RH2 and RMU zones; 3 or more bedroom multifamily dwellings.
    § 18.42.110 · code text
    1 covered per unit, plus .1 uncovered, .25 guest Parking
  • 1 covered space per unit.
    Applies: RL, RM, RH1, RH2 and RMU zones; senior multifamily dwellings.
    § 18.42.110 · code text
    1 covered per unit, plus .25 guest parking
Spaces for a single-family home
  • 2 per dwelling, one in a garage.
    Applies: RL, RM, RH1, RH2 and RMU zones; detached single-family dwellings.
    § 18.42.110 · code text
    2 per dwelling, one in garage

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Frequently asked questions

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

Suisun City's code: At least 9 feet wide and 19 feet deep of unobstructed area. (Covered off-street parking spaces in a garage or carport serving residential developments.) (§ 18.42.050); Required covered spaces must remain available to residents. They may not be subleased or subrented. (Residential developments.) (§ 18.42.050).

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