City Required Covered Required Uncovered Total Required Spaces Required Front Setback Driveway Regulations Trigger for Parking Compliance Notes Sunnyvale 2 2 4 20 17x20 4+ bedrooms or 1,800 gross sf 400 sf garage Campbell 1 1 2 20
At least 8x25 feet. Offstreet
parking may not be located in
required yards
N/A if use remains SFR
County of Santa Clara 1 1 2 25
At least 8 feet wide. May not
be wider than 40% of lot
width. 2 parking spaces may
be within front yard
N/A if use remains SFR
2 additional parking spaces required if no
street parking available within 100 feet. 1 if
street parking on one side of street.
Cupertino 2 2 4 20
At least
10 feet wide.
Vehicles may be parked in
required front yard.
N/A if use remains SFR or existing
parking does not become affected. s.f.
must be setaside to accommodate a 2
car garage if one does not currently
exist
Small lot SFR requires 2 covered, .8 open
Gilroy 1 1 2 26
Garages require
minimum 18‐
foot long driveway. No
required off‐street parking in
front setback.
Upon change of use
Tandem would be allowed in some cases such
as for ADUs and parking downtown (voluntary
or outside of AB2097).
Los Altos 1 1 2 25
At least 12 feet wide. Parking
may be allowed in front
setback
Los Altos Hills 2 2 4 30 At least 12 feet wide. Parking not allowed in front setback
New residence, rebuild, addition over
900 sq.ft., ADU, and SB 9 unit
Except for ADU parking, all covered and
uncovered parking spaces need to meet the 40‐
foot front, and 30‐foot side and rear setbacks.
Los Gatos 0 2 2 25
Garages require
18x18
driveway. Parking not
allowed in any front yard.
Second story, increase to bedrooms,
50% expansion
Additional parking required in hillsides
(https://www.losgatosca.gov/1146/Los‐Gatos‐
Hillside‐Specific‐Plan)
Milpitas 0 2‐3+ 2‐
3+ 20
Minimum 14‐foot width.
Parking may be allowed in a
required front yard.
New residence, addition or remodel
resulting in more "bedrooms", SB 9,
some ADUs
3 or fewer bedrooms require 2 spaces, 4 or
more require 3 per unit, plus 1 per each
additional bedroom. For purposes of
calculating off‐street parking requirements,
staff may count other labeled rooms as
"bedrooms" per Planning Code "Bedroom"
definition ‐
https://library.municode.com/ca/milpitas/code
s/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITXIZOPLAN_C
H10ZO_S2DE_XI‐10‐2.03DE
Monte Sereno 2 2‐44 ‐
6 30 Minimum 20‐foot width.
New Construction (includes addition
over 50% of the existing house square
footage)
2‐2 with on‐street parking, up to 2‐6 without
on‐street parking in certain zoning
Single- and Two-Family Parking Data
Attachment 5
Morgan Hill 2 0 2 15
Minimum 18‐foot width.
Parking allowed for operative
cars in front yard driveway.
"New" buildings require parking
compliance. Expansions require
parking only for expanded area.
Requires 1 guest space per every four units?
Mountain View 1 0 2 20 9x20. Front yard driveway
may be used for parking.
When a structure is enlarged,
increased in capacity, or when a
change in use requires more parking,
compliance is required
For each dwelling in any single‐family
residential zoning district, a garage or carport
shall be provided and permanently maintained
for parking. 2 spaces required, only one must
be covered
Palo Alto 1 1‐32 ‐
42 0
Minimum 10‐foot width.
Required front yard may not
be used for parking.
"New" buildings require parking
compliance. Expansions require
parking only for expanded area.
OS district requires 4 total, all other single‐
family require 2
Santa Clara 2 0 2 20
Minimum 20‐
foot driveway
length. Uncovered parking
may be allowed in required
front yard driveway.
Expansion in gross floor area or
capacity requires conformance, unless
home has existing NC two‐car garage
with at least 17x17 dimension
2 covered spaces required plus minimum 20
foot driveway
San Jose 0 0 0 20
Minimum 10x18
driveway.
Parking allowed in front yard
setback.
No parking required
Saratoga 2 0 2 25
Minimum 12‐foot width.
Driveway may be used for
parking.
Compliance required at the time of
occupancy or expansion 2 spaces required in an enclosed garage TOTALS (Averaged) 2.27‐2.60 23
Low end:
1 city = 0, 11 cities = 2, 3 cities = 4,
(2.27). High end: 1 city = 0, 9 cities = 2, 1 city =
3, 3 cities = 4, 1 city = 6, (2.73).
Concord 1‐31 2 ‐
42 0
Minimum 12x20 driveway.
Operational vehicles allowed
to park on driveways
Increase in number of bedrooms
requires parking compliance
Existing homes require 2 spaces with one
covered. At maximum, new homes with more
than 6 bedrooms require 4 spaces with at least
3 enclosed.
Daly City 0 0 2‐61 5
Minimum 19‐foot length,
may be used for required
parking
Any addition requires compliance
0‐1,500 sf = 2 spaces; 1,500‐2,000 sf = 3
spaces; 2,000‐2,500 sf = 4 spaces; 2,500+ sf = 6
spaces
Fremont 0 0 2‐32 0
Minimum
18‐foot length.
Required parking may not
occupy any part of required
yard
Only if a change of use is involved 4 or fewer bedrooms = 2 spaces, 5 or more bedrooms = 3 spaces
Hayward 1‐20 ‐21 ‐
42 0
Minimum 16x20. Required
parking must be outside of
required front yard area.
Addition by more than 50% of original
floor area or increase in bedrooms
triggers compliance
Only 1 covered required if dwelling with single
car garage built before 3/24/1959. 2 uncovered
required if lot abuts street that has no parking
lane on either side and is posted with no
parking signs.
Single- and Two-Family Parking Data
Attachment 5
Redwood City 1 0 2 20 (garages and carports)
Minimum 10‐foot width. May
not be located in required
front yard.
Floor area addition resulting in 2,000 sf
total, or Use Permit is requried.
Richmond 0 0 2 20
At least 9‐foot width. One
uncovered space may be
provided in the required front
yard.
Expansion of use with nonconforming
parking requires compliance
Parking spaces below the minimum or above
the maximum may be allowed through a
conditional use permit. Required parking
within front half of lot shall be covered unless
enclosed parking is converted to living space.
San Mateo 2 0 2‐31 5
At
least 10‐foot width.
Required parking no allowed
in required front yard
Increase in intensity of use (including
addition) requires parking compliance.
Under 3,000 sf requires 2 garage spaces. 3,000‐
3,749 sf requires 2 garage plus one additional
(may be uncovered). 3,750 sf or greater
requires 1 additional space for every 750 sf in
addition to the 2+1 (may be uncovered).
Walnut Creek 2 0 2 20
Minimum 18‐
foot length.
Required parking may not
occupy any part of required
yard
At time of construction of a structure
or Major alteration (50%
expansion) requires compliance
If the required parking is removed due to the
construction of an accessory dwelling unit, no
replacement parking is required.
TOTALS (Averaged) 1.88‐3.25 19
Low end: 7 cities = 2, 1 city = 1, (1.88). High
end: 3 cities = 2, 2 city = 3, 2 cities = 4, 1 city =
6, (3.25).
Single- and Two-Family Parking Data
Attachment 5