Jurupa Valley | Parking, Setbacks and Height
Jurupa Valley, California Parking, Setbacks and Height: Parking Ratios, Yards, Height Limits and Lot Coverage
Three sets of numbers decide how much building fits on a Jurupa Valley lot. Parking rules set how many car spaces each home needs. Setbacks, also called yards, are the open distances a building must keep from each lot line. Height and lot coverage limits cap how tall a building may be and how much of the lot it may cover. Each zone in Title 9 sets its own figures, and Section 9.240.120 sets parking for every zone. This page collects them. The Jurupa Valley overview has the summary.
Parking, setbacks and height in six facts
- A single-family home needs 2 parking spaces; an apartment needs 1.25, 2.25 or 2.75 spaces depending on bedrooms. Source: JVMC Sec. 9.240.120
- In apartment projects at least one space per home must be in a garage or carport, within 200 feet of the building. Source: JVMC Sec. 9.240.120
- R-1 requires a 20-foot front yard, side yards of 10 percent of lot width (3 to 5 feet) and a 10-foot rear yard. Source: JVMC Sec. 9.55.020
- Height limits run from two stories and 30 feet in R-2A to 50 feet in R-3. Source: JVMC Secs. 9.75.030, 9.80.030
- Garage doors in residential zones sit 24 feet back for a conventional door or 20 feet for a roll-up door. Source: JVMC Sec. 7.10.080
- A detached accessory building over 800 square feet on a lot under one acre needs a site development permit. Source: JVMC Sec. 9.240.170
Parking for Homes
| Use | Spaces required |
|---|---|
| Single-family home | 2 per home |
| Apartment, studio or one bedroom | 1.25 per home |
| Apartment, two bedrooms | 2.25 per home |
| Apartment, three or more bedrooms | 2.75 per home |
| Planned residential development, one bedroom / two or more | 1.5 / 2.5 per home |
| R-6 Residential Incentive zone | 1 per home; houses need 2-car garages |
| Restricted single-family subdivision (R-2) | 2 enclosed per home |
| ADU | 1, with six exceptions; none for a JADU |
| SB 9 home | 1 per unit, unless near major transit or car share |
Sources: Jurupa Valley Municipal Code Sec. 9.240.120, 9.110.040, 9.70.120, 9.240.290 and 9.305.030 (Supplement 27).
The residential parking table in Section 9.240.120 says parking "must be located on-site conveniently distributed throughout the project." For multiple family residences, condominiums and planned residential developments, "at least one of the required parking spaces per unit shall be located in a garage or carport which is architecturally harmonious with the main structure," and "All parking spaces shall be located within 200 feet of the building they serve." For a fourplex, the counts work out to 5 spaces if all four homes are one-bedroom, 9 if all have two bedrooms, and 11 if all have three (VanPlex arithmetic). Projects of three or more homes must also submit a parking management plan under Section 9.240.545.
Parking is lighter for the state-protected unit types. An ADU needs one space unless it is within one-half mile walking distance of public transit, inside the house or an accessory building, in a historic district, in a permit-parking area where no permit is offered, within one block of a car share space, or filed with a new home on the same lot. A garage converted to an ADU need not be replaced, and a JADU needs no parking at all. An SB 9 home needs one space unless it is within one-half mile walking distance of a high quality transit corridor or major transit stop, or a car share vehicle is within one block.
Parking Space and Driveway Sizes
- Spaces. The dimension table in Section 9.240.120 sets a 90-degree space at 9 by 18 feet with a 24-foot aisle, a 45-degree space at 9 by 19 feet with a 14-foot aisle, and a parallel space at 9 by 23 feet. "Parking spaces next to a wall, building, fence or other obstructions shall be three (3) feet wider." Up to 20 percent of required spaces may be compact spaces.
- Driveways. The minimum driveway width is 12 feet for one-family and two-family dwellings, 24 feet for apartment projects of under 100 homes, 28 feet for 100 to 300, and 34 feet for more than 300.
- Driveway count. Each residential zone allows "One (1) driveway per street frontage" with a three-foot planted strip beside the side lot line and a width of no more than 30 feet. Driveway approaches must total less than 45 percent of the lot frontage. More than one driveway is allowed for multi-family projects or frontages of 80 feet or more, with 20 feet between driveways. Multiple family projects must use a commercial driveway approach under County Standard No. 207A.
- Garage doors. Section 7.10.080 sets garage door setbacks in all residential zones at 24 feet for a conventional door or 20 feet for a roll-up door, measured from the back of the sidewalk or the curb, or 20 feet from the street right-of-way, whichever is greater.
Parking Reductions and the State Transit Rule
The City code has few ways to cut parking. Section 9.240.120 lets the Community Development Director approve "alternative programs which reduce parking demand." For housing, the main ones are a 2 percent cut for developments "within one hundred and fifty (150) feet of a mass transit facility," a 20 percent cut for senior planned residential developments with a senior transportation program, and one fewer car space for every three extra bicycle spaces. The Director may also reduce parking during review of a site development permit, and may change the parking layout "without notice or hearing" where the land makes strict compliance impractical.
State law goes further. Government Code 65863.2 says a public agency "shall not impose or enforce any minimum automobile parking requirement" on a housing project "located within one-half mile of public transit," unless the City makes written findings within 30 days of a complete application. The statute says "'Public transit' means a major transit stop as defined in Section 21155 of the Public Resources Code," so ask the Planning Division whether your lot qualifies before you design with less parking. The state density bonus law, Government Code 65915, also sets a vehicular parking ratio for qualifying projects.
Setbacks and Height by Zone
| Zone | Front | Interior side | Rear | Height |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R-R | 20 ft | 5 ft (10 ft street side) | 10 ft | Houses 40 ft |
| R-1 | 20 ft | 10% of width, 3 to 5 ft (10 ft street side) | 10 ft | 3 stories, 40 ft |
| R-A | 20 ft | 5 ft (10 ft street side) | 5 ft | Houses 40 ft |
| R-2 | 20 ft | 10% of width, 3 to 5 ft (10 ft street side) | 10 ft | 3 stories, 40 ft |
| R-2A | 20 ft | 5 ft (10 ft street side) | 10 ft | 2 stories, 30 ft |
| R-3 | 10 ft, more above 35 ft | 5 ft, more above 35 ft | 10 ft, more above 35 ft | 50 ft |
| R-4 | 20 ft | 5 ft (10 ft street side) | 10 ft | Houses 40 ft |
| R-D | 20 ft | 5 ft (10 ft street side) | 10 ft | Not set in the chapter |
Sources: Jurupa Valley Municipal Code Sec. 9.45.020, 9.55.020, 9.65.030 and 9.65.050, 9.70.030 to 9.70.070, 9.75.030 and 9.75.050, 9.80.030, 9.100.040 and 9.210.030 (Supplement 27). Through lots in R-R, R-A, R-2A and R-D need a 20-foot rear yard.
In R-1 and R-2, side yards on interior lots are 10 percent of the lot width, "but not less than three (3) feet in width in any event, and need not exceed a width of five (5) feet." A 50-foot wide lot therefore needs 5-foot side yards, and a 40-foot lot needs 4 feet (VanPlex arithmetic). Front yards are measured from the existing street line or a future street line on a Specific Plan of Highways, whichever is nearer, so a planned road widening can push a house back. Each zone chapter bars structural encroachments in the required yards except as Section 9.240.180 allows.
R-3 works differently. Its front and rear yards are 10 feet and its side yards 5 feet "for buildings that do not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height." Any part of a building above 35 feet must step back two more feet for each foot above 35. A 50-foot building therefore needs 40-foot front and rear yards and 35-foot side yards for its top floors (VanPlex arithmetic). R-3 buildings may reach 75 feet only where Section 9.240.370 allows a greater height through a zone change or permit. In R-R, R-A and A-1, houses may be 40 feet and other buildings 50 feet, and no building may exceed 75 feet without a variance.
Lot Coverage and Floor Area
- R-1. "In no case shall more than fifty (50) percent of any lot be covered by dwelling."
- R-2 and R-2A. "In no case shall more than sixty (60) percent of any lot be covered by buildings."
- R-3. No more than 50 percent of the net lot area covered with buildings or structures, and a maximum floor area ratio of 2 to 1, not counting basements.
- R-2 restricted single-family subdivisions. All main and accessory buildings may cover no more than 40 percent of a lot's net area.
- R-6. At least 30 percent of each house lot and 20 percent of an apartment site must be usable open space.
Lot coverage gives way for ADUs. Section 9.240.290 says an ADU must meet the zone's coverage rule "except where the application of the lot coverage regulations would not permit construction of an eight hundred-square foot ADU that is sixteen (16) feet in height with at least four-foot side and rear yard setbacks." On a fully covered R-1 lot, an 800 square foot detached ADU can still be built.
Spacing Between Buildings
For duplexes and small apartment buildings, the spacing rule often decides the layout. In R-2 and R-2A, "No two (2) story main building shall be closer than fifteen (15) feet to any other main building on the same lot and no one (1) story building shall be closer than ten (10) feet to any other one (1) story main building on the same lot." In restricted single-family subdivisions, homes up to 28 feet tall must be 10 feet apart, and the gap grows one foot for each foot above 28. Section 9.240.140 says a yard around one building may not be counted as the yard for a building on a neighboring lot, except in zero lot line projects built under one overall plan.
Garages, Sheds and Other Accessory Buildings
Section 9.240.170 covers garages, carports, sheds, pool houses, horse stalls and similar buildings on a house lot. Section 9.240.170 adds that an accessory building attached to an ADU must "conform to accessory building standards."
- Permit. A site development permit is needed for a detached accessory building over 800 square feet on a lot under one acre, or over 1,200 square feet on a lot over one acre, and on any lot that already has an accessory building of 240 square feet or more.
- Location. On lots deeper than 150 feet, at least 75 feet from the front line; on shallower lots, in the rear half. At least 10 feet from another accessory building.
- Yards. On lots of two acres or less, 5-foot side and 10-foot rear setbacks; on larger lots, 10 feet each, or more where the zone requires.
- Height and coverage. 20 feet on lots of two acres or smaller, 30 feet on larger lots, and no more than 25 percent of the rear half of the lot.
- Use. No kitchen, no overnight stays, no renting it apart from the house, and no bare metal buildings.
Other Rules Every Home Must Meet
- Size. Section 9.240.110 sets a minimum floor living area of 750 square feet for a dwelling, not counting porches, garages and patios. ADUs follow their own rule.
- Walkway. Each home needs an exterior walkway from its main entrance to the sidewalk, street or alley, kept "in perpetuity."
- Utilities and paint. Electrical boxes and wires must be hidden from view of public streets, and vents and flashing painted to match the roof or wall.
- Apartments. Section 9.240.545 adds a 20-foot planted strip along streets, 42-inch maximum walls within 20 feet of a street (up to 6 feet with open fencing on top), and a 30-foot setback for stories above two in projects outside the state streamlining law.
Best For
- ✓ Wide R-2 lots where two-story buildings can sit 15 feet apart.
- ✓ ADUs and JADUs, which often need no new parking.
- ✓ R-3 buildings kept at or under 35 feet, which use the smallest yards.
Usually Fails When
- ✕ An apartment plan counts uncovered spaces only and has no garage or carport per home.
- ✕ A planned road widening on a Specific Plan of Highways moves the front yard line.
- ✕ A large shed or barn is built over 800 square feet on a small lot without a permit.
What To Verify Before Spending Money
- → Whether your lot is within one-half mile of public transit under state law.
- → Any future street line that affects the front setback.
- → Height limits in any specific plan that covers the lot.
Where to Go Next
Related on VanPlex: the Jurupa Valley overview, the California ADU law page and the duplex to fourplex guide.
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