A carport in San Leandro counts as a covered parking space and is regulated jointly by Zoning Code Sec. 2.04.348 (accessory-structure setbacks) and Chapter 4.08 (Off-Street Parking and Loading), which limits visible above-ground parking to 40% of street frontage and requires screening for carports serving five or more cars.
A single-family home in San Leandro must provide two off-street, covered, non-tandem parking spaces (RO district may use tandem/uncovered). A carport satisfies the 'covered' requirement. As an accessory structure, a carport must meet the 5-foot interior side and rear setback of Zoning Code Sec. 2.04.348 and cannot be placed within the 20-foot required front yard of the RS district. Chapter 4.08 (Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations) caps the total width of above-ground parking visible from the street — including open parking, carports, and garages — at 40% of any public street frontage. A carport or open parking area serving five or more cars for a residential use must be screened from an adjoining R-district lot by a solid wall or fence 6 ft in height (2-3 ft if adjoining a required front yard). A carport may not be enclosed (e.g., with walls or roll-down panels) without a building permit and reclassification as a garage, which would re-trigger setback and lot-coverage review.
Unpermitted carport construction or enclosure is enforced through Community Preservation. A carport built within the front-yard setback, exceeding 40% frontage, or enclosed without permits triggers a Notice of Violation. Administrative citations under SLMC Title 1, Chapter 1-12 escalate to $500. Carports converted to habitable space without ADU permits face the same restore-or-legalize remedy as garage conversions.
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