ZONING AND BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS
• Setbacks for detached sheds:
o Front setback = 55 ft.
o Rear setback = 4 ft. (2-½ ft. if lot is smaller than 90 ft. wide)
o Side setback = 4 ft. (2-½ ft. if lot is smaller than 60 ft. wide)
• Sheds are limited in the front setback of your house and cannot be in front of the
principle structure.
o No more than 30% of the required rear yard may be covered by accessory
(shed) structures.
o Sheds may not exceed the height of the principle structure.
o Note: 50 % of your total lot needs to be green space (pervious). If your lot is
close to being more than 50% impervious (buildings, walkways, driveways, decks,
etc.), then a variance is needed.
o Metal sheds have a maximum of 120 sq. ft. in residential zones.
o See zoning requirements below:
13-615. Residential accessory buildings.
(a) In general. In all residential districts, the design and construction of any garage, carport,
or storage building shall be similar to or compatible with the design and construction of
the main building. The exterior building materials, roof style, and colors shall be similar
to the main building or shall be commonly associated with residential construction.
(b) Attached structures. An accessory structure shall be considered attached and an integral
part of the principal structure when it is connected by an enclosed passageway. Such
structures shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1) The structure shall meet the required yard setbacks for a principal structure, as
established for the zoning district in which it is located.
(2) In no case shall the total floor area of an attached garage, carport, or other
accessory structure exceed the ground floor area of the principal building located on
the same lot.
(3) Attached garages may not exceed the height of the principal structure.
(c) Detached structures. Detached accessory structures shall be permitted in residential
districts in accordance with the requirements shown in Table 6-4 and as follows:
(1) Detached accessory structures shall be located to the side or rear of the principal
building and are not permitted within the required front yard or within a side yard
abutting a street.
(2) The maximum size may be increased upon approval of a conditional use permit,
provided that lot coverage requirements are satisfied.
(3) Structures with a metal exterior finish exceeding 120 sq. ft. shall be permitted only
by conditional use permit.
(4) No more than thirty (30) percent of the required rear yard area may be covered by
accessory structures.
(5) Distance between structures shall be measured from wall to wall.