Kootenai County has no carport-specific ordinance. A carport is a residential accessory structure that must meet the underlying zone's accessory-building setbacks; a detached one 200 sq ft or smaller is exempt from a building permit but not from setback rules.
The Kootenai County Land Use and Development Code defines a residential accessory structure to include garages, barns, or storage sheds detached from the home; carports fall in this category. There is no separate carport chapter. A carport must meet the setbacks of its zone (for example, the Restricted Residential zone requires a 25-foot front yard, 10-foot side yard, and 25-foot rear yard). If detached, one-story, and 200 sq ft or smaller, it is building-permit-exempt under Title 7 Section 105.2 but still must satisfy Title 8 placement standards. In an RV park, an attached carport is treated as part of the recreational vehicle for spacing purposes.
A carport placed inside a required setback or built without a needed permit is a code violation and may be ordered corrected or removed.
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