Menifee bars carports from front yards and requires a 5-foot rear setback for support columns and a 2-foot interior side setback, with a 16-foot height cap and Plot Plan approval over 120 square feet.
Table 9.165.030-1 of the Menifee Development Code sets carport setbacks: not permitted in front yards, 5 feet from the rear lot line for support columns, and 2 feet from interior side lot lines. Like other accessory structures, carports are limited to 16 feet in height outside agricultural and rural residential zones, must sit 10 feet from the primary building, and must match the home's materials, colors, and roof pitch with eaves or overhangs; bare metal structures are prohibited. A vehicle-storage structure needs clear, unobstructed access across the parcel, and no new curb cuts may be installed without City Engineer approval. Plot Plan approval under Section 9.165.040 applies to carports over 120 square feet.
Carports built in front yards or without required Plot Plan approval violate Chapter 9.165; the City may issue administrative citations under Chapter 1.03 or prosecute under Municipal Code Section 1.01.200.
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