A carport is an accessory structure in unincorporated Adams County and must meet the same setback and 35-foot height limits as other accessory buildings. On a manufactured-home lot, one garage or one attached carport is expressly allowed as an accessory use.
The Development Standards and Regulations treat a carport as an accessory structure, so it must sit at least 10 feet behind the front structure line and meet the zone-district side and rear setbacks (10 feet each in the A-3 zone), with a maximum height of 35 feet. For manufactured homes on individual lots, Sec. 4-07-02 expressly permits one garage or one attached carport as an accessory use, subject to the accessory building setbacks of the zone. Driveways and parking pads may include carports. A building permit is generally required. Incorporated cities set their own carport rules.
A carport inside required setbacks or built without a permit is a zoning violation subject to correction, relocation, or a variance.
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