A carport in St. Joseph County is a permitted residential accessory structure that needs an Improvement Location Permit, must meet the district's front and side setbacks, and must sit at least 8 feet from the rear property line under Zoning Ordinance Section 154.070.
St. Joseph County zoning lists carports among permitted residential accessory structures. As a roofed structure it needs an Improvement Location Permit and, where built to code, a building permit from the county Building Department showing footings and anchorage adequate for the code's wind loads. Section 154.070 requires the carport to meet the front and side setbacks of its district and to stand no less than 8 feet from the rear property line, and Table 154-GR1 limits its height and combined accessory area. An attached carport is reviewed with the house; a detached one stands as its own accessory building.
Building a carport without the required permit is a zoning violation subject to stop-work orders. A carport inside a required setback or closer than 8 feet to the rear line must be corrected.
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