Beloit, WI Accessory Structures: Shed Rules (2026)

Beloit's Chapter 19 Zoning Code, repealed and recreated by Ordinance #2946, contains the city's accessory-structure regulations governing sheds, detached garages, and similar buildings on residential lots. Chapter 9 of the Municipal Code is the city's Building Code chapter, which adopts the Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code (SPS 320 to 325) for one- and two-family construction; shed permitting under the UDC generally activates above the state's 200-square-foot exemption threshold, and Beloit zoning clearance is required regardless of size. The Planning and Building Services Division is the responsible department for administering land-use ordinances and reviewing permit applications, with submissions handled at permits@beloitwi.gov. The city's zoning authority comes from Wis. Stat. § 62.23, the cities' general zoning enabling statute, which authorizes regulation of building location, size, and lot coverage. Beloit is the City; the separately incorporated Town of Beloit, in Rock County, has its own Chapter X zoning code with different standards (including a three-foot driveway lot-line setback) that does not apply inside city limits. Because the city's published Chapter 19 page on Municode does not expose the precise numeric setbacks and maximum-area limits to outside fetchers, owners should confirm setback, height, and rear-yard coverage limits with Planning and Building Services before installation.