Coconut Creek, FL Accessory Structures: Shed & Carport Rules (2026)

The City of Coconut Creek treats sheds as a named class of accessory structure. Section 13-372 lists freestanding structures and sheds designed for storage of domestic equipment among accessory structures, and § 13-373 sets the development rules. In residential districts, accessory uses and structures go in rear yards, with exceptions for items such as flagpoles and an entrance guardhouse not exceeding 300 square feet.

For sheds, § 13-373(d)(2) sets three rules. A shed sits at least 5 feet from the rear property line and keeps side setbacks not less than the applicable zoning district requires. It cannot exceed 80 square feet; the code prints the cap as "eight (80) square feet" and repeats "eighty (80) square feet" in the next sentence. A size larger than 80 square feet is an accessory structure subject to the setbacks of the applicable zoning district. A shed must also be screened from public view, either by an opaque fence around the perimeter of the lot or by landscape material on three sides planted 24 inches apart and 30 inches in height.

Other limits reach every accessory building. It cannot be taller than the principal building on the lot (§ 13-373(e)), accessory structures cannot occupy more than 35 percent of the required yard area (f), and none other than fences and walls can be placed within an easement (g). In the A-1 and RS-1 districts, the minimum distance between the principal building and an accessory building is 25 feet (c). An accessory building attached to the principal building counts as part of it, and the whole structure follows the district regulations (b). Chapter 13 penalties under § 1-8 apply to violations.