Columbus, GA Accessory Structures: Shed & Carport Rules (2026)

Under the Columbus, Georgia (Muscogee County) Unified Development Ordinance, a carport is defined as "a structure open on three sides or four sides, designed to provide shelter for one or more motor vehicles" and is classed with detached residential accessory structures. UDO § 2.1.6 sets minimum and maximum property standards for detached residential accessory structures in Table 2.1.3 (non-RE districts: 14-foot max height, 30% max lot coverage of the rear yard, 5-foot side and rear setbacks, 6-foot separation from other structures, side-corner setback same as the principal structure) and requires the structure to sit in the rear yard, except in the RE10 and RE5 residential estate districts, which instead use Table 2.1.4's larger acreage-based setbacks. Attached carports must instead meet the same setbacks as the principal structure.