Concord, NC Accessory Structures: Shed & Carport Rules (2026)
Shed permit rules in Concord, NC, also referred to as storage shed, backyard shed, or accessory building regulations, set size limits, setbacks, and when a building permit is required.
Key Facts
- Rear-yard shed coverage limit
- 30% of required rear yard
- Minimum side/rear setback (small lots)
- 5 feet
- Max height, one story
- 15 feet
- Two-story accessory structure
- Must meet principal-structure setbacks
- Front-yard sheds (lots over 2 acres)
- 75 feet from right-of-way
- Distance from principal building
- 36 inches minimum
Summary
Concord's Development Ordinance sets placement, size and height standards for detached sheds and other accessory structures. On residential lots of two acres or less, a rear-yard shed cannot cover more than 30% of the required rear yard and must sit at least five feet from any side or rear line. Height is capped at fifteen feet for a one-story structure.
B. For residential lots not exceeding two (2) acres, detached accessory structures shall not be located in the front yard. Detached accessory structures may be built in the required rear yard but such accessory structures shall not occupy more than thirty (30%) percent of the required rear yard and shall not be closer than five feet to any side or rear lot line or setback line. ... 8.4.3. HEIGHT A. Accessory structures shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height, where the accessory structure complies with the minimum accessory structure setback as specified in Table 7.6.2.B.
Full Breakdown
3 of the Development Ordinance. B's Dimensional and Density Standards, and bar any accessory structure from sitting closer than 36 inches to the exterior wall of the principal structure; anything closer is treated as an addition to the principal building and must meet the setbacks that apply to it. C, but only if it sits at least seventy-five feet back from the front property line or street right-of-way, unless the structure cannot be seen from a public street. B, and it may reach two stories only if it instead meets the larger minimum setbacks that apply to principal structures. A. B.
Violations & Fines
An accessory structure built without meeting these setback, coverage, or height limits is a Development Ordinance violation enforced through Article 1: Code Enforcement issues a notice with a seven-day warning period, and an uncorrected first offense costs $100 per day, rising to $300 per day for a repeat violation on the same lot within 36 months (§ 1.5.5.A-B).
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