Outagamie County, WI Accessory Structures: Shed & Carport Rules (2026)
Shed permit rules in Outagamie County, WI, 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
- Accessory buildings
- 1 beyond a garage, per lot
- Front yard
- no detached sheds allowed
- Rear yard coverage
- capped at 30%
- Setback
- 3 ft from lot line/buildings
- Coverage
- town-adopted areas only
Summary
Outagamie County zoning caps detached sheds and other accessory buildings at one per lot beyond a garage, bars them from front yards, and requires 3-foot clearance from lot lines and other buildings, in towns that adopted county zoning.
(a) Accessory building number limits. In any residential district, in addition to the principal building, a detached garage or attached garage and one additional accessory building may be placed on a lot. No accessory building shall be built on a lot without a principal building. ... (c) Detached accessory buildings. No detached accessory building shall occupy any portion of the required front yard and no detached accessory building shall occupy more than 30 percent of the rear yard or be located within three feet of any other accessory building, principal building or lot line.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 26).
Full Breakdown
Under §54-352, unincorporated Outagamie County limits residential lots to a garage plus one additional detached accessory building (no accessory building without a principal one on the lot). Detached sheds and similar structures can't sit in the required front yard, can't cover more than 30% of the rear yard, and must keep 3 feet from any other building or lot line. This applies only in towns that adopted the county's general zoning ordinance under Wis. Stat. §59.69: it doesn't reach inside Appleton, Kaukauna or other incorporated cities and villages, or towns that opted out.
Violations & Fines
Zoning administrator can order noncompliant sheds relocated, resized or removed; enforcement runs through the county's standard zoning violation process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I put up a shed anywhere on my unincorporated Outagamie County lot?
Does this apply if I live in Appleton or Kaukauna?
Sources & Official References
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