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

Section 74-24(a) requires every accessory use or structure to be customarily incidental to, subordinate to, and serve the principal use on the same lot, contributing to the comfort or convenience of that use rather than standing on its own; subsection (b) bars any accessory structure, shed included, from a lot that lacks a conforming principal structure. Section 74-26 then sets the size limitations: a residential accessory structure cannot cause the lot's total building coverage to exceed the maximum set for its zoning district, and where a district specifies no maximum, the administrative official applies the cap from the most similar district instead.

The structure cannot sit within any required yard unless the chapter specifically allows it, and it is barred from the front yard outright absent a specific exception elsewhere in the Land Development Code. It also cannot be used as a guest house, apartment, or other separate residential quarters, and it cannot host a home occupation beyond storing the homeowner's own tools and equipment. Section 74-25 layers on general rules: outdoor storage is prohibited except as this chapter specifically allows, and any accessory structure not addressed in Chapter 74 cannot be located on the lot at all, meaning a use has to fit an enumerated category to be permitted as an accessory structure in the first place.