Kent County, DE Accessory Structures: Shed & Carport Rules (2026)

Kent County treats any shed, detached garage, workshop, pool house, or other accessory building as subject to Section 205-85's placement rules, regardless of the underlying residential district (AC, AR, RS1, RS5, RM, or RMH). The structure cannot sit in the front yard or front setback at all unless it is set back at least 100 feet from both the front property line and any side street line, effectively pushing sheds toward the rear of most residential lots. B, a much tighter standard than the 15-to-30-foot setbacks that apply to the house itself.

C. E, well under the 35-to-50-foot caps for principal residences. A(4) limits the combined footprint: an accessory structure may not dominate the area of the principal structure by more than 10%, counting attached garages and covered porches in that calculation. Accessory buildings used to house livestock, poultry, or other farm animals follow a different, wider setback table under Section 205-84, ranging up to 100 feet for chicken houses and manure storage measured from the property line, because those uses fall under agricultural structure standards rather than the residential accessory rule. A(3).