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

14 sets Hollywood's shed-specific standards inside its broader list of allowable yard encroachments, sitting right after the rules on projections and before swimming pools. A shed cannot go in the front yard at all, and it is barred from the required street side yard too unless it sits behind a fence and stays lower than that fence, so a shed can only be screened from a side street rather than placed openly. Where it is allowed, the rear and side yard setback is 5 feet, shrinking to zero feet when the yard backs up to an alley, letting a shed sit flush with an alley property line.

1, which restrict all detached accessory buildings to no more than 30% of the rear yard area and 30% of the main structure's floor area. Because a shed is an accessory structure, it must also sit on the same lot as the main permitted use and cannot be the sole structure on a vacant lot. Hollywood's Department of Planning and Development Services checks shed placement against these setbacks and the size cap when a building permit application is filed; a shed that does not fit the 200-square-foot cap or the required setback lines needs a Regulatory Variance rather than routine permit approval.