Kyle, TX Accessory Structures: Shed & Carport Rules (2026)

City Code § 53-33(r) governs accessory structures and uses citywide, and it starts with a sequencing rule: no accessory building can go up before the principal building it serves is under construction, and it cannot be used or occupied until the principal building has a valid certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion. Location rules follow. Accessory structures are permitted only in rear yards unless another part of the chapter says otherwise, and each one must be set back from every lot line by a distance equal to at least half its own height, meaning for every foot of structure height the shed sits six inches farther from the property line, a rule that also covers eaves and other architectural elements that stick out past an exterior wall.

Every accessory structure also has to keep at least ten feet of clear space from any primary structure, on the same lot or off it, as a life-safety building separation. Two more limits apply specifically in residential districts: an accessory structure cannot rise higher than the lot's primary structure or 20 feet, whichever is lower, and the combined square footage of every accessory structure on the lot cannot exceed half the gross square footage of the principal structure. Planning and Community Development reviews a shed or detached garage against all of these limits before issuing a building permit.