Shed permit rules in Madison County, AL — also referred to as storage shed, backyard shed, or accessory building regulations — set size limits, setbacks, and when a building permit is required.
A backyard shed in unincorporated Madison County is governed by two things: the 2018 International Residential Code the county enforces, and the zoning setbacks Public Works applies. Small accessory buildings can be exempt from a building permit, but setbacks still bind.
Madison County enforces the 2018 IRC with local amendments in its Residential Construction Resolution, and the code exempts small detached accessory structures, such as a storage shed, from a building permit; the county's fee and exception schedule sets the size cutoff. Zoning is separate: Public Works enforces the county's zoning in the unincorporated area, so a shed must sit behind the required setback for its district regardless of whether a building permit is needed. Any wiring to the shed draws its own electrical permit.
A shed placed inside the required setback, or wired without an electrical permit, is subject to correction and fines. A large accessory building without a permit is illegal construction.
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