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

FF, a storage shed is defined as an uninhabitable accessory structure used for shelter, material storage, or as a small workshop; it may be enclosed or open, attached to the house, or freestanding. The code allows storage sheds as an accessory structure in every residential and most commercial and industrial zoning districts (RS-1 through RS-4, RS-L, RD-1, the RM series, MH-12, the B series, M-1, CR, I-1, I-IX, OIP, M-2, TO, PR, CF, PU, T, BP, RPUD, PCD, PD-TO, LAC, and PD-1). Two dimensional standards govern every shed citywide: height cannot exceed 10 feet, and floor area cannot exceed 20% of the principal structure's area, though the code carves out an exception letting a shed be built at a minimum of 300 square feet even where 20% of the house would be smaller.

On placement, a shed may occupy an interior side yard or rear yard setback, but it must be set back at least three feet from the side or rear lot line. If it sits closer than five feet to that interior side or rear lot line, the code requires screening: either a six-foot solid fence or a hedge maintained at a height of five feet along the affected lot line. 4303) that also fixes rules for pools, mechanical equipment, and porches, so a shed permit reviewer checks the same setback and screening logic used across those other structures.

Property owners planning a shed still need a building permit from the city's Building Department before construction, consistent with the accessory-structure framework's use of development orders and permits described throughout Article Four.