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

Land Development Code Chapter 16 sets both the height and the setback for a shed. Section 4(b)'s height table caps a residential "storage building" at ten feet, versus 15 feet for the same structure on a nonresidential lot. Section 5(b)'s special setback table then scales the required setback to the shed's footprint: a residential storage building of 120 square feet or less needs only five feet from the property line; one between 121 and 250 square feet needs ten feet from the rear property line and ten feet from the side property line, or the principal structure's side-yard setback if that is smaller; and once a shed's footprint climbs from 251 square feet up to the size of the principal structure itself, it must meet "the same setback requirement as the principal structure," losing the reduced-setback privilege entirely.

A nonresidential storage building of 250 square feet or less gets a flat ten-foot setback from the property line. These special setbacks sit on top of Section 1's general accessory-structure rules: a shed cannot be placed on a lot without an established, code-conforming principal structure, cannot push the lot's building coverage past the maximum allowed for its zoning district, cannot occupy a required front yard, and cannot be used as a guest house, apartment, or other living quarters, or for a home occupation beyond storing the homeowner's own tools and equipment.

On an "atypical lot" backing to protected common open space, a storage structure placed in the required rear yard is barred outright if it stands taller than four feet.