Shreveport, LA Accessory Structures: Shed & Carport Rules (2026)

4 lists 'Shed' among the permitted encroachments and accessory structures that Shreveport regulates by placement rather than by a blanket permit requirement. The table's entry is explicit on three points: sheds cannot go in the front yard under any circumstance; every shed needs a minimum five-foot setback from any lot line, whether interior side, rear, or corner side; and a building permit is not required for a shed that has no permanent foundation. A shed built on a slab or a poured footing loses that exemption and falls back under the UDC's general building-permit requirement, the same rule that applies to a detached garage, which sits in the very next row of the same table with an identical 'no permit for sheds without a permanent foundation' note.

The five-foot figure is a district-wide standard: it applies whether the lot sits in a single-family R-1 district or a commercial C-2 district, because Table 7-1 does not vary the shed standard by district, only by yard. 11 separately forbids using any accessory structure for housekeeping purposes. Violations of the placement or foundation rule route through Article 19 enforcement: a written compliance order from the Zoning Administrator, escalating to court action and a per-day fine if the shed is not relocated or permitted.