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

Section 28-357 of Titusville's Land Development Regulations defines a "detached building/structure" as a subordinate structure incidental to the principal building on the same lot, and it names a garage, shed and carport as examples. The district table attached to the section marks these accessory structures as a permitted (P) use in every zoning category the city maps, from Residential Estate and Rural Residential through the Single-Family Low, Medium and High Density districts (R-1A, R-1B, R-1C), the Multifamily districts (R-2, R-3), the Manufactured Housing districts (RMH-1, RMH-2), Residential Historic Preservation (RHP), and every commercial, office and industrial district.

The setback rule works through the walkway, not a separate accessory-structure number: a covered walkway open on at least two sides may connect an accessory building to the principal structure without merging the two, measured from the eaves to the ground. But if that walkway is ever enclosed, the accessory structure is deemed attached to the principal structure and must meet the full minimum setbacks that apply to the house itself, not the more permissive setbacks a detached shed can otherwise use. Nonconforming detached metal carports built before the current rule took effect are handled separately, under Chapter 34's nonconforming-structure provisions.

Sec. 28-357(c)(3) also reaches beyond ordinary sheds: it is unlawful to place or use a shipping container, or any other transport container, as an accessory building, storage building or living unit on residentially zoned land or land used for residential purposes anywhere in the city. The only carve-out is for licensed and bonded contractors, who may keep a shipping container on site temporarily to house equipment and materials during construction under a City building permit. The section was last amended by Ord. No. 44-2017, § 1, adopted December 12, 2017.