Troup County, GA Accessory Structures: Shed & Carport Rules (2026)

Sec. 4.7, Accessory structures, in the Troup County Unified Development Ordinance sets the baseline rules for sheds and other detached buildings in unincorporated Troup County. On lots smaller than five acres, an accessory structure must be clearly subordinate to the primary structure in every dimension and must sit behind the front-yard-facing façade of the house, so a shed cannot be placed in front of the home. Dimensional standards, meaning setbacks and height, track the same Space Dimensions Table used for the principal structure in Sec.

4.1, though footnote (7) to that table cuts the side and rear setback for accessory buildings to half of the principal-structure figure, so an AG accessory building only needs a 25-foot side setback against the house's 50-foot minimum. Lots under five acres are capped at three accessory structures total. Where a shed or similar building does not count as floor area, Sec. 4.7(1)(c)(iii) caps its lot coverage at 25 percent on non-agricultural, non-industrial land, with no coverage limit at all on agricultural or industrial parcels.

Owners of five acres or more get more latitude: Sec. 4.7(1)(c)(iv) lets them place an accessory structure in the front yard if it sits at least 200 feet from every property line, subject to Community Development Director review confirming it will not harm adjacent properties. Sec. 4.7(1)(d) also lets agricultural, industrial, lakeside recreation, and rural recreation uses build their accessory structure before the principal building exists, an exception every other use does not get, since normally no accessory structure may be built until the principal building's construction has started.