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Accessory Structures in Troy, NY (2026)

1 verified accessory structures rules for Troy, New York, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Shed & Carport Rules

In the City of Troy, New York, a newly built unattached accessory building to a house can be no higher than 16 feet from the adjacent ground to the highest point of the roof. It must stay 12 feet from the principal building, with side and rear setbacks of five feet in the R-1 Zone and one-quarter of the building height elsewhere, never under three feet.

Troy NY Shed and Accessory Building Height and Setbacks

Some Restrictions

Troy City Code § 285-70(J)

J. Accessory buildings and uses. All accessory buildings shall conform with the minimum yard regulations established in Article IV of this chapter, except as permitted below: (1) Unattached, accessory to residential buildings. Buildings accessory to residential buildings and which are not attached to any main building shall be no higher than 16 feet from the adjacent ground surface to the highe...