Planned 2025 code would standardize accessory-structure rules, potentially reducing classification disputes

Sep 9, 2026

Staff said the 2025 code will regulate accessory structures by size and height rather than by use (garage, picnic shelter, storage), which could reduce disagreements about classification and make it easier for some applicants to get permits rather than variances.

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Dalton Guerra told the board the 2025 Land Development Code package includes clarifications to accessory-structure standards: structures not attached to the main building will be judged by size and height limits regardless of their intended use.

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