Storage Shed
Is a permit required for a storage shed in the back yard. shed is metal, 10X8 with 7′ hight at it’s highest point. it will be anchored down to the existing concrete patio. property is a 9-unit building. Thank You all in advance for your wisdom.
Is a permit required for a storage shed in the back yard. shed is metal, 10X8 with 7′ hight at it’s highest point. it will be anchored down to the existing concrete patio. property is a 9-unit building.
Thank You all in advance for your wisdom.
yes.
so if I do not anchor it to the concrete then it is not a structure by definition?
do i still need to have it 3′ from property line?
By definition of law, if something is not fixed permamently to the ground it is not considered a building or structure, and therefore a shed that is not permanently fixed is considered as a temporary structure which is permitted with the limitations set forth above. Once you anchor it it is permantly fixed and an unrealistic trouble making inspector with not that much of common sense can give you a violation.
to better answer your question, there is no permit required for this type of structure so long as there is no foundation.
Steve
This is addressed in the building code which is on-line. I do not have time to check the specifics this morning, but I read it very carefully when I put a shed up on my property two years ago.
I suspect that when they said do not anchor it, they meant to a foundation. I think they probably used the word “foundation”, which to me is something that includes a footing. Now, I am not an engineer or architect or a lawyer, but if i were putting a shed on a patio in my yard, I would make a case that the patio is not a foundation (it is a pad). I would check the specifics though, if they say a concrete pad or concrete in general or anchoring to anything is unacceptable, then I would say that you cannot attach to the patio.
In addition to what Jock said above, here are some other things I remember from the code:
The shed cannot be less than 3′ to the property line.
There can only be one shed per property (though this may only aplly to one and two family residences).
Check the code on-line, this was easy to find once I got into it.
Steve
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…it’s highest point.
Illegal apostrophe…”its”
so the anchoring to the patio makes it illegal?
A shed cannot exceed 120 sf and not be more than 7′-6 high. It cannot be fixed to the land.