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Sheds, garages and other accessory structures in Isleton

Isleton allows accessory and garden structures in required rear and interior side yards only if they are less than 7 ft tall.

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Key points

  • Yard structures: Isleton allows accessory and garden structures in required rear and interior side yards only if they are less than 7 ft tall.

Each rule below links to the section of the Isleton Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Isleton's code says

Isleton code What Isleton's code adds
Maximum height
  • Less than 7 feet high.
    Applies: Accessory and garden structures in a required rear yard.
    § 604 · code text
    Accessory and garden structures less than seven feet in height may be located within any portion of a required rear yard.
  • Less than 7 feet high.
    Applies: Accessory and garden structures in a required side yard, but not in a street side yard or a corner lot's street side yard.
    § 604 · code text
    Accessory and garden structures under seven feet in height may be located in any portion of a required side yard, except in the street side yard, except in the street side yard of a corner lot, and provided that any mechanical equipment shall be located a minimum of five feet from a side property line.
Side and rear setback
  • Mechanical equipment at least 5 feet from the rear property line.
    Applies: Accessory structures in a required rear yard.
    § 604 · code text
    Accessory structures less than seven feet in height may be located in any portion of a required rear yard, provided that any mechanical equipment shall be located a minimum of five feet from a rear property line.
  • Mechanical equipment at least 5 feet from the side property line.
    Applies: Accessory and garden structures in a required side yard.
    § 604 · code text
    Accessory and garden structures under seven feet in height may be located in any portion of a required side yard, except in the street side yard, except in the street side yard of a corner lot, and provided that any mechanical equipment shall be located a minimum of five feet from a side property line.
  • At least 20 feet from the property line.
    Applies: Garages or carports in the street side yard of a corner lot.
    § 604 · code text
    Garages or carports on the street side yard of a corner lot shall be setback 20 feet from the property line or 15 feet where the garage or carport opening is perpendicular to the curb line requiring a curved driveway approach.
  • At least 15 feet from the property line.
    Applies: Corner lot street side yard garages or carports whose opening is perpendicular to the curb, needing a curved driveway.
    § 604 · code text
    Garages or carports on the street side yard of a corner lot shall be setback 20 feet from the property line or 15 feet where the garage or carport opening is perpendicular to the curb line requiring a curved driveway approach.
  • At least 27 feet from the far alley right-of-way line.
    Applies: Garages or carports in a rear yard with access from an alley.
    § 604 · code text
    Where a garage or carport is located within a rear yard with access from an alley, it shall be set back a minimum of 27 feet from the farthest alley right-of-way line to provide for adequate turning movements to and from the garage or carport.
  • At least 27 feet from the far alley right-of-way line.
    Applies: Garages or carports in a side yard with access from an alley.
    § 604 · code text
    Where a garage or carport is located within a side yard with access from an alley, it shall be set back a minimum of 27 feet from the farthest alley right-or-way line to provide for adequate turning movements to and from the garage or carport.
Distance from the house
  • At least 10 feet between a one-family home and another building.
    Applies: Distance between a one-family home and any other building.
    § 604 · code text
    The minimum distance between a one-family residence and another building shall be ten feet.

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Isleton allows accessory and garden structures in required rear and interior side yards only if they are less than 7 ft tall.

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