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Sheds, garages and other accessory structures in Stanton

Stanton limits detached accessory structures in residential zones to 16 feet and 640 square feet each.

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Key points

  • Accessory structures: Stanton limits detached accessory structures in residential zones to 16 feet and 640 square feet each.

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

What Stanton's code says

Stanton code What Stanton's code adds
Maximum height
  • Detached accessory structures can be at most 16 feet tall.
    Applies: Residential zones.
    § 20.410.050 · code text
    Height (Maximum) | 16 ft | 16 ft | 16 ft | 16 ft | 16 ft | 16 ft
Size or lot coverage
  • Each detached accessory structure can be at most 640 square feet.
    Applies: Residential zones.
    § 20.410.050 · code text
    Individual Structure | 640 sq ft | 640 sq ft | 640 sq ft | 640 sq ft | 640 sq ft | 640 sq ft
  • All together at most 10% of the lot or 1,000 square feet, whichever is less.
    Applies: Combined detached accessory structures in a residential zone.
    § 20.410.050 · code text
    10% of lot size or 1,000 sq ft, whichever is less
  • The footprint can be no larger than the main building's footprint.
    Applies: Covered accessory structures in a residential zone.
    § 20.410.050 · code text
    The footprint of a covered accessory structure shall not exceed the footprint of the related primary structure.
Distance from the house
  • At least 6 feet from other buildings.
    Applies: Detached accessory structures in RE, RL, RM-SFD and RH-SFD zones.
    § 20.410.050 · code text
    Separation Distance (Minimum) | 6 ft | 6 ft | 6 ft | 10 ft | 6 ft | 10 ft
  • At least 10 feet from other buildings.
    Applies: Detached accessory structures in RM-MF and RH-MF zones.
    § 20.410.050 · code text
    Separation Distance (Minimum) | 6 ft | 6 ft | 6 ft | 10 ft | 6 ft | 10 ft

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Stanton limits detached accessory structures in residential zones to 16 feet and 640 square feet each.

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