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Sheds, garages and other accessory structures in Paradise

Under temporary Chapter 8.61, an accessory building built before the home: at most 10% or 5% of the lot size, by district.

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Key points

  • Early accessory buildings: Under temporary Chapter 8.61, an accessory building built before the home: at most 10% or 5% of the lot size, by district.

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

What Paradise's code says

Paradise code What Paradise's code adds
Size or lot coverage
  • May cover no more than 10% of the lot.
    Applies: Accessory building built before the home, under the temporary rules, in agricultural-residential, RR-1 and RR-2/3 districts.
    § 8.61.110 · code text
    The accessory building shall not exceed a building coverage area of ten percent of the lot size of the affected property located in any of the agricultural-residential, rural residential, one-ace minimum (RR-1) and rural residential two-third acre minimum (RR-2/3) zoning districts.
  • May cover no more than 5% of the lot.
    Applies: Accessory building built before the home, under the temporary rules, in town residential, RR-1/2 and multiple-family (MF) districts.
    § 8.61.110 · code text
    The accessory building shall not exceed a building coverage area of five percent of the lot size of the affected property located in any of the town residential, rural residential, one-half acre minimum (RR-1/2), and multiple-family residential [MF] zoning districts.
No permit needed up to
  • Up to 120 square feet of floor area.
    Applies: Accessory building built before the home, under the temporary rules, with no utility connections. Larger or connected buildings need all town permits.
    § 8.61.110 · code text
    Whenever the accessory building is to exceed a floor area of one hundred twenty square feet and/or to be connected to utilities the property owner or the property owner's authorized agent shall obtain all town permits for subject accessory building(s).

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How big can a shed or accessory building be in Paradise?

Under temporary Chapter 8.61, an accessory building built before the home: at most 10% or 5% of the lot size, by district.

General information, not legal advice.

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