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Garages, sheds, and accessory structures in Pembroke Pines, FL

What the Pembroke Pines zoning ordinance says about garages, sheds, and accessory structures, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.

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A residential lot may generally have one shed, one private detached garage, one free-standing open-sided structure, and one ADU (LDC 155.620(C)(1)). Per Table 155.620: a shed must sit behind the primary building line, 5 feet from the side line and 15 feet from the street side line, capped at the lesser of the primary building height or 24 feet, with a maximum size of 100 square feet (200 square feet in the A or R-E districts, which must then meet primary-building setbacks); sheds may not be prefabricated. A private detached garage follows the same location and height rule and may not exceed the size of the primary building; an 8 foot wide garage door is required. Pools need a 5 foot side setback to the waterline and 5 feet front and rear from the primary building; pool safety barriers must be at least 4 feet high and self-locking per LDC 155.621(D). Portable storage units are limited to 130 square feet and must sit in the driveway. Artificial turf on single-family lots of one acre or less is allowed if it meets Florida Department of Environmental Protection standards (LDC 155.621(F)).

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