Attached accessory structures.

Sacramento City Code § 17.624.040

in effect

17.624.040 Attached accessory structures. The chart below identifies the footnote of this section that sets forth the regulations for each type of attached accessory structure. Identify the proposed type of accessory structure in the first column and read across the chart to find the regulations for that type of accessory structure. For example, the minimum setback requirements for an attached garage are set forth in footnote 1 of this section. "N/A" means not applicable. Type of Attached Accessory Structure | Minimum Setbacks | Maximum Lot Coverage | Maximum Lot Coverage of Required Rear-Yard | Maximum Height | Driveway | Other Standards Garage | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 Carport | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 Covered patio or deck | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | N/A | 6 Uncovered deck | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | N/A | N/A Footnotes: 1. Height, setbacks, and lot coverage. The height, setback, and lot coverage standards of the zone in which the attached accessory structure is located apply to the structure. 2. Maximum lot coverage of required rear yard for attached garages and carports. a. Single-unit and duplex dwellings on reversed corner lot. Attached garages and carports may project into the required rear-yard area of a reversed corner lot, provided that the structure does not extend beyond the front setback line of the lots to the rear, nor nearer than five feet to the side of the key lot to the rear. b. Single-unit and duplex on corner lot. Attached garages and carports may project into the required rear-yard area, provided that the structure does not extend nearer than five feet to the rear lot line and does not project into the required setback from the landside toe of a levee. c. Multi-unit dwellings. Attached garages and carports may not project into the required rear-yard setback of the zone in which the accessory structure is located. 3. Driveways for single-unit and duplex dwellings. Driveways shall conform to the requirements of chapter 17.508. The driveway is permitted to have a landscape strip down the center. The landscape strip is not permitted in the vehicle parking pad. 4. Minimum dimensions of attached garages and carports. a. Single-unit and duplex dwellings. The minimum interior dimensions for an attached garage or attached carport are 10 feet wide and 20 feet deep. The width may be reduced to 8 feet if the existing interior side-yard setback between the existing residence and the property line is 8 feet. b. Multi-unit dwellings. Minimum interior dimensions of an attached garage are 8 feet wide by 18 feet deep. Minimum dimensions of an attached carport are 10 feet wide and 20 feet deep. The width may be reduced to 8 feet if the existing interior side-yard setback between the existing residence and the property line is 8 feet. 5. Maximum lot coverage of required rear-yard for attached covered patios and covered and uncovered decks. a. Single-unit and duplex dwellings on reversed corner lot. Attached covered patios and covered and uncovered decks may project into the required rear-yard setback area, provided that the structure does not extend beyond the front setback line of the lots to the rear, or nearer than five feet to the side of a key lot to the rear. b. Single-unit or duplex dwellings on corner lot. Attached covered patios and covered and uncovered decks may project into the required rear-yard area, provided the structure does not extend nearer than five feet to the rear lot line. c. Single-unit or duplex dwellings on interior lot. Attached covered patios and covered and uncovered decks may project a maximum of 33% into the required rear-yard area, provided the structure does not extend nearer than five feet to the rear lot line. d. Multi-unit dwellings. Attached covered patios and covered and uncovered decks may not project into the required rear-yard setback of the zone in which the accessory structure is located. e. Setback from levee. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs a through d above, attached covered patios and covered and uncovered decks shall not project into the required setback from the landside toe of a levee. 6. Other standards for attached covered patios and covered decks. a. Attached covered patios and covered decks may be partially enclosed. The area of the longer wall and one additional wall must be 65% open. The openings may be enclosed with insect screening or removable translucent or transparent material. b. Attached covered patios and covered decks shall be used only for recreational outdoor living purposes and not as carports, garages, storage rooms, or habitable rooms. They may be attached to a detached accessory structure and act as a breezeway or covered walkway between an accessory structure and the main residential structure. (Ord. 2025-0007 § 34; Ord. 2024-0017 § 63; Ord. 2019-0006 § 15; Ord. 2017-0061 § 84; Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)

Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-39588Fetched: 10/24/2026