Requirements To distinguish between a detached ga- rage and a storage structure, the width Community and Development of the door is considered. If the door is Residential eight feet or wider, then the structure is Services Department considered a detached . If the Detached door is narrower than eight feet in Garage & width, the structure is considered a stor- Services Division age building. Parking of motor is C a r p o r t not permitted in a storage building. 785-309-5715

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BLF-307 12/2017 Not an Approved Carport I want to build a detached garage or driveway (concrete, asphalt, gravel or asphalt mil- Applying for a permit: carport. What do I need to know? lings) connection to the existing driveway serving Complete and submit a building permit the property or to an existing alley. In order to lo- Detached garages and require a application and include the following cate a garage in a rear yard, the owner must dem- building permit. Please visit Develop- documents / information with your sub- onstrate that there is sufficient side yard width ment Services offices or the City of Sa- mittal: lina website to obtain forms and submit- (minimum 8 ft.) to drive a around the side 1. Site plan - drawn to scale showing tal checklists for construc- of their dwelling to reach the garage. dimensions of the legal parcel, all tion/installation of a carport or garage. Construction of a new driveway approach or wid- existing and proposed structures with Click here to access the web page con- ening or repairing an existing driveway approach dimensions, setbacks with dimen- taining this information. requires approval (and permit) by the Engineering sions, and easements with dimen- Division of Public Works. What building materials and processes sions. The site plan shall also show are required? how the garage or carport will be ac- Zoning Regulations: The Salina City Code requires that de- cessed from the public street. 1. A detached garage or carport may be con- tached garages and carports match the 2. Survey - Under certain circumstances structed three feet from the side property existing character of the or sur- a survey may be required. rounding of the neighborhood. lines. The rear yard setback shall be five feet if 3. Compatibility Checklist Form For example, if your has vinyl sid- no alley and ten feet if there is an alley, unless ing then a similar material is required for a utility or drainage easement exists. Garages 4. Construction Drawings (Details) and carports may not be constructed in drain- your detached garage or carport. Metal 5. Color photo of the primary dwelling age or utility easements (including overhangs). is not a recommended material and will (the house) not be approved if it doesn’t match the 2. A distance of three feet must be maintained 6. A brochure or photo of the carport or general character of the surrounding between any portion of the detached structure garage (if purchasing a pre- neighborhood or the house. and the primary structure. engineered structure/building) and Do I need a paved driveway and ap- 3. The area of all structures on the lot shall not the name of the manufacturer. proach? exceed 35% of the lot area (30% in the “R” zon- 7. Engineered drawings , if purchasing a ing district). For a structure that will or can house pre-engineered building. (in some parked motor vehicles, a concrete paved 4. Typically a garage or carport cannot be closer cases this may be a deferred submit- driveway approach is required by the to the street than the front building line of the tal item) City, if the garage is accessed directly primary structure (the house). 8. Right-of-way concrete work requires from the street. The structure must also 5. If the property is located within a designated a separate permit issued by the Engi- have a concrete . Any structure that Historical District, prior approval from the Heri- neering Division of Public Works. is located in a rear yard and that will or tage Commission is required. can house vehicles must have a surfaced