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Garage, shed and shade structure permits in Memphis and Shelby County, TN

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

787 garage, shed and shade structure permits were issued in Memphis and Shelby County, October 2024 through September 2026: about 394 a year and 8% of all permits. 381 garage, shed and shade structure permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 6% fewer than the 406 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is May. 38002 has the most, 87.

787permits issued
381last 12 months
Maybusiest month
$7,000usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

Garage, shed and shade structure permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 36Oct2024Nov 2024: 20Dec 2024: 23Jan 2025: 30Jan2025Feb 2025: 28Mar 2025: 32Apr 2025: 39May 2025: 51Jun 2025: 42Jul 2025: 37JulAug 2025: 35Sep 2025: 33Oct 2025: 29Nov 2025: 20Dec 2025: 28Jan 2026: 26Jan2026Feb 2026: 26Mar 2026: 39Apr 2026: 37May 2026: 34Jun 2026: 37Jul 2026: 33JulAug 2026: 29Sep 2026: 43
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MonthPermits
Oct 202436
Nov 202420
Dec 202423
Jan 202530
Feb 202528
Mar 202532
Apr 202539
May 202551
Jun 202542
Jul 202537
Aug 202535
Sep 202533
Oct 202529
Nov 202520
Dec 202528
Jan 202626
Feb 202626
Mar 202639
Apr 202637
May 202634
Jun 202637
Jul 202633
Aug 202629
Sep 202643

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When garage, shed and shade structure permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). May is the busiest (130), November the quietest (61). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 85 (100 = an average month)February: 82 (100 = an average month)March: 108 (100 = an average month)April: 116 (100 = an average month)May: 130 (100 = an average month)130June: 120 (100 = an average month)July: 107 (100 = an average month)August: 98 (100 = an average month)September: 116 (100 = an average month)October: 99 (100 = an average month)November: 61 (100 = an average month)December: 78 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January85
February82
March108
April116
May130
June120
July107
August98
September116
October99
November61
December78

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What a garage, shed and shade structure permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 783 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$7,000
Middle half$4,000–$20,000

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ZIP codes with the most garage, shed and shade structure permits

Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 787 garage, shed and shade structure permits.

ZIP codePermitsShare
380028711%
38053608%
38016496%
38125456%
38117446%
38018435%
38138415%
38139405%
38111405%
38104324%

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Guides for this kind of work

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Other kinds of work here

Remodels & repairs (2,643)New homes (1,840)Additions (765)Roofing (468)Pools & spas (344)Fences & walls (281)

How these numbers are made

Source: Memphis Open Data Hub, DPD Building Permits (ArcGIS layer), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The file carries no usable permit status, so it can't say which permits were finished, so no finished share is shown.

Building permits the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning & Development issues: the City of Memphis, unincorporated Shelby County and the towns that use the joint office (rows carry Memphis, Cordova, Arlington, Millington, Lakeland, Eads and other postal cities). Germantown, Collierville and Bartlett, which run their own permit offices, appear only where the joint office issued the permit. Electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits are not in this file.

  • The layer names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages.
  • The layer has no status and no final date, so it cannot show which permits finished or how long they took.
  • Only building permits are published: no electrical, plumbing or mechanical permits.
  • The value is the valuation on the permit, which sets the fee. It is not a final cost.

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Contractor Records, "Garage, shed and shade structure permits in Memphis and Shelby County, TN", https://contractorrecords.com/memphis/accessory-permits, data through September 2026, from the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning & Development building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · Declared value · By ZIP code.

Download the tables (CSV): Garages, sheds & shade structures permits by month · Garages, sheds & shade structures permits by calendar month (index) · Garages, sheds & shade structures permits: declared value · Garages, sheds & shade structures permits by ZIP code.

Common questions

  • How many garage, shed and shade structure permits does Memphis issue a year?About 394 a year in Memphis and Shelby County: 787 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 381 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Memphis file the most garage, shed and shade structure permits?May (130 against an average month of 100); November is the quietest (61). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.
  • Which ZIP code has the most garage, shed and shade structure permits in Memphis?38002, with 87 of the 787 (11%); then 38053 (60).
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