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Garage, shed and shade structure permits in the City of Sioux Falls, SD

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

1,628 garage, shed and shade structure permits were issued in the City of Sioux Falls, October 2024 through September 2026: about 814 a year and 7% of all permits. 836 garage, shed and shade structure permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 6% more than the 792 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is June. The usual one took 36 days from issue to the city's final. 57106 has the most, 508.

1,628permits issued
836last 12 months
Junbusiest month
36days, usual issue to final
92%finished
$9,000usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

Garage, shed and shade structure permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 74Oct2024Nov 2024: 46Dec 2024: 7Jan 2025: 10Jan2025Feb 2025: 4Mar 2025: 53Apr 2025: 93May 2025: 121Jun 2025: 99Jul 2025: 105JulAug 2025: 90Sep 2025: 90Oct 2025: 80Nov 2025: 20Dec 2025: 8Jan 2026: 5Jan2026Feb 2026: 12Mar 2026: 45Apr 2026: 106May 2026: 106Jun 2026: 146Jul 2026: 122JulAug 2026: 100Sep 2026: 86
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MonthPermits
Oct 202474
Nov 202446
Dec 20247
Jan 202510
Feb 20254
Mar 202553
Apr 202593
May 2025121
Jun 202599
Jul 2025105
Aug 202590
Sep 202590
Oct 202580
Nov 202520
Dec 20258
Jan 20265
Feb 202612
Mar 202645
Apr 2026106
May 2026106
Jun 2026146
Jul 2026122
Aug 2026100
Sep 202686

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When garage, shed and shade structure permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). June is the busiest (181), January the quietest (11). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 11 (100 = an average month)February: 12 (100 = an average month)March: 72 (100 = an average month)April: 147 (100 = an average month)May: 167 (100 = an average month)June: 181 (100 = an average month)181July: 167 (100 = an average month)August: 140 (100 = an average month)September: 130 (100 = an average month)October: 114 (100 = an average month)November: 49 (100 = an average month)December: 11 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January11
February12
March72
April147
May167
June181
July167
August140
September130
October114
November49
December11

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How long a garage, shed and shade structure permit takes

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 732 with a final date.

MeasureValue
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025792
Finished92.4%
Expired1.4%
Usual days, issue to final36
Middle half, days15–120

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

The value written on the permit at application, from 1,625 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$9,000
Middle half$4,000–$18,000

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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 1,628 garage, shed and shade structure permits.

ZIP codePermitsShare
5710650831%
5710830619%
5710329218%
5711020813%
571051479%
57104966%
57107714%

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The city's own permit types

How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.

Permit typePermitsShare
Deck1,50793%
Accessory Structure1217%

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How these numbers are made

Source: City of Sioux Falls GIS: Building Permits (Data/Community MapServer layer 3), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Residential and commercial building permits the City of Sioux Falls issues inside city limits, in both Minnehaha and Lincoln counties: new homes and buildings, additions, remodels and repairs, re-shingling, decks, pools, demolition, and electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits. Brandon, Harrisburg, Tea and the unincorporated parts of both counties run their own permit offices and are not in this file.

  • The city's file has a contractor column, but it is empty on every row, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Sioux Falls.
  • A final date is the city's finalized date; a permit marked finaled counts as finished.
  • The value is the valuation declared on the permit.
  • Homes are the city's residential building permits, which include electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits for homes. Commercial remodels, additions and build-outs count as other.
  • Mechanical permits for fireplaces and refrigeration count as HVAC; re-shingle permits count as roofing; decks count with garages, sheds and shade structures.

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Contractor Records, "Garage, shed and shade structure permits in the City of Sioux Falls, SD", https://contractorrecords.com/sioux-falls/accessory-permits, data through September 2026, from City of Sioux Falls Planning & Development Services building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · Days to final · Declared value · By ZIP code · Permit types.

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: days to final · Garages, sheds & shade structures permits: declared value · Garages, sheds & shade structures permits by ZIP code · Garages, sheds & shade structures permits by permit type.

Common questions

  • How many garage, shed and shade structure permits does Sioux Falls issue a year?About 814 a year in the City of Sioux Falls: 1,628 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 836 of them in the last 12 months.
  • How long does a garage, shed and shade structure permit take in Sioux Falls?The usual one took 36 days from issue to the city's final inspection, and the middle half took 15 to 120 days (732 permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 that reached a final). The wait to get the permit issued is not in this file.
  • When do people in Sioux Falls file the most garage, shed and shade structure permits?June (181 against an average month of 100); January is the quietest (11). 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 Sioux Falls?57106, with 508 of the 1,628 (31%); then 57108 (306).