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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did homeowner just open a new can of worms with removing the garage?

It appears that Fairfax County zoning ordinances requires off-street minimums for vehicle parking.

The owner is required to have 2 off-street parking spaces in a single family detached dwelling. Without a garage, there’s not 2 parking spaces on that driveway without blocking the sidewalk. [/quote]
Couldn’t they just widen the driveway? Most houses in that neighborhood have wide enough driveways for two cars. [/quote]

They would need to apply for a permit to do so and get it approved. As part of this process though, they would need to submit a formal Site Plan, which they did not do in the original building permit. They got around this by claiming the ground disruption was under 2,500 sq. feet. These are self reported figures so they can be difficult to enforce, but I struggle to see how the disturbance was under 2,500 when you account for access paths, buffer zones, equipment staging areas in both the front and rear of the home (one can see there is significant land disturbance in the front of the home in street view images).

The formal site plan required to be submitted would contains detailed engineering drawings of the proposed uses and improvements required in the development of a given lot and is prepared and approved in accordance. Perhaps if they had undertaken the site plan and the requisite surveys, they may not be in the situation they are in, as they could have adjusted their plans accordingly.[/quote]

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