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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What about the lot coverage restrictions in Arlington?  How can they fill the lots so thoroughly?

I agree with the person who said Franklin Park is a nice example.  There is not a cookie cutter look to the neighborhood, and some of the builders do really lovely work.  But it does help that the lots are generally quite large.  A McMansion almost invariably looks much worse on a small lot.  [/quote]

You will gain a lot of insight by going to the Arlington Property Assessment/Board of Zoning Appeals website, and seeing what your neighborhood is zoned as.  For example, neighborhoods zoned "R-8" are residential, with larger-size lots.  Neighborhoods zoned "R-6" are residential, but with mid-sized lots.  Some neighorhoods are zoned for higher density/townhouses/condos or commercial.

Then, there are building code rules in Arlington for how the property can be built upon.  For example, the new house has to be so many feet back from the front property line, X many feet from the back property line, and X feet from either side property line.

Arlington's building code gives incentives for having a front porch, and incentives for having the garage as a separate structure back from the house.  (Versus the huge garage bays taking up the front facade of the house.)

Where it really gets contentious sometimes in my neighborhood is with building permit variances.  Eg, someone wants a variance to build closer to the side property line than would normally be allowed by the building code, or wants to build a big garage right up against the neighbor's property line.  Then all of the grievances with the architectural style and size of the house are aired by certain of my neighbors.  [/quote]

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