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Minimum width for a side-entry driveway?

jack427
11 years ago

My bungalow-style house has a basement with a walk-out on the side and a side yard 28 feet wide. I want to knock out the wall and park in the basement. Is 28 feet wide enough to accommodate the driveway, including the turn into the side-entry garage?

I believe that there is no setback requirement for driveways in my area (or that I could obtain a waiver, given that zero-setback driveways are fairly common in my neighborhood).

Also note that I'm okay with a "minimal" rather than "generous" solution. My neighborhood is older, and of the houses that even have garages (most don't), those garages tend to be barely big enough to fit a car in. I do not care about sizing this to accommodate a Hummer or full-size long-bed pickup truck.

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