Can you post pictures of your plans?

Our plans are of the three car side entry. The architect is still working on new elevations with 3 car front and 2 car side.

I was hoping to see if maybe your lot would allow for additional parking in front of the house, kind of like a circular driveway or parking slip that branches off the main driveway. That way you could do the oversized two-car side-entry garage (which looks better, IMO) yet still have a place for your kids (and guests) to park. :)

This is the survey that shows our home with a three car side entry garage. The build line on the front is a 40' setback and 10' on each side. The driveway can cross the build line but not the structure. Would love any ideas!! I will say that 95% of the homes in the neighborhood have 3 car side entry. A handful have front entry. We definitely prefer the aesthetic of the side entry. Thank you!

This is the front elevation with three car side entry.

Is it too late to buy the lot next door? :) Boy, there really is no wiggle room. How did this happen, anyway, if your architect (presumably) had the survey in-hand when he designed the house?

There is significant disappointment on our end as well as the builder that this was missed by the architect along the way. In fairness to the architect, the builder allowed us to work with the architect to develop the plans we love prior to any $ commitment from us but he did not want to pay for the survey until we were invested. So, here we are. We are disappointed because the length of the home has been established for several months and the width of the property has as well. The survey and site plan were just officially performed but the inputs are the same and have been known...so we are disappointed but still love the floorplan, location, etc. and want to make the best runner up choice we can :)

there's a nice, new home on the lot next door on both sides! It's a tear down neighborhood that's about 70% flipped.

Well, it'll be interesting to see what the architect comes up with as a solution. Hopefully it won't look like a garage with a house attached! If it does, you might be better off with the side-load two-car garage, though, in some neighborhoods, bigger is better regardless of aesthetics. I remember looking at a beautiful, new construction home that was maybe 4,000 square feet-- high-end finishes, top of the line kitchen, etc.--but being astonished that it only had a two car garage, which was the norm for homes in that neighborhood and at that price point. So, I guess there's that to consider, too.

I'd go with 3 car front entry. 2 car garage is not big enough these days......or you could have 2 car side entry and add a 1.5 car carriage house with a studio above in the backyard, all the lawn, yard machines go to the carriage garage plus you still have room for a small summer car, motorcycles......

i work for centurylink designing new fiber networks. almost all my jobs are new devs. i work with lots of city inspectors on fitting new stuff in old areas. what is your more specific location? got any major cross streets? just an FYI