Frontage?

[KJames]

This may be a silly question, but I've often wondered, does "frontage" have to literally refer to what is in front of the property? When a house backs to, say a common area, is it proper to say that it has frontage along a wooded common area? Some properties on lakes are said to have "lake frontage", so it would seem to mean more than just "in front".

 

[Mr Rex]

Try Google. Wiki etc. It can refer to the front, or in the case of Lake frontage, the rear. In lakefront property, it's what has the most impact on the value, frontage on the roadway is much less important than the frontage on the body of water and it usually "fronts" the lake @ the rear of the property.

 

[Mike Garrett RAA]

Usually not a big deal in residential property UNLESS...it affects the marketability. Things like lake front frontage would be an example of a positive influence. A negative might a property on a cul-de-sac with very limited parking. Some consider corner lots to have a negative influence BECAUSE it means higher taxes and more work maintaining the parking (area between the side walk and the street.

 

[djd09]

Usually not a big deal in residential property UNLESS...it affects the marketability. Things like lake front frontage would be an example of a positive influence. A negative might a property on a cul-de-sac with very limited parking. Some consider corner lots to have a negative influence BECAUSE it means higher taxes and more work maintaining the parking (area between the side walk and the street.

The frontage is what the county has listed on their website because they say so!

 

[AnonApprsr]

The frontage (street frontage) and lot size are usually the main determinations of zoning compliance.

 

[zdfenton]

In a very literal sense it would be more reasonable to call it "backage" if you back up to a lake, common area, etc, but I've certainly never heard anyone call it that around here

 

[Elliott]

The lawyers already beat us to the use of 'rearage'.

Wiki: "Arrears (also sometimes known as rearage) is a legal term for the part of a debt that is overdue after missing one or more required payments. The amount of the arrears is the amount accrued from the date on which the first missed payment was due. The term is usually used in relation with periodically recurring payments such as rent, bills, royalties (or other contractual payments), and child support."

 

[BOCK FOLKEN]

People that live on bodies of water often refer to the water side of their home as "the front of the house". For example, "go around front and get the dog outta the lake". this would be true even when there is a street frontage also.

In some areas, the tax assessor utilizes frontage (street, lake, river, etc.) as a prime determinant of value for the property. This is important to know when comparing similar properties.

I will often describe a property as having multiple frontages, whether they be busy street, park, wooded area, beach, etc. Many have more than one type.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

street frontage, river frontage, lake frontage, imho, references the perspective of the street, river, or lake not the dwelling.

 

[Vermonter]

The frontage (street frontage) and lot size are usually the main determinations of zoning compliance.

Same here. Frontage is also THE factor when it comes to vacant land and HBU.