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the existing driveway and parking pad and the addition of the new driveway, the hardcover will be <br />reduced to 47.3 percent. <br />Finally, the applicant is also proposing a new front porch forward of the existing home footprint at 54 feet <br />from the lake, but it will be set back behind the deck, which is 50.9 feet from the lake, and does not <br />encroach into the average lakeshore setback. An existing deck will be widened as part of the project <br />which will increase the massing in the lake yard. <br />Staff finds that the setback limitations on the property create practical difficulties in identifying viable <br />expansion opportunities. The applicant has provided a relatively low impact solution to the stated living <br />space challenges, which does not result in an expansion of structural coverage of hardcover. The affected <br />neighbor's views of the lake are not currently impacted by the applicant's property because it is set back <br />behind the neighbors' homes. The applicant also has very few options for expansion or addition to the <br />home. Staff, however, does not feel there are practical difficulties for the expanded deck and the average <br />lakeshore setback variance. <br />No public comments have been received on this application. <br />Landgraver asked if other homes in the area have been built up similar to what is being proposed. <br />Oakden indicated the addition would match the characteristics of the neighborhood <br />Thiesse asked if this neighborhood is expanding. <br />Oakden stated it is and that this neighborhood consists of fairly small lots. <br />Todd Olson, Applicant, stated the setbacks are a practical difficulty for adding anything onto the home <br />and that the only reason why they want to widen the deck is to have a two -car garage and not a single -car <br />garage. Olson stated one of the main reasons for the remodel and addition is to have a two -car garage and <br />that most of the neighbors have a similar design to what they are proposing. <br />Lemke asked if the heights of the buildings on either side are the same. <br />