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Mrs. McDonnell indicated they are re-siding their house and doing some landscaping and that they arc willing to make their property more conforming with the hardcover limits. Mr. McDonnell indicated they are willing to reduce their driveway somewhat. Jurgens stated he would like to see the structural coverage reduc^ as much as possible. Jurgens inquired whether the deck in the front is considered structural coverage.m-jr- Curtis stated that deck would be considered hardcover. Jurgens commented he understands the safety issue but that thetoVei^ pbiich entry woula need to remain as small as possible. Rahn stated in this particular case it does appear to be a'saie^ is$ue a^ it ^ould be over existing hardcover. Mrs. McDonnell stated she would be In favorpf li irtinirodly'sizfed entry if It would be aesthetically Pl««»ing- Mr. McDonnell pointed out there is e window locatra close to the door, and if they are required to reduce 1-TJ the size of the porch, the post would bd in the center pf the wiiidow. >v*- ■ Rahn indicated he would be (n^&yor of 77 square feet. t .> .f Tiiere wer^ nP puirTloxioi^ regaling thj|> application. Kempf stated what is being jmpqsed is basteiily for aesthetics and functionality and that in his view an aj^irtji^ily pleasing landing eoMl^t^ accomplished with a smaller amount of square footage.a t** •ft' ^Mlrs.'Midi^nnell stated they are ^liio{| to reduce a portion o; the driveway. McDonnell stated the total ti ■ j'.- ,f' PPdriveway is 8S2 square leet sji W A Leslie inquired the house was constructed. Mrs. McDonnell stated^ih 1978. Leslie commented the safety issues associated with an uncovered entry do net appear to be a high priority since it has existed for over 20 years. Leslie stated if the Planning Commission is requiring other applicants to comply with structural coverage, this application is no different. ,-rStr^.