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T I <br /> Jurgens stated he is in agreement that this is a massive sttucture and that the applicant could meet <br /> the 25 percent hardcover limit. <br /> Rahn noted the applicant does meet the 15 percent structural coverage limit. <br /> Kempf commented the graphs illustrate hardcover in the range of 25 to 27 percent as the norm. <br /> Jurgens stated the hardcover standard is 25 percent and that he personally does not believe Staff � <br /> should be using the graphs to help determine the amount of hardcover that should be allowed on a <br /> certain lot. Jurgens stated the amount of hardcover allowed is determined by the individual <br /> circumstances for that lot. <br /> Fritzler stated he does not look at the cost of the property being a hardship,and since this would <br /> be considered new construction,he would like to see the hardcover not exceed 25 percent. <br /> Paul Lars�n, 3865 Shoreline Drive, indicated he represents the property owners. Larson stated <br /> Hessburg and himself have done a tremendous amount of work around the lake developing land <br /> � and that they have worked closely with Staff in order to get this application to comply as much as <br /> possible with City regulations. Larson stated the hardship is the long,narrow lot,which requires <br /> a long driveway. Larson pointed out the size of the deck is very small compared tr�the <br /> neighbor's. <br /> Larson stated it is not a three-car garage but really a tandem garage. Larson stated the extra room <br /> is for storage. Larson noted they do meet the structural coverage limit,the setbacks,and the � <br /> height restrictions. <br /> Larson stated they are asking for less of a variance than what was granted for the adjoining <br /> �property. Larson stated the size of the rooms is not excessive and that they are limited to <br /> reducing the size of the house any further. <br /> � Leslie pointed out the glaring difference between this house and the neighbor's is the detached <br /> garage. <br /> Larson commented the Minnesota climate dictates the need for an attached garage. <br /> Jurgens stated it depends on a person's priorities. <br /> Rahn suggested the applicant revise the plans slightly in order to meet the 27.2 percent hardcover. <br /> . Hessburg indicated he would be able to tweak the plans slightly and reduce the hardcover down <br /> , to approximately 27.2 percent. . <br /> Chip Nadeau, 774 Tonkawa, stated the proposed struciure is a beautiful structure and:is a definite <br /> improvement over the present structure. Nadeau noted there is a considerable amount of <br /> construction taking place on Tonkawa and that this proposed residence would fit in with the rest <br /> of the neighborhoad. <br /> There were no further public comments. <br /> 4 <br />