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Gagliardi: Yes sir. Commissioner Nagler: And staff is suggesting that the front door be set back, right? Gagliardi: Currently the front door is set back over seven feet and there is a covered porch there that is 50 square feet. What they are saying is they want the porch to extend more over the front of the house laterally. So they are saying the covered porch as it stands is not sufficient and they would like to see it expanded. So we've talked to our architects to see if there is a way we could compromise by extending the existing front porch a few feet out. Staff replied that was insufficient and they would prefer a more lateral front porch. Commissioner Balch: Looking at the design, the laundry room is of one of those windows we see on the left and then next to that looks to be a powder room. So you're saying that area is not available to extend a porch laterally? Gagliardi: Not without getting rid of the powder room. Commissioner Balch: I apologize. Maybe I'm not being clear. If you come out towards the street five feet and extend to the left, is that a possibility? Gagliardi: We talked through that with our architect and he is one of the speakers who can describe that in more detail about why that would not work with the way the roof is aligned, but we have looked at that option. Chair Ritter: Staff, can you explain? Weinstein: Yes, let me clarify. We're absolutely not looking for any sort of change to the square footage or the configuration of the interior of the house or any changes to the backyard. We're simply asking for a porch to be extended out from the front of the house. Mr. Gagliardi is correct—there is an existing entryway that is covered, it comprises of about 50 square feet. Because of its orientation, it's sort of a long, narrow corridor; it's substantially less square footage than a compact parking space for instance. So we're looking for a porch similar to those in the vicinity that extend out to the front of the house. The development guidelines that are proposed which staff is very comfortable with, allows for a porch to extend into the front setback without, again, affecting any of the rest of the house, so no changes to interior space and no changes to the backyard. Commissioner O'Connor: So you want the porch to come out from where the front door is across the living room? Beaudin: If we look at this area right here, anywhere in this vicinity, we think that a porch is entirely appropriate and you could even imagine it wrapping slightly around here. That's typical to the neighborhood. It's south facing and it actually helps with solar heat gain for the den space. It's an amenity that belongs in the character of this neighborhood. Gagliardi: That would completely change the architecture of the front of the house also. DRAFT EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, April 13, 2016 Page 2 of 10