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percentage from 22.2% to 32.9% (2,134.8) square feet. Of the additional 698 square feet of lot coverage proposed, 267 square feet will be in the form of covered front and rear porches. The proposed addition will add 431 square feet of interior living space. The existing house was built in 1984 as part of the Centennial Valley 3 Subdivision. The subdivision was approved as a Planned Unit Development (PUD) under section 17.28 of the LMC. Section 17.28.110 of the LMC states the yard and bulk requirements of the underlying zone district apply unless they are specifically modified by the PUD. The Centennial Valley 3 PUD modified the setback requirements for the houses in the subdivision, but did not modify the lot coverage requirement. The subject property is zoned Residential Estate (RE), which allows a maximum lot coverage of 20%. The existing improvements on the property exceed the maximum lot coverage permitted by 2.2%. The proposed improvements would exceed the maximum lot coverage permitted under the zoning code by 12.9%, and approval of a variance from the requirements of the Municipal Code is required before building permits can be issued. The RE zone district, however, does not match well with the Centennial Valley 3 neighborhood. The minimum lot size allowed in the RE zone district is 12,000 square feet, while the majority of the lots in the Centennial Valley 3 neighborhood are approximately 7,000 square feet. The applicant's lot is 6,489 square feet. The entire Centennial Valley 3 subdivision, and indeed a sizeable portion of the City which is zoned RE, does not fit the current yard and bulk standards of the RE zone district. The Louisville Municipal Code (LMC) requires a maximum permitted lot coverage of 20% within the RE zone district standards. 7