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<br />APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE
<br />Attachment No. 1
<br />The property at 3980 Dahl Road, Orono, Minnesota, has had an accessory structure located
<br />at the shoreline of Lake Minnetonka, most probably since the 1940's and, perhaps, earlier than that.
<br />The accessory structure was originally constructed as a “boathouse" and was existing on January 1,
<br />1975. Accordingly, it is “grand fathered" as a non-conforming structure under the provisions of the
<br />Orono City Zoning Code. The current owner of the property, Thomas P. McGI>-nn, purchased the
<br />property on July 22, 1993, at which time the acccssoiy structure was no longer being used as a
<br />boathouse but was being used for storage and as a playhouse.
<br />In 2002, Mr. McGI>Tin and his wife. Toni, dctcmiincd that certain repairs needed to be made
<br />to the structure. Tliey accordingly hired Plekkenpol Builders, Inc., of Bloomington, Minnesota,
<br />Minnesota Residential Construction License No. 1797. to make the repairs ♦ *hc accessory- structure.
<br />In August 2002, prior to commencing work on the stnicturc, Plekkenpol ijuilders, Inc., contacted
<br />Lyle Oman. Orono City Building Inspector, to discuss making the repairs. On September 10,2002,
<br />a meeting was held at the McGlynn residence, at which time Lyle Oman confirmed that the structure
<br />was not in such disrepair that it would condemned, and accordingly, repairs could be made on the
<br />structure, subject to the issuance of a Building Permit.
<br />During the winter. Lians were drawn for the repairs to the accessory- structure which were
<br />presented to the City on March 18,2003. On March 31,2003, a Permit was issued for the repairs
<br />to the structure. Certain of the proposed repairs had been crossed off on the “Rcdline Plan" which
<br />repairs were, accordingly, eliminated from the contract between Mr. McGlynn and his builder.
<br />Revised Plans were submitted to the City Building Inspector on April 10, 2003, which
<br />included replacing the windows and installing a new header above the windows. Lyle Oman, on
<br />April 10’^ approved the revised Plans.
<br />Work was commenced on April 18, 2003. As part of the i pair work, the structure was
<br />moved off its foundation in order to install 3/4 inch plywood shea*n.. ;g on its bottom, pursuant to
<br />the approved Building Plans. The repairs, so far as possible, used existing materials but did, as
<br />allowed by the Building Plans, include the installation of certain new mateiial. The new material
<br />includes the 3/4 inch plywood sheathing on the bottom of th.* structure, new insulation between that
<br />sheathing and the existing finished floor, new interior knotty pine on the existing plywood and
<br />existing wooden studs, new knotty pine ceiling over the existing ply-wood and existing joists, new
<br />exterior cedar-lap siding covering over the existing ply-wood sheathing and existing studs, and a new
<br />singic-ply EPDM roof membrane over new ice and w ater shield on the new 3/4 inch ply-wood
<br />sheathing roof over the existing joists, as well as installation of new windows and doors.
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