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I ' t i’.' i EXHIBIT A CITY OF ORONO VARIANCE APPLICATION OF WILLMAR L. THORKELSON 1.Legal names of all persons with an interest in the subject property: Willmar L. Thorkelson, married to Maxine B. Thorkelson Peter A. Thorkelson, a single person 2.Description of variance request and hardship/description of unusual property conditions: This after-the-fact variance request is made for the purpose of allowing a storage shed to remain on the subject property, which encroaches 6.28 feet into the sideyard setback area for the lot. The shed is of recent construction, is well-made, and is 12 feet by 24 feet in dimension. Detailed plans for the shed as built are attached, as is a photograph of the shed. You should already have on file a survey of the subject property dated April, 1999, by Advance Surveying & Engineering Co., together with hardcover calculations. The applicant’s co-owner and son, Peter Thorkelson, regretfully constructed the shed without knowing that it encroached on the side yard setback, and thought that he was positioning the shed in a manner which would be best for the lot and surrounding properties. The encroachment is fairly minor, especially given the fact that the shed encroaches on the sideyard abutting what is laid out as Moslin Avenue. Moslin Avenue is a street that has never been opened and it is questionable whether it was ever actually dedicated to the public. It is currently no more than a two-track cartway through the woods. As the survey indicates, the subject property consists of two, unusually shaped lots. If the shed is moved, large trees would have to be destroyed in the process. The encroachment is minor and the applicant respectfully requests that it be allowed to remain in place. 5 • • 4 41 o £3 o nrr ^ s