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-(i ^(_c) The front yard variance is reasonable because of the uniqueness of the site where the front yard has limited visibility from other structures and there is no demonstrated need for a larger roadway. (d) The side yard variance is also required because the poor soil conditions to the east require the project to be sited further west. To prepare the land to build on that soil is considered to be hardship for the developer rather than a mere inconvenience. Motion carried unanimously. At 9 : 15 P.M. Chairman Bjorklund opened the public hearing on the requests for variances from Happy Potato Chip Co. , 3900 Chandler Drive, which will permit a warehouse addition to the existing build- ing and a parking lot addition to provide an additional 46 spaces . He read the notice which hacl gone out to all property owners of _Precord within 200 feet of the site. Although Mary Bauer of 4000 Foss Road (Mirror Lake Manor) reported she had received the notice directed to her,* she had heard of a number of persons in her building and in 4002 who had reported failure to receive the notice. Mr. Berg was certain a legal mailing had been made to all property owners of record and the two association representatives concurred saying the number of phone calls they had received about the project had con- vinced them the mailing had been very thorough. K. Robert Dunphy, President and General Manager of Happy' s , reiterated his application statements for a 5 foot rear yard setback variance to permit a 60 X 85 foot warehouse addition to be built to the rear • and attached to the existing Happy' s manufacturing plant. No additional dock area will be necessary with the addition nor will the number of employees be expanded beyond the present 46 . He assured Commission members the use of the addition for manufacturing purposes will not be feasible and that its purpose is only for warehousing. Mr. Dunphy said the flow of production within the plant necessitates the siting of the warehouse where requested. The new building will not exceed any of the other buildings in height. Because Happy' s was developed before any residentials across Foss Road, there was no concern reflected in the minutes of the meeting approving the plant regarding parking and the plant president con- cluded the parking was accepted with the total package plan. He said if the continuity of the parking area to the lot line is allowed with the addition, the rough hewn log fence may also be continued and costly maintenance of grass between the fence and the roadway avoided. The extension of the lot, approximately 180 feet by 69 feet, will provide 46 additional parking spaces for total of 79 to accomodate 46 employees and 13 company vehicles . Mr. Dunphy, however, stated these figures are misleading because when the .drivers ' cars are in the lot, the trucks are out on a run. If they have to go back five feet with the parking lot, the steep rise ' in the terrain at that spot will necessitate building a retaining wall as well as extensive excavation which in turn will affect the natural contour flow and drainage flow. There were no objections raised to the warehouse addition but the parking lot plans drew complaints from the Mirror Lake representatives .about tak- Ing down existing trees on the property; no provision for landscaping in the proposal for the area directly across from Foss Road and possible increase in traffic noise and odors for the condominium owners. The 5 residents present questioned why Happy's- couldn't site the parking lot on the other side of the existing building between Happy' s and the Marshall