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-5- 1 building- where trucks are often parked on the grass now. They were not I! convinced the slope of the terrain of the area was steep enough to pre vent a parking lot being developed there. • Mrs. Points doubted whether the parking -stalls provided would be able to accomodate the trucks. She said the existing trees provide a noise buffer of the Happy operation for the Mirror Lake residents and gave the homeowners facing Foss Road "something to look at besides asphalt" . She questioned why adequate landscaping could not be required for this project the same as the City had required for American Monarch and the bank as discussed earlier in the meeting. As spokespersons for Mirror- Lake, she and Alvina Law had received more than 50 calls opposing the extension of blacktop across from the condominiums. Mr. Dunphy' s response to these objections included his belief that "property owners should be able to do what they want with their own property within the existing ordinance" and he didn't see where "five feet could make that much difference" . He cited problems with maintaining shrubs and grass near the roadway because of salt damage and pointed out that the potato chip plant had been in existance long before the condominiums were permitted through a special use permit in a Light Industrial district across the street, telling the objectors "you had to have a variance, too" . He disputed John Gable ' s hearsay report of Happy' s trucks running all night in the parking lot, saying none of Happy's trucks are diesels . He thought they might be able to save the existing box elder tree on the site but said the cottonwood trees have almost outlived their life expectancy and "won=t be there very much longer no matter what we do" . If Happy' s can't use the 55,000 square foot area for parking, it may become necessary, economically, to sell it to someone else for some other industrial use. When a compromise was suggested by Mr. Jones whereby the fence would be set back enough to allow a green area between the parking lot and the road, the Chairman ruled the Commission should not be planning the property for the -applicant. Mr. Bjorklund wondered if the question of whether the - number of parking spaces provided meets City requirements could be settled without another hearing which Mr. Dunphy said would be unacceptable because it would delay con- struction. Mr. Berg said consideration of the parking stalls was included as .an item of discussion in the hearing notice but also saw an interpretation by staff possible that the City ordinance will be satisfied as long as no addition to the number of employees f-- or trucks are included in the proposal. Mr. Gable who was present to speak for his mother, a Mirror Lake resident, said he was somewhat embarassed for repeating hearsay which Mr. Dunphy had refuted and he believed the parking lot was probably a better use of the land than some other light industrial which might be developed there. - However, he felt the parking lot could be built in such a manner as to conform to the City ordinance. The hearing was closed at 10 :51 P.M. Motion by Mr. Jones and seconded by Mr. Enrooth to recommend Council • approval of a five foot rear yard setback variance to the City ordinance which will permit the Happy Potato Chip Company to con- struct, as proposed, the 5100 square foot warehouse (60 X 85). to the