11/16/2017 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT COMMITTEE Minutes

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9 Community Preservation Committee Minutes November 16, 2017 Habitat for Humanity of Cage Cod, Warren Brodie, Jeff Brawn Scattered Site Mashpee Community Housing; purchase/pre-development/construction- 3 Homes: 56 DeGrass Road 341 Great Neck Road North Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod Board Member Warren Brodie was in attendance with Jeff Brown Director of Land Acquisition and Permitting to review the Mashpee affordable housing application entitled Scattered Site Mashpee Community Housing with members of the CPC Committee. Habitat for Humanity has completed numerous homes in the Town of Mashpee with the assistance of CPA funding. Habitat is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization formed in 1988. To date a total of 116 homes have been built on Cape Cod, with 20 situated in the Town of Mashpee. Mr. Brodie indicated this is reflective of an excellent relationship Habitat for Humanity has with the Town. A total of three parcels are proposed for the affordable housing project. Mr. Brodie noted the homes would all be three-bedroom ranch-style homes constructed with a farmer's porch. The style is most desirable, is volunteer-friendly to build and it is adaptable to a buyer-household member who has a disability. The first home would be situated at the site, 56 DeGrass Road. The additional two homes would be constructed on a one-acre site referenced as 341 Great Neck Road North. Mr. Brodie indicated the site located in an R-5 zoning district is deemed unbuildable as it does not conform to the Town of Mashpee zoning. Funding for the Great Neck Road property is conditioned on obtaining permission from the ZBA. The DeGrass site is part of a subdivision plan, with conditions imposed by the Planning Board for affordable housing. Mr. Brodie explained the Great Neck Road North property is valued at$17,000 for open space use only. The purchase has not gone through as it is a non-conforming site, deemed unbuildable. The additional cost assumption for this project includes $50,000 for each the three homes. The total CPA project request is $167,000. Appraisal costs are included in this assumption. Habitat for Humanity is known for building great sustainable homes which are constructed with efficient materials where possible. All homes would be deemed affordable in perpetuity under the guidelines of DHCD and LIP program. Discussion followed with respect to local preference which may be a condition applied to the CPA funding. With respect to this regard, Mr. Brodie stated that Habitat requests the maximum local preference and often obtains two out of three earmarked for Mashpee residents. It was noted the homes are affordable to very low income households earning at or less that 65% of the area median income. The three-bedroom homes are estimated to cost$147,500.