6/22/2016 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS JUNE 22, 2016 MINUTES Building Plans: dated 4114116: Caffyn House, 10 Popponesset Island Rd., Mashpee, MA. By Harold Capone, Residential Design, 5 Spinnaker St, Sandwich, MA. West Elevation, East Elevation, South Elevation, North Elevation, First Floor Plan, Second Floor Plan. Mr. Gould seconded. All were in favor to issue a Written Finding for the raze and replace project. Mr. Blaisdell made a motion to issue a Variance for the front yard setback in the amount of 23.7 feet and the Board considers the front on the southerly side of the easement to access the private way. This variance is conditioned upon Board of Health, Conservation and Building Department comments and requirements. This is also conditioned upon the site plan and building plans issued under the Written Finding. Mr. Gould seconded. All were in favor to issue a Variance for the raze and replace project. 38 Nathan Ellis Highway: Owner, Mashpee Commons 11 LLC requests a Special Permit under § 174-25-F (2) of the Zoning Bylaws to allow for sales, display, long term lease, and test drives only, of Tesla Motors, MA Inc., on property located at 11 Central Square, (Map 74 Parcel 20), Mashpee, MA. Attorney Mike Ford, Tom Feronti and John Renz all with Mashpee Commons represented the application for Tesla. The Board had an informal meeting with Mashpce Commons at the hearings on May 25, 2016 to discuss the possibility of Tesla becoming a licensed car dealership. Tesla is currently permitted and occupying a unit located at 11 Central Square as a show room gallery only. Mr. Ford said he reviewed the Zoning Bylaws and discovered that a Special Permit for "use" is required for Tesla to become an actual car dealership. The 1986 Special Permit (SP -86-04-024) specifically states that modifications need to be brought to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Mr. Tom Feronti approached the Board and said that Tesla has been occupying the unit space with a permit just under a month operating as a gallery and educational store only with one display vehicle and a chaise. There are no sales, test drives or leasing right now. As Mr. Ford mentioned, Tesla would like to convert from a gallery to operate as a car dealership. The dealership would allow them to have inventory of vehicles, offer test drives and sales. The cars are all custom ordered through a Tesla dealership only. There are three different models and they are just coming out with a simpler version. The Tesla store provides computer stations to order a vehicle. The inventory vehicles onsite is for test drives only. They are requesting six (6) vehicles to be available throughout Mashpee Commons. Mr. Feronti provided two site plans that depict two different options that Mashpec Commons would like to install vehicle charging stations. Option 1 showed the three charging stations to be placed near Oak Street, and Option 2 showed two stations near Oak Street and one station behind North Street near Building 25. The Board had a discussion and preferred Option 2.