7/30/2003 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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Zoning Board Of Appeals Minutes of Public Hearing (July 30, 2003 1 Meetinghouse Hill Road Chapter 40B TOWN of MASHPEE Zoning Board of Appeals Minutes - Wednesday, July 30, 2003 THE TA PE IS NO T PA R T OF THE HEA RING*IT IS FOR THE p URp OSE ,TRANSCRIPTION ONL The Mashpee Zoning Board ofAppeals held a Special Public Hearing for Meetinghouse Hill Road on Wednesday, July 3 0, 2003 at 7:oo P.1 1. at the Mashpee Town Hall. Board Members: vice Chairman Janes Regan, Ill and Clerk Robert Felson were present along with Associate Members Marshall Brenn., Zella Elizenberry and Richard Guerrera. Also present was the ZA's attorney Jason Tlerrnan, Developer Joe Valle of The Valle Group, the Developer's attorney Paul Glynn, Engineering Consultant to the Town, Charles Rowley and the Developer's Engineer Dave Thulin. Mr. Regan brought the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. This hearing was held specifically for the Meetinghouse Road property a Chapter of matter to explain to the Board why it is necessary to drop one of the lots from the project. The Board felt Mr. Glynn's initial request was inadequately explained and wanted a new public hearing to have the engineers fully explain why this lot needed to be dropped and whether or not it would affect the total number of affordable houses initially presented in the Comprehensive Permit. Attorney Paul Glynn explains to the Board that the applicant must drop one of the lots from the project and make it an 11-lot subdivision instead of a 12-lot subdivision with 3 affordable hoaxes instead of 4 (one being moderately affordable). Mr. Glynn introduces Dave Thulin, the Developer's engineer, to filly explain the details of the problem. Mr. Thulin explains with the aid of visuals the drainage problem he uncovered upon further engineering of the lot after the Comprehensive Permit was granted. In short, he discovered the drainage calculations were off on Property next to one of Mr. Valle's and would greatly affect the build ability of this particular lot. The drainage would essentially end up affecting Mr. Valle's lot. The groundwater table is approximately four feet below the surface, which would eliminate the possibility oflocating a septic system. Mr. Rowley, Town Engineer, concurred that eliminating this lot would be the hest solution, given the circumstances. Mr. Guerrera asked if there is anything that could be clone to make this lot buildable—after some discussion ofbuilding a slab home and questioning where the water drainage would go - it was determined that it could not be done. The Board's main concern was that this lot elimination would jeopardize the number of affordable domes being made available ale t the Public. The Boar i still looking for affordable houses(one moderately affordable),thus the nee f' r V fil afl V CO hearing. Mr. Felson asked Mr. Thulin whether a house could be built on "stilts"as they J -i 01