6/22/2016 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS ZBA Decision

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MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS DECISION FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT Mashpee Commons Limited Partnership (SP-86-04-024) 38 Nathan Ellis Highway, (11 Central Square), (Map 74 Parcel 20) Mashpee, MA 02649 SP-2016-33 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. Currently, there are no sales, test drives or leasing of vehicles. 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 vehicles. The inventory vehicles onsite are 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 to install electric charging stations in Mashpee Commons. The Option 1 plan showed the three charging stations to be placed near Oak Street, and the Option 2 plan showed two stations near Oak Street, and one station behind North Street near Building 25. The Board had a discussion and preferred Option 2. Mr.Feronti asked the Board if future plans to install several charging stations would require Zoning Board approval. Mr. Ford said that the Board could make a condition either to revise the locations of the charging stations that the Building Inspector could approve or that an open meeting could be scheduled. Mr. Furbush prefers that Mashpee Commons return to the Zoning Board for public notification on any changes. The Board had reviewed the requests to be listed under the Special Permit issued for Tesla.They had a conversation regarding test drives,and the location where the vehicles will be parked within Mashpee Commons. The Board also had a conversation regarding the amount of vehicle deliveries. Mr. Feronti would like Tesla to be able to have the ability to deliver the vehicles to Mashpee Commons. Mr. Mendoza said that the Selectmen will need to know the amount of vehicles for test driving, and dedicated spaces for delivery and will need to be reported to the Registry of Motor Vehicles. The Board would like to know the designated areas to accept deliveries and the inventory. Mr. Ford said that there are certain reporting requirements for a car dealership and are listed under the Class 1 license. Mr. Feronti said there will not be designated spaces for inventory. The Tesla vehicles that are taken out for test drives will be subject to the same leasing requirements that they have for all employee vehicles, which is parking in the designated spaces. 2