2/24/1998 MASHPEE COMMONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes

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on the second floor•. The approval of up to fifty 50 apartments 'las been proposed, a conversion from office to apartment. To clarify Mr. Storrs stated, HOur thought is that up to fifty 50 residential units could go into the second floor of East Steeple Street. It is somewhere between zero and fifty. " fir. ]Braes asked if fifty o apartment units should be i added to the grand total of East Steeple Street. Mr. Storrs reiterated the number for East steeple Street to be between zero and fifty. Selectman 1 ar~sters suggested people are concerned with phasing in that when the entire project is completed, what will the final build out figure be with reference to the originally proposed five hundred (500) units . Mr. Storrs stated there would be a maximum of two hundred fifty--nine 259 units on whitings Road, Job' s Fishing Road, East Steeple Street, and zero on- North market et Street . The Town Planner asked about the possibility of future residences in the Trout Pond area. Nor. Storrs stated he is currently proposing no residential units in Trout Pond. Mr. Storrs was unable to answer Selectman' s marsters question as to whether units .in Trout Pond would ever be proposed. The Town Planner stated there are no specific numbers determined in connection with the OSID Bylaw, the amount of open space would determination- the number of units. Mr. Baker stated his primary concerns are with the issues of caste water and the Mashpee Kiger. He expressed his frustration with attending the Meetings and not completely being made to understand what is being proposed. In response, Mr. Storrs reiterated the issues under discussion are a request to change zoning to enable residences be allowed into an exclusive commercial area, and to move from a two 2 acre commercial area to a smaller lot single family area on Whitings Road. The original number of units proposed was five hundred (500) . The maximum number of units currently being proposed is two hundred fifty-nine 259 units . Mr. Storrs further stated the North Market Street area is allowed under existing zoning. The only changes being requested are dimensional. The Town Planner stated the zoning change being referred to with reference to the Commercial Center Bylaw would also apply to North market Street . Ms. Book asked if reducing the unit, numbers from fire hundred (500) to two hundred fifty-nine 9 would drive up the cost of units . mr. Storrs answered, "I don' t thin} so. " He commented that price is a function of the type of unit. The - -