2/24/1998 MASHPEE COMMONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes

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minute walking radius is considered to be a comfortable walk. most of East Steeple, all of North market Street, and all Y Job' s Fishing Road is within a five minute walk to the corps of ashee Commons . Mr. Storrs made reference to "Summary - Trips Per Day Under OSID11 East steeple Street Neighborhood-Commercial square Feet- Existing -Zoning eetE istin FZonin provides for two hundred thirty seven thousand five hundred (237,. 500) square feet; Under proposed zoning, the number is reduced by thirty seven thousand five hundred (37, 500) oo square feed I to the fifty (5o apartments, using maximum residential . The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) factor is the industry standard for how many cars are generated by a square foot of retail., office, and particular type of residential unit. Ir. Storrs referred to East steeple Street existing and proposed zoning to be the same. Jobs Fishing Road and whitings oad- total trips per day would drop from approximately nineteen thousand six hundred (19, 600) cars per day down to fourteen thousand five hundred (14, 500) cars per day. It has been projected that in this form of neighborhood the trips drop between fifteen 1. and twenty-five (25) percent more because people walk {which has not been factored into these numbers) . The impacts from a traffic standpoint result in dramatically fewer cars . Mr. Brais asked if the base for existing zoning is the full build out potential of the property: to which Mr. Storrs answered, "No, it ' s what we had projected would occur. " 1r. Brais asked the build out potential of Job' s Fishing Road. 1r. Storrs answered, under~ existing zoning approximately one hundred and seventy--five thousand (175, 000) on the first floor and approximately half of the buildings projected would be two story. 1r. Storrs explained that projections for obrs Fishing Road and East Steeple street would have the same percentage as Mashpee Commons Special Permit . Both Mr. Fudala and Mr. Brais requested Mr. Storrs provide a Memorandum of calculations in this regard. Mr. Brais suggested peak hour traffic information be provided as well . ]r. whritenour noted this information would be critical at the point of determining the base line traffic mitigation component. Mr. Storrs agreed to provide a peak hour analysis for the next Meeting.