3/10/1998 MASHPEE COMMONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes

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He stated there are a number of provisions dealing with setbacks from water bodies . Currently there is a seventy-five foot setback required. from Routes 28 and 151, the amendment would allow for a lesser setback. There is a fifty o foot buffer required along Routes 28 and 151 in an attempt to Maintain the landscaping character of the major corridors, which buffer could be varied by the Planning Board through the Special Permit. The parking issue will be difficult for a developer to deal with because they will have to meet all parking requirements for the amount of square footage of the different types of uses they provide, with the option of doing so on the lot itself . This would allow for an overall shared parking scheme to be developed that provides all required parking for the project, which may be located in a number of "parkin lots" shared by a neer o businesses on different lots . The developer will be responsible to demonstrate to the Planning Board, as part of the Special Permit process, the mechanism to insure the maintenance, operation, and construction of said, parking lots. on-street parking is allowed., but does not count toward minimum parking requirements of the project . Parking structures are allowed. The number of direct vehicle access points are restricted to Routes 28 and 151 . A specification for street construction is provided. Mr. Fudala reviewed Page -3- Section H which deals with architectural. controls . He explained it is not a specific set of standards, but that through proposals and the Public Hearing process, everyone should be satisfied by way of the Town' s abilities of enforcement of the Conditions of the Special. Permit, and the required recording of the ]deed restrictions . Mr. Fudala continued to explain that Section I allows the Planning Board to approve subdivision lots within the development pursuant to the Special Permit. It is a double process whereby a Special Permit is issued under the zoning statutes to construct a cluster subdivision, and a subdivision approval under the Subdivision Control Law. No Jot may be created that does not meet the minimum lot area and frontage requirements of the zoning district unless said lot is serviced by a public or private wastewater treatment facility approved by the Planning Board under the Special Permit . Mr. Fudala pointed out one item he would like Town Counsel to review is the condition requiring written approval of the Mashpee Fire Department regarding the distance and location of one or two- story primary structures . If a project is located within the groundwater protection district, impervious surface coverage requirements would apply. 1r. Fudala also reviewed required application materials, maximum allowed lot coverage allocations, detailed plan o