3/10/1998 MASHPEE COMMONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes

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parking fa it lties, architectural controls, and applicant responsibility to provide secretarial services required by the Design Review Committee. At this point Selectman Marsters suggested confining discussion to the Commercial Center Zoning Amendment and opened the floor to questions and. comment . Mr. whritenour referred to page - - and asked if connection could be made to the issuance of a building permit, rather than an occupancy permit, with regard to mention of a wastewater treatment facility. He explained it is the opinion of the State Building Code office that occupancy permits are connected solely to the building code. His point being to avoid possible future misunderstandings with the Building Department, Mr. Fudala agreed to ref ine the language I . Mr. whritenour further made reference to page - on-street parking. After some discussion It was agreed to delete the first sentence,, "Any on-street parking, where allowed under Town Bylaws, shall be in addition to required off-street parking" (D) . Mr. Chace commented on dimensional requirements which would allow for smaller lots within the project would result in expanded participation and continuing on-going growth of the Town Center in the event Mashpee Commons should experience financial difficulties) . (I) . Mr.. Chace made reference to the seventy-five foot setback from Routes 28 and 151, stating he would propose to reduce the setback only at the intersections between those roads . The theory being that the closer a building is to the intersection, the safer a pedestrian feels walking across the road M . Mr. Chace asked Mr. Fudala about CSID street standards referred to in the Zoning Amendment (F) . Mr. Fudala made reference to open Space Incentive Development-Section 174-46 E. .'74- F. a which provides for reduced standards of paving to sixteen 1 feet for two-way traffic to provide for the alley/service ways) . b Refers to the projection of traffic, which numbers have been derived from ITE numbers . c The actual standards (which Mr. Fudala read aloud) , including design speed, intersection separations, traffic projections, curb radius, maximum u grades, and paved sidewalks requirements. After some discussion regarding the issue of street standards, it was determined the majority of Committee Members favored providing the standards with a reference that would allow the Planning Board to grant a Waiver. In response to a point raised by Mr. Chace, Mr. Fudala suggested including a preamble, or some type of language - -