8/14/2008 PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE MINUTES Minutes

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Diane C. Thompson Zoning Consultant MEMORANDUM "t✓� August 14, 2008 TO: Town of Mashpee -Plan Review O- RE: Frank Silva, SP-08-37 I have been hired to assist Gary Beaulieu, Foley Auto Repair,with his case before the Board of Appeals and on plan review. I am a zoning consultant with an office in Falmouth and have been operating as such since 1988. A special permit was issued to Frank and Kimberly Silva in 2004 that allowed for a facility located at 129 Independence Drive to be used as a contractor's yard for landscaping, wholesale and indoor and outdoor storage. Six units and an office were approved by the Board of Appeals, in accordance with the submitted plan, a copy of which is attached. The majority of the property is zoned Industrial-I and a small portion is zoned Residential-3. Gary Beaulieu, Foley Auto Repair, leases Unit#5 from Mr. Silva and since June has operated an automotive repair shop at this location. This use requires a special permit from the Board of Appeals, which Mr. Beaulieu applied for after learning of the requirement, and the hearing is now scheduled for September 10'h. Issues regarding the special permit request were reflected in the minutes of the plan review meeting when Foley Auto Repair was discussed. The first issue was whether or not the septic system installed by Frank Silva is adequate for the new use of automotive repair. Attached to this memorandum is a letter from Jack Landers-Cauley, P.E., which provides an analysis of the existing sewerage system design for its compliance with Title 5 relative to the use in Unit#5. The second issue related to existing parking and the adequacy of parking for the proposed use. The parking design for Mr. Silva contemplated that there would be 4 parking spaces provided for each unit with an additional 2 handicapped parking spaces provided. Twenty-six parking spaces are shown on the approved plan. Mr. Beaulieu's leased space is 2,100 square feet. He has one lift and space for two additional vehicles within his building, although it is unlikely that Mr. Beaulieu would have more than 2 vehicles in the building at the same time. There is one overhead door and one pedestrian door in the front of Unit 45. Mr. Beaulieu is the only employee for this operation, and he has indicated to me that during the course of a normal day he works on 2 to 3 vehicles. People make appointments and drop off their vehicles during the day and return later on after the vehicle has been repaired. P. O. Box 900 ** West Falmouth,MA 02574 **Office (508) 540-2074 **Cell(508) 566-6218 E-mail.thompson_zouing@comcasGuet