4/3/2018 AFFORDABLE HOUSING Minutes

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Mashpee Affordable Housing Committee Meeting Minutes April 3, 2018 at 6:30 pm Mashpee Town Hall Approved 518118 Present: Chairman Allan Isbitz, Walter Abbott,Berkeley Johnson,Bruce Willard, Marie Stone Also Present: Wayne Taylor-Assistant Town Manager CALL TO ORDER Chairman Isbitz opened the meeting at 6:30 p.m. with a quorum, and the roll was called. APPROVAL OF MINUTES February 6,201.7 MOTION: Mr. Willard made a motion to accept the minutes of February 61. Ms. Stone seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. OLD BUSINESS 950 Falmouth Road Feasibility Study-Brian Kuchar, of Horsley Witten, was present to discuss the results of the Development Feasibility Study for 950 Falmouth Road which consists of three Town-owned parcels. Mr. Kuchar distributed an agenda for his presentation. Mr. Kuchar explained that the Preliminary Study was completed in 2016, to determine if the site should be considered for potential affordable housing development. It was then determined that the site warranted an advancement of the site design. In the current phase 2 study four concepts of housing, including a single large apartment building, were initially considered but it had since been narrowed down to two concepts, in consultation with Town officials and representatives. Mr. Kuchar referenced the Red Brook stream,which, following a study,was determined to be an intermittent stream, and allowed for the removal of the 200 foot river setback requirement. The Town agreed with the findings that the stream was intermittent, The two development concepts were reworked because the findings regarding the stream created additional space. Mr. Kuchar, however, cautioned that the wastewater flows still remained as a limiting factor. The study originally identified a wastewater flow of 6,950 gallons per day (gpd)., However, using an allowable legal definition of an acre as 40,000 square feet, the maximum permissible waterwater flow calculation was revised upward to 7,600 gpd. Building concepts were advanced after being discussed townwide with the Town Planner, Conservation Commission, Board of Health, and the Affordable Housing Committee, The Chair inquired whether additional bedrooms could be incorporated, due to these changes. Mr. Kuchar noted that the flow increase would permit six more bedrooms. Mr. Kuchar stated that the increased space due to the removal of the river front setback had the biggest impact on the number of bedrooms permitted, , but cautioned that it was still a balancing act between wastewater flow and the number of units that could fit in the space, in addition to parking requirements.