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-Bylaw consistency within 2 years <br /> Twelve of the 15 Cape communities had some form of a master plan, many of which were at <br /> least TO years old. Mashpee's plan was drafted in 1998 and Capewide, no pians had been <br /> certified in the Iast five years. As a result,the CCC was looking to develop a new process for the <br /> local comprehensive planning that would be easier for communities to use and update. The goal <br /> of the new RPP would be to provide a template for what an LCP would contain and provide <br /> consistency with the RPP. <br /> Regarding an update for the Regional Policy Plan, Ms. Senatori anticipated a draft for the <br /> general public at the end of the summer. The Plan would protect the region's natural resources <br /> to provide vital ecosystem services and focus economic revitalization in existing centers of <br /> activity. Following analysis of development and growth patterns Cape wide, the CCC created <br /> centers of activity, where increased density could be incentivized with regulatory relief, <br /> encouraging more housing units per acre and increasing more affordable housing. Centers of <br /> activity would reduce infrastructure and twice as many jobs would be created. <br /> In creating a framework for the future, the Cape Cod Commission considered seven areas to <br /> include regional housing strategy, regional capital planning, goal & checklist approach, <br /> streamlined Local Comprehensive Planning, regional targets & performance measures, <br /> identification of transect types and identification of regional activity centers. Ms. Senator <br /> described transect types as an ecology concept that would involve six zones that would transition <br /> from a natural area to a dense urban core. The transects would consist of priority protection <br /> areas, rural development areas, suburban development areas, activity centers, industrial activity <br /> centers and special districts (airports/marinas). The Cape Cod Transects would set the stage for <br /> the planning component of the Regional Policy Plan. <br /> Ms. Senatori noted that they considered characteristics they were seeking while looking at and <br /> mapping the activity centers on Cape Cod. Among the characteristics were community and <br /> business activity with dense, compact, pedestrian oriented, walkable neighborhoods. Ms. <br /> Senatori referenced an example in Falmouth, utilizing a scoring system for criteria, and noting <br /> that the CCC was compiling a map of the activity centers on Cape Cod, which would become a <br /> focus of the Regional Policy Plan. Activity centers would allow for a focus on infrastructure <br /> planning and potential revenue sources and funding to develop the areas, and where the <br /> Commission could provide technical assistance. Activity centers would also serve as an <br /> opportunity to utilize form based code and a discussion of regulation and design. Ms. Senatori <br /> further noted that there may be an opportunity for industrial development that may not be <br /> appropriate in downtown areas. Ms. Senatori also suggested the possibility of areas that may <br /> need less control by the Commission, such as in areas of residential housing units. Mr. Balzarini <br /> inquired about developments with a 30 unit threshold and Ms. Senatori responded that they were <br /> working on the details but that some may be smaller units in an area of increased density with <br /> infrastructure already in place, and code already in place. <br /> Mr. Balzarini referenced the 15% of land remaining and inquired with so little to develop, why <br /> there was a need to address it further. Ms. Senatori responded that,with limited land, it was <br /> necessary to carefully develop for the future. The Chair added that there would be need to also <br /> re-develop. Regarding form-based code, Mr. Balzarini did not see how it was appropriate for <br /> 3 <br />