5/15/2013 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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maximum budding footprint in C-3 zoning district-Ms. Waygan indicated that the discussion was in reference to a lot located at Route 151 and Old Barnstable Road. Mr. Mullin made a motion to table the discussion but Ms. Waygan expressed interest in hearing from Mr. Fudala. Ms. Waygan stated that it had previously failed at Town Meeting and that she had heard there still was no support for it. Mr. Fudala indicated that Southport did express interest. It was suggested that it previously failed due to a height issue. Ms. Waygan summarized that the Town had been approached two times to develop an assisted care facility at the location. Mr. Fudala stated that the previous zoning change would have allowed a 3-story building and the ability to exceed 20,000 square foot, but Mr. Fudala noted that the new proposal would not be a 3-story building. Ms. Waygan suggested that, since it failed previously, some sort of a workshop should be provided to address questions and concerns prior to a Town Meeting vote. Ms. Waygan expressed interest in learning more about viable options for the site. Mr. Fudala stated that a public hearing would allow conversation about the proposal. Mr. Fudala also noted that the P party interested in purchasing the property would be reluctant without knowing how the Planning Board would interpret the zoning bylaw related to the wastewater treatment plant issue and whether the Board would submit a zoning bylaw relative to the 20,000 square feet. Ms. Waygan stated that there was resistance to a facility larger than 20,000 square feet and indicated that she would be interested in knowing why the facility would need to be larger than 20,000 square feet. The Chair agreed that a full explanation would be needed prior to drafting an article. Mr. Balzarini recommended offering a workshop. Mr. Fudala indicated that he would invite the project proponent to attend a Planning Board meeting to share their concept. Mr. Rowley pointed out that a change in square footage would not be specific to one applicant and recommended that discussion center around whether increased square footage would be appropriate for that zone. Mr. Fudala noted that the parcel was Natural Heritage, requiring 70%of it to remain as open space. Mr. Fudala also noted that the property was split into five parcels that could result in five individual businesses, as compared to the one project with reduced traffic and lower impact. Regarding possible buildout of the property, Mr. Fudala stated that there could potentially be five, 2-story, 20,000 square foot footprint buildings compared to a less than 50,000 square foot structure. There was also discussion regarding whether an IA system could be considered a plant and the possibility of changing the wording in the bylaw from plant to system. Chairman Petersen cautioned against changing wording without considering impacts to future requests and potential systems_ New Business(continued) C. Rowley Expense Vouchers-No invoices at this time. Town Owned Land & Proposed Uses-Ms. Waygan pointed out that the Article did not pass and reported that there was discussion regarding the possibility of dividing the land among a variety of uses to include affordable housing, conservation and sale of land. Ms. Waygan recommended that the Planning Board review the parcels to provide comment. The Chair suggested that attendees at the Town Meeting seemed interested in reviewing each parcel individually. Ms. Waygan has reached out to the Chair of the Affordable Housing Committee, Selectman Tom O'Hara and Beverly Kane and will continue to work on the issue and meet with the Affordable Housing Committee. WATERWAYS LICENSES -Kathleen A. Impey, 90 Captains Row, construct and maintain a wooden pier, ramp and float in Popponesset Bay CORRESPONDENCE 7