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Mr. Creedon mmmmized the project history, noting that the project had been under various stages of part9 and permhting fbr approximately 6 rte. Mr. Creedon d that the prior owner had entered a Development Agreement in the Industrial Park that was signed in 1997 and recorded in 1993. The prior owner presented.an application to the Zoning Board with a plan similar to the one being presented at tonight's meeting. Zoning relief was required for the setback non-conformity and was approved in 2007. The request then went to joint Design and Plan Review,,, when it was discovered that the Development Agreement had spired in 2007. The prior owner then approached the Cape Cod Commission with an application for a . Jurisdictional Determination and a Hardship Ex- emption in February 2007 and, while the Jurisdictional Determination was dropped,the Hardship Exemption was granted in August Zoo . The prior onr meted the sale of the property permuted, with the approval of the Cape Cod Commission, and had not been reviewed by any town boards until May 2010. when the property was under-agreement, the awm owner and applicant, along with the prior owner, requested a variance from the Zoning Board which was granted in May 2010. The property was official I acquired in June 2010 and the appli cafion was filed and considered at the joint.Design and Plan,review rrrWing yesterday morning. f Mr. Creedon stated that they had been in receipt of Mr. Rowley"s report and noted that some updates and revisions will be shared with the Board as a result of yesterday's-meeting. The Chair stated that the Board needed a plan to review. Mr. Fudala stated that smaller versions of the plan had not been provided. Mr. Creedon stag that a 202000 square foot, multi-tenanted building was being proposed. fir. Creedon Mated that the application has been filed under Section 6 for wholesale business and storage. Mr. Creedon expressed hope that the facility would be tenanted soon ager the completion of construction. The Chair inquired whether the application had been reviewed by the Board of Appeals and Mr. Creedon responded that a variance had been granted by the ZBA and noted that the BOH approval for the:innovative alternative de-nitre cation system needed to e refiled since it had expired. Mr. Creedon noted that the Cape Cod Commission Hardship Exemption would be good for 7 years from 200 8. There was discussion about the previous two- way Development Agreement and Mr. Fudala explained that, after it expired, the applicant agreed to comply with the conditions set by the Development Agreement and the Cape Cod Commission granted the Hardship Exemption_ Mr. Fudala noted that the l lan 'ng Board had previously approved a special permit for a parking lot that was origin ail y associated with the adjacent property. Mr. Rowley stated that his mart matched the special permit requirements to the plans provided. Mr. Rowley noted missing information and non-compliance in his report. Chairman Wa rg n inquired about the changes referenced as a result of the Site Plan review meeting. Mr. Fud la reported that the lotion of the leeching area needed to be re-located or large-trees at the location would need to be removed. Secondly, the Fire Department had requested that the Commercial.Street entrance be relocated and a fire lane be added at the back of the building. Mr. Breedon responded that those changes had been agreed to and added that they planned to re- situate the curb cut irr order to achieve improved access. Mr. Rowley inquired about the landscape and site plan that indicated a concrete sidewalk around the entire building whereas the building plan shoved the-sidewalk on three sides, resWting in only a 12 foot strip between the corner of the sidewalk and the edge of the buffer shwL It was noted that the site plan would