11/28/2018 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS ZBA Decision

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MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS DECISION FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT Petitioner, Cape Cod Dog Center, Inc. (owner of record: Evergreen Energy LLQ 588 Main Street (31 Evergreen Circle) Iashpee, MA 02649 SP-2018-54 The lot is a conforming lot and consists of 45,000 plus sq. ft. and Zoo ft. of frontage along the newly created Evergreen Circle. The particular building that is proposed for the site is nothing like any other buildings that the Board has seen for any industrial zoned areas. It is a departure from the typical Morton boxlike buildings, and is a real asset to the industrial zoned area. The building that you see is proposed to be 6,370 plus sq. ft. There are 18 parking spaces to the rear, and also some parking spaces in the front. The facility itself will be constructed in two phases, and when complete there will be 80 dogs housed in the facility overnight; 28 of those dogs could be in suites, 52 dogs will be crated, and they can provide daycare services including the dogs that are maintained overnight for up to 10 dogs. Attorney Kirrane said that the proposed use of the kennel and boarding facility is an allowed use upon grant of special permit relief under Section 174-24 C2 in. the 1-1 Zoning District. Attorney Iirrane mentioned that Scott Learned can address some of treasures that have been taken to reduce if not eliminate any impacts of a facility of this nature that would have on neighboring properties; including acoustical measures that are taken on the inside of the building, the location play areas, and the fencing around the facility,.It will also show where the am'mals are Dept on site and provides security measures to beep them from escaping. The prof ect was approved and recommended by Site plan Review and Design Review. There is one element that was mentioned at plan Review regarding the location of the parking in front of the building. There is a provision in the bylaw that suggests that parking should be on the side of the building or to the rear of building. The bylaw 174-37 affords the Board the discretion to deviate from that requirement if the Board determines that it is an esthetic improvement over the result of parking to the side and rear of the property.Attorney Kirrane said that the parking in front of this particular building improves the project esthetically and public safety issues. Mr. Scott Leamed, Design Learned is a licensed Mechanical and Electrical Professional Engineer in Massachusetts, and he is also licensed in 46 other States. His company does interior design, mechanical/electrical plumbing, and fire protection engineering specifically for dog fennels, arthral shelters, and veterinary hospitals all over the United States. It's a very unique building type it has a lot of specific aspects for animal safety as well as noise.odor, and removal of waste. This particular building will be a state- of-the-art in terms of noise control, waste removal, and cleaning systems. There's a lot of materials in the industry that are very specific to the care and treatment of animals. From a noise control prospective,the building is designed to have a high sound transmission class, and all the materials for both the exterior and the interior on the individual dog rooms, ceilings, floors and the doors. 2