3/25/2005 PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE MINUTES Minutes

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PLAN REVIEW MEETING MINUTES MARCH 25, 2005 Present: Richard Stevens, Pat White,Ronnie Warden, Eric Smith, Sheldon Hamblin, Greg Taylor. Opened 10:05 a.m. Projects under Review: Mashpee Plaza 6 Falmouth Road Attorney Michael Ford and Sal Couto from Rizzo Engineering presented. This project started eight months ago, and Mr. Ford gave the history of the project. The Applicant presented revised plans for the Mashpee Plaza project at 6 Falmouth Road,which is currently the site of the Santuit Inn(which will be demolished). The revised plans are now for a 9,975sf building, made up of 6 retail spaces each at 1,580sf each. One of these units is to include a Dunkin Donuts. No drive-through is being included in this proposal. The proposed project will have its primary access from a driveway off Quippish Road with vehicles entering Quippish Road via the intersection with Route 28. There also will be a right-turn only entrance from Route 28 eastbound traffic into the project. Access as proposed meets Section 174-40 of the Mashpee Zoning Bylaws. The Applicant still needs to seek a curb cut permit from MassHighway. The Applicant noted that post-development stormwater runoff is less than pre- development runoff and stormwater drainage facilities have been built in accordance with the Mashpee Zoning Bylaw. Design Review Committee had raised the issue of providing a 10-foot natural buffer along the rear and side, required per Footnote 14 of the Land Space Requirements Table, 174-31,which states that"in Commercial and Industrial Districts, any land within the side and rear lot lines shall have at a minimum a(10) foot vegetated buffer, either in its natural state or in accordance with a landscape plan approved by the Design Review Committee,with the recommendation made to the Zoning Board of Appeals or the Planning Board." The Applicant had a vegetation survey prepared and where there were existing"holes"of non-vegetation, they added plantings. The Applicant also prepared a landscape plan to address the required natural, wooded buffer that is required under Footnote 14. Applicant presented a back-up plan for access to this site,which showed direct access being provided off of Route 28. The Assistant Town Planner noted this back-up plan conflicted with Section 174-40. Applicant's attorney noted discussions have been held with the Zoning Board of Appeals and Town Council on this matter and that this back up plan has been prepared in case of an appeal of the project by the Quippish Road neighbors. Greg Taylor noted that back-up plan, as presented,will be problematic because Mass Highway treats Quippish Road and Route 28 as a full-fledged intersection and there is not enough separation in the direct access as shown for Quippish/Route 28. The freestanding sign being proposed is 40sf,which is the maximum allowed under the Mashpee Zoning Bylaw. The Assistant Planner scaled the sign as shown on the plan from the property line, and it conforms to the minimum 5' setback for a freestanding sign in a Commercial zoning district.