11/18/2020 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING MINUTES November 18,2020 Ron Bonvie is recusing himself from this application, and Jim Reiffarth will sit in on this hearing with the four regular Board members. 950 Falmouth Road (Route 28): Petitioners, Preservation of Affordable Housing LLC requests a Comprehensive Permit under M.G.L.Chapter 40B, §§20-23 and 760 CMR 56.00 to construct thirty nine(39) low income housing rental units on property located in an R-3 Zoning District, Parcel A: Map 93 Parcel 6-0, Parcel B: Map 93 Parcel 7-0, and Parcel C: Map 94 Parcel 7-0. Attorney, Ilana Quirk with Freeman Law Group represented this application on behalf of the Affordable lJousing LLC, and partner Housing Assistance Corporation. The application as noted is for thirty nine (39) low income rental units on 12.83 acres of land located.off Rte. 28. This project has been the subject of discussion within the Town. The land has been owned by the Town since 2017, and was voted at Town Meeting to transfer the land to the Mashpee Affordable Housing Trust, and in February the Trust went ahead and executed this development agreement that brings this application to the Zoning Board this evening. Between the time that the development agreement was put together and executed with the Trust by the applicant. The applicant went ahead and got a project of eligibility letter(PEL)which is allowed under 40B for an applicant to present to the Zoning Board.This application establishes the proper applicant,a proper project, a feasible project that is fundable, and that the applicant can own the property sufficiently. The Board will hear from the applicant and it's co-developers, and partner the Housing Assistance Corp. who has extensive experience in developing affordable housing including Cape Cod and will detail the project. David Quinn,with HAC, Cory Fellows,with POAH, Brian Kuchar, Horsley-Whitten Group, Land Scape Architect and Registered Engineer, Steven Tise and Doug Dempsey, with POAH. Ilana wanted to discuss the filing fees, and requested the Board hold these checks, and go over the requested waivers after the presentation. David Quinn, Director of I-IAC, and Brian Kuchar provided a power point presentation. David gave a brief description of the HAC organization, a local non-profit that serves all of Cape Cod and the Islands. Cory Fellows, with Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) has spoken to other representative of the Town, and abutters.POAH is also a non-profit organization that help sustain healthy affordable homes. He gave a brief history of other services that they provide for their residents. 9