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28 Report. of the Planning Board To the honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: The Planning Board has been very busy in 1965. Although the Board is only required to meet once a month, the press of work has made it necessary to meet every week. As in the past most of our time is spent studying subdivision plans for approval. During 1965 the Board approved 15 subdivisions. The Board also disapproved one subdivision of some 340 lots because the developer had not provided adequate access to these lots, provisions for central water supply and enlarged parks and playgrounds. The Board has spent considerable time and effort study- ing our present Cluster Zoning by-law. After consulting with State officials and all of the other towns in the Com- monwealth that have Cluster zoning, it is the Board's opin- ion that our present Cluster zoning by-law is not adequate to protect the Town's best interests. Therefore, we have rec- ommended approval of a new Cluster zoning by-law that is in line with what the other towns have. We also recommend approval of an amendment to in- crease the: minimum lot size from 7500 square feet to 12,500 square feet. We feel that this is a necessary step to ensure to the town that no health, safety or fire hazards will result from high density developments. The Board recommends approval of an amendment to our by-law such that the Town will accept the entire Subdivi- sion Control Law. It is our experience that only if this legis- lation is adopted, can the Board ensure the Town that future developments will be an asset to the Town.