07/20/2021 PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE MINUTES Minutes

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Minutes of Meeting of Plan Review Committee Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Mashpee Town Hall Waquoit Meeting Room Christine Willander, Assistant Health Agent: Christine wanted to know where the spray booth will be discharging.A septic inspection is required because it's a change of use. If vehicles are brought into the building, the plumbing inspector may require floor drains, in which case, an industrial tight tank would be required. Mr. Morra said that there are no interior changes, and there is currently only one employee. Evan Lehrer, Town Planner: Evan asked Mr. Morra if the property is currently being utilized as an auto body repair, with a spray booth operation as indicated in the application. Mr. Morra said that the spray booth is not being used. He said Mr. Bugg uses the booth for spark repair, but not vehicles. Evan explained the benefit of coming to the Town, and to the Plan Review Committee prior to commencing operations is so the Committee can communicate and identify what the code compliance issues are that need to be managed and mitigated prior to operating the business, and to determine any investments required that will not cause any issues later. For example; if the plumbing inspector requires floor drains,the floor may need to be torn out. Also, the Fire Department requires a sprinkler system in the spray booth. There are a number of other code compliance issues that will need to be managed and mitigated prior to the business continuing operations in that building. Evan said that the building permit is for the construction of the spray booth only, not the use. The ZBA or the relative permit granting authority did not issue a modification to the Special Permit. The Plan Review application does not include the uses of automotive repair as well or the spray booth, and does not allow this activity at this time regardless of the issuance of the building permit. Evan said he is not prepared to make a recommendation to the Board of Appeals at this time considering all the code compliance issues that need to be rectified. As Deputy Phelan mentioned, continuing to utilize the property without the benefit of the appropriate permits and reviews by the granting permitting authorities would be detrimental.The Fire Department, Building Department, and the Board of Health have significant issues to address with the property owner before the uses of the application are laid out. The Committee needs to discuss some type of plan, and the applicant needs to produce actual drawings and comprehensive plan sets for actual review before consideration to the Board of Appeals. Evan said the use is allowed under the Zoning Bylaw, but there are a number of investments that need to occur inside the building to accommodate the uses that are proposed. Moving forward from today onward, he doesn't believe that operations should continue inside the building until appropriately permitted, and that the changes are made. The Committee wants to help the applicant get to a point so you can go to the Board of Appeals confidently with recommendations and make some decisions. Evan said he is not going to make any recommendations today. A conversation among the department heads to discuss the code compliance issues, and that the operations should cease until there are some consensus on how to proceed, and then the applicant can return to the Plan Review committee with a more comprehensive set of plans that the committee can respond to. Christine Willander, Assistant Health Agent: It is the plumbing inspector who makes the determination about the need for the floor drains. 2