06/09/1999 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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lip Board of Appeals Minutes—June 9 1999 10 Mr. Renz submitted a table with existing ■ parking demand and proposed parking demand. � i ok Mr.Randall Imai stated that the Design Review Committee expressed some concern with : the proposed color of the roof, He stated that coming from Route 151 and past Starbucks s , and the Post Office,the land in the parking lot is four feet higher than'the sidewalk. Mr. Irnai stated that the '' • ��applicant would like to take advantage of the height,grade change,to make accessibility to the second floor easier. He stated that the measurement of the height of the building is actually within the Zoning By-law requirements. Mr.Imai said , * that the elevation of the building looks higher than the other buildings because of the ' .I four-foot grade increase on the side of the Post Office kin ar lot parking Mr. Imai stated that the eave heights are within the Zoning By-law requirements. He also stated that anything that cannot be reached by the fire ladder is just empty space. Mr. , .' J Imai stated that the height is not any different from the church steeple or a cupola on a ' e building. He also stated g that the proposed height of the building will be 39.7 feet. Mr. Imai said the applicant pp proposes poses to change North Street by putting Buildings 26,27 I4� and 28 that will actually form the walls of that street. He said that the applicant is , making a real conscious effort to make the streets more aesthetically pleasing and more appealing for use by pedestrians. Mr.Regan questioned the average elevation of the buildings in Mashpee Commons, Mr. Imai stated that it is 37.7 feet. Mr.Regan expressed concern that the Fire Department has not replied to the memo from the Board asking for comments on the application. y '` Mr. Renz submitted a revised chart and a revised stamped engineering plan. He stated r . that the wastewater capacity is 80,000 galllons per day,well below the calculated daily "y figures. A Mr. Guerrera commented that the proposed design of the building seems to deviate from the "Mashpee Village"type style to a more cosmopolitan style building. Mr. Renz answered that the applicant received similarcriticism �pp when developing the �. 41 •1,,i building that now houses Talbot s. He stated that the intention is not to duplicate the ,, W}, look of Popponesset Marketplace, but the intention is for the building to look appropriate .,P., for a downtown mercantile area. The reason for two-story buildings is to hide any Jot � air-conditioning units and to look more appealing than one-story buildings. �,• `' Mr. Imai stated that the proposed design of the building will give a feeling of several ' different storefronts. The building material will be different and the merchants have been ; requested to add several doors and make the entry ways out of glass in order to make a ,a t Y� large building look smaller. Jr *, . n ,T s, ' ■ • r r� r 1