05/17/1989 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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j easement; e) there having been no such application filed or approved, there " is no evidence of a proper road connection for access to the proposed sub- division; f) the use of the private Childs River East subdivision streets, namely "Bog River Bend" and "Leather Leaf Lane" as the only access to the proposed 50 building lots, as well as to a second subdivision of approxi- mately 75 lots recently denied by the Board and to 35 potential lots on ' land made accessible by the proposed subdivision access road would, in the judgement of the Board, result in unacceptable traffic hazards within the. Childs River East subdivision as a result of roadway geometry, the presence ' of numbrous driveways with traffic backing onto Bog River Bend and Leather Leaf Lane and the presence of numerous children in the neighborhood along those streets. The traffic study submitted by the applicant did not address + these concerns relative to the adequacy or safety of access through the Childs River East subdivision streets. (Please see attached letter by Mashpee Town Counsel Joseph J. Reardon dated May 10, 1989 regarding the status of the Childs River East "easement". ) .c 2. As private streets, Bog River Bend and Leather Leaf Lane are maintained at the expense of the homeowners in the Childs River East subdivision. The Board is concerned that the increased traffic caused by the proposed sub- division will adversely affect the ability of the homeowners to properly maintain those roads at reasonable expense. 3. The proposal to access the applicant' s subdivision, and the other afore- mentioned lots, via a single roadway of over 3,000 feet in length (from Bog River Bend to the first intersection within the subdivision) constitutes i a significant safety hazard with regard to emergency access for police and fire vehicles, ambulances, etc. due to the potential for blockage of the i roadway. 4. In the opinion of the Board, the 3,000 foot access road and appended sub- division streets constitute a "dead-end" under the definition of the "Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land" of the Town of Mashpee, having only one real access which also serves as the only exit, i .e. the access through the Childs River East subdivision. As such, the road does not comply with Section VIII A.7 of said Rules and Regulations which requires that "dead-end" streets shall be no longer than eight hundred feet". The f . ; Board has not granted, and would not be inclined to grant, a waiver of that ; requirement. 5. In the judgement of the Board, the increased traffic caused by the proposed development on Old Barnstable Road, given the current width and condition of that road, would increase traffic safety hazards on that road. (See attached memo from Mashpee D.P.W. Director, Ernest Virgilio. ) 6. The Board, having consulted with Town Counsel on the issue, is of the opinion that the zoning applicable to all of the three parcels involved in this application, including the land owned by Merganser Realty Trust, is the �I current R-5 zoning requiring minimum lot size of 80,000 square feet. None i of the 52 proposed lots contain the required 80,000 square feet. In addition, "Parcel B" contains only 17,800 square feet. The Board's opinion regarding the applicable zoning is based on the fact that the preliminary subdivision plan (which showed only the Merganser property and a road ease- j = ment across the Commonwealth Electric and Paderborn lands, with only Merganser as the applicant) was first received by the Planning Board at its