01/20/2010 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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(Mashpee Enterprise) over the years with very little reaction/input from the public. The formal process requires the conduct of formal Public Hearings, review of the Design Review Committee of which the Chairman is the Planning Board representative, and there is a member of the Board of Selectmen who attends Planning Board meetings as liaison. He.feels there has been no lack of'Information presented to the public. The Chairnnan agreed with the Town Planner's suggestion to make plans available on the Town website, as well as on paper in the Planning Department for anyone interested in viewing them, in addition to providing information regarding the process through the Iashpee Enterprise. Mr. Storrs stated that upon formal application submitted to the Cape Cod Conunission, announced, formal, public hearings will be scheduled with required notice to the public will be conducted in 1 iashpee with Cape Cod Commission sub-committee members and the Planning Board. After every meeting with the Planning Board thus far the 1 lashpee Enterprise has contacted Mr. Storrs to verify information that is to be presented in their article. t this point the Chairman recognized..Phil I a cornbe, Cape Cod Commission, who stated that upon formal process the record is open and available to the public the moment the application is filed with the Commission to such time as a formal decision is made: He anticipates more than one public hearing will be required in this matter due to the complexity of the project. He agreed that it is time to move forward, and that public comment is important. It was agreed that the conceptual plans would be posted on the Town website; the Chairman agreed to present them at Design Plan review. Diary waygan suggested copies of the plans also be forwarded to the Board of Selectmen, Environmental Oversight Committee, Zoning Board of Appeals, and to the Board of Health. With all due respect, and to avoid any confusion, Mr. Storrs requested that he attend the Design Review Committee meeting in order to present the plans, rather than have them reviewcd in package form with no explanation. He suggested circulating the Illustrative and Use Plans, The Town Planner suggested that some topography information be provided on the plans for the North Market portion of the project. Mr. Storrs then informed the Board that a traffic scope has been submitted to both the Planning Board and Cape Cod Commission based upon criteria outlined by the Cape Cod Commission for traffic studies, prepared by Vanasse& Associates, Inc. (VAI). There was some discussion regarding-the term of the development Agreement for roadways. Mr. Cannon suggested a 1 -year horizon- the Town Planner suggested a o- year longterm process; Mr. Storrs agreed that 20-years would be appropriate. 4