01/20/2010 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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Ir. Storrs agreed that the rotary area is a critical component of the traffic study,, stating that all of the previous-rotary studies will be reviewed and taken into consideration. And, yes, this is the only traffic study that will be conducted relative to this Development Agreement. There will be signaliation at the intersection of Route 28 and Steeple Street, as well as addressing-all potential routes around the rotary and final design-of the rotary. With regard to Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) requirements raised by the Town Planner, Mr. Cannon explained that the Cape Cod Commission looks to give credit to the right kind of development. what happens with the ITE is that traffic increases significantly as the anchor stores are established within a shopping center and then begins to flatten out. Customers are attracted to the large scale development with the larger stores and maintaining them with the smaller scale stores. The Cape Cod Commission has applied their methods to other lame scale developments they feel are being developed in the correct manner; there is a credit being awarded. Mr. Cannon suggested the Cape Cod Commission report back to the Planning Board to ensure agreement, as they have always allowed Mashpee Commons-a higher rate than the,ITE standard rate. Mary wa gan commented on the form based traffic calculation. Mr. Storrs assured her that the maximum development numbers being used. Mr. Rowley suggested that projected traffic for 2 01 o as presented in previous traffic study reports be revie red and compared with.current actual traffic n umbers' and i the projections are less than current, perhaps sortie adjustments should be made to the entire project. The Chairman interjected at this point suggesting that traffic count/information is best left to the traffic experts. It appears that Mashpee residents are mainly concerned with the flow of traffic through the rotary and primary roadways, Route 28 and Route 151. The Board is more interested and inbred with the end result of the findings an the suggested improvements to the roadways; to which Mr. Cannon agreed. Discussion in this natter concluded at : 5 p.m. The Chairman thanked Cape Cod Commission members for attending. Discussion Ron lonvie— Southport Phase It Completion The Chairman called this-matter to order and.recognized Ron Bonvie, who explained that he-was appearing.before the Board with reference to completion of Phase II construction. The Town Planner suggested Mr. Bonvie address the issues regarding a section of sidewalk that a resident claimed was not.constructed; and the matter of the construction