04/25/2012 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS APRIL 25, 2012 AGENDA Sitting: Board Members Jonathan D. Furbush, William. A. Blaisdell, and James Reiffarth and Associate Members John M. Dorsey and Judith M. Horton. Willowbend Country Club, Inc.: Requests a Variance from Section 174-31 of the Zoning By-laws to vary the number of stories and the height requirements to allow for construction of a six -unit building containing three stories with a maximum height of 39 feet on property located in an R-3 zoning district at 100 Simons Road (Map 62 Parcel 169) Mashpee, MA. Sitting: Board Members Jonathan D. Furbush, William. A. Blaisdell, and James Reiffarth and Associate Members John M. Dorsey and Judith M. Horton. Willowbend Country Club, Inc.: Requests a Variance from Section 174-31 of the Zoning By-laws to vary the number of stories and the height requirements to allow for construction of a six -unit building containing three stories with a maximum height of 39 feet on property located in an R-3 zoning district at 9 Fin Me Oot (Map 62 Parcel 171) Mashpee, MA. Sitting: Board Members Jonathan D. Furbush, William. A. Blaisdell, and James Reiffarth and Associate Members John M. Dorsey and Judith M. Horton. • Attorney Jack McElhinney represented the Petition. The Board has previously granted Variance relief on each of the above -referenced parcels at 84, 92, 100 Simons Road and 9 Fin Me Oot. Because of the slow economy, the Petitioner was unable to commence construction. Attorney McElhinney said that the current owner of Willowbend Country Club, Inc., Paul Fireman, is selling the club along with remaining unsold real estate to Southworth Development sometime in June 2012. David Southworth is the former President and CEO of Willowbend. The Variance is due to expire and the Petitioner is once again requesting a Variance. Plans call for construction of four buildings — one building on each of the properties at 84 Simons, 92 Simons, 100 Simons Road and 9 Fin Me Oot. Each building will contain six villa units. In 2009, the Planning Board approved a project which would total 40 units. The Petitioner addressed abutters' concerns and agreed to buffer the area with extensive planting and reinstallation of the dilapidated fence. Times of construction and phasing were also mitigated to appease the abutters. The density and height of the buildings were reduced in response to abutters' concerns. The nearest abutter is over 300 feet away from the proposed construction. Attorney McElhinney requested a Variance of four feet from the height requirements and the number of stories to allow for the proposal. He asked if the Decision could specify that all four buildings are part of one condominium to allow the new owner to start a project on one parcel and have the rest of the parcels considered as part of the entire project. Mr. Furbush said that this would be under the jurisdiction of the Building • Commissioner. No comments were received from abutters. 5