06/27/2012 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Decision

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MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS DECISION FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT SP-2012-29 Petitioner: Panera, LLC Owner of Record: Mashpee Commons II LLC (3) Signs attached to walls and structures other than buildings shall be measured in the same manner as building signs, unless in the opinion of the special permit granting authority, or the Building Inspector for projects not involving a special permit or a sign over twenty(20) square feet, such wall or structure is intended primarily as an advertising device or support for said signage, in which case the entire surface area of the wall or structure will be counted as signage. §174-51. Required Review and Permits. A. All new signs over six (6) square feet tall require issuance of a sign permit for said sign by the Building Inspector, after review and comment by the Design Review Committee. Before any permit is granted for the erection of a sign, plans and specifications shall be filed with the Building Inspector showing the dimensions, materials and required details of construction, including loads, stresses and anchorage, where required. The application shall be accompanied by the written consent of the owner or lessee of the premises upon which the sign is to be erected. B. Except where permitted or proposed as part of development for which a special permit has been issued by, or is required from, the Planning Board, any new sign exceeding twenty (20) square feet, and any awning sign, shall require a special permit from the Board of Appeals, in accordance with Article VI. C. For any building or other development requiring a special permit from the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals, location and size of any building or freestanding signage shall be in conformance with the provisions of this article as specified on the approved special permit plans. Modifications to location and size of such signage may be approved by the special permit granting authority as a minor special permit modification under §174-24.C.(9)(a). In view of the foregoing, the Board determined that the Petitioner met the criteria for grant of a Special Permit. Upon motion duly made and seconded at the Public Hearings on June 27,2012,the Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to grant the the Special Permit to allow for the signage. This Decision is conditioned upon compliance with the following plans: • Mandeville Sign entitled Panera Bread, Mashpee Commons, Mashpee, MA. Date: 10/21/11. • NORR Architects/Planners and Alkemeyer & Associates Plan entitled: Panera Bread Cafe #1611, Mashpee Commons, 8 Steeple Street, Mashpee, MA 02649, Issue Date: 04.26.2012. • BSS Design Engineering & Surveying plan entitled Plan of Land Prepared for Mashpee Commons Limited Partnership in Mashpee, Massachusetts, Date: Jan 1 2011. 3