04/28/2010 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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Mashpee Zoning Minutes Board of Appeals April 28, 2010 The proposed building calls for a 2 -story wood structure with office space in front of a • warehouse area. The office space is incidental to the business. The total square footage for the proposed building is 6,986 square feet, which includes the incidental office space and warehouse space. The basement will be used for mechanicals for the building. The proposal meets all Zoning setbacks and does not require any relief from the setback requirements. The side setbacks are 30 feet; the proposal is 55 feet from the side setback at the closest point. The rear setback is 50 feet; the proposal provides a 136 foot setback. There is a 10 -foot landscape buffer requirement around the perimeter of the project, which the Petitioner has expanded to a 15 -foot buffer with maintenance of the existing natural vegetation. There will be a landscape berm in front of the fence to screen the storage yard. Thirteen parking spaces are required; the proposal will provide 15 spaces. The balance of the site will provide space for normal contractor operation, yard storage and material storage. The warehouse area will have three overhead doors for access to that area. There is a dumpster area for refuse of everyday normal business operation. For drainage purposes, stormwater management for the site will consist of two areas that will incorporate bio -retention features. The runoff will be conveyed through vegetative swales. The proposal meets or exceeds the stormwater management requirements of the Zoning ordinance. • The proposed septic system is being reviewed by the Board of Health. The design capacity for the septic system is 546 gallons per day. Mr. Nelson informed the Board that the large amount of paving is required due to the type of equipment and for storage of containers necessary to conduct this type of business. He asked if all of the dumpsters would be stored on the subject property. Mr. Capen explained that the twenty-four 10- to 15 -yard containers are 12 feet in length and 8 feet in width. He said that,they are the smallest open -top containers that are available for rent in the area. Mr. Capen said that the goal is to keep the containers in customers' yards. The containers he uses for his own construction business are also stored on the different job sites. He said that it is always to his benefit to have the containers in customers' yards, as they also provide advertising for his business. Mr. Capen said paving is very expensive to install and that the paving on the proposal was limited to what was absolutely required. Mr. Junqueira said that paving helps to maintain a clean and aesthetically pleasing appearance of the yard, trucks and equipment. He said that the proposed paving does comply with the By-law requirements. Mr. Nelson said he was just trying to clarify to the Board why more than the usual amount of paving would be required for this project. Mr. Nelson also said that the Design/Plan Review Committee was very much impressed with the proposed building. Mr. Nelson said that the Committee felt that it would be very beneficial to the Town of Mashpee. He said that the proposed wood building is unusual 7