08/04/2010 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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Mashpee Zoning Board of Appeals Minutes August 4, 2010 • March 11, 2010: Masbpee Design Review Committee and Plan Review Committee combined meeting. • Approved Project Eligibility Letter dated June 14, 2010 from Mass. Housing Partnership to Housing Assistance Corporation. • June 18, 2010: Comprehensive Permit Petition filed .with the Town Clerk and submitted to the ZBA. • June 29, 2010: Request for Massachusetts Endangered Species Act (MESA) Project review filed with the Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program. • No approval required from the Conservation Commission. The subject property consists of 6.2 acres within an R-5 zoning district and a Groundwater Protection Overlay district. Of the 6.2 acres, 5.5 acres are mapped as Priority Habitat or Estimated Habitat of Rare Species for Eastern Box Turtles.. A Conservation Restriction is not required, as long as a Protection Plan is established prior to construction for the Eastern Box Turtle. Construction is planned for the most level area of the property. Access to natural gas, water, power, telephone and cable television from the road exists. Existing parking will be modified to allow for creation of an access driveway from the existing .site entry curb. There are currently three duplex buildings with six units and eighteen bedrooms on the subject property. Plans call for construction of ten new additional rental units consisting of 8 two-bedroom units and 2 three-bedroom units. This • final site development will result in a total of 8 duplex buildings with 16 units and 40 bedrooms. In an attempt to create one coherent community, the proposal calls for orienting the buildings east/west with long roofs to allow for the optional installation of solar systems in the future , One of the proposed units will be handicap accessible. Another one of the units will be a sensory -impaired unit with audible and visual alarms for either a hearing-impaired or visually -impaired person. All of the first -floor units will be `visitable'., with a minimum of steps leading to the unit. The first floor units will be constructed low to the ground, and in combination with transitional walkways, will provide most individuals with access.to those first -floor units. The Petitioner has received comments from the Fire Department with concerns about access to the building farthest away. Fire alarm systems will be installed in compliance with local By-laws. In order to stay within the tight budget, the site development area has been reduced. This allows for containment of pavement, drainage and costs. Those savings can be used to create better performing buildings in the form of blown -in cellulose insulation, fire -rated heating systems and energy-efficient windows. This will, in tum, help cut utility costs for the families. 0