07/12/2006 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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Mashpee Zoning Board of Appeals EA Fish Asher's Path, LLC 3 Comprehensive Permit Chapter 40 B S P-06-47 5. As shown in the Application and on the Plans, the Applicant proposes to construct one "U-shaped" building containing all of the project's 56 apartment units. The proposed building's height is approximately 38.5 feet. The proposed building will be served by two driveway entrances off of Carleton Drive. The Plans show 56 parking spaces. 6. Each of the units will contain a single bedroom and each will be restricted for lease to low income households. Six (6) of the units will be leased at a rent that is affordable to households earning no more than thirty(30%) percent of the Area Median Income ("AMI"), as kept by DHCD or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"). The remaining fifty(50) units will be.leased at a rent that is affordable to households earning no more than fifty(50%) percent of AMI. All of the units are to be restricted to households consisting of persons over fifty-five (55) years of age. 7. On the original plans, the project proposed a 100' vegetated buffer on all sides, so as to correspond with pre-application recommendations of town officials. At the initial public hearing, however, it was discussed that the width of the buffer would not allow for adequate usable open space around the proposed building. Accordingly, after interim meetings with town officials and staff, including the Mashpee Design Review Committee, the Applicant presented (at the 2"`, session of the public hearing) a new plan showing 50' vegetated buffers on all sides of the project, with the exception of a 75' buffer along Rte. 28. Residents of the Sea Oaks condominiums objected to the reduction of the buffer although the closest condominiums of the Sea Oaks would be a row of townhouses more than 120 feet from the Project's proposed building. In order to address these concerns, Edward A. Fish offered to donate the sum of$25,000.00 to the Sea Oaks Condominium Association for the purpose of providing additional plantings along the common boundary with the Property. 8. The reduced buffer around the proposed building will allow for additional open space for passive recreation as well as for potential parking. As to additional parking, it was discussed at the second session of the public hearing that area could be reserved for future parking spaces in the event that the 56 proposed parking spaces are deemed inadequate. 9. The project will be served by public water and onsite private wastewater treatment facilities. The Project will also be served by an on-site stormwater management system as described on the Plans and in a lengthy memorandum submitted by the Horsley Witten group. The stormwater system was preliminarily reviewed by the Board's engineer Charles L. Rowley, who submitted a memorandum, dated July 25, 2006. 10. The Plans indicate a bus shelter to allow for access to a public bus line on Rte. 28 but it is also proposed that other public bus service will allow for direct access onto the Property for pick-up of residents.