12/13/2006 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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required. The Applicant agreed to submit to such further review subsequent to the close of the hearing and the issuance of the Comprehensive Permit. 9. The Applicant proposes a public water source via the Mashpee Water District, over which the Board has no jurisdiction. Based upon correspondence between the Applicant and the Water District, it appears that a public water source is likely available but the District has yet to commit to providing such a connection. 10. The Project will be served a private wastewater disposal facility that requires approval from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. 11. The Applicant has pledged to implement Low Impact Development (LID) standards 12. As shown on the Plans,the five buildings in the Project will be served by 246 parking spaces. 13. On the May 11, 2007 Plans (Sheet 9), the Applicant proposes four phases for the construction of the development. 14. The Applicant has submitted a limited list of requested waivers, dated April 11, 2007 from local by-laws and regulations. A discussion of waiver requests is included in Section IV hereof. 111. FINDINGS 1. The Board finds that the Town has a continuing need for affordable housing and that this project will provide such housing. The Board also finds that, due to the modest design of the Project, the market rate units will also be affordable to middle income Cape residents. The Board therefore finds that an approval may be warranted despite the fact that recent progress toward the creation of affordable housing may entitle the Board to reject the Application. 2. The Board finds that, with the addition of a second means of access to Echo Road, along with eiilianced on-site emergency access, the Project will provide safe and expedient access for emergency vehicles. 3. The Board finds that the proposed residential uses are not necessarily compatible with the existing and proposed commercial/industrial uses. However, the Board finds that, when built in accordance with the Plans and the conditions imposed herein, the project is "consistent with local needs" as such phrase is contemplated under G.L. c. 40B, 5§20-23. The Board also finds that any impacts posed by the project will not outweigh the benefits provided by the project's 30 affordable units. i Mashpee Woods-final permit—6/12/08 4