09/28/2005 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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3 Board finds that the Applicant's other revisions to the project roadway are responsive to their concerns for the safe passage of vehicles, including emergency vehicles. 2. The Board finds that the reports of its consulting engineer Charles Rowley provided comments and recommendations that address many of the Board's concerns regarding the use of the Property. The Board finds that Mr. Rowley's additional recommendations should be implemented by the Applicant when preparing the final plans for construction. 3. The Board finds that that the Project,which will provide more than the minimum amount of affordable housing units,will be beneficial to the Town of Mashpee. 4. The Town of Mashpee has not met the statutory minimum set forth in G.L. c. 40B, 20 pr_760 CMR 31.04, nor is there,evidence.that-affordable_.housing.is located-on.- -- sites comprising one and one-half percent or more of the total land area zoned for residential, commercial or industrial use. There is also no evidence that development of affordable units consistent with the Application, as amended would result in the commencement of construction of such housing on sites comprising more than three. tenths of one percent of such land area. 5. The Board finds that the conditions imposed in the following section are necessary in order to make properly address local concerns as previously stated herein. Based upon its analysis of the pro-forma, the Board finds that such conditions will not render the project uneconomic. To the extent that such conditions do render the project uneconomic, the Board finds that the local concerns in imposing the same outweighs the potential benefits of the affordable units that have been proposed. 6. The Board finds that the waivers that have been granted will adversely impact local concerns, but that the local concerns that have been affected thereby do not outweigh the Town's need for affordable housing. IV. DECISION AND CONDITIONS Upon Motion of Frederick Borgeson, seconded by Zella Elizenberry, the Board hereby grants the Applicant a so-called"Comprehensive Permit," as shown on the Plans, subject to the following conditions: 1. .This decision is limited to an approval for the 16 housing units shown on the Plans. Except as otherwise'conditioned hereby, the Project configuration and housing styles shall be those shown on the Plans. 2. The Applicant shall prepare final construction Plans for the review and approval by the Board's engineer. In preparing final construction plans, the Applicant must address the concerns and'recommendations of the Board's engineer, as noted in his reports of February 19, 2004, March 10, 2004 and March 24, 2004. Final construction plans must also be approved by any local inspectional official with oversight over the construction. of this project.