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Town of Mashpee <br />Fire & Rescue Department <br />20 Frank Hicks Drive <br />40 <br />Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 <br />508-539-1454 <br />Fax 508539-1453 <br />TO: Lori Corsi, ZBA <br />FROM Deputy Hamblin S <br />DATE: May 28, 2003 <br />RE: Parcels 29 and 25, Pickerel Cove Circle <br />In regards to your letter of May 19, 2003, I have reviewed the plot plans, and viewed the <br />property which I believe to be in question. <br />Article 174-32 of the Town by-laws states, at least in my book, that even for a single family <br />dwelling, the access road must have an improved surface, with a width of 12 feet, and a clear( <br />width of 16 feet. If the road I traveled was Pickerel Cove Circle, it does not meet the <br />requirements of the existing by-law. <br />Application of this by-law is significant in this area, as the closest hydrant is 1/2 mile from th, <br />entrance to Pickerel Cove Road at Rt. 130. There is another half mile to the property. This <br />means that for any structure fire, we will have to engage in a tanker -shuttle application for <br />water supply. These roads are greatly improved over what they were many years ago, but the <br />dwellings being built are also significantly larger. <br />In my opinion, it is questionable if one of our engines could make it down the road without <br />receiving any damage from tree limbs. After arriving at the scene, ability to apply water to a <br />fire would be impeded due to a line being required to be placed in the road on the way in, and <br />nurse tanker having to be set up at the end of the road. <br />l <br />