08/09/2000 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Decisions

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Mashpee Zoning New Seabury Properties, LLC 3 Board of Appeals SP-00-151 At the continued hearings on August 23, 2000,Attorney Robert F. Mills represented the Petition and requested a Withdrawal of a portion of the application regarding a Written finding on the property located at 78 Main Street, Map 47 Block 10. The Board voted unanimously to grant the request. At the on-site visit on August 21, 2000,Attorney Mills submitted a plan from the Building Department that reveals the layout of the entire facility,the parking area and septic and leaching systems. There is sufficient parking for the subject properties. The Board of Health has designated the facility as a 20-unit motel with a maximum occupancy of 65. Attorney Mills referred to the letter dated August 21, 2000 from the Stratford i Ponds Condominium Trust expressing opposition to the proposed use of the motel as a "dormitory residence" for New Seabury employees. He said that the motel would not be used as a dormitory in the traditional sense of a college dormitory. The Petitioner has the option of moving its employees from one room to another every 29 days or requesting from the Zoning Board of Appeals a change in use from an R-1 use to an R-2 use. Attorney Mills conducted an investigation at the Barnstable County Registry of j Deeds and found nothing of record against the subject properties regarding any Variances or Special Permits granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals. Ms. Cowan, a direct abutter, expressed opposition to the proposal and said that the I'l noise and traffic would be detrimental to her lifestyle and her living conditions. She said that the proposal would affect the value of her property. Ms. Marlene Perry said that she represented the property owners of 53 Main Street and 61 Main Street and concurred with Ms. Cowan's remarks. Ms. Perry stated I' that changing the use of the motel would change the "whole flavor of the neighborhood" L, and objected to having children living on the properties. Ms. Elizabeth Oakley, a direct abutter at 71 Main Street, expressed concern with noise and the "type of character" of some of the employees. Mr. Chuckie Green, a resident at 105 Main Street,voiced concern with a large group of young people living together for extended periods of time and creating noise and other problems in the neighborhood. Ms. Anna Lewis, a resident at 101 Main Street for more than 20 years, expressed her approval of the way that Dr. and Mrs. Soliz have run the motel and stated that she is opposed to the dormitory-type use of the subject properties. I Mr. Brem said that New Seabury Properties, LLC can proceed with the proposal even if it does not receive approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals. He raised the issue of hotel/motel taxes that the Town would lose with the proposal. L