06/25/1997 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Decisions

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Board of Appeals Cooke's -Mashpee Inc. SP-97-45 2. The Board of Appeals made the following findings: 1. the proposed signage requires a Special Permit from the Board of Appeals under the revised sign by-laws approved by the Town of Mashpee at the May, 1997 Town Meeting. 2. Section 174-51.13 of the revised sign by-laws requires a Special Permit for all signs exceeding twenty(20) square feet. The proposed free-standing sign will be (40) square feet. 3. Section 174-55.F.2 of the revised sign by-laws requires a Special Permit for wall-mounted back-lit lettering signs. The proposed building sign will be a wall-mounted back-lit lettering sign. 4. Section 174-55.13 allows building signs up to ten percent (10%) of the aggregate square footage of the front wall area. The proposed building sign is approximately 9% of the aggregate square footage of the front wall area. The Board determined that the proposed sign conforms to the By-law and that no Variance is required. 5. The proposed signage has been approved by the Design Review Committee and a mock-up of the free standing sign was placed on the site in advance of the hearing. No objections were received by the Board. 6. The Board found that the proposed signage will provide clear identification of the site and the proposed lighting will not produce excessive glare. 7. The Board found that the granting of a Special Permit would not be detrimental to the neighborhood or to the Town and that the use is in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the Zoning By-laws. Upon motion duly made and seconded the Board of Appeals voted unanimously to grant the Special Permit for the two signs. The Permit is conditioned upon compliance with the sign location in the landscape plan 96-176 of Down Cape Engineering Inc. dated June 23, 1996.