01/13/1993 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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• Board of Appeals Minutes - January 13, 1993 4. Robert Delory questioned if the buffer zone was on Town property and Mr. Storrs explained that some of the expanded traffic lanes will be on Town property. He said they are required to maintain the existing vegetation between the edge of future pavement line and the edge of the parking line and augment it with landscaping. There was discussion of the traffic lanes and Mr. Storrs explained that from the rotary westerly there will be three lanes -- one for those wanting a left turn into Mashpee Commons, a through lane and a dedicated right turn lane for those entering North Market St. Gregory Taylor said he did not understand the hardship ,on the parking or the setbacks. He said that moving the intersection would give the project more breathing space. He said the cost of moving the intersection would be small in relation to the whole project and asked what this would be. Mr. Storrs replied that total cost would be 8 to 30 million. He said they had studied moving the intersection • and determined that it was better as a four-way intersection. He said that any movement of Market St. in Mashpee Commons would violate every lease and cause bankruptcy. He said every lease is based on a site plan and any change would give tenants right to cancel leases. He said none of the traffic designers or the Commission had recommended moving the intersection. Mr. Taylor questioned Mr. Storrs interpretation of Commission recommendations. He asked why some of the land contiguous to the property had not been used. Mr. Makunas questioned average length of car and asked for information on car sizes and asked why a variance in buffer size. Mr. Storrs replied that both he and the Commission are trying to encourage pedestrian traffic. He said the traffic signal would have a pedestrian signal. Mr. Makunas said the requirements created a hardship. Mr. Storrs said the Town Planner and the Board of Selectmen wanted a connection of the bike path to the Commons. Selectman Nancy Caffyn stated that there are apartments in Sandpiper Village at the rear of the site and that provisions should be made to allow residents there access to walking and biking paths. Mr. Storrs said the proposal from the Town would provide for this. He reviewed plans to connect the Senior Center to the existing sidewalk on Great . Neck Road North and connect into the site. Ms. Caffyn asked it the Town ever hired its own traffic engineers and Mr. Storrs replied that Mr. Fudala is a traffic planner.