01/25/2023 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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MEETING MINUTES MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS JANUARY 25,2023 5 Mereaggle Way: Owner, Suzanne Rogers requests a Special Permit under §§174-37, 174-41 (M), 174-25 (G) (14), 174-45.6 (D), and §174-25 (G) (6) of the Zoning Bylaws to allow for construction of a 7,440 sq. ft. building for its lawn care and pest control business, and for storage of vehicles on property located in an I-I and Light Industrial Overlay District(s), Map 88 Parcel 106, Mashpee, MA. Attorney Christopher Kirrane represented the prospective buyers of 5 Mercantile Way. A letter of authorization from the owner of the property was submitted to allow the applicant to proceed with this application. Also present was Dan QjaIa, Down Cape Engineering, Roger Brooks and Joao Junqueira with Capewide Construction.Mr.Ed Pesce,Consulting Engineer called into the meeting on the conference room phone line, and is representing the ZBA. The lot consists of 44,517 sq. ft. and is situated on a comer of both Mercantile and Commercial Streets. The proposed building consists of a 7,440 sq. ft. Morton style metal building,with five (5) separate contractor bays, two of which are larger and will be occupied by the applicants for their pest control and lawn business. There will be business vehicles onsite but will not be stored inside the contractor bays. The building itself meets all dimensional setback requirements, and lot coverage as required under the bylaw. The applicant is requesting relief from under §174-3 7 to allow parking in the front of the building. The bylaw requires that there be 14 parking spaces on the side and rear of the building. The applicant is proposing 17 parking spaces and one handicap parking space. The proposed uses are similar to what the Board has allowed in the Industrial Zone and Light Industrial Overlay Districts, and will not result in any adverse impacts on public health and safety concerns referenced in the bylaws. The prQject was before the Design and Plan Review Committees and recommended that the Zoning Board provide a peer review from a consulting engineer at their meeting. The Zoning Board contacted Pesce Engineering to assist the Town. Mr. Ojala mentioned he spoke with Mr. Pesce to revise the site plan and discussed the issues with the Board. lie mentioned there was a concern regarding the drainage structures on the southwest comer. There was a beehive basin that was full of silt that consisted of the filter fabric when it was constructed. But was cleared after poking through it. There's a huge 50 x 30 brand new underground leaching galley that will provide enough storage. The site plan was revised but only one copy was available at the meeting. Mr. Ojala said that the Board could approve the plan contingent upon approval from Mr.Pesce. The other concern was a drainage manhole on Industrial Drive that had an extra catch basin which flows into an infiltration basin. There's a series of three and a very robust system and dry enough after the 4 inches of rain. The west comer also has an extensive drainage system in that retention area as well. All the road run-off will be contained on the property, so there will be no runoff into the streets. All these systems were designed by Baxter Nye Engineering.Mr. Ojala would like approval of the erosion control plan which shows the apron that Mr. Pesce requested as part of the application package. 8