07/12/2023 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING MINUTES JULY 12, 2023 38 Nathan Ellis Hi way. Petitioner, Mashpee Commons Limited Partnership requests a Modification to and existing Special Permit (SP-86-04-024) to allow for re-purposing the second floor of an existing mixed-use building on property located in the C-1 Zoning District, Map 74 Parcel 20, Mashpee, MA. Sitting on this hearing are Mr. Furbush, Mr. Blaisdell, Mr. Reidy, Mr. Pittsley, and Mr. Ganzenmuller. Mr. Tom Feronti with Mashpee Commons presented the application request. Also present was Karen Gardner, Business Director of the Community Health Center. Mashpee Commons seeks to make minor revisions to the Special Permit SP-86-04-024 to actual built conditions and to relocate 30 sq. feet of building space and to approve residential units. The Condition 5 of the 1986 Special Permit states that these changes can be approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals. The requested changes are related to Building 31 which is located at 46 Market St. Building 31 was built in 2014, and is a two story building. The first floor is mercantile use (Rory's Market), and the second floor was built as office space. The office space tenant that was in utilized this space from the original construction of the building vacated in Year 2022, and it was time to revisit the best use for that space. Mr. Feronti believes that there is a housing crisis and Mashpee Commons decided to look into better opportunities to possibly convert this space into residential. The Community Health Center is a current tenant in Mashpee Commons and they are struggling to find housing for folks that work at their Center. Mr. Feronti thought that this would be a great opportunity to make use of that space. Mr. Feronti presented a floor plan of the proposed changes to the existing building. The existing floor plan lends itself very well to a modification to residential units. There is a general waiting area, individual treatment rooms, and some that have plumbing with sinks, a kitchen and laundry room. The concept is to take the existing space, and with very little modification to the actual layout and create seven individual suites that have beds. There are two rooms that already have plumbing, and will be converted to individual shower rooms. There is already a bathroom facility and laundry, and will then create a more defined kitchen. There will also be a suite for a family. Mr. Feronti met with the Fire Department and they did not have any concerns with the proposal. There main focus was on fire alarm systems and how they will connect with the overall system during the building permitting process. The proposal shows the information for the wastewater capacity to handle this change. The conversion from an office tenant to a residential use shows that there is sufficient capacity to handle the wastewater load. There are several parking spaces available. Mr. Feronti mentioned that some of the folks that will be utilizing the residences do not have vehicles, they prefer to walk, bicycle, or ride share. Mr. Feronti believes this is a great way to repurpose a building and to assist helping solve the housing crisis.