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Town of Mashpee N 16 Great JVeck load JVorth * Mashpee,Massachusetts 02649 Mashpee Planning Board Public Hearing Notice Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A,the Mashpee Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 22, 1998 at 6:30 p.m. at the Mashpee Town Hall, 16 Great Neck Road North, to review two zoning amendment articles for action at the May 4, 1998 Annual Town Meeting. Summaries of the articles are as follows: 1. This article would amend the Town's existing "commercial center" zoning bylaw, Section 174-45.1, which authorizes the Planning Board to issue special permits for multiple use / tenant projects such as shopping centers. The most significant changes would allow the Board to authorize a schedule of setbacks and lot sizes (but not overall lot coverage by buildings or building height) which differ from that required by the underlying zoning for an area. Such dimensional provisions would allow subdivision of property within such a center to accommodate "traditional New England village" style development. The amendment authorizes the Board to require architectural, signage and landscaping controls that are enforceable by deed restrictions. It requires a detailed traffic impact report for such projects and specifies minimum street design standards. It also requires that any lots created which are smaller than required by the underlying zoning for the area must be serviced by a public or private wastewater treatment plant. 2. This article would amend Article VII, Groundwater Protection District, of the Zoning Bylaw to clarify allowed impervious surface coverage for projects within Groundwater Protection Districts and to establish a special permit process for allowance of certain levels of hazardous materials and fertilizers and for impervious surfaces in excess of 2500 square feet or 15% of a lot, provided that a system of stormwater management and artificial recharge of precipitation is developed which is designed to: prevent untreated discharges to wetlands and surface waters, preserve hydrologic conditions that closely resemble pre-development conditions, reduce or prevent flooding by managing the peak discharges and volumes of runoff, minimize erosion and sedimentation, not result in significant degradation of groundwater, reduce suspended solids and other pollutants to improve water quality and provide increased protection of sensitive natural resources. It also specifies stormwater "best management practices", to be used to address the above requirements for single and two-family residential projects and for other types of uses, which are based on the Stormwater Management Handbook recently published by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. The full text of these articles may be reviewed in the office of the Town Clerk or Town Planner at Mashpee Town Hall. Submitted by Patrick J. Coffey, Chairman Mashpee Planning Board Publication dates: Tuesday, April 7, 1998 Tuesday, April 14, 1998