1982-1983-ZBA APPEALS - BLACKBOOK

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3 - At the conclusion of the hearing the Board announced that it would take the petition under advisement and that the Petitioner would be notified of its decision, and the Board adjourned the hearing at 9 : 45 p.m. . The Board received a letter from the Planning Board favoring the grant of the special permit, subject to the condition that all parking ! be accessible from Donna 's Lane and the the front be landscaped for a part or viewing area with no parking and that a rendering of proposed signs intended to be used be presented to the Planning Board for prior approval . The members of. the Board of Appeals , while already familiar with the location of the proposed site. and the surrounding neighborhood and the roads in question, visited locus and personally viewed the same . In addition, the members reviewed the work' and recommendations of the professional planner employed by the Growth Study Committee and familiarized themselves with the proposed village center concept being'. advanced by the planner and the Growth Study Committee . It was determined that locus is within the area of the proposed zoning change being recommended by a professional planner and by the Growth Study Committee . The Board also noted that well water would have to be used at the project, as it is well known that there--ds no municipal water available in the Town except for the private water supply at New Seabury . The Board also noted that Donna' s Lane appeared to be a 40 foot wide private way, which was not paved to the width of 40 feet . It appeared to be a secondary road open to public use. The Board further noted that Jobs Fishing Road, which was shown on the Plan, is a dirt road and not appropriate for all weather vehicular or pedestrian traffic. It was further observed that Donna' s Lane intersected with Great Neck Road which in turn intersected with Route 28 at the Mashpee Rotary a short distance therefrom. Great Neck Road is the main access road to one of the largest centers of population in the Town and is very heavily traveled in the Summer months in particular . It was further noted that Donna' s Lane also intersects at its other end with Route 28 , which is extremely busy in the Summer months . It was noted that this proposed amusement activity was essentially seasonal in nature and concentrated in the Summer months when traffic on all of the ways in the Town is at its. highest peak and when municipal services are taxed to their fullest extent in trying to accommodate the demands and needs of the public for .police, . fire and rescue protection and services . The Board members: met to discuss their obs.ervations and findings I based upon information received at the public hearing, their on-site i inspection, and their general knowledge of the area and the problems presented during the Summer months . The Board discussed in particular the letter of January 7, 1983 from the Planning Board and reviewed the lan and written presentations submitted by the Petitioner ' s attorney . was not clear from the letter of January 7 , 1983 why the Planning rd voted in favor of this particular petition, particularly in view the pending Growth Study Committee report and the recommendations .he professional planner hired by. the Town. The Board felt that commentary- was appropriate relative to all parking being only sable from Donna ' s . Lane, as this would lessen the possibility of an nt caused by cars stopping to go into the parking lot .