07/16/2019 DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE Minutes

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Minutes of Meeting of Design Review Committee Held Tuesday, July 16, 2019 Joe Cummings asked about the signage on the building. Attorney Kirrane said- that the applicant will return to the Design Review Committee with an application. Charlie said that the.applicant can apply to the ZBA for the signage. Joe Callahan asked about the traffic flow. Attorney Kirrane said that will be discussed at Plan Review, and the ZBA. He said; given the limitations of the site, he doesn't beget trucks for delivery completely around the building which is the reason for the second access. Miles asked if it would be possible to move the building closer to the street and have the parking in the back. Attorney Kirrane said that the Zoning Bylaw requires the setback to be 75 ft. off the 'street. The setback will be 76.3 ft. from the street. He said it's the preference to the Town's perspective; do they want the building sitting on the street with parking to the rear, or building setback from the street with parking in front. Miles asked what dictated the footprint of this building. Attorney Kirrane said that the tenant and economics would dictate the size of the building, and if the building is turned it will be closer to the street.Attorney Kirrane said that the tenant requires a certain size building because this is a nationwide franchise operation and has certain requirements of these buildings. Miles asked what the minimum size buildings are. Attorney Kirrane did not know. Bill Blaisdell asked the lot percentage with the building. Attorney Kirrane said it is 19.6% of the lot, and the lot coverage is 20%. Miles asked about the elevations, design, and the overall context of the street scape. He asked what the design esthetics of the building were driven from. Doug said that the esthetics were driven by the tenant's proprietary look. Miles would like to see the architecture of the building evoke an old "Cape Cod" vernacular. He would like to see a new design that embraces the materiality, proportion, size, and height. He didn't want to specify the material but suggested that the applicant do the research, and look at other effective design criteria. Attorney Kirrane said that there are currently a variety of different style buildings along Rte. 151, especially the Andy's Market, and Mashpee Commons LL Bean Store. Miles said he wants to see the older "Cape style" buildings, similar to what Mashpee Commons has along the front area. Doug wanted to make sure he understood the comments of scalability, esthetics, and the style of the building. 4