2/4/2020 DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE Minutes

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Minutes of Meeting of Design Review Committee Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Mashpee Town Hall-Waquoit Meeting Room Miles asked if each bay would be heated. Raul said that the front office will have heating and other amenities. The contractor bays will have some piping for the irrigation system. He didn't have that information with him. Miles was not impressed with the 125 ft. flat wall of the building. Raul said that the two sides of the building are facing the other buildings and are not visible from the street. Jonathan asked if this building was reviewed by the Cape Cod Commission because it's under 10,000 sq.ft. Raul said it was not reviewed by the Cape Cod Commission.The Town of Mashpee adopted one of the recommended guidelines from the Cape Cod Commission as part of the overlay industrial zoning and the CP district. The building located at 11 Evergreen (Best Buy Beverage)is an example with one side facing.the street and the other side facing the abutting building. The other building is 29 Echo Road. Jonathan asked Evan if he was in favor of the Cape Cod Commission (CCC) guidelines. He said; yes, because he wrote it. Evan was present to discuss Zoning with the Design Review Committee, and the properties in the C-3 district shall conform with the CC Commission guidelines.He said that the Design Review Committee should take a vote that they do conform and that they recommend these guidelines to the ZBA. Evan told the committee that there are projects on Evergreen Circle that are following the CCC guidelines. Jonathan wanted to know if the guidelines were consistent with the building design. Evan said they are generally consistent. He said that some mitigation could be done along the blank architectural walls but he doesn't think those interventions need be dimensional in nature. There could be exterior treatments such as landscaping and material changes. Charlie said in the future he would like to see detailed drawings depicting awnings, wainscoting, etc. He read-aloud the bylaw §174-48 Design Review Committee. That the Committee is to advise eitherthe Building Inspector, Planning or Zoning Boards on matters of architectural and design concerns; site planning, building placement, building size, design compatibility,etc. He said that this project shows the parking right up to the property line on one side. Raul said that the paving already exists, and the applicant will get a letter of no opposition for the Zoning Board application. There's no setbacks on the parking. Raul said the proposed limit of work will have hay bales or straw socks along the existing fence.The back has a row of evergreens,and the limit of work will be inside the row of the evergreens. The entire site is crushed stone and gravel. There will be vegetation from the existing fence all the way to the front of the development with the proposed landscape gravel. The east side is paved and the developer is allowing the Water Department to use that section of the property. Joe Callan made a motion to recommend approval of 89 Industrial Drive with proposed landscaping on both sides of each contractor bay to break up the visual expanse of the 125 ft. wall. Jon seconded. Jon polled the committee.All were in favor. Evan made a suggestion that if the Zoning Board approves the project at the ZBA meeting, they should identify a finding that the Design Review Committee found this project is generally consistent with the Cape Cod Commission site guidelines. 2