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Mashpee's first Comprehensive Plan, which was The Board will also update its subdivision regulations adopted by the May Annual Town Meeting and given and continue to review subdivision and major special final certification by the Cape Cod Commission in permit projects, assisted by the expertise of its long- July. time consulting engineer, Charles L. Rowley. Finally, the Board wishes to thank Scott R.Mitchell for his ser- Zoning articles submitted to the May Annual Town vice as Associate Member in 1998. Meeting included changes which allowed for-profit golf driving ranges, by special permit, in an industrial Respectfully submitted, district and established regulations for adult entertain- Patrick J. Coffey, Chairman ment uses,allowing them only by special permit,with- John D. Kuchinski, Vice Chairman in commercial districts and subject to specific setback Chance W. Reichel, Clerk and other requirements. These articles were approved Dennis H. Balzarini by Town Meeting and by the Attorney General. The James M. Dorgan Planning Board also submitted an article for the cre- ation of a Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee. Report of the Zoning articles submitted to the October Annual Planning Department Town Meeting included changes in the use regulations to allow public utility facilities by special permit rather than plan review, the creation of a Wireless To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Facility Overlay District and a special permit process the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: for personal wireless service facilities, corrections to the printed filing procedures for cluster subdivision On behalf of our new Assistant Planner Eric special permits and reduction of lot size and corre- Twarog, Administrative Assistant Myra Suchenicz sponding increase in open space for cluster subdivi- and myself, it is my pleasure to submit this annual sions. The latter article failed to receive a two-thirds report of the Planning Department. majority vote of Town Meeting. 1998 was a year of great accomplishment for the Other activities of the Board during 1998 included Department and for the Town of Mashpee. Work was providing funds for the Waterways Commission's completed on the Towns first Comprehensive Plan, Popponesset Bay flushing analysis, adoption of which was approved by the Planning Board on April revised subdivision and special permit fees and of con- 15, adopted by the May 4 Annual Town Meeting and sultant fee regulations, and the ongoing review of sub- unanimously certified by the Cape Cod Commission division and major special permit projects on July 30. Mashpee is now one of only six Cape Cod towns which have completed the long and arduous Five definitive subdivision plans were approved in process of crafting and adopting a Comprehensive 1998. Two of these created five new lots, while the plan for its future. others modified or reduced the number of existing lots. `4 In addition, eight "approval not required plans" were We have many boards, commissions, departments, filed, of which six were endorsed, and one non-resi- 4 agencies,consultants and individuals to thank for their dential special permit application was filed and hard work over the years on the Plan. All can not be l,> approved. named here, but we would like to offer our special thanks to former Planning Board chairman Patrick '1 Due to the increase in definitive plans (only one Coffey, whose unwavering support of the project and t was filed in 1997) as well as to the restructuring of calm guidance of the final stages of the Plan develop- subdivision fees in January, the Planning Board col- ment and approval process should earn him the undy- lected$5,175 in fees from developers in calendar year ing respect and gratitude of all Mashpee's citizens. 1998, up from $1,850 in 1997. New fees collected We would also like to recognize the yeoman efforts of included additional review and reinspection charges, our former Assistant Planner Eric Smith, who moved '. which more adequately addressed costs incurred by on to Nantucket in April, in developing significant the town. portions of the Plan. In 1999, the Planning Board expects to begin devel- opment In addition to completion of the Comprehensive and implementation of an impact fee system, Plan, the Department continued to perform its other as allowed under the Cape Cod Commission Act, as duties, including staff support to the Planning Board, well as to work on the revision of zoning and other special projects for the Board of Selectmen and Town regulations in conformity with Comprehensive Plan. 128