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Report of the Report of the Zoning Board of Appeals Planning Board To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: Citizens of the Town of Mashpee l Members of the Zoning Board of Appeals are During the past year, the Planning Board contin- appointed by the Board of Selectmen. The Zoning ued to review subdivisions and special permit projects, Board of Appeals acts under the authority of Chapters and to review and recommend revisions to the Town's 40A and 40B of the Massachusetts General Laws and zoning bylaws. The Board also began to study a pro- the Zoning By-laws of the Town of Mashpee. The posed development agreement with Mashpee Zoning Board of Appeals has the following powers: Commons and the Cape Cod Commission. Planning Board members served on a number of other town • To hear and decide Appeals in accordance committees, including the Subdivision Board of with Chapter 40A, Section 8. Appeals, the Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee, and the Design Review Committee • To hear and decide Petitions for Special Permits upon which the Board is empowered In 2000, the Board received seven applications to act in Accordance with Chapter 40A, for plans believed not to require approval,of which six Section 9 were endorsed and one referred to the Cape Cod Commission as a development of regional impact. • To hear and decide Petitions for Variances as Five preliminary plan applications were filed, of set forth in Chapter 40A, Section 10. which two were approved, two denied, and one referred to the Commission as a DRI. Of six definitive • To hear and decide Appeals of a Decision of subdivision plans filed, five were approved and one the Building Commissioner in accordance with was referred as a DRI. Three special permit applica- Chapter 40A, Sections 13 and 14. tions were approved by the Board, and two special The Board heard a total of 221 Petitions and col- permit modifications were referred to theCommission. The Planning Board collected $8,720 in lected fees in the amount of $29,667.00 in calendar year 2000. application, review and inspection fees to offset administrative, planning and engineering costs to the The Board thanks the other Town Boards, town. Agents and Departments for their excellent coopera- tion. The Board especially thanks newly-appointed In May, the Board submitted a zoning article to Building Commissioner Russell W. Wheeler for his the Annual Town Meeting giving the Planning Board detailed review of Petitions, research of the Zoning and Zoning Board of Appeals specific authority to By-laws and attendance at all Board meetings. The modify special permits. This article was approved by Board thanks William F. Hauck for his many years of the voters. The Board also assisted the Selectmen in service to the Town and extends best wishes on his submitting an article which protected and expanded retirement as Building Commissioner in January 2001. natural vegetation buffers along Mashpee's main streets in commercial zoning districts, which was Meetings of the Zoning Board of Appeals are approved, and an article revising the home occupation ' held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each bylaw, which was indefinitely postponed. month at 7:30 P.M. at the Town Hall. These meetings are open to the public. The Planning Board submitted eight zoning arti- cles to the October Town Meeting, including a joint Respectfully submitted, submission with the Mashpee Historic District Study s Committee providing for the reconstruction of pre- Edward M. Govoni, Chairman li James E.Regan I11, Vice Chairman 1945 buildings within the historic town center. Other 1 Robert G.Nelson Board Member zoning articles included a provision for congregate Richard T. Guerrera Associate Member care facilities, clarification of applicable zoning for Zella E.Elizenberry,Associate Member lots located in multiple districts,restriction of sand and gravel operations and self-storage warehouses to Marshall A. Brem,Associate Member industrial districts, and expansion of low-impact retail Frederick R. Borgeson,Associate Member uses to a portion of the industrial district. All of these, Cynthia Bartos,Administrative Secretary rt! I, 115