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as well as managing the Planning Department and and accessory storage", as listed under Section 174- Planning Board's budget, payroll and other 25.F.(2) of the Zoning By-law, to the uses permitted administrative functions. I also continued to maintain under the Special Permit previously approved for the a Town lands database and prepared annual housing, property. Other Special Permit applications were filed land use,and population estimates and projections. but had either been referred to the Cape Cod Commission or were in continued hearings by the end As staff to the Planning Board, I managed the of the year. Board's hearing, permitting, performance bond and inspection processes, including review and permitting The Board submitted flood zoning amendment of a number of subdivision and commercial articles which were approved at the May Town development projects during the year,with much of the Meeting. The Board also submitted three zoning Department's time again spent on modification requests articles for the October Town Meeting. The two which to previously approved Special Permit projects, such were included on the warrant were in regard to 1) as Southport,Willowbend,and the Mashpee Commons adjusted affordable housing incentives in cluster Job's—Whitings neighborhood commercial subdivisions and 2) provision of archaeological development. sensitivity mapping information as part of Special Permit applications,both of which were approved. The Lot division projects approved by the Board third article,regarding modifications to the Open Space included two modifications of Willowbend Incentive Development By-law, was not included on subdivisions,a new 21-lot subdivision at New Seabury the warrant. Section 5 called"The Cottages at New Seabury,Phase I",a Definitive Subdivision Plan by Cotuit Solar, Inc. The Planning Board held street name hearings for a 1-lot subdivision and extension of Trinity Place, and voted to approve renaming "Beechwood Point a l-lot Approval-Not-Required Plan for National Drive"to become"Santuit Pond Way"as of September Development at Route 151 and Old Barnstable Road 1, 2014, and "East Way" to become "Oyster Way" along with rescission of the previous"Brynwood Way" effective January 1,2015. subdivision on the same site,a Definitive Subdivision Plan for the 15-lot "Ockway Highlands" cluster After a public hearing on September 17th, the subdivision between Blue Castle Drive and Degrass Board voted to amend their "Rules and Regulations Road,and a 2-lot"Approval Not Required"plan at 760 Governing the Subdivision of Land" to add a new Cotuit Road. Subsection s.to Section VII.E.22.and to modify Plate #2 in the Appendix,both changes regarded the location Numerous specific site plans and amendments of water lines in conformance with the requirements of were approved for development within Southport the Mashpee Water District. Phase III. Work continued intermittently on the Planning The Board also approved Special Permits for the Board's "Mashpee Greenways" plan, with input from National Development"Bridges at Mashpee" memory the Planning Department and a group of interested care assisted living facility at the corner or Route 151 residents, and coordination with Mashpee Commons. and Old Barnstable Road,and for the 15-lot"Ockway The goal of the project is to provide the citizens of Highlands" cluster subdivision noted above. Special Mashpee with public spaces to enjoy within the de- Permit Modifications were also approved for Industrial facto center of the Town,which would also serve as a Tower&Wireless,LLC at 54 Echo Road to allow new hub, tied in all directions to our extensive network of pole and FM antennas; for the Mashpee Commons nature trails. Features of the plan include a central park Jobs-Whitings commercial development, regarding with facilities to be located on the green across from replacement of previously proposed the library; an exercise trail loop and exercise stations commercial/apartment and "live-work" buildings on linking the Commons with the Senior Center,Boys & Market Street with 8 redesigned buildings,six of which Girls Club and the elementary school area;and walking would have commercial uses on the first floor; and for and jogging trails that would connect the park to the industrial property at 78 Industrial Drive,Unit 1,at Mashpee High School and Trout Pond,and from there the request of Al Morra dba Classics First,to add"Sale to trails along the Quashnet and Mashpee Rivers, as or rental of automobiles,boats and other motor vehicles well as to South Cape Beach and Johns,Mashpee and 112