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The other significant zoning change developed Map as adopted and amended at each Town Meeting
<br /> by the Department, working with the Planning Board since the original enactment of zoning in 1959. All
<br /> and representatives of the Board of Appeals, was a versions up to 1989 have been completed to date.
<br /> complete rewrite and updating of the Town's parking
<br /> standards, including number of spaces required, size In the field of transportation, I assisted the
<br /> of spaces and driving aisles, handicapped parking, Selectmen in developing a redesign for Frank Hicks
<br /> landscaping requirements etc. Due to the joint effort, Drive in conjunction with the new Senior Center. I
<br /> the article, which was approved by Town Meeting in also continue to be deeply involved in planning for the
<br /> October, was the first zoning article in the history of reconstruction of Route 28 between Deer Crossing and
<br /> the town to be jointly sponsored by the Planning the rotary, including traffic signals at Shellback Way,
<br /> Board,Board of Appeals and Board of Selectmen. Donna's Lane and Steeple Street, as well as in
<br /> Other zoning amendments, dealing with pro- redesign of Shellback way and development of a new
<br /> posed increases in the height of buildings in non-resi- connector road between Donna's Lane and the
<br /> dential zones, were not as successful and will require Mashpee Industrial Park. Town meeting approved and
<br /> further work in 2004. accepted the layout for the connector road in May and
<br /> construction has begun. Much work still needs to be
<br /> Eric continued to develop the Department's done,particularly in planning for the future of the Pine
<br /> Geographic Information System (GIS), including the Tree Corners rotary, to deal with growing traffic vol-
<br /> incorporation of data obtained via our Global umes and safety problems.
<br /> Positioning System (GPS) equipment. Under the
<br /> direction of the Board of Selectmen, he began a At the request of the Selectmen, partly in
<br /> process to implement GIS on a Town-wide level. The response to the conspicuous increase in traffic during
<br /> Town of Mashpee GIS Implementation Status Report recent years and the prospect of much more to come
<br /> was completed in August 2003 and a presentation of due to various development proposals, I prepared a
<br /> this report to the Board of Selectmen was conducted in map and report on permitted and proposed develop-
<br /> September 2003. The report found that one of our key ment and its impacts on traffic and wastewater vol-
<br /> GIS data sources, the "planimetric" data which forms umes. Presented to the Board in December, the report
<br /> the digital base map of our GIS, has become outdated identified projects under construction, permitted or
<br /> given Mashpee's rapid growth. A process to update proposed that would add as many as 2293 new resi-
<br /> this data is underway, with funds provided by the deuces, 1,617,021 square feet of new commercial and
<br /> Mashpee Cable and Advanced Technology Advisory industrial space, 68,176 new automobile trips per day
<br /> Board. and 672,785 gallons per day of wastewater. The num-
<br /> bers are staggering and point out the fact that we still
<br /> The next effort will be to get the GIS data to all have much to do in dealing with development and its
<br /> Town departments and, ultimately, to the general pub- impacts.
<br /> lic. Eric has begun reviewing the various technologies
<br /> available to accomplish that end. The goal for 2004 is In order to help keep the public informed, I also
<br /> to determine which technology is the most economical generated updated maps of "What's Going On In
<br /> and offers the most benefits and then to seek funding Mashpee" based on a map originally presented to the
<br /> for this project. Mashpee Women's Club.
<br /> During the year, I developed a comprehensive Along with other maps and documents, the map
<br /> database of Mashpee-'s "environmental infrastructure" is included at our web site, which Myra continues to
<br /> for the Police Department, and continue to work on maintain and enhance for the convenience of the pub-
<br /> completing a comprehensive map and database of all lic. The site also provides Planning Board agendas,
<br /> Town-owned lands. The latter project is intended to minutes, notices, decisions and forms, the Town's
<br /> assist the Selectmen in analyzing the Town's land Subdivision Regulations and Zoning Bylaw, maps,
<br /> resources, cel links and a summary of the Comprehensive Plan. The
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<br /> and determining the financial potential from sale of web address for our site is
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<br /> In order to improve the ability of the Building
<br /> Department, Town Counsel, other Town agencies and Other projects included assistance to the May
<br /> theublic to determine applicable zoningon all prop- Institute and the Doreen Grace Brain Center in secur-
<br /> 1 ertis in light of state "grandfathering" laws, Myra is ing sites for proposed non-profit facilities which will
<br /> in the midst of developing a comprehensive set of all be of great benefit to the Town, assisting the Town
<br /> versions of the Town's Zoning By-law and Zoning Administrator, business owners and the Chamber of
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