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Town's efforts to increase the supply of affordable data updated. We have received the color aerial photo
<br /> housing while giving the Town more leverage in deal- prints from the flyover conducted in April 2004, with
<br /> ing with "4013" applications by private developers. delivery of the digital GIS information anticipated in
<br /> 2005. Under the GIS Implementation Plan, the next
<br /> In November, Eric also completed, in coopera- effort will be to get the GIS data to all Town depart-
<br /> tion with other Town departments and other agencies, ments and, ultimately, to the general public via an
<br /> the Town of Mashpee Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan. internet web browser approach, depending on funding
<br /> The plan was approved by the Board of Selectmen and availability.
<br /> has been submitted for FEMA (Federal Emergency
<br /> Management Agency) approval. This Plan was Using our GIS mapping capabilities, the
<br /> required for the Town to comply with the Federal Department generated dozens of maps for the
<br /> Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 and to qualify for Planning Board, other departments and the public, as
<br /> future federal post-disaster mitigation grant funding well as for specific planning projects. In order to help
<br /> under the FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program keep the public informed regarding active and pro-
<br /> (HMGP). posed development projects, I also continue to update
<br /> our map of"What's Going On In Mashpee".
<br /> Less progress was made on our LCP
<br /> Implementation Grant project to establish historic dis- The department has continued to play a major
<br /> tricts in the Town, as two rounds of advertising for a role in the Town's wastewater planning,nitrogen man-
<br /> suitable consultant failed to generate any proposals. agement and water quality protection activities
<br /> Another attempt will be made in 2005, but should a through assistance to the Sewer Commission, mem-
<br /> consultant not be found, the Department may have to bership on the County's Wastewater Implementation
<br /> complete the project without assistance as time Committee, preparation and implementation of devel-
<br /> becomes available. opment regulations and coordination with the Waquoit
<br /> Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, the Cape
<br /> A number of zoning initiatives were undertaken Cod Commission's Water Resources staff, the DEP
<br /> in 2004, including creation at the October Town Massachusetts Estuaries Program and other agencies.
<br /> Meeting of a new Plan Review process and
<br /> Committee, which provides a coordinated process for We have also been participating in development
<br /> review and input on all significant development pro- of a Joint Land Use Study with the Massachusetts
<br /> jects from the Building Inspector,Health Agent,Town Military Reservation, the other towns surrounding the
<br /> Planner,Conservation Agent,Fire Chief,Police Chief, Reservation and the Cape Cod Commission. The
<br /> Director of Public Works and Town Manager. Other study, being managed by the Cape Cod Commission,
<br /> zoning changes approved by Town Meeting included is funded by the Department of Defense and the four
<br /> articles which transferred advisory review of Upper Cape towns. It is intended to review the com-
<br />' Accessory Apartment permits from the Design Review patibility of existing and permitted land use in areas
<br /> Committee to the new Plan Review Committee, pro- surrounding the Reservation with the activities and
<br /> vided the Board of Appeals some flexibility in allow- missions of the military services using the facility and
<br /> ing a second driveway or curb cut to provide parking to recommend any regulatory or other changes
<br /> for an accessory apartment, enlarged the C-1 required to protect area residents while facilitating the
<br /> Commercial zoning district to include the property military's operations.
<br /> being transferred to the Brain Center for its Inn First
<br /> Place project, clarified the definition of "half-story", We also continued to maintain a Town lands
<br /> added handicapped parking requirements, allowed for database and provided our annual housing, land use
<br /> reduced parking due to shared use and other factors in and population estimates and projections.
<br /> commercial centers, allowed the Planning Board to I continue to be involved in negotiating Town
<br /> permit 3-story hotel buildings, reduced parking land acquisitions, securing appraisal services, prepar-
<br /> requirements for hotels, clarified on-street parking ing land purchase articles and facilitating open space
<br /> requirements and provided for transfer of residential purchases by state and non-profit agencies. Through
<br /> development rights into commercial areas, including the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge Management
<br /> allowance for use of a third story for such residential Committee, I have continued work on the Mashpee
<br /> I; units. NWR Coordination Plan, which focused this year on
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<br /> planning appropriate access facilities and on facilita-
<br />.il Eric continued to maintain and develop the tion of fire fighting and public safety emergency ser-
<br /> i Department's Geographic Information System (GIS). vices.
<br /> The Cable and Advanced Technology Advisory Board
<br /> and the Capital Improvement Committee voted to allo- In order to improve the ability of the Building
<br /> i; cate $84,000 to have our air photos and planimetric Department, Town Counsel, other Town agencies and
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