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i Reservation and the Cape Cod Commission. The developing new addressing systems to enhance public Department was an active participant in development safety response times in condominium projects and of the study, which was managed by the Cape Cod multi-tenant commercial projects. Commission and funded by the Department of Defense and the four Upper Cape towns. The study As staff to the Planning Board, the Department reviewed the compatibility of existing and permitted was involved in the review and permitting of a number land use in areas surrounding the Reservation with the of subdivision and commercial development projects activities and missions of the military services using during the year, with much of the Department's time the facility and made a number of recommendations again spent on modification requests to previously regarding regulatory or other changes required to pro- approved projects, most notably Windchime Point, tect area residents while facilitating m'Y the military's which has now been completed, the SouthCape operations. The final report was presented by Village shopping center, New Seabury, Willowbend Commission staff to the Selectmen in November. and Southport. With regard to Southport, we were able to negotiate an agreed process with NStar for pre- After a third round of advertising, we were planning of utility locations that should improve our finally able to attract a consultant to assist the Historic ability to maintain the attractiveness of future sections District Study Committee under our County LCP of Southport, as well as other projects. Implementation Grant project to establish historic dis- tricts in the Town. Work should get underway on that Staff was also involved in the Planning Board's project in early 2006. development of a town-wide "District of Critical Planning Concern" (DCPC) nomination intended to Other special projects undertaken in 2005 address growth management, water quality and traffic P included preparation of the town's first application concerns. Since the setting aside of that proposal in under the state's Commonwealth Capital Program (the September, we have provided staff assistance and Town's score on the application counts towards 30% advice to the Selectmen's Blue Ribbon of rating points received on grant applications submit- Comprehensive Committee, set up to address the ted by the Town under most state grant programs), a issues brought forward in the DCPC proposal. report on Mashpee's economic development issues and opportunities prepared for the Mass. Office of Three minor zoning articles regarding Board of J 5: Commonwealth Development (presented at Woods Appeals organization were proposed and approved at Hole in November as part of preliminary work on an the May Town Meeting. October Town Meeting saw Upper Cape Regional Technology Development eleven zoning articles approved, including articles Center being proposed by the Town of Falmouth), reducing side and rear setbacks for small sheds, creat- preparation of a departmental Operations Review as ing or modifying three Groundwater Protection part of the development of a five year strategic plan by Districts to help protect the Water District's latest ti the Finance Director, work with the Chamber of wells, prohibiting long-term storage of construction Commerce and the developers of SouthCape Village to equipment and materials on vacant lots,expanding the develop a directional signage program for the Town's Industrial zoning district to facilitate a new roadway major roadways, participation in Chamber of connection between Commercial Street and Great Commerce forums on Wastewater in January and Neck Road South, correcting required front setbacks "Smart Growth"in March and participation in a series in the Mashpee Center Overlay District, defining of rotary area "working group" meetings to develop Accessory Apartments and specifying that they must concepts for addressing traffic congestion in the rotary be located in the same structure as the principal resi- a area. We were also pleased to be involved in identify- dence, clarifying width requirements for on-street ing,and securing Town Meeting approval of, a site for parking spaces, clarifying the legal status and proce- construction of a new Cape Cod Free Clinic. We dures for certain"findings"required to be made by the reviewed a number of Chapter 40B affordable housing Board of Appeals and allowing for expansion of the Proposals, including a 128 lot Cotuit subdivision land area covered by previously approved cluster sub- which could have significant impacts on Mashpee. We divisions and multi-family projects if the change does also continued to maintain a Town lands database and not increase the number of residential units permitted Provided our annual housing, land use and population under the existing special permit. estimates and projections and continued to work with the Town Clerk, Fire Department and Postmaster in 139