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16 Great Neck Road North <br />Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 <br />likes solar, but she thinks this area is largely forested. She is curious if there was an environmental <br />impact about wildlife, the pond, or the people who live across the street. Why don't we have <br />housing? The presenter passed out a sheet that suggests it is better to go solar than housing and <br />she disagrees. There is already housing there, right on RT. 151, she would much rather see that <br />area be housing. <br />Mike Ronhock- He had a question on overlay, is it specific to only this property? Are there other <br />properties or going forward, if someone else wanted to do this down the road will this affect that? Is <br />this a spot zoning? Are there different qualifications if someone wants to propose something in R5, <br />is this going to affect someone else doing something in an R5? <br />Mr. Lehrer said this proposal is regarding specific parcels. It is specific to that collection of parcels. <br />In terms of future amendments, the Town could modify to be inclusive of other parcels after some <br />planning work. It would require additional zoning and a warrant article. Spot zoning issues are <br />worked out in the courts, typically. There are several things the courts look to, first being the Town <br />Meeting vote. They don't want to overturn home rule legislature. They will look at the district and <br />size. It's a large parcel and due to the nature of other parcel size, it would never be able to develop <br />large scale energy systems. The courts generally uphold decisions of Town Meeting. He doesn't <br />think a spot zoning case would be substantiated enough for a court to uphold. This is a collection of <br />parcels under singular control. A couple years ago the Town modified where it is inclusive of your <br />roof, and everyone by right is allowed to do small scale. When it comes to medium large-scale <br />systems this won't affect that. <br />Arden Russell- There seems to be a lack of clarity about this parcel. Some people are saying its <br />vegetated and some people are saying it's a sand pit. It seems to be the intent of the Town to be on <br />previously disturbed parcels. Can somebody answer the question as to what percentage of this <br />parcel is already disturbed? <br />Mr. Survey noted a major bulk of the property is a sand pit, about 1/4 of the site. The current <br />satellite view is really ivy-covered sand. Previously disturbed area is roughly 40% and they are <br />leaving a good ring vegetated. To say it's completely disturbed is not what he is saying. Historically, <br />it was industrially used as a sand pit. <br />Mr. Callahan asked what would be left undisturbed. <br />Mr. Survey said about 20% left undisturbed, he would look at the site plan. <br />Mr. Lehrer cautions against site specific technical questions. <br />Mr. Fulone asked for a motion to recommend it go to Town Meeting. <br />Mr. Lehrer suggested to vote on each article. He encouraged making a motion to recommend, to <br />not recommend, or to take no action. <br />7 <br />