09/11/2019 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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MEETING MINUTES MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS SEPTEMBER 11,2019 The Board said that there will always be traffic in that area no matter what type of business is at this lot. Both Mr. Goldstein and Mr. Furbush are more concerned with the Variances requested. There were no more comments on these traffic concerns. Jonathan wanted Chris to summarize the storm water report. He said that there are updated studies on rainfall intensity values for the 2, 10, 25, and 100 year storms. Charlie Rowley did review his study and saw some high intensity sources. Chris said that Charlie was okay with the method but wanted the rainfall events for all the four storms. Jonathan wanted an explanation of the 3 8/89 sq. ft. landscape area and the 1-5 ratio landscape to pavement plan and how this would affect the water runoff. Chris said the more pavement,the bigger the infrastructure,the more water will have to be treated.He said that the system is designed in conformance with storm water policies. Chris said that it's a pre-existing non-conforming lot, and there's very limited room. Mr. Bonvie asked Attorney Kirrane to explain the pre-existing non-conformity. Attorney Kirrane said it's just the lot that has protection. He is not seeking any protection relative to the pre-existing building; it would have to have been rebuilt within a specified period of time to preserve that protection. In a C-2 Zoning District the minimum lot area is 40,000 sq. ft. and 200 ft. of frontage. Mr. Bonvie asked if Wampanoag Ave were to be considered useable land for this proposed use the lot coverage will exceed the allowed 20%. Attorney Kirrane said if it were not allowed there would be a need for additional Variance relief. The Board said it would require a lot of research for the land court plans. Mr. Bonvie asked Attorney Kirrane if he would be prepared to do the necessary work to prove to the Board that the paper road is not included in the lot coverage. Attorney Kirrane is prepared to do that research. Mr. Goldstein read the Town Department comments into the record. The Board read some submitted letters with similar concerns on traffic, the type of use, and the size of the building. Jonathan read the letter submitted by Charlie Rowley dated September 11, 2019. He announced that he will read the list of residents' names that submitted email letters. He announced that he would allow public comments with limited timing. Ms. Joanne Peters who resides at 54 Sassacus Road is located directly behind the project. She had concerns regarding the lighting on the building,the size of the building,the traffic, the delivery trucks, the possible pollution, dumpster removal, snow removal and sanding. She mentioned she was not aware there was a paper road located near her property. Jay Bernasconi at 4 Sagamore Road is concerned about the variance requests, and the traffic issues in the area. He thought that the traffic study was unrealistic. Mr. Doug Semple, lives at 43 Sakonnet Drive mentioned that the previous building on the lot did not have parking in the rear. He mentioned that the traffic engineers do not know the specifics of the vehicles movements that create a hazardous situation. 11