08/26/2015 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Decision

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MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS DECISION FOR A VARIANCE Triple M Management Company, LLC 29 Echo Road(Map 19 Parcel 3-9) Mashpee, MA 02649 V-2015-34 Mr. Gildea provided the Board with a detailed application, including site and floor plans, elevation plans, lighting plans, and a drainage report. The proposal is to construct a 1,500 sq. ft. metal building and an 8'x8' detached security booth on a lot that consists of approximately 40,910 sq. ft. situated in an industrial zone (I-1). When the proposed operation begins there will be seven employees on site, two of those will be security personnel.The facility will be open limited hours, and patients will be seen by appointment only, with fifteen appointments anticipated per day, and will eventually be open six days a week. Atty. Gildea stated that there should not be any issues in respect with traffic due to the above noted limitations and the fact that this will be one of two facilities that will be licensed imminently on Cape Cod. In addition to the on-site staff, the applicant has a director of security who is a retired State police officer and has met with Town officials and reviewed the security plans. There is a chief operating officer, a compliance officer, and a medical director. The project has been specifically designed from the perspective of safety. The applicant has provided a detailed security plan that has been reviewed and approved by the Mashpee Police Department. The plan depicted a wire fence surrounding the entire property, and a more secure fence on the inside of the property.There will be a security booth that will be manned when the facility is open which has been designed such that when patients drive up,their car will be checked at the security gate, and will need to provide their authenticated documents or the armed gate will not open.There are designated separate parking areas for the employees and patients for safety purposes. The property is somewhat void of landscaping because State regulations require there be a distance of 50 feet of any entrance or any parking spaces so someone cannot hide behind landscaping and surprise patients or employees. The proposed project meets and exceeds all of the front, side and rear setbacks with the exception of the 8' x 8' security booth, for which a front setback variance is requested. The floor plans of the dispensary building are designed to comply with all Town and State regulations. Inside the building there are segregated areas for the product. There is a secured patient waiting area with a security guard at the front desk who will check people's credentials. There will be no overnight storage of product or money, and, if this circumstance changes,the applicant will have to return to the Board of Selectmen to discuss any proposed changes. Mr. Herlihy addressed the Board and said that a patient spends about 30 minutes in the facility for an initial consultation and subsequent visits are usually less than 10 minutes long. The population who qualify for medical marijuana is roughly 2% of the Cape's population.There will be no treatments administered onsite at the facility. The patients will take their prescriptions home. 2