04/09/2014 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Decision

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MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS DECISION WITHDRAWAL OF MODIFICATIONS TO SPECIAL PERMIT SP-86-04-024 Mashpee Cominons Limited Partnership 38 Nathan Ellis Highway,Unit 33 (Map 74 Parcel 20) Mashpee, MA 02649 SP-2014-19 Public Hearings were held on the Petition at the Mashpee Town Hall on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at which time the following members were present and acting throughout; Chairman, Jonathan Furbush, Vice Chairman, William A. Blaisdell, Board Members James Reiffarth and Richard Jodka, Associate Members Domingo K. DeBarros and Scott Goldstein. Building Commissioner, Richard Morgan was also present. Mashpee Commons submitted a plot plan depicting the proposed Building #33 as 2,088 square feet,with grading and roof drainage.An architectural drawing of the proposed "Maintenance Barn"was also provided. Mr. Tom Feronti, representing Mashpee Commons announced that John Connell, Architect and Attorney, Mike Ford were also present. Mr. Feronti informed the Board the proposed new building within Mashpee Commons was originally shown on the master plan of the special permit. It's identified as Building 33 and located at the intersection of Route 28 and Steeple Street.The building will be a two-story building maintenance facility which will allow the three full-time maintenance personnel to consolidate equipment and storage into one building. Their existing maintenance shed is located at the southern boundary of the existing Mashpee Commons parcel on the property line of the 40B Project where they house equipment. There is a storage trailer which is used to move seasonal equipment, and another building for file storage, material storage, and a place for the maintenance personnel to "hang their hats". Mr. Feronti started to look at the 40B Project and realized the existing location of the maintenance shed is not convenient and is obstructing the site work for the first sub-phase of the 40B project. He said they started looking at other locations for the maintenance facility and decided the most sense to combine everything into one building to house all their equipment,material storage, file storage and themselves when they are not working. There were a number of locations but settled on the intersection of Route 28 and Steeple Street that is shown on the site plan included with the application and subsequently revised. Tom stated that this building is the first step towards the eventual connection between multiple neighborhoods within Mashpee Commons. It's their desire to have connectivity between Mashpee Commons and East Steeple Street, and ultimately Trout Pond. The idea is bringing buildings tight to Route 28 so it is a "pedestrian friendly" environment for folks to walk from one neighborhood to another. 2