09/11/2013 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Decision

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MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Mashpee Commons Limited Partnership (SP-86-04-024) 38 Nathan Ellis Highway(Map 74 Parcel 20) Mashpee, MA 02649 SP-2013-39 Under the original Special Permit, this two-story building depicted a retail component on the first floor and five apartments on the second floor. The current plan is to design a two-story building with retail on the first floor, and an office on the second floor instead of residential on the second floor. There are currently 40 apartments in Mashpee Commons. Building #31 is the last building before the "ring road" and the subsequent residential project. The building foot print is roughly the same at 5,000 square feet and the original Special Permit is roughly 5,000 square feet per floor. The total height is 31 feet 6 inch. It will have multiple materials of brick and hardy plank on the fagade and will fit with the overall design of Mashpee Commons. Tom stated the Plan/Design Review wanted to make sure the parking and signage are sufficient. He stated they are building this on spec and since there are no tenants at this time it is pre-mature to discuss signage. He stated there is shared parking throughout Mashpee Commons and they do not dedicate parking spaces for any tenants as stated in their lease requirements. There is signage throughout the Commons for preferred parking, such as the"l5 minute"parking in front of the US Post Office,and"take-out"space outside of Sienna's Restaurant. They do not police or monitor the parking. Tom stated there is plenty of handy-capped parking distributed throughout the Mashpee Commons regardless of where someone parks. Bob Overage, a member of the Disability Committee asked about the road access and parking throughout the Mashpee Commons as well off-street parking. Tom stated the plan shows the access at the four corners with wheel chair ramps. The civil engineer is looking into the back area to determine what needs to be done for a "striping" standpoint. The plan depicts the back of the building and the front doors of the two spaces; one front door will be on Fountain Street at the intersection of Fountain and Market, and the second floor entrance will be on the Southern edge of the building at the intersection of Market Street and the "ring road". There will be on-street parking spaces and back parking spaces. There are four handy-capped spaces within reasonable proximity of the building,but will be dictated by the prospective tenant. Tom stated he will look into reallocating the spaces for the subsequent buildings. In view of the foregoing, the Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to grant the Petitioner the request for the minor change to the existing Special Permit#SP-86-04- 024, Condition 5 for Building #31. Upon motion duly made and seconded at the Public Hearings on September 11, 2013. `E 2