11/06/2002 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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Commission approves this project with the condition that the DRI permit for the Seacoast/Mashpee tower on Echo Road shall be suspended if ICE/Mashpee, project #TR02013, obtains its preliminary Certificate of Compliance first and shall be revoked thereafter upon completion of the ICE/Mashpee tower. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The applicants are proposing to lease approximately 7,500 square feet of interior and exterior space for the construction of a.150-foot high, six carrier monopole. The proposed site is currently developed. The monopole will not be lit, and is proposed to be constructed of hot dip galvanized steel: To provide a visual buffer, the applicant proposes to enclose the outdoor leased area within a 10-foot high chain link fence with woven vinyl inserts. The proposed site is located within an industrial zone and is within the Mashpee Wireless Overlay Districtwhich allows towers of up to 200 feet by special permit from the Planning Board. PROCEDURAL HISTORY The Seacoast, Inc./Mashpee tower was referred to the Cape Cod Commission (CCC) as a mandatory Development of Regional Impact (DRI) by the Mashpee Planning Board on March 20, 2002, and received by the Cape Cod Commission on March 21, 2002. A duly noticed pro-forma public hearing was opened on May 16, 2002 by a hearing officer. On July 23, 2002, a substantive public hearing was held at Mashpee Town Hall. The hearing was continued until August 12, 2002, at which time it was closed by a hearing officer. A final joint public hearing with the ICE/Mashpee project was held before the Cape Cod Commission on September 19, 2002 at which the Commission voted 10 to 2 (with one recusal) to approve the project as a DRI, subject to conditions. A Subcommittee meeting was held after the public hearing on July 23, 2002 to discuss the project. A joint Subcommittee meeting was held on August 29, 2002 at which members of the ICE/Mashpee and the Seacoast/Mashpee subcommittees were present. A Subcommittee meeting was held on September 5, 2002 at which staff was directed to prepare a draft written decision approving the project with conditions to forward to the full.Commission. The Subcommittee Chair was authorized to review and approve the draft decision: MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Applicant Submittals: • DRI Application and attachments, dated 3/22/02, received 3/25/02. • Amended DRI Application and attachments, dated 3/25/02, received 3/26/02. • Mashpee— Echo Road Wireless Tower Development Package, dated April 2002, received 4/2/02. • Revised Title Sheet (T-1), Plot Plan (C-1), Abutters Plan (C-2), and Elevation (A-1) dated 3/18/02, revised 4/02/02. Revised Title Sheet (T-1), Plot Plan (C-1), Abutters Plan (C-2), and Elevation (A-1) dated 3/18/02, revised 8/06/02. • Mashpee — Echo Road Wireless Tower Development Package, dated April 2002, received 4/12/02. Seacoast,Inc./Mashpee DRI Decision 9/19/02 Page 2