09/16/1998 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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f facade, all intervening trees, buildings, and personal wireless service facility; and 7. Amended Map. _ g Development Agreement p Bement Bylaw The vice Chairman read aloud the Hearing Notice: "Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws C.40A the Mashpee Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, September 16, 1998, at 7: 00 p.m. at the Mashpee Town Hall, 16 Great Neck Road North to review the following zoning Amendment Articles for action at the October 8, 1998 Annual Town meeting. f Summaries of the Articles are as follows: This Article, which is based on a model Bylaw prepared by the Cape Cod Commission would authorize the Town to prepare and enter into long-term development agreements with Developers. the Cape Cod, Commission, adjacent Towns and State Agencies. Agreements would be negotiated by the Planning Board, but would require approval by the Selectmen. Such Agreements would be binding contracts 41 spelling out the terms under which the project could be completed over a number of years, (inaudible) structure or other Town 411 facilities and programs of open space and other benefits to the Town would be provided by the Developer, what impact fees would be paid, what protections Developer might obtain from subsequent zoning and regulatory changes, what streamline permitting process procedures might be established to (inaudible) construction done under terms of the Agreement, other items of mutual interest between the parties to this Agreement. The Towns ability to enter into such Agreements is predicated upon the Town having a Local Comprehensive Plan certified by the Cape Cod. Commission, as being consistent with the County' s Regional Policy Plan. ' Article 37-This Article would amend the zoning Bylaws by adding the words, "or Commonwealth of Massachusetts" after the phrase " . . . is acquired by the Town. . . it in the first sentence of subsection 174-28 .C. This subsection currently provides that iff lands taken by the Town, or donated to the Town, for roadway or utility purposes, the parcel from which the land is acquired will e treated, for the purpose of calculating lot size, setbacks, allowed lot coverage, etc. , as if the parcel still included the , land that was acquired. This amendment would extend that provision to lands acquired in the same fashion by the State. MOTION.- Dennis Bal zarini made a motion to recommend approval of the proposed Article 37 as submitted; which Motion was seconded by Chance Reichel and so voted unanimously. ,+ 13 Development Agreement Bylaw - The Town Planner informed, the Board that the Notice, as previously read by the vice Chairman, indicates the Planning Board as the negotiating authority. The Article has been Changed to delete the Planning Board and name the Board. of Selectmen. He suggested contacting Town Counsel in -7-