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Land Uses Poorly/Not Addressed by Zoning--Poorly Covered.- <br /> Golf Courses-Run as a business within the Town must be located <br /> in a Commercial zone (Quashnet valley Country Club does not .. <br /> qualify as a golf course under current zoning) ; Fast Food <br /> Restaurants (currently allowed anywhere within the Commercial <br /> Zones in Town) ; Agricultural Uses; Sand and Gravel Pits <br /> (Recommend Regulations address the manner in which they are dug <br /> be implemented, as well as the issue of re-vegetation) . <br /> Not Covered/Not Allowed At All: Campgrounds, there are <br /> currently no facilities available within the Town to accommodate } <br /> economic development attractions such as green tourism and the <br /> wildlife refuge; Adult Uses; Congregate Care/Assisted Living <br /> Facilities, as well as Age-restricted Retirement Communities : <br /> would benefit the Town by providing tax revenue with very few <br /> school-age children; and wireless Communications Towers (define <br /> location and co-location areas) . <br /> Cluster Subdivisions: In some cases it would be <br /> advantageous to the Town (environmentally) to approve Cluster <br /> Subdivisions, whereby lots are reduced in size with portions of <br /> the property designated as "open space" . This could result in :T <br /> additional conservation land, less road maintenance and rainfall <br /> run off for the Town. Included in this section of the Element is <br /> a list of suggestions to encourage/require Cluster Subdivisions. <br /> Recommend Commercial Cluster Bylaw as well (Mashpee Commons) . <br /> Old Cluster Subdivisions should also be addressed. <br /> Mixed Use Development: Recommend improvements to existing <br /> open space incentive development bylaw (OSID) , which allows the <br /> transfer of development rights. <br /> Zoning Map/Districts: An increase in both Residential and <br /> Commercial Zoning Districts is being suggested as a means of <br /> updating the Zoning Bylaw to better conform to the reality of the <br /> needs of the Town. <br /> eY <br /> Other Zoning and Regulatory Issues: Consideration of then . <br /> establishment and/or updating methods of dealing with artificial <br /> storm water recharge; erosion and sediment control regulations A <br /> { <br /> for site development; off site or stand--alone parking lots in <br /> non--residential and residential areas. <br /> Regulatory/Procedural Issues: Consideration of Special <br /> Permit Regulations for adoption by the Planning Board, as well as <br /> review of Subdivision Regulations and adoption of the outside _: <br /> Consultant Fee. Mandating Cluster Subdivisions or the <br /> requirement of Special Permits for all larger subdivisions is <br /> recommended in the Regional Policy Plan. Shape factor and <br /> ; fi <br /> building envelopes were also mentioned. The consideration of <br /> the transfer of Special Permit approval for all Commercial and <br /> Industrial development projects to the Planning Board. <br /> .K. <br /> -7- <br />