03/28/2007 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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5. The Project will be accessed by a single, lengthy dead-end private driveway that bisects the Property and terminates in a cul-de-sac. The driveway has a proposed travel width of twenty(20') feet. Additionally, there are visitor spaces along the Project driveway. 6. Adjacent to the Property is another undeveloped tract that is not part of the Application. An easement for possible future connections is indicated on the Plan but nothing in the Application or this decision sets forth a proposal or approval for such connection. 7. The Applicant proposes stormwater management facilities that include a relatively novel bio-retention system. Initial review by the Board's consultant indicated that the stormwater management system is feasible but that, as recognized by the Applicant's consultant, careful attention must be paid to maintenance of the system. 8. The Applicant proposes a public water source via the Mashpee Water District, over which the Board has no jurisdiction. 9. The Project will be served by a private shared septic system over which the Board has no jurisdiction. The Applicant is pursuing so-called"nitrogen credits" which would enable it to expand the Project's 1-bedroom house to a 2-bedroom house. 10. The Plans show an attached garage for each house, with the exception of"lot" 8 which would have a garage within the house footprint. 11. The Applicant has submitted a limited list of requested waivers, as most recently revised on June 26, 2007, from local by-laws and regulations. A discussion of waiver requests is included in Sections III and IV hereof. III. FINDINGS 1. The Board finds that the Town has a continuing need for affordable housing and that this project will provide such housing. The Board also finds that, due to the modest design of the Project, the market rate units will also be affordable to middle income Cape residents. The Board therefore finds that an approval may be warranted despite the fact that recent progress toward the creation of affordable housing may entitle the Board to reject the Application. 2. The Board finds that the single means of access/egress poses some risk with respect to emergency vehicle response. However, the Board finds that the relatively modest length of the roadway and the low density of the project minimize this risk. Nevertheless, the Board finds that any future extension of this roadway may cause an unacceptable safety hazard that may not be approvable by the Board. Southside 11-final permit 3