11/13/2024 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING MINUTES November 13, 2024 The purpose of this change is for food use with a drive-thru. The square footage of the building will not change. There will be modifications to the parking layout. The current parking condition is adjacent to the building on the side; there is no parking in the front of the building. The revisions of the drive-thru to the other side will allow some parallel parking on the side of the new drive thru isle exit, and will create a better condition to access parking in the front of the building. It does result in a net decrease of one parking space from (9) nine parking spaces to (8) eight parking spaces, but as indicated in the parking calculation attachment, there is still an excess of (51) fifty-one parking spaces of the zoning requirements for parking calculations in Mashpee Commons. The change from a bank use to a food use also has impact on the wastewater treatment system. There is an increase of flow, but is well under the threshold of the existing wastewater supply of 89,000 gallons available for this space. The calculations are based on the number of seats for a food use, not on the square footage. This change of use will be aesthetically pleasing and more functional for this building space. Ms. Sangeleer asked if for example a McDonalds Restaurant is interested in the space, will Mashpee Commons be able to control the design and look of the building. Mr. Feronti said that Mashpee Commons does have control over the building designs, but works with businesses that have certain trademarks. Mr. Furbush asked the number of seats for this space. Mr. Feronti said roughly 50 seats inside. The building itself is 2,950 sq. ft. but only 1,900 sq. ft. is on the first floor, and there is square footage in the basement that it included in the total. Mr. Feronti calculated about 35 sq. ft. per seat as a basis to demonstrate wastewater compliance. The parking is calculation with (4) four parking spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. as indicated on the attachment provided is fairly consistent with the commercial center bylaw. All the parking spaces in Mashpee Commons are shared spaces. Mr. Dehelean mentioned that he likes the idea to repurpose the use of this building. Mr. Reidy asked if a prospective tenant is primarily an eat-in restaurant or a drive-thru. Mr. Feronti said that he is trying to provide flexibility so they will have a tenant make good use of this space. Mr. Morris asked if there is consideration for the accessible parking. Mr. Feronti stated that there is currently one handicapped parking space for this building, and there are enough handicapped spaces available throughout the entire site. 10