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<br /> <br /> Town of Mashpee Planning <br />Board <br /> 16 Great Neck Road <br />North <br /> Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 <br /> <br />Proposed Amendment to the ADU Bylaw <br />Attorney Kwesell submitted comments for the ADU Bylaw, and the Town Planner can review. <br /> <br />Ms. Waygan stated with the Affordable Homes Act and the Housing Bond Bill, each had some <br />th <br />regulations for ADUs. The due date for commentary was January 10. Parking requirements <br />were discussed for housing located near public transport routes. She would like to keep this on <br />the agenda. <br /> <br />The Building Commissioner David Morris put in a memo to the Town Manager regarding <br />Warrant Articles and amendments to the ADU Bylaw. He would like to increase the overall <br />square footage to 400s.f. This size is consistent with what is written under the State Building <br />Code. Gross floor area shall not be less than 400s.f. and not exceed 900s.f. Under the Tiny <br />Homes section, 350s.f. would enable tiny homes in the Town of Mashpee, and Mashpee is not <br />looking for that. Also, an ADU cannot be bigger than the principal home/dwelling. <br />Ms. Waygan likes the 400s.f. minimum for someone’s dignity to have at least 400s.f. of living <br />th <br />space. She would like to keep this on the February 5 Agenda. <br /> <br />Under General Bylaw 106.8, Short Term Rentals, per state law you can’t require they be owner <br />occupied. You can also prohibit short-term rentals in the regulations. <br /> <br />Proposed Amendment to the Raze and Replace Bylaw <br />Substantial improvement means if your renovation costs more than 50%, you must comply <br />with the floodplain rules and regulations. <br /> <br />Regarding the Stormwater Bylaw, the Board is going to advocate for impermeable surfaces <br />going into vegetative swales, not the groundwater. A homeowner will not be required to remove <br />patios. We will not allow sloped driveways to run into the street. <br /> <br />The key argument being made by the neighborhood is allowing the homeowner to age in <br />place. When meeting the regulations of the floodplain and removing the basement <br />mechanicals upstairs, the neighborhood is saying they should be able to expand vertically in <br />their setbacks. The neighborhood is all for making their houses more flood resilient, but there <br />needs to be incentives for homeowners to do so. <br /> <br />The Conservation Commission is going to wait until DEP writes the Wetlands Regulation. <br />7 <br /> <br /> <br />