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PLANNING BOARD <br /> Town of Mashpee <br /> said that ghat he is concerned with is breaking up lots to create more septic <br /> systems. Wfien someone wants to buy six or seven lots in a row, they will have <br /> to conform. <br /> Mr. Lat,rrence stated that there are lots that don't comply with the zoning <br /> in Popponesset - they would have to take two lots. Mr. Bourgeois said that when <br /> those things were created up there, the rules didn't exist w we can't condemn <br /> somebody for having a niece of land like that. <br /> Mr. Bourgeois said that Mr. Benway said he wanted an acre and a half. and a <br /> two -year moratorium, adding that we're going to create an economic problem here M <br /> it has already caused problems now. Ile doesn't want to see too high acre zoning <br /> one acre is as high as he will go in certain areas. We have to come up with two <br /> or three viable decisions to present to town meeting and go from there. He added <br /> that whether we like or not, it all was voted by the town - when we present it <br /> we present it the way the town might want it m there°s a lot of things involved. <br /> Mr. Lawrence reiterated that the Board of Health wants a minimum of an acre. <br /> Mr. Bourgeois mentioned specific guidelines which came dorm from the ZIS Water <br /> Study of all undeveloped areas of the town. He also said that there are houses <br /> on much smaller lots than we insist upon now. He further said that lot sizes <br /> are questionable in some areas. He asked if we should put aside some money to <br /> hire a professional planner and point him in the direction we want him to go. <br /> He is concerned vii th orotection of the grater, protection of the tax base and if <br /> r <br /> we didn't use the money for this it could be used for something else <br /> Mr. Benway said that we could always apply for a grant. Mr. Bourgeois said <br /> that if the torn votes to out money aside, the government could probably come up <br /> with It. He also said that he would have to thinly about the two-year moratorium, <br /> adding that We have already had a two-;dear rtoratori�m (due to the suit.) Mr. Berl- <br /> way said that we haven't already had one; It's to be able to do what we're doing <br /> tonight over a period of time, plus bring in some experts and giving -them time to <br /> come do, with answers a without a moratorium, it's going to be too late. He also <br /> said that we have -to have a hearing in a couple of weeks time, then a Special Town <br /> Meeting in September. <br /> Mr. DeLory asked about cluster zoning, saying he sees 20' frontages coming <br /> off Sandalwood subdivision and the open spaces at United Church Village are the <br /> side of a, hill. I.Ir. Bourgeois said that the Planning Board increased the lot size <br /> a year ago for cluster zoning - the essence of it was to create and maintain con- <br /> servation land within a subdivision-. We gave them an option to have a lesser min- <br /> imum lot size than the present zoning. The .cl.uster zoning had to do with big <br /> subdivisions, but with the grater problem as it is developing, this will start to <br /> preclude that. It brings the lot size within new cluster zoning and the septics <br /> and wells are proportioned by staggering (under the bylaws. ) He also said that <br /> obviously some people feel that the cluster zoning hasn't really worked - it's <br /> supposed to maintain some slope of the land - it has done away with that look. <br /> Mr. DeLory recommends a minimum of 20,000 square feet on house lots. 14r. <br /> Beni.ray said that if we went to one acre on the undeveloped land, we would go to <br /> i } 35,000 on cluster zoning. I'4r. Bourgeois said that the frontage creates more <br /> streets and maintenance - frontage doesn't mean that much to him. Ile said you <br /> create more tar and more water runoff and more repairs later on. The time will <br />