05/22/2008 DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE Minutes

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Minutes of Combined Meeting of Mashpee Design Review Committee and Mashpee Plan Review Committee Held Thursday,May 22, 2008 Mashpee Town Hall Meeting Room 1 Design Review Members Present: Walter Yarosh, and Richard Stevens. Plan Review Members Present: Richard Stevens,Building Inspector Sheldon Hamblin,Deputy Fire Chief Drew McManus, ConservationAgent Charlie Maintanis, Local Inspector Joel Clifford—Fire Inspector j .Glen Harrington, Health Agent Richard Stevens called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. Body Fusion Studio 68H Nicoletta'Way Fitness Studio Applicant Betsy Mello Betsy Mello appeared and said she rents the unit from the individual next door. She said she has a one-hour session each morning Monday through Saturday and a one-hour session Monday and Tuesday night. During the one-hour session there are about 5 to 10 people present. She said she is scheduled to go to ZBA next week. Following topics were discussed: • Bathroom is in the unit. Richard Stevens pointed out that no building/plumbing permits were pulled for the bathroom. Further, he said no Certificate of Occupancy has been issued for that building. • Parking...Ms. Mello said for her unit they park in front of her unit and at the side of the embankment in the middle. The Committee explained to the applicant that the buildings were designed and built for a different use. They were built for storage use; not for any public use. For her purpose alone, she would need I I parking spaces. They said parking should not be a problem because ample parking spaces are at the site. • It was explained to Ms. Mello that different use requires different requirements insofar as Fire/Construction/bathroom/access/egress/parking issues are concerned. • Ms. Mello stated she made a mistake in putting educational use on the application; she will change the use to business use. • Glen Harrington pointed out that overall there would be septic issues because the original use was storage. He said if use changes then(1) a septic inspection is needed and(2)a letter from the engineer is needed stating what the existing use is and if this is a new use can this use fit in the existing capacity of the septic system. Conclusion: Richard Stevens scheduled 9 a.m. tomorrow to meet Ms. Mello at the unit and will do another inspection based on her use and then make a list of issues that have to be addressed. The owner will be contacted since neither unit has a Certificate of Occupancy and the owner will also be provided with the list of issues to be addressed.