04/06/1983 GROWTH STUDY COMMITTEE Minutes

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of C'EU511pre PLANNING BOARD P. O. BOX 1108 MASHPEE, MA 02649 March 31 , 1983 PUBLIC HEARING ON VILLAGE CONCEPT To Interested Parties, As described in the attached legal notice to be published in the Falmouth Enterprise on April 1, 1983 and April 8, 1983 there will be a public hearing on April 16, 1983 to receive comments on proposed zoning admendments affecting the commercial property around the Mashpee circle to the rivers. These proposed changes are contained in an article for action on the May warrant of the Annual Town Meeting as recommended by the Growth Study Committee. This Committee was created by Town Meeting vote in May 1980 and is composed of the Planning Board members , the Selectmen, and representatives of Conservation Commission, Board of Health and others . Because there was a major concern that the Town was being developed to rapidly and with no control , the Committee was formed and funded to work with a consultant in developing a plan for the future growth of Mashpee . The "Village Center Concept" being proposed emphasizes a mixture of residents, office space , retail space, and a recreation area as well as ancillary roads in an effort to prevent "strip" zoning and to eliminate the traffic congestion in the area while protecting the environment. Expanded commercial activity is encouraged through "incentive" zoning provisions . Other significant changes being pro- posed involve decreasing density limits for the residential zone area and increasing the "buffer" zone at the Mashpee and Quashnet Valley Rivers to three hundred feet. The Planning Board intends this Public hearing to be more than only a legal requirement to receive comments on proposed zoning by- law amendments. They see it as an opportunity for Mashpee residents and property owners to become informed and to provide input into the planned future development of the Town. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.