09/03/2008 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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become a regulatory map in the future and which will identify land use across the entire Cape. She suggested identifying the area as Industrial Service Trade area. At this point the Chairman entertained a motion be made in this regard. MOTION: Dennis Balzarini made a Motion to re-identify the designation subject land as Other; which Motion was duly seconded by Thomas O'Hara and so voted unanimously. Public Hearing Mashpee 130 Shoppes, Inc. — 470 Main Street Special Permit for Development-Redevelopment of Retail and Office Buildings In C-3 Zoning District The appointed hour having arrived the Chairman read the Public Hearing Notice into the record and called the Public Hearing to order. The Associate Member, Mary Waygan, recused herself from the Public Hearing, and left the Conference Room as she is an abutter to the property. The Chairman then recognized Ann Sobleski, representing the Applicant, who then introduced the engineer Peter Sullivan and Landscape Designer, Wayne Tavares. She explained that the proposed project is a redevelopment of the existing site. Applicant has appeared before Plan Review and Design Review twice and the plans have been revised to reflect their suggestions and changes. This property is also subject to Historic Commission review process and they will determine the final exterior details. The site has three existing buildings on it, two small buildings located near Ashumet Road. The Zoning Board of Appeals has given approval by Special Permit for the removal of said two buildings and for their replacement. Said buildings were structurally unsound and are not being replaced by larger buildings, there will be no changes to the footprint. Said buildings are being proposed for general office use. The larger building is structurally sound and Applicant is proposing a renovation with some slight changes to the building. The only change to the building footprint will be to close off the walkway. There are building plans,however the builder has not yet arrived at the meeting. The back deck will also be removed and replaced with a handicap ramp access and grass. One major change as suggested by Plan Review/Design Review is the addition of the grass strip to separate the bikeway from Route 130, and the addition of a sidewalk and grass strip on Ashumet Road. There will be additional trees in this area as well. The front building will be used for a specialty retail shops. A traffic study has been submitted which analyses the number of vehicle trips generated by the entire site on any given day and which is well under the requirement for specialty retail on a Special Permit being 107 trips entering and 107 trips exiting for the entire day. The proposed parking area has been located towards the abutting property due to site constraints which has dictated the 7