10/15/2025 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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harming neighborhood character. A petition representing approximately 67% of homeowners (unverified) opposed the modification. • Supportive Counterpoints: Resident Rodney Collins countered that similar facilities exist nearby without property values loss, and the environmental benefits outweigh perceived detriments. Town officials emphasized compliance and careful consideration. Board Deliberation, Motion, and Vote The Board confirmed its authority and clarified the scope of the decision before voting. • Conditions/Next Steps: The Board discussed how to clearly delineate the affected land area. The modification requires compliance with all town department comments. • Conservation Commitment: The Town is engaging with the Native Land Conservancy to explore placing permanent conservation restrictions on the remaining open space. • Finding: The Board found the modification not substantially more detrimental to the neighborhood the existing conditions, given the environmental benefits. • Urgency: The project timeline is driven by a state loan forgiveness deadline of October 31, 2025, emphasizing the urgency to secure funding. • Mr. Reidy Motion: 0 Gunters Lane: Town of Mashpee is requesting a modification to the special permit(SP-87-05-053) under registry Book 6259, Page 140. Modification delineate a specific area as shown on the proposed plan Figure 4, August 2025, outlined in yellow on said plan signed by the Zoning Board of Appeals Chair, containing approximately 7 acres of land such area to be removed from the open space and used as a Mashpee Wakeby Regional Satellite Wastewater Facility within the cluster subdivision (Pimlico Heights Subdivision Plan Book 448, Pages 4-10) on property located within R-5 Zoning District, Map 2, Parcel 170, Mashpee, MA with the following conditions 1. The Board has determined that the applicant meets all the conditions of a Modification to the existing Special Permit SP-87-05-053, under Mass General Law 40A Section 9. 2. Site Plan—Town of Mashpee, 0 Gunters Lane, Mashpee, MA. Project: Mashpee Wakeby Pond Regional Satellite Facility. Date: August 2025, Prepared by: GHD Inc., Hyannis, MA. 3. Conditioned on all Town Department comments read into the record including but not limited to the Board of Health and Conservation Department comments. 4. The Board finds that the proposed project as submitted is not substantially more detrimental to the neighborhood than the existing conditions, and approves the Modification to delineate the specific area for use of the Mashpee Wakeby Regional Satellite Wastewater Facility within the cluster subdivision (Pimlico Heights Subdivision Plan Book 448, Pages 4-10) on property located within the R-5 Zoning District, Map 2, Parcel 170, Mashpee, MA • Mr. Blaisdell seconded the motion. • Roll Call: Ms. Sangeleer (No), Mr. Goldstein (Yes), Mr. Bonvie (Yes), Mr. Blaisdell (Yes), Mr. Reidy (Yes) • Vote: The motion passed with a majority vote (4-1). 3