01/14/2026 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes (2)

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MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 14, 2026 5 Deans Hollow Road: Owners, John F. Lewis and Beth Ann Drolet request a Special Permit under §174-17.1 and §174-3 3 of the Zoning Bylaws to raze and replace an existing single family residential structure with a new single family residential structure on property located in the R-3 and Popponesset Overlay District, Map 117, Parcel 70, Mashpee, MA. Attorney Christopher Kirrane represented the applicants for the raze and replace project. The requirements are 6,000 square feet of lot area, 60 ft of frontage, 25- foot front yard setback, 15 ft. side and rear setbacks, maximum lot coverage of 25% and in the case, and a 50-ft set back to wetland pursuant to Section 174-33. There are several non-conformities for this lot. The whole lot is within land subject to coastal storm flowage. For zoning purposes indicates zero square feet and means there is 100% lot coverage. The home fronts both Dean's Hollow Road and Shore Drive and is non-conforming to both of those roads. The front yard setback to Deans Hollow Road is 24.8%, and the front yard setback to Shore Drive is 19.8%. So, those are both non-conforming conditions. The structure coverage as a percentage of the lot area is currently 17.9%. The proposed percentage structure coverage of total lot area will be 23.3% which is under the 25% maximum allowed in the Popponesset Overlay District. The proposed structure will increase from 1,795 sq. ft. to 2,341 sq. ft. The front yard setback to Shore Drive will improve slightly from 19.8 ft. to 20.5 ft. The setback from Deans Hollow Road will not be improving from 24.8 ft. to 24.2 ft. which is 6 inches and suggests to the Board can be considered di minims. The proposed new dwelling will be flood zone compliant and building code compliant. A new IA Septic System is proposed and will have drywells and includes storm water management. This project was approved by the Conservation Commission with conditions over 1,900 sq. ft. of mitigation. There's no increase in bedrooms and it is consistent with the redevelopment on Deans Hollow Road. The three elements for this proposal are no new non-conformities being created, there will be sufficient parking located on Deans Hollow Road and Shore Drive, and the proposed new dwelling is not substantially more detrimental to the neighborhood. Mr. Reidy read the Board of Health and Conservation Department comments into the record. The Board of Health comments dated January 12, 2026, were read into the record; "House to have 4 bedrooms, septic is designed for 4 bedrooms. 29,980 Sq. Ft. of property from Lot 65 (79-97-0) has been deeded to this property to allow for 4 bedrooms in the Zone IT " The Conservation Department comments dated January 9, 2026, were read into the record: "Resource Area: LSCSF. NOI application was approved with a unanimous vote due to improvements onsite with a flood compliant foundation, IA septic upgrade, extensive mitigation planting plan, and nitrogen credits for increase in septic flow. Application was approved with the following conditions of three year mitigation and monitoring contract with a certified professional and gravel placed under structure. " 10