03/03/2005 DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE Minutes

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1 (� Mashpee Design Review Committee Minutes of Meeting Held Thursday,March 3, 2005 � Mashpee Town Hall Meeting Room 3 Committee Members Present: Walter Yarosh, Thomas O'Hara, Lee Gurney,Mary LeBlanc(until 10:35 a.m.), and Robert Nelson(until 9:15 a.m.). Charlie Maintanis,Jr. (Assistant Building Inspector) attended in Richard Stevens' absence. Absent: Richard Stevens. Summary • Mashpee Chamber of Commerce—Design Review's issues would be size of signage and where placed. Design Review suggested making a Plan,even aerial,to show what signs are being placed,what signs are there already, and see what is needed and/or can be replaced. In addition, regarding proposed signage for Red Brook Road,Design Review suggested that Falmouth Design Review Committee be contacted with proposal. • Flipflops Gymnastics—Approved signage as submitted. • American Home Mortgage—Whatever signage is decided and approved by Mashpee Commons is to be submitted to Building Department for Design Review to review. • ( Falmouth Road—Revised Plans stamped approved with conditions that entrance be 2-way in/out because the Applicant says they do not have access off of the side street and the lower plantings be moved back because site lines were too high. • 334 Main Street,McShane Construction—To submit actual proposed Plan to Design Review Meeting, along with large scale Grading Plan. M _ 1 Walter Yarosh, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. S_urns 6 Mashpee Chamber of Commerce F rI Directional Road Si s to East Traffic Flow Ted Nadolny(Chamber of Commerce)and Tom Fudala(Planning Department)attended. Ted addressed the meeting stating that he had attended meetings with Tom Fudala,with Greg Taylor(DPW)and with the Board of Selectmen and all are supportive of posting various directional-type signs throughout Mashpee with the goal to ease traffic flow away from the Mashpee Rotary. Ted stated that the Board of Selectmen instructed them to appear before the various boards(including Design Review)to show proposed signage and that they be sensitive to the look of the community and not make signs too large. Ted explained what they are presenting is general concept and that nothing has been designed yet as to size and location. Following points were brought out during the discussion • Safety issues/concerns were expressed, for example, exiting New Seabury onto Red Brook Road. • Ted noted that mounting for signs will be whatever Greg Taylor feels is appropriate. • Ted stated that people want something done about traffic and one thought is that directional signage would help. • Tom noted that the State Highway Department has to approve any signage placed on a state highway.