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2-12-2024 Planning Board Draft Mins (2) 1 Board Members Stephen Robichaud – Chair Robert Twiss – Vice Chair Tim O’Neill - Clerk Mary Barry Michael Mecenas Raymond Sexton Matthew Teague Felicia Penn – Town Council Liaison Planning & Development Dept. Staff Support Elizabeth Jenkins, AICP, Director James Kupfer, AICP, Assistant Director Kaitlyn Maldonado, Senior Planner Karen Pina – Principal Assistant - karen.herrand@town.barnstable.ma.us Town of Barnstable PLANNING BOARD Minutes February 12, 2024 Stephen Robichaud – Chairman Present Robert Twiss, Vice Chairman Present Tim O’Neill – Clerk Present Mary Barry Absent Michael Mecenas Present Raymond Sexton Absent Matthew Teague Present Also in attendance were Planning & Development Staff; James Kupfer, Assistant Director and Karen Pina, Principal Assistant. Notice of Recording: The meeting will be televised live via Xfinity Channel 8 or high definition Channel 1072. It may also be accessed via the Government Access Channel live stream on the Town of Barnstable’s website: http://streaming85.townofbarnstable.us/CablecastPublicSite/watch/1?channel=1 Call to Order Introduction of Board Members Attendance Roll Call: Matt Teague Micheal Mecenas Bob Twiss Tim O’Neill Stephen Robichaud Public Comment – General Public Comment - None Special Permits Special Permit No. 2024-01 - WinnDevelopment Company, LP Beals and Thomas, Inc. has submitted a Special Permit Application to support redevelopment of 307 Main Street, Hyannis, Map 327 Parcel 103 Continued from January 22, 2024 Attorney Rob Brennan in attendance, representing WinnDevelopment. Originally this special permit was filed in regards to parking, Chapter 40A section 7. He reads/quotes from Bldg. Commissioner Brian Florenence’s letter dated January 12, 2024 – Therefore, I determined as the duly appointed zoning Town of Barnstable www.town.barnstable.ma.us/PlanningBoard 2 enforcement officer and Site Plan Review Chairman of the Town of Barnstable that the use of compact spaces in the Downtown Hyannis Zoning District is permitted and is consistent with the zoning ordinance. After consultation with the Town Attorney’s Office, as well as my review of the Zoning Ordinance, I determined that the proposal was consistent with Zoning and therefore the matter was deemed by me to be approvable for Site Plan Review purposes. He submits this correspondence and WinnDevelopment’s response into the record (these documents have also been received by the Board). He states that WinnDevelopment is withdrawing the application for special permit. Chair Stephen Robichaud entertains a motion to accept the withdrawal, moved by Matt Teague, seconded by Michael Mecenas, Roll Call Vote: Matt Teague - aye Michael Mecenas - aye Bob Twiss - aye Tim O’Neill - aye Stephen Robichaud - aye Staff Updates Local Comprehensive Plan (LCP) Jim Kupfer – meeting twice a month now. Andrew Gottleib presented and Natural Resource Divisions. Next meeting will be February 22, 2024. Chair Stephen Robichaud suggests if Bob Twiss would like to work on doing a meeting to inform, regarding LCP overview/perspective. Bob Twiss would do in the future. Chair Stephen Robichaud, informs that the Board has received three pieces of correspondence in regards to 307 Main Street, Special Permit application – these were received. Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair Approval of Minutes January 22, 2024 draft minutes Chair Stephen Robichaud entertains a motion to approved the draft minutes of January 22, 2021, moved by Tim O’Neill, seconded by Bob Twiss, Roll Call Vote: Matt Teague - aye Michael Mecenas – aye Bob Twiss - aye Tim O’Neill - aye Stephen Robichaud - aye Future Meetings: February 26, and March 11, 2024 @ 7:00 p.m. Availability for Feb. 26th meeting. We will have 4 members. Matthew Teague, Zoning by law. Pre existing non conforming undersized lots. This need a zoning change. Development rights reside with lot per zoning change. Hundreds of lots like this. Town should remove zoning by law to retain buildability of lots. Some lots are merged to abutting lots and cannot use. Not developable because of the merge that happened with zoning a long time ago. Consideration as move forward. 3 Chair Stephen Robichaud, can this be put on Planning Board agenda or Town Council? Jim Kupfer, need to get sponsor and/or petition. Can have a workshop on and see how to proceed. Matt Teague, smart land use – need to deregulate. Tim O’Neill, some areas that could use some clean up. Definitions of pre existing non conforming use/lots. Adjournment Chair Stephen Robichaud entertains a motion to adjourn, moved by Matt Teague, seconded by Michael Mecenas, Roll Call Vote: Matt Teague - aye Michael Mecenas - aye Bob Twiss - aye Tim O’Neill - aye Stephen Robichaud - aye The meeting adjourned at 7:14 p.m. Respectfully Submitted Karen Pina, Principal Principal Assistant, Planning & Development List of Exhibit Documents Exhibit A – Special Permit No. 2024-01 – 307 Main Street, WinnDevelopment - Building Commissioner’s letter dated January 12, 2024 Further detail may be obtained by viewing the video via Channel 18 on demand at http://www.town.barnstable.ma.us