The June 16 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board was brief. While there were a number of complex matters listed on the night’s agenda, Chair Tom Tucker opted to table most until member John Mathieu could be present.
One item, however, discussed at length, was an informal discussion regarding a family compound planned off North Street at the end of Shady Oak Drive.
As outlined by Matt Leone of Schneider, Davignon & Leone Inc., Dennis Mahoney, the property owner, will sell four residential lots off 182 North Street to Steven Cabral, whose plans include four homes at the end of Shady Oak Drive, a cul-de-sac.
Leone said that the property qualifies for a Special Residential Development, given that it contains sufficient area for setbacks and frontage requirements. Discussions included possible waivers the board will need to rule on, including a planned, 20-foot-wide, 644-foot, private-entrance roadway located off an existing cul-de-sac.
Stormwater drainage systems were touched on with Leone saying a detention basin is planned.
Tucker noted that the only hitch in the plan as presented might be the length of the private roadway.
Other matters tabled to a later date were discussions regarding the drafts for accessory dwellings and a new cottage house bylaw, as well as recommendations on the Roadway Acceptance Procedure.
The board selected Nathan Ketchel as its representative on the Recreation and Open Space Committee.
The next meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board is scheduled for Wednesday, June 25.
Mattapoisett Planning Board
By Marilou Newell