HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBA CP Application Narrative (Centerville Cove Revised 12.8.2025)
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Town of Barnstable
Board of Appeals
Comprehensive Permit Application
Applicant: Great Marsh Development LLC
Property: 39, 51, 61, and 75 Great Marsh Road, 195 Phinney’s Lane, and 40 Richardson Road,
Centerville
Assessor’s References: Map 210, Parcels 124, 125, 126, 134-003, 134-004, and
Map 209, Parcel 020
Project Narrative
Great Marsh Development LLC proposes to develop an affordable housing community on 6.764 acres
of land in Centerville. The Homes at Centerville Cove will consist of twenty (20) detached, three-bedroom,
single-family homes for sale. The Residences at Centerville Cove will consist of thirty-six (36) rental units in
one building with a mix of two and three-bedroom apartments. A twenty-one (21) lot re-subdivision is
proposed as part of the development.
The land is located in the RC, HO, and RPOD Zoning Districts. The property addresses are 195
Phinney’s Lane; 39, 51, 61, and 75 Great Marsh Road; and 40 Richardson Road. Great Marsh Development
LLC, owns the parcels at 195 Phinney’s Lane, as well as 39, 61, and 75 Great Marsh Road. Egan Capital
LLC, owns 51 Great Marsh Road and 40 Richardson Road.
Portions of the land are occupied by single-family dwellings, sheds, and septic systems. Portions of
the land are vacant. The existing structures and improvements will be removed, with the exception of the
home currently on 40 Richardson Road which will remain as a market-rate dwelling. A new roadway will
provide access from Great Marsh Road. There will be gated, emergency access from Phinney’s Lane. There
will be no motor vehicle access from Richarson Road onto the main part of the Property, and the existing
single-family dwelling on 40 Richardson Road will continue to be serviced by its own, separate driveway.
Preliminary site plans prepared by Baxter, Nye Engineering & Surveying show the proposed road and
building layouts, as well as areas for parking, drainage, stormwater, landscaping, and open space. Preliminary
building and floor plans prepared by Catalyst Architects show the proposed homes and apartment building.
The homes and apartments will be connected to Town sewer. The site design will incorporate natural
Low Impact Development (LID) practices such as vegetated swales, bioretention areas planted with native
plantings, and underground recharge chambers. The stormwater management plan will be designed in
accordance with the MassDEP Stormwater Management Policy.
The landscape design objective for the proposed development will be to enhance the built
environment through the creation of a sustainable landscape that blends into the site’s natural surroundings.
The overall design will emphasize the use of low maintenance, native plantings and strive to integrate the
proposed development’s needs into the site’s surrounding environment.
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These homes and apartments will serve an important, unmet housing need in Barnstable. As set forth
on the webpage for the Barnstable Housing and Community Development Program, the Program’s goal “…is
to renew and strengthen neighborhoods by encouraging livability and diversity and by encouraging affordable
and work force housing opportunities throughout the Town.” In addition, the draft Barnstable Housing
Production Plan (HPP) Update for FY 2025-2030 notes that one of the goals of the HPP is to provide “a mix of
housing types, consistent with local and regional needs and feasible within the housing market in which they
will be situated.” Such a mix includes, among other types, rental and homeownership.
The Applicant is seeking necessary waivers from certain regulations of the Barnstable Zoning
Ordinance and other local regulations in connection with its application for a Comprehensive Permit.
The Applicant has previously met with Staff from the Planning Department, COMM Fire Department,
DPW, and Building Department (informal site plan review).
The Applicant respectfully submits that the proposal is consistent with local needs and will be a
benefit to the community.