HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.26.2026 Draft Great Marsh Decision_JMK
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I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
1. Great Marsh Development, LLC (Applicant) applied to the Town of Barnstable Zoning Board
of Appeals (Board) for a Comprehensive Permit on [MONTH] 2026 (Application), to develop 19
single family homes and a 32 unit apartment building on approximately 5.8 acres of land located on
Great Marsh Road, Centerville, MA to be named the Homes at Centerville Cove (Project).
2. The Site is located at 40 Richardson Road, 39, 51, 61, and 75 Great Marsh Road, and 195
Phinney’s Lane, Centerville, MA, in the Residence C (RC) and Highway Office (HO) and Resource
Protection Overlay (RPOD) Zoning District.
3. The Board opened a public hearing on the Application was duly opened [DATE], and continued
to [ADD HEARING DATES]. The public hearing was closed on [DATE].
4. The Applicant was represented by its Attorney, Andrew Singer, Singer & Singer, its project
engineer, NAME, P.E., of Baxter and Nye, and its traffic engineer, NAME, of VHB.
5. The Applicant provided various materials, reports, studies, and revised plans throughout the
course of the public hearing on the Application, all of which are on file with the Town of Barnstable
Planning & Development Deaparment and incorporated herein.
6. The Board requested input from Town [ADD SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS], staff, abutters,
and other interested individuals.
7. The Board received written comments from ____________. All written submittals are on file
with the Town Planning & Development Deaparment and incorporated herein.
II. JURISDICTIONAL FINDINGS
1. The Town of Barnstable (“Town”) does not meet the statutory minima set forth in G. L. c. 40B,
§ 20 or 760 CMR 56.03.
a. At the time of the filing of the Application, the number of low- or moderate-income
housing units in the Town constituted ___ of the total year-round housing units in the
Town, based on the most recent publicly available copy of the EOHLC Subsidized Housing
Inventory, dated ________. Thus, the Town does not meet the ten percent (10%) statutory
minimum.
b. The Town does not have information that there are existing affordable housing units
that are on sites that comprise more than one and one half percent (1.5%) of the total land
area of the Town that is zoned for residential, commercial or industrial use (excluding land
owned by the United States, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any political
subdivision thereof).
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c. The granting of this Comprehensive Permit will not result in the commencement of
construction of low or moderate income housing units on a site comprising more than three
tenths of one percent of land area in the Town or ten acres, whichever is larger, zoned for
residential, commercial or industrial uses (excluding land owned by the United States, the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any political subdivision thereof) in any one calendar
year.
d. The Town has an approved Housing Production Plan pursuant to 760 CMR 56.03(4) but
was not within (or eligible for) certification on the date the Applicant filed the Application.
e. As of the date the Applicant filed the Application, the Town had not achieved recent
progress toward its housing unit minimum pursuant to 760 CMR 56.03(5).
f. The Project does not constitute a Large Project pursuant to 760 CMR 56.03(6).
g. The Applicant’s Comprehensive Permit Application does not constitute a Related
Application pursuant to 760 CMR 56.03(7).
2. The Applicant has demonstrated its eligibility to apply for a Comprehensive Permit to the
Board, and the development fulfills the minimum project eligibility requirements set forth in 760
CMR 56.04(1) as follows:
a. The Applicant is a limited liability company and has indicated in its application that it
will conform to the limited dividend requirements of G. L. 40B, §§ 20-23, thus establishing
that it is a limited dividend entity.
b. The Applicant has received written determinations of Project Eligibility from
MassHousing dated [DATE], copies of which were provided to the Board with the original
application. While the Applicant substantially revised the plans during the course of
the public hearing, the original Project Eligibility Letter is sufficient to confer
jurisdiction pending final approval by MassHousing.
c. The Applicant has shown evidence of site control sufficient to qualify as an
applicant for a Comprehensive Permit.
d. The Applicant has agreed to execute a Regulatory Agreement that limits its annual
distributions in accordance with G. L. c. 40B, 760 CMR 56.00 et seq., and guidelines adopted
thereunder by EOHLC.
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III. FACTUAL FINDINGS
1. The Project will be developed on land located at 39, 51, 61, and 75 Great Marsh Road, 195
Phinney’s Lane, and 40 Richardson Road, Barnstable (Centerville), MA.
2. The Site consists of approximately 5.8 acres of land that includes undeveloped land, and land
improved with single family dwellings, sheds, and septic systems. All existing improvements will
be removed from the Site, except the residential dwelling at 40 Richardson’s Road.
3. The Board received written comments from – NAME local departments, boards, fire, ….
4. The Board heard testimony from the Applicant and the Board’s traffic consultant, including the
Applicant’s Traffic Impact Study prepared by _________, that the Project is expected to result
in approximately ______ vehicle trips during the weekday morning peak hour and
approximately ______ vehicle trips during the weekday afternoon peak hour. These figures are
based upon the original proposal for _____
5. The Project shall connect to the Town of Barnstable Municipal sewer and water systems.
6. Stormwater management has been designed in compliance with the Mass Stormwater
management standards in accordance with 310 CMR 10.05(6)(k) through (q) and defined in
detail in the MassDEP Stormwater Management Handbook. The system incorporates best
management practices to facilitate total suspended solids removal, infiltration and detention of
stormwater flows.
7. During the public hearing process, the Applicant submitted revised plans, showing 36 three-
bedroom single-family homes, including 35 new single-family homes and the existing single-
family home at 40 Richardson Road. The Board has determined that the 36 single family home
development is more appropriate for the Property than the originally proposed 56 mixed use
development.
8. The Board finds that the conditions imposed in Section IV of this Decision are necessary to
address Local Concerns. The Board finds that such conditions will not render the project
uneconomic. To the extent that such conditions may render the project uneconomic (as defined
in 760 CMR 56.02), the Board finds that the Local Concerns outweigh the potential benefits of
the proposed affordable units.
9. The Board finds that endorsement of the proposed subdivision plan dividing the property into
20 lots is necessary and appropriate to facilitate the construction of this project.
10. The Board finds that the site development plans showing the locations and outlines of proposed
buildings; the proposed locations, general dimensions and materials for streets, drives, parking
areas, walks and paved areas; and proposed landscaping improvements and open areas within
the site are in compliance with the EOHLC regulations 760 CMR 56.04(2).
11. The Board finds that the performance requirements of the Barnstable Zoning Ordinance Article
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IX Site Plan Review have been met, or a waiver has been requested and granted.
12. The Board finds that the stormwater management shown on the Approved Plan and associated
drainage analysis has been designed to meet the Stormwater Management Standards set by the
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. The standards include removing solids
from the stormwater and reducing rates of runoff from the site.
13. The Board finds that the qualities of the natural environment were considered and there were
discussions and plan revisions to preserve and/or mitigate impacts to the natural environment.
14. The Board finds that the Applicant has cooperated with the Board in the design of adequate
landscape buffer through plantings and fence screening.
15. The Board finds that the illumination of the proposed lighting for the development, in
accordance with the photometric plan provided, shall not trespass on abutting properties. Any
exterior building and street lighting shall be consistent with “dark sky” standards, shielded and
directed downward to maintain lighting on to the Site.
16. The Board has determined through detailed analysis of the following documents that the Project
has adequate access: Turning Template plan as shown on Sheet C3.2 of the site plans.
17. The Board acknowledges concerns raised by abutters to the Property and other interested parties
about the Project’s density, and potential impacts on traffic and the surrounding neighborhood.
The Board further finds that conditions detailed below appropriately address these matters of
local concern in a manner that outweighs the regional need for affordable housing. The Board
finds that the conditions imposed below address local and regional housing needs while properly
protecting valid issues of local concern.
18. The Board finds that the construction of the Project, as conditioned, will be consistent with
local needs.
IV. CONDITIONS
A. General Conditions
1. The holder of this Comprehensive Permit is Great Marsh Development, LLC. The Site
consists of the property located at 39, 51, 61, and 75 Great Marsh Road, 195 Phinney’s
Lane, and 40 Richardson Road, Barnstable (Centerville), MA. The Project is defined as all
features shown on the plans listed below in Condition 2 and as otherwise required by this
Comprehensive Permit.
2. Except as may be provided for in the following Conditions, the Project shall be constructed
substantially in conformance with the following plans, which shall collectively be referred to
as the Approved Plans:
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• Site Plans _________;
• Landscape Model Plans __________; and
• Elevations and Floor Plans ___________.
3. Approval is limited to the improvements as noted on the Approved Plans and as may be
conditioned herein. Any changes to the Approved Plans must be approved by the Board in
accordance with 760 CMR 56.05(11), as may be amended or recodified. If, after reviewing
the proposed changes to the Approved Plans, the Board determines that it requires
technical or expert advice, it may, at the Applicant’s expense, retain consultants to review
and advise the Board as needed to assist the Board in rendering a decision on the proposed
changes.
4. As required by law and the Subsidizing Agency, the Applicant shall be a limited dividend
organization and comply with the limited dividend requirements of M.G.L. Ch. 40B, §20
and otherwise limit its profits as required under M.G.L. Ch. 40B (as determined by the
Subsidizing Agency) and any excess profits shall be paid by the Applicant and distributed or
escrowed for reserves as required by the Subsidizing Agency and in accordance with
applicable law, regulations and/or guidelines.
5. The Applicant has requested waivers from the Town of Barnstable Zoning Ordinance and
from other applicable local regulations. In review of the relief requested, the Board found
that certain waivers may be granted. In issuing this Comprehensive Permit, the Board has
waived compliance with sections of the Code of the Town of Barnstable and Cape Cod
Commission as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
No waivers are granted from requirements that are beyond the purview of G.L. c. 40B, §§
20-23. No waiver of permit or inspection fees has been granted. Any subsequent revision
to the Approved Plans that require additional or more expansive waivers of any local by-laws
or regulations, must be approved by the Board in accordance with 760 CMR 56.05(11).
6. The provisions of this Comprehensive Permit Decision and Conditions shall be binding on
the successors and assigns of the Applicant, and the obligations shall run with the land. If
the Applicant sells, transfers, or assigns its interest in the development, this Comprehensive
Permit shall be binding upon the purchaser, transferee, or assignee and any successor
purchasers, transferees or assignees. The applicable limited dividend restrictions shall apply
to the owner of the project regardless of sale, transfer, or assignment of the project.
B. Affordability
1. A minimum of 25% of the units shall be low- or moderate-income units, meaning that they
shall be sold to households earning not more than 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI), as
determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the
Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (Affordable Units). The affordable
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units shall be evenly dispersed throughout the Project in accordance with the guidelines of the
Subsidizing Agency. The Applicant shall be responsible for maintaining sufficient records to
comply with EOHLC and Subsidizing Agency guidelines for the location of Affordable Units in
the Project and occupancy of the Affordable Units by income eligible households. Evidence of
affordable units shall be provided at time of occupancy permit request.
2. The Applicant shall enter an Affordable Housing Deed Restriction and Regulatory Agreement
with the Town in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Board and its counsel
(collectively, Local Regulatory Agreement), which shall be signed by all necessary parties,
including all mortgagees and lien holders of record, and recorded in the Barnstable County
Registry of Deeds prior to the issuance of any building permits. The Local Regulatory
Agreement shall become effective if and when the Regulatory Agreement with the Subsidizing
Agency is terminated, expires, or is otherwise no longer in effect. The term of the Local
Regulatory Agreement shall depend on the source of funding the Applicant receives, as set forth
in following Paragraphs 3 and 4.
3. If the Applicant obtains funding through the CommonWealth Builder Program, the Local
Affordable Housing Deed Restriction and Regulatory Agreement shall remain in effect for 30
years, and contain the following requirements: (i) at least 25% of the units in the Project remain
affordable for low and moderate income households for a period of 30 years; and (ii) the
dividends or profits of the Applicant shall be restricted as required by G.L. c.40B and 760 CMR
56.00, et seq.
4. If the Applicant does not obtain funding through the CommonWealth Builder Program, the
Applicant shall enter a perpetual Affordable Housing Deed Restriction and Regulatory
Agreement. The perpetual Affordable Housing Deed Restriction and Regulatory Agreement
shall require that: (i) at least 25% of the units in the Project remain affordable for low- and
moderate-income households in perpetuity; and (ii) the dividends or profits of the Applicant
shall be restricted as required by G.L. c.40B and 760 CMR 56.00, et seq.
5. The Applicant shall obtain approval by the Subsidizing Agency of an Affirmative Fair Housing
Marketing Plan (“AFHMP”) prior to the sale of any Affordable Units and shall ensure that the
Project complies with the Subsidizing Agency’s Fair Housing requirements.
6. The Applicant shall be responsible for cooperating with the Town as needed to prepare and
execute any document that EOHLC requires the Town to submit to have units included on the
Town’s Subsidized Housing Inventory.
7. For the initial rent-up of the Project, the maximum number of Affordable Units allowed by law
and the applicable subsidy program, but not more than seventy percent (70%) of the Affordable
Units, shall be reserved for households that qualify under a local preference definition approved
by the Subsidizing Agency. A lottery shall be established in a form approved by the Subsidizing
Agency to effectuate this local preference, with an approved secondary lottery for all other
Applicants. The Applicant shall assist the Town in the submittal of any evidence required by
the Subsidizing Agency to support this local preference requirement. The Board acknowledges
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that it will be required to provide evidence satisfactory to the Subsidizing Agency of the need
for the foregoing local preference and to obtain approval of the categories of persons qualifying
for the same, and in no event shall the Applicant be in violation of the terms of this
Comprehensive Permit to the extent the Subsidizing Agency disapproves the local preference
requirement or any aspect thereof. The Applicant shall provide reasonable and timely assistance
to the Town in providing this evidence. If the Board or its designee does not provide such
information within sixty (60) days of a written request by the Applicant, its Lottery Agent, the
Subsidizing Agency, then this condition shall be void unless the Applicant has failed to provide
reasonable and timely assistance as described above.
C. Prior to the commencement of construction:
1. The Applicant and the site general contractor shall attend a preconstruction conference with the
Director of Planning and Development and other Town staff and consultants as may be
determined to be necessary.
2. The Director of Planning and Development shall inspect and approve the limit of work. The
limit of work includes the limit of grading and general excavation. All construction staging or
stockpiling of equipment or materials shall be placed inside the limit of work.
3. The Applicant shall submit a Definitive Subdivision Plan to the Board for endorsement. The
Definitive Plan shall substantially conform to the Approved Plans.
4. The Applicant shall obtain the Director of Planning and Development’s approval of sediment
and erosion controls.
D. Prior to the issuance of the building permit, the Applicant shall:
1. Record this Comprehensive Permit Decision and the Subdivision Plan endorsed by the Board
with the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds and provide proof of such recording to the
Board and Building Commissioner.
2. Submit to the Board and the Director of Planning and Community Development evidence of
Final Approval from the Subsidizing Agency, as required by the Project Eligibility letter and the
Chapter 40B regulations.
3. Submit to the Board a copy of the Regulatory Agreement and Monitoring Services Agreement
for the Project. Execution and recording of such Regulatory Agreement with EOHLC shall be
complete prior to the issuance of any building permit. It is understood and agreed that
Monitoring provisions may be included with the Regulatory Agreement, in lieu of a separate
Monitoring Services Agreement.
4. Provide the Town Engineer a final Stormwater Pollution and Prevention Plan to address
specific sedimentation, erosion and dust control, which illustrates, at a minimum, locations of
measures and provide detailed construction sequencing.
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5. All building permits (excluding the existing dwelling at 40 Richardson Road, which will remain a
market rate lot) shall issue as follows:
● For every four (4) permits issued, one (1) shall be issue for an affordable unit and
three (3) shall be for the market rate units;
● Additionally, for every four (4) occupancy permits issued, one (1) shall be for an
affordable unit and three (3) shall be for market rate units; and
● The last affordable unit must be completed and issued an occupancy permit prior to
the issuance of occupancy permits for the last three (3) market rate units.
E. Prior to the issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy, the Applicant shall:
1. Prior to issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy, the developer shall furnish guarantees to
the Zoning Board of Appeals as provided in the Subdivision Regulations that except as
otherwise expressly provided in M.G.L. Ch.. 41, Section 81-U, no unit included in the Project
shall be occupied until the essential uncompleted infrastructure necessary to serve such unit has
been completed in the manner specified by the Subdivision Regulations of the Town of
Barnstable and/or the Approved Plan or a performance bond or other security in lieu of
completion has been accepted by the Zoning Board of Appeals. The sum of any such security
held shall be acceptable to the Barnstable Department of Public Works and shall bear a direct
and reasonable relationship to the expected cost, including the effect of inflation, necessary to
complete the subject work. The Applicant shall be permitted to choose the type of security
instrument that is authorized under §81U and also including a Letter of Credit but the actual
form of such instrument is subject to the prior review and approval of Town Counsel.
2. The Applicant shall complete all approved infrastructure and provide an As-Built Plan to the
Building Commissioner and Department of Public Works prior to the release of performance
bond or other security accepted pursuant to Paragraph F.1 above.
F. Construction
1. The hours of operation for any construction or staging activities on site shall be Monday
through Saturday, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. No construction activity shall take place outside
the specified permitted hours or on Sunday or New Years’ Day, Memorial Day, July Fourth,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, or other legal holiday. Work outside of these hours and
days may be considered upon review and approval by the Building Commissioner prior to any
work outside of these hours or days commencing.
2. All construction-related parking shall be conducted on site. No parking of any vehicle
associated with the Project shall park on nearby parcels including those vehicles arriving early.
There shall be no staging of vehicles on nearby parcels. All vehicles associated with the Project
shall enter into the temporary construction entrance and park within the construction fencing at
all times.
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3. During construction, no run-off shall be directed down the proposed roadway onto Great
Marsh Road or Phinney’s Lane nor onto abutting properties. The Applicant shall maintain any
drainage or sediment controls in good working order and maintain the construction site free of
dust that would create a hazard or nuisance to adjacent properties. In addition, the Applicant
shall require trucks hauling debris to be covered and wet down as required to minimize dust.
Spillage on roads shall be cleaned up immediately, and overloading trucks, which may
contribute to spillage on haul roads, is prohibited.
4. If construction activity ceases for longer than thirty (30) days, written notice shall be provided
by the Applicant to the Building Commissioner at least 48 hours before resuming work.
Pursuant to 780 CMR 33 Safeguards during Construction and applicable statutes, the Building
Commissioner may require that any foundation, trench, structure, equipment or other hazard be
secured as necessary, in his opinion, including but not limited to installation of fencing and/or
filling of trenches.
5. If construction is temporarily suspended during the growing season, all exposed areas shall be
stabilized by seeding and/or mulching within fourteen (14) days of suspension of construction.
If construction is temporarily suspended outside the growing season, all exposed areas shall be
stabilized by mulching and tack within fourteen (14) days of suspension of construction. Slopes
steeper than 3:1 shall be stabilized by netting and pinning during suspension of construction.
G. Project Design
1. All utilities shall be located underground, with the exception of those components normally and
customarily located above ground. Any easement necessary for utility service shall be specified
on the plan to be endorsed. No residential structure shall be located on or above any easement.
2. All exterior lighting at the Site shall be dark sky compliant and shall not allow spillover of light
onto adjoining properties, in accordance with the Approved Plans and the Town’s Zoning
Ordinance.
3. Construction of the ways, inclusive of the roadway, curbing/berms, utilities, street trees,
monuments, signs, and stormwater areas shall be in accordance with applicable Subdivision
Rules and Regulations, except as they have been waived herein.
4. All roadways shall be designed to efficiently and safely accommodate turning movement for
school buses and fire trucks, as well as emergency vehicles. Fire hydrant(s) shall be installed to
the requirements of the C.O.M.M. Fire Department. Final layout and development standards
are to be reviewed and approved by the Centerville Fire Department and the Town’s
Department of Public Works, consistent with the terms of this Decision.
5. All drainage from impervious surfaces shall be recharged on-site. Run-off shall not be permitted
to flood into the adjoining lots or streets. The Applicant shall be responsible for providing site
drainage that meets the Town Engineer’s requirements to retain the difference between the pre-
and post development storm flow. All plans and specifications shall be reviewed and be in
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compliance with the requirements of the Town’s designated engineer, The catch basins,
detention/infiltration basin and leaching structures shall be regularly maintained.
6. Lot owners shall not use fertilizers containing phosphorous on their lawns.
7. The Applicant shall have prepared a subdivision plan in accordance with the Planning Board’s
Subdivision Rules and Regulations, suitable for endorsement by the Board of Appeals and
recording at the Registry of Deeds. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall endorse such plan upon
compliance with these terms and conditions. Said plan and this Comprehensive Permit
Decision shall be recorded within sixty-day (60) days of endorsement.
8. This Decision permits the construction, use, and occupancy of not more than thirty-six (36),
three-bedroom single-family dwellings.
9. Each lot shall have a driveway with a two-car capacity with 20-feet by 10-feet spaces.
10. The single-family dwellings shall be no more than 3 bedrooms each and shall substantially
conform to the Approved Plans.
11. Setbacks for all structures including future accessory buildings and decks shall be as shown on
the Approved Plans with the waivers granted herein.
12. The Applicant shall exercise best efforts to retain existing deciduous and evergreen trees
between the house and street lines (subject to necessary work and passage areas). To the extent
possible, the Applicant shall use best efforts to retain any trees four (4) inches or more in
diameter.
13. With respect to individual lots other than the existing, developed 40 Richardson Road, the
Applicant shall comply with the following minimum landscape standards at the time of initial
sale of each lot:
• A minimum of one shade tree or one flowering tree shall be planted per lot. The tree
shall have a minimum caliper of 3 inches. A minimum of 12 mixed evergreen and
deciduous shrubs, 18 to 36 inches in height shall be planted on each lot.
• The yard lawn areas shall be loamed and deeded or sodded and all plants and
planting beds are to me mulched.
14. Each dwelling shall be connected to public water and public sewer. The Applicant shall be
responsible for securing all necessary permits for and connecting of all dwellings to the public
sewer. All applicable rules, regulations and design standards shall be followed for the design and
connection to the public sewer. The Department of Public Works must review the system to
ensure compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
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15. The thirty-six (36) lots shall be addressed and each dwelling’s roadway number posted in
accordance with the Code of the Town of Barnstable Chapter 51, Building Numbering. All
signage on-site shall conform to the Town of Barnstable Zoning Ordinance.
16. The Applicant will construct a roadway to provide access to the Property from Great Marsh Road.
The Applicant will install emergency access to the Property from Phinney’s Lane. There will be
no motor vehicle access from Richardson Road other than the existing private driveway belonging
to 40 Richardson Road.
H. Other General Conditions
1. The Applicant shall comply with all local regulations of the Town and its boards, commissions,
and departments unless specifically waived herein or as otherwise addressed in these conditions.
2. Nothing contained in this Comprehensive Permit shall limit the authority of the Building
Commissioner to enforce the provisions of the State Building Code.
3. If at any time it appears that the Applicant is in violation of an affordable housing restriction or
regulatory agreement, then the Board shall have the right to pursue such enforcement rights as it
may have under the affordable housing restriction and/or applicable law.
4. The Town, by and through the Board, Building Department, or its designee, shall have
continuing jurisdiction over the Project to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of
this Decision.
5. This Comprehensive Permit shall lapse if the Applicant does not commence substantial
construction within five (5) years of the date it becomes final (which is the date this Decision is
filed with the Town Clerk if no appeal is filed, or the date the last appeal is decided or otherwise
terminated favorably to Applicant in the event of appeal). The ZBA may authorize an extension
of the five (5) year period under the applicable State regulations. Construction of the roadway
shall be completed within six (6) years of this Decision taking effect.
6. The Applicant shall submit a full audit and certification of total development costs and revenues,
on a federal income tax basis, prepared and certified by a Certified Public Accountant acceptable
to the monitoring agent or the Town after completion of all construction. The parties agree to
cooperate to complete this audit and certification within 90 days after the sale of the last unit.
7. It is intended that this Decision and the conditions contained herein are in addition to and
independent of any requirements otherwise imposed by any other regulatory agency. The
requirements contained herein shall have independent legal significance and effect. If any part of
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this Decision is for any reason held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability
shall not affect the validity of any other portion of this Decision.
8. The Applicant shall copy the Board on all correspondence between the Applicant and any
federal, state, or Town official, board, or commission concerning the conditions set forth in this
Decision, including but not limited to testing results, official filings, environmental approvals,
and other permits issued for the Project.
9. The Applicant shall copy the Board on all correspondence from the Applicant to the
Subsidizing Agency or EOHLC concerning the Project.
10. If any default, violation or breach of these conditions by the Applicant is not cured within thirty
(30) days after notice thereof (or such longer period of time as is reasonably necessary to cure
such a default so long as the Applicant is diligently and continuously prosecuting such a cure),
then the Town may take one or more of the following steps: (a) by mandamus or other suit,
action or other proceeding at law or in equity, require the Applicant to perform its obligations
under these conditions; or (b) take such other action at law or in equity as may appear necessary
or desirable to enforce these conditions.
DECISION
In consideration of all of the foregoing, including the plans, documents and testimony given during
the public hearing, the Board hereby grants the Applicant a comprehensive permit for the
construction of one hundred and fifty (150) rental apartment units pursuant to Chapter 40B, §§ 20-
23, for the development described above.
RECORD OF VOTE
The Board of Appeals voted _______, at its public meeting on June __, 2026, to grant a
Comprehensive Permit subject to the above-stated Conditions, with this Decision as attested by the
signatures below.
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Filed with the Town Clerk on ___________ __, 2026.
Town Clerk
Notice: Appeals, if any, by any party other than the Applicant, shall be made pursuant to
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A, s. 17, and shall be filed within twenty
(20) days after the filing of this notice in the Office of the Town Clerk, Town Hall,
Barnstable, Massachusetts. Any appeal by the Applicant shall be filed with the
Housing Appeals Committee pursuant to G. L. c. 40B, § 23, within twenty (20) days
after the filing of this notice in the Office of the Town Clerk.