HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBA Additonal Waiver (Phinneys Lane and Great Marsh Road)(7.1.2026)
Town of Barnstable
Board of Appeals
Comprehensive Permit Application
Applicant: Great Marsh Development LLC
Development: Homes at Centerville Cove
Property:
39, 51, 61, and 75 Great Marsh Road, 195 Phinney’s Lane, and 40 Richardson Road,
Centerville, MA
Assessor’s References: Map 210, Parcels 124, 125, 126, 134-003, and 134-004, and Map
209, Parcel 020
Additional Waiver
Please add the following additional waiver to those previously submitted to the Board:
• Ch. 801 Subdivision Regulations, Section 801-13, Sight Distance at Road Intersections:
a. The specific waiver is to allow currently accepted sight distance standards as defined by
AASHTO and MassHighway (MH) Project Development and Design Guide, 2006 Ed. and as
accepted by the Barnstable DPW to remain as proposed in order to preserve additional
vegetative buffer along Great Marsh Road, a Scenic Road.
b. The Subdivision Regulations require 350 ft sight distance in both directions at road
intersections. The Applicant is providing 335 ft to the left and 290 ft to the right per the
AASHTO and MH standards. These distances provide safe sight distances at roadways.
These are also well in excess of the safe Stopping Sight Distance which is 200 to 250 ft. for
the posted speed on this road.