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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Cotuit Center Residences MEMORANDUM TO: Zoning Board of Appeals FM: Planning and Development Staff RE: No. 2005-100 Bay Point LLC, Cotuit Center Residences, 671 – 675 Main Street, Cotuit, request for a minor modification to landscape maintenance plan In 2007, Comprehensive Permit No. 2005-100 was granted for Five (5) units of multi-family housing on 2.38 acres. Two of the dwellings are affordable units marketed to qualified low and moderate-income households at 65% and 70% of the median income. Three units are one-bedroom new construction townhouse units. A fourth unit is a one-bedroom created by either renovation of an existing cottage or demolition of that cottage and construction of a new townhouse. The fifth unit is created by preservation and restorati on of the existing historic home as a three-bedroom dwelling. Related site improvements include on -site septic, parking, utilities and landscaping. In a letter dated August 26, 2022, Attorney Patrick Nickerson, representing the Condo Association, requested a minor modification of Comprehensive Permit # 2005-100 so that the responsibility for maintenance of the existing landscaping is transferred from the Town to the Trust, and so that the Trust may make changes and improvements to the landscaping and its aesthetics. By permitting this minor modification to the C omprehensive P ermit, the Trust will be empowered to make changes, improvements, and maintenance to the landscaping and aesthetics. The Town will also be relieved of its obligation to maintain the existing landscaping. Draft Motions: Based upon the information provided by the Applicant, the Board may:  Find the request for a modification to the landscape maintenance plan as a minor modification. Based upon a positive vote, the Board may:  Make a motion to approve the request for the Minor Modification. Town of Barnstable Planning & Development Department www.townofbarnstable.us/planninganddevelopment Elizabeth Jenkins, AICP Director