HomeMy WebLinkAboutLCPC Meeting Presentation_01-25-2024Barnstable Local Comprehensive PlanCommittee Meeting
January 25, 2024
Meeting Agenda
•Housing Expert Presentation Offered By Judi Barrett
•Breakout Groups: Review Housing Production Plan Strategies
•Review Draft Land Use Chapter
•Response To Public Comment
•Next Steps
Housing Presentation
Judi Barrett, Barrett Planning Group, LLC
Breakout Groups: Housing Production Plan Strategies
Draft Land Use Chapter
Draft Land Use Chapter
▪Introduction
▪Actions Achieved Since 2010
▪Issues and Opportunities
▪Policies/Goals and Strategies
Response to Public Comment
Response to Public Comment
Question #1: Are the dark green
areas shown on the Open Space by
Level of Protection Map public or
private lands that are committed to
long-term protection? How is that
calculated and does it include various
types of conservation easements?
Open Space by Level of Protection
▪In Perpetuity (P)- Legally protected in
perpetuity and recorded as such in a deed
or other official document.
▪Land is considered protected in perpetuity
if it is owned by the town’s conservation
commission or, sometimes, by the water
department; if a town has a conservation
restriction on the property in perpetuity; if
it is owned by one of the state’s
conservation agencies, if it is owned by a
non-profit land trust; or if the town
received federal or state assistance for the
purchase or improvement of the property.
▪Private land is considered protected if it has
a deed restriction in perpetuity, if an
Agriculture Preservation Restriction has
been placed on it, or a Conservation
Restriction has been placed on it.
Response to Public Comment
Question #2: What are the tools that
the Town has available to encourage
open space conservation?
Community Preservation Committee
▪Community Preservation Committee (CPC) is charged with
recommending the expenditure of funds generated from the
Community Preservation Act
▪A minimum of 10% of the annual revenues of the fund must be
allocated for each of the three categories:
▪Historic
▪Housing
▪Open space
▪Funding allocated for open space has been used to acquire and
preserve open space
Response to Public Comment
Question #3: There is an
international initiative called thirty by
thirty requiring that at least thirty
percent of land and water areas is set
aside under conservation by the year
2030 to try to prevent extinction of
plants and animals. Is that an
attainable goal?
Open Space by Level of Protection
▪The Existing Conditions Report defines open space by level of
protection
▪As of August 2022, 11,469 acres or (29%) of the town’s sixty
square miles or roughly 38,500 acres are protected in perpetuity
Response to Public Comment
Question #4: Was the Open Space
and Recreation Land table included
within the presentation calculated for
each village? How much of the land
was preserved in Hyannis?
Open Space and Recreation Land
▪The Summary of Open Space and
Recreation Land per village is included
within the Existing Conditions Report
▪Of the 11,360.72 acres of protected
open space in the Barnstable, 233.08
acres or 2% is protected in Hyannis
▪Of the 4,547.65 acres of recreation land
and other open space and public land in
the Barnstable, 1,119.53 acres or 24% is
located within Hyannis
Response to Public Comment
Question #5: Is there a map of
protected areas within our maritime
regions along our coastline? There
are important environmental
resources there that we will want to
ensure are protected.
Cape Cod Coastline
▪Massachusetts Ocean Resource Information System
(MORIS) provides data and interactive maps pertaining
to the state’s coastal zone
▪Cape Cod Ocean Management Plan (CCOMP) describes
the uses and activities allowed within the state's
jurisdictional waters including the regional definition of
"appropriate scale" for proposed renewable energy
projects
▪The Massachusetts Public Waterfront Act (Chapter 91),
is the state’s primary tool for protection with regulations
for activities on both coastal and inland waterways
▪Sandy Neck Barrier Beach was designated as an Area of
Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) in 1978 and is
subject to increased state permitting
Local Comprehensive Plan Committee Schedule
February: Natural Resources
▪Thursday February 8th
▪Thursday February 22nd
March: Facilities and Infrastructure
▪Thursday March 14th
▪Thursday March 28th
Public Feedback: Housing Survey Question
Cape Cod Commission: Regional Housing Strategy