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Board Members
Stephen Robichaud – Chair Robert Twiss – Vice Chair Tim O’Neill - Clerk Mary Barry Michael Mecenas Raymond Sexton Matthew Teague
Felicia Penn – Town Council Liaison
Planning & Development Dept. Staff Support
James Kupfer, AICP, Interim Director
Karen Pina – Principal Assistant - karen.pina@town.barnstable.ma.us
Town of Barnstable
PLANNING BOARD
Minutes
July 22, 2024
Stephen Robichaud – Chairman Present
Robert Twiss, Vice Chairman Present
Tim O’Neill – Clerk Present
Mary Barry Absent
Michael Mecenas Present
Raymond Sexton Absent
Matthew Teague Present
Also in attendance were Planning & Development Staff; James Kupfer, Interim Director and Karen Pina,
Principal Assistant.
Notice of Recording The meeting will be televised live via Xfinity Channel 8 or high definition Channel 1072.
It may also be accessed via the Government Access Channel live stream on the Town of Barnstable’s website:
http://streaming85.townofbarnstable.us/CablecastPublicSite/watch/1?channel=1
Call to Order Introduction of Board Members
Public Comment- None
Approval Not Required
Thomas Hart has submitted an Approval Not Required Plan entitled “Plan of Land, 121 & 135 Strawberry Hill
Road, Centerville, MA” dated June 11, 2024
Dan Ojala of Downcape Engineering in attendance. He explains the proposed application. Section/division
for conveyance, doesn’t subtract frontage from abutter. Properties above developed a long time ago.
Creating new strip. Division of larger into main lot 2. No zoning violations. Improvement overall. Note on
plan, parcel for conveyance and parcel 1 to be combined.
Chair Stephen Robichaud entertains a motion to approve/endorse, moved by Bob Twiss to endorse the
plan entitled “Plan of Land, 121 & 135 Strawberry Hill Road, Centerville, MA” prepared for Thomas Hart,
prepared by Down Cape Engineering, Inc. dated June 11, 2024 as an Approval Not Required Plan. The plan
as submitted qualifies as an Approval Not Required plan and it should be endorsed by the Board as:
1. It does not constitute a subdivision because each of the lots have the minimum required frontage
on an existing way having suitable grades, and adequate construction to provide for the needs of
vehicular traffic in relation to the proposed use and for the installation of municipal services to
serve such use or has been labeled as “not buildable”; and
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2. All materials and conditions of Chapter 801, Article IV Approval Not Required Plans, have been
submitted and are in full compliance, seconded by Matt Teague,
Roll Call Vote:
Matt Teague – aye
Michael Mecenas - aye
Bob Twiss - aye
Tim O’Neill - aye
Stephen Robichaud - aye
General Correspondence
Chapter 91 Notice - 279 Nyes Neck Rd., Centerville – Gans – maintain dock
Staff Updates
Jim Kupfer- had meetings with various . New ad hoc subcommittee, nominated Chair and have draft Housing
Production Plan (HPP) in August. Ad Hoc to rea ssess regulatory agreements (RA) and improve zoning.
Presentation on what is a RA, to get ad hoc committee up to speed. More discussions.
Annual Community Preservation Committee (C PC ) meeting.
Chair Stephen Robichaud, big housing conversation presentation. Discussed having done at Planning Board if
members would like. Trust gets the money for housing now, CPC doesn’t handle now. Wished more
recreation progress.
Jim Kupfer Jillian Douglas presented.
Chair Stephen Robichaud – working group with Hyannis Main Street Waterfront Historic District Commission
(HHDC ) have a unified design guideline draft. Need another meeting to look at the draft.
Jim Kupfer, updates, he gave out draft to HHDC members. Will get feedback by next week and then
distribute to Planning Board for their view and then do another joint meeting.
Chair Stephen Robichaud – yes bring two groups together. Then possible bring to T own C ouncil, but once
approved it’s ours moving forward.
Tim O’Neill, update on the old Marstons Mills School project?
Jim Kupfer gave update to Town C ouncil (TC) – have all public information. Met with consulting engineering
who is doing concepts. Three conceptual designs to be done and then present to TC and the public in early
September, and to refine down to one.
Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair
Approval of Minutes
July 8, 2024, Draft Minutes
Ch air Stephen Robichaud entertains a motion to approve the draft minutes of July 8, 2024, m oved by Tim
O ’Neill, seconded by Michael Mecenas ,
Roll Call Vote;
Matt Teague - aye
Michael Mecenas - aye
Bob Twiss - aye
Tim O’Neill - aye
Stehen Robichaud - aye
Future Meetings: August 12, 2024 @ 7:00 p.m.
Adjournment
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Ch air Stephen Robichaud entertains a motion to adjourn, moved by Bob Twiss , second ed by Matt Teague,
Roll Call Vote:
Matt Teague - aye
Michael Mecenas - aye
Tim O’Neill - aye
Bob Twiss - aye
Stephen Robichaud - aye
Th e meeting adjourned at 7:15 p .m.
Respectfully Submitted
Karen Pina, Principal Assistant, Planning & Development
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