Dave Andrews of the Bay Club Real Estate Holdings and engineer Bob Field of Field Engineering came before the Mattapoisett Planning Board on Monday night to request approval of a Form C Definitive Subdivision for parcels located inside the original 624-plus acres.
Original conceptual plans for the site in question were for the construction of a conference center. Original plans also included an equestrian center, Andrews said. But the real-estate climate has changed over the years since Bay Club planners presented their drawings. The conference center parcel is now planned for housing.
Andrews said demand for smaller townhouse units became feasible with the inclusion of zero-lot-line cluster subdivisions to the town’s bylaws. The neighborhood referred to as Split Rock “sold out” quickly when the developers offered smaller townhouse units.
Now, Andrews said, he has a waiting list of people interested in this latest development of two-bedroom units that will have a two-car garage and loft area that can be converted into a bedroom space. Twelve units are planned. He said that the project was approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals and that the Conservation Commission has conditioned the project.
Field explained the stormwater management system with member Nathan Ketchel asking for time to review the calculations. The review was continued to March 20.
Jim Pavlik of Outback Engineering, representing Sun Partners Solar for the construction of a ground-mounted solar array totaling 198.8 KW, came before the board.
Pavlik noted of the reopened hearing that acceptance of the dual-use plan, the array field, will allow for agricultural activity beneath the ground-mounted panels, has not yet included state approval. However, Site-Plan Review could move forward, Ketchel confirmed.
Two votes by the board were needed before further action could take place, Pavlik stated. The board voted to accept the plan of record and granted work within a floodplain described as minimal and temporary.
The next meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board was not announced upon adjournment.
Mattapoisett Planning Board
By Marilou Newell