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1146 ROUTE 28, SOUTH YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS 02664-4492
Telephone (508) 398-2231, Ext. 1276, Fax (508) 398-2365
May 14, 2020
Yarmouth Zoning Board of Appeals
1146 Route 28
South Yarmouth MA 02664
Re: ZBA Petition 4846: Wise Living Development – 822 & 834 Route 28 & 30 Frank Baker Road
Dear Board of Appeals:
At the April 15, 2020 Planning Board meeting, the Board reviewed the South Yarmouth Wise Living
Community project through the Village Centers Overlay District (VCOD) Site Plan Review (SPR)
process. The Board’s decision for Petition VCOD 2020-1, dated April 24, 2020, has been provided to
the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) related to Appeal 4846 seeking zoning relief for the project.
At their May 6, 2020 meeting, the Planning Board reviewed the relief being requested by the applicant
and voted to provide this letter of support for consideration by the ZBA in their deliberations.
Specifically, the Planning Board voted in support of the following relief requested for the South
Yarmouth Wise Living Retirement Community project at 822 & 834 Route 28 and 30 Frank Baker
Road:
1. The proposed building modulation styles (i.e. open gable end porches/patios, and porticos) and
frequency of modulations for 822 Route 28 as presented at the April 15, 2020 Planning Board
meeting and as conditioned as part of the VCOD SPR decision.
2. The proposed building modulation style (i.e. open porches) as presented at the April 15, 2020
Planning Board meeting for 834 Route 28 with the elimination of any building modulation on the
east side of the building.
3. Allowing the retention of a second, existing freestanding sign for the 834 Route 28 building in
addition to keeping a freestanding sign for the redeveloped 822 Route 28 building on a single
combined property.
4. Providing an 8’ permanent easement to the Town for future construction or relocation of the
existing sidewalk along Route 28, in lieu of constructing a new sidewalk adjacent to the existing
sidewalk.
5. Replacing three (3) in-lot trees with three (3) shrubs, and relocating one (1) in-lot island with tree
to exceed the spacing requirements in the parking lot of 822 Route 28 due to the proximity to
existing subsurface disposal structures that are to remain.
Thank you for your consideration of this matter.
Sincerely,
Kathleen D. Williams, PE
Town Planner
cc: Planning Board
Attorney Andrew Singer
Planning
Board