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TOWN OF YARMOUTH
PLANNING BOARD
SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION
Applicant: RJ Resorts Beach Resort Owner LLC.
Owners: RJ Resorts Beach Resort Owner LLC
Property: 28 South Shore Drive, South Yarmouth, MA
Introduction
This redevelopment project focuses on the exterior amenities of the Red Jacket Beach Resort.
The Applicant seeks to redevelop the pool, pool deck, and adjacent lawn areas. The pool and pool deck
will be replaced with a larger, reoriented pool to be used for lap swimming and recreation and an adjacent
spa. An existing seasonally-used tent located on the lawn will be removed and replaced with a
permanent, open-air pavilion and trellised area which will be located further inland than the existing tent
and away from environmentally sensitive resource areas. The South Shore Drive entrance and hotel
lobby/porte-couchere entrance landscaping will also be updated and enhanced. In response to comments
from Site Plan Review and Design Review Committee, the Applicant has proposed two (2) crosswalks to
enhance guest access to the pool and beach, has redesigned handicapped parking to be conforming in size,
location and number of spaces, and has proposed planting trees in existing in-lot islands and augmenting
existing shrub plantings on the north-west perimeter buffer as shown on the submitted plans.
The Conservation Commission has reviewed the proposed project and has approved the project
by unanimous vote. The Design Review Committee has also reviewed the proposed work and provided a
statement of strong support as part of the Committee’s approved minutes.
The Applicant seeks relief from Section 404.2.6 of the Yarmouth Zoning By-law for existing site
conditions which do not comply with the Yarmouth Architectural and Site Design Standards. These
conditions are not within the scope of the current redevelopment and, as such, will not be updated or
redesigned as required by the HMOD2 zoning by-law. All proposed redevelopment of the site will
conform to Architectural and Site Design Standards.