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Motel Proposals Confound
Zoning Board of Appeals Motel Proposals Confound
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By John Basile threshold limit. Mr. Davenport said the
At one point during the lengthy total was arrived at by calculating the the figures more weight,he said. to the ground. He also said he
Yarmouth Zoning Board of Appeals inside room dimensions of every room Neighbors of the proposed will plant vegetation and install a
hearing last Thursday night, ZBA in the proposed new motel. His figures changes to the motels have been four-foot wooden fence to shield
Chairman Fritz Lindquist called the did not include deck or porch space. following the petition process neighbors from headlight glare
business before the board "a puzzle- ZBA member John Richards offered closely and attending hearings. coming from the parking area.
ment."That seemed to sum up the feel- a figure of 12,800 square feet, measured They have concerns that what Despite conciliatory talk, the
ings of everyone present, at the outside walls. Board member they see as an expansion will questions hung over the debate
The hearing that many thought would David Reid also made some calcula- that is more trafficbusyin an area and the ZBA wase nabio take
resolve the petitions for drastic changes tions and expressed doubt that the pro- suat is already busy during the any actionseon the petitions.nprtThe
to two South Shore Drive motels settled ject could come in under the threshold. summer. ZBA asked Cod Davenport s go
nothing and had to be continued until "A difference of methodology has One neighbor, Mary McAdoo, withto the Cape Commission
the middle of next month. called for a definitive answer on his plans to seek a ruling on
produced three different calculations how much square footage is how the size of the proposed
Under petitions filed with the ZBA, just for the Edge of the Sea building," involved. Mr. Lindquist told her construction should be calculated
the Edge of the Sea Motel and some q
he said. Mr. Reid was among those the ZBA plans to address that and if the two petitions can be
cottages on the property would be razed questioning whether the two motel pro- question. considered se aratel
and a new motel built on the site. The jects can be considered separately p y'
Blue Water Resort Hotel would have a p y Another neighbor, Marie St. Questions also linger whether
because they rely heavily upon one George, questioned the impact the project would violate
second story added for a total of 92 another. the proposed moves would have Yarmouth's ban on new motel
units. The owners of the motels say the on the blue herons which use construction. Mr. Davenport has
net result would be one fewer motel Kenney Calls for Run Pond, across the street from contended that it would not
room. Jurisdictional Review the motels, as a nesting area. She because what is being proposed
A putting green would be moved to The confused state of affairs led to an said lights from the motel park- is a reworking of existing motels,
the south side of the street from the unusual development. Peter Kenney of ing lot that borders the pond not new construction.
north side and some parking areas Yarmouthport, who led an unsuccessful have already discouraged the The ZBA will try once again
would be reconfigured. Under the plan, drive this year to get Yarmouth to pull herons from using the pond. Mr. to settle the matter— or at least
the two motels would share a parking out of the Cape Cod Commission,found Davenport responded that he is to move the process forward —
areaawn.andsome property lines would be hiredmself calling for the commission to willing to take down tall light when it reconvenes the hearing
posts now in use an rplace on Tuesda ,
The hearing's first snag developed out a longmake a list oflquestions He ssuch
hea them with lighting that iseloser in Town HallJan. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
when Mr. Lindquist read a letter to the review might answer and stressed that
ZBA from Dorr Fox, the chief regulato- the size of the proposed construction
ry officer for the Cape Cod should have been known earlier. "This
Commission. Fox pointed out that new is a question that should have been
construction projects exceeding 10,000 asked at the very beginning. We all
square feet of floor space are automati know the commission exists. We all
cally reviewed by the commission as know that there is a 10,000-square-foot
Developments of Regional Impact. threshold. These two applications have
DeWitt Davenport, president of pp
Davenport Realty which owns the Blue been submitted in tandem. How do you
Water, presented a statement from the separate them? Lines move, lots are
project architect showing new construc- swapped." Mr. Kenney also pointed out
tion to total 9,980.95 square feet. Many that the figures on the size of the project
of the two dozen people who turned out were not submitted under a certified
for the hearing were moved to laughter architect's seal. Doing so would give
by the figure coming so close to the (Continued on Page 43)