Regulatory Update - May 2021

35 Scudder Residential Community (CCC File No. 20065)
35 Scudder Avenue, Hyannis
The applicant LMC submitted a Notice of Intent (NOI) for a Development Agreement with the Commission proposing to redevelop the site of the Twin Brooks golf course with a new multifamily residential community that includes 312 rental homes in 13 buildings. The Committee on Planning and Regulation (CPR) voted a favorable recommendation on the NOI to the full Commission at its meeting on January 28, 2021. The full Commission held a hearing on the NOI at its February 25, 2021 meeting and determined that the Project is suitable and eligible for a Development Agreement with the Commission, which determination allows the applicant to apply for and pursue a Development Agreement with the Commission.

Bourne ISWMF Phases 7, 8 & 9 (CCC File No. 20064)
201 MacArthur Boulevard, Bourne
The Town of Bourne Department of Integrated Solid Waste Management is pursuing phases 7, 8, and 9 of the existing solid waste facility/landfill, has completed Massachusetts Environmental Protection Agency (MEPA) review for these phases and is now preparing a DRI application for phases 7, 8 & 9. The Commission reviewed the prior phases of the facility as DRIs. The Project’s 90-day, DRI hearing period was opened for procedural purposes by the staff hearing officer on February 12, 2021. A DRI application was submitted to the Commission on May 14, 2021. The public hearing period has been extended through September 2021 but a public hearing has not yet been scheduled.

Mashpee Commons Development Agreement (CCC File No. 19035)
Steeple Street, Mashpee
The Commission acted favorably on a Notice of Intent (NOI) for a Development Agreement submitted by applicant Mashpee Commons Limited Partnership in March 2020.  The Notice of Intent related to land of approximately 186.67 acres in the Town of Mashpee owned by the applicant, including land currently occupied by the so-called “Mashpee Commons” development.  The applicant has submitted a preliminary Development Agreement application which is currently under review by staff. According to the application, the applicant intends to invite the Town of Mashpee to formally participate as a party to the Development Agreement, and the proposed term is 25 years. The application has not yet been deemed complete and no hearings have yet been scheduled in the matter.

Blue Sky Towers Monopole (CCC File No. 21005)
1044 Route 28, South Yarmouth
The Commission received a mandatory Development of Regional Impact (DRI) referral from the Town of Yarmouth for a 120-foot monopole wireless communications tower on March 3, 2021. The applicant has submitted a DRI application which is currently under review by staff. The 90-day hearing period will be opened for procedural purposes on May 7, 2021. A substantive public hearing is scheduled to take place on June 9, 2021.

Great Western Rd Solar, Dennis (CCC File No. 21007)
131 Great Western Road, Dennis
The Commission received a mandatory Development of Regional Impact (DRI) referral from the Town of Dennis for an approximately 3 megawatt solar energy facility with battery storage on April 30, 2021. The applicant has submitted a DRI application which is currently under review by staff. The application has not yet been deemed complete and a substantive public hearing has not yet been scheduled.

Modification to Wilkens Campus Development Agreement (CCC File No. 02014)
Wilkens Lane, Hyannis
The applicants Cape Cod Healthcare and New England Development submitted a notice of intent (NOI) for a modification of the Development Agreement entered into by and between the Cape Cod Commission and Cape Cod Healthcare for property off Wilkens Lane in Hyannis. The Committee on Planning and Regulation (CPR) voted a favorable recommendation on the NOI to the full Commission at its meeting on September 3, 2020. The full Commission held a hearing on the NOI at its October 1, 2020 meeting and determined that the Modification is suitable and eligible for a Development Agreement with the Commission, which determination allows the applicant to apply for and pursue a modification of the Development Agreement.