Regulatory Update: August 2021

35 Scudder Residential Community (CCC File No. 20065)
35 Scudder Avenue, Hyannis

The Commission acted favorably in February 2021 on a Notice of Intent (NOI) for a Development Agreement submitted by applicant LMC. The NOI is in relation to a proposal 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 applicant has submitted a preliminary Development Agreement application which is currently under review by staff. No hearings have been scheduled in the matter.

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 and has completed Massachusetts Environmental Protection Agency (MEPA) review for these phases. The Commission reviewed the prior phases of the facility as Developments of Regional Impact (DRIs). A DRI application was submitted to the Commission on May 14, 2021. The first substantive public hearing on the Project was held on July 26, 2021 and was continued to August 16, 2021. The public hearing period has been extended through September 2021.

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 is related to land of approximately 186.67 acres in the Town of Mashpee owned by the applicant, including land currently occupied by the “Mashpee Commons” development. The applicant has submitted a preliminary Development Agreement application which is currently under review by staff. The Town of Mashpee will 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 been scheduled in the matter.

Blue Sky Towers Monopole (CCC File No. 21005)
1044 Route 28, South Yarmouth

The Commission received a mandatory DRI referral from the Town of Yarmouth for a 120-foot monopole wireless communications tower on March 10, 2021. The applicant submitted a DRI application on March 10, 2021. The 90-day hearing period was opened for procedural purposes on May 7, 2021. The first substantive public hearing took place on June 9, 2021and was continued to July 12, 2021. The hearing on July 12, 2021 was continued procedurally, by hearing officer, to August 11, 2021. On August 3, 2021, the Applicant withdrew the Project from Commission review. The Project is not pending before the Commission at this time.

Great Western Rd Solar, Dennis (CCC File No. 21007)
131 Great Western Road, Dennis

The Commission received a mandatory DRI referral from the Town of Dennis for a +/- 3.1 megawatt ground-mounted solar photovoltaic facility with battery storage on April 30, 2021. The applicant has submitted a DRI application which is currently under review by staff. The 90-day hearing period was opened for procedural purposes on June 29, 2021. The first substantive subcommittee hearing on the Project will be held August 26, 2021.

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 allows the applicant to apply for and pursue a modification of the Development Agreement. The applicant has submitted a preliminary Development Agreement application which is currently under review by staff. No hearings have been scheduled in the matter.

Southpoint Drive Solar (CCC File No. 21008)
Southpoint Drive, Sandwich

The Commission received a mandatory DRI referral from the Town of Sandwich on May 26, 2021 for a +/- 3 megawatt ground-mounted solar photovoltaic facility located on 13.2 acres of an approximately 70 acre site off of Farmersville Road, currently developed with a residential condominium project. Commission staff are reviewing the application. No hearings have been scheduled in the matter.