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ZBA grants comprehensive MGL 40B permit for 12‑unit Acapescate/Old Bayberry development with conditions
Summary
The Falmouth ZBA voted to grant a comprehensive MGL 40B permit for six duplexes (12 units) at Acapescate/Old Bayberry, approving waivers and detailed conditions on stormwater, affordable‑unit management, monitoring, site inspections and future sewer connection.
The Falmouth Zoning Board of Appeals voted Nov. 21 to grant a comprehensive permit under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 40B for construction of six duplex ownership dwellings (12 units) on two combined lots on Acapescate and Old Bayberry in East Falmouth.
The board’s decision, made after a condition‑by‑condition review, authorizes 12 total units with a maximum of 24 bedrooms and designates three units as permanently affordable to households earning no more than 80% of area median income. The decision includes multiple waivers to local zoning provisions, and a lengthy set of conditions addressing stormwater, inspections, utilities, affordable‑housing controls and site work.
Key conditions adopted by the board require that:
• All stormwater from the…
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