Habitat for Humanity’s 14-home plan on Benjamin Nye Lane draws strong local opposition over wells, traffic and density

Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod asked the Town of Falmouth Zoning Board of Appeals to advance a revised plan for 14 single-family homes on Benjamin Nye Lane, saying the applicant had addressed 73 peer-review comments and submitted technical responses from the Horsley Witten Group.

Warren Brody, representing Habitat, said the applicant revised the site to add a pull-off at the mail kiosk, adjusted Lot 1 driveway geometry so each lot has two off–right-of-way parking spaces, added pole lighting at each house, and modified grading so an eastern stone wall would remain intact while a western wall would be rebuilt using the same materials. Engineer Joe Henderson described a Nitrex nitrogen-treatment system Habitat proposes and said the system routinely achieves monthly averages near 5 mg/L; state groundwater-discharge permits require 10 mg/L or less for larger…