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Planning Board reviews referrals for three affordable‑housing proposals, raises concerns about density and road/utility waivers
Summary
Staff presented referrals for three affordable‑housing proposals (Locust Field 46‑unit project, 21 Pheasant Lane single‑family affordable unit, and a revised 64‑unit Sandwich Road 40B proposal that added 14 single‑family homes); board members supported affordability goals but raised design, density, water-resource and road‑standards concerns and asked staff to forward detailed comments to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
The Planning Board reviewed referrals tied to town‑owned parcels disposed to affordable‑housing developers: a 46‑unit project on Locust Field Road proposed by Falmouth Housing Trust and Falmouth Housing Corporation (40 rentals and six ownership units, with 42 units expected to count on the subsidized‑housing inventory), a single 80% AMI home at 21 Pheasant Lane, and a large 40B site on Sandwich Road revised to add 14 single‑family homes at the rear of the property.
Board members said they welcomed the affordability outcomes but pressed several technical issues before the Zoning Board of Appeals acts, including building height and material/roofing choices for aesthetics, water‑resource protection for sites in a Water Resource Protection District, septic and stormwater infiltration areas, and objections to a high number of requested waivers on road width and subdivision standards. Staff will forward referrals and recommended comments to the ZBA for its comprehensive‑permit review.
