Neighbors urge peer review as planning board continues review of 10‑unit duplex project on Route 28A

The Planning Board continued its review of a proposal for 10 dwellings in five duplex buildings at 538 North Falmouth Highway after an extended presentation by the applicant and multiple public comments raising traffic, water and privacy concerns. Applicant attorney Kevin Clauer told the board the plan now proposes 10 units (five duplexes) with 40 bedrooms after a reduction from 50 bedrooms and an increase in parking from 43 to 50 spaces, including a handicap‑van accessible stall and a bike shed. "The applicant's proposing the development of 10 dwellings to be located in 5 duplex buildings," Clauer said, summarizing the revised proposal and the traffic analysis submitted to the board.

Neighbors and board members asked for further technical review. A directly abutting neighbor, Jesse, produced measurements and photos showing a proposed building within roughly 18 feet of his boundary and said the proximity would leave only about five feet between the new fence and his basement bulkhead and bedroom window. His father, Dan Keneally, asked the board to require an independent peer review of the traffic impact analysis and indicated the neighbor would pursue legal options related to long‑standing site uses. Board members asked staff to seek additional input from town engineering, the fire department and, if available, the traffic analyst who prepared the TIA. The board voted to continue the hearing to Sept. 8 to allow engineering referrals and any peer review to be completed.