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Im Annual Town Meeting -12- May 1, 1978 a clerk from within its own membership, and may, subject to appropriation, employ experts and clerical and other assistants." "12.3 The Chairman of the Board of Appeals may designate any associate member to sit on the board in case of absence, inability to act or conflict of interest on the part of any member thereof or in the event of a vacancy on the board until said vacancy is filled by action of the Board of Selectmen. "12.4 Any member or associate member of the Board of Appeals may be removed for cause by the Board of Select- men but only after written charges have been made and delivered to the member and a public hearing has been held." "12.5 The Board of Appeals shall have and exercise the powers specifically granted by the General Laws of the Commonwealth and those powers granted in this Zoning By- law which are not inconsistent with the aforesaid General Laws." "12.6 The Board of Appeals shall have the power to autho- rize a use or activity not otherwise permitted in the district in which the land or structure is located, but only upon the application of the standards set forth in the General Laws of the Commonwealth for the grant of a variance." and to amend Section 14 by adding thereto the following; "14.5 If the Building Inspector after being requested in writing to enforce the Zoning Bylaw against any person allegedly in violation of the Zoning Bylaw declines to act, he shall notify, in writing, the party requesting enforcement of any action he takes or refusal to act, and the reasons therefor, within 14 days of receipt of ' the written request for enforcement." (Submitted by the Planning Board) ACTION: Motion made and seconded that Article 13 be accepted as printed with the following two amendments: Paragraph 5.5 -- Delete the last three words "for residential use". Paragraph 6.22 -- Change "one year" to "two years". Article 13 carried with a unanimous vote. ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the follow- ing bylaw, pursuant to the authority granted by Chapter 693 of the Acts of 1977, to be added to the revised Bylaws of the Town of Mashpee Chapter III, Article X: Section I; "The Town shall be authorized to make temporary repairs on all private streets and ways to which the public has a right of access excluding, however, any private street or way which was laid out in accordance with the provisions of the subdivision control law as appears innChapter 41 of the Mass- achusetts General Laws and concerning which the Planning Board has not accepted said private street or way as conforming to subdivision rules and regulations governing the construction of ways by the release of covenant or other security held by the Town for the completion of construction of the ways. "Such temporary repairs shall include the filling of holes in the subsurface of such ways and repairs to the sur- face materials thereof; and materials for such repairs shall, where practical be the same as, or similar to, those used for the existing surfaces of such ways, but may include the oiling or tarring of said ways and the covering of such oil or tar with sand or gravel. "Such temporary repairs may include the diversion and dispersal of accumulated surface water.