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Article 20 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaws Table of Use Regulations by deleting §174-25 I(9) in its entirety, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Zoning Board of Appeals Explanation: Currently under the Zoning Bylaw, a property owner is required to apply for an accessory use Special Permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals for proposed fixed and floating piers, wharves, docks and boardwalks, in addition to securing all other permits and approvals required for such structures from Town, State and federal agencies with jurisdiction over inland and/or coastal waterways and wetlands. Historically, the Zoning Board of Appeals has substantively relied on approvals from the Conservation Commission, Shellfish Commission, Waterways Commission, Harbormaster and other such governmental agencies as the basis for its decisions on such Special Permit applications, and it believes that requiring a separate review/approval of such structures by the Zoning Board of Appeals unnecessarily duplicates the permitting process. This amendment will eliminate the requirement of a Special Permit for such structures, thus, streamlining the approval process an applicant must pursue to erect a fixed and floating pier, wharf, dock or boardwalk. The Board of Selectmen recommends Town Meeting approval by a vote of 5-0. The Finance Committee recommends Town Meeting approval by a vote of 7-0. After a public hearing held on October 3, 2018, The Planning Board voted 4-0-0 not to recommend approval of Article 20. Motion made by Selectman Thomas O'Hara. Motion: I move the Town vote to amend the Zoning Bylaws Table of Use Regulations by deleting §174-25 I(9) in its entirety. Motion passes by 2/3rds vote at 10:34 PM. Article 21 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw as follows: Amend Section 174-3 by adding the following new definitions in their proper alphabetical locations: "Mixed-use Planned Development (MPD) — A development project containing a mix of commercial, residential, public, entertainment or other land uses conceived and designed as a single environment in a compact form, a portion of which must lie within the C-1 zoning district." 21