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Chapter. In addition, any use allowed by Section 174-25, whether by right, Plan Review or Special Permit, shall be allowed by right upon approval by the Planning Board of the MPD Special Permit. Any use prohibited by Section 174-25 or other provisions of this Chapter shall be prohibited. For uses proposed within such MPD not specifically listed in the §174-25 Table of Use Regulations, said use may be allowed if the Planning Board determines that said use may be allowed on the basis that it is substantially similar in its construction, operation, traffic and environmental impact to a specific use allowed in said Table and it is substantially dissimilar in those respects from any uses prohibited in the district. Where the Board cannot make a clear determination, such uses shall be considered prohibited. E. Affordable housing requirement. At least fifteen (15) percent of any dwellings or single-family lots allowed within a Mixed-Use Planned Development shall be made subject to a permanent deed restriction meeting the low-income affordability requirements of MGL C. 40B as it existed at the time of approval of the MPD Special Permit. The applicant shall specify and provide evidence regarding the recordation of the required deed restrictions, the method of selection of affordable housing residents and the party or parties who will manage the selection process and management of the affordable dwellings, and shall meet any other requirements to ensure that the affordable dwellings qualify for listing on the MGL C. 40B Subsidized Housing Inventory. F. Land Space Requirements. A Form-based Design Code may be substituted for the provisions of Article VII Land Space Requirements and any other dimensional requirements contained in this Chapter and be incorporated into the Planning Board's Special Permit decision regarding the MPD. G. Setbacks from water bodies and wetlands. The developed area within a Mixed-use Planned Development may not lie within three hundred (300) feet of any water body or stream or within one hundred (100) feet of any wetland as defined under MGL C. 131, §40. H. Water quality requirements. All development within the MPD shall be connected to a municipal sewer system, or to a private wastewater treatment facility designed to reduce total nitrogen in its effluent to less than 3 Mg/L. The applicant shall demonstrate the existing or future availability of wastewater treatment and discharge capacity to meet the needs of all proposed development, which requirement may be met by phases. In addition, all storm water shall be treated in accordance with the requirements of Section 174-27.2 of this by-law, with particular emphasis on reduction of nutrient flow to groundwater, wetlands or water bodies, with adjustments as approved by the Board based on the nature of proposed development. L Master Plan. Any project developed under this Section shall be developed pursuant to a master plan approved by the Planning Board as part of its Special Permit decision for the MPD. Said master plan shall indicate, at a minimum, the approximate boundaries of each project phase (if the project is to be done in phases), the proposed location of any open space or agricultural area required for each phase, the general location of all roads projected to carry over two hundred (200) vehicles per day, the general location of any proposed parks, recreation facilities, civic spaces, improvements to existing roads, sewage treatment plants, commercial uses and similar major structures and amenities in a general manner, showing the areas of residential, commercial or mixed development and 24