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§174-48 Design and Plan Review Committee:
<br /> A. A Design and Plan Review Committee (the "Committee") shall be established to 1) advise
<br /> the Building Commissioner, Planning Board and Board of Zoning Appeals on matters of
<br /> architectural and design concerns in the review of applications for Special Permits, including all
<br /> functions described in §174-24, sign permits in the R-5, R-3, C-2, I-1, C-1, and C-3 Zoning
<br /> Districts, and other permitting/approval processes requiring Committee action under the Zoning
<br /> Bylaw, 2) to provide advice on matters related to the areas of expertise of its members, and 3) to
<br /> provide review and informal advice to applicants for permits under applicable provisions of this
<br /> Bylaw. For purposes of this Section, "architectural and design concern" shall include, but not be
<br /> limited to site planning, building placement, building size, design compatibility, exterior
<br /> appearance, construction materials and finishes, parking and roadways, landscaping and site
<br /> grading, building entrance and exit placement and signs.
<br /> B. The Committee shall sit with the Planning Board and Board of Zoning Appeals in any
<br /> public meetings dealing with development proposals in the R-5, R-3, C-2, I-1, C-1, C-1-SV
<br /> Incentive and C-1-0 Incentive Zoning Districts. The Committee may also call special meetings
<br /> of its own to review permit applications. Findings of the Committee shall be advisory to the
<br /> Planning Board and Board of Zoning Appeals. Full power for granting or denial of applications
<br /> for Special Permits shall remain with these Boards.
<br /> C�. Membership of the Committee shall consist of eleven (11) persons, one (1) each from the
<br /> Planning Board and Board of Zoning Appeals, one (1) member to be appointed by the Board of
<br /> Selectmen, the Building Commissioner, Health Agent, Town Planner, Conservation Agent, Fire
<br /> Chief, Police Chief, Director of Public Works and Town Manager, or their respective designees.
<br /> [PC2]The Planning Board member shall be appointed by the Planning Board Chairman, and the
<br /> Board of Zoning Appeals member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Board of Zoning
<br /> Appeals. In addition, the Chairman of the Planning Board and Board of Appeals, respectively,
<br /> may appoint any number of alternate members from their Board, who may be designated by the
<br /> Chairman to replace the regular member when the regular member is unable to attend a meeting
<br /> of the committee. The member appointed by the Board of Selectmen shall be an architect,
<br /> landscape architect or civil engineer. In the event that no such person is available, the
<br /> Committee may retain, with prior approval of the Board of Selectmen, the services of an
<br /> architect, landscape architect or civil engineer for consultation purposes.
<br /> D. The Committee may organize itself in the manner it deems appropriate and may establish
<br /> rules and procedures as it deems necessary for the performance of its functions. The Committee
<br /> may meet as a group to discuss projects, in which case it shall follow the requirements of the
<br /> "Open Meeting Law", or it may establish procedures under which, for certain types of uses, the
<br /> members may file individual recommendations regarding a project with the Building
<br /> Commissioner, who shall compile the Committee members' recommendation, provide it to the
<br /> applicant and, if he deems it appropriate, to the relevant Special Permit granting authority, and he
<br /> shall file it with the Town Clerk.
<br /> And, further, to substitute the term "Design and Plan Review Committee" for "Design Review
<br /> Committee" and "Plan Review Committee" as they presently appear in the Zoning Bylaw Table
<br /> of Contents; §174-24.B.2&3; §174-24.C.4&5; §174-24.J; §174-25.D(6); §174-25.H(12); §174-
<br /> 25.1.4; §174-31,f.n.14; §174-45.1.H; §174-45.1.J.3; §174-46.G; G.1,2,2(h); G.3, G.3( e ); G.8,
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