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G.8(a, d, e, f&h); §174-46.H.3; §174-47.C.1; and §174-51.A., or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by Board of Selectmen Explanation: This article will eliminate the present Design Review Committee and Plan Review Committee and combine the functions of those two Committees into a single Design and Plan Review Committee. The objective of this Bylaw amendment is to streamline the project/ application review process for both applicants and Town regulatory Boards, avoid redundancy in preliminary application/plan review functions, and minimize the potential for vacancies and quorum issues on voluntary Town committees. 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 5-0. After a public hearing held on October 4, 2017 the Planning Board made no recommendation on Article 13, as it was to be indefinitely postponed. Motion made by Selectman Carol Sherman. Motion: I move to indefinitely postpose Article 13. Motion to indefinitely postpone Article 13 passes at 8:13 PM. Article 14 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw by amending Section 174-15 by replacing the phrase "six (6) months" with the phrase "twelve (12) months" and by amending Subsection 174-24.C.8. by replacing the phrase "within two (2) years" with the phrase "within three (3)years", or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by Planning Board Explanation: This article would amend the Zoning Bylaw in response to the enactment by the legislature of Sections 29 and 30 of Chapter 219 of the Acts of 2016, St. 2016, Ch. 219, which amended Ch. 40A, §6 to double the time within which a permittee can commence construction or operations under a Building or Special Permit from six (6) to twelve (12) months without fear of a zoning change that might otherwise nullify the project, and amended Ch. 40A, §9 governing Special Permits by lengthening the time from two (2) years to three (3) years to commence construction or substantial use without lapse of the Special permit or having to seek an extension from the Special Permit granting authority. 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 5-0. 13