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Article 23 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaws as follows: Replace Section 174.45.4H with the following: H. Any application for a Special Permit under this Section shall require the submission of three (3) original copies of the application, plans, and documentation required under §174-24C.3 for Special Permit application to the Board of Appeals. Add the following Subsection to Section 174.45.4: K. A single accessory apartment per existing principal structure is exempt from the Plan Review requirement of§174-24B. Amend Section 174.55B, with additional language as shown in italics and underlined: B. Building signs are allowed up to ten percent (10%) of the aggregate square footage of the front wall area of the building, with wall area measured as total width times average height of the wall elevation being measured. Determination of which wall area shall be considered the front shall be by the Special Permit and by the Building Inspector where no Special Permit is required, with that wall facing the nearest street line normally considered the front. The square footage allowed may be applied to a single-sign, a series of signs representing individual businesses or any combination thereof. Such signs can be placed on or attached to any wall, but in no case shall the total of all building signs exceed ten percent(10%) of the front wall square footage, nor shall any wall have signage exceeding five percent (5%) of that wall's aggregate square footage (with said limit including any projecting window or awning signage). Where a building is divided into multiple units intended for occupancy by different owners or tenants, each unit shall be entitled to a share of the total building signage, as calculated above, equal to the proportion its total outside wall area comprises of the total outside wall area of the building of which it is a part, provided that signage on its front wall may not exceed five percent (5%) of that wall's aggregate square footage. These signs can be any of the following: wall, window (per requirements in subsection E), projecting, and awning. The top edge of each such sign shall be not higher than the top edge of the wall and no higher than the plate of a flat roof. or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Zoning Board of Appeals Explanation: If approved, this article would streamline the process for applicants to the Zoning Board of Appeals; require an applicant for an accessory apartment to go before the Zoning Board of Appeals only; and standardize the sign space allowed per tenant in commercial buildings. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5-0 The Finance Committee makes no recommendation by a vote of 3-3 (1 absent) 21