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Article 19 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw as follows: Amend the first sentence of Subsection 174-45.B. to read as follows: "Unless such facility will be serviced by a public sewer system or by some other wastewater treatment system approved by the Planning Board and Board of Health which is designed to achieve total nitrogen of 5 mg/l or less in system effluent, the following land area shall be required for such facilities:" or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Planning Board Explanation: This article clarifies the intent of Subsection 174-45.B., which deals with wastewater treatment requirements for Motels, Hotels, Hospitals, Infirmaries, Nursing Homes, Convalescent Homes, Congregate Care or Assisted Living Facilities and Similar Uses, by changing the phrase "private wastewater treatment plants",which is not defined but implies a large facility, to the broader term "other wastewater treatment system", to allow for new technologies and smaller facilities. Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5-0. Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote of 5-0; 2 absent. At its meeting on October 2, 2013, the Planning Board voted 3-0 to recommend approval of Article 19 as printed in the warrant. Motion made by Selectman Wayne Taylor. Motion: I move Article 19 be approved as printed in the Warrant, with the exception of the phrase "or take any other action relating thereto." Motion passes unanimously at 8:00 PM. Article 20 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw as follows: Amend Subsection 2 of Section 174-25.1 to read as follows: "2. No building shall exceed 20,000 sq. ft. of gross first floor area, except that a Congregate Care or Assisted Living Facility of two stories or less shall not exceed 50,000 sq. ft. of gross first floor area." Or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Planning Board 17