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Explanation: This article would allow a Congregate Care or Assisted Living Facility of two stories or less, but no other uses, to have a first floor area of up to 50,000 gross sq. ft. in the C-3 zoning district. Such facilities are required to have a minimum of 50 ft. of wooded buffer along all property lines and set aside 50% of the site as undisturbed open space in its natural state. 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 20, provided that the phrase "two (2) stories or less" as printed in the warrant be amended to read "less than two (2) stories. Motion made by Selectman Carol Sherman. Motion: I move Article 20 be approved as printed in the Warrant,with the exception of the phrase "or take any other action relating thereto." Motion made to amend article to read "less than two (2) stories". Motion to amend article passes at 8:12 PM. Amended motion passes by 2/3`'d vote at 8:14 Article 21 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw as follows: Amend Section 174-46. Open Space Incentive Development (OSID) by amending the first sentence of Subsection D to read as follows: "D. Incentive Bonus and Affordable Housing Provisions. In order to encourage the preservation of critical open space and natural resource areas within the Town of Mashpee for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Town, as well as to provide affordable housing, certain increases in density of residential units within an open space incentive development may be allowed in accordance with M.G.L., Chapter 40A, §9." And by adding the following new Subsection 174-46.D.(6): "(6) Required Affordable Housing —Of the total residential units allowed and constructed in the project after application of the above bonus calculations, at least ten (10) percent of such units shall be a permanently deed-restricted unit meeting the low-income affordability requirements of M.G.L., Chapter 40B as it existed on October 21, 2013. For each of said units so restricted, one (1) additional bonus unit may also be created, which will become available for construction upon completion and sale of each of said deed-restricted units, or upon the donation of, and recording of a deed to, such deed-restricted unit to the Town or to the public or non-profit housing agency, 18