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Explanation-, This article is intended to allow flexibility in the requirement of 10 foot natural / landscaped buffers to accommodate situations such as village-style development where such buffer strips may run counter to the intended design character of the area. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval. The Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote of 4-�0. Planning Board voted at a Public Hearing held on September 20, 2006 5-0 to recommend approval. Motion made by Selectman John Cahalane. Motion: I move Article 28 be voted as printed in the warrant, except for the phrase "or take any other action relating thereto". Motion passes unanimously at 8:18 PM. Article 29 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-law by amending section 17447 as follows.. Change the heading of Section 174-47 to "Cluster development." Amend Subsection A. and Subsections B.(I)through (5) to read as follows-, "A. The purposes of this Section are to encourage the preservation of open space, to reduce .L X I the impact of new development on the Town's water quality and natural resources, to promote the more efficient use of land and municipal infrastructure, and to protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare of the inhabitants of the town. B. The Planning Board may grant a special permit approving a cluster development in any residential zoning district for a tract of land, containing at least twice the minimum lot area required in the applicable zoning district, in which some or all of the lots do not conform to the upland lot area, frontage, setback (except from water or wetlands) or yard requirements of Article VII of this chapter. For any parcel of five (5) acres or more in area, no subdivision in a residential zoning district may be approved except pursuant to a special permit for a cluster development under the provisions of this section or of Section, 174-46, except that the Planning Board may waive this requirement upon written request from the applicant where, at its sole discretion, the Planning Board finds, that the applicant has demonstrated that a cluster development will not achieve the purposes of this Section as effectively as a conventional subdivision. Approval shall require that the Planning Board makes a finding that the public good will be served and that the following criteria are met. (1) The proposed plan will promote the purpose of this section and shall be superior to a conventional plan in preserving natural open space, protecting wetlands, wildlife habitats, 24