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the development. If such a schedule of architectural, signage and/ or landscaping controls is required, it shall be recorded as a deed restriction on the property at the same time as the special permit is recorded and the Planning Board shall be provided forthwith a copy of the recorded documents indicating the registry book and page at which each is recorded." Add new Subsections I and J as follows: "I. Within any commercial center located on a parcel of land greater than 200,000 square feet in the C-1, C-1-0 or C-1-SV districts, the Planning Board may approve subdivision lots of any size pursuant to the provisions of the special permit issued for said center, provided that each lot shall have at least 20 feet of frontage on a street approved by the Board under the subdivision control law or on a Town or State highway. However, no lot may be created which does not meet the minimum lot area and frontage requirements of the zoning district unless said lot is serviced by a public or private wastewater treatment plant approved by the Planning Board under the center's special permit. No building permit may be issued for a building on said lots unless the required wastewater plant has been completed and has received all required state and local permits. Within any commercial center located in the C-1, C-1-0 or C-1-SV districts, the Planning Board, as part of its approval of the special permit for said center, may approve a specific schedule of dimensional controls, including setbacks, required buffer areas, frontage and lot size, but not including height or overall commercial center lot coverage, which differs from that required in the underlying zoning district. Unless such a schedule is adopted, no structure within a commercial center may be built closer to the street line, side line or rear line of a lot than the minimum requirements of the underlying zoning district. However, in no case may one or two-story primary structures be located less than twenty (20) feet from each other or may structures containing more than two (2) stories be located less than thirty (30) feet from any other habitable structure except in conformance with any applicable state and local building and fire codes or regulations. As part of its project review, the Planning Board will request a written recommendation from the Fire Department and Building Inspector regarding structures proposed to be set back from each other by less than the above required distances. Maximum lot coverage with buildings shall be as allowed for the applicable zoning district. This area may be calculated in one of two ways: either on an individual lot basis for each lot created within the development, or as an overall average for the development. In the latter case, total area of lot coverage by buildings shall be calculated for the project and specified in the special permit decision. The applicant shall devise a method by which building coverage area may be allocated to each lot and said method shall require the approval of the Planning Board as part of its special permit decision. In addition, the provisions of Section 174-80.H. regarding impervious surface coverage within Groundwater Protection Districts shall apply. In addition to the provisions of its special permit, the Planning Board shall require that the applicant establish deed restrictions or other legal mechanisms to ensure that the dimensional or other provisions of the special permit are adhered to by subsequent lot owners within the development. J. In addition to any other application materials required for special permits, applications for Commercial Centers shall include: A calculation of maximum allowed lot coverage with buildings, in square feet, and a discussion of the proposed method of allocating building coverage area to any proposed or future lots. If the development lies wholly or partly in a groundwater protection district, the requirements of Article XIII shall also be addressed. 33