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Board determines that said waiver would be consistent with the findings required under Section 174-24.C.(2), particularly with respect to its effect on water quality, wildlife habitat or fisheries, and Mashpee Conservation Commission has determined that the proposed reduction is consistent with the provisions of the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, the Mashpee Wetlands Bylaw (Chapter 172 of the Code of the Town of Mashpee) and the Commission's regulations. Additional area, plantings, fencing or other similar items may be required by the Planning Board to protect adjacent property owners or natural resources from adverse impacts of the project or to protect the character of the neighborhood. A minimum of forty (40)percent of the site shall be left as open space in its undisturbed natural state, including any buffer areas required from water bodies or wetlands, but not including water bodies, wetlands, cranberry bogs or the fifty (50) foot wide buffer strips required above. Said open space shall be owned by one of the entities identified in Subsection 174-47.B.(6) and be made subject to a deed restriction, enforceable by the Town of Mashpee, providing that said open space shall be left in essentially its undisturbed natural state, except for pedestrian, equestrian or bicycle trails, minor clearing for water wells, pump houses and related access, provided that such activities may disturb no more than ten percent (10%) of such open space. Where a proposed golf course lies partly in another town, these requirements shall be applied to that portion lying within the town of Mashpee and the required 40% open space shall be located in Mashpee. The Planning Board may grant a reduction in the amount of said open space to no less than 35% if it is to be deeded to the Town of Mashpee in the care and custody of the Conservation Commission and said deed is accepted by the Conservation Commission and approved by the Board of Selectmen. In addition to the golf course itself, the Planning Board may permit a country club, including dining, lounge, pro shop, indoor athletic facilities, tennis courts, swimming pools and other similar facilities normally associated with a golf course and country club, along with necessary parking areas, signage, maintenance structures and similar facilities. There shall be no residential structures allowed within the site permitted for development under this section except for one residence for an on-site caretaker. Should other residences be proposed, they shall be located on a separate parcel or parcels and be subject to the provisions of this bylaw applicable to residential developments. No building constructed on the site shall be located within two hundred (200) feet of the exterior boundary line of the site. Such use is subject to the provisions of Section 174-27, except that the required number of test wells shall be two (2) per Twenty (20) acres of site area unless the Board of Health recommends, and the Planning Board approves, a reduced number of wells. No runoff from any golf course or related facilities may be directly discharged into any stream, water body or wetland, including cranberry bogs and vernal pools. In addition, any application for approval of such use shall include a Golf Course Management Plan including fertilizer, pesticide and herbicide types and application rates, groundwater withdrawal for irrigation and other management practices related to