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September 18, 2013 <br /> Page 6 <br /> agricultural activities" and cannot be read to authorize the entirely different <br /> activity of aquaculture. <br /> Finally, Section 174-25(C)(5) allows, by Special Permit, "the raising or <br /> housing of livestock, but not swine, or of poultry where more than twenty-four <br /> birds are kept on a parcel of land containing less than five (5) acres, provided <br /> any building housing livestock or poultry is not less than fifty (50) feet from the <br /> property boundary." Mr. Cook's project is not eligible under this provision <br /> because "livestock" is defined as "farm animals" and Mr. Cook's facility is not <br /> a "farm." See, Oxford Dictionary. Furthermore, if Mr. Cook's project were <br /> eligible for consideration under this provision, Mr. Cook would not allowed to <br /> proceed as a matter of right as his project would require a Special Permit. <br /> This segues to the Residents Group's next contention. Section 174-24(J) <br /> of the Bylaw provides that "[w]here a use is not specifically listed in Section <br /> 174-25 Table of Use Regulations, said use may be allowed if a finding is made <br /> by the Zoning Board of Appeals that said use may be allowed in a specific <br /> district on the basis that it is substantially similar in its construction, operation, <br /> traffic and environmental impact to a specific use allowed as of right or by <br /> special permit in said district and it is substantially dissimilar from any uses <br /> prohibited in the district." Aquaculture is substantially dissimilar from <br /> agriculture. Consequently, Mr. Cook is not eligible to seek relief under Section <br /> 174-24(J). Furthennore, even if the activity were substantially similar to a <br /> permitted activity, Mr. Cook's proposal does not meet the area requirements <br /> (i.e., 5 acres). And even if Mr. Cook's proposal is eligible for consideration <br /> under Section 174-24(J), he cannot proceed with his proposal as a matter or <br /> right. He would be required to seek relief from the Zoning Board of Appeals. <br /> B. The Proposed Aquaculture Grant Is Prohibited By Section 174-62 <br /> Of The Zoning Bylaw Which Forbids Development In V-Zones <br /> Below The High Water Mark. <br /> Article XI, Section 174-62 of the Zoning Bylaw prohibits development of <br /> land in V Zones below the reach of mean high tide. In pertinent part, Section <br /> 174-62 provides: <br /> �o <br />