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B. Within thirty (30) days of a property's connection to the public sewer, any septic system or other waste disposal system located on the property shall be decommissioned in accordance with Board of Health regulations. § 108-4 Determination of Wastewater Flow. For purposes of this Chapter, wastewater flow to onsite sewage disposal systems and to private/public sewage disposal systems shall be determined in accordance with either: 1) the provisions set forth in 310 CMR 15 (Title 5); or 2) water meter data provided by the Mashpee Water District, as adjusted for seasonal occupancy; or 3) any other method acceptable to the Department of Environmental Protection and the Town of Mashpee. Any structure, legally in existence as of July 1, 2015, regardless of its flow, may by right maintain that flow or number of bedrooms. "Bedroom" is defined in 310 CMR 15.002 (Title 5: Standard requirements specified in 310 CMR 15.000, and the number of bedrooms in the Assessor's records as of July 1, 2015, are presumed to be accurate. § 108-5 Modifications to Existing Parcels or Changes in Use in Sewer Service Areas. A. Single-family residences. 1. Existing development. Modifications of an existing single-family dwelling on a parcel of 40,000 square feet or less may increase the total number of bedrooms to four (4) by right. Modifications of existing single-family residences on parcels over 40,000 square feet may increase the number of bedrooms to one (1) bedroom per 10,000 square feet of lot area by right. 2. New development. A single-family residence may have four (4) bedrooms by right on parcels of 40,000 square feet or less. On parcels greater than 40,000 square feet, a single-family residence may have one (1) bedroom per 10,000 square feet of lot area by right. 3. Addition of bedrooms beyond those permitted in Subsection A.1. and 2. above shall require a variance from the Board of Health (for on-site disposal systems) or Sewer Commission (for sewer systems) in accordance with §108-06. (a) Multifamily residences. 1. Existing development. Modifications of an existing multifamily residence may increase the number of bedrooms to one (1) bedroom per 10,000 square feet of lot area by right. 2. New development. A new multifamily dwelling is allowed one bedroom per 10,000 square feet of lot area by right. 3. Addition of bedrooms in multifamily dwellings, beyond which is allowed by right, shall require a variance from the Board of Health (for on-site disposal systems) or Sewer Commission (for sewer systems) in accordance with §108-6. (b) Nonresidential development. 1. Existing development. (a) Modifications or changes of use, including residential to nonresidential, that increase flow to a level that is no more than ten (10) percent above that permitted as of July 1, 2015, by 310 CMR 15 (Title 5) are allowed by right. (b) Modifications or changes of use that increase flow more than that allowed by right in Subsection C.1.(a) require a variance from the Board of Health (for on-site disposal systems) or Sewer Commission (for sewer systems) in accordance with §108-6. 2. New development.