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Article 32 To see if the Town will amend the zoning by-law by amending footnote 14 of the Section 174-31 Land Space Requirements Table to read as follows: " 14 Minimum front building setback from Routes 28 and 151, from Great Neck Road South and North and from Route 130 west of Great Neck Road (except within the Mashpee Center Overlay District) shall be seventy-five (75) feet and, except for permitted signs and one (1) access driveway involving clearance of a path no more than forty (40) feet in width, the first fifty (50) feet of the front setback area shall be left wooded and in its natural state, except that said area may be reduced by the Special Permit Granting Authority as part of its decision on a special permit approved under Sections 174-45.1 or 174-46. Where such area is not naturally wooded, it shall be suitably planted with sufficient trees and understory vegetation, of a type common in natural areas of Mashpee, to replicate a naturally wooded area and to constitute a visual barrier between the proposed development and the roadway. Under no circumstances will parking, retention ponds, or any other development involving clearance of natural vegetation be permitted within said area.Limited,appropriate tree surgery or similar limited maintenance required to protect the health of vegetation in this area may be allowed with the approval of the special permit authority which originally authorized the project which included said area or, if no special permit was required,with the approval of a majority of the Planning Board." and by adding a reference to footnote 14 in the C-2 row of the front setback column of said Table, or take any other action relating thereto. ° Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Explanation: This article would prevent removal of existing natural vegetation in 50 foot buffer areas along Routes 28 and 151 and Great Neck Road South and North within commercial zoning districts. The bylaw currently allows"landscaping"within this buffer area,which has resulted, in some cases,in clearcutting of the natural vegetation and replacement with minimal landscaping inconsistent with the woodland character of Mashpee's landscape. The article would also expand the provisions of this footnote to C-2 zones and to Route 130 west of Great Neck Road,except in the Mashpee Center Overlay District and allow the Planning Board to reduce the required setbacks and 50 foot"buffer"area for"Commercial Center"and Open Space Incentive Development projects. Planning Board voted at a Public Hearing held on April 19, 2000 3-0 for approval. Motion made by Selectman Taylor. Motion: I move Article 32 be voted as printed in the warrant except to add in the second sentence of footnote 14, the phrase "and maintained" after the phrase "it shall be suitably planted", and to delete the phrase, "or take any other action relating thereto". Motion made by Robert Nelson,Zoning Board of Appeals to indefinitely postpone. Motion to indefinitely postpone defeated at 7:44 p.m. t Motion passes unanimously at 7:44 p.m. Aim A TRUE , ATTEST t J 1UWN C K OF M44E, M