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those items related to his field of expertise, and he shall submit a recommendation based on those items to the Building Inspector that the application may be approved, that the application may be approved subject to certain specified conditions or changes, that the application shall be denied for certain specified reasons or that additional specific information is required. Failure to submit each recommendation to the Building Inspector within fourteen (14) days of receiving an application, plans or documentation from the Building Inspector shall be deemed to be a recommendation that the application may be approved with no conditions or changes. (4) Where it is determined that additional specific information is required,the Building Inspector shall forthwith notify the applicant that said information is required. The applicant shall submit such information to the Building Inspector, who shall transmit it to the appropriate official(s) and again secure a dated receipt. Within fourteen (14) days of such receipt, said official(s) shall again transmit his (their) recommendation to the Building Inspector or be deemed to have recommended approval of the application with no conditions or changes. The applicant is encouraged to confer directly with any of the above agencies requiring additional information to ensure the sufficiency of any response thereto. (5) Any building permit,occupancy permit or other applicable permit for the use,structure or site which is the subject of the plan review application may be approved by the Building Inspector only if it is consistent with this Zoning Bylaw,the Building Code and other applicable codes and regulations and if all of the officials listed in Subsection B(2)above recommend approval of the plan review application without conditions or changes or approve by default. Where conditions, changes or denial are recommended, the applicant shall be provided an opportunity to amend the application to comply. When any application is amended, it shall again be transmitted for review by the officials listed in Subsection B(2) above following the procedures of Subsection B�3}above, and no application may be approved and no permits may be issued until all of said officials recommend approval of the amended application. (6) Should an application be denied or should the applicant choose not to comply with any recommended conditions or changes, the applicant may choose to apply instead for a special permit from the Board of Appeals subject to the procedures of Subsection C. C. Special permit use. (1) Uses and developments allowed under the provisions of Article IX shall be permitted as a special exception only if the Planning Board so determines and grants a special permit therefor. Any other uses denoted in §174-25 by the letters "SP," or by the letters "PR/SP" where construction of a building or addition containing more than one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area is involved,shall be permitted as'a special exception only if the Planning Board so determines and grants a special permit therefor, except that for nonresidential uses not involving new structures containing more than ten thousand(10,000) square feet of gross floor area and not involving a site greater than five (5) acres in area, or expansions which do not result in a total of more than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of gross floor area on a site or residential conversions under §174-25A(8) or for other uses specified by the General Laws for review by the Board of Appeals, such use shall be permitted as a special exception only if the Board of Appeals so determines and grants a special permit therefor. [Amended 10-1-1990 ATM,Art.4,approved 12-18-19901 (2) A special permit may be issued only following the procedures specified by the General Laws and may be approved only if it is determined that the proposed use or development is consistent with applicable state and town regulations, statutes, bylaws and plans, will not i adversely affect:public health or safety, will not cause excessive demand on community facilities,will not significantly decrease surface or groundwater quality or air quality,will not have a significant adverse impact on wildlife habitat, estuarine systems, traffic flow, traffic safety,waterways, fisheries,public lands or neighboring properties, will not cause excessive levels of noise, vibrations, electrical disturbance, radioactivity or glare, will not destroy or