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r Article 37 To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 174-3 of the Zoning By-law by revising the definition of"Half-story"to read as follows: "HALF STORY—A story next beneath a sloping roof with a minimum pitch of 4 in 12, whose area having a height greater than four (4) feet vertically, measured between the top of the floor and the intersection of the bottoms of the rafters with the interior faces of the wall, does not exceed two-thirds of the floor area of the story immediately below it. Any exterior wall of said half-story shall be stepped back a minimum of two (2) feet from the wall plane of the story immediately below it and the total horizontal dimension of said exterior walls shall not exceed two-thirds that of the story immediately below it " or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by Planning Board Explanation: This article is intended to clarify the meaning of"half-story". Article 38 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-law as follows. In Section 174-3, add the following new definition in its proper alphabetical order: -AISLE, HANDICAPPED ACCESS—An accessible pedestrian space between handicapped parking spaces." Add the following new sentence to subsection 174-35: "Handicapped parking shall also be required in conformance with all applicable Town, state and federal laws." Add the following new sentence at the beginning of Subsection 174-38: "Except for handicapped parking spaces and handicapped access aisles designed and maintained in accordance with applicable Town, state and federal laws, the following parking space width requirements shall apply." In Subsection 174-40, delete the terms"C-1-SV"and C-1-0" in the first sentence and add the term"C-3"after"C-2"; Add the following phrase to the end of the second sentence in Subsection 174-43: "unless it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the permitting authority by means of data and studies from similar projects, that shared parking, staggered hours of operation or peak parking use and multi-purpose trips justify a reduced number of required spaces." In the first sentences of Subsections 174-48.A and B delete the phrase"C-1-SV Incentive and C-1-0 Incentive"and add the phrase"and C-3" in its place.