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Motion To Be Made By Selectman Gottlieb Motion: I move that the Town vote to approve Articles 13, 14, and 15 as printed in the Warrant, with the exception of the phrases "or take any other action relating thereto." Motion passes unanimously at 7:52 pm Article 15 To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 174-41.F of the Mashpee Zoning Bylaw (Driveway Design) as follows: F. Unless alternate paving is approved by the permitting authority, all parking areas and driveways shall be constructed on a base of not less than eight (8") inches of dense -graded crushed stone or reclaimed asphalt or (12") twelve inches of good binding gravel or other suitable road base material meeting the Massachusetts Standard Specification M 1.03(b), all of which shall be properly shaped and compacted. Subsoil shall be clear of all roots, peat or similar spongy material, clay or other such unsuitable material and shall be excavated and replaced with solid fill as necessary to support the finished surface. All parking areas and driveways required to meet the minimum parking space requirements of §174-39 shall be paved with a minimum of three (3") inches of bituminous concrete, type I, consisting of one and three quarters (1-3/4") inches of binder course and one and one half (1-1/4") inches of surface course, both properly compacted by a ten -ton roller. Where additional overflow parking areas are proposed, the base shall be constructed as above, but alternate materials or grass may be used as a finished surface if approved by the permitting authority". or take any other acting relating thereto. Submitted by the Planning Board Explanation: This Warrant Article would update the minimum standards for material thickness of new and redeveloped driveways consistent with engineering best practices today. This article would increase the minimum thickness of the paved surface to a total of three (3) inches from two and one half (2.5) inches of bituminous concrete. The minimum binder course of pavement would increase one quarter (0.25) inches to one and three quarters (1.75) inches and the minimum surface course would increase one quarter (0.25) inches to one and one quarter (1.25) inches. The article further clarifies the standards for suitable base material by citing the Massachusetts Standard Specifications. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 15 by a vote of 5-0 The Finance Committee does not recommend approval of Article 15 by a vote of 3-2 13