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Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and public. 11 transfer $3,000 from revenue available for appro- (2) The emergency work must be performed 11 priation to the Herring Warden Ladder Account. within 30 days of issuance of an t Motion passes unanimously 8.54PM Emergency Certificate by the Commission and shall be limited to the place designated Article 12: To see if the Town will vote to establish on said Emergency Certificate. Emergency E under the provisions of Chapter 40C of the work shall be further limited to only ded by Chapter work/activities deemed necessary to abate I Massachusetts General Laws, as amen District Study the emergency. 1 359 of the Acts of 1971, a Historic the traditional Mashpee Village Center. k or within 48 1 Committee for the start of work, consist o f 7 members, (3) Prior to Committee shall r written nar stud Com r a plan and/or i The y hours thereafter, p which shall make an investigation and report on the rative describing the nature of the emer- significance of the Buildings,structures,features,sites work must be submitted to and or surroundings included in such proposed historic genc y b the Commission or its Agent. - district, and shall submit a final report with its recom approved y mendations after a public hearing,together with a map (4) No emergency work may begin until after of the proposed district and a draft of a proposed an on-site meeting with the Mashpee bylaw to Town Meeting,or take any other action relat- Conservation Agent/Assistant ing thereto. Conservation Agent or a designated repre- Submitted by the Board of Selectmen sentative of the Commission. 5 At this on-site meeting,the Agent/Assistant Explanation: This article is to start the process to ( ) Agent or other designated representative of consider the creation of a historic district for the tradi- the Commission may impose conditions tional Mashpee village center, which is in the vicinity (relating to work/construction methodolo- !i of Main Street (Route 130) and Great Neck Road ( deemed necessary to protect the wet- North. This area, as identified in the Heritage gaud values of Chapter 172 of the Mashpee Preservation and Community Character element of the Code. If so, said conditions will be provid Mashpee Comprehensive Plan has historic signifi- ed in writing at the time of said on-site Cance for the Town.The character of this part of Town meetin or as soon thereafter as possible. is threatened by inappropriate and incompatible devel- g' Failure to agree to or follow these condi opment if developed under current zoning. Therefore, tions shall be due cause for stopping all 1 to ensure the proper development and redevelopment i of this area in a manner which protects the local work. Wampanoag heritage, a historic District was recom- (6) Upon failure to meet the above require mended in the draft Comprehensive Plan. ments, the Commission may order all such work stopped and, after notice and a public Motion to be made by Curtis Frye. hearing, revoke or modify an emergency 'j Motion: I move Article 12 be voted as printed in project approval and order restoration and the warrant, with the exception of the phrase, "or mitigation measures. E ` take any other action relating thereto." (7) A permit application, as per normal proce- Motion passes unanimously 8:55PM dures as described in other sections of this Chapter, may be required by the Article 13: To see if the Town will vote to amend Commission at any time from the com- 'I Section 3.C. of Chapter 172 by substituting the fol- mencement of work until 60 days there lowing language: after. Said application, if required, shall C. The normal application and permit prior to com- address the emergency work and/or restora mencement of work (as described in other sec- tion/mitigation work deemed necessary to >' tions of this Chapter) shall not be required for protect the wetland values of Chapter 172. i! emergency work. Emergency work may go forth j under an emergency project approval, provided Submitted by the Conservation Commission that: Explanation: This revision is necessary because of (1) The work must be certified by the contradictory language in the earlier version. It also is Commission or its Agent and some other designed to more carefully control and clarify emer agency of the Commonwealth or the gency work. There have been problems with work Commissioner of the Department of going beyond predetermined limits and where further work to mitigate damage to wetland interests became Environmental Protection, as necessary for the protection of the health and safety of the necessary. 90