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on the Town's behalf to the Department of or take any other action relating thereto. Telecommunications and Energy, and to authorize the Selectmen to approve such amendments or revisions Submitted by Planning Board to said Energy Plan as they may deem necessary or Explanation: This article would reduce the number advisable. of building permits which may be issued annually Motion passes at 9.29 p.m. from 2 1/2 % of existing building stock (approxi- mately 200 units in 1999) to 100, excluding permits ARTICLE 22 for building within Open Space Incentive Develop- To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of ment projects, projects legally restricted to occupancy Selectmen to grant Commonwealth Electric Company by persons aged 55 or over, public housing developed an easement to install and maintain an underground by the Mashpee Housing Authority, up to 100 units of electric system on town owned property, shown as deed-restricted low- or moderate-income housing as Block 1 on Mashpee Assessors' Map 67, to provide defined by the Mass. Department of Housing and service to the Boys & Girls Club facilities thereon, or Community Development and projects that are take any other action relating thereto. exempted from this bylaw provision by the "grandfa- ther" clause contained in the state Zoning Act. In Submitted by the Board of Selectmen 1998 there were 293 residential building permits Explanation: This article seeks to grant the issued in Mashpee, of which 178 were determined by Commonwealth Electric Company with an easement the Building Inspector to be exempt from this bylaw needed to deliver power to the new Boys and Girls by the state "grandfather" clause. Club located off of Route 151 in Mashpee. Motion made by Selectman Taylor. Motion made by Selectman Leveille. Motion: I move Article 23 be approved as printed in Motion: I move the Town vote to authorize the Board the warrant with the exception of the phrase, "or take of Selectmen to grant Commonwealth Electric any other action relating thereto." Company an easement to install and maintain an Planning Board voted at a Public Hearing held underground electric system on town owned property, August 18, 1999 4-0 for approval. shown as Block 1 on Mashpee Assessors' Map 67, to provide service to the Boys & Girls Club facilities Motion made to consider Articles 23 and 35 thereon. together at 9:31 p.m. Motion passes unanimously at 9:30 p.m. Motion to amend passes at 9:47 p.m. ARTICLE 23 Amended motion does not pass 70 to 112. 10:04 To see if the Town will vote to amend the zoning p.m. bylaw as follows: Motion to extend Town Meeting passes 115 to 56 at Replace the current wording of Subsection 174- 10:08 p.m. 26.B.(1) with the following: Motion made to reconsider original Article 23 motion at 10:09 p.m. "Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A, within any year the number of new dwelling Motion to reconsider original article passes at units for which building permits may be issued 10:10 P.M. shall not exceed 100. Said total shall not include Motion made to amend motion to read"within any any dwelling units exempted from the provisions year the number of new dwelling units for which Of this section by Subsection C. below." building permits may be issued shall not exceed 90" "Amend Subsection 174-26.C.(1) by replacing passes at 10:11 p.m. the phrase "Subsection A" in the first sentence Amended Motion Passes 134-26 at 10:14 P.M. with the phrase "this section" and adding after the phrase"developments approved prior to May ARTICLE 24 11, 1987, under an unexpired special permit To see if the Town will vote to amend the zoning which included a specific annual phasing sched- bylaw by replacing the term"20%"in Subsection 174- ule," in the first sentence the phrase "dwellings 25.1.15 with the term "40%", or take any other action legally restricted to occupancy by persons aged relating thereto. 55 or over in conformance with Massachusetts w., General Laws and applicable regulations," Submitted by Planning Board with said Explanation: Factory outlet stores as part of a manu- ' C. amendments to take effect on January 1, 2000, facturing or assembly facility are currently allowed in I-1 Industrial zones. This article would increase the �; 75