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Article 11 ALLEY - A public or private way primarily designed To see if the Town will vote to amend the Mashpee to serve as secondary access to the side or rear of those Zoning Bylaw by deleting Article XVI — Appeals; properties whose principal frontage is otherwise on a Board of Appeals, Section 174-91, Establishment; street. Not to be considered as a principal means of appointment;terms,in its entirety and replacing it with access to abutting property and not to be considered in the following: determining adequate frontage or access for purposes of lot division. §174-91. Establishment; appointment; terms. There shall be a Board of Appeals as provided for by CALIPER - American Association of Nurserymen the Massachusetts General Laws,consisting of five(5) standard for measurement of trunk size of nursery members. The Board of Selectmen shall appoint the stock. Caliper of the trunk shall be taken six(6)inches members annually to terms commencing July 1. The above the ground for trees up to four (4) inches in members shall be appointed for terms of. three (3) diameter and twelve (12) inches above ground level years,with the term of one (1) member to expire each for trees over four(4) inches in diameter. year. The Board of Selectmen may appoint up to six CURB - A vertical or sloping edge of a roadway (6) associate members for similar terms in the same designed to control vehicle movement or drainage and manner. Vacancies shall be filled for unexpired terms stabilize the pavement edge. Includes vertical barrier in the same manner as in case of original appoint- curbs, mountable curbs, "Cape Cod berms" and simi- ments, lar structures. or take any other action relating thereto. DIAMETER/DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT (dbh) — As regards trees, the diameter of any tree Submitted by the Board of Selectmen trunk, measured at 4.5 feet above existing grade. i DRAINAGE-The control of surface water within the Explanation: This article will increase the member- tract of land to be developed by any means of collect- ship of the Board of Appeals from 3 to 5 members. ing, diverting, handling, dispersing or disposal of sur- face runoff due to storm flowage, rainfall or natural Motion made by David Leveille. means which has been designed by a registered pro- fessional engineer. Motion:I move the town vote to amend the zoning by- i! law as printed in the warrant, with the following DRIPLINE — An area encircling the base of a tree {' change: replace the third sentence of the new section which is delineated by a vertical line extending from 174-91 with the following text; "the members shall be the outer limit of a tree's branch tips down to the appointed for terms of 5 years,with the term of one(1) ground. member to expire each year." , and vote to implement the increase in membership of the Board of Appeals as GUTTER - A shallow channel usually set along a follows: In 2004, three members shall be appointed, curb or the pavement edge of a roadway for purposes one for a term of three years, one for a term of four of catching and carrying off runoff water. May be years,and one for a term of five years., Thereafter, all included in the width of parking lanes, but not of appointments shall be for five years. travel, acceleration or deceleration lanes or of bicycle lanes. Planning Board voted at a Public Hearing held on October 1, 2003 4-0 for approval. ISLAND,TRAFFIC OR PARKING LOT-A raised area in a roadway,driveway or parking facility,usually Motion passes unanimously at 8:01 p.m. curbed unless otherwise permitted, placed to guide I traffic and separate travel or parking lanes, or used for Article 12 landscaping, signing or lighting. To see if the Town will amend the Zoning Bylaw as LOADING ZONE - A specially marked area for the follows: short-term use of delivery vehicles. In Section 174-3 add the followingnew definitions in PARCEL - An area of land in one ownership, with their proper alphabetical order: definite boundaries, which may or may not constitute a lot or group of lots available for use as the site of one "AISLE,DRIVING—A traveled path through a park- or more buildings. 'ng facility,providing access to the parking spaces. PARKING ANGLE -The angle formed by a parking 79