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Article 21 Motion made to dispense with reading of article, To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Motion to dispense with reading of article passes at Chapter 79 of the Acts of 2006: 8:07 PM 4 AN ACT FURTHER REGULATING MEETINGS OF Motion made by Selectman Wayne Taylor. MUNICIPAL BOARDS. Motion: I move Article 21 be voted as printed in the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in warrant,except for the phrase"or take any other action General Court assembled,and by the authority of the same as fol relating thereto", and that said provisions of General lows: Law Chapter 39, Section 23D be applicable to all adju- Chapter 39 of the General Laws is hereby amended by P dicatory hearings conducted by multiple member j inserting after section 23C the following section:- boards, committees or commissions of the Town of! N Section 23D. (a) Notwithstanding any general or Mashpee. special law to the contrary,upon municipal acceptance of this section for 1 or more types of adjudicatory Motion passes unanimously at 8.07 PM. hearings, a member of any municipal board, commit- tee or commission when holding an adjudicatory hear- Article 22 ing shall not be disqualified from voting in the matter To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By- t. > solely due to that member's absence from no more law by amending Section 174-2 LA.by adding the fol', than a single session of the hearing at which testimony lowing sentence: or other evidence is received. Before any such vote, the member shall certify in writing that he has exam- "In addition, building lots created by a subdivision ined all evidence received at the missed session,which plan endorsed by the Planning Board under the provi.' evidence shall include an audio or video recording of sions of Chapter 41, Section 81-U may be developed the missed session or a transcript thereof. The writ- pursuant to the lot size, frontage and setback regula. r ten certification shall be part of the record of the hear- tions applicable to the original approval of said subdi- ing. Nothing in this section shall change, replace, vision if, within eight (8) years of the date of said' negate or otherwise supersede applicable quorum endorsement, the performance guarantee requiredby requirements. said Section 81-U was released regarding said lot and (b) By ordinance or by-law,a city or town may adopt said lot became separately owned from all adjacent t minimum additional requirements for attendance at land." scheduled board,committee,and commission hearings 1 under this section, � or take any other action relating thereto. i or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by Planning Board Submitted by the Zoning Board of Appeals Explanation: This article would "grandfather"lois Explanation: This article will enable members of previously approved by the Planning Board for which j Town boards, commissions and committees who have subdivision streets were completed within 8 years of j been absent for a single session of a respective hearing signature of the subdivision plan by the Board, and', of those bodies to remain voting members after having which became separately owned from all the adjacent submitted written certification that the member has land within that 8 year period. It would make certain reviewed an audio or video recording of the missed lots buildable that otherwise could not be built on or 1 session or a transcript thereof. Additionally, this arti- would require variances from the Zoning Board of I cle will authorize the Town to set attendance standards Appeals. r i ? for these bodies. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval. j ! The Finance Committee recommends approval bl The Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote of 4-0. a vote of 4-0. t 84