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Article 32 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-law as follows: add the following new definitions to Section 174-3.A., in their proper alphabetic order, to read as follows: "COMMERCIAL KENNEL — A kennel maintained as a business that advertises the breeding, training, boarding or grooming of dogs or which sells dogs born and raised on the premises from more than one (1) litter per year." "RESIDENTIAL KENNEL — A kennel within a residential, zone with more than three (3) dogs over three (3,) months of age, associated with a detached dwelling and not maintained as, a business or a commercial kennel." and add a new Subsection 174-25.A. (16) to read as follows: "(16) Residential kennel, provided that the dogs must be kept wholly indoors." with the letters "PR" added under all zoning district columns of the Table indicating that such use is allowed, subject to the Plan Review process described in Subsection 174-24.B., in any zoning district, ,and add the word "commercial" before the word "kennel" in Subsection 174-25.E. (7), or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Animal Control Officer Explanation: This article would provide for separate zoning regulations of commercial vs. residential kennels. Motion made to dispense with the reading of Article 32 made at 9:10 p.m., Motion to dispense with reading of Article 32 passes, at 9:10 p.m. Motion made by George Green. Motion: I move Article 32 be voted as printed in the warrant with the exception of the phrase, "or take any other action relating thereto". Planning Board voted at a Public Hearing held on September 28, 2004 5-0 to, recommend approval. Motion to have Town Counsel address question passes at 9:13 p.m. Town Counsel states that Article 32 as presented is legal. 19