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of the General Laws, the "Self-Help Act", and/or the Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund, P.L. 88-5681 78 Stat 897, to be applied by the Town toward the financing of this purchase, and to enter into contracts or agreements with Federal, State and/or County agencies, private conservation trusts or other entities or persons in connection with the purchase of such land and its preservation for conservation and passive recreation purposes; to appropriate back to the Conservation Commission Acquisition of Lands and Maintenance Account any funds reimbursed from the aforesaid sources in connection with this acquisition; and finally, the Town vote to authorize the Conservation Commission and the Board of Selectmen to enter into agreements and execute any and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of the Town to effectuate said acquisition, sale, transfer or preservation. Motion passes unanimo�usly at 8:5,2 PM. Article 12 To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 174-45.5 of the Zoning By-law as follows: Add the following new definition, in correct alphabetical order, to subsection B.: "Building-Mounted Tur ine — any WECF specifically designed to be mounted on, or attached to, a building. For the purposes of this Section, "Building" shall mean a three dimensional structure, designed for permanent use or occupancy, that has at least 4 walls and a roof and that requires a building permit for its construction, not including structures like fences, retaining walls, billboards, signs, towers, poles, small sheds, foundations, residential structure canopies, carports etc., except that certain. other non-residential structures, such as water towers or canopies covering gas station islands, may be approved by the Planning Board for mounting of such turbines."; Add the following sentence to Subsection C.: "Tilt-up towers, fixed-guyed towers, freestanding towers, Building-Mounted Turbines or other designs may be considered for approval," Delete Subsection D. (I); Renumber Subsection D. (2) to become D.(l) and add the phrase "Except for Building-Mounted Turbines," after"Setback:"; Renumber Subsection D.(3) to become D.(2) and add the following new second sentence: "Building-Mounted Turbines may not extend more than 20 feet above the highest point of the building or structure to which they are mounted."; In the second paragraph of Subsection E. (4) change "3o" to "fourteen"' in the first sentence and add the following second sentence: "Any person aggrieved by the Building Inspector's decision may appeal such decision to the Zoning Board of Appeals."; 20