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permit filing and hearrng process, examples of conditions which may be imposed on special <br /> permits and the conditions under which permits will lapse. <br /> Article IX of the Zoning By-law identifies further specific requirements for issuance of permits <br /> for uses identified in that article, including motels, hotels, hospitals, infirmaries, nursing homes, <br /> convalescent homes and similar uses, commercial centers, adult uses, open space incentive <br /> developments and cluster subdivisions. <br /> None of the provisions of these regulations are intended to conflict with the provisions of the <br /> Massachusetts General Laws or of the Mash-pee zoning by-lair. In the case of any conflict, the <br /> Genera[ Laws and Zoning By-laver shall take precedence over these regulations, <br /> Section III <br /> DEFINMor <br /> s used in these regulations, words shall have those meanings defined below, or specified by <br /> Chapter 40A,, Section 1A of the General Laws, by Article II and Article IK of the Mashpee Zoning <br /> By.law, by Chapter 41, Section 81L of the General Laws and by Section III, of the Planning <br /> Board's Rules andRegulations 'o veming the 5ubdivision of Land, in that order of-precedence. <br /> Unless defined therein or by this section, words shall otherwise have the meaning specified in <br /> the American Planning Association Planning Advisory Service Deport Number 1 Surveyof <br /> Zonin rrr�ition ,' and for terms related to parking facilities which are not specified therein, to <br /> Dimensions Parking, Fourth Edition, published' by the Urban Land Institute and the <br /> [rational Parting Association. <br /> Unless the natural construction of the wording indicates otherwise, all present tenses include <br /> past and future tenses, words-in the singular number include the plural and words in the plural <br /> number include the singular. The word 'shall", throughout these regulations, is mandatory and <br /> not directory. <br /> ABUTTED - The owner of lard located directly adjacent to a prop sty -for which <br /> application has been made for the allowance of a use by special permit. For the purposes of <br /> required special permit public hearing and decision notices, an abutter is considered a "party in <br /> interest"', as is any abutter to such abutter, provided that some portion of his property lies <br /> within .300 feet of that for which the special permit application has been made, as well as the <br /> owner of any property located directly opposite on a public or private street from the property <br /> for which the special permit application has been made. (See ",parties in interest"'.) <br /> ADT - (Average Daily Traffic). The -average total number of vehicles traversing a section <br /> .of roadway in both directions unless oth r wise vspeci ed during a -hour dal which is typical <br /> of a specified month, season, year or other time period. Year-round average daily traffic is <br /> described-as Annual Average Daily Traffic AADT . <br /> AISLE, DRIVING - A travelled path through a parking facility, providing access to -the <br /> parking spaces. <br /> ALLEY - A public or private way primarily designed to serve as secondary access to the <br /> side or rear of those properties whose principal -frontage is otherwise on a street. Not to b <br /> 2 <br />