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Explanation: Single-use plastic bottles impact from the Planning Board,pursuant to Sec XXXX Solar environmental health, and the health and longevity of Energy Systems Overlay District, the Planning Board other species, who may ingest plastic as food. may, at its sole discretion, approve in its decision a Ultimately, plastic re-enters the human food chain solar energy system whose lot coverage exceeds 20% where the adverse consequences are both known and in consideration of site specific conditions. emerging.Plastics pollute and impact our environment across their lifecycle from production to use to Submitted by Petition disposal. Explanation:Rationale and support for zoning change Over 1,500 single-use plastic water bottles are used and to enhance the density of solar projects in Mashpee: In discarded in the U.S.per second.Elimination of the use 2018 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts put forth a of single-use plastic water bottles will have a significant new solar initiative called the Smart program. This impact on future plastic-based pollution including the groundbreaking concept will help Massachusetts be a nation's greenhouse gas footprint and is consistent with leader in solar energy. Given the high cost of land in protection of the natural environment in Mashpee, Mashpee, it is essential to achieve enough density to Barnstable County,our nation and our earth,which we make a solar project meaningful. The proposed have a common responsibility to protect and steward, footnote to the By-Law will give the planning board or take any other action relating thereto. sufficient tools and oversight to achieve an appropriate balance between solar project density and the needs of The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of the community. Article 22 by a vote of 3-2 The Board of Selectmen will make a The Finance Committee does not recommend recommendation on Article 23 at Town Meeting approval of Article 22 by a vote of 4-2 The Finance Committee will make a Motion Made By Virginia Scharfenberg recommendation on Article 23 at Town Meeting I move the Town vote to approve Article 22 as Motion Made By Robert Mills printed in the warrant with the exception of the phrase,"or take any other action relating thereto." I move the Town vote to approve Article 23 as printed in the warrant with the exception of the Motion passes 104/102 at 7:25 PM phrase,"or take any other action relating thereto." Vote to reconsider at 7:33 Motion postponed indefinitely at 7:27 PM Motion to reconsider fails at 7:36 PM Article 24 Motion passes at 7:36 PM To see if the Town will vote to amend §174-3 of the Article 23 Mashpee Zoning By-Law, Terms Defined as follows: To see if the Town will vote to amend Article VII Land Photovoltaic System (also referred to as Photovoltaic Space Requirement, Section 174-31, Land Space Installation): An active solar energy system that Requirement Table by adding footnote "25" to converts solar energy directly into electricity. "maximum of lot coverage (percent)." Footnote 25 would read as follows: Rated Nameplate Capacity: The maximum rated output of electric power production of a photovoltaic Structures erected solely for the purpose of roof- system in watts of Direct Current(DC). mounted solar energy systems in permitted parking lots/areas shall not contribute to a parcel's lot coverage Solar Collector: A device, structure or a part of a maximum but shall comply with all setback criteria of device or structure for the primary purpose of the applicable zoning district. For medium and large harvesting solar energy for use in a solar energy scale solar energy systems requiring a special permit system. 74