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Article 23 To see if the Town will vote to continue participation in the Cape Cod Aquifund (formerly the Community Septic Management Program) and the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust for the purpose of making loans to residents of the Town for repairing and/or upgrading residential septic systems pursuant to agreements between the Board of Health and residential property owners, including all costs incidental and related thereto, or to take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Health Explanation: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust, has provided approximately $660,000.00 at 0% interest to the Town of Mashpee to assist homeowners in complying with failed Title V systems since 1998. The loans are available to homeowners at 5% interest, to cover any ongoing costs of the program. Loans must be secured by a betterment assessed by the Town on the property being improved by the loan. The repayment of the loans to the Town, with the 5% interest, is being repaid through previously issued property betterments. In order for the Town to be able to re -loan funds to future additional septic projects, the Town must annually reauthorize/re-approve participation in the Community Septic Management Program. Failure to reauthorize participation in the Program will restrict the Town from re -loaning funds to homeowners with failed septic systems. The repaid monies will be held in an account with the principal amount repaid to the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust as scheduled. The Select Board recommends approval of Article 23 by a vote of 5-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 23 by a vote of 7-0 Motion made by Select Board Member Cotton Motion: I move the Town vote to approve Article 23 as printed in the warrant, with the exception of the phrase "or take any other action relating thereto." Motion passes 187 to 7 at 9:04PM Article 24 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaws as follows: Delete Definition §174-3(A) Apartment (5) "Accessory Apartment - An apartment created within or detached from a single-family residential structure under the provisions of § 174-45.4" and add definition under Dwelling (8) "Accessory dwelling unit" — "a self-contained housing unit, inclusive of sleeping, cooking and sanitary facilities on the same lot as a principal dwelling, subject to otherwise applicable dimensional and parking requirements, that: (i) maintains a separate entrance, either directly from the outside or through an entry hall or corridor shared with the principal dwelling sufficient to meet the requirements of the state building code for safe egress; (ii) is not larger in gross floor area than 1/2 the gross floor area of the principal dwelling or 900