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November 7, 2005 Special Town Meeting, cont.... 8:50 p.m. Members spoke in support and opposition. 9:09 p.m. Ruth Thomas, pr.4, spoke on zoning and moved the following Amendment: AMENDMENT: In Section IV of the PSDUP, OTHER ZONING PROVISIONS, in the Sub-Section OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING, Item 5 be replaced by the following: 5)The required parking spaces for the commercial space to be constructed under this PDSUP shall be as follows: a)One parking space for every 325 s.f. of commercial space shall be available only for commercial space owners,lessees and their employees. Total 18. [UNCHANGED] b)Each commercial user shall be assigned the number of spaces in the garage corresponding to the parking factor of one space for every 325 s.f. [b,c,d&e are NEW] c)The minimum number of off-street parking spaces required for each individual use of the commercial space in the CD-Planned Commercial District created under this PSDUP shall be the same number as that specified in the 2005 Zoning By-Law for the same commercial use in the CB District. Accordingly, if a particular use requires more than one parking space for every 325 s.f,the user shall have to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Building Commissioner or designee that the required number of additional off-street parking spaces will be provided outside the garage. d)If a new Zoning By-Law, enacted in the future,reduces the number of required off-street parking spaces for a particular commercial use in the CB District,then at the applicant's request,the Board of Appeals may grant a Special Permit to reduce the off-street parking requirements for that particular commercial use in this CD- Planned Commercial District to conform to the provisions for the same use applicable to the CB District in the modified Zoning By-Law. e)A change in commercial use shall trigger a review by the Zoning Enforcement Officer to validate that the number of spaces being provided for the proposed commercial use meets the parking requirements specified herein. 9:12 p.m. Ruth Thomas explained proposed amendment. 9:16 p.m. John Farrington, Attorney for proponent, spoke in support of amendment. 9:20 p.m. Charles Hornig reported opposition by a majority of the Planning Board. 9:25 p.m. Standing vote on the amendment tallied as follows: Precinct Yes No 1 2 14 2 4 11 3 4 12 4 5 13 5 6 10 6 3 15 7 1 17 8 3 13 9 2 10 At Large 2 9 Total 32 124 9:29 p.m. Amendment Not Adopted. 9:29 p.m. Members and residents spoke in support and opposition of the main motion. 9:50 p.m. Tourism Committee Chairman Dawn McKenna reported the committee took no stand on the motion. 10:00 p.m. Michael Martignetti, pr.4, moved the question. Motion Adopted. 10:01 p.m. Standing vote on the main motion tallied as follows: Precinct Yes No 1 10 8 2 13 3 3 14 5 4 17 2 5 11 6 6 16 4 7 20 0 8 14 2 9 13 4 At Large 11 1 Total 139 35 10:08 p.m. Motion Adopted. 10:09 p.m. Jerold Michelson, pr.5, served Notice of Reconsideration on Article 2.