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ARTICLE 40 AMEND ZONING BYLAW SPECIAL PERMIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS PAGE 5 OF 6 5. Restriction. When such open space is conveyed to persons or entities other than the Town, a conservation restriction over such land must be granted to the Town to ensure its perpetual use as open space, conservation, recreation, or park land. 6.9.6 Streets and Drives. The objective of this section is that adequate access for fire- fighting, medical and other emergency operations be provided from the public street system to each dwelling unit. 1. Connection to public street system. Each street and interior drive, or system of streets or interior drives, must connect to a public street. 2. A dead-end interior drive is treated in the same manner as a dead-end street, and subject to the provisions governing dead-end streets found in the Planning Board's Subdivision Regulations. 3. In a development served by a dead-end street or dead-end interior drive, a secondary means of access may be required in order to provide adequate access for fire-fighting, medical and other emergency vehicles. The Fire Chief will be consulted as to the necessity of a secondary access. 6.9.7 Compliance with Other Rules and Regulations. The construction of community services, such as utilities, streets, and interior drives must comply with the requirements of the Planning Board's Subdivision Regulations. 6.9.8 Types of Dwellings. The SPGA may, as part of the grant of a special permit, allow the following types of dwellings: 1. One-Family Dwellings 2. Two-Family Dwellings 3. Townhouse and Multifamily Dwellings 4. Accessory Apartments (all types) 6.9.9 Conversion. The SPGA may authorize existing structures to be converted to a residential use not otherwise permitted. The special permit shall incorporate by reference the building design and definitive site development plans filed with the application for a special permit, and, where applicable, any legally binding document that has been submitted to ensure the completion and continued availability of any proposed improvement or compliance with special conditions. The SPGA must determine that: 1. The structure can be modified for a residential use that does not have adverse impacts on the adjacent neighborhood; 2. Modification of the existing structure maintains more of the site as open space than the alternative of removal of the structure and further subdivision of the lot into house lots. 6.9.10 SPGA. The Planning Board is the SPGA for all special permit residential developments. The Planning Board may grant any special permits that are required