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1 Planning Board Minutes: January 7, 1985 4 5. Planning Board Articles a. Article "A", Technical Corrections: The Board reviewed a draft of the technical corrections article and agreed to delete a., revision of the Zoning Map, and h., width of signs. Mr. Bowyer was asked to discuss d., dealing with special permits with site plan review (SPS) with Town Counsel. The other sections of the article are acceptable. b. Article "D", Conversion, One -Family to Two -Family: The Board reviewed a draft of the article and made an editorial change in Section 5.3.1. With that change, it was agreed the article was ready to be placed on the warrant. c. Article "E", Floor Area Ratio, CM, CH Districts: The Board approved the draft as written and it is ready to be placed on the warrant. d. Article "B", Residential Development Provisions: Mr. Sorensen advocated that the Planning Board not proceed with this article for the 1985 Town Meeting. It is a very complex article that takes a great deal of time to be prepared properly and to conduct the educational program necessary to secure adoption at the Town Meeting. The Board is just now starting on the review of the draft which has not yet been completed. The Board acknowledged the risks that Mr. Sorensen articulated but agreed to continue the preparation of the article for now. After holding one or more public hearings, the Board may decide to defer presentation of the proposal until another year. The Board reviewed Sections 9.1 through 9.3 of the proposed. The Board noted the absence of any regulation on the minimum distance between buildings. Mr. Bowyer will talk with the Building Commissioner to see how well the state building code deals with that issue from a fire safety point of view. It was agreed to use the special permit procedure to allow a reduction in the side and rear yard setback for properties adjoining publicly owned land instead of permitting it, by right, in Sectin 9.2.4b. There were some reservations about Section 9.3.3 Non -Residential Uses in a residential development. REPORTS 6. Annual Report The Board reviewed the draft of the annual report for 1984. Some were made. Mrs. Flemings suggested a section be added reporting the Housing Needs Advisory Committee and listing the membership. report was approved as corrected. 7. Planning Board Members, Subcommittees editing changes n the work of The annual a. Pine Meadows Golf Course: Mrs. Smith reported there had been a meeting of the Committee during the previous week but there were no significant developments to report.