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(Adjourned Session of the 1986 Annual. Tern Meeting - April 16, 1986) 47 Article 45. ZONING BY -LAW, HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS Stephen B. Cripps moved that the report of the Planning Board on Article 45 be accepted and placed on file. Adopted unanimously. 8:48 P.M. Presented by Stephen B. Cripps. I (See MOTION: That the Zoning By -law be amended as set forth in the Pages motion entitled "Motion for the Town Clerk" which is attached to 48 -50 the Planning Board's report on this proposed amendment. for 8 :49 P.M. motion as Mr. Cripps explained that the official motion under Article 45 adopted) as filed with the Town Clerk differed from the motion given to the Town Meeting Members, but only that it did not have explanations etc. 8:49 P.M. After a short explanation, Mr. Cripps made the following motion to amend: (Amend. MOTION: That in Part A2c) of the main motion to strike out the adopted) proposed new second sentence and to insert in place thereof, the following: "Dormers may be constructed on those exterior walls provided they are structurally supported on the roof rafters and the length of the dormer(s) as measured between the lowest bearing points of the dormer(s) on the rafters of the sloping roof does not exceed 50 per cent of the length of the sloping roof to which it is attached. 8 :58 P.M. Mr. Cripps motion to amend was declared adopted by voice vote. 9 :02 P.M. Robert H. Domnitz moved to amend: (Amend. MOTION: That subsection 7.5.5 be replaced with the following adopted) subsection: 7.5.5 PARKING WITHIN BUILDING Where a building contains parking spaces, a parking level shall be counted as a story unless more than one -half of such level vertically is below the lower elevation as described in subsection 7.5.1A. 9:03 P.M. After Mr. Domnitz gave a short explanation, Stephen B. Cripps said that the Planning Board supported the amendment. 9 :08 P.M. Mr. Domnitz motion to amend was declared adopted by voice vote. 9 :08 P.M. Ephraim Weiss voiced concern about building heights and Frank Sandy said that this motion makes a simple definition more complicated and asked what was the purpose of all these major changes. Mr. Cripps answered that it further defines the way to measure and offers flexibility. He said that he feels that it is a good article. 9:13 P.M.