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(Adjourned Session of the 1983 Annual Town Meetinq - April 6, 1983.) Article 14. (Motion of the Accessory Apartment Committee dated March 30, 1983 (Cont.) as filed with the Town Clerk on April 4, 1983: (Cont.) f. By inserting a new section, as follows: "5.3 CONVERSION OF ONE FAMILY DWELLINGS The SPGA may issue a special permit for the alteration of a one family dwelling to accommodate two families, executed such that: a) The appearance and character of a one family dwelling is preserved. b) The gross habitable area for each family in such dwelling is at least 700 square feet. C) No major exterior structural changes are made, except such as may be ,required for safety by the General Laws of the Commonwealth. d) Stairways leading to the second or any higher floor are enclosed within the exterior walls of the building.) Steven Clark, Chairman of the Accessory Apartment Committee, reviewed the work of the committee over the past months. 8:32 P.M. Marjorie F. Rawls, Committee member, further explained this new by -law and stated that the committee unanimously supported it, adding that they prefer a tightly written law. 8:47 P.M. Mrs. Rawls was recognized for a second ten minutes and finished her explanation at 8:57 P.M. Judith J. Uhrig filed the Report of the Planning Board covering Article 14 and stated that the Planning Board unanimously recommended that the Town Meeting adopt the proposed amendment under Article 14. 8:59 P.M. Ephraim Weiss stated that he does not feel that everything has been covered and that the report covered all the basic issues. 9:05 P.M. Eric T. Clarke, as an Associate Member of the Board of Appeals, spoke in support of the article. 9:07 P.M. Jacquelyn H. Ward made the following motion to amend: MOTION: That applications for new conversions under this section will not be accepted prior to July 1984. 9:07 P.M. Mrs. Ward explained that if this amendment is adopted, it would.give the Building Commissioner one year to see if it is workable. 9:08 P.M. A short conference was held with Mrs. Ward, the Town Counsel, the Moderator, Margaret F. Rawls and Steven Clark, after which the motion to amend, as offered by Mrs. Ward, was changed slightly. The Moderator read the revised amendment as follows: MOTION: That Section 5.2.3a be amended by adding thereto the following sentence: Applications for new conversions under this section will not be accepted prior to July 1984. 9:12 P.M. Margaret F. Rawls said that the committee had no problem with this motion to amend. 9:11 P.M. In response to a request by Julian J. Bussgang, Mrs. Ward stated that she did not feel the language in her amendment needed to be changed. 9:17 P.M. As there were some points of clarification needed, the Moderator ruled that this time would not be included in the time allowed for discussion on the amendment. 9:18 P.M.