a. Where a use is allowed in this ordinance as a special use rather than allowed by right, such use may be granted to any person, group, agency or corporation only through the issuance of a special use permit by the zoning board of review under the procedures of article XV.

All uses requiring a special use permit shall be converted to not permitted for the period of January 1, 2024 to and including February 28, 2025, unless exempted from this ordinance by act of the town council.

b. Requests for dimensional and use variances and special use permits submitted under a unified development review provision of this zoning ordinance shall be submitted as part of the subdivision or land-development application to the administrative officer of the planning board, pursuant to appendix A, Zoning, article XXV, and appendix B, Land Development and Subdivision Regulations, article XV. All subdivision or land-development applications submitted under the unified development review provisions of this zoning ordinance shall have a public hearing, which shall meet the requirements of appendix B, Land Development and Subdivision Regulations, article IV, section 23-14 and G.L. § 45-23-50.1(c).

(Ord. of 11-30-23(2); Ord. No. 2024-0006, 6-24-24; Ord. No. 2024-0014, 11-25-24)

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