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Election Results

Annual Town Election - March 9, 2004

Zoning Ballot

2982 ballots were cast, representing 44% of the registered voters in Amherst.

Articles
Article 15. (ZA No. 1) - Passed Are you in favor of the adoption of Zoning Ordinance Article III. Section 3-18 Conditional Use Permits, as proposed by the Planning Board, and to apply Conditional Use Permits to Article VIII, Section 8-5 Affordable Housing, Article IX, Section 9-1 Meaning of Certain Words: Open Space Plan, and Article IX, Section 9-1 Meaning of Certain Word: Planned Residential Development?	Yes: 1496 No: 1061
Article 16. (ZA No. 2) - Passed Are you in favor of the deletion of Article III, Section 3-5 Off Street Parking, as proposed by the Planning Board?	Yes: 1586 No: 941
Article 17. (ZA No. 3) - Passed Are you in favor of the adoption of changes to Article IV, Section 4-3 C, Section 4-5 C, and Section 4-17 C, to add paragraph 4, as proposed by the Planning Board, to add structure height and size limitations?	Yes: 1680 No: 970
Article 18. (ZA No. 4) - Failed Are you in favor of the adoption of changes to Article IV, Section 4-3, B.1., Section 4-5, B.1., Section 4-17, B.1., as proposed by the Planning Board, to eliminate wetlands, flood plain, and slopes greater than 20% from the minimum area of proposed lots; and to change Article IX, Section 9-1, Open Space Plan, to eliminate flood plain and slopes over 20% from the density calculations; and to change Article IX, Section 9-1, Planned Residential DEvelopment, to eliminate slopes greater than or equal to 20% from the minimum lot area?	Yes: 1427 No: 1222 Req'd: 1766
Article 19. (ZA No. 5) - Passed Are you in favor of the adoption of changes, as proposed by the Planning Board, to Article VIII, Section 8-4 Impact Fees to delete the existing section and replace it with a new Impact Fee Ordinance?	Yes: 1497 No: 1022
Article 20. (ZA No. 6) - Passed Are you in favor of the adoption of changes, as proposed by the Planning Board, to Article VIII, Section 4-3, A.8., to delete i and j; to Article IV, Section 4-10, A.7., to delete ix and x; and to Article IV, Section 4-12, A.5., to delete ix and x; all of which deal with primary participants, owners, and payments?	Yes: 1345 No: 1001
Article 21. (ZA No. 7) - Passed Are you in favor of the adoption of changes, as proposed by the Planning Board, to Article IX, Section 9-1 Meaning of Certain Words: Frontage, to dlete the existing definition and replace it with a new definition?	Yes: 1337 No: 1122
Article 22. (ZA No. 8) By Petition - Failed Are you in favor of the adoption of changes, as proposed by petition, to Article IV, Section 4-13 Aquifer Conservation District, to add a 3000 foot radius, no-more-build, vegitative buffer around the Terrain well? The Amherst Planning Board recommends a no vote.	Yes: 970 No: 1688 Req'd: 1772