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property.<br />
Nobody in this room wants to live in that house next to the<br />
wonderful Beach Club. But we do have to think about this for the future<br />
and in the fall I’d like to get something done with that property.<br />
THE MODERATOR: Okay, Mr. Netto.<br />
MR. NETTO: Joe Netto, Precinct 9. I have a question for the<br />
<strong>Town</strong> Planner, because I’m thoroughly confused, a little bit, here.<br />
THE MODERATOR: Okay, Mr. Curry.<br />
MR. NETTO: Mr. Moderator, through you, now Mr. Curry, we<br />
have heard the attorney for the applicant here say that there are voluntary<br />
restrictions that they want to place on zoning. My question to you is I’ve<br />
never heard any applicant in all my years <strong>of</strong> <strong>Town</strong> Meeting ever mention<br />
voluntary restrictions to zoning. Is this legal?<br />
THE MODERATOR: Through a covenant.<br />
MR. CURRY: You can always put a restrictive covenant on<br />
your property, Joe, if you wanted to. I have a five bedroom house; I might<br />
put a restriction on my property that I’ll always have a de-nitrifying septic<br />
system. So, <strong>of</strong> course you can always restrict your property and that’s<br />
what this gentleman is proposing here. We just haven’t seen or given<br />
much thought to the covenant and at this point in time the Planning Board<br />
doesn’t have a position on it.<br />
MR. NETTO: Thank you. But what bothers me – I do not get<br />
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