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What was proposed and why: the rezoning would put a contiguous piece of the property into the R20 district (20,000-square-foot minimum lots) and the Town Overlay, which the proponent says would allow a coordinated plan for year-round, attainable homes. The change would make the site more consistent with the surrounding Woodland Drive pattern and would facilitate a subdivision or a potential flex development (a Planning Board special-permit tool that can cluster lots and create conserved open space in exchange for certain density bonuses).

Concerns and conditions: neighbors and committee members raised concerns about the potential for higher density, septic capacity and town service demand on private roads without sidewalks or regular plowing/sanding. The Planning Board's favorable recommendation (3-2) came with an expectation that the proponent would pursue detailed commitments before Town Meeting, including recorded deed restrictions and occupancy/affordability requirements and clear limits on the number of dwellings and heights. The proponent said he had been meeting with neighbors and planned to record restrictions and work with the Affordable Housing Trust, and that the final project presented to voters would include specific, enforceable restrictions.

Why it matters: The article links the local conversation about attainable, year-round housing with practical constraints (sewer availability, septic capacity, private-road infrastructure), neighborhood character, and the mechanics of how zoning tools like flex development can increase unit counts while creating shared open space.

Committee action: Finance Committee members voted to support the Planning Board recommendation for Article 61. Committee members asked the proponent and Planning staff to bring final text and commitments, including deed restrictions and monitoring/assignment for any affordable or year-round units, to the Planning Board and, if available, to Finance Committee members prior to Town Meeting.

Quotes

\"What I'm seeking is the end result of there being year-round ownership homes, freestanding homes, at attainable pricing with year-round occupancy restrictions,\" proponent Steven said, summarizing his stated goals for the site.

\"There will be a very, well defined plan including site plans and floor plans for houses and all sorts of other things,\" Steven said when members asked what would be ready before voters act.

Ending

The Finance Committee's advisory vote supports the Planning Board's positive recommendation, but members emphasized they expect specific, written restrictions, monitoring arrangements and clarity on sewer or septic solutions before they would view the project as a settled plan.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Nantucket Finance Committee - 02/10/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Finance Committee members supported the Planning Board's positive recommendation on Article 61 (a proposed LUG2-to-R20 rezoning that would make a contiguous 3-acre portion of Woodland Drive R20), after lengthy discussion and neighborhood meetings about density, sewer capacity and deed restrictions to prioritize attainable, year-round housing.","taxTitle","Nantucket County, Massachusetts","taxId",61456,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6337386,"Finance Committee backs temporary moratorium on tertiary dwellings, agrees to bylaw changes to align with state Affordable Homes Act",269,2178000,2447000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2273246-96e381b62cfff67f559925ba468dc139&start=2178&end=2447","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2273246-96e381b62cfff67f559925ba468dc139/thumbnail_2178000.jpg","/articles/6337386/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Finance-Committee-backs-temporary-moratorium-on-tertiary-dwellings-agrees-to-bylaw-changes-to-align-with-state-Affordable-Homes-Act","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6337386-d3deb118985a468f8dcb5e96a303bd0a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149611&Signature=a2VYX3obBFOSikliI9o34s30nygN~rDonoEFYl2B1DfulQCYtNXrbBL1sNb8xX2L0bYLInCiZzHEkqHQEGqtw1W2bdaSMD1SPDrOZ4XnrA3WkwqiGczUCbB7LK4qdNhQgbgCYoF4RSGRQcXcO3d9HqCWltqzaguVx2lo5rt1MvEd9IgLqaZeR9zPv1Nn7ClJA0dw~Mj7oCFb9wbWQ95dmT1dmVhE3WDkZzHu~3G6MCvsyp6vUccUBLlDYHt7~1v6lfSP9Nar6rOMeWDnhPEe06WQR4vX1iSTpkHCZE3K1IBy7OqlTCp78thJD5kiSOb9cMBoxuldoDKWnCKn6m78TQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Finance Committee on Feb. 10 supported the Planning Board's proposal for a temporary moratorium on so-called tertiary dwellings while the town analyzes the implications of the Massachusetts Affordable Homes Act on local bylaws and island housing supply.

Planning staff told the committee that the moratorium, as proposed in Article 42, would pause approvals for additional tertiary units while the town studies the Act's impact; the draft moratorium would expire Dec. 31, 2025 unless extended. The Planning Board cited the state law's requirement that detached accessory dwelling units be allowed \"by-right\" in districts that permit single-family dwellings, and raised concern that a new, additional tertiary unit allowance under the state law could have unexamined impacts.

The committee also reviewed multiple related bylaw housekeeping articles (accessory dwelling unit definition, protected-use ADU, principal dwelling, definition of dwelling unit, year-round housing definition and parking/groundcover changes) intended to align local zoning language with the new state statutory definitions and guidance. The Planning Board removed optional state provisions that would have allowed multiple accessory units on a single property and recommended limiting ADUs to 1 per property.

Key details

- Article 42: temporary moratorium on tertiary dwellings while staff and the Planning Board analyze the Affordable Homes Act implications; proposed expiration date 2025-12-31.
- Planning staff explained the 900-square-foot ADU metric: the statute permits a detached ADU up to 900 square feet or 50% of the primary dwelling, consistent with the town's tertiary bylaw.
- The Planning Board recommended striking or replacing local ADU definitions with the state definition, changing use-chart entries so ADUs are allowed only in districts that allow single-family dwellings, and removing an optional state allowance for multiple ADUs on one property.
- The Finance Committee supported the Planning Board's positive recommendations for the cleanup articles and supported the moratorium motion as prudent while the town studies impacts.

Quotes

\"The moratorium would be in effect while we analyze the impacts of the Affordable Homes Act on our bylaw and on the island, and it would expire on 12/31/2025,\" Leslie said.

\"If you did not have either a special permit issued by the Planning Board or a building permit issued prior to the publication of the notice, then you will not be eligible to obtain one,\" Leslie said, describing pending ADU applications relative to the moratorium's effective date.

Ending

The committee's support moves the moratorium and bylaw-cleanup articles to Town Meeting with a positive Finance Committee recommendation; staff and the Planning Board plan further technical work before any permanent changes or extensions are proposed.","Finance Committee supported Planning Board's motion for a temporary moratorium on tertiary dwellings while the town studies effects of the state Affordable Homes Act, and recommended a suite of housekeeping bylaw amendments to match state definitions for accessory dwelling units and related terms.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6337390,"Finance Committee backs Planning Board on dozens of zoning map changes, delays parcels tied to conservation holdings",1302,132000,1434000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2273246-96e381b62cfff67f559925ba468dc139&start=132&end=1434","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2273246-96e381b62cfff67f559925ba468dc139/thumbnail_132000.jpg","/articles/6337390/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Finance-Committee-backs-Planning-Board-on-dozens-of-zoning-map-changes-delays-parcels-tied-to-conservation-holdings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6337390-75c3b1c50038229b08a60b2f05af009d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149611&Signature=gqrZ1Zmh3KxBvEBsyzZfp~PT5Mj0ke13-1lBQSOztMXaawJ4fgEdOhhs3wdHgs-AWfXJNEz-UJ0JrtMnEf7CIqWVueWinyLpLgWoMiSqekstvWwdRyTQDJQtUN3PLhuv2HPvFGcSx1cJqepiK0g6XEIq0~juLcPzZ7qbVbxh4tQpj19o7~6WFzmeqMnwaumB0r2FMRm8rIRPtEA5mayPU0v4iRdfTSj6sQq1ZY5NI8mgXKt4JpuWETd49KdnoGkEBKNMMrCj4sWpo4KwY5YnXoQUaXACeCJ7uABx0BzzvvRBDSu1RcIOfWUJY92nFAERk8YDMmJFQ-Rd0tOTY48Amw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Nantucket Finance Committee on Feb. 10 voted to support a series of zoning map changes and master-plan implementation articles recommended by the Planning Board, while recommending that several open-space parcels owned or managed by conservation entities be held for further review.

The votes covered multiple small rezonings that phase out the RC2 (mixed commercial/residential) district identified in the town's master plan, moving parcels into residential or more tailored commercial districts (R5, R10, CTEC, CN, CDT) consistent with neighboring uses. The committee followed the Planning Board's positive recommendations on most parcels, and supported the Planning Board's recommendation to take no action on a set of open-space parcels after the Land Bank and other conservation stakeholders asked for more time to clarify intended uses.

The Planning Board presented the rezonings as part of a multi-year effort to phase out RC2. Staff explained technical differences among the districts: RC2 is a mixed, higher-intensity district historically including lots with 5,000-square-foot minimums and a wide set of commercial uses; R5 and R10 are primarily residential with 5,000 and 10,000 minimum lot sizes respectively; CTEC is a lower-density commercial/entrepreneurship district with a 10,000-square-foot minimum and fewer permitted commercial uses; CN (Commercial Neighborhood) is lighter commercial for restaurants, offices and similar uses; CDT (Commercial Downtown) is the downtown commercial district that allows inns and guesthouses.

Why it matters: the changes are intended to finish an island-wide, multi-year implementation of the master plan zoning goals and to give property owners certainty about the likely future uses of their lots. Several rezones require a two-thirds vote at Town Meeting because they alter commercial/residential designations.

Key details and outcomes

- The committee supported Planning Board recommendations on multiple map-change articles (including Articles 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 and 40) with roll-call unanimous approvals at the Finance Committee level.
- On Article 41 (multiple open-space parcels proposed to move into the R40 Town Overlay), the Planning Board moved to take no action after the Land Bank raised short-term concerns. Finance Committee members agreed with the Planning Board's decision to \"take no action\" and urged additional coordination with the Land Bank and Conservation Foundation before Town Meeting.
- Several individual rezonings were clarified in committee discussion: example conversions highlighted included Surfside Road parcels moving from RC2 to R5 or R10 to align with neighborhood patterns; Nobadeer Farm Road parcels moving into CTEC to match adjacent commercial trade uses; and three parcels in the downtown area proposed to move from ROH (Residential Old Historic) into CDT to allow expansion of guest houses.

Quotes

\"RC2 was identified in the master plan to be phased out over time. We are nearing the end,\" Planning staff member Leslie said while describing the series of small rezonings.

\"The Land Bank came forward and they had some short term concerns with a few of their properties that were included. So the Planning Board agreed to take no action for now,\" Leslie said in describing Article 41.

Ending

The committee's advice on most map changes means those items will go to Town Meeting with a positive Finance Committee recommendation. The items the Planning Board moved to \"take no action\" will remain on the warrant (the town attorney and staff explained that once an article is posted it must be disposed of at Town Meeting) but are now flagged for additional work between conservation stakeholders and the Planning Board prior to any future resubmission.","At a Feb. 10 Finance Committee meeting, members reviewed master-plan implementation zoning map amendments and voted to support most Planning Board recommendations, while agreeing with the Planning Board\u0000to take no action now on several conservation-owned parcels.","actionData","errors"]

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