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On individual system requests, the board approved a local upgrade and variances for 1 Tennessee Avenue (applicant representation by Bracken Engineering) and granted variances for 44 Arkansas Avenue and Hendricks property upgrades after hearing engineering and health-department assessments that the proposed IA or microfast systems represented feasible placements given lot constraints and well separations. A previous matter for 72 Arkansas Avenue was withdrawn by the applicant.

Madaket house move: Paul Tampros and his team described a plan to move a dwelling from 6 Ames Avenue to 339 Madaket Road because of shoreline erosion at the 6 Ames site. The proposal required reallocating bedroom design flow among three contiguous family-owned lots (6 Ames, 339 Madaket, and 337 Madaket) so the overall bedroom count in the family portfolio does not increase but shifts location. The board approved the approach with specific conditions: 337 Madaket Road will be deed-restricted to 4 bedrooms (down from an existing 5-bedroom grandfathered design) and 339 Madaket Road will be deed-restricted to 5 bedrooms contingent on issuance of an updated Disposal Works Construction Permit and required field modifications (additional chambers) to accommodate the five-bedroom design. The approvals were conditioned on recorded deed restrictions and submission of the required disposal/construction permit application before construction work proceeds.

Lovers Lane and Woodland Drive: The board approved IA-based increases from two-bedroom conventional allowances to three-bedroom IA systems for multiple Lovers Lane lots (Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3), with deed restrictions limiting bedroom counts to the approved totals; one larger Lovers Lane lot was approved for four bedrooms due to larger lot area. The board discussed but did not act on a larger, more complex Woodland Drive proposal seeking a 12-bedroom allocation across subdivided lots; the applicant agreed to continue that item to the July meeting to provide a more complete site layout and clarify intended uses.

Health-department staff and the board repeatedly noted the technical distinction between replacing failed systems (which may proceed without a variance if no increase in flow is proposed) and requests that change design flow or bedroom allocation. Several approvals included findings that the proposed locations met \"maximum feasible compliance\" given lot constraints and well-protection zones; health staff required abutter notification where property lines trigger notification. Where systems were already tied to Town Water, staff noted that well setbacks were not controlling factors. The board recorded approvals by roll call for each item and required administrative follow-up to record deed restrictions on the affected Madaket properties.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Nantucket Board of Health - June 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its June 12 meeting the Board approved several local upgrade approvals and variances for septic replacements and upgrades across town, authorized deed restrictions shifting bedroom allocations in Madaket to accommodate a threatened house move, and continued larger Woodland Drive applications for further detail.","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},6202006,"Board exempts 'ice cream cruise' operator from base-of-operations requirement",469,1127000,1596000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3788235-f2470340d680b91f65468a702b0c718a&start=1127&end=1596","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3788235-f2470340d680b91f65468a702b0c718a/thumbnail_1127000.jpg","/articles/6202006/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Board-exempts-ice-cream-cruise-operator-from-base-of-operations-requirement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6202006-08343ed63933957e57aa44ca7d5e67fb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771049082&Signature=Hahf0JolbSUIqUs-U~X8ABW3sMuTrckrti-42MYJyrEyWLSgnL1jP8P78kE1kb9Z3-7eRcvHLsFRLJZbmoA-iC95JGTcLYE~zr4Fpkcd-f~N64fATxccdoHQwXbrSRzm9l~OvYmoryhgORYJ7hOQ-Q1Se3LhW7zHRAhXnu8aCC6Svx1z1OYT62wD5rZ89OemvYBgY81X6Gh6eL1TLCsAqPzjZz~--ccBdm1wt~y~es8EChjI9kIQsEg66MRsDiJGHODScYS-SV8pemrQ3QJ4CkdzacWkdsqGg8tmGSEVvGgdaB3w7Uyht8FKFfP~tdenFO4lhz1WyJWdFriNiettYg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Health granted a variance on June 12 to a Nantucket boat operator to permit the sale of commercially prepackaged frozen desserts from a freezer on the dock without a conventional shore-based base of operations.

Applicant Rachel Perkins described operating several excursion cruises and said the \"ice cream cruise\" is primarily a family-oriented offering; she said she hands out prepackaged, temperature-controlled frozen desserts bought from retail and keeps the frozen product in a sealed freezer on the dock and discards product at the end of each day. \"I moved to Nantucket in 1984... I give about 1,400 ice creams out this season,\" Perkins told the board.

Health department staff said commercially prepackaged frozen desserts stored in a temperature-controlled unit are a minimal food-safety risk but must be permitted under the food code because the product is distributed to the public. The inspector noted the operation resembles an ice-cream truck model in terms of risk and recommended limiting the permitted activity to commercially prepackaged frozen desserts in a dockside freezer, with the operator required to maintain a food-protection manager certification (ServSafe) and follow all food-code sanitation procedures.

The board discussed the length of the variance; staff said the board can set a term. Members suggested a one-year review as an initial period and emphasized that any substantive change in the operation (for example, selling unpackaged foods or changing the base of operations) would require the operator to return to the board.

A motion to exempt the business from the base-of-operations requirement passed by roll call. Board members recorded affirmative votes during the roll call; the board instructed staff to issue a permitting pathway that includes the food-code conditions discussed.

The operator said she appreciated the board's decision and expected to continue the ice cream offering on harbor cruises.","The Board granted a variance allowing a commercial boat operator to sell prepackaged frozen desserts from a freezer on the dock, subject to food-code requirements and a deed-like oversight; the board discussed a one-year review period.",{"_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},6202011,"Nantucket Board of Health adopts temporary moratorium on nitrogen-loading variances",945,142000,1087000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3788235-f2470340d680b91f65468a702b0c718a&start=142&end=1087","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3788235-f2470340d680b91f65468a702b0c718a/thumbnail_142000.jpg","/articles/6202011/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Nantucket-Board-of-Health-adopts-temporary-moratorium-on-nitrogen-loading-variances","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6202011-d67dec07dcd16eb21fe5025721dce72b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771049082&Signature=EgB5b8yVvTqbOKudkgoKaXXwMUqBAL7zsN1IUGaIaqBrR0XGNEUVY~7jkiwFao5aYym9owY4XpujVmbl~nDBrM2Ko0c36hGBRNmQ-0R2kvtHdRWv4ko2vllQCRhKWnqFtMXS2Pdll~C1R8txcxgaVLs9irRXLkdU-ogjwj6d0qeHIVGsFT-PyJmjrAB9jU8XrjXF2B7hiZ1mZjCyk0uJ15g054xDfrkmEh-dlR4aLByRZe5KAyewYu8k2yThAXWZ8J~LL2Ca5fyPGdhwSnUM94upvZ0~x7WzIRKC1O8f~QMrmh5rbAMgOdk-nNtTV9B6Wy2~Mri6e2S80tSlfum0~A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Nantucket Board of Health on June 12 voted to adopt a temporary moratorium on new variance applications that would allow additional bedrooms by relying on innovative/alternative (IA) septic systems, setting the moratorium to expire at the board’s Sept. 18 meeting.

Board member Malcolm moved the moratorium, saying the pause would let the board review recent developments in IA system technology and new scientific research and hear presentations from outside experts, including staff from Barnstable County. \"I therefore move that the board vote to adopt a temporary moratorium ... to September 18,\" he told the board before members debated the length of the pause.

The motion was discussed at length. Supporters said the moratorium will give the board time to gather evidence and expert presentations so future variance decisions can be better informed. One board member voiced concern about potential strain on local services and the aquifer if bedroom counts continue to increase unchecked; another urged that a short, defined pause was fair to applicants awaiting decisions. A community member, Christie Ferrante, asked whether the moratorium would apply immediately to pending applications; the board discussed legal deadlines for applications already submitted and how to treat applications filed before adoption of the moratorium.

The board amended the original 90-day proposal to specify an end date — the board's September 18 meeting — and approved the moratorium. The board recorded that the moratorium excludes applications to replace or upgrade failed systems so long as no increase in flow is proposed, and it does not apply to applications that do not require variances.

Board members said Barnstable County officials had offered to present findings to the board and that other experts would be invited. Several board members and staff emphasized that the moratorium is intended to be a limited, information-gathering pause rather than a long-term policy change.

The motion passed by roll call; the board announced the moratorium approved and that it would revisit scientific and regulatory evidence at future meetings leading up to the September 18 date.

What happens next: staff and board members said they will invite Barnstable County and other experts to present at a future meeting; the moratorium allows the board time to gather data and does not permanently alter past approvals.","At its June 12 meeting the Board of Health voted to pause consideration of variance applications that would allow additional bedrooms based on IA septic systems, citing new research and the need for further review; the moratorium runs until the board’s Sept. 18 meeting and excludes replacements with no increase in flow.","actionData","errors"]

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