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Planning board declines rear‑lot conversion for Fairgrounds Road property; denies release of lots
Summary
The board voted down a rear‑lot special permit and rejected a requested release of two lots for a three‑lot reconfiguration at 71–75 Fairgrounds Road, after legal and procedural objections were raised by the public and split votes among members.
The Nantucket Planning Board on May 12 declined a requested rear‑lot special permit for a reconfiguration of lots at the John Murray property on Fairgrounds Road and later voted to deny releasing two related lots from an earlier permit.
What happened: The applicant sought to convert existing subdivision approvals into a three‑lot layout (creating a new rear lot). After public comment and deliberation the board took a roll call on the rear‑lot special permit and failed to reach the needed four‑member majority: the vote was…
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