Finance Committee backs zoning amendment to create ‘Nantucket Vacation Rentals,’ rejects two citizen bylaws and is split on temporary cap
The Nantucket Finance Committee on Feb. 18, 2025, voted to support the Planning Board’s recommendation to amend zoning to create a permitted Nantucket Vacation Rental use (Article 66) while recommending no action or rejection on several companion citizen articles; the committee deadlocked on a proposal to impose a temporary cap on registrations.
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The Nantucket Finance Committee on Feb. 18, 2025, voted to support the Planning Board’s positive recommendation for Article 66 — a zoning amendment that would create a permitted category for what the sponsor calls “Nantucket Vacation Rentals” (NVRs) — but opposed or recommended no action on several related citizen articles. Committee members also deadlocked on Article 69, a citizen-petition general bylaw that would impose a temporary cap on short‑term rental certificates.
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