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Board advances ADU rule changes and approves temporary moratorium on tertiary dwellings while state regs, sewer questions are sorted
Summary
The board recommended multiple zoning changes to align Nantucket’s accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules with recent state regulations, and approved a temporary moratorium on tertiary dwellings through Dec. 31 while staff and town counsel resolve conflicts between ADUs and local covenants.
Planning staff presented a package of zoning changes designed to align the town’s accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules with the state’s recently updated Affordable Homes Act regulations and related guidance. The Planning Board voted to recommend updated definitions and related bylaw edits for accessory dwellings, principal dwellings, protected ADU uses, dwelling units, and “year‑round housing.”
Staff said the state’s updated regulations changed whether…
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