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Nantucket boards consider temporary moratorium on tertiary dwellings amid debate over 'year‑round' definition
Summary
The Planning Board and Select Board reviewed a proposed temporary moratorium on tertiary dwellings tied to recent state law changes; residents and board members debated whether 'year‑round housing' should be defined as 10 or 12 months and how monitoring and deed restrictions would be enforced.
The Planning Board and Select Board on March 13 reviewed a proposed temporary moratorium on tertiary dwellings and spent substantial time debating how the town should define “year‑round housing” after changes in state law.
Arca Spiro raised concerns that defining year‑round housing as 10 months would create a loophole allowing properties to offer 10‑month leases while still operating as short‑season rentals the remainder of the year. "I think year round housing should be defined as 12 months a year," Spiro said, warning that a 10‑month definition could permit repeated short‑term occupancy cycles that undermine stable housing.
Planning staff and board members responded that the proposed 10‑month…
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