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Planning Board asks staff to request joint meeting on proposed septic regulation changes
Summary
After a briefing on proposed Board of Health septic rule changes affecting Hammock Pond and the Wellhead Protection District, the Nantucket Planning Board voted to have staff draft a letter requesting a joint meeting with the Board of Health and regional partners to clarify costs, credits and housing impacts.
The Nantucket Planning Board voted on Jan. 12 to ask staff to draft a letter for the vice chair to sign requesting a joint meeting with the Board of Health and other regional bodies to discuss proposed septic regulation changes.
Staff alerted the board that the Board of Health is proposing “fairly substantial septic regulation changes,” including inspection requirements, new upgrade standards and alterations to the credits that in some cases allowed advanced treatment (IA) systems to support additional bedrooms. Staff warned those changes could increase costs for homeowners, complicate efforts to create year‑round or attainable units and impose new monitoring and compliance duties.
“Those added septic regulations would have a significant monetary impact on owners that could…
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