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Planning board recommends changes to 41/81L subdivision rules, clarifies they won't be retroactive
Summary
The board recommended a citizen-originated update to rules governing 41/81L subdivisions to limit how division can change ground cover and to require clearer notice for later improvements; staff clarified the rules would not apply retroactively to previously endorsed plans.
The Nantucket Planning Board voted Tuesday to recommend a citizen-initiated article that would change how 41/81L subdivisions are treated for ground cover and nonconforming rights and to increase oversight for later property changes.
Planning staff told the board they met with town counsel and clarified a key point raised at earlier meetings: the update would not be retroactive. "It's not retroactive," Meg Trudell said, explaining that any 81L plan endorsed before the notice of the first public hearing would not be affected by the new rules.
The article, presented by the proponent Emily, aims to prevent newly created lots from effectively…
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