Board declines to advance Bartlett-area CN rezoning proposals after public concerns
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Summary
Two related warrant articles that would add commercial-neighborhood (CN) zoning near Bartlett Farm and extend the town overlay were discussed; the board cited watershed, precedent and town-overlay concerns and voted to take no action on Articles 60 and 61 pending further work with landowners and the Nantucket Land & Water Council.
The board declined to forward Articles 60 and 61, two related proposals that would apply commercial-neighborhood zoning and extend the town overlay into areas near Bartlett Farm and the Hammock Pond watershed.
Property representatives said they would accept substantial use restrictions and limit future lots to the same maximum as current zoning; they also proposed working with the Nantucket Land & Water Council on a conservation restriction. But several board members and members of the public questioned whether extending the town overlay into the country district was appropriate given watershed sensitivity and the town’s land-use plan. After extended public comment and back-and-forth with staff, the board voted to take no action on Article 60 and then invoked a two-thirds motion to take no action on Article 61, so both items will be revisited with more detail from applicants and the Land & Water Council ahead of any future warrant placement.