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Nantucket finance committee backs Planning Board on broad zoning package ahead of Town Meeting
Summary
At its Feb. 12 meeting the Nantucket Finance Committee unanimously supported the Planning Board's recommendations on a package of zoning articles, including a FEMA-driven floodplain update to preserve flood-insurance eligibility, state-aligned accessory-dwelling rule changes and several rezonings; the articles now move to Town Meeting.
The Nantucket Finance Committee on Feb. 12 voted unanimously to support the Planning Board's recommendations on a broad package of zoning articles to be considered at the 2026 Town Meeting.
The omnibus motion, moved by Chris Kowacki and seconded by Martin Vaccaro, covered a lengthy list of articles (including Nos. 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and a cluster of articles numbered through 63). The committee recorded aye votes from Chris Kowacki, Martin Vaccaro, Peter Schafer, Jeremy (last name not specified in the transcript), Joe Wright and Joe Beat.
The package includes a technical but consequential update to floodplain-related zoning (Article 42) intended to keep local rules aligned with Federal Emergency Management Agency standards so property owners can continue to obtain flood insurance. "If we do not, people will not be able to obtain flood insurance," a planning staff presenter told the committee. The staff said the change does not alter what uses are allowed in any district but does revise local code to match FEMA requirements and state guidance.
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