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Planning board limits occupancy, approves workforce housing at 16.5 Weydale Road with quick review

Nantucket Planning Board · April 14, 2026
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Summary

After extended public comment and debate over parking, noise and bedroom counts, the Nantucket Planning Board approved a special permit for neighborhood employee housing at 16.5 Weydale Road, capped occupancy at 12 people, banned street parking and required an early review and a signed management plan with a local point of contact.

The Nantucket Planning Board voted April 13 to approve a special permit allowing neighborhood employee housing at 16.5 Weydale Road with conditions aimed at limiting neighborhood impacts.

The board's decision caps occupancy at 12 people for the property, requires the owner to prohibit parking on the adjacent street, and orders a compliance review three months after the permit is filed. The motion passed after extended public testimony and technical questioning about bedroom counts, parking and enforcement.

The applicant's attorney, Rick Bodette, told the board the proposal would provide workforce housing the town needs while relying on a…

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