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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
TOWN OF NANTUCKET
2022 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Monday, May 2, 2022 – 5:00 PM
Nantucket High School
Mary P. Walker Auditorium
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Town of Nantucket
16 Broad Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
(508) 228-7255
www.nantucket-ma.gov
SELECT BOARD
Jason M. Bridges, Chair
Dawn Hill Holdgate, Vice Chair
Matthew G. Fee
Kristie Ferrantella
Melissa K. Murphy
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Denice Kronau, Chair
Stephen Maury, Vice Chair
Christopher Glowacki
Joseph T. Grause, Jr.
George Harrington
Peter A. McEachern
Joanna Roche
Peter N. Schaeffer
Jill Vieth
PLANNING BOARD
John F. Trudel III, Chair
David Iverson
Nathaniel Lowell
Frederick “Fritz” McClure
Barry Rector
MODERATOR
Sarah F. Alger
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and the public that it does not discriminate on the basis of
disability in, admission to, access to, treatment or
employment in its programs, services and activities. The
Town of Nantucket will provide auxiliary aids and services
to access programs upon request. Inquiries, requests and
complaints should be directed to the Town Manager, 16
Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554, (508) 228-7255.
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Cover photo courtesy of Peter Brace: Polpis Harbor at sunrise
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TOWN OF NANTUCKET 2022 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Article Number Page Number
1 Receipt of Reports 1
2 Appropriation: Unpaid Bills 1
3 Appropriation: Prior Year Articles 2
4 Revolving Accounts: Spending Limits for FY 2023 2
5 Appropriation: Reserve Fund 4
6 Fiscal Year 2022 General Fund Budget Transfers 4
7 Personnel Compensation Plans for Fiscal Year 2023 4
8 Appropriation: Fiscal Year 2023 General Fund Operating Budget 7
9 Appropriation: Health and Human Services 10
10 Appropriation: General Fund Capital Expenditures 11
11 Appropriation: Design of New Our Island Home Facility 21
12 Supplemental Appropriation: Replacement Harbormaster Building 22
13 Appropriation: Pleasant Street and Sidewalk Repaving/Reconstruction 22
14 Appropriation: LORAN Barracks Repairs 23
15 Appropriation: School Department – Athletic Facilities 24
16 Appropriation: Design of Central Municipal Facility 24
17 Appropriation: Construction of Town Employee Housing 25
18 Appropriation: PFAS Soil Investigation 26
19 Real Estate Acquisition/Appropriation: 10-12 Washington Street 26
20 Appropriation: Affordable Housing Capital Expenditures 27
21 Appropriation: Fiscal Year 2023 Enterprise Funds Operations 28
22 Appropriation: Enterprise Funds Capital Expenditures 29
23 Enterprise Funds: Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Transfers 37
24 Appropriation: Waterways Improvement Fund 38
25 Appropriation: Ambulance Reserve Fund 39
26 Appropriation: Ferry Embarkation Fee 39
27 Appropriation: County Assessment 40
28 Appropriation: Finalizing Fiscal Year 2023 County Budget 40
29 Rescind Unused Borrowing Authority 40
30 Appropriation: Other Post-Employment Benefits Trust Fund 41
31 Appropriation: Fiscal Year 2023 Senior Work-off Program 42
32
Marijuana Cultivation Host Community Payments – Special Purpose
Stabilization Fund for Substance Abuse Efforts 42
33
Appropriation for Special Purpose Stabilization Fund for Airport
Employee Accrued Liabilities 42
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Article
Number
Page Number
34
Appropriation for Special Purpose Stabilization Fund for Town Employee
Accrued Liabilities 43
35 Appropriation: Fiscal Year 2023 Community Preservation Committee/Beaugrand 43
36
Community Preservation Committee: Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
Transfers/Beaugrand 49
37 Appropriation: Community Preservation Trust for Affordable Housing Trust Fund/Beaugrand 50
38 Appropriation: Shredder for Solid Waste/C. Williams 50
39 Bylaw: Short-term Rental Regulations 51
40
Bylaw Amendment: Finances/Creation of New Revolving Account –
Short-Term Rental Registration Program 57
41 Short-term Rental Revolving Account: Spending Limits for FY 2023 57
42 Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Short-Term Rentals 58
43 Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Protective Rights to Short-Term Rentals/Glidden 60
44
Zoning Map Change: R-1 to R-5L – Red Mill Lane, Old Farm Road, Old
Mill Court, Mill Hill Lane, Cato Lane, and Vesper Lane 62
45 Zoning Map Change: RC to CN – Washington Street 64
46
Zoning Map Change: RC-2 and LUG-2 to R-5L, R-5, R-10, or R-10L –
Bartlett Farm Road and Mioxes Way 64
47
Zoning Map Change: RC-2 to R-5L, R-10 or CTEC – Clara Drive and
Raceway Drive 66
48 Zoning Map Change: RC-2 to CTEC – 26 Bartlett Road and 1 Perry Lane 67
49 Zoning Map Change: RC-2 to CN – Nobadeer and Sun Island Roads 67
50 Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Tertiary Dwelling 68
51 Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Tertiary Lot 70
52 Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Workforce Homeownership Housing 75
53
Zoning Bylaw Amendment and Zoning Map Amendment: Technical
Amendments 76
54
Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Swimming Pool Use Chart – Residential and
Hot Tub/Spa/Dewez 82
55 Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Swimming Pool Definition – Residential and Hot Tub/Spa/Dewez 83
56 Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Swimming Pool – Residential/L. Williams 84
57 Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Swimming Pool – Residential/L. Williams 85
58 Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Definitions and Word Usage/L. Williams 85
59
Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Storage Container by Special Permit in
CMI/L. Williams 87
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Article
Number
Page Number
60 Zoning Map Change: R-20 to R-10L – Nobadeer Way/L. Williams 87
61
Zoning Map Change: R-20 to CTEC and/or CN – Old South
Road/Jackson 89
62 Zoning Map Change: R-20 to CTEC and/or CN – Old South Road/Bunting 90
63 Zoning Map Change: LUG-2 to R-5 or CN – 44 Skyline Drive/C. Williams 90
64 Bylaw Amendment: Animals 91
65 Bylaw Amendment: Committees/Agricultural Commission 92
66 Nantucket Historical Commission: Membership 95
67 Bylaw Amendment: Streets and Sidewalks 95
68 Cemetery Regulations 96
69
Bylaw Amendment: Singe-Use Plastics - Alcoholic Beverages of Less
Than or Equal to 100 Milliliters/Mandel 115
70
Bylaw Amendment: Singe-Use Plastics – Single-Use Plastic Fiber
Tobacco Filter Products/Mandel 117
71 Bylaw Amendment: Gender Equality on Beaches/Stover 120
72 Amend Town Wharf and Waterways Prohibited Activities/Sutton 121
73
Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Sewer District Map
Changes 122
74
Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Town Sewer District
Map Change: 44 Skyline Drive/C. Williams 123
75 Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Town Sewer District Map Change – 15 Milestone Crossing/Buckley 123
76 Home Rule Petition: Community Housing Bank Real Estate Transfer Fee 124
77 Home Rule Petition: An Act Amending the Nantucket Sewer Act (Chapter 396 of the Acts of 2008) 138
78
Home Rule Petition: An Act Amending the Charter of the Town of
Nantucket To Implement Certain Recommendations of the Town
Government Study Committee 139
79 Home Rule Petition: An Act Prohibiting the Application of Fertilizer in the Town of Nantucket/Minella 148
80 Home Rule Petition: Historic District Commission – Solar/Booms 149
81 Home Rule Petition: Amend the Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission Special Act/Rayport 151
82 Ombudsman Establishment – Complaints/T. Williams 154
83 Scheduling of Annual Town Meeting and Annual Town Election/McGrady 154
84 Rescind Article 77 of the 2018 Annual Town Meeting/McGrady 154
85 Real Estate Acquisition: Coastal Access - Eel Point Ways 155
86 Real Estate Conveyance: Coastal Access - Eel Point Ways 155
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Article
Number
Page Number
87
Real Estate Acquisition: Paper Streets – Red Barn and Sheep Pond
Roads Area 156
88 Real Estate Conveyance: Paper Streets – Red Barn and Sheep Pond Roads Area 157
89 Real Estate Acquisition: Parcel of Land off Surfside Road 157
90 Real Estate Conveyance: Parcel of Land off Surfside Road 158
91 Real Estate Acquisition: 31 Easy Street 159
92 Real Estate Conveyance: 31 Easy Street 159
93 Real Estate Conveyance: 50 Altar Rock Road 160
94
Home Rule Petition: Real Estate Conveyance – 50 Altar Rock Road to
Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc. 161
95 Home Rule Petition: Real Estate Conveyance – A Portion of Ames Avenue 163
96 Real Estate Acquisition: Tom Nevers Coastal Access - Dorset Road 165
97 Real Estate Conveyance: Tom Nevers Coastal Access - Dorset Road 166
98 Real Estate Acquisition: West Chester Street 166
99 Real Estate Conveyance: West Chester Street and Weweeder Avenue 167
100 Real Estate Disposition: Utility Easement/Shadbush Road 168
101
Real Estate Disposition: Long-term Lease Authorization/Shooting Range
Facility 168
102 Real Estate Acquisition: Proprietors Road – Off Tripp Drive/South Shore Road/L. Williams 169
103
Real Estate Conveyance: Proprietors Road – Off Tripp Drive/South Shore
Road/L. Williams 170
104
Real Estate Acquisition: Two (2) 12-foot Wide Ways – Nobadeer Way/L.
Williams 170
105 Real Estate Conveyance: Two (2) 12-foot Wide Ways – Nobadeer Way/L. Williams 171
106 Appropriation: Stabilization Fund 171
107 Appropriation: Free Cash 172
Planning Board Report 173
Zoning Article Glossary 175
Zoning Districts by Land Area 178
May 10, 2022 Annual Town Election Warrant 180
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NOTES:
1. PETITION ARTICLES HAVE BEEN PRINTED AS
SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS AND MAY
CONTAIN TYPOGRAPHICAL AND OTHER ERRORS.
2. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED UNDER THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE MOTION, ALL VOTES NEEDED FOR
PASSAGE OF MOTIONS IS A SIMPLE MAJORITY.
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ARTICLE 1 (Receipt of Reports)
To receive the reports of various departments and committees as printed in the Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Town Report or as may come before this meeting; or to take
any other action related thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the reports of various departments and
committees as printed in the Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Town Report or as may come
before this meeting be accepted and filed with the permanent records of the Town.
ARTICLE 2 (Appropriation: Unpaid Bills)
To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow
pursuant to any applicable statute or transfer from available funds for the payment, pursuant to Chapter 44 section 64 of the Massachusetts General Laws, of unpaid bills
from previous fiscal years, including any bills now on overdraft; or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Ninety Thousand Fifty-eight Dollars and
Fifty-nine Cents ($90,058.59) be transferred from Free Cash to pay the General Fund unpaid bills from prior fiscal years; that Three Hundred Ninety-one Dollars and Thirty-
eight Cents ($391.38) be appropriated from Retained Earnings of the Sewer Enterprise Fund to pay Sewer Enterprise Fund unpaid bills from prior fiscal years:
DEPARTMENT VENDOR AMOUNT
Assessor Don Allen $35.00
Department of Public Works
ACV Environmental Services
Inc $31,438.25
Department of Public Works
ACV Environmental Services
Inc $15,297.75
Department of Public Works Delroy Grant $240.86
Department of Public Works Delroy Grant $240.00
Department of Public Works Delroy Grant $3,310.84
Department of Public Works Delroy Grant $3,798.05
Department of Public Works Gloria E Kyburg $910.00
Department of Public Works Grainger $95.48
Department of Public Works Grainger $472.36
Department of Public Works Kenneth C Howard Electric Inc $665.00
Department of Public Works Kenneth C Howard Electric Inc $685.20
Department of Public Works Nantucket Surveyors $18,715.00
Department of Public Works Nantucket Surveyors $570.00
Department of Public Works Nantucket Surveyors $745.00
Department of Public Works Nantucket Police Department $480.00
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Department of Public Works Peter McColl $200.00
Department of Public Works Sarah B Cleaning $1,700.00
Human Resources Concentra $1,875.00
Human Resources VFIS $1,418.00
Town Clerk SHI $7,166.80
Subtotal General Fund $90,058.59
Sewer Hazen and Sawyer $391.38
Subtotal Sewer Enterprise Fund $391.38
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 4/5 ARTICLE 3
(Appropriation: Prior Year Articles)
To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer from available funds previously appropriated pursuant to Articles voted in prior years; or to take any
other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the following appropriations and transfers are made for prior year articles:
DEPARTMENT FROM TO AMOUNT
School Article 10 of 2013 Annual
Town Meeting (Professional Services for Teen Center)
Article 10 of 2021 Annual
Town Meeting (School-wide Building Improvements)
$34,245.00
ARTICLE 4
(Revolving Accounts: Spending Limits for FY 2023)
To see what spending limits the Town will establish for revolving accounts established pursuant to Chapter 44, section 53E½ of the Massachusetts General Laws
and Section 19-21 of the Town Code for Fiscal Year 2023; or take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Town set the spending limits for
revolving funds established pursuant to Section 19-21 (Revolving accounts established) of the Town Code as follows:
FUND REVENUE SOURCE AUTHORITY TO SPEND USE OF FUND SPENDING LIMIT
Beach Improvement Beach Permit Sticker sales
Town Manager with approval of Select Board
In accordance with c. 56 § 7A of Town Code, including endangered species monitor program; beach patrols/monitors; beach use education/information
$634,500
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FUND REVENUE SOURCE AUTHORITY TO SPEND USE OF FUND SPENDING LIMIT
Community
Recreation Programming
Sports programs fees Town Manager
Operation and maintenance of Town-owned recreational facilities, Town-owned athletic
fields, courts and parks for recreational, organized sports, sports camps and playing field activities.
$100,000
Tennis Court Tennis Fees Town Manager Operation and maintenance of Jetties tennis court facility $100,000
Conservation
Fund
Conservation Commission
application fees
Town Manager with approval of
Conservation Commission
Consulting services in connection with
professional review of applications $35,000
Septic System Inspections Septic system application fees
Town Manager with approval of Board of Health
Contractor services in connection with septic
system inspections; costs associated with septic system inspection-related training and portion of salaries for staff in connection with septic system duties and responsibilities, together with the proportionate costs of fringe benefits associated with the salaries so paid
$85,000
Seasonal Food Service
Inspections
Food service permit fees
Town Manager with approval of Board of
Health
Seasonal food service inspections; costs associated with seasonal food service inspection training and public awareness
materials. Salaries for staff in connection with food service inspections.
$78,000
Lifeguard Housing Rental payments
Town Manager with approval of Select
Board
Defray maintenance/upkeep of lifeguard housing facilities $67,500
Road Repairs
Road opening fees, funds received for
Town roadway projects
Town Manager with approval of Select
Board
Repairs to Town roads as needed due to road openings $100,000
Public Works Housing Rental payments
Town Manager with approval of Select Board
Defray maintenance/upkeep of public works housing facilities $75,000
Low Beach Housing Rental payments
Town Manager with approval of Select Board
Defray maintenance/upkeep of Low Beach housing facilities $67,500
Municipal Aggregation Operational Adder
Operational Adder from the energy aggregation program
Town Manager with approval of Select Board
Rebates for residential solar energy systems and other uses authorized by the Town’s Municipal Aggregation Plan $150,000
Airport Aviation Fuel
Fees and receipts received in connection with
sale of aviation fuel
Airport Commission Purchase of Aviation Fuel and repairs and maintenance of Airport Fuel Farm $4,500,000
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ARTICLE 5 (Appropriation: Reserve Fund)
To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, or transfer from available funds, for the purposes of
establishing a Reserve Fund pursuant to Chapter 40 section 6 of the Massachusetts General Laws, to provide for the extraordinary and unforeseen expenditures which may
arise during Fiscal Year 2023; said sum not to exceed five (5) percent of the Fiscal Year
2022 tax levy; or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($500,000) be raised and appropriated from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and other general revenues of the Town to establish a Reserve Fund for Fiscal Year 2023
pursuant to Chapter 40, section 6 of the General Laws.
ARTICLE 6
(Fiscal Year 2022 General Fund Budget Transfers) To see what sums the Town will vote to transfer into various line items of the
Fiscal Year 2022 General Fund operating budget from other line items of said budget
and from other available funds; or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the amounts listed below be transferred
between the various Fiscal Year 2022 accounts and expenditures as follows:
FROM TO AMOUNT
Medical Insurance Fire: Operating $150,000.00
Medical Insurance Town Clerk: Operating $9,000.00
Public Works: Salaries Parks & Recreation: Salaries $46,900.51
ARTICLE 7 (Personnel Compensation Plans for Fiscal Year 2023)
To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following Compensation Plans for Fiscal
Year 2023:
Schedule A -- Miscellaneous Compensation Schedule Abatement Advisory Committee (yearly per member) $600.00
Americans with Disabilities Act Facilitator (hourly) $17.00 15.00
Building, Plumbing, Wiring Inspector, Assistants (hourly) Up to $80.00
$75.00
Certified Nurse’s Aide/Our Island Home (Per Diem – hourly) $23.00 22.00
Dietician/Our Island Home (hourly) $43.00 41.00
Election Warden (hourly) $22.00 20.00
Election Worker (hourly) $17.00 15.00
Exercise Instructors/Senior Center (hourly) Up to $40.00
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EMT, Call (hourly) $22.00 20.00
Fire Captain, Call (yearly) $150.00
Fire Fighter, Call (hourly) $22.00 20.00
Fire Lieutenant, Call (yearly) $125.00
Fire Chief, Second Deputy (yearly) $5,000.00
Fire Chief, Third Deputy (yearly) $5,000.00
Licensed Practical Nurse/Our Island Home (Per Diem – hourly) $29.00 28.00
Our Island Home Ancillary (Per Diem – hourly) $21.00 20.00
Paramedic, Certified (Per Diem – hourly) $32.00 30.00
Registered Nurse/Our Island Home (Per Diem – hourly) $40.00 38.00
Registrar of Voters (yearly) $600.00
Registrar, Temporary Assistant (hourly) $17.00 15.00
Reserve Police Officer (hourly) $32.00 30.00
Seasonal Assistant Harbormaster (hourly) $32.00 30.00
Seasonal Lifeguard Supervisor (hourly) $32.00 30.00
Seasonal Maintenance Supervisor/Public Works (hourly) $25.00 21.00
Seasonal Health Inspector $32.00 30.00
Temporary Employee various rates of pay
Veterans' Agent (hourly) $18.00 16.00
Schedule B – Seasonal Employee Compensation Schedule
(Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter/Effective May 2, 2022 – June 30, 2023)
Compensation
Level
Start Second
Season
Third
Season
Fourth
Season
A-Hourly* $17.00 $19.00 $18.00 $20.00 $19.00 $21.00 $20.50 $22.50
B-Hourly* $18.00
$20.00
$19.00
$21.00
$20.00
$22.00
$21.00
$23.00
C-Hourly* $19.00 $21.00 $20.00 $22.00 $21.00 $23.00 $22.00 $24.00
D-Hourly* $21.00 $23.00 $21.50 $23.50 $22.00 $24.00 $22.50 $24.50
E-Hourly* $24.00 $25.00 $26.00 $27.00
*An employee assigned supervisory responsibilities shall be placed in the next higher category. A: Information Aide, Seasonal Health Assistant, Shellfish Warden, Seasonal
Natural Resources Enforcement Officer, Tennis Attendant B: Dock Worker, Natural Resources Technician, Seasonal Permit Sales Clerk
C: Seasonal Firefighter/EMT, Community Service Officer, Lifeguard D: Lead Dock Worker, Seasonal Recreational Coordinator, Seasonal
Engineering Intern, Seasonal Waste Reduction Intern, Lead Natural
Resources Technician, Seasonal Laborer. E: Lifeguard, Community Service Officer
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Schedule C -- Compensation Schedule for Elected Officials* Moderator $175 per year
Select Board Member, Chair $5,000/per year
Select Board Members $3,500/per year
Town Clerk $107,836
$109,993
*Other than establishing the salary pursuant to MGL c. 41, s. 108, these positions are excluded from the Personnel Bylaw of the Town.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the following schedules be adopted:
Schedule A -- Miscellaneous Compensation Schedule
Abatement Advisory Committee (yearly per member) $600.00
Americans with Disabilities Act Facilitator (hourly) $17.00
Building, Plumbing, Wiring Inspector, Assistants (hourly) Up to $80.00
Certified Nurse’s Aide/Our Island Home (Per Diem – hourly) $23.00
Dietician/Our Island Home (hourly) $43.00
Election Warden (hourly) $22.00
Election Worker (hourly) $17.00
Exercise Instructors/Senior Center (hourly) Up to $40.00
EMT, Call (hourly) $22.00
Fire Captain, Call (yearly) $150.00
Fire Fighter, Call (hourly) $22.00
Fire Lieutenant, Call (yearly) $125.00
Fire Chief, Second Deputy (yearly) $5,000.00
Fire Chief, Third Deputy (yearly) $5,000.00
Licensed Practical Nurse/Our Island Home (Per Diem – hourly) $29.00
Our Island Home Ancillary (Per Diem – hourly) $21.00
Paramedic, Certified (Per Diem – hourly) $32.00
Registered Nurse/Our Island Home (Per Diem – hourly) $40.00
Registrar of Voters (yearly) $600.00
Registrar, Temporary Assistant (hourly) $17.00
Reserve Police Officer (hourly) $32.00
Seasonal Assistant Harbormaster (hourly) $32.00
Seasonal Lifeguard Supervisor (hourly) $32.00
Seasonal Maintenance Supervisor/Public Works (hourly) $25.00
Seasonal Health Inspector $32.00
Temporary Employee various rates of
pay
Veterans' Agent (hourly) $18.00
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Schedule B – Seasonal Employee Compensation Schedule (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter/Effective May 2, 2022 – June 30, 2023)
Compensation
Level
Start Second
Season
Third
Season
Fourth
Season
A-Hourly* $19.00 $20.00 $21.00 $22.50
B-Hourly* $20.00 $21.00 $22.00 $23.00
C-Hourly* $21.00 $22.00 $23.00 $24.00
D-Hourly* $23.00 $23.50 $24.00 $24.50
E-Hourly* $24.00 $25.00 $26.00 $27.00
*An employee assigned supervisory responsibilities shall be placed in the next higher category.
A: Information Aide, Seasonal Health Assistant, Shellfish Warden, Seasonal
Natural Resources Enforcement Officer, Tennis Attendant B: Dock Worker, Natural Resources Technician, Seasonal Permit Sales Clerk
C: Seasonal Firefighter/EMT D: Lead Dock Worker, Seasonal Recreational Coordinator, Seasonal
Engineering Intern, Seasonal Waste Reduction Intern, Lead Natural Resources Technician, Seasonal Laborer.
E: Lifeguard, Community Service Officer
Schedule C -- Compensation Schedule for Elected Officials*
Moderator $175 per year
Select Board Member, Chair $5,000/per year
Select Board Members $3,500/per year
Town Clerk $109,993
*Other than establishing the salary pursuant to MGL c. 41, s. 108, these positions are excluded from the Personnel Bylaw of the Town.
ARTICLE 8
(Appropriation: Fiscal Year 2023 General Fund Operating Budget)
To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, or transfer from available funds, for the purposes of
supporting the offices, departments, boards and commissions of the Town of Nantucket for Fiscal Year 2023; or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the following Fiscal Year 2023 operating
budget is established for the various offices, boards, and commissions of the Town as
follows:
Department
Fiscal Year 2023 FY 2022
Payroll Operating Total Budget Article 8 Total
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Finance Committee $18,680 $18,680 $18,680
Finance & Operations $2,048,559 $484,150 $2,532,709 $2,299,217
Human Resources $388,660 $161,200 $549,860 $612,943
Information Systems $918,293 $788,366 $1,706,659 $1,332,811
Legal $401,000 $401,000 $401,000
Moderator $183 $1,500 $1,683 $1,683
Planning & Land Use Services $1,732,009 $476,100 $2,208,109 $2,133,979
Natural Resources $1,008,217 $154,812 $1,163,029 $942,354
Town Administration $1,438,249 $771,850 $2,210,099 $2,085,806
Nantucket Housing Office $205,127 $275,000 $480,127 $485,000
Town Clerk $264,278 $103,500 $367,778 $324,177
Subtotal $8,003,575 $3,636,158 $11,639,733 $10,637,650
SAFETY & PROTECTION
Emergency Management $8,000 $8,000 $8,000
Fire Department $2,914,423 $366,500 $3,280,923 $3,205,394
Police Department $6,838,873 $776,500 $7,615,373 $7,211,613
Street Lighting $165,000 $165,000 $165,000
Subtotal $9,753,297 $1,316,000 $11,069,297 $10,590,007
MARINE & COASTAL RESOURCES Marine Dept $896,328 $88,650 $984,978 $1,162,399
Subtotal $896,328 $88,650 $984,978 $1,162,399
MAINTENANCE
Gas/Town Vehicles $375,000 $375,000 $375,000
Mosquito Control $177,032 $177,032 $172,714
Public Buildings $1,271,900 $1,271,900 $1,271,900
Public Works $2,954,567 $624,900 $3,579,467 $3,470,945
Park and Recreation $151,534 $200,000 $351,534
Snow and Ice Removal $7,600 $75,000 $82,600 $82,600
Subtotal $3,113,701 $2,723,832 $5,837,533 $5,373,159
HUMAN SERVICES Health & Human Services $1,268,825 $163,290 $1,432,115 $1,131,721
Subtotal $1,268,825 $163,290 $1,432,115 $1,131,721
CULTURE & RECREATION
Atheneum $785,237 $785,237 $766,085
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Town Clock $4,700 $4,700 $4,700
Culture & Tourism $321,401 $161,200 $482,601 $464,478
Subtotal $321,401 $951,137 $1,272,538 $1,235,263
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS $455,000
$455,000 $400,000
TOTAL OF DEPT OPERATING
BUDGETS $23,812,127 $8,879,067 $32,691,194 $30,530,199
EDUCATION Community School $550,000 $550,000 $500,000
School Department $28,638,460 $5,788,527 $34,426,987 $32,876,987
Subtotal $29,188,460 $5,788,527 $34,976,987 $33,376,987
GRAND TOTAL OF GEN GOV'T OPERATING BUDGETS $53,000,587 $14,667,594 $67,668,181
$63,907,186
DEBT SERVICE
Principal & Interest $11,189,470 $11,189,470 $9,758,430
Subtotal $11,189,470 $11,189,470 $9,758,430
INSURANCES Auto Casualty $231,697 $231,697 $195,525
Blanket Liability $2,557,171 $2,557,171 $2,157,950
Claims Deductible $104,384 $104,384 $88,088
Insurance Consulting $58,658 $58,658 $49,500
Medical Insurance $15,809,865 $15,809,865 $14,785,595
Life Insurance $6,500 $6,500 $6,500
Unemployment $175,000 $175,000 $175,000
Workers Compensation $348,270 $348,270 $293,899
Laborer's Union Pension $75,000 $75,000 $75,000
Subtotal $16,414,636 $2,951,910 $19,366,545 $17,827,057
ASSESSMENTS Barnstable Retirement $6,299,169 $6,299,169 $5,805,686
Subtotal $6,299,169 $6,299,169 $5,805,686
GRAND TOTAL OF
OPERATING BUDGET $69,415,222 $35,108,143 $104,523,366 $97,298,359
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And to meet these appropriations, the sum of One Hundred Three Million Six Hundred
Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-six Dollars ($103,600,866) be raised and appropriated
from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and other general revenues of the Town; and that
Nine Hundred Twenty-two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($922,500) be transferred
from Free Cash in the Treasury of the Town, for one-time and operating expenses that
are included in various departmental budgets.
The budget unanimously recommended by the Nantucket School Committee for the School Department, including the Nantucket Community School, for Fiscal Year 2023 is
Thirty-four Million Nine Hundred Seventy-six Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-seven Dollars ($34,976,987).
ARTICLE 9
(Appropriation: Health and Human Services)
To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, or transfer from available funds, for the Council for
Human Services to be used by the Council to contract with various health and human services, not-for-profit corporations to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the
inhabitants of the Town of Nantucket; further, that all such sums be expended on the condition that grant agreements be executed by and between the Select Board and the respective private, not-for-profit agency for Fiscal Year 2023, which grant agreements
shall stipulate mutually agreed upon terms and conditions; or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($650,000) be raised and appropriated from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and other general revenues of the Town, and One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars
($175,000) be transferred from the Special Stabilization Fund for Substance Abuse Efforts for the Town Manager to expend to fund grants for the following health and
human services, private not-for-profit agencies to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the Town of Nantucket, provided that the Town Manager
with the approval of the Select Board, execute grant agreements with the respective
agencies for Fiscal Year 2023, which contracts shall stipulate mutually agreed upon terms and conditions. The grant to Gosnold Behavioral Health and Eighty-Seven
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($87,500) of the grant to Fairwinds shall be funded from the Special Stabilization Fund for Substance Abuse Efforts with a condition that the
grant funds be expended solely for addiction and mental health treatments services:
AGENCY AMOUNT
A Safe Place, Inc $70,000.00
National Alliance on Mental Illness $101,823.00
Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands $21,000.00
South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Inc $4,500.00
Nantucket Interfaith Council $80,000.00
Health Imperatives $120,000.00
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Martha's Vineyard Community Services $18,000.00
Fairwinds Counseling Center $278,977.00
Gosnold Behavioral Health $87,500.00
Small Friends on Nantucket $20,000.00
Artists Association of Nantucket $23,200.00
TOTAL $825,000.00
ARTICLE 10 (Appropriation: General Fund Capital Expenditures)
To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow pursuant to any applicable statute or transfer from available funds, for the purposes of
capital expenditures for the offices, departments, boards and commissions of the Town of Nantucket; provided that one or more amounts to be raised and appropriated may be contingent upon a Proposition Two and One-half capital outlay exclusion ballot question;
or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the following amounts be appropriated
for the following capital outlay expenditures, including costs incidental and related
thereto, with all such expenditures to be made by the Town Manager with the approval of the Select Board; except the School expenditures to be made by the School
Superintendent with the approval of the School Committee, and further that the Town Manager with the approval of the Select Board or the School Superintendent with the
approval of the School Committee as the case may be, is authorized to sell, convey, trade-in or otherwise dispose of equipment being replaced as follows:
DEPARTMENT ITEM FUNDING SOURCE(S) AMOUNT
Affordable
Housing Trust
Costs associated with
acquiring real estate, or interests in real estate, which
may include affordable housing restrictions,
including any buildings thereon, for the development
of affordable housing, and also to pay costs of designing, constructing, reconstructing and equipping affordable housing, all of
which shall be undertaken in conjunction with the Town’s
Affordable Housing Trust, and all other costs incidental
and related thereto
Raise and appropriate
$1,625,000 from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and
other general revenues of the Town
$1,625,000
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Affordable
Housing Trust
Costs associated with
acquiring real estate, or interests in real estate, which may include affordable
housing restrictions, including any buildings
thereon, for the development of affordable housing, and
also to pay costs of designing, constructing,
reconstructing and equipping affordable housing, all of
which shall be undertaken in conjunction with the Town’s Affordable Housing Trust,
and all other costs incidental and related thereto
Authorize the Treasurer,
with the approval of the Select Board, to borrow $10,000,000 under and
pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(1) of the General
Laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue
bonds or notes of the Town therefor
$10,000,000
Fire Costs associated with the
purchase of advanced life support equipment
Transfer $60,000 from the
Ambulance Reserve Fund
$60,000
Fire Costs associated with the
purchase of replacement self-contained breathing apparatus air packs (SCBAs)
Raise and appropriate
$105,000 from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and other general revenues of the Town; provided that the appropriation shall be
contingent on the passage of a Proposition 2½ capital
outlay exclusion by the voters of the Town in
accordance with General Laws Ch. 59, Sec. 21C(m)
$105,000
Fire Costs associated with the
disposal and replacement of fire-fighting foam
Transfer $110,000 from
Free Cash into the Treasury of the Town
$110,000
Fire Costs associated with the replacement of portable
radios* *Total cost of this project is
$400,000; however, a FEMA grant will fund $305,055.
Transfer $94,945 from the Ambulance Reserve Fund $94,945
Fire Costs associated with
replacement of Ambulance 3
Transfer $370,000 from the
Ambulance Reserve Fund
$370,000
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Fire Costs associated with
replacement of utility vehicle
Raise and appropriate
$75,000 from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and other general revenues of
the Town; provided that the appropriation shall be
contingent on the passage of a Proposition 2½ capital
outlay exclusion by the voters of the Town in
accordance with General Laws Ch. 59, Sec. 21C(m)
$75,000
Fire Costs associated with purchase of utility terrain vehicle
Raise and appropriate $50,000 from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and other general revenues of
the Town; provided that the appropriation shall be
contingent on the passage of a Proposition 2½ capital
outlay exclusion by the voters of the Town in
accordance with General Laws Ch. 59, Sec. 21C(m)
$50,000
Fire Costs associated with purchase of equipment and
training for Active Shooter Response program
Transfer $75,000 from Free Cash into the Treasury of
the Town
$75,000
Health and
Human Services
Costs associated with
purchase of one (1) replacement and one (1)
additional Ford Ranger pick-up truck or equivalent model
Raise and appropriate
$100,000 from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and
other general revenues of the Town; provided that the appropriation shall be
contingent on the passage of a Proposition 2½ capital
outlay exclusion by the voters of the Town in
accordance with General Laws Ch. 59, Sec. 21C(m)
$100,000
IS GIS Costs associated with
replacement and upgrade of wireless network infrastructure
Transfer $200,000 from
Free Cash into the Treasury of the Town
$200,000
IS GIS Costs associated with
replacement and/or repair of network infrastructure and
related equipment
Transfer $50,000 from Free
Cash into the Treasury of the Town
$50,000
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IS GIS Costs associated with GIS
digital imaging updates
Raise and appropriate
$170,000 from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and other general revenues of
the Town
$170,000
IS GIS Costs associated with server virtualization and
maintenance
Transfer $75,000 from Free Cash into the Treasury of
the Town
$75,000
IS GIS Costs associated with
replacement of Town computers, printers and
associated equipment
Transfer $62,800 from Free
Cash into the Treasury of the Town
$62,800
Marine Costs associated with completion of the Marine
Maintenance Building - Phase 2
Transfer $400,000 from Free Cash into the Treasury
of the Town
$400,000
Natural Resources Costs associated with purchase of one (1)
replacement and one (1) additional Ford Ranger pick-
up truck or equivalent model
Raise and appropriate $100,000 from the Fiscal
Year 2023 tax levy and other general revenues of
the Town; provided that the appropriation shall be
contingent on the passage of a Proposition 2½ capital outlay exclusion by the
voters of the Town in accordance with General
Laws Ch. 59, Sec. 21C(m)
$100,000
Police Costs associated with replacement and upgrade of
body camera video system
Transfer $494,100 from Free Cash into the Treasury
of the Town
$494,100
Public Works Costs associated with
purchase of two (2) replacement Ford Ranger
pick-up trucks or equivalent model
Raise and appropriate
$96,000 from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and
other general revenues of the Town; provided that the
appropriation shall be contingent on the passage of a Proposition 2½ capital
outlay exclusion by the voters of the Town in
accordance with General Laws Ch. 59, Sec. 21C(m)
$96,000
Public Works Costs associated with
purchase of replacement skid steer loader
Raise and appropriate
$72,000 from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and other general revenues of
the Town; provided that the appropriation shall be
$72,000
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contingent on the passage
of a Proposition 2½ capital outlay exclusion by the voters of the Town in
accordance with General Laws Ch. 59, Sec. 21C(m)
Public Works Costs associated with
purchase of replacement Ford F350 or equivalent
model
Raise and appropriate
$68,000 from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and
other general revenues of the Town; provided that the
appropriation shall be contingent on the passage of a Proposition 2½ capital outlay exclusion by the voters of the Town in
accordance with General Laws Ch. 59, Sec. 21C(m)
$68,000
Public Works Costs associated with
purchase of replacement Ford F550 or equivalent
model
Raise and appropriate
$80,000 from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and
other general revenues of the Town; provided that the
appropriation shall be contingent on the passage of a Proposition 2½ capital
outlay exclusion by the voters of the Town in
accordance with General Laws Ch. 59, Sec. 21C(m)
$80,000
Public Works Costs associated with
purchase of "Forestry Package" accessory for skid steer loader
Raise and appropriate
$50,000 from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and other general revenues of
the Town; provided that the appropriation shall be
contingent on the passage of a Proposition 2½ capital
outlay exclusion by the voters of the Town in
accordance with General Laws Ch. 59, Sec. 21C(m)
$50,000
Public Works Costs associated with purchase of replacement Tandem Vibratory Roller
Raise and appropriate $50,000 from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and other general revenues of
the Town; provided that the appropriation shall be
contingent on the passage of a Proposition 2½ capital
outlay exclusion by the
$50,000
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voters of the Town in
accordance with General Laws Ch. 59, Sec. 21C(m)
Public Works Costs associated with
purchase of mini street sweeper for multi-use paths
and sidewalks
Raise and appropriate
$120,000 from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and
other general revenues of the Town; provided that the
appropriation shall be contingent on the passage
of a Proposition 2½ capital outlay exclusion by the voters of the Town in
accordance with General Laws Ch. 59, Sec. 21C(m)
$120,000
Public Works Costs associated with
purchase of vehicle for Parks and Rec division
Raise and appropriate
$50,000 from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and
other general revenues of the Town; provided that the appropriation shall be contingent on the passage of a Proposition 2½ capital
outlay exclusion by the voters of the Town in
accordance with General Laws Ch. 59, Sec. 21C(m)
$50,000
Public Works Costs associated with tennis
courts crack sealing at Jetties Beach
Transfer $75,000 from Free
Cash into the Treasury of the Town
$75,000
Public Works Costs associated with
replacing chain-link fence around the skate park
Transfer $75,000 from Free
Cash into the Treasury of the Town
$75,000
Public
Works/Facilities
Costs associated with Town-
wide municipal concession facilities projects, including
maintenance, design and engineering, and construction
Transfer $749,788 from
Article 10 of the 2013 Annual Town Meeting
(Children's Beach Concession Renovation), and transfer $22,517 form Article 10 of the 2018 Annual Town Meeting
(Repair Children's Beach Concession Facility)
$772,305
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Public Works/
Transportation
Costs associated with
annual multi-use path maintenance and repair
Transfer $250,000 from
Free Cash into the Treasury of the Town
$250,000
Public Works/ Transportation Costs associated with annual cobblestone street improvements and
maintenance
Transfer $525,000 from Free Cash into the Treasury of the Town
$525,000
Public Works/ Transportation Costs associated with annual sidewalk improvements and all other
costs incidental and related thereto
Authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select Board, to borrow
$1,100,000 under and pursuant to Chapter 44,
Section 7(1) of the General Laws, or any other enabling
authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town
therefor
$1,100,000
Public Works/ Transportation Costs associated with annual road improvements and maintenance Island-
wide
Transfer $2,000,000 from Free Cash into the Treasury of the Town
$2,000,000
Public Works/ Transportation Costs associated with Millie's Bridge design,
engineering, repairs and all other costs incidental and
related thereto
Authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the
Select Board, to borrow $500,000 under and
pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(1) of the General
Laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue
bonds or notes of the Town therefor
$500,000
Public Works/ Transportation Costs associated with Polpis Road near Sesachacha
Pond interim coastal resiliency measures
Transfer $250,000 from Free Cash into the Treasury
of the Town
$250,000
School Costs associated with
campus-wide roof replacement/maintenance
Transfer $250,000 from
Free Cash into the Treasury of the Town
$250,000
School Costs associated with campus-wide building
improvements
Transfer $300,000 from Free Cash into the Treasury
of the Town
$300,000
Town Admin Costs associated with
update to Nantucket and Madaket Harbors Action
Plan to incorporate needs for hazard mitigation and
coastal resilience
Transfer $100,000 from
Free Cash into the Treasury of the Town
$100,000
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Town Admin Costs associated with
continued implementation of Town-wide document management system
Transfer $250,000 from
Free Cash into the Treasury of the Town
$250,000
Town Admin Costs associated with
updating Parks and Recreation Master Plan to
include Coastal Resilience Plan recommendations
Authorize the Treasurer,
with the approval of the Select Board, to borrow
$500,000 under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(1) of the General
Laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue
bonds or notes of the Town therefor
$500,000
Town Admin Costs associated with
coastal resiliency planning
Raise and appropriate
$500,000 from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and
other general revenues of the Town; and transfer $500,000 from Free Cash
into the Treasury of the Town
$1,000,000
Town Admin Costs associated with
comprehensive planning for relocation of Baxter Road
and other costs incidental and related thereto
Authorize the Treasurer,
with the approval of the Select Board, to borrow
$1,500,000 under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(1) of the General Laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue
bonds or notes of the Town therefor
$1,500,000
Town Admin Costs associated with 5-
Year Update of Hazard Mitigation Plan
Transfer $150,000 from
Free Cash into the Treasury of the Town
$150,000
Town Admin Costs associated with sediment transport and
dredge plan
Transfer $550,000 from Free Cash into the Treasury
of the Town
$550,000
Town Admin Costs associated with
Miacomet Pond dredging, design and permitting
Transfer $300,000 from
Free Cash into the Treasury of the Town
$300,000
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Town Admin Costs associated with
groundwater mapping, nutrient flow investigation in Nantucket Harbor
Watershed and other costs incidental and related thereto
Authorize the Treasurer,
with the approval of the Select Board, to borrow $900,000 under and
pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(1) of the General
Laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue
bonds or notes of the Town therefor
$900,000
Town Admin Costs associated with
Employee Housing Feasibility Study and other costs incidental and related thereto
Authorize the Treasurer,
with the approval of the Select Board, to borrow $500,000 under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(1) of the General
Laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue
bonds or notes of the Town therefor
$500,000
Town Admin Costs associated with
feasibility study for new Senior Center at East Creek
Road (Our Island Home site) and other costs incidental and related thereto
Authorize the Treasurer,
with the approval of the Select Board, to borrow
$500,000 under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(1) of the General
Laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue
bonds or notes of the Town therefor
$500,000
Town Admin Costs associated with
design, engineering and construction of new water mains in areas west of
Nantucket Memorial Airport
Authorize the Treasurer,
with the approval of the Select Board to borrow $9,000,000 pursuant to G.L
c.44, section 7 or 8 or any enabling authority for such
purpose, including without limitation all costs thereof as
defined in G.L. c. 29C, section 1 and to issue
bonds and notes of the Town therefor that the
Treasurer with the approval of the Select Board is authorized to borrow all or a
portion of such amount from the Massachusetts Clean
Water Trust established pursuant to Chapter 29C
and in connection therewith to enter into a loan
$9,000,000
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agreement and/or security
agreement with the Trust and otherwise to contract with the Trust and the
Department of Environmental Protection
with respect to such loan and for any federal or state
aid available for the project or the financing thereof; and
that the Select Board is authorized to enter into a
project regulatory agreement with the Department of
Environmental Protection, to expend all funds
available for the project and to take any other action
necessary to carry out the project; and that any
borrowing authorized hereunder shall be contingent on the passage
of a Proposition Two and One-half debt exclusion
vote.
TOTAL $36,150,150
And, to meet this appropriation that Seven Million Forty-one Thousand Nine Hundred
Dollars ($7,041,900) be transferred from Free Cash in the Treasury of the Town so
specified; that Seven Hundred Forty-nine Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-eight Dollars ($749,788) be transferred from Article 10 of the 2013 Annual Town Meeting; that
Twenty-two Thousand Five Hundred Seventeen Dollars ($22,517) be transferred from Article 10 of the 2018 Annual Town Meeting; that Five Hundred Twenty-four Thousand
Nine Hundred Forty-five Dollars ($524,945) be transferred from the Ambulance Reserve
Fund; that Two Million Two Hundred Ninety-five Thousand Dollars ($2,295,000) be raised and appropriated from the FY 2023 tax levy; that One Million Sixteen Thousand
Dollars ($1,016,000) be raised and appropriated from the FY 2023 tax levy, provided that the appropriation shall be contingent on the passage of a Proposition 2½ capital
outlay exclusion by the voters of the Town in accordance with General Laws Ch. 59, sec. 21C(m); and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select Board be authorized
to borrow Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) for the Affordable Housing Trust; Nine
Million Dollars ($9,000,000) for water mains west of Nantucket Memorial Airport; Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) for costs associated with repairs to Millie’s
Bridge; Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) for costs associated with a feasibility study for a new Senior Center; Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) for
costs associated with updating the Parks and Recreation Master Plan to include Coastal
Resilience Plan recommendations; One Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars
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($1,100,000) for costs associated with the continuation of annual sidewalk improvements; One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) for costs
associated with comprehensive planning for relocation of Baxter Road; Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) for costs associated with Employee Housing Feasibility
Study; and Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000) for costs associated with groundwater mapping, nutrient flow investigation-Nantucket Harbor Watershed; with all
borrowings to be done under and pursuant to General Laws Ch. 44, sec. 7(1), or any
other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor. All of these sources totaling Thirty-six Million One Hundred Fifty Thousand One Hundred Fifty
Dollars ($36,150,150).
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3
ARTICLE 11 (Appropriation: Design of New Our Island Home Facility)
To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow
pursuant to any applicable statute or transfer from available funds, to be spent by the Town Manager with the approval of the Select Board, for the purpose of design for a
new Our Island Home Facility to be located on Town-owned land currently leased to Sherburne Commons located at 40 Sherburne Commons Way, including the costs of
professional services for design, permitting, engineering, and other related professional services, and any other costs incidental and related thereto; provided, however, that any
borrowing authorized hereunder shall be contingent on the passage of a Proposition
Two and One-half debt exclusion vote; or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to appropriate the sum of Eight Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($8,500,000) to be spent by the Town Manager with the
approval of the Select Board, for the purpose of design for a new Our Island Home Facility to be located on Town-owned land currently leased to Sherburne Commons
located at 40 Sherburne Commons Way, including the costs of professional services for design, permitting, engineering, and other related professional services, and any other
costs incidental and related thereto; that to meet this appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the Select Board is hereby authorized to borrow said sum and to issue
bonds and notes of the Town therefor pursuant to General Laws Chapter 44, Sections 7
or 8, or any other enabling authority; provided, however, that any borrowing authorized hereunder shall be contingent on the passage of a Proposition Two and One-half debt
exclusion vote.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The requested amount is for approximately 17% of the estimated construction cost for the facility. This percentage was vetted with
experts who have worked for the Town previously. Construction costs are currently
estimated to be approximately $50,000,000, which would have to be approved at a future Town Meeting and Annual Town Election.
This request would cover the fees for both the required Owners Project Manager (OPM)
and the design firm. The funds would be used for the initial design phase, final design,
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bidding and procurement, and then project management through the construction phase of the project. While the title of the Article indicates “design”, it includes more than just
design. There are several checks and balances in place to ensure funds are prudently spent, for example: the Town is governed by numerous procurement requirements for
the design and construction of this facility. The process will follow M.G.L. c. 7C, §§ 44-58, commonly referred to as the “designer selection law,” which requires a
qualifications-based solicitation for the Owners Project Manager (OPM). The OPM cost
is negotiated after reviewing and ranking the applicants. Once the OPM has been engaged, the Town will conduct the same qualifications-based procurement for the
designer of the facility. As with the OPM, the price is negotiated after reviewing and ranking of the applicants. These process steps are required by M.G.L. c. 7C, §§ 44-58
and the Town will adhere to the steps as defined.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3
ARTICLE 12
(Supplemental Appropriation: Replacement Harbormaster Building) To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow
pursuant to any applicable statute or transfer from available funds, to be spent by the Town Manager with the approval of the Select Board, for the purpose of supplemental
funding to construct a replacement Harbormaster Building at 34 Washington Street, including the costs of professional services for design, permitting, engineering, construction, construction supervision, materials, and other related professional
services, and any other costs incidental and related thereto; provided, however, that any borrowing authorized hereunder shall be contingent on the passage of a Proposition
Two and One-half debt exclusion vote; or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to appropriate the sum of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) to be spent by the Town Manager with the approval of the Select Board,
for the purpose of supplemental funding to construct a replacement Harbormaster Building at 34 Washington Street, including the costs of professional services for design,
permitting, engineering, construction, construction supervision, materials, and other related professional services, and any other costs incidental and related thereto; that to
meet this appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the Select Board is hereby
authorized to borrow said sum and to issue bonds and notes of the Town therefor pursuant to General Laws Chapter 44, Sections 7 or 8, or any other enabling authority;
provided, however, that any borrowing authorized hereunder shall be contingent on the passage of a Proposition Two and One-half debt exclusion vote.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3 ARTICLE 13
(Appropriation: Pleasant Street and Sidewalk Repaving/Reconstruction)
To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow pursuant to any applicable statute or transfer from available funds, to be spent by the
Town Manager with the approval of the Select Board, for the purpose of making various transportation-related improvements on Pleasant Street and adjacent sidewalk(s)
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including the costs of professional services for design, permitting, engineering, construction, construction supervision, materials, and other related professional
services, and any other costs incidental and related thereto; provided, however, that any borrowing authorized hereunder shall be contingent on the passage of a Proposition
Two and One-half debt exclusion vote; or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to appropriate the sum of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) to be spent by the Town Manager with the approval of the Select Board,
for the purpose of making various transportation-related improvements on Pleasant Street and adjacent sidewalk(s) including the costs of professional services for design,
permitting, engineering, construction, construction supervision, materials, and other related professional services, and any other costs incidental and related thereto; that to
meet this appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the Select Board is hereby
authorized to borrow said sum and to issue bonds and notes of the Town therefor pursuant to General Laws Chapter 44, Sections 7 or 8, or any other enabling authority;
provided, however, that any borrowing authorized hereunder shall be contingent on the passage of a Proposition Two and One-half debt exclusion vote.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3 ARTICLE 14
(Appropriation: LORAN Barracks Repairs)
To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow pursuant to any applicable statute or transfer from available funds, to be spent by the
Town Manager with the approval of the Select Board, for the purpose of funding repairs to the LORAN Barracks facility located at 54 Low Beach Road, including the costs of
professional services for design, permitting, engineering, construction, construction
supervision, materials, and other related professional services, and any other costs incidental and related thereto; provided, however, that any borrowing authorized
hereunder shall be contingent on the passage of a Proposition Two and One-half debt exclusion vote; or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to appropriate the sum of Four Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000) to be spent by the Town Manager with the approval of the Select Board, for the purpose of funding repairs to the LORAN Barracks
facility located at 54 Low Beach Road, including the costs of professional services for design, permitting, engineering, construction, construction supervision, materials, and
other related professional services, and any other costs incidental and related; that to meet this appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the Select Board is hereby
authorized to borrow said sum and to issue bonds and notes of the Town therefor
pursuant to General Laws Chapter 44, Sections 7 or 8, or any other enabling authority; provided, however, that any borrowing authorized hereunder shall be contingent on the
passage of a Proposition Two and One-half debt exclusion vote.
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NOTE: The “LORAN barracks facility” is town employee housing used primarily for seasonal employees.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3 ARTICLE 15
(Appropriation: School Department – Athletic Facilities) To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow
pursuant to any applicable statute or transfer from available funds, to be spent by the
School Superintendent with the approval of the School Committee, for the purpose of funding to construct athletic facilities and associated appurtenances at Nantucket Public
School campuses, including the costs of professional services for design, permitting, engineering, construction, construction supervision, materials, and other related
professional services, and any other costs incidental and related thereto; provided, however, that any borrowing authorized hereunder shall be contingent on the passage
of a Proposition Two and One-half debt exclusion vote; or to take any other action
related thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to appropriate the sum of Five Million Six
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,600,000) to be spent by the School Superintendent with the approval of the School Committee, for the purpose of funding to construct athletic
facilities and associated appurtenances at Nantucket Public School campuses,
including the costs of professional services for design, permitting, engineering, construction, construction supervision, materials, and other related professional
services, and any other costs incidental and related thereto; that to meet this appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the Select Board is hereby authorized
to borrow said sum and to issue bonds and notes of the Town therefor pursuant to
General Laws Chapter 44, Sections 7 or 8, or any other enabling authority; provided, however, that any borrowing authorized hereunder shall be contingent on the passage
of a Proposition Two and One-half debt exclusion vote.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3
ARTICLE 16 (Appropriation: Design of Central Municipal Facility)
To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow
pursuant to any applicable statute or transfer from available funds, to be spent by the Town Manager with the approval of the Select Board, for the purpose of funding the
design of a central municipal facility at 2 Fairgrounds Road, including the costs of professional services for design, permitting, engineering, and other related professional
services, and any other costs incidental and related thereto; provided, however, that any borrowing authorized hereunder shall be contingent on the passage of a Proposition
Two and One-half debt exclusion vote; or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to appropriate the sum of Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000) to be spent by the Town Manager with the approval of the Select Board,
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for the purpose of funding the design of a central municipal facility at 2 Fairgrounds Road, including the costs of professional services for design, permitting, engineering,
and other related professional services, and any other costs incidental and related thereto; that to meet this appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the Select
Board is hereby authorized to borrow said sum and to issue bonds and notes of the Town therefor pursuant to General Laws Chapter 44, Sections 7 or 8, or any other
enabling authority; provided, however, that any borrowing authorized hereunder shall be
contingent on the passage of a Proposition Two and One-half debt exclusion vote.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The requested amount is for approximately 12% of the estimated construction cost for the facility. This percentage was vetted with
experts who have worked for the Town previously. Construction costs are currently estimated to be approximately $50,000,000, which would have to be approved at a
future Town Meeting and Annual Town Election.
This request would cover the fees for both the required Owners Project Manager (OPM)
and the design firm. The funds would be used for the initial design phase, final design, bidding and procurement, and then project management through the construction phase
of the project. While the title of the Article indicates “design”, it includes more than just
design. There are several checks and balances in place to ensure funds are prudently spent, for example: the Town is governed by numerous procurement requirements for
the design and construction of this facility. The process will follow M.G.L. c. 7C, §§ 44-58, commonly referred to as the “designer selection law,” which requires a
qualifications-based solicitation for the Owners Project Manager (OPM). The OPM cost is negotiated after reviewing and ranking the applicants. Once the OPM has been
engaged, the Town will conduct the same qualifications-based procurement for the
designer of the facility. As with the OPM, the price is negotiated after reviewing and ranking of the applicants. These process steps are required by M.G.L. c. 7C, §§ 44-58
and the Town will adhere to the steps as defined.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3
ARTICLE 17 (Appropriation: Construction of Town Employee Housing)
To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow
pursuant to any applicable statute or transfer from available funds, to be spent by the Town Manager with the approval of the Select Board, for the purpose of funding the
construction of town employee housing located at Town-owned property located at Fairgrounds Road/Waitt Drive including the costs of professional services for design,
permitting, engineering, construction, construction supervision, materials, and other related professional services, and any other costs incidental and related thereto; provided, however, that any borrowing authorized hereunder shall be contingent on the
passage of a Proposition Two and One-half debt exclusion vote; or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
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FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to appropriate the sum of Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($8,500,000) to be spent by the Town Manager with the
approval of the Select Board, for the purpose of funding the construction of town employee housing located at Town-owned property located at Fairgrounds Road/Waitt
Drive including the costs of professional services for design, permitting, engineering, construction, construction supervision, materials, and other related professional
services, and any other costs incidental and related thereto; that to meet this
appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the Select Board is hereby authorized to borrow said sum and to issue bonds and notes of the Town therefor pursuant to
General Laws Chapter 44, Sections 7 or 8, or any other enabling authority; provided, however, that any borrowing authorized hereunder shall be contingent on the passage
of a Proposition Two and One-half debt exclusion vote.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3
ARTICLE 18
(Appropriation: PFAS Soil Investigation) To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow
pursuant to any applicable statute or transfer from available funds, to be spent by the Town Manager with the approval of the Select Board, for the purpose of funding to
undertake an investigation of the presence of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and other related contaminants in soil and other areas at various locations throughout the Island, including the costs of professional services for design,
permitting, engineering, materials, and other related professional services, and any other costs incidental and related thereto; provided, however, that any borrowing
authorized hereunder shall be contingent on the passage of a Proposition Two and One-half debt exclusion vote; or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to appropriate the sum of Two Million Dollars
($2,000,000) to be spent by the Town Manager with the approval of the Select Board, for the purpose of funding to undertake an investigation of the presence of
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and other related contaminants in soil and other areas at various locations throughout the Island, including the costs of
professional services for design, permitting, engineering, materials, and other related
professional services, and any other costs incidental and related thereto; that to meet this appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the Select Board is hereby
authorized to borrow said sum and to issue bonds and notes of the Town therefor pursuant to General Laws Chapter 44, Sections 7 or 8, or any other enabling authority;
provided, however, that any borrowing authorized hereunder shall be contingent on the passage of a Proposition Two and One-half debt exclusion vote.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3
ARTICLE 19 (Real Estate Acquisition/Appropriation: 10-12 Washington Street)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain for transportation and general municipal purposes the fee or
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lesser interests in two parcels of land with the building thereon located at 10-12 Washington Street, being the parcel located at 10 Washington Street shown as Lot 2
containing 5,032± square feet on a plan of land recorded with Nantucket County Registry of Deeds in Plan File 2-E, and the parcel located at 12 Washington Street
containing 4,572± square feet and both parcels being more particularly described in a deed recorded with Nantucket County Registry of Deeds in Book 1109, Page 94; and
further to appropriate the sum of Four Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($4,750,000.00), and also to raise, borrow pursuant to any applicable statute or transfer from available funds, to be spent by the Town Manager with the approval of the Select
Board, to acquire said parcels and any other costs incidental and related thereto; provided however, that any borrowing authorized hereunder shall be contingent on the
passage of a Proposition Two and One-half debt exclusion vote.
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 19
Acquisition of 10-12 Washington Street” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to authorize the Select Board to acquire by
purchase, gift or eminent domain for transportation and general municipal purposes the fee or lesser interests in two parcels of land with the building thereon located at 10-12
Washington Street, being the parcel located at 10 Washington Street shown as Lot 2 containing 5,032± square feet on a plan of land recorded with Nantucket County
Registry of Deeds in Plan File 2-E, and the parcel located at 12 Washington Street
containing 4,572± square feet and both parcels being more particularly described in a deed recorded with Nantucket County Registry of Deeds in Book 1109, Page 94, all as
shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 19 Acquisition of 10-12 Washington Street” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the
Town Clerk; and further to appropriate the sum of Four Million Seven Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($4,750,000) to acquire said parcels and any other costs incidental and related thereto; that to meet this appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the
Select Board is hereby authorized to borrow said sum and to issue bonds and notes of the Town therefor pursuant to General Laws Chapter 44, Sections 7 or 8, or any other
enabling authority; provided, however, that any borrowing authorized hereunder shall be
contingent on the passage of a Proposition Two and One-half debt exclusion vote.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3 ARTICLE 20
(Appropriation: Affordable Housing Capital Expenditures)
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and also to raise, borrow pursuant to any applicable statute or transfer from available funds, the sum of Ten Million Dollars
($10,000,000) to be spent by the Town Manager with the approval of the Select Board, for the purposes of capital expenditures for the costs for acquiring real estate, including
any buildings thereon, or interests therein which may include affordable housing
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restrictions, for the development of affordable housing, and which may include the costs of designing, engineering, constructing, reconstructing, remodeling and equipping
affordable housing, and the buy down for the acquisition of said real estate or interests therein, all of which shall be undertaken in conjunction with the Town’s Affordable
Housing Trust, and for all other costs incidental and related thereto; provided however, that any borrowing authorized hereunder shall be contingent on the passage of a
Proposition Two and One-half debt exclusion vote.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to appropriate the sum of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) to be spent by the Town Manager with the approval of the Select Board,
for the purposes of capital expenditures for the costs for acquiring real estate, including
any buildings thereon, or interests therein which may include affordable housing restrictions, for the development of affordable housing, and which may include the costs
of designing, engineering, constructing, reconstructing, remodeling and equipping affordable housing, and the buy down for the acquisition of said real estate or interests
therein, all of which shall be undertaken in conjunction with the Town’s Affordable
Housing Trust, and for all other costs incidental and related thereto; that to meet this appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the Select Board is hereby authorized
to borrow said sum and to issue bonds and notes of the Town therefor pursuant to General Laws Chapter 44, Sections 7 or 8, or any other enabling authority; provided,
however, that any borrowing authorized hereunder shall be contingent on the passage of a Proposition Two and One-half debt exclusion vote.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3
ARTICLE 21 (Appropriation: Fiscal Year 2023 Enterprise Funds Operations)
To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, or transfer from available funds, for the operation of
the Enterprise Funds of the Town of Nantucket for Fiscal Year 2023, out of anticipated revenues of the designated funds, for the purposes set forth above; provided that any
amounts to be raised and appropriated to support the operation of Our Island Home for
Fiscal Year 2022 shall be contingent on the passage of a Proposition Two and One-half override ballot question; or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board for the Various Departments Indicated)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the following Fiscal Year 2023 operating budgets be approved for the Enterprise Funds, with the Airport appropriation to be
expended through the Nantucket Airport Commission; with the Nantucket Water
Department Enterprise Fund to be expended through the Nantucket Water Commission.
FUND FY2023
PAYROLL
FY2023
EXPENSES
FY2023
TOTAL BUDGET
FY2022
BUDGET
Airport $5,884,100 $4,918,500 $10,802,600 $7,920,700
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Our Island Home $7,387,710 $2,013,884 $9,401,594 $8,789,850
Sewer $2,597,151 $7,631,255 $10,228,406 $9,737,960
Solid Waste $548,491 $12,735,557 $13,284,048 $10,965,193
Nantucket Water Department $2,148,666 $4,825,520 $6,974,186 $6,776,651
Total $18,566,118 $32,124,717 $50,690,835 $44,190,354
Further, that the above appropriations be funded as follows:
FUND FUNDING SOURCE AMOUNT
Airport FY23 Anticipated Revenue $10,402,600
Airport Retained Earnings - Passenger Facility Charge $400,000
Our Island Home FY23 Anticipated Revenue $3,810,403
Our Island Home FY23 Tax Levy and Other General Revenues $5,125,000
Our Island Home Retained Earnings $466,191
Sewer FY23 Anticipated Revenue $10,020,408
Sewer Retained Earnings $207,998
Solid Waste FY23 Anticipated Revenue $4,515,540
Solid Waste FY23 Tax Levy and Other General Revenues $6,665,570
Solid Waste Retained Earnings $722,202
Solid Waste FY23 Tax Levy and Other General Revenues $1,380,736
Nantucket Water Department FY23 Anticipated Revenue $6,974,186
ARTICLE 22 (Appropriation: Enterprise Funds Capital Expenditures)
To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, or transfer from available funds, for the purposes of
capital expenditures for the Enterprise Funds of the Town of Nantucket; or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board for the Various Departments Indicated) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the following capital expenditures be
appropriated for the Enterprise Fund departments with the Airport appropriations to be expended through the Airport Commission; the Sewer Enterprise, Solid Waste
Enterprise and Our Island Home Enterprise Fund appropriations to be expended by the Town Manager with the approval of the Select Board/Board of Public Works/Sewer
Commissioners; the Water Department Enterprise Fund appropriation to be expended
through the Nantucket Board of Water Commissioners:
DEPARTMENT ITEM FUNDING SOURCE(S) AMOUNT
Airport Costs
associated with
Airport Improvement
Projects, including but
not limited to,
permitting for
Authorize the Treasurer, with the
approval of the Select Board to
borrow $17,200,000 pursuant to G.L. c.44 Section 7 or 8 or any
other enabling authority, and that while such bonds shall be general
obligations of the Town, it is
intended that the principal and
$17,200,000
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Airport Layout
Plan, runway 6/24
reconstruction, commuter
apron reconstruction,
terminal
improvements, purchase of
airport rescue and firefighting
truck, Master
Plan update and all other
costs incidental and related
thereto
interest thereon shall be repaid
from Airport Enterprise Fund revenues, state or federal grants,
and other available funds of the Airport
Airport Costs
associated with Nobadeer Farm
Road Housing Development,
including
design, engineering
and Owner's Project
Manager and all other costs
incidental and
related thereto
Authorize the Treasurer, with the
approval of the Select Board to borrow $1,152,000 pursuant to
G.L. c.44 Section 7 or 8 or any other enabling authority, and that
while such bonds shall be general
obligations of the Town, it is intended that the principal and
interest thereon shall be repaid from Airport Enterprise Fund
revenues, state or federal grants, and other available funds of the
Airport.
$1,152,000
Airport Costs associated with
the purchase of maintenance
equipment and
vehicles and all other costs
incidental and related thereto
Authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select Board to
borrow $389,000 pursuant to G.L. c.44 Section 7 or 8 or any other
enabling authority, and that while
such bonds shall be general obligations of the Town, it is
intended that the principal and interest thereon shall be repaid
from Airport Enterprise Fund revenues, state or federal grants,
and other available funds of the
Airport
$389,000
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Airport Costs
associated with flooring
replacement in the security
screening area and all other
costs incidental
and related thereto
Authorize the Treasurer, with the
approval of the Select Board to borrow $53,000 pursuant to G.L.
c.44 Section 7 or 8 or any other enabling authority, and that while
such bonds shall be general obligations of the Town, it is
intended that the principal and
interest thereon shall be repaid from Airport Enterprise Fund
revenues, state or federal grants, and other available funds of the
Airport
$53,000
Airport Costs
associated with IT and
associated equipment
upgrades and
all other costs incidental and
related thereto
Authorize the Treasurer, with the
approval of the Select Board to borrow $155,000 pursuant to G.L.
c.44 Section 7 or 8 or any other enabling authority, and that while
such bonds shall be general
obligations of the Town, it is intended that the principal and
interest thereon shall be repaid from Airport Enterprise Fund
revenues, state or federal grants,
and other available funds of the Airport
$155,000
Airport Costs
associated with airfield paint,
beads and rubber
markings
removal and all other costs
incidental and related thereto
Authorize the Treasurer, with the
approval of the Select Board to borrow $729,000 pursuant to G.L.
c.44 Section 7 or 8 or any other enabling authority, and that while
such bonds shall be general
obligations of the Town, it is intended that the principal and
interest thereon shall be repaid from Airport Enterprise Fund
revenues, state or federal grants,
and other available funds of the Airport
$729,000
Airport Costs
associated with south apron
noise berm
construction and all other
costs incidental and related
Authorize the Treasurer, with the
approval of the Select Board to borrow $1,350,000 pursuant to
G.L. c.44 Section 7 or 8 or any
other enabling authority, and that while such bonds shall be general
obligations of the Town, it is intended that the principal and
$1,350,000
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thereto interest thereon shall be repaid
from Airport Enterprise Fund revenues, state or federal grants,
and other available funds of the Airport.
Airport Costs associated with
construction of
A220 Gate hardstands and
all other costs incidental and
related thereto
Authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select Board to
borrow $1,100,000 pursuant to
G.L. c.44 Section 7 or 8 or any other enabling authority, and that
while such bonds shall be general obligations of the Town, it is
intended that the principal and interest thereon shall be repaid
from Airport Enterprise Fund
revenues, state or federal grants, and other available funds of the
Airport
$1,100,000
Airport Costs associated with
Gate 8/Hangar
8 paving and all other costs
incidental and related thereto
Authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select Board to
borrow $350,000 pursuant to G.L.
c.44 Section 7 or 8 or any other enabling authority, and that while
such bonds shall be general obligations of the Town, it is
intended that the principal and interest thereon shall be repaid
from Airport Enterprise Fund
revenues, state or federal grants, and other available funds of the
Airport
$350,000
Airport Costs associated with
direct digital
control system for terminal
geothermal system and all
other costs
incidental and related thereto
(Supplemental Funding)
Authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select Board to
borrow $364,000 pursuant to G.L.
c.44 Section 7 or 8 or any other enabling authority, and that while
such bonds shall be general obligations of the Town, it is
intended that the principal and
interest thereon shall be repaid from Airport Enterprise Fund
revenues, state or federal grants, and other available funds of the
Airport
$364,000
Subtotal of Airport Enterprise Fund $22,842,000
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Water Costs
associated with water main
extension to Delta and
Nobadeer playing fields
Transfer $200,000 from Certified
Retained Earnings in the Water Department Enterprise Fund
$200,000
Subtotal of Water Department Enterprise Fund $200,000
Our Island Home Costs associated with
replacement generator and
new shed
Transfer $145,000 from Certified Retained Earnings in the Our
Island Home Enterprise Fund
$145,000
Subtotal of Our Island Home Enterprise Fund $145,000
Solid Waste Costs
associated with Materials
Recovery Facility roof
replacement
(Supplemental Funding)
Transfer $332,000 from Free
Cash into the Treasury of the Town
$332,000
Solid Waste Costs
associated with Materials
Recovery
Facility sprinkler
system replacement
Transfer $60,000 from Free Cash
into the Treasury of the Town
$60,000
Solid Waste Costs associated with
Materials Recovery
Facility sorting station and
system
improvements (Supplemental
Funding)
Transfer $346,134 from Free Cash into the Treasury of the
Town
$346,134
Solid Waste Costs associated with
Materials
Recovery Facility
restrooms and breakroom
Transfer $80,000 from Free Cash into the Treasury of the Town $80,000
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improvements
Solid Waste Costs
associated with Materials
Recovery
Facility new concrete pad
and catwalk
Raise and appropriate $300,000
from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and other general revenues
of the Town
$300,000
Solid Waste Costs associated with
Materials
Recovery Facility
purchase of de-bagger
Transfer $125,000 from Free Cash into the Treasury of the
Town
$125,000
Solid Waste Costs
associated with
Take-It-or-Leave-It (TIOLI)
roof and siding replacement
Raise and appropriate $100,000
from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax
levy and other general revenues of the Town
$100,000
Solid Waste Costs
associated with
moving and installing trailer
at TIOLI
Transfer $70,000 from Free Cash
into the Treasury of the Town;
and transfer $180,000 from Article 10 of the 2019 Annual
Town Meeting (Trailer for Municipal space/meetings)
$250,000
Solid Waste Costs
associated with
repairing site fences and
gates at Landfill and TIOLI
Transfer $125,000 from Free
Cash into the Treasury of the
Town
$125,000
Solid Waste Costs
associated with
replacing front gate at Landfill
Transfer $60,000 from Free Cash
into the Treasury of the Town
$60,000
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Solid Waste Costs
associated with design and
construction of Hard-To-
Manage-Waste building for
select
recyclable materials and
all other costs incidental and
related thereto
Authorize the Treasurer, with the
approval of the Select Board to borrow $500,000 pursuant to G.L.
c.44 Section 7 or 8 or any other enabling authority, and that while
such bonds shall be general obligations of the Town, it is
intended that the principal and
interest thereon shall be repaid from Solid Waste Enterprise Fund
revenues, state or federal grants, and other available funds of the
Solid Waste Enterprise Fund
$500,000
Solid Waste Costs
associated with replacement of
one (1) staff vehicle
Raise and appropriate $40,000
from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and other general revenues
of the Town; provided that the appropriation shall be contingent
on the passage of a Proposition
2½ capital outlay exclusion by the voters of the Town in accordance
with General Laws Ch. 59, Sec. 21C(m)
$40,000
Solid Waste Costs
associated with
storm water drainage
improvements, including: pave
composting pad/install
treatment
system for run-off and all other
costs incidental and related
thereto
Authorize the Treasurer, with the
approval of the Select Board to
borrow $600,000 pursuant to G.L. c.44 Section 7 or 8 or any other
enabling authority, and that while such bonds shall be general
obligations of the Town, it is intended that the principal and
interest thereon shall be repaid
from Solid Waste Enterprise Fund revenues, state or federal grants,
and other available funds of the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund
$600,000
Solid Waste Costs
associated with purchase of
“smart” compactor
waste
receptacles
Transfer $151,034 from Free
Cash into the Treasury of the Town
$151,034
Subtotal of Solid Waste Enterprise Fund $3,069,168
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Sewer Costs
associated with replacing main
generator radiator at
Surfside Wastewater
Treatment
Facility
Transfer $100,000 from Certified
Retained Earnings into the Sewer Enterprise Fund
$100,000
Sewer Costs associated with
purchase and
installation of water-tight
manhole covers
Transfer $50,000 from Certified Retained Earnings into the Sewer
Enterprise Fund
$50,000
Sewer Costs associated with
upgrades to
Surfside Wastewater
Treatment Facility
Membrane and all other costs
incidental and
related thereto (Supplemental
Funding)
Authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select Board to
borrow $1,000,000 pursuant to
G.L. c.44 Section 7 or 8 or any other enabling authority, and that
while such bonds shall be general obligations of the Town, it is
intended that the principal and interest thereon shall be repaid
from Sewer Enterprise Fund
revenues, state or federal grants, and other available funds of the
Sewer Enterprise Fund
$1,000,000
Sewer Costs associated with
Capacity,
Management, Operations and
Maintenance (CMOM) and all
other costs incidental and
related thereto
Authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select Board to
borrow $2,000,000 pursuant to
G.L. c.44 Section 7 or 8 or any other enabling authority, and that
while such bonds shall be general obligations of the Town, it is
intended that the principal and interest thereon shall be repaid
from Sewer Enterprise Fund
revenues, state or federal grants, and other available funds of the
Sewer Enterprise Fund
$2,000,000
Sewer Costs
associated with design of new
garage maintenance
facility and all
Authorize the Treasurer, with the
approval of the Select Board to borrow $500,000 pursuant to G.L.
c.44 Section 7 or 8 or any other enabling authority, and that while
such bonds shall be general
$500,000
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other costs
incidental and related thereto
(Supplemental Funding)
obligations of the Town, it is
intended that the principal and interest thereon shall be repaid
from Sewer Enterprise Fund revenues, state or federal grants,
and other available funds of the Sewer Enterprise Fund
Sewer Costs associated with
pilot program for PFAS
removal and
treatment and all other costs
incidental and related thereto
Authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select Board to
borrow $2,500,000 pursuant to G.L. c.44 Section 7 or 8 or any
other enabling authority, and that
while such bonds shall be general obligations of the Town, it is
intended that the principal and interest thereon shall be repaid
from Sewer Enterprise Fund revenues, state or federal grants,
and other available funds of the
Sewer Enterprise Fund
$2,500,000
Subtotal of Sewer Enterprise Fund $6,150,000
Total of all Enterprise Funds $32,406,168
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3 ARTICLE 23
(Enterprise Funds: Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Transfers) To see what sums the Town will vote to transfer into various line items of Fiscal
Year 2022 Enterprise Fund operating budgets from other line items of said budgets
and/or from Enterprise Surplus Reserve Funds; or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the following appropriations and
transfers are made for prior year articles:
FROM TO AMOUNT
Airport Retained Earnings Airport Capital Projects, Article 20 of the
2019 Annual Town Meeting (Fuel Farm Rehab)
$1,150,000
Airport Retained Earnings Airport Capital Projects, Article 16 of the 2020 Annual Town Meeting (Costs
associated with groundwater soil investigation)
$3,000,000
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Airport Retained Earnings Airport Capital Projects, Article 20 of
2019 Annual Town Meeting (Security System Upgrades)
$230,000
Airport Retained Earnings Airport Capital Projects, Article 16 of the 2020 Annual Town Meeting (Costs associated with the direct digital control
system, for terminal geothermal)
$500,000
Airport Retained Earnings Airport Capital Projects, Article 16 of the 2021 Annual Town Meeting (Costs associated with purchase of second bus
for airport operations; replacement of Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF)
turnout gear)
$154,000
Airport Retained Earnings Airport Capital Projects, Article 16 of the
2021 Annual Town Meeting (Costs associated with airport maintenance and equipment)
$315,000
Airport Retained Earnings Airport Enterprise Fund, Operating to fund Town of Nantucket General Fund
payment
$500,000
Airport Retained Earnings Airport Enterprise Fund, Operating Budget $500,000
Airport Retained Earnings Airport Enterprise Fund, Salaries &
Wages Budget
$100,000
Sewer Retained Earnings Sewer: Salaries Budget $211,770
ARTICLE 24 (Appropriation: Waterways Improvement Fund)
To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate from the revenue received under Chapter 60B subsection (i) of section 2 and under Chapter 91section 10A of the Massachusetts General Laws and sums received from the Commonwealth or Federal
Government for purposes established by Chapter 40 section 5G of the Massachusetts General Laws including but not limited to (1) maintenance , dredging, cleaning and
improvement of harbors, inland waters and great ponds, (2) the public access thereto, (3) the breakwaters, retaining walls, piers, wharves and moorings thereof, and (4) law
enforcement and fire prevention in the Town and County of Nantucket, and any other
purpose allowed by applicable law.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Three Hundred Sixty-seven Thousand
Dollars ($367,000) be appropriated from the Waterways Improvement Fund for the
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purpose of (1) maintenance, dredging, cleaning and improvement of harbors, inland waters and great ponds, (2) the public access thereto, (3) the breakwaters, retaining
walls, piers, wharves and moorings thereof, and (4) law enforcement and fire prevention in the Town and County of Nantucket, and any other purpose allowed by applicable law.
ARTICLE 25
(Appropriation: Ambulance Reserve Fund)
To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate from the Ambulance Reserve Fund for the purchase of ambulance-related equipment, including but not limited to
extrication collars, backboards and other emergency equipment, oxygen tanks and refills, blankets and other linens, bandages and other medical supplies, fuel, repairs and
maintenance for ambulances, and other such related costs to operate the Town’s ambulance services, including up to seven (7) full-time firefighter/EMT and/or paramedic positions. All expenditures to be made by the Fire Department, subject to the approval
of the Town Manager; or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Seven Hundred Forty-two Thousand
Nine Hundred Ninety-two Dollars ($742,992) be appropriated from the Ambulance
Reserve Fund for the purchase of ambulance-related equipment, including but not limited to extrication collars, backboards and other emergency equipment, oxygen tanks
and refills, blankets and other linens, bandages and other medical supplies, fuel, repairs and maintenance for ambulances, and other such related costs to operate the Town’s
ambulance services, including up to seven (7) full-time firefighter/EMT and/or paramedic positions. All expenditures to be made by the Fire Department, subject to the approval
of the Town Manager.
ARTICLE 26
(Appropriation: Ferry Embarkation Fee) To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate from the proceeds of the ferry
embarkation fee established by Chapter 46, section 129 of the Acts of 2003 as
amended, for the purposes of mitigating the impacts of ferry service on the Town and County of Nantucket, including but not limited to provision of harbor services, public
safety protection, emergency services, infrastructure improvements within and around Nantucket Harbor, and professional services pertaining to the potential use or reuse of
land, buildings and infrastructure in the vicinity of Nantucket Harbor, and any other
purpose allowed by applicable law.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Two Hundred Seventy-five Thousand
Dollars ($275,000) be appropriated from the Ferry Embarkation Fee Fund for the
purpose of public safety protection, emergency services, and any other purpose allowed by applicable law.
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ARTICLE 27 (Appropriation: County Assessment)
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, or transfer from available funds, to pay the County of Nantucket
such assessment as is required for Fiscal Year 2023, and to authorize the expenditure of these funds for County purposes, all in accordance with the Massachusetts General
Laws and in accordance with the County Charter (Chapter 290 of the Acts of 1996), the
sum of One Hundred Seventy-four Thousand Seven Hundred Seven Dollars ($174,707); or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board/County Commissioners)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that One Hundred Seventy-four Thousand Seven Hundred Seven Dollars ($174,707) be raised and appropriated from the Fiscal
Year 2023 tax levy and other general revenues of the Town to fund the Fiscal Year 2023
county assessment.
ARTICLE 28 (Appropriation: Finalizing Fiscal Year 2023 County Budget)
To see if the Town will vote to overturn any denial of approval by the Nantucket
County Review Committee, of any item of the County budget for Fiscal Year 2023 by appropriating a sum of money for such County budget and authorizing the expenditure
of estimated County revenues, County reserve funds, County deed excise fees or other available County funds including the Town assessment for County purposes; further, to
see if the Town will vote to overturn any denial by the Nantucket County Review Committee of the establishment of a County Reserve Fund, from which transfers may be
made to meet extraordinary or unforeseen expenditures with the approval of the County
Commissioners acting as the County Advisory Board Executive Committee within the meaning of Chapter 35 section 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws; or to take any
other action related thereto.
(Select Board/County Commissioners)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article
ARTICLE 29 (Rescind Unused Borrowing Authority)
To see what action the Town will take to amend, appropriate or reappropriate,
transfer, modify, repeal or rescind unused borrowing authority authorized by previous town meetings.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the unused borrowing authority for the
following projects be rescinded:
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DEPARTMENT ITEM ARTICLE/TOWN MEETING
AMOUNT TO BE RESCINDED
Airport Enterprise Fund Airport Runway Resurfacing Article 12/ATM 2011 $300,000.00
Airport Enterprise Fund Airfield Equipment Article 12/ATM 2011 $250,000.00
Airport Enterprise Fund Airport Ramp Rehabilitation Article 12/ATM 2014 $1,000,000.00
Airport Enterprise Fund Airport Security System
Upgrades
Article 12/ATM 2014 $274,656.00
Airport Enterprise Fund High Speed Snowplow/Blower Article 14/ATM 2015 $214,481.00
Airport Enterprise Fund Airport Ramp Rehabilitation Article 14/ATM 2015 $1,025,000.00
Airport Enterprise Fund Air Traffic Control Article 14/ATM 2015 $928,025.00
Airport Enterprise Fund Preparation of Environmental Impact Report Article 14/ATM 2015 & Article 12/ATM 2017 $750,000.00
Airport Enterprise Fund Fixed Base Operations Site Relocation/Rehabilitation Article 14/ATM 2015 $55,000.00
Airport Enterprise Fund Utility Vehicle Article 14/ATM 2015 $65,000.00
Airport Enterprise Fund Airport Terminal Luggage Bag Belt Article 12/ATM 2017 $200,000.00
Airport Enterprise Fund Airport Apron Area 3 &
Perimeter Fencing
Article 5/STM 2017 $403,000.00
Airport Enterprise Fund Airport Equipment & Vehicles Article 12/ATM 2018 $60,000.00
Airport Enterprise Fund Airport Automatic Door Replacement Article 12/ATM 2018 $102,000.00
Airport Enterprise Fund Airfield Lighting Article 12/ATM 2018 $1,140,000.00
Airport Enterprise Fund Great Harbor Yacht Club
Pipeline Support Removal
Article 20/ATM 2019 $116,000.00
Airport Enterprise Fund Memorial Airport Sewer Connection Upgrade Article 20/ATM 2019 $102,420.00
Airport Enterprise Fund Airfield Maintenance Article 20/ATM 2019 $36,000.00
Airport Enterprise Fund Airport Maintenance and Equipment Article 16/ATM 2020 $188,000.00
Airport Enterprise Fund Operations & Airport Rescue
and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Equipment
Article 16/ATM 2020 $250,000.00
ARTICLE 30
(Appropriation: Other Post-Employment Benefits Trust Fund) To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate and also to raise, borrow
pursuant to any applicable statute, or transfer from available funds, to deposit into the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund established pursuant to Mass.
General Law chapter 32B, section 20, for Fiscal Year 2023.
Or, to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($500,000) be appropriated from the Fiscal Year 2023 tax levy and other general revenues of the Town; and that Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) be
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transferred from Certified Free Cash in the Treasury to be deposited by the Treasurer into the Other Post-Employment Benefits Trust Fund.
ARTICLE 31
(Appropriation: Fiscal Year 2023 Senior Work-off Program) To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow
pursuant to any applicable statute, or transfer from available funds, for the purpose of
supporting the Senior Work-off Program pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 59, section 5K for the Town of Nantucket for Fiscal Year 2023; or to take any
other action related thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000)
be transferred from the Overlay Surplus Account for the purpose of supporting the
Senior Work-off program pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 59, section 5k for the Town of Nantucket for Fiscal Year 2023.
ARTICLE 32
(Marijuana Cultivation Host Community Payments – Special Purpose Stabilization Fund
for Substance Abuse Efforts) To see if the Town will vote to amend the prior votes under Article 28 of the 2021
Annual Town Meeting and Article 30 of the 2018 Annual Town Meeting by dedicating 100% of any marijuana cultivation host community payments to the Special Purpose
Stabilization Fund for Substance Abuse Efforts established under Article 30 of the 2018 Annual Town Meeting; or take any other action relative thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the prior votes under Article 28 of the
2021 Annual Town Meeting and Article 30 of the 2018 Annual Town Meeting are hereby amended by dedicating 100% of any marijuana cultivation host community payments to
the Special Purpose Stabilization Fund for Substance Abuse Efforts established under
Article 30 of the 2018 Annual Town Meeting.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3
ARTICLE 33 (Appropriation for Special Purpose Stabilization Fund for Airport Employee Accrued
Liabilities) To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow
pursuant to any applicable statute, or transfer from available funds to be placed in the Airport special purpose stabilization fund established pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 5B, Paragraph 2, for the benefit of the Nantucket Airport, such fund to be used
for the future payment of accrued liabilities for compensated absences due any employee upon termination of the employee’s full-time employment; or take any action
relative thereto.
(Select Board for Airport Commission)
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FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
ARTICLE 34 (Appropriation for Special Purpose Stabilization Fund for Town Employee Accrued
Liabilities) To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow
pursuant to any applicable statute, or transfer from available funds to be placed in the
Town Employee Accrued Liability Special Purpose Stabilization Fund established pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 5B, Paragraph 2, for the benefit of the Town of
Nantucket General Fund (excluding the School Department), such fund to be used for the future payment of accrued liabilities for compensated absences due any employee
upon termination of the employee’s full-time employment; or take any action relative thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that One Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($1,500,000) be transferred from Certified Free Cash in the Treasury to be deposited by the Treasurer into the Special Purpose Stabilization Fund for Town
Employee Accrued Liabilities.
ARTICLE 35
(Appropriation: Fiscal Year 2023 Community Preservation Committee) To see if the Town will vote to act on the report of the Community Preservation
Committee on the Fiscal Year 2023 Community Preservation Budget and to appropriate or reserve for later appropriation monies from the Community Preservation Fund annual
revenues or available funds for the administrative and operating expenses of the
Community Preservation Committee, the undertaking of Community Preservation Projects and all other necessary and proper expenses for the year.
Purpose Amount
Historic Preservation
First Congregational Church-Old North Vestry
Restore the plaster and painting on the ceiling, walls, and trim of the interior of the Old North Vestry
$317,296
First Congregational Church – Bennett Hall Preserve the building envelope of Bennett Hall including the
rotting exterior trim, doors and siding
$84,571
Landmark House- Nantucket Community Service Inc. To remove and restore all sidewall shingles on both
buildings and to construct a new curved stairway to match existing design and codes.
$259,500
Nantucket Housing Authority, Miacomet Village To preserve the structural integrity of the exterior envelope
of the buildings at 1 and 3 Benjamin Drive to protect the housing structures from future injury, harm or destruction.
$342,367
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Sconset Trust Inc.-Phase II Preservation of Lighthouse
Historically appropriate restoration of interior and exterior surfaces, the iron anchors, ships ladder and the staircase to
preserve the distinctive materials, features and colors for its continued use as a US Coast Guard navigational aid one of
the oldest lighthouses operational in the United States.
$251,100
Nantucket Island School of Design & the Arts, Grant IV
Remediation and repair to the silos to ensure structural integrity utilizing a structural engineer, Silo Specialist and
contractor, including the silo floor platforms for each of the silos; $97,750; utilizing the structural engineer and
contractor to remediate damage from groundwater under
the Long Shed including the back walls, support beams and cement floors. $50,955
$148,705
Sub-total $1,403,539
$157,409 of the funds to be used in this category are from the undesignated reserves
and the balance of the funds are from the Community Preservation surcharge,
interest and the State matching funds.
Community Housing
Nantucket Interfaith Council Nantucket rental assistance program, housing and rental
assistance to low and moderate-income Nantucket working
families
$275,000
Town of Nantucket Funds to pay the interest and principal of the Five Million
Bond authorized at the 2019 Nantucket Town meeting to pay the cost of acquiring land, which may include buildings
thereon, for the development of affordable housing and to
pay cost of designing, constructing, reconstructing and equipping affordable housing.
$350,000
Town of Nantucket
Funds to pay the first year’s interest and principal of the Five
Million Bond to be authorized at the 2022 Nantucket Town meeting to pay the cost of acquiring land, which may include
buildings thereon, for the development of affordable housing and to pay cost of designing, constructing, reconstructing
and equipping affordable housing.
$350,000
Sub-total $975,000
$160,000 of the funds utilized in this category are from the undesignated reserves
and the balance of the funds are from the Community Preservation surcharge, interest and the State matching funds.
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Open Space Conservation/Recreation
Nantucket Racket Sports Association
Complete the building of seven new courts; four additional pickle ball and three new tennis courts; 2 viewing areas, a hitting wall and bathrooms.
$980,000
Sustainable Nantucket Community Farm Institute, phase VI
Funds for creation of deer fencing, new well and pump for irrigation for back of farm and fruit and berry orchard,
including extension of farm electrical system and plumbing infrastructure, plit rail fence and vegetative screening to
protect other areas of the farm.
$59,850
Sub-total $1,039,850
$152,900 of the funds utilized in this category is from the Open Space reserves with
the balance of the funds to be used in this category from the Community Preservation
surcharge, interest and the State matching funds.
Administrative
Community Preservation Committee Administrative and operating expenses $150,000
Sub-total $150,000
All the funds to be used in this category are from the Community Preservation surcharge, interest and the State matching funds.
TOTAL $3,568,389
All amounts to be appropriated from the following sources:
SOURCES AMOUNT
Raised and appropriated from FY 2021 Community Preservation
Surcharge
$2,478,000
From State matching funds for FY 2023, to be received in 2022 $600,000
From Interest $20,000
From designated reserves for Open Space $152,900
From Undesignated Reserves $317,489
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Total Revenues $3,568,389
For fiscal year 2023 Community Preservation Purposes with each item considered a
separate appropriation to be spent by the Community Preservation Committee.
Provided however, that the above expenditures may be conditional on the recording
of appropriate historic preservation restrictions for historic resources, open space restrictions for open space resources, recreational restrictions for recreational
resources and for affordable housing restrictions for community housing; running in favor of an entity authorized by the Commonwealth to hold such restrictions for such
expenditures; meeting the requirements of Chapter 184 of the General Laws
pursuant to Section 12 of the Community Preservation Act.
(Kenneth Beaugrand, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the following sums be appropriated or reserved for later appropriation from the Community Preservation Fund Fiscal Year
2023 revenues or other available funds as indicated herein, for the administrative and operating expenses of the Community Preservation Committee, the undertaking of
community preservation projects and all other necessary and proper expenses, for
Fiscal Year 2023 community preservation purposes as set forth herein, with each item considered a separate appropriation to be spent by the Community Preservation
Committee, as shown below with any strikeouts indicating deletions from the Community Preservation Committee article and any highlighted text indicated
additions/modifications:
Purpose Amount
Historic Preservation
First Congregational Church - Old North Vestry
Restore the plaster and painting on the ceiling, walls, and trim of the interior of the Old North Vestry
$317,296
First Congregational Church – Bennett Hall
Preserve the building envelope of Bennett Hall including the rotting exterior trim, doors and siding
$84,571
Landmark House - Nantucket Community Service Inc. To remove and restore all sidewall shingles on both
buildings and to construct a new curved stairway to match existing design and codes.
$259,500
Nantucket Housing Authority - Miacomet Village
To preserve the structural integrity of the exterior envelope of the buildings at 1 and 3 Benjamin Drive to protect the
housing structures from future injury, harm or destruction
$342,367
Sconset Trust Inc.- Phase II Preservation of Lighthouse
Historically appropriate restoration of interior and exterior surfaces, the iron anchors, ships ladder and the staircase to
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preserve the distinctive materials, features and colors for its
continued use as a US Coast Guard navigational aid one of the oldest lighthouses operational in the United States
$251,100
Nantucket Island School of Design & the Arts - Grant IV
Remediation and repair to the silos to ensure structural integrity utilizing a structural engineer, Silo Specialist and
contractor, including the silo floor platforms for each of the
silos: $97,750; utilizing the structural engineer and contractor to remediate damage from groundwater under
the Long Shed including the back walls, support beams and cement floors: $50,955
$148,705
Sub-total $1,403,539
$157,409 of the funds to be used in this category are from the undesignated reserves and the balance of the funds are from the Community Preservation surcharge,
interest and the State matching funds.
Community Housing
Nantucket Interfaith Council
Nantucket rental assistance program, housing and rental assistance to low and moderate-income Nantucket working
families
$275,000
Town of Nantucket
Funds to pay the interest and principal of the Five Million Bond authorized at the 2019 Nantucket Town meeting to
pay the cost of acquiring land, which may include buildings thereon, for the development of affordable housing and to
pay cost of designing, constructing, reconstructing and equipping affordable housing
$350,000
Town of Nantucket Funds to pay the first year’s interest and principal of the
Five Million Bond to be authorized at the 2022 Nantucket Town meeting to pay the cost of acquiring land, which may
include buildings thereon, for the development of affordable
housing and to pay cost of designing, constructing, reconstructing and equipping affordable housing
$350,000
Sub-total $975,000
$160,000 of the funds utilized in this category are from the undesignated reserves
and the balance of the funds are from the Community Preservation surcharge,
interest and the State matching funds.
Open Space Conservation/Recreation
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Nantucket Racket Sports Association
Complete the building of seven new courts; four additional pickle ball and three new tennis courts; 2 viewing areas, a
hitting wall and bathrooms
$980,000
Sustainable Nantucket Community Farm Institute, phase VI
Funds for creation of deer fencing, new well and pump for irrigation for back of farm and fruit and berry orchard,
including extension of farm electrical system and plumbing infrastructure, split rail fence and vegetative screening to
protect other areas of the farm
$59,850
Sub-total $1,039,850
$152,900 of the funds utilized in this category is from the Open Space reserves with
the balance of the funds to be used in this category from the Community Preservation surcharge, interest and the State matching funds.
Administrative
Community Preservation Committee Administrative and operating expenses $150,000
Sub-total $150,000
All the funds to be used in this category are from the Community Preservation surcharge, interest and the State matching funds.
TOTAL $3,568,389
All amounts to be appropriated from the following sources:
SOURCES AMOUNT
Raised and appropriated from FY 2021 Community Preservation Surcharge $2,478,000
From State matching funds for FY 2023, to be received in 2022 $600,000
From Interest $20,000
From designated reserves for Open Space $152,900
From Undesignated Reserves $317,489
Total Revenues $3,568,389
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For fiscal year 2023 Community Preservation Purposes with each item considered a
separate appropriation to be spent by the Community Preservation Committee.
Provided however, that the above expenditures may be conditional on the recording of appropriate historic preservation restrictions for historic resources, open space
restrictions for open space resources, recreational restrictions for recreational
resources and for affordable housing restrictions for community housing; running in favor of an entity authorized by the Commonwealth to hold such restrictions for such
expenditures; meeting the requirements of Chapter 184 of the General Laws pursuant to Section 12 of the Community Preservation Act.
ARTICLE 36
(Community Preservation Committee: Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Transfers) To see what sums the Town will vote to transfer into the Community Preservation
Committee reserved and unreserved fund balances to turn back the unspent remainder of projects approved in prior fiscal years so that it is available for future appropriations.
FROM TO AMOUNT
Article 37 ATM 2018 Nantucket Atheneum
Oil Painting Restoration
Fiscal year 2023
Community Preservation Committee Community Historic Preservation
reserved Fund balance $3,300.00
Total Transfers to Community Historic Preservation Reserved fund
balance $3,300.00
Total transfers back to Community Preservation Reserved Fund Balances $3,300.00
(Kenneth Beaugrand, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the unspent funds of projects from prior years as listed below be transferred between the various accounts as follows:
FROM TO AMOUNT
Article 37 ATM 2018 Nantucket Atheneum
Oil Painting Restoration
Fiscal year 2023
Community Preservation Committee Community Historic Preservation
reserved Fund balance $3,300.00
Total Transfers to Community Historic Preservation Reserved fund balance $3,300.00
Total transfers back to Community Preservation Reserved Fund Balances $3,300.00
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ARTICLE 37 (Appropriation: Community Preservation Trust for Affordable Housing Trust Fund)
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to pay costs of acquiring land, which may include any buildings thereon, for the development of affordable housing,
and also to pay costs of designing, constructing, reconstructing and equipping affordable housing, all of which shall be undertaken in conjunction with the Town’s
Affordable Housing Trust, and for the payment of all other costs incidental and related
thereto and to determine whether this amount should be raised by taxation, transfer from available funds, borrowing or otherwise, and, further, to authorize the Town to
enter into leases, subleases and any other similar arrangements with the Town’s Affordable Housing Trust, or take any other action relative thereto
(Kenneth Beaugrand, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the sum of Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000) be appropriated under the Community Preservation Act Community Housing Program to pay costs of acquiring land, which may include any buildings
thereon, for the development of affordable housing, and also to pay costs of designing, constructing, reconstructing and equipping affordable housing, all of which shall be
undertaken in conjunction with the Town’s Affordable Housing Trust, and for the
payment of all other costs incidental and related thereto, and that to meet this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select Board, is authorized to
borrow said amount under and pursuant to M.G.L. c. 44B and 44, §7(1), or pursuant to any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor. In
conjunction with the development of affordable housing, the Town is authorized to enter into leases, subleases and any other similar arrangements to carry out the purposes of
this vote with the Town’s Affordable Housing Trust. While the bonds issued pursuant to
this vote shall be general obligations of the Town, it is the intent of Town Meeting that the principal and interest thereon shall be paid from Community Preservation Act
revenue. Any affordable housing units developed pursuant to this vote shall be available to tenants with incomes of not less than 30% or more than 200% of area median income
for the Town, as most recently determined by the United States Department of Housing
and Urban Development.
ARTICLE 38 (Appropriation: Shredder for Solid Waste)
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Three Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($300,000) from Free Cash and or the General Fund or any other source to purchase a Shredder for Solid Waste Recycle & MRF before the Waste Serivce
Agreement ends at the land fill.
(Clifford J. Williams, et al) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved not to adopt the Article.
Quantum of vote required for passage of a positive motion is 2/3
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ARTICLE 39 (Bylaw: Short-term Rental Regulations)
To see if the Town will vote to amend the General Bylaws of the Code of the Town of Nantucket by adding a new Chapter 123 entitled “Short-Term Rental
Registration” to read as follows:
Chapter123
Short-term Rental Registration
§ 123-1. Purpose and Intent.
This bylaw is enacted pursuant to the Town’s Home Rule Authority and the authority set
forth in General Laws c. 64G, §14 and is intended to provide for an orderly process for
identifying, registering, and regulating Short-Term Rentals within the Town so as to insure that such Short-Term Rentals do not create or cause any nuisance conditions
within the Town.
§123-2. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
A. “Short-Term Rental” shall mean a dwelling unit or portion(s) thereof that is not a
transient residential facility, where: (i) at least 1 room or dwelling unit is rented to an occupant or sub-occupant; and (ii) all accommodations are reserved in advance.
Rental periods with a change in occupancy in excess of 31 calendar days shall not
be considered a Short-Term Rental. The rental of property for a total of 14 days or less in any calendar year shall not be considered a Short-Term Rental.
B. “Operator” shall mean a person operating a Short-Term Rental including, but not
limited to, the owner or proprietor of such premises, the lessee, sublessee,
mortgagee in possession, licensee or any other person otherwise operating such Short-Term Rental. It is the intent of this bylaw that the Operator shall have the
same meaning as set forth in General Laws c, 64G, §1.
C. “Transient Residential Facility” shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 139 of
the Town Code.
§ 123-3. Registration, Permitting, Inspection and Fees.
A. No person shall operate a Short-Term Rental without having first obtained a Certificate of Registration from the Board of Health. An application for a Certificate of
Registration shall be on a form provided by the Town and shall contain the Department
of Revenue identification number or proof of exemption under G.L. c. 64G. The Operator shall provide with the application a certificate of registration issued by the Department of
Revenue in accordance with section 67 of Chapter 62C of the General Laws.
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B. The annual fee for such Certificate of Registration shall be set forth in the regulations issued pursuant to § 123-4.
C. The application for the Certificate of Registration shall include an attestation that
the Owner and/or Operator is in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to G.L. c. 64G and the Fair Housing Act, G.L. c. 151B and
local equivalents and regulations related thereto, and all other regulations applicable to
residential dwellings, and that the Owner and/or Operator of the property is current with all town taxes, water, and sewage charges and other fees, subject to the requirements
of Chapter 19, §§ 13 -18 of the Town Code. Any property offered for a Short-Term Rental shall not have any outstanding building, sanitary, zoning, or fire code violations,
orders of abatement, or stop work orders. Nothing contained herein shall relieve the Owner or Operator from complying with all local permits, rules and regulations issued by
the Board of Health and other Town boards generally applicable to resident dwelling
units.
D. The Board of Health shall not issue any Certificate of Registration unless the Operator has (1) submitted a complete application and paid all associated fees; (2)
provided contact information for the Operator and persons designated to address any
issues at the Short-Term Rental within two (2) hours’ notice; and (3) provided the Town with a certificate of insurance evidencing liability insurance coverage for the Short-Term
Rental in an amount to be determined by the regulations issued pursuant to §123-4.
E. Operators are subject to inspection of the Short-Term Rental by the Board of Health upon reasonable notice via consent or administrative warrant, or without such
notice in the event of an imminent threat to public health or safety.
F. Certificates of Registration are valid for one year and may be renewed at the
discretion of the Town, provided that the Operator has compiled with the provisions of this Chapter and any associated regulations during the preceding year. An application
for renewal of a Certificate of Registration shall be submitted along with the annual fee
no later than November 1st of the next year.
G. The Certificate of Registration is issued to the Operator and does not run with the land. If the Short-Term Rental is sold or transferred out of ownership, a new application
for a Certificate of Registration shall be filed by the new Operator before Short-Term
Rentals can continue or resume.
§ 123-4. Regulations.
The Board of Health, subject to the approval of the Select Board, shall promulgate regulations to carry out and enforce the provisions of this Chapter. Such regulations
may also include but are not limited to requirements to insure that the operation of the
Short-Term Rental does create or cause a nuisance to the surrounding neighborhood due to unreasonable noise, overburdening of parking areas, and other nuisance
conditions.
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§ 123-5. Enforcement.
A. Whoever violates any provision of this bylaw or a regulation promulgated hereunder may be penalized by indictment or on complaint brought in the district
court. The Town may seek to enjoin violations thereof through any lawful process, and the election of one remedy by the Town shall not preclude enforcement through
any other lawful means.
B. Whoever violates any provision of this bylaw or a regulation promulgated
hereunder may be penalized by a noncriminal disposition process as provided in Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40, section 21D and the Town's non-criminal
disposition by-law (Chapter 1 of the Town Code). If non-criminal disposition is elected, then any person who violates any provision of this bylaw or regulation shall be subject
to a penalty in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first offense; two
hundred dollars ($200) for the second offense; and three hundred dollars ($300) for a third and subsequent offense. Each day or portion thereof shall constitute a separate
offense. The Board of Health or its agent, or any police officer of the Town, shall be the enforcing authority.
C. If a notice of violation of this bylaw or any regulation promulgated hereunder or other order is issued to the Operator or the owner of the property by the Board of Health
or its designee, after a Certificate of Registration is issued, the Board of Health, after a hearing, may suspend for a period of time determined by the Board of Health or revoke
said Certificate of Registration until the violation has been cured or otherwise resolved. Multiple violations by any Operator may, at the discretion of the Board of Health and
after a hearing, disqualify that Operator from obtaining a Certificate of Registration for a
period of up to three years.
D. In accordance with G.L. c. 64G, §14(v), the Town may assess a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for any violation of this bylaw or a regulation issued hereunder. Each
day a violation continues shall be considered a separate offense.
§ 123-6. Severability.
If any provision in this Chapter shall be held to be invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, then such provision shall be considered separately and apart from the
remaining provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect.
§ 123-7. Effective date.
The provisions of this Chapter shall take effect on the day this bylaw becomes effective pursuant to General Laws Chapter 40, §21, or January 1, 2023, whichever is later.
Or take any other action relative thereto.
(Select Board)
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FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Chapter 123 (Short-term Rental Registration) hereby is added to the Code of the Town of Nantucket:
Chapter123
Short-term Rental Registration
§ 123-1. Purpose and Intent.
This bylaw is enacted pursuant to the Town’s Home Rule Authority and the authority set forth in General Laws c. 64G, §14 and is intended to provide for an orderly process for
identifying, registering, and regulating Short-Term Rentals within the Town so as to ensure that such Short-Term Rentals do not create or cause any nuisance conditions
within the Town.
§123-2. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
D. “Short-Term Rental” shall mean a dwelling unit or portion(s) thereof that is not a transient residential facility, where: (i) at least 1 room or dwelling unit is rented to an
occupant or sub-occupant; and (ii) all accommodations are reserved in advance. Rental periods with a change in occupancy in excess of 31 calendar days shall not
be considered a Short-Term Rental. The rental of property for a total of 14 days or less in any calendar year shall not be considered a Short-Term Rental.
E. “Operator” shall mean a person operating a Short-Term Rental including, but not limited to, the owner or proprietor of such premises, the lessee, sublessee,
mortgagee in possession, licensee or any other person otherwise operating such Short-Term Rental. It is the intent of this bylaw that the Operator shall have the
same meaning as set forth in General Laws c, 64G, §1.
F. “Transient Residential Facility” shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 139 of
the Town Code.
§ 123-3. Registration, Permitting, Inspection and Fees.
A. No person shall operate a Short-Term Rental without having first obtained a
Certificate of Registration from the Board of Health. An application for a Certificate of Registration shall be on a form provided by the Town and shall contain the Department
of Revenue identification number or proof of exemption under G.L. c. 64G. The Operator shall provide with the application a certificate of registration issued by the Department of
Revenue in accordance with section 67 of Chapter 62C of the General Laws.
B. The annual fee for such Certificate of Registration shall be set forth in the
regulations issued pursuant to § 123-4.
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C. The application for the Certificate of Registration shall include an attestation that the Owner and/or Operator is in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local
laws, including but not limited to G.L. c. 64G and the Fair Housing Act, G.L. c. 151B and local equivalents and regulations related thereto, and all other regulations applicable to
residential dwellings, and that the Owner and/or Operator of the property is current with all town taxes, water, and sewage charges and other fees, subject to the requirements
of Chapter 19, §§ 13 -18 of the Town Code. Any property offered for a Short-Term
Rental shall not have any outstanding building, sanitary, zoning, or fire code violations, orders of abatement, or stop work orders. Nothing contained herein shall relieve the
Owner or Operator from complying with all local permits, rules and regulations issued by the Board of Health and other Town boards generally applicable to resident dwelling
units.
D. The Board of Health shall not issue any Certificate of Registration unless the
Operator has (1) submitted a complete application and paid all associated fees; (2) provided contact information for the Operator and persons designated to address any
issues at the Short-Term Rental within two (2) hours’ notice; and (3) provided the Town with a certificate of insurance evidencing liability insurance coverage for the Short-Term
Rental in an amount to be determined by the regulations issued pursuant to §123-4.
E. Operators are subject to inspection of the Short-Term Rental by the Board of
Health upon reasonable notice via consent or administrative warrant, or without such notice in the event of an imminent threat to public health or safety.
F. Certificates of Registration are valid for one year and may be renewed at the
discretion of the Town, provided that the Operator has compiled with the provisions of
this Chapter and any associated regulations during the preceding year. An application for renewal of a Certificate of Registration shall be submitted along with the annual fee
no later than November 1st of the next year.
G. The Certificate of Registration is issued to the Operator and does not run with the
land. If the Short-Term Rental is sold or transferred out of ownership, a new application for a Certificate of Registration shall be filed by the new Operator before Short-Term
Rentals can continue or resume.
§ 123-4. Regulations.
The Board of Health, subject to the approval of the Select Board, shall promulgate
regulations to carry out and enforce the provisions of this Chapter. Such regulations may also include but are not limited to requirements to ensure that the operation of the
Short-Term Rental does create or cause a nuisance to the surrounding neighborhood due to unreasonable noise, overburdening of parking areas, and other nuisance
conditions.
§ 123-5. Enforcement.
A. Whoever violates any provision of this bylaw or a regulation promulgated
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hereunder may be penalized by indictment or on complaint brought in the district court. The Town may seek to enjoin violations thereof through any lawful process,
and the election of one remedy by the Town shall not preclude enforcement through any other lawful means.
B. Whoever violates any provision of this bylaw or a regulation promulgated
hereunder may be penalized by a noncriminal disposition process as provided in
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40, section 21D and the Town's non-criminal disposition by-law (Chapter 1 of the Town Code). If non-criminal disposition is elected,
then any person who violates any provision of this bylaw or regulation shall be subject to a penalty in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first offense; two
hundred dollars ($200) for the second offense; and three hundred dollars ($300) for a third and subsequent offense. Each day or portion thereof shall constitute a separate
offense. The Board of Health or its agent, or any police officer of the Town, shall be
the enforcing authority.
C. If a notice of violation of this bylaw or any regulation promulgated hereunder or other order is issued to the Operator or the owner of the property by the Board of Health
or its designee, after a Certificate of Registration is issued, the Board of Health, after a
hearing, may suspend for a period of time determined by the Board of Health or revoke said Certificate of Registration until the violation has been cured or otherwise resolved.
Multiple violations by any Operator may, at the discretion of the Board of Health and after a hearing, disqualify that Operator from obtaining a Certificate of Registration for a
period of up to three years.
D. In accordance with G.L. c. 64G, §14(v), the Town may assess a civil penalty not
to exceed $5,000 for any violation of this bylaw or a regulation issued hereunder. Each day a violation continues shall be considered a separate offense.
§ 123-6. Severability.
If any provision in this Chapter shall be held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such provision shall be considered separately and apart from the
remaining provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect.
§ 123-7. Effective date.
The provisions of this Chapter shall take effect on the day this bylaw becomes effective
pursuant to General Laws Chapter 40, §21, or January 1, 2023, whichever is later.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Finance Committee notes that this article is a companion to Article 42 and recommends Motion to Adopt for both articles. While the
details of Article 39 have yet to be determined, the Finance Committee believes it is
important to have this framework for the Select Board, Board of Health and future Town Meetings to establish community guidelines with respect to Short Term Rentals.
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ARTICLE 40 (Bylaw Amendment: Finances/Creation of New Revolving Account – Short-Term Rental
Registration Program) To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 19 (Finances), Article XIII
(Revolving Accounts), §19-21 (Revolving accounts established) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket by adding a new Revolving Account for Short-Term Rentals to read as
follows:
Fund Revenue Source Authority to Spend Use of Funds
Short-Term Rentals Fees from Certificates of
Registration
Town Manager with Approval of the
Board of Health
Administration of Certificate of
Registration
Program
Or to take any action relative thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Chapter 19 (Finances), Article XIII
(Revolving Accounts), §19-21 (Revolving accounts established) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket is hereby amended by adding a new Revolving Account for Short-Term
Rentals to read as follows:
Fund Revenue Source Authority to Spend Use of Funds
Short-Term Rentals Fees from
Certificates of
Registration
Town Manager with
Approval of the
Board of Health
Administration of
Certificate of
Registration Program
ARTICLE 41 (Short-term Rental Revolving Account: Spending Limits for FY 2023)
To see what spending limits the Town will establish for the Short-term Rental
revolving account established pursuant to Chapter 44, section 53E½ of the Massachusetts General Laws and Section 19-21 of the Town Code for Fiscal Year
2023; or take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Town set the spending limits for the short-term rental revolving fund established pursuant to Section 19-21 (Revolving
accounts established) of the Town Code as follows:
FUND SPENDING LIMIT
Short-term Rental $200,000
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ARTICLE 42 (Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Short Term Rentals)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket, as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text,
language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text and, further, that non-sustentative changes to the
numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the
numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
1. Amend Zoning Bylaw, Section 2A (definitions) to as follows, with new definitions
to be inserted in alphabetical order:
APARTMENT BUILDING(S)
A structure or structures containing a maximum of up to eight bedrooms in up to six dwelling units on a single lot … with no commercial or other uses,. The
Planning Board may, as a condition of the issuance of a special permit, prohibit Short-Term rentals in all or a portion of the dwelling units. Apartment Building(s)
shall be allowed in the following districts:…
SHORT TERM RENTAL
A dwelling unit or portion(s) thereof that is not a transient residential facility, where: (i) at least 1 room or dwelling unit is rented to an occupant or sub-
occupant; and (ii) all accommodations are reserved in advance. Rental periods with a change in occupancy in excess of 31 calendar days shall not be considered
a Short-Term Rental. The rental of property for a total of 14 days or less in any
calendar year shall not be considered a Short Term Rental.
Short-Term Rentals are allowed as of right on residential properties including, but not limited to, a primary, secondary, tertiary, duplex, or accessory dwelling,
apartment, apartment building(s), and garage apartments, unless specifically prohibited in a special permit issued by the Planning Board in accordance with this
bylaw.
2. Amend Section 8D(2) and 8D(3) by adding a new subsection (e) in each, as
follows:
(e) The Planning Board may, as a condition of the issuance of a special permit, prohibit Short-Term Rentals in all or a portion of the dwelling units on the lots
subject to the special permit.
3. Amend Section 15 as follows:
In addition to the principal buildings, structures or uses permitted in a district,
there shall be allowed in that district, as accessory uses, such activities as are subordinate and customarily incident to such permitted uses including, but not
limited to, the rental of rooms within an owner-occupied dwelling unit.
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Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board for Planning Board) PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the
Town of Nantucket, be amended as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote
changes are not meant to become part of the final text and, further, that non-
sustentative changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket), provided
that Article 39 is also approved by a vote of Town Meeting:
1. Amend Zoning Bylaw, Section 2A (definitions) to as follows, with new definitions
to be inserted in alphabetical order:
APARTMENT BUILDING(S)
A structure or structures containing a maximum of up to eight bedrooms in up to six dwelling units on a single lot … with no commercial or other uses,. The
Planning Board may, as a condition of the issuance of a special permit, prohibit
Short-Term rentals in all or a portion of the dwelling units. Apartment Building(s) shall be allowed in the following districts:…
SHORT TERM RENTAL
A dwelling unit or portion(s) thereof that is not a transient residential facility, where: (i) at least 1 room or dwelling unit is rented to an occupant or sub-
occupant; and (ii) all accommodations are reserved in advance. Rental periods
with a change in occupancy in excess of 31 calendar days shall not be considered a Short-Term Rental. The rental of property for a total of 14 days or less in any
calendar year shall not be considered a Short Term Rental.
Short-Term Rentals are allowed as of right on residential properties including, but not limited to, a primary, secondary, tertiary, duplex, or accessory dwelling,
apartment, apartment building(s), and garage apartments, unless specifically
prohibited in a special permit issued by the Planning Board in accordance with this bylaw.
2. Amend Section 8D(2) and 8D(3) by adding a new subsection (e) in each, as
follows:
(e) The Planning Board may, as a condition of the issuance of a special permit,
prohibit Short-Term Rentals in all or a portion of the dwelling units on the lots subject to the special permit.
3. Amend Section 15 as follows:
In addition to the principal buildings, structures or uses permitted in a district, there shall be allowed in that district, as accessory uses, such activities as are
subordinate and customarily incident to such permitted uses including, but not limited to, the rental of rooms within an owner-occupied dwelling unit.
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PLANNING BOARD COMMENT: Short and long term vacation rentals have historically been accepted as a traditional land use on Nantucket. However, the use of property as
a short term rental has recently been challenged, leaving the use subject to an interpretation made by the Building Commissioner, and most likely settled by the
outcome of pending litigation if local action through Town Meeting fails to occur. Establishing short term rentals as an allowed use in the Zoning Bylaw will set a baseline
and remove any ambiguity as to the use being allowed or not. Providing some certainty
to the approximately 1,800 property owners with a registered short term rental through the State is prudent to avoid additional litigation between individual homeowners, as
well as the Town. The General Bylaw companion article to this, #39, includes provisions to allow for data collection and addresses nuisance and other issues as authorized by
Chapter 337 of the Acts of 2018 (known as the short term rental legislation) that are not easily addressed through zoning.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board Motion.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3 ARTICLE 43
(Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Protective Rights to Short-Term Rentals) PREAMBLE:
Tourism has been a pillar of the Nantucket economy for decades. Generations of
Nantucket families have made or supplemented their incomes by welcoming and serving visitors in many ways, including renting their homes. However, a recent
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision (Styller v. Lynnfield) threatens the ability of Nantucket residents to rent their homes on a short-term basis (stays of less
than 30 days). In the Styller decision, the state’s highest court ruled that zoning bylaws,
such as Nantucket’s, do not allow short-term rentals in residential zoning areas.
In order to address the impact of the Styller decision, this zoning article clearly defines and protects residents’ rights to short-term rent their homes. It ensures that
Nantucket residents can continue to short-term rent their own property even in residential zoning areas. This article also clearly allows for seasonal residents to short-
term rent, while discouraging the conversion of neighborhood homes into purely
commercial short-term rental businesses by off-island corporate investors. This article only applies to short-term stays – any rental of one month or longer is not affected.
The purpose of this article is to protect Nantucket homeowners, while also
seeking to protect our neighborhoods and housing. We can do that by helping to manage and sustain economic growth and honor our tourism tradition by preserving our community's character.
ARTICLE:
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaws by amending Chapter 139 as follows, and further to authorize the Town Clerk to make non-substantive,
ministerial revisions to the numbering of this bylaw in order that it be in compliance with
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the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket; or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Original in black with changes shown in red)
§139-2 DEFINITIONS AND WORD USAGE
SHORT TERM RENTAL
Any rental of a residential dwelling unit, or of a bedroom within a dwelling unit, in exchange for payment, as residential accommodations for a duration of less than
thirty (30) consecutive days.
§139-15 ACCESSORY USES In addition to the principal buildings, structures and uses permitted in a district,
there shall be allowed in that district as accessory uses, such activities as are
subordinate and customarily incident to such permitted uses.
Short-Term Rentals shall be permitted as Accessory Uses in all residential districts (R-1, SR-1, ROH, SOH, R-5, R-5L, R-10, R-10L, SR-10, R-20, SR-20, R-
40, VR, LUG-1, LUG-2, LUG-3, MMD) as follows: (1) Residents may use their
primary residence for Short-Term Rentals by right; and (2) as of January 1, 2023, non-Residents may use their dwelling units for Short-Term Rentals upon
issuance of a Special Permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals upon a finding that the proposed Short-Term Rental is an Accessory Use as defined in this
Bylaw. As of January 1, 2023, all other use of Short-Term Rentals in residential districts is prohibited. For the purposes of this provision, a “Resident” is a person
whose primary residence is Nantucket as determined by federal tax filings.
(Tobias Glidden, et al)
Technical Note: the proposed text for the purposes of printing are shown as highlighted in gray (not red).
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved to take no action.
PLANNING BOARD COMMENT: This article does not accomplish the stated intent,
which would require substantial revisions to correct. In addition, terminology contained in the article is inconsistent with terms that are defined in the Zoning Bylaw, thereby
creating an ambiguous interpretation issue which may continue to lead to appeals and
litigation – a problem that Article 42 would address. The requirement in this proposed Bylaw to provide federal tax filings creates a privacy issue, as all documents submitted
as part of an application filing become a public record. Last, but not least, the proposed requirement that a special permit must be issued by the Zoning Board of Appeals for
any “non-resident” owned property would create an unprecedented application volume
that could not be dealt with in the timeframe required by MGL Chapter 40A §9 and §11.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board Motion.
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Quantum of vote required for passage of a positive motion is 2/3 ARTICLE 44
(Zoning Map Change: R-1 to R-5L – Red Mill Lane, Old Farm Road, Old Mill Court, Mill
Hill Lane, Cato Lane, and Vesper Lane) To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket
by placing the following properties currently located in the Residential 1 (R-1) district in the Residential 5L (R-5L) district:
MAP LOT NUMBER STREET
55 919 2 Red Mill Lane
55 919.1 4 Red Mill Lane
55 919.2 6 Red Mill Lane
55 928 8 Red Mill Lane
55 920 3 Old Farm Road
55 921 5 Old Farm Road
55 922 1 Old Mill Court
55 923 2 Old Mill Court
55 927 3 Old Mill Court
55 925 4 Old Mill Court
55 926 5 Old Mill Court
55 924 11 Mill Hill Lane
55 660 2 Cato Lane
55 661 4 Cato Lane
55 662 6 Cato Lane
55 663 8 Cato Lane
55 125 35 Vesper Lane
55 908 33 Vesper Lane
55 126 33 Vesper Lane
55 127 31 Vesper Lane
55 1.1 21 Vesper Lane
55 1.2 19 Vesper Lane
55 1.3 17 Vesper Lane
55 1.4 15 Vesper Lane
55 1.5 13 Vesper Lane
55 1.6 11 Vesper Lane
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 44 R-1 to R-
5L” dated December 2021 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board for Planning Board)
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PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket be amended by placing the following properties currently located in the Residential 1 (R-1)
district in the Residential 5L (R-5L) district:
MAP LOT NUMBER STREET
55 919 2 Red Mill Lane
55 919.1 4 Red Mill Lane
55 919.2 6 Red Mill Lane
55 928 8 Red Mill Lane
55 920 3 Old Farm Road
55 921 5 Old Farm Road
55 922 1 Old Mill Court
55 923 2 Old Mill Court
55 927 3 Old Mill Court
55 925 4 Old Mill Court
55 926 5 Old Mill Court
55 924 11 Mill Hill Lane
55 660 2 Cato Lane
55 661 4 Cato Lane
55 662 6 Cato Lane
55 663 8 Cato Lane
55 125 35 Vesper Lane
55 908 33 Vesper Lane
55 126 33 Vesper Lane
55 127 31 Vesper Lane
55 1.1 21 Vesper Lane
55 1.2 19 Vesper Lane
55 1.3 17 Vesper Lane
55 1.4 15 Vesper Lane
55 1.5 13 Vesper Lane
55 1.6 11 Vesper Lane
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 44 R-1 to R-
5L” dated December 2021 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3
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ARTICLE 45 (Zoning Map Change: RC to CN – Washington Street)
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket by placing the following properties currently located in the Residential Commercial (RC)
district in the Commercial Neighborhood (CN) district:
MAP LOT NUMBER STREET
55.1.4 13 114 Washington Street
55.1.4 12 112 Washington Street
55.1.4 37 103 Washington Street
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 45 RC to
CN” dated December 2021 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board for Planning Board)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket be amended by placing the following properties currently located in the Residential
Commercial (RC) district in the Commercial Neighborhood (CN) district:
MAP LOT NUMBER STREET
55.1.4 13 114 Washington Street
55.1.4 12 112 Washington Street
55.1.4 37 103 Washington Street
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 45 RC to
CN” dated December 2021 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board Motion.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3 ARTICLE 46
(Zoning Map Change: RC-2 and LUG-2 to R-5L, R-5, R-10, or R-10L – Bartlett Farm
Road and Mioxes Way) To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket
by taking the following actions:
1. By placing the following properties currently located in the Residential Commercial 2 (RC-2) district in the Residential 5 (R-5), Residential 5L (R-5L),
Residential 10 (R-10) or Residential 10 L (R-10L) district:
MAP LOT NUMBER STREET
65 76 20 Bartlett Farm Road
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65 76.1 22 Bartlett Farm Road
65 86 24 Bartlett Farm Road
65 91 26 Bartlett Farm Road
65 90 28 Bartlett Farm Road
65 87 4 Mioxes Way
2. By placing the following properties currently located in the Residential
Commercial 2 (RC-2) and the Limited Use General 2 (LUG-2) districts in the Residential 5 (R-5), Residential 5L (R-5L), Residential 10 (R-10) or Residential
10 L (R-10L) district:
MAP LOT NUMBER STREET
65 89 3 Mioxes Way
65 88 6 Mioxes Way
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 46 RC-2 and LUG-2 to R-5, R-5L, R-10, or R-10L” dated December 2021 and filed herewith at
the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board for Planning Board)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket be amended by taking the following actions:
1. By placing the following properties currently located in the Residential
Commercial 2 (RC-2) district in the Residential 5L (R-5L) district:
MAP LOT NUMBER STREET
65 76 20 Bartlett Farm Road
65 76.1 22 Bartlett Farm Road
65 86 24 Bartlett Farm Road
65 91 26 Bartlett Farm Road
65 90 28 Bartlett Farm Road
65 87 4 Mioxes Way
2. By placing the following properties currently located in the Residential Commercial 2 (RC-2) and the Limited Use General 2 (LUG-2) districts in the
Residential 5L (R-5L) district:
MAP LOT NUMBER STREET
65 89 3 Mioxes Way
65 88 6 Mioxes Way
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All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 46 RC-2 and LUG-2 to R-5L” dated February 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town
Clerk.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board Motion.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3
ARTICLE 47 (Zoning Map Change: RC-2 to R-5L, R-10 or CTEC – Clara Drive and Raceway Drive)
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket by placing the following properties currently located in the Residential Commercial 2
(RC-2) district in the Residential 5 (R-5), Residential 5 Limited (R-5L), Residential 10 (R-10) or Commercial Trade Entrepreneurship and Craft (CTEC) district:
MAP LOT NUMBER STREET
66 281 3 Raceway Drive
66 272 6 Raceway Drive
66 300.1 1 Clara Drive
66 300 1A Clara Drive
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 47 RC-2 to
R-5L, R-10 or CTEC” dated December 2021 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board for Planning Board) PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket be
amended by taking the following actions: 1. By placing the following properties currently located in the Residential
Commercial 2 (RC-2) district in the Residential 5 Limited (R-5L) district:
MAP LOT NUMBER STREET
66 281 3 Raceway Drive
66 300.1 1 Clara Drive
66 300 1A Clara Drive
2. By placing the following properties currently located in the Residential
Commercial 2 (RC-2) district in the Residential 10 (R-10) district:
MAP LOT NUMBER STREET
66 272 6 Raceway Drive
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All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 47 RC-2 to R-5L and R-10” dated February 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3
ARTICLE 48
(Zoning Map Change: RC-2 to CTEC – 26 Bartlett Road and 1 Perry Lane) To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket
by placing the following properties currently located in the Residential Commercial 2 (RC-2) district in the Commercial Trade Entrepreneurship and Craft (CTEC) district:
MAP LOT NUMBER STREET
67 901 26 Bartlett Road
67 902 1 Perry Lane
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 48 RC-2 to
CTEC” dated December 2021 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board for Planning Board)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket be amended by placing the following properties currently located in the Residential
Commercial 2 (RC-2) district in the Commercial Trade Entrepreneurship and Craft (CTEC) district:
MAP LOT NUMBER STREET
67 901 26 Bartlett Road
67 902 1 Perry Lane
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 48 RC-2 to
CTEC” dated December 2021 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board Motion.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3 ARTICLE 49
(Zoning Map Change: RC-2 to CN – Nobadeer and Sun Island Roads) To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket
by placing the following properties currently located in the Residential Commercial 2
(RC-2) district in the Commercial Neighborhood (CN) district:
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MAP LOT NUMBER STREET
69 264 12 Nobadeer Farm Road
69 265 14 Nobadeer Farm Road
69 83 19 Nobadeer Farm Road
69 266 1 Sun Island Road
69 267 1A Sun Island Road
69 268 3 Sun Island Road
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 49 RC-2 to
CN” dated December 2021 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board for Planning Board)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket by placing the following properties currently located in the Residential Commercial 2 (RC-
2) district in the Commercial Neighborhood (CN) district:
MAP LOT NUMBER STREET
69 264 12 Nobadeer Farm Road
69 265 14 Nobadeer Farm Road
69 83 19 Nobadeer Farm Road
69 266 1 Sun Island Road
69 267 1A Sun Island Road
69 268 3 Sun Island Road
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 49 RC-2 to CN” dated December 2021 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3
ARTICLE 50
(Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Tertiary Dwelling) To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the
Town of Nantucket, Section 2A, as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote
changes are not meant to become part of the final text and, further, that non-sustentative changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in
compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
TERTIARY DWELLING
(1) The tertiary dwelling shall be in the same ownership as at least one other owner-
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occupied dwelling unit on the lot, or shall be owned by a not-for-profit, religious, or educational entity, or shall be subject to a restriction limiting occupancy to a year-
round household.
(2) A third dwelling unit located on a lot, including the following options:
(a) A garage apartment not exceeding 650 900 square feet of gross floor area.
(b) A dwelling unit attached to or within a single-family dwelling, duplex, or an
outbuilding or a dwelling unit attached to a studio or shed. When a tertiary dwelling
unit is the third dwelling unit, within a single structure, a special permit issued by the Planning Board is required. The ground cover of the existing building shall not
increase more than 650 900 square feet and the dwelling unit shall not contain more than 650 900 square feet of gross floor area.
(c) A detached building containing not more than 650 square feet of ground cover and not more than 650 900 square feet of gross floor area.
(3) In the R-5, R-10, and R-20 Districts, a maximum of eight bedrooms per lot shall be
permitted at the following density:
(a) R-5: 1 bedroom per each 1,000 square feet of lot area;
(b) R-10: 1 bedroom per each 1,400 square feet of lot area;
(c) R-20: 1 bedroom per each 2,500 square feet of lot area;
(4) Any waivers from the standards contained within Subsection (2) or (3) of this
definition may be granted through the issuance of a special permit by the Planning Board.
(5) The Planning Board shall make a determination regarding the adequacy of access to the lot and structures prior to the issuance of a building permit. Planning Board
approvals shall be valid for a period of two years from the date of plan endorsement.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board for Planning Board)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket, Section 2A, be amended as follows (NOTE: new language is shown
as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to
denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text and, further, that non-sustentative changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in
compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
TERTIARY DWELLING
(1) The tertiary dwelling shall be in the same ownership as at least one other owner-
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occupied dwelling unit on the lot, or shall be owned by a not-for-profit, religious, or educational entity, or shall be subject to a restriction limiting occupancy to a year-
round household.
(2) A third dwelling unit located on a lot, including the following options:
(a) A garage apartment not exceeding 650 900 square feet of gross floor area.
(b) A dwelling unit attached to or within a single-family dwelling, duplex, or an
outbuilding or a dwelling unit attached to a studio or shed. When a tertiary dwelling
unit is the third dwelling unit, within a single structure, a special permit issued by the Planning Board is required. The ground cover of the existing building shall not
increase more than 650 900 square feet and the dwelling unit shall not contain more than 650 900 square feet of gross floor area.
(c) A detached building containing not more than 650 square feet of ground cover and not more than 650 900 square feet of gross floor area.
…
PLANNING BOARD COMMENT: The Board determined that the allowance of an additional 250 square feet would allow for greater flexibility in design, particularly within
existing structures, and may provide for a unit size that creates opportunities for families that is not possible within 650 square feet. The Board notes that the overall bedroom
limitation per lot is not increased by this proposed change in unit size.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3
ARTICLE 51 (Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Tertiary Lot)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the
Town of Nantucket, as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not
meant to become part of the final text and, further, that non-sustentative changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the
numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
1. Amend Section 2A by adding the following new definition, in alphabetical order
with existing definitions:
TERTIARY LOT
A lot created by the division of the original lot into three lots pursuant to § 139-8C. The tertiary lot, in addition to one of the secondary lots, shall be subject to an
NHNC-Ownership Form, or shall be owner-occupied by a qualified family
member, in which case the lot shall be subject to the NHNC-Ownership Form,
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except for the established income and asset limits, or shall be subject to a qualified family member deed restriction.
2. Amend Section 8 by adding a new subsection D, below, and by re-lettering the
existing subsections D and E, to E and F, respectively:
D. Special permit to create tertiary residential lots for year-round residents.
(1) Purpose: to create, make available and maintain housing that is
affordable to those who earn at or below 150% of the Nantucket County median household income; to help households to continue
to reside on Nantucket; to generate and preserve affordable housing in the Town of Nantucket in perpetuity, all in order to
maintain Nantucket's diversity and unique sense of community.
(2) Tertiary lots may be permitted in the following districts: R-40, LUG-1, LUG-2, and LUG-3.
(3) As authorized by MGL c. 40A, § 9, Paragraph 2, the Planning Board, acting as the special permit granting authority, may issue a
special permit authorizing the division of a lot into up to three lots,
provided the following requirements and/or conditions shall apply:
(a) The original lot shall not be subject to any covenants,
restrictions or similar encumbrances, whether appearing in a deed, easement, land-use permit or
any other instrument, pertaining to the prohibition of more than one dwelling unit on the original lot.
(b) The tertiary lot, in addition to one of the secondary lots
subject to § 139-8C of this chapter, shall be subject to an NHNC-Ownership Form, which shall provide,
without limitation, that the owner of that lot shall earn at or below 150% of the Nantucket County median
household income, or the lot shall be subject to a qualified family member deed restriction. Tertiary lots
held sold, transferred, or gifted to any qualified family
member(s) shall not be subject to the income and asset limits for eligible households. Upon resale,
transfer, or gift of the tertiary lot to a nonqualified family member, the lot shall be subject to an NHNC-
Ownership Form, and all requirements set forth
therein, including income and asset limits for eligible households.
(c) The lot shall not be subject to the tertiary dwelling requirements contained within §139-2 of this chapter.
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(d) The lot area for the tertiary lot shall be a minimum of 20,000 square feet. This requirement may be waived
through the issuance of a special permit by the Planning Board.
(e) The lots shall comply with the ground cover ratio, front setback, and side and rear setback requirements of
the underlying zoning district, including any provisions
of this chapter for pre-existing nonconforming lots, except as follows:
[1] The Planning Board may waive by the issuance of a special permit the setback
requirements only as they apply to the lot line(s) between the secondary and
tertiary lots;
[2] The Planning Board may waive by the issuance of a special permit the ground
cover ratio requirement for the tertiary lot, provided that the total ground cover
ratio of the secondary lots and the
tertiary lot does not exceed the amount that would have been allowed for the
original lot;
(g) The lots each must have a minimum of 20 feet of
frontage or an easement of sufficient width and grade to provide access.
(h) The lots shall share a single driveway access. The
Planning Board must be provided with an instrument, in recordable form, evidencing the common access
rights to said access in accordance with this subsection. The Planning Board may grant a special
permit to waive the requirement for shared driveway
access based upon a finding that separate driveway access would not have a significant and adverse
effect on the scenic or historic integrity of the neighborhood and is not contrary to sound traffic or
safety considerations.
(4) This § 139-8C shall not apply to flex development and open space residential development options (§ 139-8A).
(6) Section 139-16D, Regularity formula, shall not apply to this § 139-8C.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
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(Select Board for Planning Board) PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the
Town of Nantucket, be amended as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote
changes are not meant to become part of the final text and, further, that non-sustentative changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in
compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
1. Amend Section 2A by adding the following new definition, in alphabetical order
with existing definitions:
TERTIARY LOT
A lot created by the division of the original lot into three lots pursuant to § 139-8D.
The tertiary lot, in addition to one of the secondary lots, shall be subject to an NHNC-Ownership Form, or shall be owner-occupied by a qualified family
member, in which case the lot shall be subject to the NHNC-Ownership Form, except for the established income and asset limits, or shall be subject to a
qualified family member deed restriction.
2. Amend Section 8 by adding a new subsection D, below, and by re-lettering the
existing subsections D and E, to E and F, respectively:
D. Special permit to create tertiary residential lots for year-round residents.
(1) Purpose: to create, make available and maintain housing that is
affordable to those who earn at or below 150% of the Nantucket County median household income; to help households to continue
to reside on Nantucket; to generate and preserve affordable
housing in the Town of Nantucket in perpetuity, all in order to maintain Nantucket's diversity and unique sense of community.
(2) Tertiary lots may be permitted in the following districts: R-40, LUG-1, LUG-2, and LUG-3.
(3) As authorized by MGL c. 40A, § 9, Paragraph 2, the Planning
Board, acting as the special permit granting authority, may issue a special permit authorizing the division of a lot into up to three lots,
provided the following requirements and/or conditions shall apply:
(a) The original lot shall not be subject to any covenants,
restrictions or similar encumbrances, whether appearing in a deed, easement, land-use permit or
any other instrument, pertaining to the prohibition of
more than one dwelling unit on the original lot.
(b) The tertiary lot, in addition to one of the secondary
lots subject to § 139-8C of this chapter, shall be
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subject to an NHNC-Ownership Form, which shall provide, without limitation, that the owner of that lot
shall earn at or below 150% of the Nantucket County median household income, or the lot shall be subject
to a qualified family member deed restriction. Tertiary lots held sold, transferred, or gifted to any qualified
family member(s) shall not be subject to the income
and asset limits for eligible households. Upon resale, transfer, or gift of the tertiary lot to a nonqualified
family member, the lot shall be subject to an NHNC-Ownership Form, and all requirements set forth
therein, including income and asset limits for eligible households.
(c) The lot shall not be subject to the tertiary dwelling
requirements contained within §139-2 of this chapter.
(d) The lot area for the tertiary lot shall be a minimum of
20,000 square feet. This requirement may be waived through the issuance of a special permit by the
Planning Board.
(e) The lots shall comply with the ground cover ratio, front setback, and side and rear setback requirements of
the underlying zoning district, including any provisions of this chapter for pre-existing nonconforming lots,
except as follows:
[1] The Planning Board may waive by the
issuance of a special permit the setback
requirements only as they apply to the lot line(s) between the secondary and
tertiary lots;
[2] The Planning Board may waive by the
issuance of a special permit the ground
cover ratio requirement for the tertiary lot, provided that the total ground cover
ratio of the secondary lots and the tertiary lot does not exceed the amount
that would have been allowed for the
original lot;
(g) The lots each must have a minimum of 20 feet of
frontage or an easement of sufficient width and grade to provide access.
(h) The lots shall share a single driveway access. The
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Planning Board must be provided with an instrument, in recordable form, evidencing the common access
rights to said access in accordance with this subsection. The Planning Board may grant a special
permit to waive the requirement for shared driveway access based upon a finding that separate driveway
access would not have a significant and adverse
effect on the scenic or historic integrity of the neighborhood and is not contrary to sound traffic or
safety considerations.
(4) This § 139-8D shall not apply to flex development and open space residential
development options (§ 139-8A).
(6) Section 139-16D, Regularity formula, shall not apply to this § 139-8D.
PLANNING BOARD COMMENT: The addition of a tertiary lot provision to the Bylaw will
provide another opportunity for the creation of Nantucket Housing Needs Covenant lots, without adding additional density or ground cover. The Board felt it important to
introduce this concept in districts with larger minimum lot sizes where there is ample room for parking. The secondary lot provision of the Bylaw has been successful in
creating year-round income restricted dwelling units and this proposal will provide
another option.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board Motion.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3 ARTICLE 52
(Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Workforce Homeownership Housing)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket, section 8D, as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as
highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text and, further, that non-
sustentative changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
(1) Requirements (a) The following requirements shall apply to workforce homeownership housing
bonus lots in the R-5 and R-10 Zoning Districts…
(2) Workforce homeownership housing bonus lots. (a) … [1] The total number of lots shall be calculated by multiplying the
number of lots allowed by-right, as described above, by a factor of 1.33 in the R-5 district and by a factor of 1.2 in the R-10 district.
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Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board for Planning Board) PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the
Town of Nantucket, section 8D, be amended as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to
denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text and, further, that non-
sustentative changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
(3) Requirements
(b) The following requirements shall apply to workforce homeownership housing bonus lots in the R-5 and R-10 Zoning Districts…
(4) Workforce homeownership housing bonus lots. (a) …
[1] The total number of lots shall be calculated by multiplying the number of lots allowed by-right, as described above, by a factor of
1.33 in the R-5 district and by a factor of 1.2 in the R-10 district.
PLANNING BOARD COMMENT: The expansion of the workforce homeownership
housing bonus lots provision was requested by the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, and the Board determined that the R-10 district was an appropriate location for the creation
of more units. With the formula recommended in this article, 3 lots conforming to the R-10 zoning district would be required to be eligible for a bonus of one additional lot for
affordable housing. The existing bonus for the R-5 district is not modified as a result of
this article.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board Motion.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3 ARTICLE 53
(Zoning Bylaw Amendment and Zoning Map Amendment: Technical Amendments)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket and to amend the Zoning Map, as follows (NOTE: new language is
shown as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text and, further, that non-
sustentative changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
1. Amend section 2A (definitions) as follows:
ACCESSORY DWELLING
A dwelling unit located within an owner-occupied single-family building. The exterior architectural design and use of an accessory dwelling shall be
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harmonious with the appearance and use of the structure as the owner's home. The gross floor area of the accessory dwelling shall not be more than the gross
floor area of the primary dwelling and not greater than 550 800 square feet. The accessory dwelling shall be self-contained with separate sleeping, cooking and
sanitary facilities for the exclusive use of the occupant. The structure containing the primary dwelling and accessory dwelling shall be in single ownership, and
one of the units shall be owner-occupied.
TAKE-OUT FOOD ESTABLISHMENT A commercial establishment, including a food truck, the primary business of
which is the sale of food and/or beverages, including but not limited to ice cream, sandwiches, pastries, prepared meals for consumption on or off the premises
which is:
(1) Primarily intended for immediate consumption rather than for use as an ingredient or component of meals;
(2) Available upon a short waiting time; and
(3) Packaged or presented in such a manner that it can be readily consumed
outside the premises where it is sold.
TENT
A portable enclosure constructed of fabric, plastic, or a similar pliable material
supported by one or more poles and secured by pegs in the ground. Tents shall not be erected for periods exceeding 30 days per calendar year unless a special
permit has been issued by the Planning Board; however, tents which in the aggregate exceed 150 square feet shall not be erected for more than three
events per year or periods exceeding nine days per year, whichever is less, on properties where the principal use is residential unless a special permit from the Board of Appeals has been issued based on a determination that the use is
ancillary to the residential use of the property and not a commercial use.
2. Amend section 8C(3)(d) as follows:
One of the two lots shall be allowed to have a second dwelling unit, subject to the requirements of the tertiary dwelling definition contained within § 139-2 of this
chapter. The Planning Board may waive this requirement by the issuance of a
special permit, provided that the Board finds that the proposal is in keeping with the character of the surrounding neighborhood.
3. Amend section 16D as follows:
Regularity formula.
(1) The regularity factor of any lot shall not be less than 0.55. The regularity
factor shall be determined by the formula:
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r = 16A/p2 where
r = regularity factor
A = land area in square feet
p = perimeter in feet
(2) That part of the lot area in excess of the required lot area may be excluded from the regularity formula in determining the regularity factor. The perimeter
containing the excess area shall not include the required frontage.
(3) The regularity formula shall not apply to lots recorded or endorsed prior to
April 15, 1980.
(4) The Planning Board may issue a special permit to waive compliance with the regularity factor for a lot provided that the Planning Board finds that such
waiver does not negatively impact access to the lots and does not result in the creation of lots that would have a negative impact on the character of the
surrounding neighborhood.
4. Amend section 20.1B(2)(h) as follows:
All secondary dwellings, tertiary dwellings, and garage apartments approved by the Planning Board shall have a combined driveway access. However, the
Planning Board may approve separate access for such dwellings on lots that are not expressly permitted two driveway accesses pursuant to § 139-20.1B(1), upon
a finding made during the review of secondary dwelling, tertiary dwelling, and
garage apartment applications in accordance with Section 3.06 of the Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land that the separate access would
not have a significant and adverse effect on the scenic or historic integrity of the neighborhood and that separate access is not contrary to sound traffic and safety
considerations. Access to secondary dwellings, tertiary dwellings, and garage apartments shall be clear of obstructions or vegetation to a width of 12 feet and a
height of 13 feet along a driveway with a minimum improved width of 10 feet.
5. Amend the Zoning Map by placing a portion of the following properties currently
located in the Commercial Neighborhood (CN) district in the Residential 5 (R-5) district:
MAP LOT NUMBER STREET
68 357 (a portion of) 45 Beach Grass Road
68 358 (a portion of) 43 Beach Grass Road
68 367 (a portion of) 41 Beach Grass Road
68 368 (a portion of) 39 Beach Grass Road
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68 369 (a portion of) 37 Beach Grass Road
68 370 (a portion of) 35 Beach Grass Road
68 371 (a portion of) 33 Beach Grass Road
68 378 (a portion of) 31 Beach Grass Road
68 379 (a portion of) 29 Beach Grass Road
68 380 (a portion of) 27 Beach Grass Road
68 381 (a portion of) 25 Beach Grass Road
68 382 (a portion of) 23 Beach Grass Road
68 387 (a portion of) 21 Beach Grass Road
68 388 (a portion of) 19 Beach Grass Road
68 393 (a portion of) 17 Beach Grass Road
68 394 (a portion of) 15 Beach Grass Road
68 854 (a portion of) 13 Beach Grass Road
68 855 (a portion of) 11 Beach Grass Road
68 859 (a portion of) 9 Beach Grass Road
68 882 (a portion of) 7 Beach Grass Road
68 883 (a portion of) 5 Beach Grass Road
68 884 (a portion of) 3 Beach Grass Road
68 129 (a portion of) 73 Old South Road
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 53
CN to R-5 and R-5 to CN” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
6. Amend the Zoning Map by placing a portion of the following properties currently
located in the Residential 5 (R-5) district in the Commercial Neighborhood (CN)
district:
MAP LOT NUMBER STREET
68 338 (a portion of) Beach Grass Road
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 53
CN to R-5 and R-5 to CN” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board for Planning Board) PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the
Town of Nantucket and the Zoning Map be amended, as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these
methods to denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text and, further,
that non-sustentative changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
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1. Amend section 2A (definitions) as follows:
ACCESSORY DWELLING A dwelling unit located within an owner-occupied single-family building. The
exterior architectural design and use of an accessory dwelling shall be harmonious with the appearance and use of the structure as the owner's home.
The gross floor area of the accessory dwelling shall not be more than the gross
floor area of the primary dwelling and not greater than 550 800 square feet. The accessory dwelling shall be self-contained with separate sleeping, cooking and
sanitary facilities for the exclusive use of the occupant. The structure containing the primary dwelling and accessory dwelling shall be in single ownership, and
one of the units shall be owner-occupied.
TAKE-OUT FOOD ESTABLISHMENT A commercial establishment, including a food truck, the primary business of
which is the sale of food and/or beverages, including but not limited to ice cream, sandwiches, pastries, prepared meals for consumption on or off the premises
which is:
(1) Primarily intended for immediate consumption rather than for use as an
ingredient or component of meals;
(2) Available upon a short waiting time; and
(3) Packaged or presented in such a manner that it can be readily consumed
outside the premises where it is sold.
TENT
A portable enclosure constructed of fabric, plastic, or a similar pliable material supported by one or more poles and secured by pegs in the ground. Tents shall
not be erected for periods exceeding 30 days per calendar year unless a special
permit has been issued by the Planning Board; however, tents which in the aggregate exceed 150 square feet shall not be erected for more than three
events per year or periods exceeding nine days per year, whichever is less, on properties where the principal use is residential unless a special permit from the
Board of Appeals has been issued based on a determination that the use is
ancillary to the residential use of the property and not a commercial use.
2. Amend section 8C(3)(d) as follows:
One of the two lots shall be allowed to have a second dwelling unit, subject to the requirements of the tertiary dwelling definition contained within § 139-2 of this
chapter. The Planning Board may waive this requirement by the issuance of a special permit, provided that the Board finds that the proposal is in keeping with
the character of the surrounding neighborhood.
3. Amend section 20.1B(2)(h) as follows:
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All secondary dwellings, tertiary dwellings, and garage apartments approved by the Planning Board shall have a combined driveway access. However, the
Planning Board may approve separate access for such dwellings on lots that are not expressly permitted two driveway accesses pursuant to § 139-20.1B(1), upon
a finding made during the review of secondary dwelling, tertiary dwelling, and garage apartment applications in accordance with Section 3.06 of the Rules and
Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land that the separate access would
not have a significant and adverse effect on the scenic or historic integrity of the neighborhood and that separate access is not contrary to sound traffic and safety
considerations. Access to secondary dwellings, tertiary dwellings, and garage apartments shall be clear of obstructions or vegetation to a width of 12 feet and a
height of 13 feet along a driveway with a minimum improved width of 10 feet.
4. Amend the Zoning Map by placing a portion of the following properties currently
located in the Commercial Neighborhood (CN) district in the Residential 5 (R-5) district:
MAP LOT NUMBER STREET
68 357 (a portion of) 45 Beach Grass Road
68 358 (a portion of) 43 Beach Grass Road
68 367 (a portion of) 41 Beach Grass Road
68 368 (a portion of) 39 Beach Grass Road
68 369 (a portion of) 37 Beach Grass Road
68 370 (a portion of) 35 Beach Grass Road
68 371 (a portion of) 33 Beach Grass Road
68 378 (a portion of) 31 Beach Grass Road
68 379 (a portion of) 29 Beach Grass Road
68 380 (a portion of) 27 Beach Grass Road
68 381 (a portion of) 25 Beach Grass Road
68 382 (a portion of) 23 Beach Grass Road
68 387 (a portion of) 21 Beach Grass Road
68 388 (a portion of) 19 Beach Grass Road
68 393 (a portion of) 17 Beach Grass Road
68 394 (a portion of) 15 Beach Grass Road
68 854 (a portion of) 13 Beach Grass Road
68 855 (a portion of) 11 Beach Grass Road
68 859 (a portion of) 9 Beach Grass Road
68 882 (a portion of) 7 Beach Grass Road
68 883 (a portion of) 5 Beach Grass Road
68 884 (a portion of) 3 Beach Grass Road
68 129 (a portion of) 73 Old South Road
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All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 53 CN to R-5 and R-5 to CN” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of
the Town Clerk.
5. Amend the Zoning Map by placing a portion of the following properties currently located in the Residential 5 (R-5) district in the Commercial Neighborhood (CN)
district:
MAP LOT NUMBER STREET
68 338 (a portion of) Beach Grass Road
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 53 CN to R-5 and R-5 to CN” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of
the Town Clerk.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3
ARTICLE 54 (Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Swimming Pool Use Chart – Residential and Hot Tub/Spa)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket, as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text,
language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not
meant to become part of the final text and, further, that non-substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the
numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
Amend Section 7A (use chart) by adding a new line after Swimming Pool – Residential
entitled “Hot Tub/Spa” and inserting “N” in the ROH SOH column and “A” in each other column under the respective zoning districts across the chart except for zoning district
CI: “N” and zoning districts V-R and MMD: SP
;or otherwise to act thereon
(Anne Dewez, et al)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved to take no action.
PLANNING BOARD COMMENT: The Board discussed this article at length and determined that additional public input is needed from the affected property owners
within the ROH and SOH districts. Although a survey may be completed prior to Town Meeting, it was not underway as of the date of the Planning Board public hearing.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
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Quantum of vote required for passage of a positive motion is 2/3 ARTICLE 55
(Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Swimming Pool Definition – Residential and Hot Tub/Spa)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket, by taking the following actions (NOTE: new language is shown as
highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text; and, further, that non-
substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in
compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
Amend section 2A (definitions) as follows:
HOT TUB/SPA A structure designed to be used for recreational purposes accessory to a principal use,
either above or below grade, containing water more than 24 inches in depth and equal
to or less than 150 64 square feet of water surface area, and equal to or less than 1000 gallons. This shall not include ornamental ponds, decorative water features, including,
but not limited to, fountains, bird baths, and the like.
SWIMMING POOLS - RESIDENTIAL A structure designed to be used for recreational purposes, either above or below grade,
containing water more than 24 inches in depth and exceeding 150 64 square feet of
water surface area, or exceeding 1,000 gallons. This shall not include ornamental ponds, decorative water features, including, but not limited to, fountains, bird baths, and
the like. The swimming pool must be located on the same or contiguous lot as a residential dwelling or constructed for the benefit of a group of residences, such as a
multifamily development, subdivision, or in conjunction with a neighborhood association.
In the VR District only, the Zoning Board of Appeals, acting as the special permit granting authority, may grant a special permit to allow a residential swimming pool on a
lot, subject to the following criteria being met: (1) the lot must meet or exceed the minimum lot size for the district, and (2) side and rear yard setbacks of 20 feet shall
apply to the residential swimming pool and associated mechanical equipment. In the R-1, SR-1, R-5 and R-5L districts only, the following criteria must be met: (1) a minimum
lot area of 7,500 square feet is required, and (2) side and rear setbacks of 10 feet shall
apply to the residential swimming pool and associated mechanical equipment.
;or otherwise to act thereon
(Anne Dewez, et al) PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved to take no action.
PLANNING BOARD COMMENT: The Board discussed this article at length, and while the citizen petitioner represented that it was intended to impact properties in the ROH
and SOH districts, the proposed changes would apply to all zoning districts where residential swimming pools are permitted. The real or perceived impacts from hot
tubs/spas and/or residential swimming pools are not consistent across all zoning
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districts, with 96.61% of the island land area being within a moderate to low density district.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
Quantum of vote required for passage of a positive motion is 2/3
ARTICLE 56
(Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Swimming Pool - Residential) To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the
Tow of Nantucket by striking the following language (Note: this was the language that was approved in Article 48 of the 2021 annual Town Meeting):
1. Amend section 1239-2A (definitions) as follows:
Swimming Pool – Residential
− A structure designed…
− In the VR District only…
− In the R-1, SR-1, R-5, and R-5L, districts only, the following criteria must be
met: (1) a minimum lot area of 7,500 square feet is required, and (2) side and rear yard setbacks of 10 feet shall apply to the residential swimming pool and
associated mechanical equipment. This requirement shall apply to residential swimming pools for which a building permit is issued after September 30,
2021.
2. Amend Section 139-7A (Use Chart) by replacing “A” with “A with lot ≥ 7,500 sq ft” in the “Swimming pool – residential” row in the R-1/SR-1 and R-5/R-5L
columns.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Linda Williams, et al)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved to take no action.
PLANNING BOARD COMMENT: The Board determined that since the current Bylaw was adopted at the 2021 ATM and no known negative impacts have resulted from its
adoption, it is premature to consider changing a Bylaw that has been in effect for less
than a year.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
Quantum of vote required for passage of a positive motion is 2/3
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ARTICLE 57 (Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Swimming Pool - Residential)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the Tow of Nantucket as follows (Note: this was the language that was approved in Article
48 of the 2021 annual Town Meeting):
3. Amend section 1239-2A (definitions) as follows:
Swimming Pool – Residential
− A structure designed…
− In the VR District only…
− In the R-1, SR-1, R-5, and R-5L, districts only, the following criteria must be met: (1) a minimum lot area of 7,500 6,000 square feet is required, and (2)
side and rear yard setbacks of 10 feet shall apply to the residential swimming pool and associated mechanical equipment. This requirement shall apply to
residential swimming pools for which a building permit is issued after
September 30, 2021. 4. Amend Section 139-7A (Use Chart) by replacing “A” with “A with lot ≥ 7,500
6,000 sq ft” in the “Swimming pool – residential” row in the R-1/SR-1 and R-5/R-5L columns.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Linda Williams, et al) PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved to take no action.
PLANNING BOARD COMMENT: The Board determined that since the current Bylaw
was adopted at the 2021 ATM and no known negative impacts have resulted from its
adoption, it is premature to consider changing a Bylaw that has been in effect for less than a year.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board Motion.
Quantum of vote required for passage of a positive motion is 2/3 ARTICLE 58
(Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Definitions and Word Usage)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Nantucket Zoning Bylaw Section 139-2 (Definitions and Word Usage – Apartment) by adding the following highlighted
paragraph:
APARTMENTS – A dwelling unit located within a commercial structure or detached structures on the same lot with a commercial use. An apartment(s) shall not occupy
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more that 50% of the first floor area of the commercial structure(s).The Planning Board may by special permit waiver this requirement based on a finding that the commercial
character of the area will not be negatively impacted by the location of a dwelling unit on the first floor of the commercial structure. A maximum of four apartments are allowed by
right in certain districts, subject to the dimensional requirements set forth below. The Planning Board may issue a special permit to allow more than four apartments on larger
lots, provided that: (1) the overall number of units shall not exceed the density in the
schedule below; and (2) the applicant shall demonstrate through a submission of a dimensional lotting plan that the subject property could be divided into multiple lots
pursuant to a conventional subdivision plan without requiring waivers from the Planning Board’s Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land (as in effect at the
time of application):
(1) CDT – One dwelling unit is permitted for each 1,000 square feet of lot area.
(2) CMI - One dwelling unit is permitted for each 2,000 square feet of lot area. (3) CN – One dwelling unit is permitted for each 3,000 square feet of lot area.
(4) CTEC - One dwelling unit is permitted for each 4,000 square feet of lot area. (5) CI - One dwelling unit is permitted for each 5,000 square feet of lot area.
The Planning Board may waive the density as set forth in the schedule above by special permit.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Linda Williams, et al)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the
Town of Nantucket, Section 2A, be amended as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to
denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text and, further, that non-substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in
compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
APARTMENTS – A dwelling unit located within a commercial structure or detached
structures on the same lot with a commercial use. An apartment(s) shall not occupy more that 50% of the first floor area of the commercial structure(s). The Planning Board
may by special permit waiver this requirement based on a finding that the commercial
character of the area will not be negatively impacted by the location of a dwelling unit on the first floor of the commercial structure. A maximum of four apartments are allowed by
right in certain districts, subject to the dimensional requirements set forth below. The Planning Board may issue a special permit to allow more than four apartments on larger
lots, provided that: (1) the overall number of units shall not exceed the density in the schedule below; and (2) the applicant shall demonstrate through a submission of a
dimensional lotting plan that the subject property could be divided into multiple lots
pursuant to a conventional subdivision plan without requiring waivers from the Planning Board’s Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land (as in effect at the
time of application):
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(1) CDT – One dwelling unit is permitted for each 1,000 square feet of lot area. (2) CMI - One dwelling unit is permitted for each 2,000 square feet of lot area.
(3) CN – One dwelling unit is permitted for each 3,000 square feet of lot area. (4) CTEC - One dwelling unit is permitted for each 4,000 square feet of lot area.
(5) CI - One dwelling unit is permitted for each 5,000 square feet of lot area.
The Planning Board may waive the lot area requirements as set forth in the schedule
above through the issuance of a special permit, based on the finding that not more than one additional unit than would otherwise be allowed, not to exceed a total of four, may
be constructed.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board Motion.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3
ARTICLE 59 (Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Storage Container by Special Permit in CMI)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Zoning Bylaw Section 139-7A (Use Chart) by deleting “N” and replacing it with “SP” in the Commercial-Mid-Island (CMI) column.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Linda Williams, et al) PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved to take no action.
PLANNING BOARD COMMENT: The Board determined that the general character of
the area zoned CMI is not consistent with the more industrial character of other areas
where storage containers are allowed by special permit. The Board notes that the minimum lot size in CMI is 5,000 square feet, which is not conducive to effective
screening from abutting properties and the surrounding streets. Commercial sheds are permitted in CMI and are more appropriate than storage containers given the size of the
lots and character of the areas in which they are located.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
Quantum of vote required for passage of a positive motion is 2/3
ARTICLE 60 (Zoning Map Change: R-20 to R-10L – Nobadeer Way)
To see if the Town will vote to take the following actions in regard to the following properties:
Map Lot Number Street
68 50 1 Nobadeer Way
68 113 2 Nobadeer Way
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68 169 3 Nobadeer Way
68 170 4 Nobadeer Way
68 171 5 Nobadeer Way
68 172 6 Nobadeer Way
68 118 7 Nobadeer Way
68 117 8 Nobadeer Way
68 116 9 Nobadeer Way
68 115 10 Nobadeer Way
68 114 11 Nobadeer Way
68 51 12 Nobadeer Way
(1) To place the foregoing properties noted, currently in the Residential-20 (R-20)
zoning district, into the Residential-10 Limited (R-10L) zoning district.
All as shown on the attached map.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Linda Williams, et al)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket be
amended by placing the following properties currently located in the Residential 20 (R-20) district in the Residential 10 (R-10) district:
Map Lot Number Street
68 50 1 Nobadeer Way
68 113 2 Nobadeer Way
68 169 3 Nobadeer Way
68 170 4 Nobadeer Way
68 171 5 Nobadeer Way
68 172 6 Nobadeer Way
68 118 7 Nobadeer Way
68 117 8 Nobadeer Way
68 116 9 Nobadeer Way
68 115 10 Nobadeer Way
68 114 11 Nobadeer Way
68 51 12 Nobadeer Way
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 60 R-20 to R-10L” dated February 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3
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ARTICLE 61 (Zoning Map Change: R-20 to CTEC and/or CN – Old South Road)
To see if the Town will vote to take the following actions in regard to the following properties:
Map Lot Number Street
68 1032 105 Old South Road
68 1033 107 Old South Road
68 166 109 Old South Road
68 174 Old South Road
68 209 Old South Road
68 210 Old South Road
(1) Amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket by placing the foregoing
properties, currently located in the Residential-20 (R-20) district, in the CTEC (Commercial-Trade, Entrepreneurship and Craft) and/or CN (Commercial
Neighborhood) zoning district.
All as shown on the attached map.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(James Jackson, et al)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket be
amended by placing the following properties currently located in the Residential 20 (R-20) district in the Commercial Trade Entrepreneurship and Craft (CTEC) district:
Map Lot Number Street
68 1032 105 Old South Road
68 1033 107 Old South Road
68 166 109 Old South Road
68 174 Old South Road
68 209 Old South Road
68 210 Old South Road
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 61 R-20 to CTEC dated February 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board Motion.
Quantum of vote required for passage of the motion is 2/3
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ARTICLE 62 (Zoning Map Change: R-20 to CTEC and/or CN – Old South Road)
To see if the Town will vote to:
On Map 68, Lot 208, Old South Road, to Amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket by placing the foregoing property, currently located in the Residental-20 (R-
20) district, in the CTEC (Commercial trade, Entrepreneurship and craft) and/or CN
(Commercial - Neighborhood) zoning district.
As shown on the attached map.
; or otherwise act thereon.
(Julie Bunting, et al)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved to take no action.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board Motion.
Quantum of vote required for passage of a positive motion is 2/3 ARTICLE 63
(Zoning Map Change: LUG-2 to R-5 or CN – 44 Skyline Drive)
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket by placing the following properties currently located in the Limited Use General-2 (LUG-
2) zoning district into either the Residential-5 (R-5) or Commercial Neighborhood (CN) zoning district:
Map Lot Number Street
79 990 44 Skyline Drive
All as shown on the attached map.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Clifford Williams, et al)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved to take no action.
PLANNING BOARD COMMENT: The citizen petitioner represented to the Planning Board that their intent with this rezoning is to work with the Affordable Housing Trust
Fund to create housing opportunities for year-round residents. No formal plans,
agreements, or partnerships were finalized as of the date of the Planning Board public hearing, therefore, the Board found it was premature to support this rezoning.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
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Quantum of vote required for passage of a positive motion is 2/3 ARTICLE 64
(Bylaw Amendment: Animals)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 55 (Animals) as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by
strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text; non-substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw shall be permitted in order
that it be in compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of
Nantucket):
Chapter 55 Animals
§55-4 Regulations.
D. Leash law. No person within the confines of the Town shall at any time permit a dog owned
or kept by such keeper to run at large beyond the confines of the property of the owner or keeper unless the dog is held firmly on a leash, with the exception of the
area within the confines of the fenced-in areas of the Nantucket Islands Land Bank Dog Park. Dogs must be leashed before entering and after leaving the
fenced areas of the Dog Park but may, at the discretion of the owner, be taken off
leash within the enclosed areas.
F. Nuisances. (1) No person shall keep within the limits of the Town of Nantucket any dog or
pet which by barking, biting, howling, whining or in any manner disturbs the
peace and quiet of any person. No person shall own or keep in the Town of Nantucket any bird or fowl, which by screeching or crowing or by any other
manner disturbs the peace and quiet of any person(s). (2) No person shall own or keep any animal that is found to run at large beyond
the confines of the property of the owner or keeper, or does commit any nuisance, disturbs the peace and quiet of any neighborhood, or endangers the
safety of any person(s).
(3) The owner of any dog or pet which endangers the safety of any person or other animal by biting or causing property damage shall be subject to immediate
violations, penalties or quarantine. Subsequent offenses shall result in their removal from the Town of Nantucket, or shall be euthanized if deemed to be
dangerous. (4) Any dog or pet found to run at large beyond the confines of the property of the
owner, tenant, lessee or keeper after a third offense of Chapter 55, § 55-4D, shall
also be subject to nuisance violation penalties thereafter, except as exempted within the confines of the enclosed areas of Nantucket Islands Land Bank Dog
Park as provided for in § 55-4D above.
(Select Board)
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FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Chapter 55 (Animals) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket is hereby amended as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as
highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text; non-substantive changes to the
numbering of this bylaw shall be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
Chapter 55 Animals
§55-4 Regulations.
D. Leash law.
No person within the confines of the Town shall at any time permit a dog owned
or kept by such keeper to run at large beyond the confines of the property of the owner or keeper unless the dog is held firmly on a leash, with the exception of the
area within the confines of the fenced-in areas of the Nantucket Islands Land Bank Dog Park. Dogs must be leashed before entering and after leaving the
fenced areas of the Dog Park but may, at the discretion of the owner, be taken off
leash within the enclosed areas.
F. Nuisances. (1) No person shall keep within the limits of the Town of Nantucket any dog or
pet which by barking, biting, howling, whining or in any manner disturbs the peace and quiet of any person. No person shall own or keep in the Town of
Nantucket any bird or fowl, which by screeching or crowing or by any other
manner disturbs the peace and quiet of any person(s). (2) No person shall own or keep any animal that is found to run at large beyond
the confines of the property of the owner or keeper, or does commit any nuisance, disturbs the peace and quiet of any neighborhood, or endangers the
safety of any person(s).
(3) The owner of any dog or pet which endangers the safety of any person or other animal by biting or causing property damage shall be subject to immediate
violations, penalties or quarantine. Subsequent offenses shall result in their removal from the Town of Nantucket or shall be euthanized if deemed to be
dangerous.
(4) Any dog or pet found to run at large beyond the confines of the property of the owner, tenant, lessee or keeper after a third offense of Chapter 55, § 55-4D, shall
also be subject to nuisance violation penalties thereafter, except as exempted within the confines of the enclosed areas of Nantucket Islands Land Bank Dog
Park as provided for in § 55-4D above.
ARTICLE 65
(Bylaw Amendment: Committees/Agricultural Commission) To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 11 (Committees), Article VII
(Agricultural Commission), § 11-25 (Activities) and § 11-26 (Membership) as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by
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strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text and, further, that non-sustentative changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it
be in compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
§ 11-24. Purpose. The Nantucket Agricultural Commission is established to represent the Nantucket
farming community; the mission of which Commission shall be to promote agricultural-
based economic opportunities; preserve, revitalize and sustain the Nantucket agricultural industry, and encourage the pursuit of agriculture as a career opportunity
and lifestyle.
§ 11-25. Activities. The Commission shall consist of five members appointed by the Select Board, with two
members being appointed for a term of three years; two members for a term of two
years; and one member for an initial term of one year, and two years thereafter upon expiration of the initial term. To the extent available and willing to serve, the Commission
shall consist of a minimum of three members whose prime source of income is derived from farming or agricultural-based enterprises in Nantucket and another two who are
interested in farming. If the foregoing are neither available nor willing to serve, then any
member may be appointed from the community who has an interest in agriculture. The Select Board shall fill any vacancy for the balance of the unexpired term of the vacancy.
The Nantucket Agricultural Commission shall serve as facilitators for encouraging the pursuit of agriculture in Nantucket; shall promote agricultural-based economic
opportunities in Town; shall act as mediators, advocates, educators, and/or negotiators on farming issues, shall work for preservation of prime agricultural lands; shall pursue all
initiatives appropriate to creating a sustainable agricultural community, and shall take on
any other duties as voted by the town, or requested by the Select Board or as may further the purposes of said Commission.
§ 11-26. Membership.
The Commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the Select Board, with
three members being appointed for a term of three years; two members for an initial term of two years and three years thereafter upon expiration of the initial term; and two
members for an initial term of one year, and three years thereafter upon expiration of the initial term. To the extent available and willing to serve, the Commission shall consist of
a minimum of four members whose prime source of income is derived from farming or
agricultural-based enterprises in Nantucket and another three who are interested in farming. If the foregoing are neither available nor willing to serve, then any member may
be appointed from the community who has an interest in agriculture. The Select Board shall fill any vacancy for the balance of the unexpired term of the vacancy.
The Commission shall consist of five members appointed by the Select Board for three- year staggered terms. To the extent available and willing to serve, the Commission shall
consist of a minimum of three members whose prime source of income is derived from
farming or agricultural-based enterprises in Nantucket and another two who are interested in farming. If the foregoing are neither available nor willing to serve, then any
member may be appointed from the community who has an interest in agriculture. The Select Board shall fill any vacancy for the balance of the unexpired term of the vacancy.
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(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Chapter 11 (Committees), Article VII (Agricultural Commission), § 11-25 (Activities) and § 11-26 (Membership) of the Code of
the Town of Nantucket is hereby amended as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote changes
are not meant to become part of the final text and, further, that non-sustentative changes to the
numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
§ 11-24. Purpose.
The Nantucket Agricultural Commission is established to represent the Nantucket farming community; the mission of which Commission shall be to promote agricultural-
based economic opportunities; preserve, revitalize and sustain the Nantucket
agricultural industry, and encourage the pursuit of agriculture as a career opportunity and lifestyle.
§ 11-25. Activities.
The Commission shall consist of five members appointed by the Select Board, with two
members being appointed for a term of three years; two members for a term of two years; and one member for an initial term of one year, and two years thereafter upon
expiration of the initial term. To the extent available and willing to serve, the Commission shall consist of a minimum of three members whose prime source of
income is derived from farming or agricultural-based enterprises in Nantucket and another two who are interested in farming. If the foregoing are neither available nor
willing to serve, then any member may be appointed from the community who has an
interest in agriculture. The Select Board shall fill any vacancy for the balance of the unexpired term of the vacancy.
The Nantucket Agricultural Commission shall serve as facilitators for encouraging the pursuit of agriculture in Nantucket; shall promote agricultural-based economic
opportunities in Town; shall act as mediators, advocates, educators, and/or negotiators
on farming issues, shall work for preservation of prime agricultural lands; shall pursue all initiatives appropriate to creating a sustainable agricultural community, and shall take on
any other duties as voted by the town, or requested by the Select Board or as may further the purposes of said Commission.
§ 11-26. Membership. The Commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the Select Board, with
three members being appointed for a term of three years; two members for an initial term of two years and three years thereafter upon expiration of the initial term; and two
members for an initial term of one year, and three years thereafter upon expiration of the initial term. To the extent available and willing to serve, the Commission shall consist of
a minimum of four members whose prime source of income is derived from farming or
agricultural-based enterprises in Nantucket and another three who are interested in farming. If the foregoing are neither available nor willing to serve, then any member may
be appointed from the community who has an interest in agriculture. The Select Board shall fill any vacancy for the balance of the unexpired term of the vacancy.
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The Commission shall consist of five members appointed by the Select Board for three- year staggered terms. To the extent available and willing to serve, the Commission shall
consist of a minimum of three members whose prime source of income is derived from farming or agricultural-based enterprises in Nantucket and another two who are
interested in farming. If the foregoing are neither available nor willing to serve, then any member may be appointed from the community who has an interest in agriculture. The
Select Board shall fill any vacancy for the balance of the unexpired term of the vacancy.
ARTICLE 66
(Nantucket Historical Commission: Membership) To see if the Town would vote to amend the vote taken pursuant to Article 32 of
the April 13, 2005 Annual Town Meeting, by changing the number of members of the Nantucket Historical Commission from five members to seven members in accordance with chapter 40 section 8D. There shall be no Alternate members of the Historical
Commission. As the current terms of Alternate members expire, no additional Alternate members shall be appointed.
(Select Board for Nantucket Historical Commission)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the membership of the Nantucket
Historical Commission is hereby increased from five members to seven members; and, that there shall be no alternate positions. As the terms of alternate members expires, no
additional alternate members shall be appointed.
ARTICLE 67 (Bylaw Amendment: Streets and Sidewalks)
To see if the Town will vote to amend the title of Chapter 127 (Streets and
Sidewalks), Article II (Obstructions on Sidewalks) as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods
to denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text; non-substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw shall be permitted in order that it be in
compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
Chapter 127
Streets and Sidewalks Article II Obstructions on Sidewalks, Streets, Bicycle Paths or Ways
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the title of Chapter 127 (Streets and
Sidewalks), Article II (Obstructions on Sidewalks) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket is hereby amended as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text,
language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text; non-substantive changes to the numbering of this
bylaw shall be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the numbering format of
the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
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Chapter 127 Streets and Sidewalks
Article II Obstructions on Sidewalks, Streets, Bicycle Paths or Ways
ARTICLE 68 (Cemetery Regulations)
To see if the Town will vote, pursuant to General Laws Chapter 114, Section 23,
to approve the following Cemetery Regulations, as adopted by the Cemetery Commissioners, and to insert the regulations as Chapter 234 in the Town’s Regulations:
I. General Rules
Town Cemeteries are open daily from dawn to one-half hour after sunset.
The License Holder (owner of a lot) is limited to interring human remains or cremated human remains in that site. The owner also has a limited right to place a monument and
plant flowers or shrubs. These limitations are outlined in other sections of these regulations.
Cemeteries are places for contemplation and quiet reflection. They are not recreation areas. Please respect these sacred grounds and use common sense: No loud noise,
bad behavior or trash.
No person shall remove, cut, break or mark any tree or shrub; or mark upon, deface, or injure any monument or structure on the grounds.
Gravestone repairs require prior authorization of the Cemetery Commission or its designated agent. Rubbings are not permitted. Take photographs only.
Firearms shall not be discharged in the cemeteries, except for salutes at military
funerals, Memorial Day, or Veteran’s Day.
Dogs must be leashed at all times and be under control of their handler. Dog walkers
must clean up after their dogs and must ensure that dogs do not trespass on any grave.
All trash must be removed from Town cemeteries, as there are no trash receptacles
available.
Additional Rules and Regulations Applicable to the Polpis Burial Ground
Polpis Cemetery is open to cremation interments only.
Cremation lots are four feet (4’) by six feet (6’) and shall have no more than four (4)
cremations in each lot.
Only one monument or marker per cremation lot will be allowed. A foundation must be placed under each monument. Only a professional who normally provides such a
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service in the community shall be permitted to place the foundation and monument, unless the Commissioners explicitly waive this requirement in writing. Markers may not
be set to embrace two or more grave lots. All markers shall be flush with the ground. No wooden crosses shall be allowed.
The Town shall not be liable for damage to monuments or markers. Markers may be of
granite, marble or bronze, the use of limestone, sandstone, cast or cement stone and
metals for monuments shall not be allowed. Monuments may be made of native boulders.
Because Polpis Cemetery is a natural setting, no additional planting will be allowed on
lots.
No other structure but approved markers or monuments may be placed on a lot.
No vehicles are allowed in the Polpis Cemetery.
No lights of any kind will be allowed.
II. Definitions
For the purpose of these Rules and Regulations, the following words shall have the following meaning, unless a different meaning is ascribed to such terms under the
General Laws:
Cemetery – All property owned by the Town of Nantucket dedicated for the burial of
deceased human remains.
Cemetery Administrator – The person charged by the Cemetery Commissioners with the day-to-day administration of Town Cemeteries in accordance with these Rules and
Regulations, the directions of the Cemetery Commissioners, and applicable Federal and
State laws.
Cenotaph – A monument erected in honor of persons buried at sea, or whose remains lie elsewhere.
Columbarium – A permanent structure, room or space in a mausoleum or other structure containing niches or other suitable spaces for the permanent placement of cremated
human remains.
Cremated Remain - The final physical remains of a human being after having been cremated and processed.
Cremation Lot – An area of land specifically designed for the interment and placement of cremated remains only.
Cremation Niche – see Niche.
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Crypt – A chamber in a mausoleum of sufficient size, generally used to contain the
casketed remains of a deceased person.
Durable Outer Container (Grave Box, Grave Liner or Vault) - All burials, except for approved green burials, of bodies and cremated remains shall be placed in a durable
outer container. Durable outer containers shall be made of reinforced concrete or
fiberglass and may include:
Grave Box / Grave Liner – An unsealed monolithic receptacle of two (2) or more pieces in which the casket is placed at time of burial.
Vault – A two-piece sealed receptacle for protection of the casket.
Urn Vault - A two-piece receptacle for protection an urn.
Governing Body – The Nantucket Cemetery Commission.
Grave – A space in a cemetery used or intended for use, for the in-ground burial of one
(1) or more deceased persons. The size of a grave may vary as laid out by the Cemetery Commission.
Green Burial – The burial of human remains, full body or cremated, with the intention of
their return to the soil through natural decay processes; green burial necessitates the use of non-toxic and biodegradable materials, such as caskets, shrouds, and urns.
Foot Marker – A flush to the ground memorial made of granite or bronze, which is placed at the foot of a grave.
Interment – The permanent placement of a dead human body either in a green burial or
placed in a casket within a durable outer container and buried in the ground.
Inurnment – The permanent placement of cremated human remains in a niche, space in
a columbarium, or burial in a grave.
License Holder – The original purchaser of a Right of Burial and others entitled to a
Rights of Burial.
Lot – A place designated in a cemetery comprised of one or more grave spaces.
Memorial or Monument – A monument or memorial usually made of granite, a flush-to-the ground memorial usually made of bronze or granite, or a foot marker, any of which is
used for commemorating the life of a deceased person.
Niche – A discrete chamber, space or recess in a columbarium used for the permanent
placement of cremated human remains, encased in an urn.
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Perpetual care - The activities of routine cemetery maintenance such as, but not necessarily limited to, mowing, brush cutting, repair of fences and laneways, and
signage.
Perpetual Care Fund – A fund authorized by the General Laws, whereby funds are set aside, the income of which is used for the perpetual care and maintenance of the
cemetery or lots therein.
Rights of Burial – The exclusive right of burial granted by the Town to a License Holder
for the use of a specific grave, lot, crypt, or niche or other burial space in a cemetery.
Urn – A container to hold human cremated remains. An urn can be placed in a columbarium niche or buried in the ground within a durable outer container.
III. Interments and Inurnments
Lots in the cemeteries shall be used for no other purpose than a place for the interment of human remains as full casket burials, green burials, or inurnment of cremated
remains.
No interment or inurnment shall be made until the Cemetery Administrator or designee
has been furnished with a burial permit and/or cremation certificate as required by law, together with a written interment or inurnment order on a form approved by the
Cemetery Commission and endorsed by the License Holder, or the legal representative of the License Holder in the lot in which interment is to be made. No grave shall be
opened for interment, inurnment or removal unless authorized by the Cemetery
Commission and cemetery personnel have flagged the area.
Green burial applications, on forms specific to green burials, will be reviewed by the Department of Health for minimal environmental impact before review and potential
approval by the Cemetery Commission.
Except for green burials, all interments and inurnments shall be enclosed in a durable
outer container or vault.
Each grave (minimum four feet (4’) by ten feet (10’)) includes the right of interment of
either one (1) full casket or one green burial for regular depth burial and one cremation burial.
Each grave may have additional right (provided additional fees are paid) of:
• Replacement of the cremation burial with a second full casket interment as a
“double-deep” burial;
• Replacement of the initial full casket burial and inurnment of up to four (4)
cremated remains.
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A cremation lot includes the right of inurnment of up to four (4) cremation burials.
Additional regulations will be drafted if a niche wall is constructed.
IV. Cemetery Lots
When a Right of Burial is purchased, the License Holder will be given a written deed,
granting the License Holder Rights of Burial in a specific grave, lot, crypt, or niche or other burial space in a cemetery. The Deed may contain certain specific terms and
conditions for use of the Rights of Burial and grant the right of erecting a monument or memorial on such terms and conditions as the Cemetery Commissioners may prescribe.
Such deeds and all subsequent deeds of such Rights of Burial made by owners thereof shall be recorded by the Cemetery Administrator or designee in the records maintained by the Department of Public Works in files kept for that purpose. Copies of lost deeds
may be obtained by contacting the Nantucket Town Clerk or the Cemetery Commission. It shall be the duty of the License Holder and his/her heirs to notify the Commission of
any changes in their mailing address. Notice sent to the License Holder at the last address on record shall be considered sufficient and proper legal notification.
The Cemetery Commissioners shall establish the cost of a Burial Right and fees related thereto and may amend the same from time to time. Cemetery personnel shall furnish,
to those who desire to purchase Rights of Burial information relative to the cost of the same and the conditions upon which interments or inurnments may be made. See:
Nantucket Cemetery Commission Schedule of Fees.
• A License Holder, or his/her heirs, shall not sell, transfer or convey the Rights of
Burial, but such Rights of Burial shall pass to family members as permitted under Chapter 114 of the General Laws. The Town of Nantucket shall have the option of
buying back Rights of Burial, subject to availability of funding. The price to be paid by the Cemetery Commission shall be no greater than the original purchase price,
provided that all remains, if any, have been removed from the lot.
• Should the Town not exercise its option to buy Rights of Burial, a License Holder
may assign or transfer such Rights of Burial only as permitted by the Cemetery Commissioners, who may limit such assignment or transfer to individuals who are
current residents of the Town of Nantucket, past residents or relatives of such individuals. A License Holder wishing to assign Rights of Burial should contact the
Cemetery Administrator. An assignment form needs to be completed, notarized and
submitted to the Cemetery Administrator in order to ensure accurate recording of all assignments.
• Upon the death of the License Holder, Rights to Burial shall pass in accordance with
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• An existing single grave (minimum four feet (4’) by ten feet (10’)) containing recorded
remains may also accommodate one cremation burial, provided the cremated remains are that of a family member, heir or others with verified rights of interment.
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• Graves for the interment of any indigent (by state definition) resident veterans are
provided at no cost and are set aside for burials of indigent resident veterans residing in the Town at the time of their entry into service and/or at the time of their
death verified by the Veterans Agent and subject to the approval of the Cemetery Commission.
• Single grave space may be made available for the burial of the stillborn or infants without charge to the resident parents residing in the Town at the time of death.
• Under MGL Ch. 115, Section 8, the Town shall provide grave space for interment or
inurnment of the indigent. Heirs may place monuments on indigent burials only if the interment rights are purchased and paid in full prior to placing a memorial. The
Cemetery Commission will determine indigent status based on state regulations and
definition.
• No work shall be performed on graves or lots by or on the direction of License Holders unless authorization has been obtained from the Cemetery Administrator, in
order to preserve as much as possible the natural appearance of cemeteries.
• The Town shall not be responsible for the maintenance of any flowers, flags,
decorations, holiday arrangements, or other objects placed on a lot, and shall have the right to remove the same if, in the opinion of the Cemetery Commission, they are
unsightly. The Town of Nantucket shall not be liable for items left at a grave, or damage to flowers, flags, decorations, monuments or other objects due to weather,
vandalism theft or wear and tear.
• Annual/perennial flowers may be planted at the base of and within 12 inches of a
monument/marker, so as to not interfere with the Cemetery Commission’s maintenance procedures.
• Fences, borders, curbing, hedges, shrubbery, trees, rampant-growing plantings and crushed stone are prohibited. No signs or lettered wooden boards of any kind are
permitted on a gravesite, unless the Cemetery Commission has granted prior approval.
• Any materials placed on a grave that are not in compliance with these regulations are subject to removal without notice.
• The Town may take over the ownership of an unoccupied grave after a minimum of
seventy-five years has elapsed after the issuance of a license for the grave by the Town and that the Town cannot locate the owner or the owner’s successor in interest
after a diligent search. If the ownership of the license is ascertained after such a
taking occurs, then the Town shall pay the fair value of the license at the time of taking, to the owner.
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Reuse of an occupied grave will not be permitted except: upon the request and with the consent of a relative or descendant of the decedent occupying the grave, providing that
no other descendant objects; to provide for the burial of a relative or descendant of the decedent occupying the grave; and if the remains of the decedent occupying the grave
will remain in the grave.
V. Memorials
The Cemetery Commission must approve any memorial, including gravestones,
markers, benches or other structures, in writing prior to installation.
• All inscriptions to be made on memorials shall be approved by the Cemetery
Commission prior to carving. The Commission reserves the right to prohibit offensive language or imagery within the cemetery.
• Monument dealers, masons, stonecutters and all workmen working at any Town
cemetery shall comply with the directions of the Cemetery Commission and must carry off all rubbish and restore roads, avenues and paths damaged by their
operations. The Town of Nantucket will not be responsible for any errors made by
any improper inscription on any memorial.
Memorial sizes shall be based on the following except at Polpis Cemetery where only flush memorials are permitted:
• SINGLE LOT: 16 inches by 24 inches flush memorial or 24 inches wide slant in designated areas.
• CREMATION LOT: 12 inches by 18 inches flush memorial or 18 inches wide slant in
designated areas. If two or more names are to be inscribed in the memorial, it may be 12 inches by 24 inches wide.”
• MULTIPLE Grave LOTS:
• Two (2) grave lot: three foot (3’) wide base etc.
• Three (3) grave lot: four foot (4’) long base or bench etc.
• Four (4) grave (or more) lot: six foot (6’) long base or bench etc.
• Where family lots have been established in inactive cemeteries (a list of such cemeteries is provided below), those families will be allowed to place memorials that
duplicate the style of the existing surrounding markers or headstones or, alternatively, use flush markers.
• No headstones, monuments, curbing or other structure will be permitted to be
erected in the cemeteries without a sufficient foundation. All markers, headstones,
monuments and other structures shall be made of granite, marble, slate, or other approved material. All monuments are to be centered at the head of grave/lot. Flush
foot markers may be placed at the center of the foot of a grave.
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• A marble or granite bench will be allowed on a lot with three (3) or more graves. If a
bench is placed on a lot, no other memorials are permitted other than foot markers on individual graves within the lot.
• Special permission for alternate memorial sizes may be requested of the Cemetery
Commission for consideration.
• The Cemetery Administrator is required to have written notification prior to any
foundation work/memorials placement, with all information outlined and submitted on a Cemetery Department Monument Permit Order. Prior to the initiation of any
monument work, the lot must be marked/flagged by Cemetery Department personnel. Monuments are required to be set in such manner that they will not
conflict with the alignment of neighboring monuments.
• Memorials and structures that are not in compliance with these regulations are
subject to removal without notice.
VI. Administration
The Cemetery Administrator shall have responsibility for the proper day-to-day
administration of Town Cemeteries in accordance with the administrative direction of the Town Manager and the policy direction of the Cemetery Commissioners, these rules
and regulations and applicable Federal and State laws. The Town of Nantucket Home
Rule Charter and MGL Ch. 114 and Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2011 established the Cemetery Commission and the appointment of members. Duties of the Cemetery
Commissioners are prescribed under MGL Ch. 114.
There may be circumstances when the strict or literal enforcement of these Rules and Regulations may impose unreasonable hardship. The Cemetery Commission reserves
the right to make exceptions, suspensions, or modifications to these Rules and
Regulations, without notice, whenever necessary in the judgment of the Cemetery Commissioners.
VII. Cemeteries in the Town of Nantucket
Active Town Controlled Cemeteries (Burial rights may be available):
Newtown Cemetery Sparks Avenue Space available. Polpis Burial Ground (Cemetery) Polpis Road Plots to be laid out;
Cremains only; flush monuments only.
Inactive Town Controlled Cemeteries (No burial rights available for sale):
Cemetery Location Status
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Founders Burial Ground Off Cliff Road Closed to new interments. The Historic Coloured Cemetery Mill Hill No known space available.
Miacomet Indian Burial Ground Surfside Road Closed to new interments. New North Cemetery New Lane (east) No new plots, owners only.
Old North Cemetery New Lane (west) No new plots, owners only. Quaker Cemetery Madaket Road Closed to new interments.
(Friends Burial Ground)
Private Cemeteries not controlled or maintained by the Town of Nantucket:
As information only, the following cemeteries are known to exist within the corporate
limits, but the Town of Nantucket has no obligation or involvement therewith. Saint Mary’s Cemetery Private, plots available.
Sconset Chapel Columbarium Private, inurnments only. Saint Paul’s Memorial Garden Private, ashes only.
Prospect Hill Cemetery Private Board and regulations; plots available. Edward Lewis Memorial Cemetery and the adjacent Jewish Cemetery on Somerset Road are
private and administered by the Prospect Hill Board.
A Cemetery owned and currently maintained by the Nantucket Conservation
Foundation:
Quaise Asylum Burial Ground Polpis Road Closed to new interments.
VIII. Fees
The Cemetery Commission shall adopt a schedule of fees for the sale of Rights of Burial
and other rights and services provided by the Cemetery Commission, which may be amended from time to time. All Rights of Burial must be paid for in full at the time of sale
unless there are extenuating circumstances for which the Commissioners may offer a
payment plan to the purchaser. No interments, inurnments or improvements shall be made to a lot, and no deeds shall be issued, until the Rights of Burial have been paid in
full.
The following prices have been established by the Nantucket Cemetery Commission for
the sale of Burial Rights in plots laid out in Town owned cemeteries.
Newtown Cemetery Newtown Cemetery can accommodate both full casket burials and also offers Cremation
Lots.
Single Lot (4’ x 10’) $1200.00
Each single lot (minimum 4 x 10 feet) includes the right of interment of one (1) full casket
for regular depth burial and up to two cremation burials.
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Double Deep Option - At time of lot purchase $600.00 additional: $1800.00
This option will accommodate two full casket burials. The first burial will be at a depth of eight feet (8’). This option offers replacement of the second full casket with inurnment of
up to four (4) cremated remains.
Cremation Lots (4’ x 6’) $900.00
Each Cremation lot will accommodate up to four (4) inurnments. Flush monuments only
will be allowed on Cremation Only Lots.
Polpis Burial Ground Only cremation burials are allowed at Polpis. Each lot includes the right of inurnment of
up to four (4) cremated remains. Only flush monuments are allowed at Polpis.
Single Lot (4’ x 6’) $900.00
A cremation lot includes the right of inurnment of up to four (4) cremation burials.
Rules and Regulations adopted by the Nantucket Cemetery Commission and approved by the Nantucket Town Meeting govern operation of Town owned cemeteries.
All plots include perpetual care. Plot cost does not include services to open and close
graves or funeral services.
(Select Board for Cemetery Commission)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Cemetery Regulations for the Town of Nantucket are hereby adopted as Chapter 234 of the Town’s Regulations as follows,
pursuant to General Laws Chapter 114, Section 23:
I. General Rules
Town Cemeteries are open daily from dawn to one-half hour after sunset.
The License Holder (owner of a lot) is limited to interring human remains or cremated
human remains in that site. The owner also has a limited right to place a monument and
plant flowers or shrubs. These limitations are outlined in other sections of these regulations.
Cemeteries are places for contemplation and quiet reflection. They are not recreation
areas. Please respect these sacred grounds and use common sense: No loud noise, bad behavior or trash.
No person shall remove, cut, break or mark any tree or shrub; or mark upon, deface, or injure any monument or structure on the grounds.
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Gravestone repairs require prior authorization of the Cemetery Commission or its designated agent. Rubbings are not permitted. Take photographs only.
Firearms shall not be discharged in the cemeteries, except for salutes at military
funerals, Memorial Day, or Veteran’s Day.
Dogs must be leashed at all times and be under control of their handler. Dog walkers
must clean up after their dogs and must ensure that dogs do not trespass on any grave.
All trash must be removed from Town cemeteries, as there are no trash receptacles available.
Additional Rules and Regulations Applicable to the Polpis Burial Ground
Polpis Cemetery is open to cremation interments only.
Cremation lots are four feet (4’) by six feet (6’) and shall have no more than four (4) cremations in each lot.
Only one monument or marker per cremation lot will be allowed. A foundation must be placed under each monument. Only a professional who normally provides such a
service in the community shall be permitted to place the foundation and monument, unless the Commissioners explicitly waive this requirement in writing. Markers may not
be set to embrace two or more grave lots. All markers shall be flush with the ground. No wooden crosses shall be allowed.
The Town shall not be liable for damage to monuments or markers. Markers may be of granite, marble or bronze, the use of limestone, sandstone, cast or cement stone and
metals for monuments shall not be allowed. Monuments may be made of native boulders.
Because Polpis Cemetery is a natural setting, no additional planting will be allowed on lots.
No other structure but approved markers or monuments may be placed on a lot.
No vehicles are allowed in the Polpis Cemetery.
No lights of any kind will be allowed.
II. Definitions
For the purpose of these Rules and Regulations, the following words shall have the
following meaning, unless a different meaning is ascribed to such terms under the General Laws:
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Cemetery – All property owned by the Town of Nantucket dedicated for the burial of deceased human remains.
Cemetery Administrator – The person charged by the Cemetery Commissioners with the
day-to-day administration of Town Cemeteries in accordance with these Rules and Regulations, the directions of the Cemetery Commissioners, and applicable Federal and
State laws.
Cenotaph – A monument erected in honor of persons buried at sea, or whose remains lie
elsewhere.
Columbarium – A permanent structure, room or space in a mausoleum or other structure containing niches or other suitable spaces for the permanent placement of cremated
human remains.
Cremated Remain - The final physical remains of a human being after having been
cremated and processed.
Cremation Lot – An area of land specifically designed for the interment and placement of
cremated remains only.
Cremation Niche – see Niche.
Crypt – A chamber in a mausoleum of sufficient size, generally used to contain the casketed remains of a deceased person.
Durable Outer Container (Grave Box, Grave Liner or Vault) - All burials, except for approved green burials, of bodies and cremated remains shall be placed in a durable
outer container. Durable outer containers shall be made of reinforced concrete or fiberglass and may include:
Grave Box / Grave Liner – An unsealed monolithic receptacle of two (2) or more pieces in which the casket is placed at time of burial.
Vault – A two-piece sealed receptacle for protection of the casket.
Urn Vault - A two-piece receptacle for protection an urn.
Governing Body – The Nantucket Cemetery Commission.
Grave – A space in a cemetery used or intended for use, for the in-ground burial of one (1) or more deceased persons. The size of a grave may vary as laid out by the
Cemetery Commission.
Green Burial – The burial of human remains, full body or cremated, with the intention of
their return to the soil through natural decay processes; green burial necessitates the use of non-toxic and biodegradable materials, such as caskets, shrouds, and urns.
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Foot Marker – A flush to the ground memorial made of granite or bronze, which is placed
at the foot of a grave.
Interment – The permanent placement of a dead human body either in a green burial or placed in a casket within a durable outer container and buried in the ground.
Inurnment – The permanent placement of cremated human remains in a niche, space in a columbarium, or burial in a grave.
License Holder – The original purchaser of a Right of Burial and others entitled to a
Rights of Burial.
Lot – A place designated in a cemetery comprised of one or more grave spaces.
Memorial or Monument – A monument or memorial usually made of granite, a flush-to-
the ground memorial usually made of bronze or granite, or a foot marker, any of which is used for commemorating the life of a deceased person.
Niche – A discrete chamber, space or recess in a columbarium used for the permanent placement of cremated human remains, encased in an urn.
Perpetual care - The activities of routine cemetery maintenance such as, but not
necessarily limited to, mowing, brush cutting, repair of fences and laneways, and signage.
Perpetual Care Fund – A fund authorized by the General Laws, whereby funds are set aside, the income of which is used for the perpetual care and maintenance of the
cemetery or lots therein.
Rights of Burial – The exclusive right of burial granted by the Town to a License Holder
for the use of a specific grave, lot, crypt, or niche or other burial space in a cemetery.
Urn – A container to hold human cremated remains. An urn can be placed in a columbarium niche or buried in the ground within a durable outer container.
III. Interments and Inurnments
Lots in the cemeteries shall be used for no other purpose than a place for the interment of human remains as full casket burials, green burials, or inurnment of cremated
remains.
No interment or inurnment shall be made until the Cemetery Administrator or designee
has been furnished with a burial permit and/or cremation certificate as required by law, together with a written interment or inurnment order on a form approved by the
Cemetery Commission and endorsed by the License Holder, or the legal representative of the License Holder in the lot in which interment is to be made. No grave shall be
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opened for interment, inurnment or removal unless authorized by the Cemetery Commission and cemetery personnel have flagged the area.
Green burial applications, on forms specific to green burials, will be reviewed by the
Department of Health for minimal environmental impact before review and potential approval by the Cemetery Commission.
Except for green burials, all interments and inurnments shall be enclosed in a durable outer container or vault.
Each grave (minimum four feet (4’) by ten feet (10’)) includes the right of interment of
either one (1) full casket or one green burial for regular depth burial and one cremation burial.
Each grave may have additional right (provided additional fees are paid) of:
• Replacement of the cremation burial with a second full casket interment as a “double-deep” burial;
• Replacement of the initial full casket burial and inurnment of up to four (4) cremated remains.
A cremation lot includes the right of inurnment of up to four (4) cremation burials.
Additional regulations will be drafted if a niche wall is constructed.
IV. Cemetery Lots
When a Right of Burial is purchased, the License Holder will be given a written deed, granting the License Holder Rights of Burial in a specific grave, lot, crypt, or niche or
other burial space in a cemetery. The Deed may contain certain specific terms and
conditions for use of the Rights of Burial and grant the right of erecting a monument or memorial on such terms and conditions as the Cemetery Commissioners may prescribe.
Such deeds and all subsequent deeds of such Rights of Burial made by owners thereof shall be recorded by the Cemetery Administrator or designee in the records maintained
by the Department of Public Works in files kept for that purpose. Copies of lost deeds may be obtained by contacting the Nantucket Town Clerk or the Cemetery Commission.
It shall be the duty of the License Holder and his/her heirs to notify the Commission of
any changes in their mailing address. Notice sent to the License Holder at the last address on record shall be considered sufficient and proper legal notification.
The Cemetery Commissioners shall establish the cost of a Burial Right and fees related
thereto and may amend the same from time to time. Cemetery personnel shall furnish,
to those who desire to purchase Rights of Burial information relative to the cost of the same and the conditions upon which interments or inurnments may be made. See:
Nantucket Cemetery Commission Schedule of Fees.
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• A License Holder, or his/her heirs, shall not sell, transfer or convey the Rights of Burial, but such Rights of Burial shall pass to family members as permitted under
Chapter 114 of the General Laws. The Town of Nantucket shall have the option of buying back Rights of Burial, subject to availability of funding. The price to be paid by
the Cemetery Commission shall be no greater than the original purchase price, provided that all remains, if any, have been removed from the lot.
• Should the Town not exercise its option to buy Rights of Burial, a License Holder may assign or transfer such Rights of Burial only as permitted by the Cemetery
Commissioners, who may limit such assignment or transfer to individuals who are current residents of the Town of Nantucket, past residents or relatives of such
individuals. A License Holder wishing to assign Rights of Burial should contact the
Cemetery Administrator. An assignment form needs to be completed, notarized and submitted to the Cemetery Administrator in order to ensure accurate recording of all
assignments.
• Upon the death of the License Holder, Rights to Burial shall pass in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• An existing single grave (minimum four feet (4’) by ten feet (10’)) containing recorded remains may also accommodate one cremation burial, provided the cremated
remains are that of a family member, heir or others with verified rights of interment.
• Graves for the interment of any indigent (by state definition) resident veterans are provided at no cost and are set aside for burials of indigent resident veterans
residing in the Town at the time of their entry into service and/or at the time of their
death verified by the Veterans Agent and subject to the approval of the Cemetery Commission.
• Single grave space may be made available for the burial of the stillborn or infants
without charge to the resident parents residing in the Town at the time of death.
• Under MGL Ch. 115, Section 8, the Town shall provide grave space for interment or
inurnment of the indigent. Heirs may place monuments on indigent burials only if the interment rights are purchased and paid in full prior to placing a memorial. The
Cemetery Commission will determine indigent status based on state regulations and definition.
• No work shall be performed on graves or lots by or on the direction of License Holders unless authorization has been obtained from the Cemetery Administrator, in
order to preserve as much as possible the natural appearance of cemeteries.
• The Town shall not be responsible for the maintenance of any flowers, flags,
decorations, holiday arrangements, or other objects placed on a lot, and shall have the right to remove the same if, in the opinion of the Cemetery Commission, they are
unsightly. The Town of Nantucket shall not be liable for items left at a grave, or
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damage to flowers, flags, decorations, monuments or other objects due to weather, vandalism theft or wear and tear.
• Annual/perennial flowers may be planted at the base of and within 12 inches of a
monument/marker, so as to not interfere with the Cemetery Commission’s maintenance procedures.
• Fences, borders, curbing, hedges, shrubbery, trees, rampant-growing plantings and crushed stone are prohibited. No signs or lettered wooden boards of any kind are
permitted on a gravesite, unless the Cemetery Commission has granted prior approval.
• Any materials placed on a grave that are not in compliance with these regulations
are subject to removal without notice.
• The Town may take over the ownership of an unoccupied grave after a minimum of
seventy-five years has elapsed after the issuance of a license for the grave by the Town and that the Town cannot locate the owner or the owner’s successor in interest
after a diligent search. If the ownership of the license is ascertained after such a
taking occurs, then the Town shall pay the fair value of the license at the time of taking, to the owner.
Reuse of an occupied grave will not be permitted except: upon the request and with the
consent of a relative or descendant of the decedent occupying the grave, providing that
no other descendant objects; to provide for the burial of a relative or descendant of the decedent occupying the grave; and if the remains of the decedent occupying the grave
will remain in the grave.
V. Memorials
The Cemetery Commission must approve any memorial, including gravestones,
markers, benches or other structures, in writing prior to installation.
• All inscriptions to be made on memorials shall be approved by the Cemetery Commission prior to carving. The Commission reserves the right to prohibit
offensive language or imagery within the cemetery.
• Monument dealers, masons, stonecutters and all workmen working at any Town
cemetery shall comply with the directions of the Cemetery Commission and must carry off all rubbish and restore roads, avenues and paths damaged by their
operations. The Town of Nantucket will not be responsible for any errors made by any improper inscription on any memorial.
Memorial sizes shall be based on the following except at Polpis Cemetery where only flush memorials are permitted:
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• SINGLE LOT: 16 inches by 24 inches flush memorial or 24 inches wide slant in designated areas.
• CREMATION LOT: 12 inches by 18 inches flush memorial or 18 inches wide slant in
designated areas. If two or more names are to be inscribed in the memorial, it may be 12 inches by 24 inches wide.”
• MULTIPLE Grave LOTS:
• Two (2) grave lot: three foot (3’) wide base etc.
• Three (3) grave lot: four foot (4’) long base or bench etc.
• Four (4) grave (or more) lot: six foot (6’) long base or bench etc.
• Where family lots have been established in inactive cemeteries (a list of such cemeteries is provided below), those families will be allowed to place memorials that
duplicate the style of the existing surrounding markers or headstones or, alternatively, use flush markers.
• No headstones, monuments, curbing or other structure will be permitted to be
erected in the cemeteries without a sufficient foundation. All markers, headstones,
monuments and other structures shall be made of granite, marble, slate, or other approved material. All monuments are to be centered at the head of grave/lot. Flush
foot markers may be placed at the center of the foot of a grave.
• A marble or granite bench will be allowed on a lot with three (3) or more graves. If a
bench is placed on a lot, no other memorials are permitted other than foot markers on individual graves within the lot.
• Special permission for alternate memorial sizes may be requested of the Cemetery
Commission for consideration.
• The Cemetery Administrator is required to have written notification prior to any
foundation work/memorials placement, with all information outlined and submitted on a Cemetery Department Monument Permit Order. Prior to the initiation of any
monument work, the lot must be marked/flagged by Cemetery Department personnel. Monuments are required to be set in such manner that they will not
conflict with the alignment of neighboring monuments.
• Memorials and structures that are not in compliance with these regulations are
subject to removal without notice.
VI. Administration
The Cemetery Administrator shall have responsibility for the proper day-to-day
administration of Town Cemeteries in accordance with the administrative direction of the Town Manager and the policy direction of the Cemetery Commissioners, these rules
and regulations and applicable Federal and State laws. The Town of Nantucket Home
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Rule Charter and MGL Ch. 114 and Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2011 established the Cemetery Commission and the appointment of members. Duties of the Cemetery
Commissioners are prescribed under MGL Ch. 114.
There may be circumstances when the strict or literal enforcement of these Rules and Regulations may impose unreasonable hardship. The Cemetery Commission reserves
the right to make exceptions, suspensions, or modifications to these Rules and
Regulations, without notice, whenever necessary in the judgment of the Cemetery Commissioners.
VII. Cemeteries in the Town of Nantucket
Active Town Controlled Cemeteries (Burial rights may be available):
Newtown Cemetery Sparks Avenue Space available. Polpis Burial Ground (Cemetery) Polpis Road Plots to be laid out;
Cremains only; flush monuments only.
Inactive Town Controlled Cemeteries (No burial rights available for sale):
Cemetery Location Status
Founders Burial Ground Off Cliff Road Closed to new interments. The Historic Coloured Cemetery Mill Hill No known space available.
Miacomet Indian Burial Ground Surfside Road Closed to new interments.
New North Cemetery New Lane (east) No new plots, owners only. Old North Cemetery New Lane (west) No new plots, owners only.
Quaker Cemetery Madaket Road Closed to new interments. (Friends Burial Ground)
Private Cemeteries not controlled or maintained by the Town of Nantucket:
As information only, the following cemeteries are known to exist within the corporate limits, but the Town of Nantucket has no obligation or involvement therewith.
Saint Mary’s Cemetery Private, plots available. Sconset Chapel Columbarium Private, inurnments only.
Saint Paul’s Memorial Garden Private, ashes only. Prospect Hill Cemetery Private Board and regulations; plots available.
Edward Lewis Memorial Cemetery and the adjacent Jewish Cemetery on Somerset Road are private and administered by the Prospect Hill Board.
A Cemetery owned and currently maintained by the Nantucket Conservation Foundation:
Quaise Asylum Burial Ground Polpis Road Closed to new interments.
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VIII. Fees
The Cemetery Commission shall adopt a schedule of fees for the sale of Rights of Burial
and other rights and services provided by the Cemetery Commission, which may be amended from time to time. All Rights of Burial must be paid for in full at the time of sale
unless there are extenuating circumstances for which the Commissioners may offer a
payment plan to the purchaser. No interments, inurnments or improvements shall be made to a lot, and no deeds shall be issued, until the Rights of Burial have been paid in
full.
The following prices have been established by the Nantucket Cemetery Commission for the sale of Burial Rights in plots laid out in Town owned cemeteries.
Newtown Cemetery Newtown Cemetery can accommodate both full casket burials and also offers
Cremation Lots.
Single Lot (4’ x 10’) $1200.00
Each single lot (minimum 4 x 10 feet) includes the right of interment of one (1) full
casket for regular depth burial and up to two cremation burials.
Double Deep Option - At time of lot purchase $600.00 additional: $1800.00
This option will accommodate two full casket burials. The first burial will be at a depth of
eight feet (8’). This option offers replacement of the second full casket with inurnment of up to four (4) cremated remains.
Cremation Lots (4’ x 6’) $900.00
Each Cremation lot will accommodate up to four (4) inurnments. Flush monuments only will be allowed on Cremation Only Lots.
Polpis Burial Ground
Only cremation burials are allowed at Polpis. Each lot includes the right of inurnment of
up to four (4) cremated remains. Only flush monuments are allowed at Polpis.
Single Lot (4’ x 6’) $900.00
A cremation lot includes the right of inurnment of up to four (4) cremation burials.
Rules and Regulations adopted by the Nantucket Cemetery Commission and approved
by the Nantucket Town Meeting govern operation of Town owned cemeteries.
All plots include perpetual care. Plot cost does not include services to open and close graves or funeral services.
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ARTICLE 69 (Bylaw Amendment: Singe-Use Plastics - Alcoholic Beverages of Less Than or Equal to
100 Milliliters) To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 125A (Regulation of Sale,
Distribution and Commercial Use of Certain Single-Use Plastics) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket, as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text,
language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not
meant to become part of the final text and, further, that non-sustentative changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the
numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
Chapter 125A. Single-Use Plastics
Article I. Regulation of Sale, Distribution and Commercial Use of Certain Single Use
Plastics
§125A-1. Definitions and Purpose
A. Definitions
BOXED WATER - Any type of drinking water, flavored water, carbonated water,
energy drink packaged in an aseptic carton, like the type often used for holding coconut water, soymilk, soups, and the like. These cartons are typically promoted
as being more than 75% made from recycled paper or other fibers, but the rest is often a set of plastic parts such as a cap and pouring ring and internal layers or
linings made from petroleum-based plastics such as polyethylene and aluminum.
CARBONATED WATER - Water that contains dissolved carbon dioxide gas, either artificially injected under pressure or occurring due to natural geological
processes. Carbonization causes small bubbles to form, giving the water an effervescent quality. Also known as “sparkling water”, “tonics”, “soda water”, “club
soda”, “tonic water”, “seltzer”, “pop”, and the like.
COMMERCIAL USE - Use by a business, directly/indirectly for financial gain or convenience.
DRINKING WATER - Potable, unflavored, non-carbonated water that is safe to drink or to use for food preparation.
ENERGY DRINK - A type of drink containing sugar and/or other stimulant
compounds when packaged in a petroleum based plastic container or package in a plastic lined paper or similar fiber package.
FLAVORED WATER - A category of beverage marketed as water which contains an array of additional ingredients, including, but not limited to, natural and
artificial flavors, sugars, sweeteners, vitamins, minerals, and other “enhancements”.
PETROLEUM-BASED PLASTIC - Plastic materials manufactured using
petroleum-derived polymers. Compostable plastics as defined by ASTM International are exempted from this bylaw.
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SINGLE-USE PLASTICS - Petroleum-based plastic products that are intended to be used only once before they are thrown away. They are "disposable" products.
The items covered by this bylaw are listed herein.
B. Purpose: The purpose of the bylaw is to protect the health and safety of Nantucket's present and future generations, protect the Town's single-source
aquifer, its scenic visage, historic status, reduce litter, reduce the threat to the
environment caused by rapid filling of the landfill space and by possible introduction of toxic by-products into the groundwater and general environment,
protect marine animals and food sources and save the citizens of the Town money. There are safe Alternatives for each of the single use petroleum-based
plastic items banned.
§ 125A-2 Sale, distribution and commercial use of petroleum-based single-use plastic
products.
It shall be unlawful to sell, distribute or commercially use the following single-use petroleum-based plastic products in the Town and County of Nantucket on or after June
1, 2020: A. Straws and drink stirrers; B. Flexible can and bottle yokes; C. Drinking cups and lids;
D. Plates, bowls and eating utensils; E. Defined products in plastic, non-compostable or non-recyclable containers of one liter (34 ounces) or less;
F. Single use, non-recyclable beverage pods;
It shall be unlawful to sell, distribute or commercially use the following single-use
petroleum-based plastic products in the Town and County of Nantucket on or after June
1, 2022:
G. Flushable wipes containing plastic fibers, cloth fibers and/or anti-bacterial chemicals; H. Plastic stick ear buds
It shall be unlawful to sell, distribute or commercially use the following single-use
petroleum-based plastic or glass products in the Town and County of Nantucket on or
after June 1, 2023:
I. Containers for alcoholic beverages of less than or equal to 100 milliliters
§ 125A-3 Exemption for emergencies and other.
A. Drinking water. Sales occurring after a declaration of an emergency adversely
affecting availability and/or quality of drinking water to Nantucket residents by the Emergency Management Director or other duly authorized Town, Commonwealth or
United States official shall be exempt from this bylaw until seven calendar days after
such declaration has ended.
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B. Medical packaging and medically required usage are exempted providing no recyclable Alternatives are available.
C. Compostable plastics are exempted from this bylaw, except for commercially
compostable plastics that cannot be composted on Nantucket.
§ 125-4 Enforcement process.
Enforcement of this bylaw shall be the discretionary responsibility of the Town Manager
or her/his designee. Police officers and health agents have the authority to enforce this bylaw. The Town Manager shall determine the inspection process to be followed,
incorporating the process into other Town duties as appropriate. Any establishment conducting sales, distribution or otherwise engaging in the commercial use of the
prohibited plastic products in violation of this bylaw shall be subject to a noncriminal
disposition fine as specified in Article II of Chapter 1 of the Code of the Town of Nantucket under MGL c. 40, § 21D. Any such fines shall be paid to the Town of
Nantucket. Enforcement shall be through the process of noncriminal disposition under MGL c. 40, § 21D, and Article of Chapter 1 of the Code of the Town of Nantucket.
§125A-5 Suspension of bylaw.
If the Town Manager determines that the cost of implementing and enforcing this bylaw has become unreasonable, then the Town Manager shall so advise the Select Board,
and the Select Board shall conduct a public hearing to inform the citizens of such costs. After the public hearing, the Select Board may continue this bylaw in force or may
suspend it permanently or for such length of time as they may determine.
§125A-6. Severability.
The provisions of this bylaw are severable. If any part of this bylaw should be held
invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the remainder of the bylaw, and the remainder of the bylaw shall stay in full force and effect.
; or otherwise act thereon.
(Bruce Mandel, et al) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved not to adopt the Article.
ARTICLE 70
(Bylaw Amendment: Singe-Use Plastics – Single-Use Plastic Fiber Tobacco Filter
Products) To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 125A (Regulation of Sale,
Distribution and Commercial Use of Certain Single-Use Plastics) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket, as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text,
language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text and, further, that non-sustentative changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the
numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
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Chapter 125A. Single-Use Plastics
Article I. Regulation of Sale, Distribution and Commercial Use of Certain Single Use
Plastics
§125A-1. Definitions and Purpose
A. Definitions
BOXED WATER - Any type of drinking water, flavored water, carbonated water,
energy drink packaged in an aseptic carton, like the type often used for holding coconut water, soymilk, soups, and the like. These cartons are typically promoted as being more than 75% made from recycled paper or other fibers, but the rest is
often a set of plastic parts such as a cap and pouring ring and internal layers or linings made from petroleum-based plastics such as polyethylene and aluminum.
CARBONATED WATER - Water that contains dissolved carbon dioxide gas, either artificially injected under pressure or occurring due to natural geological
processes. Carbonization causes small bubbles to form, giving the water an
effervescent quality. Also known as “sparkling water”, “tonics”, “soda water”, “club soda”, “tonic water”, “seltzer”, “pop”, and the like.
COMMERCIAL USE - Use by a business, directly/indirectly for financial gain or convenience.
DRINKING WATER - Potable, unflavored, non-carbonated water that is safe to drink or to use for food preparation.
ENERGY DRINK - A type of drink containing sugar and/or other stimulant
compounds when packaged in a petroleum based plastic container or package in a plastic lined paper or similar fiber package.
FLAVORED WATER - A category of beverage marketed as water which contains an array of additional ingredients, including, but not limited to, natural and
artificial flavors, sugars, sweeteners, vitamins, minerals, and other
“enhancements”. PETROLEUM-BASED PLASTIC - Plastic materials manufactured using
petroleum-derived polymers. Compostable plastics as defined by ASTM International are exempted from this bylaw.
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS - Petroleum-based plastic products that are intended to
be used only once before they are thrown away. They are "disposable" products. The items covered by this bylaw are listed herein.
B. Purpose: The purpose of the bylaw is to protect the health and safety of
Nantucket's present and future generations, protect the Town's single-source aquifer, its scenic visage, historic status, reduce litter, reduce the threat to the
environment caused by rapid filling of the landfill space and by possible
introduction of toxic by-products into the groundwater and general environment, protect marine animals and food sources and save the citizens of the Town
money. There are safe Alternatives for each of the single use petroleum-based plastic items banned.
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§ 125A-2 Sale, distribution and commercial use of petroleum-based single-use plastic
products.
It shall be unlawful to sell, distribute or commercially use the following single-use petroleum-based plastic products in the Town and County of Nantucket on or after June
1, 2020: G. Straws and drink stirrers; H. Flexible can and bottle yokes; I. Drinking cups and lids;
J. Plates, bowls and eating utensils; K. Defined products in plastic, non-compostable or non-recyclable containers of one liter (34 ounces) or less;
L. Single use, non-recyclable beverage pods;
It shall be unlawful to sell, distribute or commercially use the following single-use
petroleum-based plastic products in the Town and County of Nantucket on or after June
1, 2022:
M. Flushable wipes containing plastic fibers, cloth fibers and/or anti-bacterial chemicals; N. Plastic stick ear buds
It shall be unlawful to sell, distribute or commercially use the following single-use petroleum-based plastic or glass products in the Town and County of Nantucket on or
after June 1, 2023:
I. Single use plastic fiber tobacco filter products.
§ 125A-3 Exemption for emergencies and other.
D. Drinking water. Sales occurring after a declaration of an emergency adversely affecting availability and/or quality of drinking water to Nantucket residents by the
Emergency Management Director or other duly authorized Town, Commonwealth or
United States official shall be exempt from this bylaw until seven calendar days after such declaration has ended. E. Medical packaging and medically required usage are exempted providing no recyclable Alternatives are available.
F. Compostable plastics are exempted from this bylaw, except for commercially
compostable plastics that cannot be composted on Nantucket.
§ 125-4 Enforcement process.
Enforcement of this bylaw shall be the discretionary responsibility of the Town Manager
or her/his designee. Police officers and health agents have the authority to enforce this bylaw. The Town Manager shall determine the inspection process to be followed,
incorporating the process into other Town duties as appropriate. Any establishment conducting sales, distribution or otherwise engaging in the commercial use of the
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prohibited plastic products in violation of this bylaw shall be subject to a noncriminal disposition fine as specified in Article II of Chapter 1 of the Code of the Town of
Nantucket under MGL c. 40, § 21D. Any such fines shall be paid to the Town of Nantucket. Enforcement shall be through the process of noncriminal disposition under
MGL c. 40, § 21D, and Article of Chapter 1 of the Code of the Town of Nantucket.
§125A-5 Suspension of bylaw.
If the Town Manager determines that the cost of implementing and enforcing this bylaw
has become unreasonable, then the Town Manager shall so advise the Select Board, and the Select Board shall conduct a public hearing to inform the citizens of such costs.
After the public hearing, the Select Board may continue this bylaw in force or may suspend it permanently or for such length of time as they may determine.
§125A-6. Severability.
The provisions of this bylaw are severable. If any part of this bylaw should be held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the remainder
of the bylaw, and the remainder of the bylaw shall stay in full force and effect.
; or otherwise act thereon.
(Bruce Mandel, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved not to adopt the Article.
ARTICLE 71
(Bylaw Amendment: Gender Equality on Beaches) To see if the Town will vote to: Amend the General Bylaws of the Town by
adding a new section to read as follows: “In order to promote equality for all persons, any person shall be allowed to be topless
on any public or private beach within the Town of Nantucket.”
and further to authorize the Town Clerk to insert said bylaw in the appropriate section of the Town code; or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Dorothy Stover, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Chapter 66 (Coastal Areas and Open
Spaces, Protection of) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket is hereby amended as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by
strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text and, further, that non-sustentative changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it
be in compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
§66-1. Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to protect the beaches, coastal areas and other open
unimproved spaces of Nantucket by regulating activities within or upon these areas by persons whose activities are deemed to have a significant effect on the environment,
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including but not limited to wildlife and recreation; on scenic views; on excessive noise; on the natural, scenic, historic and aesthetic qualities of the beach environment or other
open spaces on Nantucket; on the public safety and welfare; and on the preservation of peace and good order. Such protection is extended to private as well as to public open
space areas as a correlate to owners giving express or implied consent to the use of their private property for any lawful purpose thereon.
In order to promote equality for all persons, any person shall be allowed to be topless on any public or private beach within the Town of Nantucket.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: This Article’s sponsor made a reasonable
argument that topless sunbathing is a matter of gender equality that is governed unequally by Town and State laws. As the Article has no discernable impact on Town
finances, the Finance Committee voted to give the Article a positive recommendation,
permitting Town Meeting voters to express their preference on this issue.
SELECT BOARD COMMENT: The Select Board supports the Finance Committee Comment and recommends a phased implementation.
ARTICLE 72 (Amend Town Wharf and Waterways Prohibited Activities)
To see if the Town will vote to make the following changes to Ch. 250 sec. 2.10 and 2.11:
250.2.10 Between October 15October 31 and April 15, all Dinghies not servicing
Vessels presently moored in the harbor shall be removed from any Town property.
250.2.11 The Town may remove after October 30October 31, any Dinghy left on Town
property. Following such removal, the Harbor Master shall give notice of the removal as follows:
(a) if the owner is known, then by mail or hand-delivery;
(b) if the owner is unknown, then by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the Town;
(c) if, after thirty (30) days following the publication or written notice, the owner has failed to claim the Dinghy and reimburse the Town for removal costs, the Dinghy may
then, at the discretion of the Harbor Master, be sold at public auction to cover the costs
of removal. If said auction produces surplus proceeds after payment of the costs of removal, said surplus shall be held in a separate account and be paid over to the owner
upon proof of ownership.
Striked out text to be replaced by high-lighted text. All other text to remain as written and previously amended. Changes to go into effect upon passage.
(Campbell Sutton, et al) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
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ARTICLE 73 (Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Sewer District Map Changes)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 41 (Board of Sewer Commissioners), section 41-3A (Town Sewer District) of the Code of the Town of
Nantucket by adding the following parcels located within the “Hummock Pond North” sewer needs area designated within the Comprehensive Wastewater Management
Plan, adopted in October 2014, to the Town Sewer District:
Map Lot Number Street
56 320 69 Hummock Pond Road
56 260 5 Hawthorne Lane
56 261 7 Hawthorne Lane
56 262 9 Hawthorne Lane
56 263 11 Hawthorne Lane
56 224 12 Hawthorne Lane
56 225 14 Hawthorne Lane
56 226 16 Hawthorne Lane
56 265 15 Hawthorne Lane
56 268 17 Hawthorne Lane
56 267 19 Hawthorne Lane
56 244 21 Hawthorne Lane
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 73” dated
January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Chapter 41 (Board of Sewer Commissioners), section 41-3A (Town Sewer District) of the Code of the Town of
Nantucket is hereby amended by adding the following parcels located within the
“Hummock Pond North” sewer needs area designated within the Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan, adopted in October 2014, to the Town Sewer District:
Map Lot Number Street
56 320 69 Hummock Pond Road
56 260 5 Hawthorne Lane
56 261 7 Hawthorne Lane
56 262 9 Hawthorne Lane
56 263 11 Hawthorne Lane
56 224 12 Hawthorne Lane
56 225 14 Hawthorne Lane
56 226 16 Hawthorne Lane
56 265 15 Hawthorne Lane
56 268 17 Hawthorne Lane
56 267 19 Hawthorne Lane
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56 244 21 Hawthorne Lane
NOTE: At its meeting on February 16, 2022, the Select Board acting as the Sewer Commissioners, voted to add the parcels referenced in the Article to the Town Sewer
District. Further, prior to any sewer extension being undertaken the owner(s) of the property must comply with any and all conditions of the Town, including but not limited
to payment for engineering, construction, condition assessment and capacity analysis of
the current and potential upgrade of the force main and/or sewer line to which this property would be connected.
ARTICLE 74
(Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Town Sewer District Map Change:
44 Skyline Drive) To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 41 (Board of Sewer
Commissioners), Section 41-3A (Town Sewer District) of the code of the town of Nantucket by adding the following property, currently outside of the district:
Map Lot Number Street
79 990 44 Skyline Drive
All as shown on the attached map.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Clifford Williams, et al) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved not to adopt the Article.
NOTE: At its meeting on February 16, 2022, the Select Board acting as the Sewer Commissioners voted not to add the parcel referenced in the Article to the Town Sewer
District. If a positive Motion were to be brought forward at Town Meeting, a two-thirds vote would be required from Town Meeting in order for the Article to be adopted; and if
so adopted, prior to any sewer extension being undertaken the owner(s) of the property must comply with any and all conditions of the Town, including but not limited to
payment for engineering, construction, condition assessment and capacity analysis of
the current and potential upgrade of the force main and/or sewer line to which this property would be connected.
Quantum of vote required for passage of a positive motion is 2/3 ARTICLE 75
(Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Town Sewer District Map Change – 15 Milestone Crossing)
To see if the Town will vote to:
Amend the sewer district map to include 15 Milestone Crossing, identified as Nantucket Tax Assessor’s Map 68, Parcel 457, which is currently outside the core sewer district
; or otherwise act thereon.
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(David J. Buckley, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Chapter 41 (Board of Sewer Commissioners), section 41-3A (Town Sewer District) of the Code of the Town of
Nantucket is hereby amended by adding the following parcels located within the “Hummock Pond North” sewer needs area designated within the Comprehensive
Wastewater Management Plan, adopted in October 2014, to the Town Sewer District:
Map Lot Number Street
68 457 15 Milestone Crossing
NOTE: At its meeting on February 16, 2022, the Select Board acting as the Sewer
Commissioners, voted to add the parcel referenced in the Article to the Town Sewer
District. Further, prior to any sewer extension being undertaken the owner(s) of the property must comply with any and all conditions of the Town, including but not limited
to payment for engineering, construction, condition assessment and capacity analysis of the current and potential upgrade of the force main and/or sewer line to which this
property would be connected.
ARTICLE 76
(Home Rule Petition: Community Housing Bank Real Estate Transfer Fee) To see if the Town will vote to request its representatives in the General Court to
introduce legislation seeking a special act the text of which is set forth below and to authorize the General Court, with the approval of the Select Board, to make constructive
changes in the text thereto as may be necessary or advisable in order to accomplish the
intent of this legislation in order to secure passage; or to take any other action related thereto.
An Act Authorizing the Town of Nantucket to Impose a Real Estate Transfer Fee for
Affordable and Workforce Housing and Related Capital Improvements
SECTION 1. For purposes of this act, the words and phrases set forth in this section
shall have the following meanings: “Affordable Housing Restriction" is a recorded instrument held by a qualified holder
which encumbers and/or restricts a real property interest so that the real property interest is perpetually or for a term of at least thirty (30) years limited to use as a
residence occupied by a low or moderate income household which earns less than a
specified income level, the upper limit of which may not exceed two hundred forty percent (240%) of the Nantucket median income. A “qualified holder” is a governmental
body or charitable corporation or trust which qualifies under the terms of chapter one hundred eight-four of the General Laws (“Chapter 184”) to hold an affordable housing
restriction. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, “Affordable Housing Restriction” includes but is not limited to any instrument which conforms to the
requirements of (i) a Nantucket Housing Needs Covenant as described in Chapter 301
of the Acts of 2002 and defined in the Town of Nantucket Code.
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"Housing and Community Development Fund", shall refer to a discrete fund or account, established by the county treasurer of the Nantucket County under the
provisions of this act. "Eligible Applicants", shall refer to non-profit and for-profit corporations and
organizations, individuals, and public entities. "Purchaser", shall refer to the transferee, grantee or recipient of any real property
interest.
"Purchase price", all consideration paid or transferred by or on behalf of a purchaser to a seller or his nominee, or for his benefit, for the transfer of any real property interest,
and shall include, but not be limited to, all cash or its equivalent so paid or transferred; all cash or other property paid or transferred by or on behalf of the purchaser to
discharge or reduce any obligation of the seller; the principal amount of all notes or their equivalent, or other deferred payments, given or promised to be given by or on behalf of
the purchaser to the seller or his nominee; the outstanding balance of all obligations of
the seller which are assumed by the purchaser or to which the real property interest transferred remains subject after the transfer, determined at the time of transfer, but
excluding real estate taxes and other municipal liens or assessments which are not overdue at the time of transfer; the fair market value, at the time of transfer, of any other
consideration or thing of value paid or transferred by or on behalf of the purchaser,
including, but not limited to, any property, goods or services paid, transferred or rendered in exchange for such real property interest.
"Real property interest", shall refer to any present or future legal or equitable interest in or to real property, and any beneficial interest therein, including the interest of any
beneficiary in a trust which holds any legal or equitable interest in real property, the interest of a partner or member in a partnership or limited liability company, the interest
of a stockholder in a corporation, the interest of a holder of an option to purchase real
property, the interest of a buyer or seller under a contract for purchase and sale of real property, and the transferable development rights created under chapter one hundred
eighty-three A of the General Laws; but shall not include any interest which is limited to any of the following: the dominant estate in any easement or right of way; the right to
enforce any restriction; any estate at will or at sufferance; any estate for years having a
term of less than 30 years; any reversionary right, condition, or right of entry for condition broken; and the interest of a mortgagee or other secured party in any
mortgage or security agreement. "Seller", shall refer to the transferor, grantor or immediate former owner of any real
property interest.
"Time of transfer" of any real property interest shall mean the time at which such transfer is legally effective as between the parties thereto, and, in any event, with
respect to a transfer evidenced by an instrument recorded with the appropriate registry of deeds or filed with the assistant recorder of the appropriate registry district, not later
than the time of such recording or filing. “Town” shall refer to the Town of Nantucket acting by and through the Select Board.
SECTION 2. There is hereby imposed a fee equal to one half per cent (½%) of the purchase price upon the transfer of any real property interest in any real property
situated in Nantucket County. Said fee shall be the liability of the seller of such real property interest, and any agreement between the purchaser and the seller or any other
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person with reference to the allocation of the responsibility for bearing said fee shall not affect such liability of the seller. The fee shall be paid to the Town of Nantucket, or its
designee, and shall be accompanied by a copy of the deed or other instrument evidencing such transfer, if any, and an affidavit signed under oath or under the pains
and penalties of perjury by the purchaser or his legal representative and the seller or his legal representative, attesting to the true and complete purchase price and the basis, if
any, upon which the transfer is claimed to be exempt in whole or in part from the fee
imposed hereby. The Town, or its designee, shall promptly thereafter execute and issue a certificate indicating that the appropriate fee has been paid or that the transfer is
exempt from the fee, stating the basis for the exemption. The register of deeds for Nantucket County, and the assistant recorder for the registry district of Nantucket
County, shall not record or register, or receive or accept for recording or registration, any deed, except a mortgage deed, to which has not been affixed such a certificate
executed by the Town or its designee. Failure to comply with this requirement shall not
affect the validity of any instrument. The Town shall deposit all fees received hereunder with the Town treasurer. The treasurer shall deposit such fees in the Affordable Housing
Trust Fund. The fee imposed hereunder shall be due simultaneously with the time of transfer of the transfer upon which it is imposed. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
whenever there is a conveyance of real property interests and a conveyance of
personalty related thereto at or about the same time, the allocations of payments between real estate and personalty agreed to by the purchaser and seller shall not
determine the amount of the fee due pursuant to this section; instead, the Town may require payment of the fee referred to in real property interests so conveyed as
determined by the Town.
SECTION 3. At any time within seven days following the issuance of the certificate of
payment of the fee imposed by section two, the seller or his legal representative may return said certificate to the Town or its designee for cancellation, together with an
affidavit signed under oath or under the pains and penalties of perjury that the transfer, with respect to which such certificate was issued, has not been consummated, and
thereupon the fee paid with respect to such transfer shall be forthwith returned to the
seller or his legal representative.
SECTION 4. The following transfers of real property interests shall be exempt from the fee established by section 10. Except as otherwise provided, the seller shall have
the burden of proof that any transfer is exempt under this section and any otherwise
exempt transfer shall not be exempt in the event that such transfer (by itself or as part of a series of transfers) was made for the primary purpose of evading the fee imposed by
section 10. (a) Transfers to the government of the United States, the commonwealth, and any of
their instrumentalities, agencies or subdivisions, including but not limited to transfers to the Town of Nantucket, the County of Nantucket.
(b) Transfers which, without additional consideration, confirm, correct, modify or
supplement a transfer previously made. (c) Transfers made as gifts without consideration. In any proceedings to determine
the amount of any fee due hereunder, it shall be presumed that any transfer for consideration of less than fair market value of the real property interest transferred was
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made as a gift without consideration to the extent of the difference between the fair market value of the real property interest transferred and the amount of consideration
claimed by the seller to have been paid or transferred, if the purchaser shall have been at the time of transfer the spouse, the lineal descendant, or the lineal ancestor of the
seller, by blood or adoption, and otherwise it shall be presumed that consideration was paid in an amount equal to the fair market value of the real property interest transferred,
at the time of transfer.
(d) Transfer to the trustees of a trust in exchange for a beneficial interest received by the purchaser in such trust; distributions by the trustees of a trust to the beneficiaries of
such trust. (e) Transfers by operation of law without actual consideration, including but not
limited to transfers occurring by virtue of the death or bankruptcy of the owner of a real property interest.
(f) Transfers made in partition of land and improvements thereto, under chapter two
hundred and forty-one of the General Laws. (g) Transfers to any charitable organization as defined in clause Third of section five
of chapter fifty-nine of the General Laws, or any religious organization, provided that the real property interest so transferred will be held by the charitable or religious
organization solely for its public charitable or religious purposes.
(h) Transfers to a mortgagee in foreclosure of the mortgage held by such mortgagee, and transfers of the property subject to a mortgage to the mortgagee in consideration of
the forbearance of the mortgagee from foreclosing said mortgage. (i) Transfers made to a corporation or partnership or limited liability company at the
time of its formation, pursuant to which transfer no gain or loss is recognized under the provisions of section three hundred and fifty-one or seven hundred and twenty-one of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; provided, however, that such transfer
shall be exempt only in the event that (1) with respect to a corporation, the transferor retains an interest in the newly formed corporation which is equivalent to the interest the
transferor held prior to the transfer, or (2) with respect to a partnership or limited liability company, the transferor retains after such formation rights in capital interests and profit
interests within such partnership or limited liability company which are equivalent to the
interest the transferor held prior to the transfer. (j) Transfers made to a stockholder of a corporation in liquidation or partial liquidation
of the corporation, and transfers made to a partner of a partnership or to a member of a limited liability company in dissolution or partial dissolution of the partnership or limited
liability company; but the transfer shall be exempt only if (i) with respect to a corporation,
the transferee receives property (including real property interests and other property received) which is the same fraction of the total property of the transferor corporation as
the fraction of the corporation's stock owned by the transferee prior to the transfer or (ii) with respect to a partnership or limited liability company, the transferee receives
property (including real property interests and other property received) which is the same fraction of the property of the partnership or limited liability company as the
fraction of the capital and profit interests in the transferor formerly owned by the
transferee. (k) Transfers consisting of the division of marital assets under the provisions of
section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and eight of the General Laws or other provisions of law.
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(l) Transfers of property consisting in part of real property interests situated in Nantucket County and in part of other property interests, to the extent that the property
transferred consists of property other than real property situated in Nantucket County; provided that the purchaser shall furnish the Town with such information as it shall
require or request in support of the claim of exemption and manner of allocation of the consideration for such transfers.
(m) The first $2 million of the sale price of any transfer or series of transfers of real
property interests in a single transaction. Said exemption may be adjusted as determined annually by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of voters at an annual or
special town meeting. (n) Transfers of minority interests in corporations, trusts, partnerships or limited
liability companies which are publicly traded, which trades are not part of a series of transfers which together constitute a transfer of control of a corporation, trust,
partnership or limited liability company.
SECTION 5. (a) The Town treasurer shall keep a full and accurate account stating
when, from or to whom, and on what account money has been paid or received relative to the activities of the Trust Fund and the Housing Fund. Said account shall be subject
to examination by the director of accounts or his agent pursuant to section forty-four of
chapter thirty-five of the General Laws. (b) Schedules of beneficiaries of trusts, list of stockholders of corporations and lists of
partnerships filed with the Trust Fund for the purpose of determining or fixing the amount of the fee imposed under section ten or for the purpose of determining the
existence of any exemption under section twelve shall not be public records for the purposes of section ten of chapter sixty-six of the General Laws.
SECTION 6. A seller who fails to pay all or any portion of the fee established by section two on or before the time when the same is due shall be liable for the following
additional payments in addition to said fee: (a) Interest: The seller shall pay interest on the unpaid amount of the fee to be
calculated from the time of transfer at a rate equal to fourteen per cent per annum.
(b) Penalties: Any person who, without fraud or willful intent to defeat or evade a fee imposed by this chapter, fails to pay all or a portion of the fee within thirty days after the
time of transfer, shall pay a penalty equal to five per cent of the outstanding fee as determined by the Town for each month or portion thereof thereafter that the fee is not
paid in full; provided, however, that in no event shall the amount of any penalty imposed
hereunder exceed twenty-five per cent of the unpaid fee due at the time of transfer. Whenever the Town determines that all or a portion of a fee due under this chapter was
unpaid due to fraud with intent to defeat or evade the fee imposed by this chapter, a penalty equal to the amount of said fee as determined by the Town shall be paid by the
seller in addition to said fee.
SECTION 7. (a) The Town shall notify the purchaser and the seller by registered or
certified mail of any failure to discharge in full the amount of the fee due under this Act and any penalty or interest assessed. The Town shall grant a hearing on the matter of
the imposition of said fee, or of any penalty or interest assessed, if a petition requesting such hearing is received by the Town within thirty days after the mailing of said notice.
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The Town shall notify the purchaser and the seller in writing by registered or certified mail of its determination concerning the deficiency, penalty or interest within fifteen days
after said hearing. Any party aggrieved by a determination of the Town concerning a deficiency, penalty or interest may, after payment of said deficiency, appeal to the
district or superior court within three months after the mailing of notification of the determination of the Town. Upon the failure to timely petition for a hearing, or appeal to
said courts, within the time limits hereby established, the purchaser and seller shall be
bound by the terms of the notification, assessment or determination, as the case may be, and shall be barred from contesting the fee, and any interest and penalty, as
determined by the Town. All decisions of said courts shall be appealable. Every notice to be given under this section by the Town shall be effective if mailed by certified or
registered mail to the purchaser or the seller at the address stated in a recorded or registered instrument by virtue of which the purchaser holds any interest in land, the
transfer of which gives rise to the fee which is the subject of such notice; and if no such
address is stated or if such transfer is not evidenced by an instrument recorded or registered in the public records in Nantucket County, such notice shall be effective when
so mailed to the purchaser or seller in care of any person appearing of record to have a fee interest in such land, at the address of such person as set forth in an instrument
recorded or registered in Nantucket County.
(b) All fees, penalties and interest required to be paid pursuant to this chapter shall constitute a personal debt of the seller and may be recovered in an action of contract or
in any other appropriate action, suit or proceeding brought by the Town; said action, suit or proceeding shall be subject to the provisions of chapter two hundred and sixty of the
General Laws. (c) If any seller liable to pay the fee established by this act neglects or refuses to pay
the same, the amount, including any interest and penalty thereon, shall be a lien in favor
of the Town upon all property and rights to property, whether real or personal, belonging to either such purchaser or such seller. Said lien shall arise at the time of transfer and
shall continue until the liability for such amount is satisfied. Said lien shall in any event terminate not later than six years following the time of transfer. Said lien shall not be
valid as against any mortgagee, pledgee, purchaser or judgment creditor unless notice
thereof has been filed by the Town (i) with respect to real property or fixtures, in the registry of deeds for Nantucket County, or (ii) with respect to personal property, in the
office in which a security or financing statement or notice with respect to the property would be filed in order to perfect a nonpossessory security interest belonging to the
person named in the relevant notice, subject to the same limitations as set forth in
section fifty of chapter sixty-two C of the General Laws. (d) Sellers applying for an exemption under subsections (a) through (n) of section four
shall be required at the time of application for exemption to execute an agreement legally binding on sellers and separately legally binding upon any Legal Representative
of the sellers (1) assuming complete liability for any fee, plus interest and penalties if any, waived on account of an allowed exemption subsequently determined to have been
invalid, and (2) submitting to the jurisdiction of the trial court of the commonwealth sitting
in Nantucket County. Fees, plus interest and penalties if any, shall be calculated as of the date of the initial property transfer. Execution of the above-described agreement
shall not be required of any mortgagee, pledge, purchaser or judgment creditor unless notice of the agreement has been recorded or filed by the Town.
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In any case where there has been a refusal or neglect to pay any fee, interest or penalties imposed by this act, whether or not levy has been made, the Town, in addition
to other modes of relief, may direct a civil action to be filed in a district or superior court of the commonwealth to enforce the lien of the Town under this section with respect to
such liability or to subject any property of whatever nature, of the delinquent, or in which he has any right, title or interest, to the payment of such liability.
The Town may issue a waiver or release of any lien imposed by this section. Such
waiver or release shall be conclusive evidence that the lien upon the property covered by the waiver or release is extinguished.
SECTION 8. The fee described in section 2 shall be of a ten-year duration from the
date this act shall take effect. This fee may continue for five-year periods by a majority vote at a Town Meeting authorizing the fee. The fee described by section 2 may be (1)
decreased, or (2) eliminated by two-thirds vote of Town Meeting. In the event that Town
Meeting votes to eliminate the fee, the balance of any fees previously collected shall be transferred to the Town of Nantucket and held by the treasurer in a separate account,
and shall first be used to satisfy any outstanding liabilities or obligations incurred by the Town of Nantucket or the Affordable Housing Trust as a result of imposition of the fee,
and the remainder may be expended without further appropriation by the Select Board
for affordable housing purposes. In the event that the liabilities and obligations of the Town of Nantucket or the Affordable Housing Trust exceed the amounts transferred to
the Town, the fee shall remain in full force and effect until such liabilities and obligations have been satisfied.
SECTION 9. The provisions of this act are severable, and if any provision hereof,
including without limitation any exemption from the fee imposed hereby, shall be held
invalid in any circumstances such invalidity shall not affect any other provisions or circumstances. This act shall be construed in all respects so as to meet all
constitutional requirements. In carrying out the purposes and provisions of this act, all steps shall be taken which are necessary to meet constitutional requirements whether or
not such steps are required by statute.
SECTION 10. If the Town has determined that a fee is due by asserting the
application of the evasion of fee doctrine described in section 2 then the seller shall have the burden of demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence as determined by
the Town that the transfer, or series of transfers, possessed both: (i) a valid, good faith
business purpose other than avoidance of the fee set forth in section 2and (ii) economic substance apart from the asserted fee avoidance benefit. In all such cases, the
transferee shall also have the burden of demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence as determined by the Town that the asserted non-fee-avoidance business
purpose is commensurate with the amount of the fee pursuant to section 2to be thereby avoided.
SECTION 11. Pursuant to state enabling legislation pending with the General Court for the adoption of an act providing cities and towns the option to support affordable
housing with a fee on certain real estate transactions, the legislative body of a city or town by a majority vote may adopt said act upon the passage of said act by the Senate
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and the House of Representatives of the General Court, and furthermore, a favorable majority vote of this Article by this Town Meeting is also deemed to be a vote by Town
Meeting to adopt said act providing cities and towns the option to support affordable housing with a fee on certain real estate transactions, provided the provisions contained
herein are consistent with the provisions of said act.
SECTION 12. This act shall take effect ninety (90) days following the date of
passage.
(Select Board) NOTE: Versions of the above home rule petition have been approved as Article 82 of
the 2016 Annual Town Meeting, Article 88 of the 2017 Annual Town Meeting, Article 70 of the 2018 Annual Town Meeting and Article 79 of the 2019 Annual Town Meeting. Home rule petitions currently pending before the legislature, which were not acted upon
by December 31, 2021, may expire unless renewed by a confirmatory town meeting vote.
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Town’s representatives to the General Court are hereby requested to introduce legislation as set forth below; and that
the General Court, with the approval of the Select Board, is authorized to make
constructive changes in the text hereof as may be necessary or advisable in order to accomplish the intent of this legislation in order to secure passage, as follows:
An Act Authorizing the Town of Nantucket to Impose a Real Estate Transfer Fee for
Affordable and Workforce Housing and Related Capital Improvements
SECTION 1. For purposes of this act, the words and phrases set forth in this section
shall have the following meanings: “Affordable Housing Restriction" is a recorded instrument held by a qualified holder
which encumbers and/or restricts a real property interest so that the real property interest is perpetually or for a term of at least thirty (30) years limited to use as a
residence occupied by a low or moderate income household which earns less than a
specified income level, the upper limit of which may not exceed two hundred forty percent (240%) of the Nantucket median income. A “qualified holder” is a governmental
body or charitable corporation or trust which qualifies under the terms of chapter one hundred eight-four of the General Laws (“Chapter 184”) to hold an affordable housing
restriction. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, “Affordable Housing
Restriction” includes but is not limited to any instrument which conforms to the requirements of (i) a Nantucket Housing Needs Covenant as described in Chapter 301
of the Acts of 2002 and defined in the Town of Nantucket Code. "Housing and Community Development Fund", shall refer to a discrete fund or
account, established by the county treasurer of the Nantucket County under the provisions of this act.
"Eligible Applicants", shall refer to non-profit and for-profit corporations and
organizations, individuals, and public entities. "Purchaser", shall refer to the transferee, grantee or recipient of any real property
interest.
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"Purchase price", all consideration paid or transferred by or on behalf of a purchaser to a seller or his nominee, or for his benefit, for the transfer of any real property interest,
and shall include, but not be limited to, all cash or its equivalent so paid or transferred; all cash or other property paid or transferred by or on behalf of the purchaser to
discharge or reduce any obligation of the seller; the principal amount of all notes or their equivalent, or other deferred payments, given or promised to be given by or on behalf of
the purchaser to the seller or his nominee; the outstanding balance of all obligations of
the seller which are assumed by the purchaser or to which the real property interest transferred remains subject after the transfer, determined at the time of transfer, but
excluding real estate taxes and other municipal liens or assessments which are not overdue at the time of transfer; the fair market value, at the time of transfer, of any other
consideration or thing of value paid or transferred by or on behalf of the purchaser, including, but not limited to, any property, goods or services paid, transferred or
rendered in exchange for such real property interest.
"Real property interest", shall refer to any present or future legal or equitable interest in or to real property, and any beneficial interest therein, including the interest of any
beneficiary in a trust which holds any legal or equitable interest in real property, the interest of a partner or member in a partnership or limited liability company, the interest
of a stockholder in a corporation, the interest of a holder of an option to purchase real
property, the interest of a buyer or seller under a contract for purchase and sale of real property, and the transferable development rights created under chapter one hundred
eighty-three A of the General Laws; but shall not include any interest which is limited to any of the following: the dominant estate in any easement or right of way; the right to
enforce any restriction; any estate at will or at sufferance; any estate for years having a term of less than 30 years; any reversionary right, condition, or right of entry for
condition broken; and the interest of a mortgagee or other secured party in any
mortgage or security agreement. "Seller", shall refer to the transferor, grantor or immediate former owner of any real
property interest. "Time of transfer" of any real property interest shall mean the time at which such
transfer is legally effective as between the parties thereto, and, in any event, with
respect to a transfer evidenced by an instrument recorded with the appropriate registry of deeds or filed with the assistant recorder of the appropriate registry district, not later
than the time of such recording or filing. “Town” shall refer to the Town of Nantucket acting by and through the Select Board.
SECTION 2. There is hereby imposed a fee equal to one half per cent (½%) of the purchase price upon the transfer of any real property interest in any real property
situated in Nantucket County. Said fee shall be the liability of the seller of such real property interest, and any agreement between the purchaser and the seller or any other
person with reference to the allocation of the responsibility for bearing said fee shall not affect such liability of the seller. The fee shall be paid to the Town of Nantucket, or its
designee, and shall be accompanied by a copy of the deed or other instrument
evidencing such transfer, if any, and an affidavit signed under oath or under the pains and penalties of perjury by the purchaser or his legal representative and the seller or his
legal representative, attesting to the true and complete purchase price and the basis, if any, upon which the transfer is claimed to be exempt in whole or in part from the fee
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imposed hereby. The Town, or its designee, shall promptly thereafter execute and issue a certificate indicating that the appropriate fee has been paid or that the transfer is
exempt from the fee, stating the basis for the exemption. The register of deeds for Nantucket County, and the assistant recorder for the registry district of Nantucket
County, shall not record or register, or receive or accept for recording or registration, any deed, except a mortgage deed, to which has not been affixed such a certificate
executed by the Town or its designee. Failure to comply with this requirement shall not
affect the validity of any instrument. The Town shall deposit all fees received hereunder with the Town treasurer. The treasurer shall deposit such fees in the Affordable Housing
Trust Fund. The fee imposed hereunder shall be due simultaneously with the time of transfer of the transfer upon which it is imposed. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
whenever there is a conveyance of real property interests and a conveyance of personalty related thereto at or about the same time, the allocations of payments
between real estate and personalty agreed to by the purchaser and seller shall not
determine the amount of the fee due pursuant to this section; instead, the Town may require payment of the fee referred to in real property interests so conveyed as
determined by the Town.
SECTION 3. At any time within seven days following the issuance of the certificate of
payment of the fee imposed by section two, the seller or his legal representative may return said certificate to the Town or its designee for cancellation, together with an
affidavit signed under oath or under the pains and penalties of perjury that the transfer, with respect to which such certificate was issued, has not been consummated, and
thereupon the fee paid with respect to such transfer shall be forthwith returned to the seller or his legal representative.
SECTION 4. The following transfers of real property interests shall be exempt from the fee established by section 10. Except as otherwise provided, the seller shall have
the burden of proof that any transfer is exempt under this section and any otherwise exempt transfer shall not be exempt in the event that such transfer (by itself or as part of
a series of transfers) was made for the primary purpose of evading the fee imposed by
section 10. (a) Transfers to the government of the United States, the commonwealth, and any of
their instrumentalities, agencies or subdivisions, including but not limited to transfers to the Town of Nantucket, the County of Nantucket.
(b) Transfers which, without additional consideration, confirm, correct, modify or
supplement a transfer previously made. (c) Transfers made as gifts without consideration. In any proceedings to determine
the amount of any fee due hereunder, it shall be presumed that any transfer for consideration of less than fair market value of the real property interest transferred was
made as a gift without consideration to the extent of the difference between the fair market value of the real property interest transferred and the amount of consideration
claimed by the seller to have been paid or transferred, if the purchaser shall have been
at the time of transfer the spouse, the lineal descendant, or the lineal ancestor of the seller, by blood or adoption, and otherwise it shall be presumed that consideration was
paid in an amount equal to the fair market value of the real property interest transferred, at the time of transfer.
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(d) Transfer to the trustees of a trust in exchange for a beneficial interest received by the purchaser in such trust; distributions by the trustees of a trust to the beneficiaries of
such trust. (e) Transfers by operation of law without actual consideration, including but not
limited to transfers occurring by virtue of the death or bankruptcy of the owner of a real property interest.
(f) Transfers made in partition of land and improvements thereto, under chapter two
hundred and forty-one of the General Laws. (g) Transfers to any charitable organization as defined in clause Third of section five
of chapter fifty-nine of the General Laws, or any religious organization, provided that the real property interest so transferred will be held by the charitable or religious
organization solely for its public charitable or religious purposes. (h) Transfers to a mortgagee in foreclosure of the mortgage held by such mortgagee,
and transfers of the property subject to a mortgage to the mortgagee in consideration of
the forbearance of the mortgagee from foreclosing said mortgage. (i) Transfers made to a corporation or partnership or limited liability company at the
time of its formation, pursuant to which transfer no gain or loss is recognized under the provisions of section three hundred and fifty-one or seven hundred and twenty-one of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; provided, however, that such transfer
shall be exempt only in the event that (1) with respect to a corporation, the transferor retains an interest in the newly formed corporation which is equivalent to the interest the
transferor held prior to the transfer, or (2) with respect to a partnership or limited liability company, the transferor retains after such formation rights in capital interests and profit
interests within such partnership or limited liability company which are equivalent to the interest the transferor held prior to the transfer.
(j) Transfers made to a stockholder of a corporation in liquidation or partial liquidation
of the corporation, and transfers made to a partner of a partnership or to a member of a limited liability company in dissolution or partial dissolution of the partnership or limited
liability company; but the transfer shall be exempt only if (i) with respect to a corporation, the transferee receives property (including real property interests and other
property received) which is the same fraction of the total property of the transferor
corporation as the fraction of the corporation's stock owned by the transferee prior to the transfer or (ii) with respect to a partnership or limited liability company, the transferee
receives property (including real property interests and other property received) which is the same fraction of the property of the partnership or limited liability company as the
fraction of the capital and profit interests in the transferor formerly owned by the
transferee. (k) Transfers consisting of the division of marital assets under the provisions of
section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and eight of the General Laws or other provisions of law.
(l) Transfers of property consisting in part of real property interests situated in Nantucket County and in part of other property interests, to the extent that the property
transferred consists of property other than real property situated in Nantucket County;
provided that the purchaser shall furnish the Town with such information as it shall require or request in support of the claim of exemption and manner of allocation of the
consideration for such transfers.
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(m) The first $2 million of the sale price of any transfer or series of transfers of real property interests in a single transaction. Said exemption may be adjusted as
determined annually by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of voters at an annual or special town meeting.
(n) Transfers of minority interests in corporations, trusts, partnerships or limited liability companies which are publicly traded, which trades are not part of a series of
transfers which together constitute a transfer of control of a corporation, trust,
partnership or limited liability company.
SECTION 5. (a) The Town treasurer shall keep a full and accurate account stating when, from or to whom, and on what account money has been paid or received relative
to the activities of the Trust Fund and the Housing Fund. Said account shall be subject to examination by the director of accounts or his agent pursuant to section forty-four of
chapter thirty-five of the General Laws.
(b) Schedules of beneficiaries of trusts, list of stockholders of corporations and lists of partnerships filed with the Trust Fund for the purpose of determining or fixing the
amount of the fee imposed under section ten or for the purpose of determining the existence of any exemption under section twelve shall not be public records for the
purposes of section ten of chapter sixty-six of the General Laws.
SECTION 6. A seller who fails to pay all or any portion of the fee established by
section two on or before the time when the same is due shall be liable for the following additional payments in addition to said fee:
(a) Interest: The seller shall pay interest on the unpaid amount of the fee to be calculated from the time of transfer at a rate equal to fourteen per cent per annum.
(b) Penalties: Any person who, without fraud or willful intent to defeat or evade a fee
imposed by this chapter, fails to pay all or a portion of the fee within thirty days after the time of transfer, shall pay a penalty equal to five per cent of the outstanding fee as
determined by the Town for each month or portion thereof thereafter that the fee is not paid in full; provided, however, that in no event shall the amount of any penalty imposed
hereunder exceed twenty-five per cent of the unpaid fee due at the time of transfer.
Whenever the Town determines that all or a portion of a fee due under this chapter was unpaid due to fraud with intent to defeat or evade the fee imposed by this chapter, a
penalty equal to the amount of said fee as determined by the Town shall be paid by the seller in addition to said fee.
SECTION 7. (a) The Town shall notify the purchaser and the seller by registered or certified mail of any failure to discharge in full the amount of the fee due under this Act
and any penalty or interest assessed. The Town shall grant a hearing on the matter of the imposition of said fee, or of any penalty or interest assessed, if a petition requesting
such hearing is received by the Town within thirty days after the mailing of said notice. The Town shall notify the purchaser and the seller in writing by registered or certified
mail of its determination concerning the deficiency, penalty or interest within fifteen days
after said hearing. Any party aggrieved by a determination of the Town concerning a deficiency, penalty or interest may, after payment of said deficiency, appeal to the
district or superior court within three months after the mailing of notification of the determination of the Town. Upon the failure to timely petition for a hearing, or appeal to
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said courts, within the time limits hereby established, the purchaser and seller shall be bound by the terms of the notification, assessment or determination, as the case may
be, and shall be barred from contesting the fee, and any interest and penalty, as determined by the Town. All decisions of said courts shall be appealable. Every notice
to be given under this section by the Town shall be effective if mailed by certified or registered mail to the purchaser or the seller at the address stated in a recorded or
registered instrument by virtue of which the purchaser holds any interest in land, the
transfer of which gives rise to the fee which is the subject of such notice; and if no such address is stated or if such transfer is not evidenced by an instrument recorded or
registered in the public records in Nantucket County, such notice shall be effective when so mailed to the purchaser or seller in care of any person appearing of record to have a
fee interest in such land, at the address of such person as set forth in an instrument recorded or registered in Nantucket County.
(b) All fees, penalties and interest required to be paid pursuant to this chapter shall
constitute a personal debt of the seller and may be recovered in an action of contract or in any other appropriate action, suit or proceeding brought by the Town; said action, suit
or proceeding shall be subject to the provisions of chapter two hundred and sixty of the General Laws.
(c) If any seller liable to pay the fee established by this act neglects or refuses to pay
the same, the amount, including any interest and penalty thereon, shall be a lien in favor of the Town upon all property and rights to property, whether real or personal, belonging
to either such purchaser or such seller. Said lien shall arise at the time of transfer and shall continue until the liability for such amount is satisfied. Said lien shall in any event
terminate not later than six years following the time of transfer. Said lien shall not be valid as against any mortgagee, pledgee, purchaser or judgment creditor unless notice
thereof has been filed by the Town (i) with respect to real property or fixtures, in the
registry of deeds for Nantucket County, or (ii) with respect to personal property, in the office in which a security or financing statement or notice with respect to the property
would be filed in order to perfect a nonpossessory security interest belonging to the person named in the relevant notice, subject to the same limitations as set forth in
section fifty of chapter sixty-two C of the General Laws.
(d) Sellers applying for an exemption under subsections (a) through (n) of section four shall be required at the time of application for exemption to execute an agreement
legally binding on sellers and separately legally binding upon any Legal Representative of the sellers (1) assuming complete liability for any fee, plus interest and penalties if
any, waived on account of an allowed exemption subsequently determined to have been
invalid, and (2) submitting to the jurisdiction of the trial court of the commonwealth sitting in Nantucket County. Fees, plus interest and penalties if any, shall be calculated as of
the date of the initial property transfer. Execution of the above-described agreement shall not be required of any mortgagee, pledge, purchaser or judgment creditor unless
notice of the agreement has been recorded or filed by the Town. In any case where there has been a refusal or neglect to pay any fee, interest or
penalties imposed by this act, whether or not levy has been made, the Town, in addition
to other modes of relief, may direct a civil action to be filed in a district or superior court of the commonwealth to enforce the lien of the Town under this section with respect to
such liability or to subject any property of whatever nature, of the delinquent, or in which he has any right, title or interest, to the payment of such liability.
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The Town may issue a waiver or release of any lien imposed by this section. Such waiver or release shall be conclusive evidence that the lien upon the property covered
by the waiver or release is extinguished.
SECTION 8. The fee described in section 2 shall be of a ten-year duration from the date this act shall take effect. This fee may continue for five-year periods by a majority
vote at a Town Meeting authorizing the fee. The fee described by section 2 may be (1)
decreased, or (2) eliminated by two-thirds vote of Town Meeting. In the event that Town Meeting votes to eliminate the fee, the balance of any fees previously collected shall be
transferred to the Town of Nantucket and held by the treasurer in a separate account, and shall first be used to satisfy any outstanding liabilities or obligations incurred by the
Town of Nantucket or the Affordable Housing Trust as a result of imposition of the fee, and the remainder may be expended without further appropriation by the Select Board
for affordable housing purposes. In the event that the liabilities and obligations of the
Town of Nantucket or the Affordable Housing Trust exceed the amounts transferred to the Town, the fee shall remain in full force and effect until such liabilities and obligations
have been satisfied.
SECTION 9. The provisions of this act are severable, and if any provision hereof,
including without limitation any exemption from the fee imposed hereby, shall be held invalid in any circumstances such invalidity shall not affect any other provisions or
circumstances. This act shall be construed in all respects so as to meet all constitutional requirements. In carrying out the purposes and provisions of this act, all
steps shall be taken which are necessary to meet constitutional requirements whether or not such steps are required by statute.
SECTION 10. If the Town has determined that a fee is due by asserting the application of the evasion of fee doctrine described in section 2 then the seller shall
have the burden of demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence as determined by the Town that the transfer, or series of transfers, possessed both: (i) a valid, good faith
business purpose other than avoidance of the fee set forth in section 2and (ii) economic
substance apart from the asserted fee avoidance benefit. In all such cases, the transferee shall also have the burden of demonstrating by clear and convincing
evidence as determined by the Town that the asserted non-fee-avoidance business purpose is commensurate with the amount of the fee pursuant to section 2to be thereby
avoided.
SECTION 11. Pursuant to state enabling legislation pending with the General Court
for the adoption of an act providing cities and towns the option to support affordable housing with a fee on certain real estate transactions, the legislative body of a city or
town by a majority vote may adopt said act upon the passage of said act by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the General Court, and furthermore, a favorable
majority vote of this Article by this Town Meeting is also deemed to be a vote by Town
Meeting to adopt said act providing cities and towns the option to support affordable housing with a fee on certain real estate transactions, provided the provisions contained
herein are consistent with the provisions of said act.
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SECTION 12. This act shall take effect ninety (90) days following the date of passage.
ARTICLE 77
(Home Rule Petition: An Act Amending the Nantucket Sewer Act (Chapter 396 of the Acts of 2008))
To see if the Town will vote to request its representatives in the General Court to
introduce special legislation, the text of which is set forth below, amending the Nantucket Sewer Act to allowing the Select Board, acting as the Nantucket Sewer
Commission, to waive all or a portion of sewer connection fees for year-round residents of the Town, and to authorize the General Court, with the approval of the Select Board,
to make changes of form to the text thereto as may be necessary or advisable in order to accomplish the intent and public purpose of this legislation in order to secure passage:
An Act Amending Chapter 396 of the Acts of 2008
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled,
and by the authority of the same as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 396 of the Acts of 2008 is hereby amended by inserting a new
section 8A as follows:
8A. Notwithstanding any provisions of Chapter 83 or any other provision of a general or special law, the Nantucket Sewer Commission is hereby authorized to adopt a
regulation that allows said Sewer Commission to waive all or a portion of sewer
connection fees for year-round residents who otherwise qualify for the resident tax exemption under section 5C of Chapter 59 of the General laws.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
Or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Town’s representatives in the
General Court are hereby requested to introduce special legislation, the text of which is
set forth below, so as to amend the Nantucket Sewer Act to allow the Select Board, acting as the Nantucket Sewer Commission, to waive all or a portion of sewer
connection fees for year-round residents of the Town, and to authorize the General Court, with the approval of the Select Board, to make changes of form to the text thereto
as may be necessary or advisable in order to accomplish the intent and public purpose of this legislation in order to secure passage:
An Act Amending Chapter 396 of the Acts of 2008
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:
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Section 1. Chapter 396 of the Acts of 2008 is hereby amended by inserting a new
section 8A as follows:
8A. Notwithstanding any provisions of Chapter 83 or any other provision of a general or special law, the Nantucket Sewer Commission is hereby authorized to adopt a
regulation that allows said Sewer Commission to waive all or a portion of sewer
connection fees for year-round residents who otherwise qualify for the resident tax exemption under section 5C of Chapter 59 of the General laws.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
ARTICLE 78
(Home Rule Petition: An Act Amending the Charter of the Town of Nantucket To
Implement Certain Recommendations of the Town Government Study Committee) To see if the Town will vote to request its representatives in the General Court to
introduce special legislation, the text of which is set forth below, amending the charter for the Town of Nantucket, and to authorize the General Court, with the approval of the
Select Board, to make changes of form to the text thereto as may be necessary or
advisable in order to accomplish the intent and public purpose of this legislation in order to secure passage. (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text, language to be
deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text):
Article II, Section 2.2 – Town Moderator
The Moderator shall be elected for a term of one year three years and shall have all the
powers and duties given to moderators under the Constitution and the laws of the Commonwealth, and such additional powers and duties as are authorized by this
Charter.
Article II, Section 2.4 – Clerk of the Meeting
The Town Clerk shall serve as Clerk of the Town Meeting. In advance of each Town
Meeting, the Town Clerk shall by written notice to the Moderator appoint an Alternate Clerk of the Meeting who shall, during such Town Meeting, serve in the event of
absence or disability of the Clerk of the Meeting. If an Alternate Clerk of the Meeting is not appointed or is unable so to serve, the Moderator shall appoint a clerk, who shall be
a registered voter of the town.
Article II, Section 2.5 – Town Meeting Warrant
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(b) The Select Board shall publish notice of the issuance of the warrant of each town meeting in a newspaper of general circulation within the town promptly after the
issuance of the warrant and make a copy of the warrant available on the town website. After such publication, the Finance Committee shall hold a public hearing on each article
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and vote its recommendations. For articles that do not call for the Town to raise and appropriate, transfer or borrow sums of money, the Finance Committee may choose to
make no recommendation.
(c) The Select Board shall publish the warrant with the recommendations of the Finance
Committee by mailing a copy of such warrant to the address or postal box of each registered voter at least seven fourteen days prior to the Town Meeting.
(d) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Select Board shall
insert in the warrant for the annual meeting all subjects the insertion of has been requested of them in writing by fifty or more registered voters of the town and in the
warrant for every special town meeting all subjects the insertion of which has been requested of them in writing by one hundred registered voters.
Article II, Section 2.6 – Rights of Nonresident Property Owners
One spokesperson for the Town's nonresident property owners shall be allowed to
speak at any annual or special Town Meeting on matters before the Meeting but only at
such times during a Meeting as the Moderator may allow and in accordance with the rules of order. The Moderator, in his or her sole discretion, may permit additional
nonresident property owners to speak at any annual or special Town Meeting on matters before the Meeting.
Article IV, Section 4.2 – Town Manager
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(d) In particular, the Town Manager:
…
(14) shall approve and sign warrants for payment before such warrants are submitted to
the Select Board; and
Article IV, Section 4.3 – Town Manager Appointments
The Town Manager:
(a) shall appoint the department heads of all Town Administration departments (other than any elected heads), subject to resolution of disapproval pursuant to Section
3.4(a)(4) by the Select Board;
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Article V, Section 5.4 – Recall of Elected Officials
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(c) If, within 21 days after the certification date, such recall petition forms signed by at
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least 20% of registered voters, as established by the Town Clerk as of March 1st of the previous year, with Town residence address shown are returned to the Town Clerk, the
Clerk shall, within 14 days, certify the signatures of registered voters, to determine sufficiency of the petition.
(d) If sufficient the Town Clerk shall thereupon submit the petition with date of its certification to the Select Board which shall forthwith give written notice thereof to the
officer sought to be recalled. If the officer does not resign within 7 5 days, the Select
Board shall not less than 75 days after such certification date order a recall election to be held concurrently with the next annual election for Town officers not less than 75
days after such certification date. The recall election, once ordered, shall proceed, even if the office becomes vacant, in the same manner as for an annual Town election.
(e) The officer sought to be removed may seek renomination, may serve until expiration of the current term of office unless and until a successor is sooner elected, and may not be put twice to the recall process in the same term.
(f) Recall election ballots shall first submit the question:
For the recall of (name and title of officer)
Against the recall of (name and title of officer)
Article VI, Section 6.6 – Time of Taking Effect
This Charter shall take effect on July first next following ratification by the voters of the
Town. All Town officers, boards, councils, commissions and committees shall continue to perform their duties until re-appointed or re-elected or until successors to their
respective positions are fully appointed or elected or until their duties have been transferred and assumed by another.
Any person holding a Town office or employment under the Town shall continue to retain such office or such employment and shall continue to perform the duties of the
office or of the employment until such time as provisions shall have been made in
accordance with this Charter for the performance of such duties by another person or agency. No person in the permanent, full time service or employment of the Town shall
forfeit pay grade or time in service by reason solely of the adoption of this Charter. All such persons, unless removed in accordance with this Charter, shall be retained in an
employment capacity as similar to their former employment capacity as is feasible.
SECTION 2. Continuance of the Charter Commission.
The Town and County Charter Commission elected April 4, 1995 pursuant to Chapter
328 of the Acts of 1992 shall continue to exist until thirty days after the enactment of this Act and any act that it may recommend in furtherance of a merger of the Town and
County of Nantucket, provided that it shall submit a final report of its recommendations
as to such a merger by December 31, 1998 and provided further that in no event shall such Commission continue beyond April 4, 2000.
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SECTION 3. Ratification by the Voters.
On the official ballot to be used by the Town of Nantucket at the next annual election for
Town officers at least two months after enactment of this Act by the General Court, the question shall be placed substantially as follows:
"Shall an act passed, by the General Court in the year 1996 entitled 'An Act providing for a Charter for the Town of Nantucket' be accepted?"
A summary of the Charter to be prepared by the Town and County Charter Commission
shall accompany the ballot question described herein.
If the majority of the votes cast in answer to such question is in the affirmative, this Act
shall take full effect but not otherwise.
Ratified April 8, 1997
The form of the Special Act shall be as follows:
AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER FOR THE TOWN OF NANTUCKET.
SECTION 1. Section 2.2 of article II of the charter of the town of Nantucket, as established by chapter 289 of the acts of 1996, as amended, which is on file in the office
of the archivist of the commonwealth, as provided in section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out the words “one year” and inserting in
place thereof the following words:- three years.
SECTION 2. Section 2.4 of said article II of said charter is hereby amended by inserting
after the words “Moderator shall appoint a clerk” the following words:- , who shall be a registered voter of the town.
SECTION 3. Subsection (b) of section 2.5 of said article II of said charter is hereby
amended by inserting after the words “after the issuance of the warrant” the following
words:- and make a copy of the warrant available on the town website.
SECTION 4. Subsection (c) of said section 2.5 of said article II of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the word “seven” and inserting in place thereof the following
word:- fourteen.
SECTION 5. Said section 2.5 of said article II of said charter is hereby amended by
inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:- (d) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Select Board shall insert in the warrant for the
annual meeting all subjects the insertion of which has been requested of them in writing
by fifty or more registered voters of the town and in the warrant for every special town meeting all subjects the insertion of which has been requested of them in writing by one
hundred registered voters.
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SECTION 6. Section 2.6 of said article II of said charter is hereby amended by inserting at the end of said section the following words:- The Moderator, in his or her sole
discretion, may permit additional nonresident property owners to speak at any annual or special Town Meeting on matters before the Meeting.
SECTION 7. Paragraph (14) of subsection (d) of section 4.2 of article IV of said charter
is hereby amended by striking out the words “before such warrants are submitted to the
Select Board” and by inserting after the words “shall approve” the following words:- and sign.
SECTION 8. Subsection (a) of section 4.3 of said article IV of said charter is hereby
amended by inserting after the words “shall appoint the” the following word:- department.
SECTION 9. Subsection (c) of section 5.4 of article V of said charter is hereby amended by inserting after the words “at least 20% of registered voters” the following words:- , as
established by the Town Clerk as of March 1st of the previous year.
SECTION 10. Subsection (d) of said section 5.4 of said article V of said charter is
hereby amended by striking out the numeral “7” after the words “does not resign within” and inserting in place thereof the following numeral:- 5.
SECTION 11. Said subsection (d) of said section 5.4 of said article V of said charter is
hereby further amended by striking out the words “not less than 75 days after such certification date” and inserting after the words “the Select Board shall” the following
words:- not less than 75 days after such certification date.
SECTION 12. Subsection (f) of said section 5.4 of said article V of said charter is
hereby amended by inserting after the words “For the recall of (name” the following words:- and title.
SECTION 13. Said subsection (f) of said section 5.4 of said article V of said charter is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “Against the recall of (name” the
following words:- and title.
SECTION 14. Article VI of said charter is hereby amended by striking out Section 6.6 in
its entirety.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Town’s representatives in the
General Court are hereby requested to introduce special legislation, the text of which is
set forth below, amending the charter for the Town of Nantucket, and to authorize the General Court, with the approval of the Select Board, to make changes of form to the
text thereto as may be necessary or advisable in order to accomplish the intent and public purpose of this legislation in order to secure passage. (NOTE: new language is
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shown as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text):
Article II, Section 2.2 – Town Moderator
The Moderator shall be elected for a term of one year three years and shall have all the powers and duties given to moderators under the Constitution and the laws of the
Commonwealth, and such additional powers and duties as are authorized by this
Charter.
Article II, Section 2.4 – Clerk of the Meeting
The Town Clerk shall serve as Clerk of the Town Meeting. In advance of each Town Meeting, the Town Clerk shall by written notice to the Moderator appoint an Alternate
Clerk of the Meeting who shall, during such Town Meeting, serve in the event of absence or disability of the Clerk of the Meeting. If an Alternate Clerk of the Meeting is
not appointed or is unable so to serve, the Moderator shall appoint a clerk, who shall be
a registered voter of the town.
Article II, Section 2.5 – Town Meeting Warrant
…
(b) The Select Board shall publish notice of the issuance of the warrant of each town
meeting in a newspaper of general circulation within the town promptly after the
issuance of the warrant and make a copy of the warrant available on the town website. After such publication, the Finance Committee shall hold a public hearing on each
article and vote its recommendations. For articles that do not call for the Town to raise and appropriate, transfer or borrow sums of money, the Finance Committee may choose
to make no recommendation.
(c) The Select Board shall publish the warrant with the recommendations of the Finance
Committee by mailing a copy of such warrant to the address or postal box of each
registered voter at least seven fourteen days prior to the Town Meeting.
(d) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Select Board shall
insert in the warrant for the annual meeting all subjects the insertion of has been requested of them in writing by fifty or more registered voters of the town and in the
warrant for every special town meeting all subjects the insertion of which has been
requested of them in writing by one hundred registered voters.
Article II, Section 2.6 – Rights of Nonresident Property Owners
One spokesperson for the Town's nonresident property owners shall be allowed to speak at any annual or special Town Meeting on matters before the Meeting but only at
such times during a Meeting as the Moderator may allow and in accordance with the
rules of order. The Moderator, in his or her sole discretion, may permit additional nonresident property owners to speak at any annual or special Town Meeting on
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matters before the Meeting.
Article IV, Section 4.2 – Town Manager
…
(d) In particular, the Town Manager:
…
(14) shall approve and sign warrants for payment before such warrants are submitted to
the Select Board; and
Article IV, Section 4.3 – Town Manager Appointments
The Town Manager:
(a) shall appoint the department heads of all Town Administration departments (other than any elected heads), subject to resolution of disapproval pursuant to Section
3.4(a)(4) by the Select Board;
…
Article V, Section 5.4 – Recall of Elected Officials
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(c) If, within 21 days after the certification date, such recall petition forms signed by at
least 20% of registered voters, as established by the Town Clerk as of March 1st of the previous year, with Town residence address shown are returned to the Town Clerk, the
Clerk shall, within 14 days, certify the signatures of registered voters, to determine
sufficiency of the petition.
(d) If sufficient the Town Clerk shall thereupon submit the petition with date of its
certification to the Select Board which shall forthwith give written notice thereof to the officer sought to be recalled. If the officer does not resign within 7 5 days, the Select
Board shall not less than 75 days after such certification date order a recall election to be held concurrently with the next annual election for Town officers not less than 75
days after such certification date. The recall election, once ordered, shall proceed, even
if the office becomes vacant, in the same manner as for an annual Town election.
(e) The officer sought to be removed may seek renomination, may serve until expiration
of the current term of office unless and until a successor is sooner elected, and may not be put twice to the recall process in the same term.
(f) Recall election ballots shall first submit the question:
For the recall of (name and title of officer)
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Against the recall of (name and title of officer)
Article VI, Section 6.6 – Time of Taking Effect
This Charter shall take effect on July first next following ratification by the voters of the Town. All Town officers, boards, councils, commissions and committees shall continue
to perform their duties until re-appointed or re-elected or until successors to their respective positions are fully appointed or elected or until their duties have been
transferred and assumed by another.
Any person holding a Town office or employment under the Town shall continue to retain such office or such employment and shall continue to perform the duties of the
office or of the employment until such time as provisions shall have been made in accordance with this Charter for the performance of such duties by another person or
agency. No person in the permanent, full time service or employment of the Town shall forfeit pay grade or time in service by reason solely of the adoption of this Charter. All
such persons, unless removed in accordance with this Charter, shall be retained in an
employment capacity as similar to their former employment capacity as is feasible.
SECTION 2. Continuance of the Charter Commission.
The Town and County Charter Commission elected April 4, 1995 pursuant to Chapter 328 of the Acts of 1992 shall continue to exist until thirty days after the enactment of this
Act and any act that it may recommend in furtherance of a merger of the Town and
County of Nantucket, provided that it shall submit a final report of its recommendations as to such a merger by December 31, 1998 and provided further that in no event shall
such Commission continue beyond April 4, 2000.
SECTION 3. Ratification by the Voters.
On the official ballot to be used by the Town of Nantucket at the next annual election for Town officers at least two months after enactment of this Act by the General Court, the
question shall be placed substantially as follows:
"Shall an act passed, by the General Court in the year 1996 entitled 'An Act providing for a Charter for the Town of Nantucket' be accepted?"
A summary of the Charter to be prepared by the Town and County Charter Commission shall accompany the ballot question described herein.
If the majority of the votes cast in answer to such question is in the affirmative, this Act
shall take full effect but not otherwise.
Ratified April 8, 1997
The form of the Special Act shall be as follows:
AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER FOR THE TOWN OF NANTUCKET.
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SECTION 1. Section 2.2 of article II of the charter of the town of Nantucket, as established by chapter 289 of the acts of 1996, as amended, which is on file in the office
of the archivist of the commonwealth, as provided in section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out the words “one year” and inserting in
place thereof the following words:- three years.
SECTION 2. Section 2.4 of said article II of said charter is hereby amended by inserting
after the words “Moderator shall appoint a clerk” the following words:- , who shall be a registered voter of the town.
SECTION 3. Subsection (b) of section 2.5 of said article II of said charter is hereby
amended by inserting after the words “after the issuance of the warrant” the following words:- and make a copy of the warrant available on the town website.
SECTION 4. Subsection (c) of said section 2.5 of said article II of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the word “seven” and inserting in place thereof the following
word:- fourteen.
SECTION 5. Said section 2.5 of said article II of said charter is hereby amended by
inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:- (d) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Select Board shall insert in the warrant for the
annual meeting all subjects the insertion of which has been requested of them in writing by fifty or more registered voters of the town and in the warrant for every special town
meeting all subjects the insertion of which has been requested of them in writing by one hundred registered voters.
SECTION 6. Section 2.6 of said article II of said charter is hereby amended by inserting at the end of said section the following words:- The Moderator, in his or her sole
discretion, may permit additional nonresident property owners to speak at any annual or special Town Meeting on matters before the Meeting.
SECTION 7. Paragraph (14) of subsection (d) of section 4.2 of article IV of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words “before such warrants are submitted to the
Select Board” and by inserting after the words “shall approve” the following words:- and sign.
SECTION 8. Subsection (a) of section 4.3 of said article IV of said charter is hereby amended by inserting after the words “shall appoint the” the following word:-
department.
SECTION 9. Subsection (c) of section 5.4 of article V of said charter is hereby amended by inserting after the words “at least 20% of registered voters” the following
words:- , as established by the Town Clerk as of March 1st of the previous year.
SECTION 10. Subsection (d) of said section 5.4 of said article V of said charter is
hereby amended by striking out the numeral “7” after the words “does not resign within” and inserting in place thereof the following numeral:- 5.
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SECTION 11. Said subsection (d) of said section 5.4 of said article V of said charter is
hereby further amended by striking out the words “not less than 75 days after such certification date” and inserting after the words “the Select Board shall” the following
words:- not less than 75 days after such certification date.
SECTION 12. Subsection (f) of said section 5.4 of said article V of said charter is
hereby amended by inserting after the words “For the recall of (name” the following words:- and title.
SECTION 13. Said subsection (f) of said section 5.4 of said article V of said charter is
hereby further amended by inserting after the words “Against the recall of (name” the following words:- and title.
SECTION 14. Article VI of said charter is hereby amended by striking out Section 6.6 in its entirety.
ARTICLE 79
(Home Rule Petition: An Act Prohibiting the Application of Fertilizer in the Town of
Nantucket) To see if the Town will vote to request its representatives in the General Court to
introduce special legislation, the text of which is set forth below, prohibiting the application of fertilizer in the Town of Nantucket except for farming purposes, and to
authorize the General Court, with the approval of the Select Board, to make changes of form to the text thereto as may be necessary or advisable in order to accomplish the
intent and public purpose of this legislation in order to secure passage
An Act Prohibiting the Application of Fertilizer Used in the Town of Nantucket Except for
Farming Purposes
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled,
and by the authority of the same as follows:
Section 1. There is sound scientific evidence to conclude that nitrogen and phosphorus in fertilizers are contaminants that negatively affect fresh and salt waters when present
in excessive amounts. These excessive amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus contribute
to undesirable algae and aquatic plant growth within all Nantucket water bodies. This undesirable algae and aquatic plant growth has an adverse effect on public health
through the degradation of waters used for drinking water, shell fishing, and recreational swimming and boating.
Section 2. It is necessary to prohibit the application of fertilizer that contains
phosphorus and nitrogen so as to improve the water quality of the Town of Nantucket.
The soils of Nantucket are unique insofar as Nantucket has significant amounts of coarse, sandy soils that are subject to rapid water infiltration, percolation and leaching of
nutrients, and such unique local conditions require that Nantucket prohibit the application of nitrogen and phosphorus added to soils through the application of
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fertilizers. This Act should help Nantucket to achieve compliance with the Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) prescribed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for
nitrogen and phosphorus in its waters.
Section 3. Notwithstanding any General or Special law to the contrary, including but not limited to any General or Special law conferring exclusive authority upon the
Department of Agriculture to regulate and control the application of fertilizers elsewhere
in the Commonwealth, the application of fertilizer containing nitrogen or phosphorus, or any other pollutants in the Town of Nantucket, is hereby prohibited.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon passage.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Joseph Minella, et al) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Town’s representatives to the
General Court are hereby requested to introduce legislation as set forth below; and, that the General Court, with the approval of the Select Board, make constructive changes in
the text hereof as may be necessary or advisable to accomplish the intent of the
legislation in order to secure its passage, as follows:
AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE REGULATION OF NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT AND FERTILIZER IN THE TOWN NANTUCKET
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 9 and 10 of chapter 262 of the
Acts of 2012 or any other general or special law, the deadline for the adoption of any rule, regulation, or by-law relative to nutrient management and fertilizer guidelines
adopted in the Town of Nantucket under chapter 561 of the acts of 1973, shall be
extended for a period of two years after the effective date of this act. Such rule, regulation or bylaw shall not be less restrictive than regulations adopted by the
department of agricultural resources under section 1 of chapter 262 and shall be done in conjunction with the University of Massachusetts Amherst Extension to ensure any
regulations relative to plant nutrients are consistent with the program’s published
information, educational materials and other public outreach programs relative to nutrient management and fertilizer guidelines.
Section 2. The act shall take effect upon passage.
ARTICLE 80
(Home Rule Petition: Historic District Commission - Solar)
To see if the Town will vote to request its representatives in the General Court to introduce special legislation, the text of which is set forth below, to amend Chapter A301
Special Acts Article II Section 9(b) the Historic District Commission in the Town of Nantucket, and to authorize the General Court, with the approval of the Select Board, to
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make changes of form to the text thereto as may be necessary or advisable in order to accomplish the intent and public purpose of this legislation in order to secure passage.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled,
and by the authority of the same as follows:
Amend Section 9(b) of the Historic District Commission Special Acts, 1970 Chapter 395
by inserting the following changes highlighted bellow.
SECTION 9. (a) It shall be the function and the duty of the Historic District Commission to pass upon the appropriateness of exterior architectural features of buildings and
structures hereafter to be erected, reconstructed, Altered or restored within the Historic Nantucket District wherever such exterior features are subject to view from a beach, public way, public park, public body of water, traveled way, a street or way shown on a
land court plan, or shown on a plan recorded in the registry of deeds, a proprietors road or a street or way shown on a plan approved and endorsed in accordance with the
Subdivision Control Law. All plans, elevations and other information deemed necessary by the Commission to determine the appropriateness of the exterior features to be
passed upon shall be made available to the Commission by the applicant. It shall also
be the duty of the Commission to pass the removal of any building within said districts as set forth in Section 6 and the erection or display of occupational or other signs as set
forth under Section 7.
(b) The Historic District Commission, in passing upon appropriateness of exterior architectural features in any case, shall keep in mind the purposes set forth in Section 2
and shall consider, among other things, the general design, arrangement, texture,
material and color of the building or structure in question, the location on the lot and the relation of such factors to similar features of buildings and structures in the immediate
surroundings and the position of such building or structure in relation to the street or public way and to other buildings and structures. In the case of new construction or
additions to existing buildings or structures, the Historic District Commission shall
consider the appropriateness of the size and shape of the building or structures both in relation to the land area upon which the building or structure is situated and buildings
and structures in the vicinity, and outside the Town and Sconset Historic Districts shall reasonably allow for the visible integration of solar panels and renewable energy
systems, and the commission may in appropriate cases impose dimensional and
setback requirements in addition to those required by applicable by-law.
(Jeffrey Booms, et al) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved not to adopt the Article.
SELECT BOARD COMMENT: The Select Board appreciates the intent of the article
sponsor but doesn’t believe a Home Rule Petition is appropriate. We thank and
encourage the Historic District Commission for continuing to examine its approval process for solar installations.
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ARTICLE 81 (Home Rule Petition: Amend the Nantucket Planning and Economic Development
Commission Special Act) To see if the Town will vote to request its representatives in the General Court to
introduce special legislation, the text of which is set forth below, amending Chapter 561 of the Acts of 1973, as amended, and to authorize the General Court, with the approval
of the Select Board, to make changes of form to the text thereto as may be necessary or
advisable in order to accomplish the intent and public purpose of this legislation in order to secure passage. (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text, language to be
deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text):
AN ACT Relative to the Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
SECTION 1. In order to plan for the orderly and coordinated development and protection of the physical, environmental, cultural, social and economic resources of the Island of
Nantucket, there is hereby established the Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission, hereinafter called the "Planning Commission." or the
“Commission.” The purpose of the Planning Commission is to plan for: balanced
economic growth, the preservation of natural resources including open space, coastal resources, ground and surface water and ocean quality as well as other natural
resources of Nantucket, the provision of adequate capital facilities, including transportation; the development of an adequate supply of fair affordable housing; and
the preservation of historical, cultural, and recreational values. The Planning Commission shall consist of eleven (11) members as follows: the members (3) three
representatives of the Planning Board of the Town of Nantucket, to be appointed
annually by said Planning Board; one (1) representative of the Nantucket Housing Authority The Nantucket Affordable Housing Trust, to be appointed annually by said
Authority Trust; one (1) representative of the County Commissioners of Nantucket County to be appointed annually by said County Commissioners; one (1) representative
of the Conservation Commission to be appointed annually by said Conservation
Commission; one (1) member of the Nantucket Historical Commission to be appointed annually by said Historical Commission; The Director of the Nantucket Department of
Public Works or his or her designee which shall be designated by the Town Manager of said Town; and three (3) persons to be elected. appointed at large by the Commission;
one (1) for a term of one (1) year, and one (1) for a term of two (2) years and one (1) for
a term of three (3) years.
At the first annual election held after the effective date of this Act, three members shall be elected as follows: one (1) to serve for one (1) year, one (1) for two (2) years, and
one (1) for three (3) years, and thereafter when the term of any elected member expires, his or her successor shall be elected to serve for three (3) years. In all cases the
members shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified.
Any vacancy in the elected membership shall be filled by a majority vote of the
Nantucket Planning Commission, said vacancy to be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.
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After the first annual election held after the effective date of the Act, the Planning Board
shall appoint three of its members for a term of one year each, and the following appointments shall be made: a member of the Affordable Housing Trust, a County
Commissioner, a member of the Historical Commission, a member of the Conservation Commission, and the Director of the Department of Public Works, each to serve for a
term of one year.
SECTION 2. The Planning Commission shall be responsible for the preparation of
comprehensive plans for the protection of the physical, and social, and environment, economy,ic development and general quality of life of said county and town the Town
and County of Nantucket and shall make recommendations for action to implement said plans to the responsible county and town agencies. Such plans shall include, but not be
limited to, the preparation of studies, research reports and maps of natural and cultural
resources, land utilization, economic development, recreation and conservation, transportation and population characteristics. In order to carry out these responsibilities,
the Commission may retain such experts as may be required.
Section 2A. The Planning Commission shall produce and make available a written
report of its activities, annually.
SECTION 3. To meet the expenses incurred under this Act, the Planning Commission may expend from the treasury of the Town of Nantucket such sums as may be
appropriated therefor by said town. All bills incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Act shall be accompanied by proper vouchers and shall be paid by the Town Treasurer
of said town only on warrants approved by the Commission or a committee appointed by
it for such purpose. Voluntary contributions, either public or private, for such purposes may be deposited in said treasury. No appointments shall be made and no money shall
be expended hereunder except by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of said Commission. No moneys expended under this Act shall be used for recreational
advertising or promotion. The Planning Commission may be designated by any state or
federal agency to participate in or receive funds and technical assistance from any state or federal programs, especially as those programs relate to environmental protection,
conservation, land planning, water and air quality control, economic development, transportation or the development of region-wide public services.
SECTION 4. Within 30 days following each annual Town election, Tthe Planning Commission shall elect a Chairman and such other officers as it may, by rule, provide
Vice Chairman, and may make such other rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as it may, by majority vote, provide. Each member of the
Commission shall have one (1) vote. Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation. The duties of the Chairman include:
a) Presiding over all meetings of the Planning Commission with the right to vote on all questions, absent conflict of interest, and to propose the agenda
prior to each such meeting;
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b) Reporting annually to the people of the Town on the work of the previous year.
Section 4A. The Planning Commission shall be one (1) of the cCommonwealth's
regional planning agencies.
Section 4B PLACEHOLDER
Section 4BC. Certain developments of regional economic impact as hereinafter defined
proposed to be constructed within the limits of the town of Nantucket shall not be constructed within that town without a Development of Regional Economic Impact
Permit, hereinafter referred to as DREIP, issued by majority vote of the cCommission. A DREIP shall be in addition to and not a substitute for, nor shall it in any way detract
from, any permit, license, approval or other permission issued by the town of Nantucket
or any other applicable governmental authority.
Section 4CD. Developments of regional economic impact shall be those large-scale commercial and industrial developments that have the potential to impact the
appearance, society and economy of the town of Nantucket that exceed any 1 of the
following minimum thresholds: (1) 30,000 gross square feet of interior space in a single building or on a single lot for
retail, manufacturing or industrial use; (2) 40,000 square feet of exterior storage, exterior industrial use;
(3) Alterations to more than 5 acres of shore, beach, seacoast, pond, marsh, dune, woodland, grassland, heathland, wetland, endangered species habitat, aquifer or other
resource area for commercial or industrial use; or
(4) any commercial or industrial use that requires more than 100 parking spaces as determined by the zoning by-law of the town of Nantucket.
Section 4DE. The cCommission shall by majority vote adopt rules and regulations for
the issuance of a DREIP after a public hearing, with a minimum of 14 days prior notice
to the Select bBoard of selectmen of the town of Nantucket of the time and place of such hearing; provided, however, that the rules and regulations shall not take effect except
upon an affirmative vote of a simple majority of voters of the town of Nantucket at a duly scheduled town meeting. The rules and regulations shall include specific time lines for
action by the cCommission, including, without limitation, that the cCommission shall file
a written decision with the town clerk within 180 days of the cCommission's receipt of a complete application for the issuance of a DREIP, and standards and criteria to assess
visual and environmental impacts, employment characteristics and requirements for municipal or regional services including solid waste disposal, water, sewer, tourist
services and facilities, transportation and education. The rules and regulations shall provide that the cCommission shall issue a DREIP upon making the following findings:
(1) the probable benefit of the proposed project will exceed the probable detriment;
(2) the proposed project is in compliance with any master plan adopted by the community pursuant to section 81D of chapter 41 of the General Laws or other authority;
and
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(3) there are no practical, feasible or practicable options or Alternatives that might otherwise be employed due to unique physical, social or economic conditions related to
the town of Nantucket's island location.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Hillary Hedges Rayport, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved not to adopt the Article.
ARTICLE 82 (Ombudsman Establishment - Complaints)
To see if the Town will vote to adopt an act, authorizing the establishment of an Ombudsman. To mediate disputes before the Town of Nantucket that have come to an impasse. Moreover, mediate complaints with appropriated redress for the user of the
services, when its alleged that wrongdoing or maladministration has occurred. Against employees of the Town of Nantucket, any department of the Town of Nantucket or any
Board Member of a Board elected by voters of the Town of Nantucket.
(Theresa Williams, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved not to adopt the Article.
ARTICLE 83 (Scheduling of Annual Town Meeting and Annual Town Election)
To see if the Town will vote to: Direct the Select Board allow at least fourteen (14) days time between the Annual Town
Meeting and the subsequent Election
; or otherwise act thereon.
(John F. McGrady, Jr., et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board be requested to allow
at least fourteen (14) days between the Annual Town Meeting and the Annual Town Election.
ARTICLE 84
(Rescind Article 77 of the 2018 Annual Town Meeting)
To see if the Town will vote to: Recind Article 77 of the 2018 Annual Town Meeting as to so much of the article that
pertains to the taking of 10 Surfside Road, Tax Accessors Map 55, Parcel 137, (a portion of) and return said to the care, custody and control of the Nantucket School
Committee to be held for school purposes
; or otherwise act thereon.
(John F. McGrady, Jr., et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
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Quantum of vote required for passage of a positive motion is 2/3 ARTICLE 85
(Real Estate Acquisition: Coastal Access - Eel Point Ways)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain for the purposes of public access, beach management, open
space, and/or conveyance, the fee title or lesser interests in all or any portions of the following three ways:
• East Eel Point and North Pond Roads from the northern sideline of Eel Point
Road to Nantucket Sound; and
• An unnamed way between the western sideline of East Eel Point Road and Madaket Harbor.
All as shown on Assessor’s Map 33, 34, and 37 and on a map entitled “2022 Annual
Town Meeting Warrant Article 85 Real Estate Acquisition: Coastal Access – Eel Point
Ways” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain for the purposes of public access, beach
management, open space, and/or conveyance, the fee title or lesser interests in all or any portions of the following three ways:
• East Eel Point and North Pond Roads from the northern sideline of Eel Point
Road to Nantucket Sound; and
• An unnamed way between the western sideline of East Eel Point Road and Madaket Harbor.
All as shown on Assessor’s Map 33, 34, and 37 and on a map entitled “2022 Annual
Town Meeting Warrant Article 85 Real Estate Acquisition: Coastal Access – Eel Point
Ways” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 86 (Real Estate Conveyance: Coastal Access - Eel Point Ways)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests in all or any portions of the following
three ways for the purpose of coastal access:
• East Eel Point and North Pond Roads from the northern sideline of Eel Point
Road to Nantucket Sound; and
• An unnamed way between the western sideline of East Eel Point Road and
Madaket Harbor
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such disposition to be on any terms and conditions the Select Board deems appropriate, which may include the reservation of any easements and restrictions in regard to the
property.
All as shown on Assessor’s Maps 33, 34, and 37 and on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 86 Real Estate Conveyance: Coastal Access – Eel Point
Ways” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests in all or any portions of
the following three ways for the purpose of coastal access:
• East Eel Point and North Pond Roads from the northern sideline of Eel Point
Road to Nantucket Sound; and
• An unnamed way between the western sideline of East Eel Point Road and
Madaket Harbor
Such disposition to be on any terms and conditions the Select Board deems
appropriate, which may include the reservation of any easements and restrictions in regard to the property.
All as shown on Assessor’s Maps 33, 34, and 37 and on a map entitled “2022 Annual
Town Meeting Warrant Article 86 Real Estate Conveyance: Coastal Access – Eel Point
Ways” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 87 (Real Estate Acquisition: Paper Streets – Red Barn and Sheep Pond Roads Area)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to acquire by purchase,
gift or eminent domain for the purpose of conveyance, the fee title or lesser interests in all or any portions of the unconstructed proprietors and other roads and unconstructed
ways in the area bounded by Long Pond, the Atlantic Ocean, the south western edge of a Proprietors Road abutting Assessor’s Map 63, Parcels 11-16 (inclusive), Assessor’s
Map 65, Parcels 1, 2, and 10, Map 58 Parcel19.
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 87
Acquisition: Paper Streets – Red Barn and Sheep Pond Roads Area” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to
acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain for the purpose of conveyance, the fee title or lesser interests in all or any portions of the unconstructed proprietors and other roads
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and unconstructed ways in the area bounded by Long Pond, the Atlantic Ocean, the south western edge of a Proprietors Road abutting Assessor’s Map 63, Parcels 11-16
(inclusive), Assessor’s Map 65, Parcels 1, 2, and 10, Map 58 Parcel19.
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 87 Acquisition: Paper Streets – Red Barn and Sheep Pond Roads Area” dated January
2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 88
(Real Estate Conveyance: Paper Streets – Red Barn and Sheep Pond Roads Area) To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to sell, convey or
otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests in all or any portion of the unconstructed proprietors and other roads and unconstructed ways in the area bounded by Long Pond, the Atlantic Ocean, the southwestern edge of a Proprietors Road abutting Assessor’s
Map 63, Parcels 11-16 (inclusive), Assessor’s Map 65, Parcels 1, 2, and 10, Map 58 Parcel 19, such disposition to be on any terms and conditions the Select Board deem
appropriate, which may include the reservation of any easements and restrictions in regard to the property.
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 88 Conveyance: Paper Streets – Red Barn and Sheep Pond Roads Area” dated January
2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests in all or any portion of the
unconstructed proprietors and other roads and unconstructed ways in the area bounded by Long Pond, the Atlantic Ocean, the southwestern edge of a Proprietors Road
abutting Assessor’s Map 63, Parcels 11-16 (inclusive), Assessor’s Map 65, Parcels 1, 2,
and 10, Map 58 Parcel 19, such disposition to be on any terms and conditions the Select Board deem appropriate, which may include the reservation of any easements
and restrictions in regard to the property.
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 88
Conveyance: Paper Streets – Red Barn and Sheep Pond Roads Area” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 89
(Real Estate Acquisition: Parcel of Land off Surfside Road) To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to acquire by purchase,
gift or eminent domain for the purpose of public access, conveyance, and/or general
municipal purposes the fee title or lesser interests in all or any portions of a parcel of land shown as “Terrio et al DD. BK. 118, Page 182” on a plan of land recorded with
Nantucket County Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 2012-60.
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All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 89 Acquisition of a parcel off Surfside Road” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the
Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain for the purpose of public access,
conveyance, and/or general municipal purposes the fee title or lesser interests in all or any portions of a parcel of land shown as “Terrio et al DD. BK. 118, Page 182” on a
plan of land recorded with Nantucket County Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 2012-60.
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 89
Acquisition of a parcel off Surfside Road” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 90
(Real Estate Conveyance: Parcel of Land off Surfside Road)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests in all or any portion a parcel of land off
Surfside Road as shown as “Terrio et al DD. BK. 118 PG. 182” on a plan of land recorded with Nantucket County Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 2012-60, such
disposition to be on any terms and conditions the Select Board deem appropriate, which may include the reservation of any easements and restrictions in regard to the property.
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 90 Conveyance of a parcel off Surfside Road” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the
Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests in all or any portion a
parcel of land off Surfside Road as shown as “Terrio et al DD. BK. 118 PG. 182” on a
plan of land recorded with Nantucket County Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 2012-60, such disposition to be on any terms and conditions the Select Board deem appropriate,
which may include the reservation of any easements and restrictions in regard to the property.
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 90
Conveyance of a parcel off Surfside Road” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the
Office of the Town Clerk.
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ARTICLE 91 (Real Estate Acquisition: 31 Easy Street)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain for public way, sidewalk, drainage, flood control, general
municipal purposes, and/or the purposes of conveyance, the fee title or lesser interests in all or any portions of the property known as 31 Easy Street, shown on Tax Assessor’s
Map 42.4.2 as Parcel 16 and shown as Lot 3 on a plan of land filed with Nantucket
Registry District of the Land Court as Land Court Plan No. 8594-E.
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 91 Acquisition of 31 Easy Street” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the
Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to appropriate the sum of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000), and to meet said
appropriation to authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Select Board to borrow
Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000). It is anticipated that the Town will receive a total of $2,000,000 from other sources to be applied towards the purchase price, and that such
funds shall be used to reduce the amount to be borrowed hereunder, and provided further that no funds shall be expended until the Select Board determines that the Town
has received $2,000,000 from other sources to be applied to the purchase price.
Quantum of vote required for passage of a positive motion is 2/3
ARTICLE 92
(Real Estate Conveyance: 31 Easy Street) To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to sell, convey or
otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests in all or any portions of the property known as 31 Easy Street shown on Tax Assessor’s Map 42.4.2 as Parcel 16 and shown
as Lot 3 on a plan of land filed with Nantucket Registry District of the Land Court as Land Court Plan No. 8594-E to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank, Nantucket County,
and/or the Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamship Authority, for all
purposes pursuant to their respective enabling legislation, such disposition to be on any terms and conditions the Select Board deem appropriate, which may include the
reservation of any easements and restrictions in regard to the property.
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 92 Conveyance of 31 Easy Street” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
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FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests in all or any portions of
the property known as 31 Easy Street shown on Tax Assessor’s Map 42.4.2 as Parcel 16 and shown as Lot 3 on a plan of land filed with Nantucket Registry District of the
Land Court as Land Court Plan No. 8594-E to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank, Nantucket County, and/or the Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket
Steamship Authority, for all purposes pursuant to their respective enabling legislation,
such disposition to be on any terms and conditions the Select Board deem appropriate, which may include the reservation of any easements and restrictions in regard to the
property.
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 92 Conveyance of 31 Easy Street” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of
the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 93
(Real Estate Conveyance: 50 Altar Rock Road) To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to transfer the care,
custody, management and control of a certain parcel of land located 50 Altar Rock
Road, said parcel being shown on Tax Assessor’s Map 45 as Parcel 9 and shown as Lot A on Land Court Plan No. 9547-A filed with the Nantucket County Registry District of the
Land Court, from the Select Board for park purposes to the Select Board for purposes of conveyance and further to authorize the Select Board to sell, convey or otherwise
dispose of the fee or lesser interests in all or any portion of said property to the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc. for open space, recreational, and conservation
purposes, such disposition to be on any terms and conditions the Select Board deem
appropriate, which may include the reservation of any easements and restrictions in regard to the property; and further to authorize the Select Board to submit a cy pres
petition, if applicable, and a petition to the General Court for a special act authorizing the transfers of land set forth herein and the conveyance of the property at 50 Altar Rock
Road under Article 97 of the Amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution.
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 93
Conveyance of 50 Altar Rock Road” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to
transfer the care, custody, management and control of a certain parcel of land located 50 Altar Rock Road, said parcel being shown on Tax Assessor’s Map 45 as Parcel 9
and shown as Lot A on Land Court Plan No. 9547-A filed with the Nantucket County
Registry District of the Land Court, from the Select Board for park purposes to the Select Board for purposes of conveyance and further to authorize the Select Board to
sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests in all or any portion of said property to the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc. for open space,
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recreational, and conservation purposes, such disposition to be on any terms and conditions the Select Board deem appropriate, which may include the reservation of any
easements and restrictions in regard to the property; and further to authorize the Select Board to submit a cy pres petition, if applicable, and a petition to the General Court for a
special act authorizing the transfers of land set forth herein and the conveyance of the property at 50 Altar Rock Road under Article 97 of the Amendment to the
Massachusetts Constitution.
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 93
Conveyance of 50 Altar Rock Road” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Quantum of vote required for passage of a positive motion is 2/3 ARTICLE 94
(Home Rule Petition: Real Estate Conveyance – 50 Altar Rock Road to Nantucket
Conservation Foundation, Inc.) To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to petition the General
Court consistent with the requirements of Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution to enact special legislation to authorize the transfer and
conveyance of all or a portion of a certain parcel of land in the Town of Nantucket held by The Inhabitants of the Town for park purposes, as described in more detail below and as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 93 Conveyance
of Altar Rock” dated January 2022 and filed with the Office of the Town Clerk, to the Select Board for purposes of conveyance; and further to authorize the Select Board to
convey the property described below to the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc. for open space, recreational, and conservation purposes, to be on any terms and conditions
the Select Board deem appropriate, which may include the reservation of any
easements and restrictions in regard to the property, provided, however, that the General Court may with the approval of the Select Board, make constructive changes in
language as may be necessary or advisable towards perfecting the intent of this legislation in order to secure passage:
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF NANTUCKET TO CONVEY A CERTAIN
PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE TOWN OF NANTUCKET HELD FOR PARK
PURPOSES TO THE NANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INC. FOR OPEN SPACE, RECREATIONAL, AND CONSERVATION PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1. Pursuant to Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the Town of Nantucket may transfer, sell, convey or
otherwise dispose of all or a portion of a certain parcel of land situated in the Town of Nantucket to the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc. for open space, recreational,
and conservation purposes, to be on any terms and conditions the Select Board deem
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appropriate, which may include the reservation of any easements and restrictions in regard to the property, described as follows:
• Tax Assessor’s Map 45, Parcel 9, 50 Altar Rock Road;
Any such disposition shall be on such terms and conditions as the Select Board deem
appropriate, which may include the reservation of restrictions and easements and
acceptance of the conveyance of certain land from the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc. to satisfy the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs “no
net loss policy” as determined by the Select Board, all as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 93 Conveyance of Altar Rock” dated January
2022 and filed with the Office of the Town Clerk.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to
petition the General Court consistent with the requirements of Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution to enact special legislation to authorize
the transfer and conveyance of all or a portion of a certain parcel of land in the Town of Nantucket held by The Inhabitants of the Town for park purposes, as described in more
detail below and as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant
Article 93 Conveyance of Altar Rock” dated January 2022 and filed with the Office of the Town Clerk, to the Select Board for purposes of conveyance; and further to authorize
the Select Board to convey the property described below to the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc. for open space, recreational, and conservation purposes, to be on any
terms and conditions the Select Board deem appropriate, which may include the reservation of any easements and restrictions in regard to the property, provided,
however, that the General Court may with the approval of the Select Board, make
constructive changes in language as may be necessary or advisable towards perfecting the intent of this legislation in order to secure passage:
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF NANTUCKET TO CONVEY A CERTAIN
PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE TOWN OF NANTUCKET HELD FOR PARK PURPOSES TO THE NANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INC. FOR OPEN
SPACE, RECREATIONAL, AND CONSERVATION PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1. Pursuant to Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the Town of Nantucket may transfer, sell, convey or
otherwise dispose of all or a portion of a certain parcel of land situated in the Town of Nantucket to the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc. for open space, recreational,
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and conservation purposes, to be on any terms and conditions the Select Board deem appropriate, which may include the reservation of any easements and restrictions in
regard to the property, described as follows:
• Tax Assessor’s Map 45, Parcel 9, 50 Altar Rock Road;
Any such disposition shall be on such terms and conditions as the Select Board deem
appropriate, which may include the reservation of restrictions and easements and acceptance of the conveyance of certain land from the Nantucket Conservation
Foundation, Inc. to satisfy the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs “no net loss policy” as determined by the Select Board, all as shown on a map entitled “2022
Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 93 Conveyance of Altar Rock” dated January
2022 and filed with the Office of the Town Clerk.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
ARTICLE 95 (Home Rule Petition: Real Estate Conveyance – A Portion of Ames Avenue)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to petition the General
Court consistent with the requirements of Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution to enact special legislation to authorize the transfer and
conveyance of all or portions of certain parcels of land in the Town of Nantucket owned by The Inhabitants of the Town of Nantucket held under the care, custody and control of
the Nantucket Conservation Commission for conservation or recreational purposes, and
which are located in the roadway known as Ames Avenue as described in more detail below and as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 95
Conveyance of A Portion of Ames Avenue” dated January 2022 and filed with the Office of the Town Clerk, to the Select Board for purposes of conveyance and further to
authorize the Select Board to convey the property described below on any terms and conditions the Select Board deem appropriate for roadway and/or any purposes, which
may include the reservation of any easements and restrictions in regard to the property,
provided, however, that the General Court may with the approval of the Select Board, make constructive changes in language as may be necessary or advisable towards
perfecting the intent of this legislation in order to secure passage:
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF NANTUCKET TO CONVEY FOR ROADWAY AND ANY OTHER PURPOSES CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND WITHIN THE ROADWAY KNOWN AS AMES AVENUE, AND SHOWN AS LOTS 35-38 (INCLUSIVE)
IN BLOCK 31 ON LAND COURT PLAN NO. 2408-M FILED WITH THE NANTUCKET REGISTRY DISTRICT OF THE LAND COURT SITUATED IN THE TOWN OF
NANTUCKET HELD FOR CONSERVATION OR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES TO BE CONVEYED FOR ROADWAY AND/OR ANY PURPOSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
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Section 1. Pursuant to Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notwithstanding the provisions of any general or
special law to the contrary, the Town of Nantucket may transfer, sell, convey or otherwise dispose of all or portions of certain parcels of land situated in the Town of
Nantucket for roadway and/or any purposes, to be on any terms and conditions the Select Board deem appropriate, which may include the reservation of any easements
and restrictions in regard to the property, described as follows:
• Lots 35-38 (inclusive) in Block 31 on Land Court Plan 2408-M;
Any such disposition shall be on such terms and conditions as the Select Board deem
appropriate, which may include the reservation of restrictions and easements, and the
conveyance or dedication of a parcel or parcels of Town-owned land to satisfy the “no net loss policy” of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, all as
shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 95 Conveyance of A Portion of Ames Avenue” dated January 2022 and filed with the Office of the Town
Clerk.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to
petition the General Court consistent with the requirements of Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution to enact special legislation to authorize
the transfer and conveyance of all or portions of certain parcels of land in the Town of Nantucket owned by The Inhabitants of the Town of Nantucket held under the care,
custody and control of the Nantucket Conservation Commission for conservation or recreational purposes, and which are located in the roadway known as Ames Avenue as
described in more detail below and as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town
Meeting Warrant Article 95 Conveyance of A Portion of Ames Avenue” dated January 2022 and filed with the Office of the Town Clerk, to the Select Board for purposes of
conveyance and further to authorize the Select Board to convey the property described below on any terms and conditions the Select Board deem appropriate for roadway
and/or any purposes, which may include the reservation of any easements and restrictions in regard to the property, provided, however, that the General Court may
with the approval of the Select Board, make constructive changes in language as may
be necessary or advisable towards perfecting the intent of this legislation in order to secure passage:
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF NANTUCKET TO CONVEY FOR ROADWAY
AND ANY OTHER PURPOSES CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND WITHIN THE
ROADWAY KNOWN AS AMES AVENUE, AND SHOWN AS LOTS 35-38 (INCLUSIVE) IN BLOCK 31 ON LAND COURT PLAN NO. 2408-M FILED WITH THE NANTUCKET
REGISTRY DISTRICT OF THE LAND COURT SITUATED IN THE TOWN OF
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NANTUCKET HELD FOR CONSERVATION OR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES TO BE CONVEYED FOR ROADWAY AND/OR ANY PURPOSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1. Pursuant to Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the Town of Nantucket may transfer, sell, convey or
otherwise dispose of all or portions of certain parcels of land situated in the Town of Nantucket for roadway and/or any purposes, to be on any terms and conditions the
Select Board deem appropriate, which may include the reservation of any easements and restrictions in regard to the property, described as follows:
• Lots 35-38 (inclusive) in Block 31 on Land Court Plan 2408-M;
Any such disposition shall be on such terms and conditions as the Select Board deem appropriate, which may include the reservation of restrictions and easements, and the
conveyance or dedication of a parcel or parcels of Town-owned land to satisfy the “no
net loss policy” of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, all as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 95 Conveyance of
A Portion of Ames Avenue” dated January 2022 and filed with the Office of the Town Clerk.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
ARTICLE 96 (Real Estate Acquisition: Tom Nevers Coastal Access - Dorset Road)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain for the purposes of public access, beach management, open
space, and/or conveyance, the fee title or lesser interests in all or any portions of Dorset
Road between the southern sideline of Tom Nevers Road and a line extending the northern sideline of Atlantic Boulevard (AKA Wanoma Way) across Dorset Road.
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 96 Real
Estate Acquisition: Tom Nevers Coastal Access – Dorset Road” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to
acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain for the purposes of public access, beach
management, open space, and/or conveyance, the fee title or lesser interests in all or any portions of Dorset Road between the southern sideline of Tom Nevers Road and a
line extending the northern sideline of Atlantic Boulevard (AKA Wanoma Way) across Dorset Road.
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All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 96 Real
Estate Acquisition: Tom Nevers Coastal Access – Dorset Road” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 97
(Real Estate Conveyance: Tom Nevers Coastal Access - Dorset Road)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank for
all purposes pursuant to their enabling legislation, such disposition to be on any terms and conditions the Select Board deem appropriate, which may include the reservation of
any easements and restrictions in regard to the property in all or any portions of Dorset Road between the southern sideline of Tom Nevers Road and a line extending the northern sideline of Atlantic Boulevard (AKA Wanoma Way) across Dorset Road.
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 97 Real
Estate Conveyance: Tom Nevers Coastal Access – Dorset Road” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to
sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank for all purposes pursuant to their enabling legislation, such disposition to be
on any terms and conditions the Select Board deem appropriate, which may include the
reservation of any easements and restrictions in regard to the property in all or any portions of Dorset Road between the southern sideline of Tom Nevers Road and a line
extending the northern sideline of Atlantic Boulevard (AKA Wanoma Way) across Dorset Road.
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 97 Real Estate Conveyance: Tom Nevers Coastal Access – Dorset Road” dated January 2022
and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 98
(Real Estate Acquisition: West Chester Street) To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to acquire by purchase,
gift or eminent domain for the purposes of public access, open space protection, and/or conveyance, the fee title or lesser interests in all or any portions of the unconstructed
way known as West Chester Street located between the western sideline of Crooked Lane and the eastern sideline of Wannacomet Road, together with any public and
private rights of passage.
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 98
Acquisition of a portion of West Chester Street” dated January 2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
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Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain for the purposes of public access, open
space protection, and/or conveyance, the fee title or lesser interests in all or any
portions of the unconstructed way known as West Chester Street located between the western sideline of Crooked Lane and the eastern sideline of Wannacomet Road,
together with any public and private rights of passage.
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 98 Acquisition of a portion of West Chester Street” dated January 2022 and filed herewith
at the Office of the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 99
(Real Estate Conveyance: West Chester Street and Weweeder Avenue) To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to sell, convey, release
any rights, or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests of the following former
public ways to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank for all purposes pursuant to their enabling legislation, and/or the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc., or any abutter
thereto, such disposition to be on any terms and conditions the Select Board deem appropriate, which may include the reservation of any easements and restrictions in
regard to the property:
-- West Chester Street located between the western sideline of Crooked Lane
and the eastern sideline of Wannacomet Road;
-- Weweeder Avenue between the eastern sideline of Nantucket Memorial Airport and the western sideline of a way at the boundary between the South Pasture
and Southeast Quarter Shares shown on Land Court Plan No. 5004-H as a 50
foot way.
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 99 conveyance of portions of West Chester Street and Weweeder Avenue” dated January
2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to sell, convey, release any rights, or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests of the
following former public ways to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank for all purposes
pursuant to their enabling legislation, and/or the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc., or any abutter thereto, such disposition to be on any terms and conditions the
Select Board deem appropriate, which may include the reservation of any easements and restrictions in regard to the property:
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-- West Chester Street located between the western sideline of Crooked Lane
and the eastern sideline of Wannacomet Road;
-- Weweeder Avenue between the eastern sideline of Nantucket Memorial Airport and the western sideline of a way at the boundary between the South Pasture
and Southeast Quarter Shares shown on Land Court Plan No. 5004-H as a 50
foot way.
All as shown on a map entitled “2022 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 99 conveyance of portions of West Chester Street and Weweeder Avenue” dated January
2022 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 100
(Real Estate Disposition: Utility Easement/Shadbush Road) To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to convey a perpetual
non-exclusive easement to Nantucket Electric Company/National Grid for such purposes to access, install, construct, reconstruct, repair, replace, add to, maintain and
operate for the transmission of intelligence, an underground electric distribution system
in, through, under, over, across and upon a certain portion of Town-owned land shown as Lots F and I on a plan of land entitled “Subdivision Plan of Land in Nantucket, MA,
prepared for: Town of Nantucket,” dated May 11, 2010, prepared by Blackwell & Associates, Inc. recorded with Nantucket County Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 2010-
62; said easement area being shown on a plan filed with the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to convey a perpetual non-exclusive easement to Nantucket Electric Company/National
Grid for such purposes to access, install, construct, reconstruct, repair, replace, add to,
maintain and operate for the transmission of intelligence, an underground electric distribution system in, through, under, over, across and upon a certain portion of Town-
owned land shown as Lots F and I on a plan of land entitled “Subdivision Plan of Land in Nantucket, MA, prepared for: Town of Nantucket,” dated May 11, 2010, prepared by
Blackwell & Associates, Inc. recorded with Nantucket County Registry of Deeds as Plan
No. 2010-62; said easement area being shown on a plan filed with the Office of the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 101
(Real Estate Disposition: Long-term Lease Authorization/Shooting Range Facility) To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to lease a portion of the
land at 1 Shadbush Road, shown as Lot 3 containing a total of twenty-seven (27) ±
acres on a plan of land entitled “Subdivision Plan of Land in Nantucket, MA, prepared for Town of Nantucket,” dated September 3, 2009, prepared by Blackwell & Associates,
Inc. recorded with Nantucket County Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 2009-44 and shown on Tax Assessor’s Map 78 as Parcel 5, for the purposes of demarcation, design, lay-out,
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construction, maintenance and operation of a recreational shooting range facility, and to enter into a ground lease of the leased premises containing nine (9)± acres, for a
minimum term of fifty (50) years, upon such terms and conditions as the Select Board deem appropriate, subject to the receipt of a Conservation and Management Permit
from the MA Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program by the lessee; and further to authorize the Select Board to grant a permanent
conservation restriction on the remaining portion of the property containing eighteen (18)
± acres pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 184, §§ 31-33; said leased premises to be shown on a plan filed with the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to
lease a portion of the land at 1 Shadbush Road, shown as Lot 3 containing a total of twenty-seven (27) ± acres on a plan of land entitled “Subdivision Plan of Land in
Nantucket, MA, prepared for Town of Nantucket,” dated September 3, 2009, prepared by Blackwell & Associates, Inc. recorded with Nantucket County Registry of Deeds as
Plan No. 2009-44 and shown on Tax Assessor’s Map 78 as Parcel 5, for the purposes of
demarcation, design, lay-out, construction, maintenance and operation of a recreational shooting range facility, and to enter into a ground lease of the leased premises
containing nine (9)± acres, for a minimum term of fifty (50) years, upon such terms and conditions as the Select Board deem appropriate, subject to the receipt of a
Conservation and Management Permit from the MA Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program by the lessee; and further to authorize
the Select Board to grant a permanent conservation restriction on the remaining portion
of the property containing eighteen (18) ± acres pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 184, §§ 31-33; said leased premises to be shown on a plan filed with the
Office of the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 102
(Real Estate Acquisition: Proprietors Road – Off Tripp Drive/South Shore Road) To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to acquire by purchase,
gift or eminent domain for public way, drainage, general municipal purposes, and/or the purposes of conveyance, the fee title or lesser interests in all or any portions of the
property shown as “Proprietors Road” located west of property at 14 Tripp Drive (Tax
Assessor’s Map 80, Parcel 310) and 59 South Shore Road (Tax Assessor’s Map 80, Parcel 308), from a line extending across said road at the northern property line of 14
Tripp Drive south to its terminus at the southwest corner of 59 South Shore Road, with a dimension of approximately 33’ x 513’. as shown on the plan attached hereto.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Linda Williams, et al) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to
acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain for public way, drainage, general municipal purposes, and/or the purposes of conveyance, the fee title or lesser interests in all or
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any portions of the property shown as “Proprietors Road” located west of property at 14 Tripp Drive (Tax Assessor’s Map 80, Parcel 310) and 59 South Shore Road (Tax
Assessor’s Map 80, Parcel 308), from a line extending across said road at the northern property line of 14 Tripp Drive south to its terminus at the southwest corner of 59 South
Shore Road, with a dimension of approximately 33’ x 513’, as shown on a plan filed with the Office of the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 103 (Real Estate Conveyance: Proprietors Road – Off Tripp Drive/South Shore Road)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests in all or any portion of property shown as
“Proprietors Road” located west of property at 14 Tripp Drive (Tax Assessor’s Map 80, Parcel 310) and 59 South Shore Road (Tax Assessor’s Map 80, Parcel 308), from a line extending across said road at the northern property line of 14 Tripp Drive south to its
terminus at the southwest corner of 59 South Shore Road, with a dimension of approximately 33’ x 513’, as shown on the plan attached hereto, subject to Chapter 30B
of the Massachusetts General Laws and guidelines established under the “Nantucket Yard Sales” program on file at the Select Board’s Office. Such disposition to be on such
terms and conditions as the Select Board may deem appropriate, which may include the
reservation of easements and restrictions,
Or take any action related thereto.
(Linda Williams, et al) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to
sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests in all or any portion of
property shown as “Proprietors Road” located west of property at 14 Tripp Drive (Tax Assessor’s Map 80, Parcel 310) and 59 South Shore Road (Tax Assessor’s Map 80,
Parcel 308), from a line extending across said road at the northern property line of 14 Tripp Drive south to its terminus at the southwest corner of 59 South Shore Road, with a
dimension of approximately 33’ x 513’, as shown on a plan filed with the Office of the
Town Clerk, subject to Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws and guidelines established under the “Nantucket Yard Sales” program on file at the Select Board’s
Office. Such disposition to be on such terms and conditions as the Select Board may deem appropriate, which may include the reservation of easements and restrictions.
ARTICLE 104 (Real Estate Acquisition: Two (2) 12-foot Wide Ways – Nobadeer Way)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain for public way, drainage, general municipal purposes, and/or the
purposes of conveyance, the fee title or lesser interests in all or any portions of the two (2) 12-foot-wide ways shown on Land Court Plan 16514-F dated February 25, 1954,
both running westerly from Macy Lane (aka Airport Road) to their terminus. The
northerly Way runs 600.65 feet and the southerly Way runs 679.43 feet,
Or to take any other action related thereto.
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(Linda Williams, et al) FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to
acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain for public way, drainage, general municipal purposes, and/or the purposes of conveyance, the fee title or lesser interests in all or
any portions of the two (2) 12-foot-wide ways shown on Land Court Plan 16514-F dated February 25, 1954, both running westerly from Macy Lane (aka Airport Road) to their
terminus. The northerly Way runs 600.65 feet and the southerly Way runs 679.43 feet.
ARTICLE 105
(Real Estate Conveyance: Two (2) 12-foot Wide Ways – Nobadeer Way) To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to sell, convey or
otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests in all or any portion of property shown as two (2) 12-foot-wide ways shown on Land Court Plan 16514-F dated February 25, 1954, both running westerly from Macy Lane (aka Airport Road) to their terminus, as shown on
the plan attached hereto, subject to Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws and guidelines established under the “Nantucket Yard Sales” program on file at the
Select Board’s Office. Such disposition to be on such terms and conditions as the Select Board may deem appropriate, which may include the reservation of easements and
restrictions. The northerly Way runs 600.65 feet and the southerly Way runs 679.43 feet,
Or take any action related thereto.
(Linda Williams, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Select Board is hereby authorized to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests in all or any portion of
property shown as two (2) 12-foot-wide ways shown on Land Court Plan 16514-F dated
February 25, 1954, both running westerly from Macy Lane (aka Airport Road) to their terminus, as shown on the plan filed with the Office of the Town Clerk,, subject to
Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws and guidelines established under the “Nantucket Yard Sales” program on file at the Select Board’s Office. Such disposition to
be on such terms and conditions as the Select Board may deem appropriate, which may
include the reservation of easements and restrictions. The northerly Way runs 600.65 feet and the southerly Way runs 679.43 feet.
ARTICLE 106
(Appropriation: Stabilization Fund)
To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, or transfer from available funds, for the purposes of
the Stabilization Fund in accordance with Chapter 40 section 5B of the Massachusetts General Laws, from which appropriations may be made by a two-thirds vote of an
Annual or Special Town Meeting for any purpose for which a municipality may borrow money or for any other lawful purpose; said sum not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the
Fiscal Year 2022 tax levy.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board)
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FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) from Free Cash in the Treasury of the Town be deposited into the
Stabilization Fund; and, that One Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,250,000) from Free Cash in the Treasury of the Town be deposited into the Capital
Projects Stabilization Fund.
ARTICLE 107
(Appropriation: Free Cash) To see what sum the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash in the treasury to
meet the appropriations for the current and/or ensuing Fiscal Year and to authorize the Assessors to use in the fixing the tax rate, pass any vote, or take any other action
related thereto. (Select Board)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
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PLANNING BOARD REPORT
Chapter 40A, section 5 of the Massachusetts General Laws authorizes the Planning
Board (hereafter the Board) to issue an advisory report to Town Meeting. Although motions for Articles 42 through 63 are printed in the Warrant, this report provides
additional information to help voters understand the basis for each motion. In an effort to
provide better information about the planning process, the Board has added a report and glossary to the Warrant since 2011. The Board is guided by the approved Master
Plan, unanimously accepted by Town Meeting in April of 20091. Overall, the Board’s motions are consistent with the goals and policies of the Master Plan, they advance and
implement the goals, and they represent a balanced approach to guiding the community’s future physical development.
Prior to the 2020 ATM, the Board adopted an informational document intended to provide guidance for citizens to consider when proposing a request for a Zoning Map
change. The document included: criteria that would be applied by the Board during the public hearing process, questions that the Board would need answered during their
deliberations, and expectations about attendance of the article proponent at the public
hearings. We hope that this guidance provides more clarity about the process and how the Board reaches a recommendation.
Articles 44 through 49 (sponsored by the Board) and 60 through 63 (submitted by citizen
petition) are Zoning Map changes. Articles 42 and 50 through 53 (sponsored by the Board) and 43 and 54 through 59 (submitted by citizen petition) are Zoning Bylaw
(hereafter Bylaw) changes.
The proposed map changes that were recommended by the Board match the existing
character of the area with the designated zoning districts and advance Master Plan objectives. The Board considered compliance with the Master Plan, including, but not
limited to, such policies as:
Advancing Master Plan actions identified in the “Zoning District
Implementation Schedule”2
Making a distinction between Town and Country3
Matching zoning districts with the character of the surrounding area4
Phasing out certain zoning districts5
Removing commercial zoning from exclusively residential areas6
Encouraging small neighborhood centers with mixed-use development7
Addressing issues in 7 of 18 identified Planning Areas8
1 Warrant Article 26 of the 2009 Annual Town Meeting 2 2009 Nantucket Master Plan, Figure 39, page 97 (Articles 44-49)
3 2009 Nantucket Master Plan, Goal 2.1, Policy 2.1.1a, page 98 (Article 46)
4 2009 Nantucket Master Plan, Goal 2.1, Policy 2.1.3, page 98 (Articles 45-49) 5 2009 Nantucket Master Plan, Goal 2.1, Policy 2.1.1a and 2.1.1b, page 98 (Articles 45-49) 6 2009 Nantucket Master Plan, Goal 2.2 Policy 2.2.3 page 98 (Articles 46-47)
7 2009 Nantucket Master Plan, Goal 2.2 Policy 2.2.2, page 98 (Articles 45, 49 and 61)
8 2009 Nantucket Master Plan, Figure 17, page 48 (Articles 44-49 and 60-61)
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Board sponsored map changes in Articles 46 and 47 match the zoning districts to the current residential neighborhood development, Articles 45 through 49 implement the
phase-out of the RC and RC-2 zoning districts, and Article 44 implements the phase out of the R-1 zoning district. These articles are directly related to multiple Master Plan
objectives. If approved, Articles 45 through 49 will further reduce the RC and RC-2 districts by 2% and 9%, respectively. We note that a technical map correction is
included in Article 53, which is primarily a Zoning Bylaw amendment article. The
purpose of that map amendment is to align the zoning district with the lot line for each of those properties, which would be consistent with the subdivision plan that was
previously approved by the Planning Board.
Citizen petition Article 60 will result in the zoning district for the referenced parcels being consistent with the density of the existing neighborhood and will bring those lots into
conformity with zoning. Article 61 will add parcels to the CTEC district in an area with
existing commercial uses on adjacent parcels. Articles 62 and 63 did not receive support from the Board due to concerns about density and the lack of a developed plan for
future uses.
Bylaw amendments proposed by the Board in Articles 42 and 50 through 53 received
positive recommendations. Article 42 is a companion article to 39, which is a General Bylaw amendment. Both articles address short-term rentals and will definitively establish
them as an allowed use subject to regulations. Approving these articles will remove any ambiguity about the legality of short-term rentals. Articles 50, 51, and 52 expand
allowances for year-round housing opportunities. Articles 50 expands the allowed size of a tertiary dwelling from 650 square feet to 900 square feet and Article 51 creates a
new Nantucket Housing Needs Covenant lot allowance for tertiary dwellings so that
provided certain criteria are met, a lot could have a market rate dwelling and two covenant dwellings all subject to fee simple ownership. This allowance would not
increase the ground cover or decrease the setbacks, it would simply allow the ownership of the units to be separated. Article 52 expands the workforce
homeownership housing bonus lots to the R-10 district, allowing one bonus (income
restricted to households earning at or below 80% of area median income) lot for every three market rate lots.
Bylaw amendments proposed by citizens in Articles 43 and 54 through 57 did not
receive support from the Planning Board and those articles contain additional comments
after the motion.
The Board recognizes the hard work of its staff, the active participation by citizens, and appreciates the thoughtful review of these articles by Town Meeting voters. If you have
questions or concerns about the zoning articles, we encourage you to seek answers in advance of Town Meeting from individual Board members or contact PLUS staff at 508-
325-7587.
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ZONING ARTICLE GLOSSARY
The Planning Board has provided this glossary to serve as a summarized reference for
selected terms in Articles 42 through 63. The entire Zoning Bylaw (Chapter 139 of the Code of the Town of Nantucket) and maps (under Town Meetings and Elections) can be
further researched at www.nantucket-ma.gov.
The intensity regulations for zoning districts identified in the Zoning Map changes are
referenced below.
Yard Setback
District Defined in § 139-3
Minimum Lot Size (square feet)
Front (feet) Side/Rear (feet)** Frontage (feet)*
Ground Cover Ratio
VR 20,000 20 10 100 10%
LUG-1 40,000 35 10 100 7%
LUG-2 80,000 35 15 150 4%
LUG-3 120,000 35 20 200 3%
CMI 5,000 0 0 50 50%
RC 5,000 None 5 40 50%
RC-2 5,000 10 5 40 50%
CN 7,500 10 Side: 5 Rear: 10 50 40%
CTEC 10,000 10 Side: 5 Rear: 10 50 40%
ROH/SOH 5,000 None 5 50 ROH 40%
SOH 50%
SR-1 5,000 10 5 50 30%
R-5 5,000 10 Side: 10 minimum on one side; 5 thereafter Rear: 5 50 40% R-5L 30%
R-10(L) 10,000 20 10 75 25%
R-20 20,000 30 10 75 12.5%
R-40 40,000 30 10 75 10%
Area Plan - the Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission (NP&EDC) has developed a participatory process to foster and facilitate the
implementation of the land use and other relevant sections of the 2009 Master Plan. The areas are designated, mapped, and volunteer advisory members are appointed. The
topics that each group evaluates are the nine elements of an MGL Chapter 41 section
81D master plan. A final plan is accepted by the NP&EDC. Final plans have been completed for Brant Point, Madaket, Mid Island, Naushop Crossing, Siasconset,
Surfside and Tom Nevers. (Source: Goal 2.2, Policy 2.2.1, Nantucket Master Plan)
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Country Overlay District (COD) – a zoning overlay district encompassing those areas not included in the Town Overlay District. The purpose of the COD is to preserve areas
characterized by traditional and historic rural land use patterns and to discourage the spread of dispersed development patterns that promote automobile dependency.
(Source: Chapter 139 of the Code of the Town of Nantucket, section 12F)
Exclusionary Zoning – zoning that has the effect of keeping out of a community or
neighborhood certain groups, or additional population. Techniques such as large-lot zoning, which increase housing costs, have been challenged for their exclusionary
effects. (Source: A Planner’s Dictionary (2004). Published by the American Planning Association)
Ground Cover – the horizontal area of a lot covered at grade by structures, together with
those portions of any overhangs which contain enclosed interior space; excluding, for
instance, tents, retaining walls, substantially below grade finished or unfinished space, exterior insulation, decks, unenclosed porches, unenclosed roofed overhangs and
connectors, entryway hoods and projections, gazebos, pergolas, play structures, platforms and steps, docks, game playing courts at grade, exterior in-ground residential
swimming pools, exterior in-ground or above grade hot tub/spas, chimneys, bulkheads,
bay and bow windows, window wells, unenclosed breezeways, air conditioning units, generators and generator enclosures, mechanical and utility equipment unroofed walled
enclosures, exterior showers, fuel tanks, roof eaves, trash bins, and one detached shed not exceeding 200 square feet in ground cover and 16 feet in height, as measured from
the top of the slab, pier, or crawl space foundation. (Source: Chapter 139 of the Code of the Town of Nantucket, section 2)
Overlay District – establishes alternative zoning requirements to address area specific needs, to promote specific development projects, or to meet specific community goals.
(Source: American Planning Association https://www.planning.org/divisions/planningandlaw/propertytopics.htm#Overlay)
Special Permit – requires a super-majority (4 out of 5 members in favor) vote of the special permit granting authority. Special permits may impose conditions, safeguards,
and limitations intended to ensure that the use or structure is in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the Zoning Bylaw. (Source: Chapter 139 of the Code of
the Town of Nantucket, section 30)
Spot Zoning – the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court found that spot zoning occurs
where one lot or a small area has been singled out for treatment less onerous than that imposed upon nearby, indistinguishable properties. The Court of Appeals has found that
spot zoning arises “where a zoning change is designed solely for the economic benefit of the owner of the property receiving special treatment and is not in accordance with a
well considered plan for the public welfare.” (Source: Massachusetts Municipal
Association)
“In assessing spot zoning challenges, it is quite proper to consider the effect of the zoning change on the municipality as a whole. The court now favors a balancing test to
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assess a spot zoning challenge. This is especially important where the growth of the municipality has been addressed by a plan.” Challenges alleging spot zoning have a
heavy burden of proof, as great weight is given to validity arising from the Town Meeting process. The total area being rezoned is only important where it is not an extension of a
district by the inclusion of border lots. Generally, newly established zoning areas greater than two acres are not considered to be a spot zone. (Source: Bobrowski, Mark
“Handbook of Massachusetts Land Use and Planning Law” pages 91through 95)
Town Overlay District (TOD) – a zoning overlay district encompassing those areas not
included in the Country Overlay District. The purpose of the TOD is to encourage development within an area where infrastructure already exists or can be extended
without undue expense, to create opportunities to produce affordable housing for year-round residents through in-fill development and to create development patterns that are conducive to service by alternatives to the automobile, such as transit, bicycle, and
pedestrian systems. (Source: Chapter 139 of the Code of the Town of Nantucket, section 12E)
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ZONING DISTRICTS BY LAND AREA
(Updated through July 2021)
In 2005, when the Planning Board first began the research necessary to draft the Master Plan, 8.65% of the island was in a high density (minimum lots size of 5,000 square feet
or less) zoning district and 81.75% was in a low density (minimum lot sizes of 40,000
square feet or more) zoning district. Today, 3.47% of the island is in a high density zoning district and 86.92% is in a low density zoning district. The amount of land within a
moderate density district has remained stable. The chart below demonstrates how the land area of the island contained within each zoning district has changed over time.
2005 2021
Zone Acres
Percentage
Acres
Percentage
of Total
Land Area
of Total
Land Area
AH 1.18 0 0 0
OIH 4.71 0.01 4.77 0.02
ALC 21.01 0.06 21.01 0.07
VN 0 0 20.64 0.07
VTEC 0 0 27.65 0.09
LC 37.93 0.11 0 0
CDT 23.48 0.07 37.67 0.13
SR-1 48.9 0.15 25.78 0.09
CTEC 0 0 69.44 0.23
SOH 34.83 0.11 50.24 0.17
SR-10 13.91 0.04 45.21 0.15
CMI 0 0 53.75 0.18
RC 330.39 1 22.66 0.08
R-5 0 0 168.4 0.56
CN 0 0 207.94 0.69
RC-2 1380.7 4 75.7 0.25
ROH 209.38 0.6 229.66 0.76
VR 0 0 341.73 1.13
SR-20 445.86 1.4 273.63 0.91
R-1 641.01 1.9 351.57 1.17
R-40 0 0 437.48 1.45
R-10/10L 346.22 1.05 423.84 1.41
CI 0 0 455.27 1.51
LUG-1 989.92 3 1007.46 3.35
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R-20 2505 7.6 1064.42 3.54
MMD 618.59 1.9 1790.02 5.95
LUG-2 7481.8 22.6 2264.99 7.52
LUG-3 17986 54.3 20637.52 68.54
TOTAL 33121 99.9 30108.45 100
Prepared By: Leslie Woodson Snell, AICP, Deputy Director of Planning
Nathan Porter, GIS Coordinator
Data Source: Town of Nantucket GIS Files
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
TOWN OF NANTUCKET
2022 ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 – 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Nantucket High School
Election of candidates for the following offices:
Moderator One for a term of one year
Select Board Two for terms of three years
School Committee One for a term of one year
School Committee One for a term of three years
Historic District Commission Two for terms of three years
Nantucket Islands Land Bank Commission One for a term of five years
Harbor and Shellfish Advisory Board Three for terms of three years
Planning Board One for a term of three years
Planning Board One for a term of five years
Nantucket Board of Water Commissioners One for a term of three years
Town Clerk One for term of three years
To vote “YES” or “NO” on the following ballot questions:
Debt Exclusion: Design for New Our Island Home Facility
1. Shall the Town of Nantucket be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition Two and One-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond
issued in order to design a new Our Island Home facility to be located on Town-owned land currently leased to Sherburne Commons located at 40 Sherburne Commons Way
including the costs of professional services for design, permitting, engineering,
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materials, and other related professional services, and any other costs incidental and related thereto?
Debt Exclusion: Supplemental Appropriation for Replacement Harbormaster Facility
2. Shall the Town of Nantucket be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition Two and One-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond
issued in order to provide supplemental funding for the replacement of the Harbormaster
Building at 34 Washington Street including the costs of professional services for design, permitting, engineering, construction, construction oversight, materials, and other
related professional services, and any other costs incidental and related thereto?
Debt Exclusion: Repave Pleasant Street and Reconstruct/Improve Sidewalk(s) 3. Shall the Town of Nantucket be allowed to exempt from the provisions of
Proposition Two and One-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond
issued in order to repave Pleasant Street and reconstruct and/or improve the adjacent sidewalks including the costs of professional services for design, permitting,
engineering, construction, construction oversight, materials, and other related professional services, and any other costs incidental and related thereto?
Debt Exclusion: Repairs to LORAN Barracks Facility 4. Shall the Town of Nantucket be allowed to exempt from the provisions of
Proposition Two and One-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to provide funding for repairs to the LORAN barracks facility located at
54 Low Beach Road, including the costs of professional services for design, permitting, engineering, hazardous materials removal, construction, construction oversight,
materials, and other related professional services, and any other costs incidental and
related thereto?
Debt Exclusion: Nantucket Public Schools Athletic Facilities 5. Shall the Town of Nantucket be allowed to exempt from the provisions of
Proposition Two and One-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond
issued in order to provide funding for the construction of athletic facilities and associated appurtenances at the Nantucket Public School campuses, including the costs of
professional services for design, permitting, engineering, construction, construction supervision, materials, and other related professional services, and any other costs
incidental and related thereto?
Debt Exclusion: Central Municipal Facility/2 Fairgrounds Road
6. Shall the Town of Nantucket be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition Two and One-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond
issued in order to design a central municipal facility at property owned by the Town at 2 Fairgrounds Road including the costs of professional services for design, permitting,
engineering, and other related professional services, and any other costs incidental and
related thereto?
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Debt Exclusion: Construction of Town Employee Housing 7. Shall the Town of Nantucket be allowed to exempt from the provisions of
Proposition Two and One-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to provide funding for the construction of town employee housing located
at Town-owned property at Fairgrounds Road/Waitt Drive, including the costs of professional services for design, permitting, engineering, construction, construction
oversight, materials, and other related professional services, and any other costs
incidental and related thereto?
Debt Exclusion: PFAS Soil Investigation 8. Shall the Town of Nantucket be allowed to exempt from the provisions of
Proposition Two and One-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to undertake an investigation of the presence of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and other related contaminants in soil and other
areas at various locations throughout the Island, including the costs of professional services for design, permitting, engineering, materials, and other related professional
services, and any other costs incidental and related thereto?
Debt Exclusion: Acquisition of 10-12 Washington Street
9. Shall the Town of Nantucket be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition Two and One-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond
issued in order to purchase the property located at 10-12 Washington Street and any other costs incidental and related thereto?
Debt Exclusion for Affordable Housing
10. Shall the Town of Nantucket be allowed to exempt from the provisions of
Proposition Two and One-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bonds issued in order to pay costs of acquiring existing properties for affordable housing
purposes, which may include an affordable rental program, and also for the acquisition of interests in and/or deed restrictions on properties for affordable housing purposes,
including the payment of all costs incidental and related thereto?
Capital Outlay Exclusions
11. Shall the Town of Nantucket be allowed to assess an additional $1,176,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the following purposes in the amounts as
follows for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022?
Department Purpose Amount
Fire
Replacement of Self-contained Breathing
Apparatus Equipment $105,000
Fire Replace Utility Vehicle 75.000
Fire Utility All-Terrain Vehicle 50,000
Natural Resources One (1) Replacement Vehicle; One (1) New Vehicle 100,000
Health &
Human
Services
One (1) Replacement Vehicle; One (1) New
Vehicle 100,000
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Solid Waste Replacement Administrative Vehicle 40,000
Public Works Replacement of Two (2) Small Pick-up Trucks 96,000
Public Works Replacement of Skid Steer Loader 72,000
Public Works Replacement of F-350 Pick-up Truck 68,000
Public Works Replacement of F-550 Pick-up Truck 80,000
Public Works “Forestry Package” for Cat Skid Steer 50,000
Public Works Replacement of Tandem Vibratory Roller 50,000
Public Works New Mechanic’s Utility Vehicle 120,000
Public Works New Mini Sweeper 120,000
Public Works New Park & Recreation Vehicle 50,000
Total Capital Exclusion: $1,176,000
Charter Amendment
12. Shall the Town of Nantucket approve the charter amendment proposed by Town
Meeting summarized below?
SUMMARY OF BALLOT QUESTION NO. 12:
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 43B, Section 10, allows Town Meeting to vote to
amend the Town’s Charter. On June 5, 2021, the Annual Town Meeting voted to adopt the Charter amendment. The vote on the motion pursuant to Article 96, as moved by the
Finance Committee, was Yes: 668, No: 24, which passed by more than the necessary two-thirds vote. The Charter Amendment is conditioned upon the voters approving the
same at this 2022 Annual Town Election.
The Proposal will amend section 2.5 of the Town Charter which currently requires that
the Select Board publish the Town Meeting warrant with the recommendations of the Finance Committee by mailing a copy of such warrant to the address or postal box of
each registered voter at least seven days prior to the Town Meeting. The amendment will increase the length of time for the mailing from seven to fourteen days.
A “YES” vote on this Ballot Question would be in favor of approving this amendment to the Charter.
A “NO” vote on this Ballot Question would be opposed to approving this amendment to the
Charter.
Debt Exclusion for Water Main Extension
13. Shall the Town of Nantucket be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition Two and One-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond
issued, for costs associated with design, engineering, and construction of new water mains in areas west of Nantucket Memorial Airport and any other costs incidental and
related thereto?
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