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Planning Board continues Thayer boat storage permit, schedules site visit

Planning Board continues Thayer boat storage special permit hearing to April 9. The board continued a special permit hearing for dry boat storage on 5,750 square feet of a 62,000-square-foot lot at 39 Holmes Hole Road in the R3 district. Applicant John Thayer, who purchased the property in 2023,

Planning Board · Meeting of March 26, 2026

OAK BLUFFS — Planning Board continues Thayer boat storage special permit hearing to April 9. The board continued a special permit hearing for dry boat storage on 5,750 square feet of a 62,000-square-foot lot at 39 Holmes Hole Road in the R3 district. Applicant John Thayer, who purchased the property in 2023, seeks the revenue to cover mortgage and taxes; home construction would cost $1.2 to $1.4 million.

A site visit is planned to confirm fire apparatus access specifications with Oak Bluffs and Tisbury Fire Department representatives.

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Source: the Planning Board meeting of March 26, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.

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