Planning Board advanced eight zoning amendments to Special Town Meeting vote. Vice Chair Chris Chambers led the virtual meeting with four members present, voting 3-0 to adopt by-law revisions covering structural definitions, building heights, mechanical equipment noise enforcement, commercial
Planning Board rejected Robin's Nest subdivision plan after applicant withdrew Martha's Vineyard Commission review. The four-member board of Chair Mark Crossland, Vice Chair Chris Chambers, and Members Erik Albert and Scott Slarsky voted unanimously to deny the Form B preliminary plan application
The Planning Board approves a zoning amendment allowing short-term rentals in all zones. Vice Chair Chris Chambers led the 5-0 vote to amend the use table as a permitted use; the zoning amendment pairs with a separate general by-law the Select Board is preparing to require registration and state
Oak Bluffs Planning Board advances six zoning by-law changes. Member Chris Chambers presented proposals addressing recurring disputes over structures, equipment, vessels, and commercial vehicles; all four members present voted unanimously 4-0 to send six articles to the Select Board for potential
Planning Board unanimously endorses East Chop Association lot combination plan. Chair Mark Crossland, Vice Chair Chris Chambers, and Member Erik Albert voted 3-0 to endorse the East Chop Association's application to combine two parcels at Summerfield Park without triggering subdivision approval
Planning Board defers Robin's Nest 24-lot subdivision for regional review. Vice Chair Chris Chambers led the board's unanimous vote to refer the preliminary plan for the Lagoon Pond watershed property to the Martha's Vineyard Commission. The proposal includes nine island-resident-restricted lots
Planning Board approves boat storage special permit on Holmes Hole Road. Chair Mark Crossland led the board to a unanimous 5-0 vote on May 14 to grant Nt Lot 1 LLC a special permit for a 5,750-square-foot boat storage facility for fewer than five boats. Vice Chair Chris Chambers imposed strict
Oak Bluffs Zoning Reform Subcommittee discusses overhaul of three bylaws. The subcommittee discussed splitting short-term rental regulation into zoning bylaws under Planning Board control and general bylaws handled by the Select Board, designed to reduce legal vulnerability shown by lawsuits in
Oak Bluffs Planning Board continues Holmes Hole boat storage hearing to May 14. Applicant John Thayer seeks a special permit for 5,750 square feet of boat storage at 39 Holmes Hole Road, accommodating up to four boats on a semi-permeable surface with oil containment drip pans and fire safety
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,
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