Planning Board - Regular Meeting
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- Government Body
- Planning Board
- Meeting Type
- Planning Board
- Location
- Tisbury, MA
- Meeting Date
- March 6, 2026
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Friday, March 6, 2026
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To Existing TZBL 04.02.01 - Update the ADU bylaw to comply with the Attorney General's directive, remove principal dwelling setback requirements for an ADU and "single family", and consider other changes for the W/C district and B1 and B2 districts. Replace - "Single Family Dwelling" with "Principal Dwelling" (a) In addition to the principal single-family dwelling, one accessory dwelling unit ("ADU") is permitted, subject to the following restrictions and requirements: i. No ADU shall exceed 50% of the gross floor area of the single-family residence principal dwelling or 900 square feet, whichever is smaller. ii. The ADU may be created within the principal single-family residence dwelling or within a detached accessory structure, provided that any such accessory structure shall comply with the setback requirements applicable to principal structures and all other requirements of this Bylaw applicable to accessory structures, either with all applicable requirements of this Bylaw for principal dwellings or for accessory structures, whichever are less strict. To Existing TZBL 06.05.00 - Uses permitted in the Commercial Management Area Change 05. - one (1) detached single-family dwelling On a lot with a principal dwelling structure, one ADU shall be allowed as an accessory to such use, subject to the restrictions and requirements of Section 04.02.01.
Municipal Uses
To Existing TZBL 05.00 - Add Municipal Uses to the B1 and B2 districts w/ Site Plan Review and exempt from parking requirements set forth in the bylaw. Add - 05.11.03 Municipal Uses with Site Plan Review. Municipal Uses are exempt from Parking requirements in this Bylaw.
Floodplain District
To Existing TZBL 09.04.02 - Floodplain District Boundaries: The Floodplain District is herein established as an overlay district to all other districts. The District includes all special flood hazard areas within the Town of Tisbury designated as Zone A, AH, AO, AE or VE on the Dukes County Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) dated July 20, 2016 issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the administration of the National Flood Insurance Program. Remove - The map panels of the Dukes County FIRM that are wholly or partially within the Town of Tisbury are panel numbers 25007C0082J, 25007C0083J, 25007C0084J, 25007C0101J, 25007C0102J, 25007C0103J, 25007C0104J and 25007C0111J dated July 20, 2016. Change TZBL 09.04.15 - Floodplain Administrator: The Building/Zoning Inspector Conservation Agent shall be the official Floodplain Administrator for the Town of Tisbury.
Designated Special Ways
Add - Mud Puddle Road: Within twenty feet of either side of the centerline of Mud Puddle Road, from Edgartown Road to the Power line Utility easement. Sailor's Burying Ground Road/Great Rock Road: Within twenty feet of either side of the centerline of Sailor's Burying Ground Road / Great Rock Road between the Power line Utility Easement and parcel 20-A-21. Sailor's Burying Ground Road: Within twenty feet of either side of the centerline of Sailor's Burying Ground Road from the intersection with Canterbury Lane on parcel 20-A-22 to the Oak Bluffs Town Line. To Existing TZBL 09.03.02.04 - There shall be no removal of existing vegetation within a Special Way Zone other than to keep the Special Way clear of debris and overgrown vegetation, except as permitted as part of a Special Permit or where the width of a Special Way Zone extends beyond a pre-existing fence or beyond where a fence may be allowed. Add – To keep clear the travel way of vegetation the following method may be used for administrative approval from the Planning Board: For sections of the Special Way less than 12 feet wide, any tree located within the following dimensions may be removed with on-site approval from a Planning Board representative. Additionally, the Applicant must obtain written permission from the property owners of the land where the trees are located and provide it to the Planning Board before any cutting. The measurement begins vertically from the outer edge of the level travel way: - Starting Height: From 3 feet high. - Outward: Extending up to 1 foot 6 inches horizontally. - Ending Height: Reaching a maximum vertical height of 13 feet 6 inches from the travel way. Using the above methodology, the removal of the trees that impede the Special Way's travel ability will leave the root ball and stump intact to avoid destabilizing any embankment. Or take any action relative thereto. Sponsor: Planning Board