Ground Cover Bonus for Covenant Units
At a glance
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- What: a concept to give lots extra ground cover when they create a year-round covenant unit, to jump-start the covenant program.
- Where it stands: informal discussion only on 2026-10-19.
- Next: staff to model numbers.
Discussion
- Staff said the primary lot can lose ground cover when a covenant dwelling is added, which discourages covenants.
- Members favored a bonus in larger districts such as R20, R40 and the lower-density districts, not R5 or R10, and wanted to see numbers; total island ground cover from structures was said to be around 1.7 percent.
Sources
- Video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=UWKCbpltIDk
- Agenda: https://nantucketma.portal.civicclerk.com/event/26585/overview
Discussion time
About 4 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 - Planning Board | 4 |
Log
- 2026-10-21 - Select Board — Described to the Select Board as a possible covenant program 2.0 idea under the secondary lots concept. See Town Sponsored Warrant Articles for 2027.
- 2026-10-19 - Planning Board — Concept discussed; members asked for modeled numbers.