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IT BOILS DOWN TO THIS

                           Nantucket Already Has Strong STR Regulations                


STR Bylaws were adopted at 2022 ATM and strengthened at 2024 ATM and STM.


Stopped Investor-Owned Corporate STRs (1)


  • LLCs, Trusts and S Corps owned by natural persons can obtain STR permits
  • Investor-owned Corporations and REITs cannot obtain STR permits


Set Clear Rules for Hosts (2)


  • Register and obtain STR permit from Town each year 
  • Limit STR occupancy based on number of bedrooms
  • Comply with all Town bylaws, including Outdoor Lighting, Fire Code, Trash Removal, Parking and Noise


Addressed “Who Do I Call with STR Issues?” (3)


  • Town established Short-Term Rental Complaint Hotline (508) 315-6372
  • Hosts must provide local contact details for emergency and other issues 
  • Complaints are logged and bylaws enforced


Established Penalties for Non-Compliant Hosts (2) 


  • Fines for bylaw violations to $300/day (minor); civil fines to $5K/day (major)
  • Potential loss of STR permit for up to 3 years


Nantucket Town Services Rely on STR Tax Revenue


“Island's Short-Term Rental Tax Revenue Plunged 27 Percent In Summer 2024” (4)

- Nantucket Current, April 8, 2025


With a record budget including large and essential projects, an STR tax revenue shortfall means cuts to Town services and staff and/or increased property taxes. 

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1 Adopted Article 60 at 2024 ATM and Article 5 at 2024 STM

2 Adopted Article 39 at 2022 ATM

3 Town implemented complaint hotline and logging to facilitate enforcement.

4 Town of Nantucket Finance Department

WHERE DO WE STAND?

 We are in full support of the recommendations by the town Finance Committee, Planning Board and Select Board to:


  • Vote Yes to approve Article 66
  • Vote to 'take no action'' on Article 67
  • Vote 'not to adopt' (NO) on Articles 68 and 69


We do not support investor-only STRS where the owners never set foot on the island. We do not support any application of 'accessory use' zoning because there are too many STR models on Nantucket that don't clearly fall into any simple definition of 'accessory' and the use of any home is a fluid situation.  A steady stream of neighbors challenging how one uses their home coming before the ZBA is not a desirable or enforceable solution. 


Nantucket Together continues to support the traditional model of family operated STRs as currently regulated by the town.  


We also support:

  • the ongoing collection of relevant vacation rental data by the town for future analysis to support policy making/revisions
  • enforcement of current and future vacation rental regulations 


And most importantly, we look to eliminate the neighbor-vs.-neighbor acrimony related to vacation rentals and the commercialization of Nantucket neighborhoods.

ATM 2025 POSITION & FACTS

IF YOU’RE AN ISLANDER, UNAFFECTED TODAY, DO YOU CARE?

YES


• Many of our supporters are previous islanders who moved off for a job, a marriage, or to care for a loved one. But they still return every summer and many hoped to retire on island. Any discriminatory practice against part-time residents presents a threat to their ability to maintain their home. 


• If you give or bequeath your home of land to your children and they ever need to move away for a period or time or look to build a home and rent it to pay for it, we do not want to restrict their ability to earn income to support the home.


• If you intend to retire to warmer climes in the winter as part of your retirement plan and rent your Nantucket home when you are away we want to protect your future right to rent. 


• If you own a second property on the island or have a cottage on the same property as your permanent residence, your right to rent should not be taken away or restricted.


WHAT CAN YOU DO?

SHARE: 

Print the fact sheet and share it with your service providers and neighbors who might be concerned as well.

Print Fact Sheet

WHo CAN YOU Contact?

CONTACT: 

Contact your local neighborhood and civic associations to spread the word and elevate your concerns about how STR restrictions could hurt homeowners and the Nantucket economy.  

See the list

We Need your SUPPORT

VOTE YES on Article 66/NO on 67-69: TO


 Protect Nantucket Traditions, those with legacy ties to the island and a history or local civic engagement


Let's stop neighbor vs. neighbor lawsuits


Nantucket can do better.  


That is why we need YOUR vote. 

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