Planning Board approves special permit for 140 Midland Avenue
Tisbury Planning Board approved a special permit for a four-unit affordable housing project at 140 Midland Avenue in the R10 zoning district. Chair Ben Robinson presided as the board unanimously endorsed the written decision after months of deliberations. The board also advanced three major bylaw
Planning Board · Meeting of April 1, 2026
Tisbury Planning Board approved a special permit for a four-unit affordable housing project at 140 Midland Avenue in the R10 zoning district. Chair Ben Robinson presided as the board unanimously endorsed the written decision after months of deliberations. The board also advanced three major bylaw amendments, all continued to April 3 hearings for designated special ways regulations, land clearing standards, and plumbing in accessory structures, with particular debate over whether special permits or deed restrictions should govern habitation controls.
In administrative action, the board voted 4-1 to authorize a formal public records request and written questions to the Town Administrator regarding the administrative leave of Planning Board Administrator Amy Upton, citing concerns that consultation was bypassed. The board also voted unanimously to authorize outside counsel for an April 13 executive session with a $10,000 spending cap.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of April 1, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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