Tisbury Planning Board Zoning Bylaw Review Public Hearing

TOWN OF TISBURY PLANNING BOARD

PROPOSED ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT

Article 1        To see if the Town will vote to amend the existing text in Section 04.02.08 of the Tisbury Zoning By-Law entitled Use of premises or building thereon in connection with one’s trade, by adding the proposed language as shown below:

TZBL 04.02.08

Original:         Use of premises or building thereon in connection with one’s trade by a resident carpenter, electrician, painter, plumber, or other artisan, provided that no manufacturing or business requiring substantially continuous employment of more than one (1) person on the premises be carried on. No outside storage of materials connected with said business shall be permitted in Residential Districts.

Proposed:       The use of premises or a building by a resident thereof in connection with that person’s trade. It is the intent of this section to allow the residents of the Town of Tisbury to use their premises for activities associated with the work of building trades, landscapers and artisans if carried out in a manner that minimizes impacts on the residential use or character of the residential neighborhood and subject to the following provisions.           

a) The trade activity is conducted by a permanent resident of the property and no more than one non-resident employee may be employed on the premises.

b) Outside storage of materials, equipment, and workspace must be screened from abutting properties.

c) The use and/or storage of toxic or hazardous materials, or flammable or explosive materials, in excess of normal household quantities, must be in compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.

d) In the Groundwater Protection District, the handling of toxic or hazardous materials in quantities greater than those associated with normal household use requires a special permit from the Planning Board under Section 9.11.

e) Only two vehicles and one trailer connected with one’s trade,  including employee vehicles, are allowed. The trailer itself must not exceed 30 feet in length. Parking of any vehicles related to the residence or the trade, whether overnight or at any time during the day, must be entirely with the boundaries of the lot.

f) Any trade activities conducted on site must comply with Tisbury Zoning Bylaw Section 07.09, Noise, Illumination, and Odors. No dry cutting of masonry or stone and no spraying of paint or other compounds, above normal household use, shall be allowed on a residential property unless conducted in the appropriate indoor facility.

Reason:          In an effort to maintain residential districts and clarify the number of tradespeople conducting business on a residential property, number of vehicles associated with said business on the property, and to address storage of associated materials and equipment.