Island Road District, West Tisbury

Name: Island Road District
Town: West Tisbury
Status: Designated
Designation Date: Thursday, March 19, 2015
Description: Island Road District amended to include Old Coach Road in West Tisbury as a Special Way
Boundaries: Within twenty feet of either side of the centerline of Old Coach Road: Beginning at the intersection with Old Homes Hole Road a.k.a. Old Mail Road at the eastern corner of Assessors Map 16, lot 125.20 and proceeding southwesterly and westerly approximately 1,850 feet to the southwestern boundary of Assessors Map 16, Lot 118 between Lot 122 and Lot 123 of Assessors Map 16, Lot 16.
General Restrictions: 1000' curbcut separation, paving and width restrictions
Amended

Date: 3/1/1990

added Old Homes Hole Road, Roger's Path and Burying Ground Road to West Tisbury Special Ways Zone
Amended

Date: 5/14/1998

"Special Ways" in Oak Bluffs Southern Woodlands District
Amended

Date: 4/8/1999

added new Special Ways Zone in Edgartown, including Edgartown segment of Dr. Fisher Road
Amended

Date: 10/4/2007

added special ways in Edgartown; Ben Tom's Road, Middle Line Path, Pennywise Path, Tar Kiln Road and Watcha Path (in litigation since 2007)
Amended

Date: 1/31/2008

amended guidelines regarding Special Ways; in order to accommodate ways routinely traveled prior to designation, amendments regarding width, maintenance and continued use, as well as allowance for certain types of fencing within the District (in litigation since 2008)
Amended

Date: 9/18/2008

amended boundary to include Stoney Hill Path and Checamo Path in the West Tisbury Special Ways Zone
Amended

Date: 3/19/2009

added to the Special Ways Zone in Edgartown portions of Dunham's Path, Quenomica Road and Swimming Place Path
Amended

Date: 8/5/2010

added Jeffers Lane and Old Wood Road to Edgartown Special Ways Zone (not subsequently presented for Town Meeting vote)
Amended

Date: 9/23/2010

added Pine Hill Road, Shubael Weeks Road and Red Coat Hill Road/Motts Hill Road to West Tisbury Special Ways Zone (not subsequently presented to Town Meeting)
Amended

Date: 3/10/2011

amendments to Sections 4 and 5, 5 ways in Edgartown voted and subsequently rescinded in September 2011
Amended

Date: 2/9/2012

amended Sections 4.12 (description of how the Special Ways meet the criteria for designation), Section 5B (Goals), and Section 5V (Special Guidelines for the Special Ways Zone)
Pine Hill Road, Shubael Weeks Road, Motts Hill Road/Red Coat Hill Road Special Ways

Date: 2/19/2015

Pine Hill Road, Shubael Weeks Road, Motts Hill Road/Red Coat Hill Road Special Ways
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