Special Places District, Aquinnah (Gay Head), Chilmark, Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, West Tisbury
Name: Special Places District
Town: Aquinnah (Gay Head), Chilmark, Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, West Tisbury
Status: Designated
Designation Date: Thursday, April 1, 1976
Description: One of three original Island-wide districts nominated and designated by the early Commissioners. Together they form the backbone of DCPC protection. The Special Places District includes an inland pond zone, a hilltop zone, and a historic and cultural zone.
Boundaries: within 100' of extreme high water of the inland ponds; hilltop and historic boundaries specific to each place
General Restrictions: special permit with site plan review for most uses involving structures; in hilltop zone, height may not break the treeline; in inland ponds zone, no on-site sanitary disposal facilities
Town: Aquinnah (Gay Head), Chilmark, Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, West Tisbury
Status: Designated
Designation Date: Thursday, April 1, 1976
Description: One of three original Island-wide districts nominated and designated by the early Commissioners. Together they form the backbone of DCPC protection. The Special Places District includes an inland pond zone, a hilltop zone, and a historic and cultural zone.
Boundaries: within 100' of extreme high water of the inland ponds; hilltop and historic boundaries specific to each place
General Restrictions: special permit with site plan review for most uses involving structures; in hilltop zone, height may not break the treeline; in inland ponds zone, no on-site sanitary disposal facilities
Office location:
Office location:
The Stone Building
33 New York Avenue
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
Telephone: 508-693-3453
Fax: 508-693-7894
Mailing Address
Mailing address:
Martha's Vineyard Commission
P.O. Box 1447
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
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