Town of Nantucket

This Housing Production Plan (HPP) for the Town of Nantucket updates its 2016 plan to guide housing development over the next five years, addressing the significant housing crisis faced by its residents. The plan outlines four major goals: to preserve, diversify, and expand the year-round housing stock by increasing rental and ownership options, providing age-restricted housing, encouraging diverse unit sizes in various neighborhoods, and protecting existing year-round housing from seasonal conversion. It also aims to increase affordability at all levels, particularly for households with incomes between 50-100% AMI, and to tailor development strategies to the Master Plan's principles by focusing density in appropriate areas and identifying specific development sites. Finally, the HPP seeks to strengthen engagement, education, and partnerships with regional organizations and underserved residents to ensure the plan's success.

This document outlines the 'Resilient Nantucket' plan by the Town of Nantucket, focusing on preparing historic properties and the community for rising sea levels and climate change impacts. The initiative emerged from a 2019 symposium and includes recommendations for developing guidelines to preserve historic streetscapes while mitigating hazards. It emphasizes community values such as protecting residential districts, natural resources, and historic integrity, and details strategies for hazard mitigation, flood adaptation at the local level, and leveraging flood insurance to foster overall community resilience and preparedness.

This Climate Resilience Study for Lower Manhattan, published in March 2019, assesses the vulnerability of the urban environment to climate change, focusing on hazards such as storm surge, tidal inundation, groundwater table rise, extreme precipitation, and heat waves. It outlines a comprehensive strategy for short- and long-term investments and planning efforts to adapt key neighborhoods, including Two Bridges, the Battery, and Battery Park City. The study also proposes a master plan for the Financial District and Seaport, with the overall objective of ensuring Lower Manhattan's continued vitality and resilience against climate impacts through 2100.

The Children's Beach Watershed Stormwater Management Plan assesses the performance of the Children's Beach pumping station and outfall discharge under various climatological scenarios. Commissioned by the Town of Nantucket, the plan evaluates potential improvements to the pumping station in its existing location, including hydrologic and hydraulic analyses of existing conditions and proposed improvements, inundation mapping, conceptual designs, and budgetary cost estimations. It incorporates future climate considerations, such as sea level rise and increased precipitation, with a planning horizon up to 2070, to enhance flood reduction and overall watershed resilience.

The Nantucket Coastal Resilience Plan is a community-supported roadmap for implementing layered flood control and adaptation approaches to mitigate losses from storm surges and help the community adapt to rising seas and eroding coastlines. The plan addresses the entire island and county, respecting unique neighborhood characteristics, and seeks to create social, environmental, and economic benefits through inclusive and equitable engagement. Its principles include honoring community heritage, addressing resilience at multiple scales, fostering inclusive stakeholder engagement, and a strong commitment to implementation.