Town of Tisbury Master Plan              (DRAFT) August 5, 2004

Upper State Road Suggested Planning Alternatives

June 30, 2004

Housing Opportunities

Figure 12 Blue shaded areas indicate potential residential development sites.

More than seven acres of marginal and vacant land exists in the area bounded by State Road, Cook Road, the Landfill and the DPW access road. Most of the rest of this area is being used for relatively marginal uses such as warehousing and vehicle storage.   

With year-round commercial services within walking distance of this area as well as schools, transit, parks and recreation facilities, it is a very attractive location for new housing.  

We are recommending that the zoning be revised to allow residential units to be built more compactly than is presently allowed (perhaps 10-12 units per acre instead of the usual 4).

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