Planning Board

Planning Board discusses UMass short-term rental study with Select Board. Kerry Spitzer of UMass Donahue Institute presented findings showing short-term rentals comprise five to eight percent of Yarmouth's housing stock, with marginal impact on year-round housing availability. Both boards favored

Yarmouth Planning Board reviews state Seasonal Communities Designation. The board heard from Town Planner Kathy Williams and Building Commissioner Mark Grylls on state requirements tied to a December 2025 designation offer, focusing on concerns about movable tiny houses--defined as RVs and camper

Planning Board schedules March 4 public hearing on Village Centers Overlay zoning amendment. The board unanimously approved modifications to Draft Zoning Article 1, which would allow developers to seek Special Permit relief from maximum front yard setback requirements when projects are affected by

Planning Board unanimously endorses Kings Way ANR and subdivision modifications. The board approved carving off a 3.14-acre parcel off Nottingham Drive for the Town of Yarmouth to acquire for conservation; funding was authorized at the November 2025 Special Town Meeting and a grant valid through

Yarmouth Planning Board unanimously endorsed an ANR plan creating a non-buildable lot for conveyance at 353 Weir Road and continued a public hearing on design modifications to Definitive Subdivision Plan #1648H at 63 Thacher Shore Road to January 21 following a request from Down Cape Engineering