4 North Ridge Road SALE OF LAND

Town of Chilmark Disposition of Real Property via Sale:
Parcel of Municipal Property 4 North Ridge Road Off Meeting House Road
 

Please download the attached two files.  RFP & additional materials.

The RFP has the instructions for you to submit a successful SEALED BID to purchase this 4.1 Acre parcel of land fronting on Meeting House Road. 

Request for Proposals # 2021-01 Issued: February 3, 2021
ADDENDA # 1 Feb 4, 2021

RFP due date: March 8, 2021, 4:30 pm

Key Contact: Tim Carroll, Town Administrator townadministrator@chilmarkma.gov
                        508-645-2101 office 508-627-0034 mobile

The link below is for you to read the Chilmark Zoning Bylaws if you have any questions about the Road Side District or the MEETINGHOUSE ROAD AND TIASQUAM RIVER DISTRICT restrictions.

https://www.chilmarkma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif8411/f/uploads/chilmark_zoning_bylaws_article_11.pdf

The following are unofficial excerpts from the Chilmark Zoning Bylaws.  Please read the Zoning Bylaws online at the link above for the official copy.

C. BOUNDARIES OF THE CHILMARK ROADSIDE DISTRICT: The land lying within 200 feet
from each side of the right of way of: North Road, Middle Road, Tea Lane, Meeting House Road, Tabor House Road, Menemsha Crossroad, and the land within 500 feet of each side of the right of way of South Road.

1. Goals of the Major Road Zone: Allow for safe access and travel along the roads. Protect the visual character, diversity of landscape and historic features of the journey along the roads.

2. Allowable Uses with in the Roadside Zone:

a) A structure not exceeding eighteen (18) feet in height for a gabled or hip roof and thirteen (13) feet for a flat or shed roof in open terrain or twenty-four (24) feet for a gabled or hip roof and thirteen (13) feet for a flat or shed roof in wooded terrain.

A special permit may be granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals for a height up to twenty-eight (28) feet as provided by the Zoning Bylaws. A special permit may be granted by the Board of Appeals for a height of up to the current existing ridge pole for additions or alterations to houses in this district that were built before 1850 and are listed in the Historic Resources section of the Chilmark Master Plan, provided that the proposed structure is consistent with the architectural style of the existing house.

b) Minimum Setbacks Along Road Frontages in Relation to

Heights:
a. Height: Setback:
b. 17 feet or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 feet
c. 20 feet or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 feet
d. 24 feet or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 feet

c) A dwelling or addition to a dwelling which does not obstruct a view or outlook as designated on the attached town map.

d) Roadways: Any way hereafter established in the Road District to provide vehicular access from a lot to a public road shall be located at least 1,000 feet from any other such way located on the same side of the road, provided that all existing parcels of land in separate ownership on the effective date of this provision are entitled to access to a public road, provided that the access is located as far as practicable from all other ways. The foregoing is not to be interpreted to mean that land beyond this district can be refused a right of way over these accesses because of these regulations.

e) Stone Walls and Utility Lines: Regulations regarding stone walls and utility lines shall be the same as in the Coastal District.

E. AREA DESIGNATED: MEETINGHOUSE ROAD AND TIASQUAM RIVER DISTRICT:

Boundaries: The lands and waters bounded by Middle Road on the north, starting at a point five hundred (500) feet to the west of the intersection of Middle Road and Meetinghouse Road; south to a point on the way commonly called Old King's Highway five hundred (500) feet from the intersection of Old King's Highway to a point fifteen hundred feet from the intersection of Old King's Highway and Meetinghouse Road and northerly to a point on Middle Road which is 4,300 feet easterly of Meetinghouse Road (measured along Middle Road), thence to the point of origin.

1. Goals of the Meetinghouse Road and Tiasquam River District: To protect the fragile historic, rural and natural features of the District from the hazards of erosion, sedimentation, pollution from on-site sanitary disposal facilities, and visual intrusion. This includes preventing or minimizing the quantity and prominence of development near Meetinghouse Road, Old King's Highway, and the Tiasquam River, as well as prominent ridges and steep slopes, and protecting the historic character of Meetinghouse Road as a narrow, unpaved country lane.

2. Permitted Uses: All uses allowed in the underlying district and in the Chilmark Roadside District provided that:

a. Existing natural vegetation shall be retained within 75 feet of Middle Road, Meetinghouse Road, and Old King's Highway except clearing required for approved roads or ways; agricultural use of existing fields.

b. Structures shall not be built on ridges or hilltops in such a way as to be visible from public ways.

c. Sanitary disposal facilities shall be located no closer than 200 feet from the thread of the Tiasquam River or from the edge of associated wetland vegetation.

d. Developments on slopes greater than 8% shall require approval by the Building Inspector of an erosion and sedimentation control plan and schedule.

e. All new utilities within the District installed after June 14, 1976 shall be underground.

3. Uses allowed by Special Permit:

a. Exceptions to above permitted uses a. through e. may be granted  by the Board of Appeals provided that the Board finds the proposed development consistent with the goals of the District and that it does not adversely affect any resources specified in  Section 4.0 of the Decision of the Martha's Vineyard Commission on June 14, 1976.