The Nantucket Housing Office is a private, not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to create community housing opportunities for Nantucket.
Rental Programs Homeownership Programs Resources & Education Planning & Advocacy	PLANNING and ADVOCACY In addition to program work, the Nantucket Housing Office focuses on planning and advocacy, including development, in collaboration with the Town and Planning Director of revised bylaws, planned production, and advocacy of local and state initiatives beneficial to community housing.  Two documents for more information on housing issues come from a 2002 study conducted by John Ryan and Associates. The first is the Housing Needs Assessment and second is its partner, the Housing Needs Action Plan. The Nantucket Housing Office is currently working with the Town and concerned citizens to enhance local zoning initiatives that reference community housing, and to ensure that when appropriate units created will be eligible for inclusion on Nantucket's subsidized housing inventory and count towards our Planned Production goal. We are also actively supporting the Nantucket Community Housing Bank, which passed at 2003 Annual Town Meeting as Article 78, and is now on file at the State House as S1773.  For more details on the Community Housing Bank, see the background info and FAQ. Executive Order 418 Nantucket is now EO418 certified for year four, which means we have cataloged our affordable housing inventory based on EO418 definitions and have layed out a plan and short-term goal for affordable housing creation. EO418 certification is a pre-requisite for Nantucket's participation in state level grant programs, including the Community Development Block Grant program. EO 418 Details: www.massdhcd.com/eo418 Nantucket's EO 418 Plan: www2.massdhcd.com/e418portal   Planned Production The Town of Nantucket received Department of Housing and Community Development approval for Nantucket's Affordable Housing Plan. Communities with an approved Affordable Housing Plan may request DHCD certification of compliance with their plan by submitting evidence that housing units eligible to be counted in DHCD¹s Subsidized Housing Inventory have been produced in the calendar year totaling at least 3/4 of one percent of the community's year-round housing stock. For Nantucket, the production goal is 30 units. To be counted, the units must have 1) affordability to households with incomes at or below 80% of Nantucket median income; 2) a deed restriction; 3) a regulatory agreement (for monitoring compliance with the restrictions); and 4) fair and open marketing. Once a community is in compliance with its plan, for a twelve-month period the local Zoning Board of Appeals has the ability to deny or approve with modifications any request for a 40B Comprehensive Permit.  The NHO was thrilled to be a part of this project. Affordable Housing Plan - Summary Submission   supporting documents: Comprehensive Plan - Housing Chapter   EO 418   Housing Needs Assessment   Housing Needs Action Plan   Planned Production Press Release	The community meeting with Secretary of Housing and Community Development Daniel O'Connell, Representative Eric Turkington, and Senator Robert O'Leary.  Also at the table are several local business people and concerned citizens discussing ways of creating affordable housing on Nantucket.
Funding for the Nantucket Housing Office comes from public and private grants as well as individual contributions. The Nantucket Housing Office is grateful to the Community Preservation Committee for providing start-up funding.