Historic Commission Sets Conditions for Property Projects
NantucketDec 2, 20251 min read
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The commission approved several property designs with conditions and held other applications for revisions, including a new dwelling at 85 Vestal Street and a pickleball-court proposal at 8 Macy Road. Votes on the reported actions were unanimous.
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The commission approved selected exterior changes while requiring designs to better fit Nantucket’s historic character. Conditions included limiting stone posts to interior locations, reducing dormer widths, using gray and graphite exterior colors, removing a roof walk, and adding year-round screening around a pickleball court. Applications held for revisions received no final approval and must return with clearer plans or design changes.
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Approved the consent applications for a temporary walk-in cooler and fence at 19-21 Boynton Lane and basement stairs at 8 Golfview Road.
Approved the as-built color change at 10 Candle House Lane using Quaker Gray clapboards with white trim and door, and waived the as-built fee.
Approved the 33 Cliff Road stone-post proposal through staff, conditioned on allowing stone posts only on the interior and not along the street side.
Required reductions to the end dormers at 8 Macy Road by two feet on the north and south elevations and a 1.5-foot reduction to a family-room dormer.
Held the 8 Macy Road hardscape and pickleball-court application for revisions, citing concerns about front-yard placement, neighboring visibility, fencing, and landscape design.
Approved the 2 Drew Lane pickleball court through staff, conditioned on supplemental year-round screening using appropriate indigenous plantings.
Approved the 16 Squam Road new dwelling through staff, conditioned on medium-gray trim, graphite sashes and shutters, and removal of the roof walk.
Held the 85 Vestal Street new-dwelling application for revisions because of concerns about overdevelopment, grading, visibility, and compatibility with the rural street character.
Held the 20 Massachusetts Avenue boathouse application for the next Old Business meeting on December 16, 2025.
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