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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
FEBRUARY 13, 2007
Location: Conference Room, 2 Fairgrounds Road, Nantucket, MA
Call to Order: 1:10 PM
Members Present: Nancy Sevrens, Dale Waine, Kerim Koseatac (arrived at 1:05 PM)
Alternates Present: Burr Tupper (arrived at 1:10 PM)
Absent: Michael O’Mara, Edward Toole, David Wiley
Staff: Linda Williams, Administrator
Department Staff: None
Note: This meeting was originally noticed for 1:00 PM, Friday, February 9, 2007. It was
cancelled and moved to this date and time due to the lack of a quorum on the original
date, with O’Mara, Toole, Koseatac and Wiley being off Island.
OLD BUSINESS APPLICATIONS:
1. OFFSHORE BEACHSIDE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, (087-06), 30
NORTH BEACH STREET:
Sitting: Sevrens, Waine, Koseatac, Tupper
Planning Board Rec.: NA
Public Comment: NA
Representing: Attorney Marianne Hanley for the Applicant
Discussion: Hanley explained that the Applicant had received a prior grant of Special
Permit relief in December 2005 in BOA File No. 091-05 to covert a portion of an existing
ancillary maintenance building on the south side of the property to use as a dwelling unit
that would house hotel employees. One of the conditions in that Decision was that the
maximum number of bedrooms was to be seven, with a maximum occupancy of 14. Code
compliance issues were raised by the Building Commissioner and the Applicant sought
and received a grant of a modification in the Decision in BOA File No. 087-06 to
construct a new separate residential structure that would abide by all of the previously
required conditions. Unbeknownst to the Applicant’s representatives at the time, there
were eight bedrooms shown on the HDC approved plans that were referenced in the most
recent Decision rather than seven. Applicant asked to clarify the condition in the Decision
to allow eight bedrooms to be consistent with the other condition related to HDC
compliance. Hanley stated that no other changes were sought and the maximum number
of occupants would remain 14.
Action/Vote: IT WAS VOTED TO GRANT THE REQUESTED
CLARIFICATION OF THE DECISION IN BOA FILE NO. 087-06, TO ALLOW A
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF BEDROOMS OF EIGHT AS PROPOSED,
(Waine/Koseatac).
Conditions: NA
2. MONCURE CHATFIELD-TAYLOR, (079-06), 91 WASHINGTON
STREET EXTENSION:
Sitting: Sevrens, Waine, Koseatac (sitting solely for the purpose of continuing the
matter), Tupper
Planning Board Rec.: The Planning Board made a negative recommendation as there
were issues of planning concern.
Public Comment: None at this meeting. There had been substantial comment at the first
hearing.
Representing: Attorney Richard Glidden for the Applicants
Discussion: This matter had been continued without further discussion from
September, October, November and December 2006 and January 2007 and now to this
meeting. Glidden had sent an email asking that it be continued again without discussion
to the March 16, 2007 meeting.
Action/Vote: IT WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO CONTINUE THE MATTER
WITHOUT FURTHER DISCUSSION TO MARCH 16, 2007 MEETING. BY THE
SAME VOTE, AN EXTENTION FOR ACTION WAS GRANTED TO APRIL 27,
2007, (Waine/Toole).
Conditions: NA
3. PRICILLA L. REIS, (085-06), 80 MIACOMET AVENUE:
Sitting: Sevrens, Waine, Koseatac, Tupper
Planning Board Rec.: The Planning Board made no recommendation as there were no
issues of planning concern.
Public Comment: None
Representing: Attorneys Arthur Reade and Steven Cohen for the Applicant
Discussion: The matter had been continued without opening from the October,
November and December 2006 and January 2007 meetings and then to this meeting.
There were ongoing discussions taking place with the ZEO that may resolve the issue.
Cohen had sent an email asking that the matter be continued without opening to the
March 16, 2007 meeting.
Action/Vote: IT WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO CONTINUE THE MATTER
WITHOUT OPENING TO MARCH 16, 2007 MEETING. BY THE SAME VOTE,
AN EXTENTION FOR ACTION WAS GRANTED TO APRIL 27, 2007,
(Koseatac/Tupper).
Conditions: NA
4. OLD NORTH WHARF COOPERATIVE, INC., (003-07), 29A, 29B AND
29C OLD NORTH WHARF:
Sitting: Sevrens, Waine, Koseatac, Tupper
Planning Board Rec.: The Planning Board made no recommendation due to the lack of
meetings over the Christmas holiday.
Public Comment: None
Representing: Attorney Arthur Reade and Attorney Whitney Gifford for the Applicant
Discussion: The matter had been continued without opening from the January 2007
meeting. Reade had sent an email asking for the matter to be continued without opening
to the March meeting.
Action/Vote: IT WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO CONTINUE THE MATTER
WITHOUT OPENING TO MARCH 16, 2007 MEETING. BY THE SAME VOTE,
AN EXTENTION FOR ACTION WAS GRANTED TO APRIL 27, 2007,
(Waine/Koseatac).
Conditions: NA
NEW BUSINESS:
5. DORIS J. LENNON, TRUSTEE, LIVING TRUST OF JOSEPH P LENNON
AND DORIS J. LENNON, (009-07), 2 WAYDALE ROAD:
Sitting: Sevrens, Waine, Koseatac, Tupper
Planning Board Rec.: The Planning Board made no recommendation.
Public Comment: None
Representing: Attorney Julie Fitzgerald for the Applicant
Discussion: Fitzgerald had sent an email asking for the matter to be continued without
opening to the March meeting.
Action/Vote: IT WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO CONTINUE THE MATTER
WITHOUT OPENING TO MARCH 16, 2007, (Waine/Koseatac).
Conditions: NA
The meeting was adjourned at 1:20 PM (Waine/Koseatac)
Respectfully submitted by Linda Williams, recording staff.