HomeMy WebLinkAboutZoning Board of Appeals Meeting Minutes, April 29, 2011_201402050842108925 TOWN OF NANTUCKET
BOARD OF APPEALS
NANTUCKET, MA 02554
Minutes
Friday, April 29, 2011
1:00 PM
4 Fairgrounds Road
Board Members in attendance: Michael J. O’Mara, Kerim Koseatac, Lisa Botticelli, and Susan McCarthy
Staff: John Brescher
I. Call to Order:
Chairman O’Mara called the meeting to order at 1:02 PM.
II. Approval of the Agenda:
A motion was made (Koseatac) and duly seconded to approve the agenda as written. The vote
was 4-0 in favor.
III. Old Business
022-11 NIR as Owner, Middle C as App. 56 Centre Street Philbrick
Action Deadline July 13, 2011.
Melissa Philbrick and Attorney Julie Fitzgerald represented the Applicant.
Chairman O’Mara reminded the public in attendance that the public hearing for the
following matter has been closed and that the Board is conducting a public meeting in
order to deliberate on the proposed conditions and additional information that was
submitted by the Applicant and the abutters.
Ms. Philbrick discussed the conditions she acme up with that may make the project
amenable to the Board. The Board expressed concerns with the exterior performances,
the number of events, and the parking/drop-off issue inherent with a school.
The public expressed spoke to the conditions proposed and echoed their sentiments from
the previous hearing: the parking and traffic congestion will be an issue and the use is not
consistent with the other uses in the neighborhood.
Accordingly, after the Board further deliberated and attempted to come to a solution
regarding the number of events and the potential parking and traffic congestion issues, a
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motion was made (McCarthy) and duly seconded to approve the requested relief. The
vote was 3-1 in favor (Koseatac opposed).
Therefore, the relief was not granted for a lack of a supermajority.
Documents referenced:
Application submitted by Attorney Julie Fitzgerald;
Supporting site plans and documents submitted by Melissa Philbrick;
Correspondence from abutters.
IV. Adjournment
A motion was made (Koseatac) and duly seconded to adjourn the hearing at 2:15. The vote was 4-
0 in favor.