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COMMONWEALTf] OF MASSACHUSETTS
Town or Nantucket
ZONTlm BOARD OF APPEALS
M-inutep of the meettnr: of the Boarri nf frpeCJJs; M::irr.h ?7, 1973,
at the Tmvn BuildinG of the Tovvn of Nantucket.
006 - 73
IN RE:
al1mmd
LI LJcrty
On the pe t,:it:ion OL' ,Jessica Woodle for a special permit to be
1.0 operilto it rc; till 1 E;]lOp for the sale of antiques at 15 North
strcc;t.
Appearinr: for the petiticlller ,.vas Attornet Robert Campbe'1l.
Mr. Campbell wa:ived any objc;ctlon of the petitioner to the postponement
(II' tile; JlICe; 1.0 Marcil 27, 1973, and 'l'Jaived any irregularity in the pro-
c:s,di nf!.:'; Wllh:1i nny ha VCl been caused by the public notice reciting hearing
el I :: 0 f' ~'brch 20 and Harr:h 27.
r11', C;i1l11pbell emphasized th, low key type of operation intended by Mrs.
l!" .ell,: unci ~; La lA;d the owr<~r vJOuld provided off-street parkinG and Hould
! ,Ii I. hour.s of operation to 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m. to
I:: I) p.lll. Addi.tionallYJ Mr. Campbell stated the house ,wuld be used as a
I .' ; ide nee for a mature ,JOman on the second floor and as a tastefully done
" lOP 0 n the fire] t floor. IVIrs. Woodle 'l'JOuld opera te the shop.
Hr. Cmnpi)e_L:J revlcweclclle General neighborhood area and noted the area to
be; a mixture of resic1enti:il and commercial use. He cited the plumbinG
l)uc~ine~).', of Robert Blai.r ami the present lVJai tino antique shop as examples
o i' re cail usc3s::;,butting the Woodle premises.
Hr. ,stated Mr. ar:l Mrs. vloodle were sincerely interested in pre-
~8rving the area and cited their conservation efforts in re Lily Pond. He
.';I.a lied thi:, propo:]wl use could be pla~ed in the drea 'l'Tithout derogating
from the intent of' the Zoni,llg De/-taw.
oprO,STTTON: In opposition appeared:
Mr. Robert-,lair who denied hi,s plumbing business was a retail use and stated
he hi}:] hI ~3 :c;hop there and E;eldom has any customers come to hi'j house and
hop 0 ]Vjr. DlaLr s tatecl jje believed in the Zoning Bv-Law and s,upported it
in the hope that it 1wuld' Astablish and preserve residential areas separate
from commercial areac,. He cited existing c;evere traffic problems and stated
ULi,,] propo,c;ecI llse could oY}ly make it J,,-lOTse-.--
Al~]o speak:in{; in oppositi_on were: Mrs. Ma.rion Rogerson, Mrs. Robert Blair,
1"11' . Laura Worth, HI's. Hilson, Mr. David Worth and Mr. Charles Rogerson.
J'.11 pC:~;;c::-.s sV:a.kiL;; GJI'jj;-.a;::;.L,Oc;,l Ul8 }!~"'Oerl JGl'ClJ( ic l'ro'o.Lems and urged the
Board to maIntain the area as a residential district.
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Board member Robert Taylor asked Mr. Gaspie if he \wuld comment on the
trid'fic ;;L l;uation :md particuLarly as :Lt m:Lgilt affect the operation of
CiTe apparatm;.
]VII'. CaE;p:ic l'epll()d that he, WaE] the Nantucket Fire Ch:i,ef and that he lived
:i II Lhei IiIl1lc,c!iilte iU'oa. Chi,ef Gaspie stated he now has difficulty respond-
:i n!~ l.o illi :1-1 drill bucause of automobile parking on North Liberty Street and
E;tated tllLs ll~)c) lwuld on:LY increase parking problems and impede traffic.
He. CaspLe stated that fire equipment would get through even if it was
JW(>os,c;ary to E'fIIa,]h tllNl1lr,:h.
Hr. Caspie al so ~) telted l111P area reE1identEl now experieE.~e great difficulty
1rJ:ith dt'ivClJEI,Y 11se.
In rebutta:l, Hr. CampbeLL reiterated the plan of limited hour operation,
Cll,jt.omc,r ,lelect:ivity by "invitation only" sales and the plan to make the
.'; l,c)re i ncc)T1,;piCllOUc; as a retail store.
The Chairm:m read VIree J ett.(:;rs received all stating opposition to the
po [',i t:Lon. The 1(~ t ter.'': were from Emmalinde Maj, tino, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
J and Mr. Ihvidl^Jnrth.
DECLC)10N: Aft,or clue el8ljberation and upon motion of Hr. Taylor, seconded
hy Hr. Clreen0,it hTn,c; voi>?d to dcmy the.; special pernlit. The vote was
II IItl ni mOUE; .
Tlw Board detormLned the proposed use, if [';ranted, would constj,tute an
C IJLTOtlc;}I]Hent of COl1lllll')rciaL mw :into a residen t:ial area. Further, tho
[Joanl founel the exiE;t:ing traffi C si tun tion to be 0 f a serious nature and
l,i aclclit:ion of a reta:i1 store attracting no'H customers to the ar~ could
() Cal.l,';l; fUl'Uwr 'le~erl.)l'atlon j,n tllat area.
There fore, the application Y,)r a .special permit is DENIED.
Bv t.he J30arcl of' Appeals
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Wayne F. Holmes
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Hobert L. 1'~JT}6r
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