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TOWN OF NANTUCKET
BOARD OF APPEALS
NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS 02554
APPLICATION
Fee: $300.00
File No. II ~ -11
Owners' nanies:
Douglas J. Hepworth and Cecelia L. Hepworth
Mailing address:
c/o Glidden & Glidden, P.C.
37 Centre Street, Post Office Box 1079, Nantucket, Mass. 02554
Phone Number:
508-228-0771
E-Mail: jessie@gliddenandglidden.com
Applicant's name
Douglas J. Hepworth and Cecelia L. Hepworth
Mailing Address:
c/o Glidden & Glidden, P.C.
37 Centre Street, Post Office Box 1079, Nantucket, Mass. 02554
Phone Number:
. 508-228-0771
E-Mail: jessie@gliddenandglidden.com
Locus Address:
2 Center Street, Siasconset Assessor's Map/Parcel: 7324 /2
Plan and Lot Reference:
Plan Book 22, Page 110
Zoning District: Sconset Old Historic
Tide Reference:
Book 1208, Page 16
Uses on Lot- Commercial?: No If yes, describe
Residential: Number of dwellings on lot Two Number of dwelling units: Two
Duplex? No Accessory Apartments? No
Date of Structures: all pre-date 7/72? No If not, when built? Main house built 1800s
Cottage built 1986; c/o issued 6/28/90
Building Permit Numbers: 4800-86; 632-00; 928-10;
Previous Zoning Board Application Numbers:
018-85; 019-90
2 Fairgrounds Road Nantucket Massachusetts 02554
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State below or attach a separate addendum of specific special permits or variance relief applying for:
The subject property consists of a 1 story main house (built in the 1800s) and a 1 ~ story
cottage (certificate of occupancy issued June 28, 1990). The total ground cover of the
existing buildings is 1,602 :t s.f. (main house 1,042 and cottage 560) as shown by As-Built
Plan prepared by John J. Shugrue, Inc., dated February 1, 1990, a copy of which is filed
herewith as Exhibit A. The cottage was constructed pursuant to Special Permit dated March
25, 1985, and recorded with the Nantucket Registry of Deeds in Book 229, Page 186, as
modified by Special Permit dated May 18, 1990 and recorded with said Registry in Book
347, Page 33.
The subject property is located in the Sconset Old Historic District, which provides for a
minimum lot size of 5,000 square feet, minimum frontage of 50 feet, front yard setback of
zero feet, rear/sideline setback of 5 feet, and a ground cover ratio of 30% (since the Lot is
pre-existing, nonconforming, and under 5,000 s.f.).
The subject property is nonconforming as to lot size as it has an area of 3,866:t s.f.;
nonconforming as to rear/sideline setback, as shown on the plan attached hereto As Exhibit
A; nonconforming as to ground cover ratio with a current ratio of 41.44%.
Applicant proposes to renovate the main house by the addition of a dormer and porch-roof
over the existing patio in accordance with Historic Districts Commission Certificate of
Appropriateness Number 55,339 (plans and Certificate of Appropriateness attached hereto as
Exhibit B). Applicant also proposes to raise the main house in order to place a foundation
under the building. As a result of placing a foundation under the building, the height of the
building will be increased by eight inches (8"), and a bulk-head entrance to the basement will
be added, all as shown on Exhibit C attached hereto (proposed site plan and elevations).
In applying for the Special Permit for construction of the cottage (ZBA File No. 018-85), the
then owner proposed to site the cottage with a zero set-back from Shell Street. However, as
discussed in detail in the modification (ZBA File No. 019-90), the then owner actually
constructed the cottage facing Center Street, and set back from Shell Street 3.77 feet at its
closest point and 5.88 feet from Shell Street at its farthest point.
Inasmuch as (1) both the cottage and the main house are non-conforming as to rear and side
yard setbacks, regardless of which street is treated as being the front for purposes of the
front-yard setback; (2) the address of the property pursuant to the records of the Tax
Assessor is 2 Center Street; and (3) the front doors for both the main house and the cottage
face Center Street and are in fact accessed via Center street, Applicant requests that the
Zoning Board of Appeals allow Center Street to be treated as the front of the Locus for
purposes of determining the front-yard setback.
Applicants request relief by Special Permit under By-law ~139-33.A, for the alteration of the
existing main house, nonconforming as to ground cover and side/rear setbacks, as shown on
Exhibit C attached hereto.
In the alternative, Applicant requests variance relief pursuant to the intensity regulations set
forth in Section 139-16 of the Nantucket Zoning By-Law.
2 Fairgrounds Road Nantucket Massachusetts 02554
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I certify that the information contained herein is substantially complete and true to the best of
my knowledge, under the pains and penalties of perjury.
SIGNATURE:
By:
s J. epworth and Cece' L. Hepworth, Owner*
}..pplie:aat/ Attorney 1 Agem*
OFFICE USE ONLY
Application received on:_1 _/ _ By:_ Complete:_ Need Copies:_
Filed with Town Clerk:_1 _I _ Planning Board:_1 _I _ Building Dept.:-1 _I _ By:_
Fee deposited with Town Treasurer:_1 _I _ By:_ Waiver requested:_
Granted:_1 _I _ Hearing notice posted with Town ,Clerk:_1 _I _ Mailed:_1 _I _
I&M~ _I _ &_1 _I _ Hearing(s) held on:_1 _I_Opened on :_1 ~_
Continued to:_1 _I _ Withdrawn:_1 _I _ Decision Due By:~ ~ _
Made:_1 _I_Filed w/Town Clerk:_1 _I _ Mailed:_1 _1_
2 Fairgrounds Road Nantucket Massachusetts 02554
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MINIMUM LOT SIZE: S.<>c>o
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FRONT YARD SETBACK:~C>N5
REAR & SIDELINE SETBACK:,,'
GROUND COVER RATIO: "-"'%
PLOT PLAN OF LAND
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NANTUCKET, MA.
SCALE: 1"= 3..0 '
DATE: FlEd. I, /990
JOHN J. SHUGRUE, INC.
OLD SOUTH ROAD
NANTUCKET, MA. 02554
FOR: B~{JGIE PoRtE}/(
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CERTIFICATE No:~3? DATE ISSUED: ~ (Of 10
Application to the HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION, Nantucket, Massachusetts, for a I I ~rrg
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
. for structural work.
All blanks must be filled in using BLUE OR BLACK INK (no pencil) or marked N/A.
NOTE: It Is strongly recommended that the applicant be familiar with the HOC guidelines, Building with Nantucket In IIlnd, prior to submittal of application,
Plaase see other side for submittal requirements. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed by the HOC.
This is a contractual agreement and must be filled out in ink. An application is hereby made for issuance of a Cet1lfIcata of Appropriateness under Chapter 395 of 1he Acts and
Resolves of Mass., 1970, for proposed work as described herein and on plans, draWings and photographs accompanying this application and made a part hereof by reference.
The certificate is valid for three years from date of Issuance. No structure may differ from the approved application. Violation may im~ issuance of Certificate of OccuPancy.
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Dale application received: 7? / 3d h"
Must be acted on by: f J z.. y
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Fee Paid: $ j1t{'~
Approved:
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Member:
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Member:
Contact Phone #:
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AGENT INFORMATION (If applicable)
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Contact Phone #:
Name:
Mailing Address:
o New Dwelling ~ Addition
o Color Change 0 Fence
o Roof 0 Other
Size of Structure or Addition: Length: 7 I tbt'I'JI.U"Sq. Footage 1 st floor:
Width: Sq. footage 2nd floor:
Sq. footage 3rd floor:
Difference between existing grade and proposed finish grade: North 0 South
Height of ridge above final finish grade: North no (h ~ ~ South
Additional Remarks _~ ~~S' 1. East Elevation
(describe) 2. South Elell1ltion
o Garage
o Gate
DESCRIPTION OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED
See reverse for required documentation.
o Garage/Apartment 0 Commercial 0 Historical Renovation 0 Deck
o Paving 0 Move Building 0 Demolition 0 Revisions to previous Cert. No.
o Steps
Oeckr.' Size: 8 X IC;/
fbrz::h Size:
:;liI::lst floor :J 2nd floor
S 1 st floor :J 2nd floor
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Historic Name: ., a.k.; i- e- 2..; e-
Original Date: [BIt.{
Original Builder:
3. West Elevation
4. North Elevation
Is there an HOC survey fonn for this building attached? Ves 0 N1A 'Cloud on drawings and submit photographs of existing elevations.
o Poured Concrete
o Piers
Location
Location
o Clapboard (exposure:
inches)
Front 0
SideD
Frieze
Side
Walls
COLORS
Sidewall t\ n11A r1i. Clapboard (if ap~l~e)
Trim fplw Sash ~lrll-j{
Deck Foundation
. Attach manufacturer's color samples if color is not from HOC approval list.
I hereby authorize the agent named above to act on my behalf to make changes in
application into compliance with the HOC guidelines. I hereby agree to abide by comply with the te
submission revisions to this application will Initiate a new sixty-clay review pe .
Date () Si lure of owner of record
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Mark Hurlingham Hruce & Mary Cohen Anne & Landzert Heinemann
Lega Sea Nominee Trust c/o Philips & Cohen Vandeusen Trust
PO Box 1633 2000 Massachusetts Ave 12 A Linden Street
Nantucket, MA 02554 . Washington, DC 20036 Brookline, MA 02445
Sconset Corp, Inc. Tod & Shelia Vincent Crosby George
19 Assinippi Ave PO Box 232 209 Taconic Road
Norwell, MA 02061 Siasconset, mA 02564 Greenwich, CT 06831
John & Lynne Bolton Peter & Stephanie Kurzina Margaret Nipper
c/o Henry Nipper
630 Oenoke Ridge Road 79 Beacon Street 511 Sourht 93rd Ave.
New Canaan, CT 06840 Boston, MA 02108 Omaha, NE 68114-5015
Elizabeth Hussey Barbara Locke Robert Clawson
151 East 81 st Street, Apt. 2F BKL Nominee Trust 146 Hayward Road
PO Box 6
New York, NY 10028 Siasconset, MA 02564 Acton, MA 01720
Nine New St. Partners, LLC Darius Toraby Trust Emily Raffety
c/o The Chanticleer Juso Realty Trust
PO Box 7308 31 Strickland Road 125 Main Street, #71
Siasconset, MA 02564 Cos Cob, CT 06807 New Market, NH 03857
Carol Nickerson Peter & Katherine Roby Wilhemina Austin
c/o Gail Johnson
PO Box 3270 880 Meander Way PO Box 274
Nantucket, MA 02584 Jackson Hole, WY 83001 Montchanin, DE 19710
, Denice Kronau Boyd Dickinson
Samuel Daniel III c/o Yesser Marci Trust c/o Boyd Darling
PO Box 191 PO Box 7071 3403 Woodcutters Way
Siasconset, MA 02564 Siasconset, MA 02564 Austin, TX 78746
Kathy Arvay Town of Nantucket Sconset Holdings, LLC
5 Blachley Circle 16 Broad Street 65 Commercial Wharf East #2
Mendham, NJ 07945 Nantucket, MA 02554 Boston, MA 02110
Arthur Wullschleger
11872 S.E. Village Drive
Tequesta, FL 33469-1730
Donald & Kathryn Heyda
378 Davis Road
Bedford, MA 01730
Mary Emma Ward
10 George Street
Riverside, CT 06878
Mary O'Connell
28 Garden Street
Boston, MA 02114
Christopher Holland
PO Box 134
Siasconset, MA 02564
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c/o Fleet Mortgage Co.
PO Box 100563
Florence, SC 29501-5603
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261 W. 31 st Street
Baltimore, MD 21210
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15, CH. Louis-Degallier
1290 Versoix
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43 River Bend Drive
Woodbury, CT 06798
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15 Larkspur Lane Pembroke, NH 03275-3604 Sunnyside, NY 11104
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
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Martin Box Trust 5 Chalfont Court Siasconset Station Realty Trust
PO Box 351 Bethesda, MD 20816 PO Box 178
Siasconset, MA 02564 Siasconset, MA 02564
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117 St. Albans Way Old Gardner House Trust PO Box 462
17 Glover Square
Baltimore, MD 21233 Marblehead, MA 01945 Siasconset, MA 02564
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41 Taylor Street 14 Riverfield Drive 23 Pine Crest Drive
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, Daly Family Trust
PO Box 90 272 Mulberry Place
Brookside, NJ 07926 28 Old Logging Road Ridgewood, NJ 07451
Bedford, NY 10506
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PO Box 778 PO Box 62 PO Box D24
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23 Park Ave., Apt. 3-S
New York, NY 10016
Jacquelyn Bixby
PO Box 67
Siasconset, MA 02564
Bernard & Carol Coffin
I PO Box 1881
Nantucket, MA 02554
Mark Donato, Trustee
Sconset Market Realty Trust
PO Box 19
Siasconset, MA 02564
Nantucket Conservation Foundation
PO Box 13
Nantucket, MA 02554
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Mary Mann
584 N School Lane
Lancaster, P A 17603
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c/o Catherine Goldsmith
54 Turtleback Road
Calif on, NJ 07830
Elbow Lane Group, LLC
29 Murray Hill Circle
Baltimore, MD 21212
Nantucket Islands Land Bank
22 Broad Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
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PO Box 28
Siasconset, MA 02564
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3311 Del Monte Drive
Houston, TX 77019
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148 East 4th Street
Hinsdale, IL 60521
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342 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02116-1002
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Three Grand Ave. Nominee Trust
PO Box 801
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Andrew Cook Life Estate
PO Box 24
Woodstock, VT 05091
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c/o The ehanticleer
PO Box 7308
Siasconset, MA 02564 .
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PO Box 0770
Siasconset, MA 02564
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O'Connell Revocable Trust
PO Box 770
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Siasconset Casino Association
PO Box 315
Siasconset, MA 02564
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BOARD OF APPEALS
NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS 02554
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March 30, 2011
Date:
To: Parties in Interest and Others concerned with the Decision of
The BOARD OF APPEALS in the App1ication of the fo11owing:
App1ication No:
014-11
Owner/App1icant:
DOUGLAS J. HEPWORTH AND CECELIA L. HEPWORTH
Enc10sed is the Decision of the BOARD OF APPEALS which has this
day been fi1ed with the office of the Nantucket Town C1erk.
An Appea1 from this Decision may be taken pursuant to Section 17
of Chapter 40A, Massachusetts Genera1 Laws.
Any action appea1ing the Decision must be brought by fi1ing a
comp1aint in Land Court within TWENTY (20) days after this day's
date. Notice of the action with a copy of the comp1aint and
certified copy of the Decision must be iven to the Town C1erk so
as to be received within such TWENT (2)
cc: Town C1erk
P1anning Board
Bui1ding Commissioner/Zoning Enforcement Officer
airman
PLEASE NOTE: MOST SPECIAL PE:RMITS AND VARIANCES HAVE A TIME LIMIT
AND WILL EXPIRE IF NOT ACTED UPON ACCORDING TO NANTUCKET ZONING
BY-LAW SECTION 139-30 (SPECIAL PERNcrTS)i SECTION 139-32
(VARIANCES). ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL THE NANTUCKET ZONING BOARD
OF APPEALS OFFICE AT 508-228-7215.
NANTUCKET ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
2 Fairgrounds Road
Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554
Assessor's Map 73.4.2,
Parcel 2
2 Center Street, Sconset
Sconset Old Historic
Plan Book 22, Page 110
Book 1208, Page 16
DECISION:
1. At a public hearing of the Nantucket Zoning Board of Appeals, on Thursday,
March 10, 2011, at 1:00 P.M., at 2 Fairgrounds Road, Nantucket, Massachusetts, the Board made
the following decision on the application of DOUGLAS J. HEPWORTH and CECELIA L.
HEPWORTH, c/o Glidden & Glidden, P.C., 37 Center Street, Post Office Box 1079, Nantucket,
Massachusetts 02554, File No. 014-11:
2. Applicants are requesting Special Permit relief pursuant to Nantucket Zoning
Bylaw Section 139-33.A.(4) (alteration of preexisting nonconforming structure) in order to
renovate the main structure on the Locus by adding a dormer to the northerly side of the structure
and a porch-roof over the existing patio, The Applicant also proposes to raise the main house in
order to place a foundation beneath the building. As a result of placing a foundation under the
building, the height of the building will be increased by eight inches (8") and a bulk-head
entrance to the basement will be added. The Locus is presently nonconforming as to lot size,
rear and side yard setback, and ground cover ratio. These nonconformities all predate the
adoption of the Zoning Bylaw. The existing cottage, which is the subject of ZBA Decision No.
019-90, is nonconforming as to rear yard setback by being sited as close as 3.77 feet from the
rear yard lot line in a zoning district that requires a five (5) foot rear yard setback. Further, the
Applicants request that the Zoning Board of Appeals allow Center Street to be treated as the
front of the Locus for purposes of determining the front-yard setback. The Locus is situated at 2
Center Street, is shown on Nantucket Tax Assessor's Map 73.4,2 as Parcel 2, is shown in Plan
Book 22, Page 110, and title is recorded at the Nantucket County Registry of Deeds in Book
1208, Page 16, The property is zoned 'Sconset Old Historic.
3. Our decision is based upon the application and accompanying materials, and
representations and testimony received at our public hearing, There was no Planning Board
recommendation, on the basis that no matter of planning concern was presented. The Board of
Appeals received several written communications from neighboring property owners both in
support of and in opposition to the granting of relief; the communications in opposition to the
granting of relief were primarily concerned with the process and timing for construction. No one
spoke at the public hearing in opposition to the granting of relief.
4. Attorney Jessie M. Glidden represented the Applicants. Attorney Glidden stated
that the Applicants are requesting Special Permit relief pursuant to Nantucket Zoning Bylaw
Section 139-33,A.4. (alteration of preexisting nonconforming structure) in order to alter the
preexisting nonconforming structure.
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The subject property is undersized for the 'Sconset Old Historic (SOH) zoning district, having a
lot size of:t 3,866 square feet in a zoning district that requires a minimum lot size of 5,000
square feet. The structures are also nonconforming as to ground cover ratio of 41.44% in a
zoning district that requires a maximum ground cover ratio of 30%.
The Applicants propose to renovate the main house by the addition of a dormer and porch-roof
over the existing patio in accordance with Historic District Certificate of Compliance No.
55,339. Construction of the proposed roof over the existing patio will increase the
nonconforming nature of the main house inasmuch as such addition will be within the 5 foot rear
setback. Construction of the proposed dormer will comply with the 5 foot rear setback.
At the hearing, the Counsel for the Applicants indicated that the Applicants will not be proposing
to raise the main house in order to place a foundation beneath the building at this time.
Therefore, the building height will remain at its present height. Consequently, Applicants will
not construct the proposed bulkhead at this time.
In the alternative, the Applicant is requesting Variance relief pursuant to Nantucket Zoning
Bylaw Section 139-32 from Section 139-16 (intensity regulations) for the work proposed.
5. Attorney Glidden explained the permitting history of the Locus to the Board. In
applying for the Special Permit for construction of the existing cottage (ZBA File No. 018-85),
the owner proposed to site the cottage with a zero foot setback from Shell Street. However, as
discussed in the modification in ZBA File No. 019-90, the then owner actually constructed the
cottage facing Center Street, and setback from Shell Street 3.77 feet at its closets point and 5.88
feet from Shell Street at its furthest point.
Accordingly, as the cottage and the main house are nonconforming as to rear and side yard
setbacks (regardless of which street is treated as being the front for purposes of front yard
setback); the address of the property pursuant to the records of the Tax Assessor is 2 Center
Street; and, the front doors face Center Street and are accessed via Center Street, the Applicants
request the Board make the fmding that the frontage for the Locus be Center Street, not Shell
Street.
6. The Board of Appeals considered both the Special Permit request and the request
for the finding regarding changing the frontage to Center Street. With respect to the Special
Permit relief, the Board considered the request before them and determined that while there is
basis for relief for adding the front porch roof, Variance relief is more appropriate for the
proposed setback intrusion. The Board considered that given the unique size and shape of the
Locus, Variance relief could be granted. With respect to the frontage request, the Board did not
consider it equitable to allow the Applicant to effectively "choose" frontage after having the
benefit of a Special Permit that contemplated a rear setback intrusion. Therefore, the Board did
not find it appropriate for the Applicant to change the frontage of the Locus from Shell Street to
Center Street.
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7, The Board of Appeals is mindful of the rigorous standards for the granting of
Variances under applicable law, and recognizes that variances are to be sparingly granted.
Nonetheless, the Board finds that the conditions of the Locus, being undersized and historic in
nature, meet the standard that a Variance be based upon soil conditions, shape or topography
which distinguishes it from other lots in the same zoning district; that a literal enforcement of the
provisions of the Zoning Bylaw would involve substantial hardship to the Applicant; that
desirable relief may be granted without substantial detriment to the public good; and, that the
requested relief would not derogate from the purpose and intent of the Zoning Bylaw.
8. Accordingly, by a unanimous vote of the sitting Board, the Board of Appeals
made the finding that Variance relief to allow the construction of a front porch-roof is
appropriate and allowed the proposed alteration to the structure to be done in substantial
conformity with the plan entitled "Zoning Board of Appeals Site Plan of Land in Nantucket"
prepared by Island Surveyors, LLC, dated March 25,2011, attached hereto as "Exhibit A" with
the following conditions:
a. The frontage for the Locus shall remain as Shell Street; and,
b. There shall be no exterior construction between Memorial Day and Labor Day of any
year.
SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW
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Dated: ~ 1/ ,2011
Susan McCarthy
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
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,2011
On the / ( day of ~~ ' 2011, before me, the ondersigned notary public,
personally appeared J,I~ ~ , one of the above-named members of
the Zoning Board of Nantucket, Massachusetts, personally known to me to be the person whose
name is signed on the preceding document, and acknowledged that he/she signed the foregoing
instrument voluntarily for the purposes therein expressed.
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CURRENT ZONING CLASSIFICATION:
Residential Old Historic (SR-OH) Ex/snNG:
LECENIJ
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MINIMUM LOT SIZE:
MINIMUM FRONTAGE:
FRONT YARD SETBACK:
REAR/SIDE SETBACK:
GROUND COVER % :
5000 S.F.
50 FT.
none
5 FT.
50%
EXISTING
1 STY WIt='
BUILDING
l,018:/: S.F.
(FOUNDATION)
RIDGE ELEVATION = 47,96
30.7 x
EXISTING
1/2 STY W/F
BUILDING
561:/: S,F.
(FOUNDATION)
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THE TOWN
OF NAl'l7UCKET.. ENT ONLY AND
SHOULD NOT BE. CQNSI 1( PRoPERTY UNf
SURVEY. THIS PLAH SH.~J D. NOT J[ USE:o. TO.
ESTABUSIi PROPERTY LIN So FEN HEDGES OR
Al'l'Y ANCILLARY ~7URE$ ON 1'HE PREMISES.
THE PROPERTY LINES SHQWN RaYON CURRENT
DEEDS AND PLAHS of RECORp.
THIS PLOT Pf,.AN IS NOT A CERnflCA nON AS TO
nTlE OR OWNERSHIPOf' THE PRoPERTY SHOWN.
OWN~ OF' AOJOfNIHG' PROPERnES ARE. SHOWN
ACCORDING TO CURRENT ASSESOR RECOROS.
BENCHMARK:
CONCRETE BOUND
fL.= 32.00 (G.I.S.)
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
SITE PLAN
OF LAND IN
NANTUCKET, MASS.
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SCALE: 1"= 20' DATE:: FEBRUARY 17, 2011
Owner: , WIJ.GtAS. J,. .~ 9E:ClLf!.. L. tI~w.of!Ttl. . . .
Deed: , . .1~Q8.-,1fi . . . Plan: IJQO.K. ~2.1?AP; .110. .
Locus: . . . ? . CPfT~l! . SJ1!E.E:f. . ~'A.59q,,!sP: . .
ISLAND SURVEYORS, LLC
Professional. Land Surveyors
90 OLD SOUTH ROAD
NANTUCKET,' MASS. 02554
(508) 228-2720
ASSESSOR MAP: , .73.2.4 . . . , PARCEL: . . 2 . . .
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