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TOWN OF NANTUCKET
BOARD OF APPEALS
NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS 02554
September 22, 1989
File No. 049 -89
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To: Parties in interest and others
Re: Decision in the Application of:
MARY C. HUMPHREY
Enclosed is the decision of the Board of Appeals which has this
day been filed with the Nantucket Town Clerk.
An appeal from this decision may be taken pursuant to Section 17
of Chapter 40A, Massachusetts General Laws. Any action appealing
the decision must be brought by filing a complaint in court within
twenty (20) days after this date. Notice of the action with a copy
of the complaint and certified copy of the decision must be given
to the Town Clerk so as to be received within such twenty (20)
days.
cc: Building Commissioner
Planning Board
Town Clerk
W lia R. Sherman, CVirma
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BOARD OF APPEALS
TOWN OF NANTUCKET
NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS 02554
Decision:
At a public hearing of the BOARD OF APPEALS on Friday,
September 15, 1989, at 1:00 P.M. at the Town and County
Building, Nantucket, on the Application (049 -89) of MARY C.
HUMPHREY of 520 Ash Street, Winnetka, Illinois 60093, the
Nantucket Zoning Board of Appeals made the following DECISION:
1. Applicant seeks a Special Permit under the Zoning Code
Section 139 -33A to alter a pre - existing, non - conforming
residential structure by constructing a one.and -a -half story
addition to the rear of the building. The premises are located
at 31 Union Street, Assessor's Map 42.3.2, Parcel 145 and shown
on Plan Book 11, Page 47,in the Zoning District Residential -
Old Historic.
2. Our findings are based on the application papers, a
copy of the recorded plan of the premises and the elevation and
floor plans for the proposed addition as submitted to the Board
along with testimony and representations made at the public
hearing. The plans for the addition are marked Exhibit A.
3. The improvements on the property have existed in their
current configuration since the 1920s. The house was divided
into two apartments at that time (one on each floor) and
continues to be utilized as two dwelling units. The existing
ground cover ratio for the structure on the property is 33.1 %.
Permissible ground cover in this zone, given the lot size of
4,536 square feet, is 30 %. The 170 square foot addition will
increase the ground cover ratio to 36.8 %. The existing
structure is sited 2.15 feet from the northerly lot line. The
proposed addition will extend the structure along the northerly
line but will not make the nonconforming distance more
nonconforming.
4. The addition is necessary to correct the unsafe design
of the narrow and steep stair -ways in the structure. The floor
plan submitted shows the addition of a bathroom on the first
floor and a slight enlargement of the existing two bedrooms in
addition to the reconfigured stairways and enlarged "mud room ".
Second floor plans were submitted for informational purposes,
but that layout is not incorporated into this decision.
5. No opposition was heard to the application. Given the
need for stairs to the cellar and to the second floor that meet
the safety standard of the current building codes and the small
incremental increase in ground cover, we see no detriment to the
neighborhood in connection with the applicant's proposed
addition. We therefore find that the proposed addition will not
be substantially more detrimental to the neighborhood than the
existing non- confTipmity and in harmony with the general purpose
and intent of the Zoning By -Law.
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6.
applicant
construct
the plans
Accordingly, this Board by UNAMIMOUS vote grants to the
the requested Special Permit under Section 139 -33A to
the proposed addition in substantial conformity with
submitted as Exhibit A.
Dated: Septembero?p2 -, 1989
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NANTUCKET ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
TOWN AND COUNTY BUILDING
NANTUCKET, MA 02554
August 31, 1989
NOTICE
A public hearing of the Board of Appeals will be held
on Friday, September 15, 1989, at 1:00 p.m. in the Town
and County Building, Nantucket, on the Application of:
MARY C. HUMPHREY and ROBERT HUMPHREY
Board of Appeals File No. 0� gL89
seeking a Special Permit under Section 139 -33A to alter
and extend the existing dwelling, said to pre -date 1972
zoning, by constructing a 1 -1/2 story, 2 bedroom and bath
plus entry "mud" room addition in the rear with 170 SF
footprint, increasing ground cover from 1,502 SF (33.1%
GCR) to 1,672 SF (36.8% GCR) with 30% the allowed maximum
for this 4,536 SF lot but not decreasing the northerly lot
line setback below the existing 2.15 feet.
The premises are at 31 Union Street, Assessor's Parcel
42.3.2 -145, Plan Book 11 at Page 47, zoned Residential -Old
Historic.
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William R. Sherman, Chairman
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BOA Form 1-89 NANTUCKET ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
TOWN AND COUNTY BUILDING
NANTUCKET, MA 02554 CASE No` / 67
APPLICATION FOR-RELIEF
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Mailing address: 520 Ash Street, WinneCka,._Illiimi. 60093_._ - - - -- -
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Items enclosed as part of this Application: Orderl addencium x -
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Locus map site plan_X showing present X___ 1PIallne , --
floor plans present _X _ p roposed __x - e levations X (11)C approved yes)
Listings lot area X frontage setbacks X GCR -' X___ parking (,at"
Assessor-certified addressee I !�_;t 4 sets XRlaIl I Illy labels 2 .et -':X
5200 fee payable to 'I'Ow" Of flairitticket X pi ()of
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ADDENDUM TO APPLICATION OF ROBERT AND MARY HUMPHREY
31 UNION STREET
The applicant is seeking a Special Permit pursuant to
Chapter 139, section 30a and section 33a to add an addition to
the rear of the existing nonconforming dwelling The structure
was built in the mid -1800s and has been divided into two
apartments (one on each floor) since before it was purchased by
the applicant's parents in the 1920s.
The lot has an area of 4,536 square feet, 464 square feet
less than the required 5,000 square feet in the zone.
Accordingly, only a 30% ground cover is permitted. The
structures already on the lot cover 1,502 square feet for an
existing ground cover ratio of 33.1 %. The addition to ground
cover consists of 170 square feet thereby increasing the ground
cover ratio to 36.8 %.
Additionally, the existing dwelling is sited only 2.15 feet
off the northerly lot line where a five foot setback is
required. The proposed rear addition would extend the structure
along the northerly line approximately 8 feet, but in such a way
that the nonconforming distance is not made more nonconforming.