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Zoning board approves move of oceanfront house on Sheep Pond Road to counter erosion; requires parking shown on revised plan

5773789 · September 12, 2025
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The Zoning Board granted a variance Sept. 11 allowing a house at 6 Sheep Pond Road to be relocated landward to avoid an eroding shoreline; the decision requires the applicant to attach a revised plan showing two conforming parking spaces.

The Town of Nantucket Zoning Board of Appeals on Sept. 11 approved a variance to allow a dwelling at 6 Sheep Pond Road to be relocated forward on its lot to escape an eroding shoreline. The board’s decision follows an order of conditions from the Nantucket Conservation Commission and staff recommendation in favor of the move.

Surveyor Paul Santos presented the request for property owner Brendan Madigan, saying the house — originally built in 1983 and previously relocated in 2010 — would be moved about 65 feet landward to reduce risk from coastal bank…

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