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Commission holds large mixed‑use proposal for 1 Cherry/117 Orange for revisions after abutter overlay concerns
Summary
The HDC voted to hold the combined application affecting 1 Cherry Street and adjacent 117 Orange until applicants submit revised materials and address abutter overlay and scale concerns; an abutter said an inaccurate overlay suggested the new building might encroach on Cherry Street.
The Nantucket Historic District Commission on March 18 agreed to hold a large mixed‑use redevelopment proposal that spans 1 Cherry Street and adjacent 117 Orange Street, directing the applicant to provide revised drawings and clearer overlays after abutters flagged scale and property‑line concerns.
Applicant Ethan presented conceptual plans for a new building that would replace modest existing structures on the connected lots; preservation consultant Mickey and neighbors argued the proposed building mass stretched from lot line to lot line and would read as a single, large structure rather than a collection of smaller historic forms. Abutter Christine Mortensen said her own overlay showed the proposed building footprint appeared to cross into Cherry Street and urged the commission to require accurate overlays and an elevation showing the new mass in context with Cherry Street.
Commissioners agreed that the package should be presented as a coordinated set — including the related application at 117 Orange — so the public and the HDC can assess changes to parking, circulation and the historic streetscape together. The commission voted to hold the application for revisions and for a joint review of the two properties at a future meeting; commissioners asked the applicant to verify certified abutter notice and to provide accurate overlays and contextual elevations. The vote to hold carried unanimously.
HDC staff and commissioners also noted that notices to some abutters had been incomplete — staff will advise on certified abutter lists — and that the packet must include clear site plans that show the relationship among the two lots and adjacent streets. The applicant said he would work with staff and neighbors before returning to the commission.
Speakers included applicant Ethan, abutter Christine Mortensen and preservation advisor Mickey. The commission recorded that it will reconsider both sites together when a revised, complete application and accurate public‑way elevations are filed.
