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Commission approves driveway gate and perimeter deer fencing at 5 Coffin Street with conditions
Summary
The commission approved a driveway gate and perimeter deer fencing at 5 Coffin Street, removing a cattle grate and setting conditions: posts to have 45‑degree bevel tops (no applied caps), metal posts visible from road to be camouflaged with vines, and maximum post height set at seven feet.
The Nantucket Historic District Commission approved a driveway gate and perimeter deer fence at 5 Coffin Street, replacing an earlier proposed cattle grate and adding conditions intended to reduce the fence’s visual impact.
Applicant Katie presented a revised submission removing a cattle grate and replacing it with a more conventional driveway gate and pressure‑treated posts with metal stake reinforcement set every 20–25 feet in the perimeter planting. Katie said the fence and gate are intended to limit deer intrusion into yard areas while remaining largely concealed by existing vegetation.
Commissioners agreed to approve the gate but added three conditions to reduce visual prominence: remove the decorative applied post caps and instead use a 45‑degree bevel cut at the post tops; limit visible metal posts adjacent to public roads to a 7‑foot maximum height and encourage vining planting to soften metal posts visible from the street; and require the final fence materials and stain to be natural‑to‑weather.
Commissioner Ray moved to approve the application with those modifications; the motion carried unanimously. The COA will reflect the three conditions and require the applicant to note which posts are metal and plant vines or similar screening on the road‑facing posts as the plants mature.
