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Nantucket ZBA approves vertical addition at 43 Union Street with tree‑protection and construction conditions
Summary
The Nantucket Zoning Board of Appeals on May 8 approved a special permit to add a vertical extension and dormers at 43 Union Street, 4–1, attaching conditions meant to protect an adjacent town elm and limit on‑site storage, summer construction, and other impacts.
The Nantucket Zoning Board of Appeals on May 8 approved a special‑permit application by Whitney H. Matthews to add a vertical extension with dormers at 43 Union Street, over the objection of some abutters concerned about a town‑owned elm and neighborhood impacts. The board voted 4–1 to approve the alteration of a preexisting nonconforming structure, attaching multiple conditions intended to protect the adjacent town tree and limit construction impacts.
The applicant’s attorney, Arthur Reed, told the board the request was limited to a vertical addition “within the existing footprint” with “no change to the foundation, without any excavation being required,” and that materials would not be stored outdoors. Reed said the project has an approved Historic District Commission certificate of appropriateness and sought a zoning special permit to allow the vertical work inside the existing footprint.
The discussion focused on two recurring issues: whether the board should require an updated survey/proposed‑conditions plan (the board requested one…
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