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Historic commission affirms denial of Jack and Charlie freestanding sign
Summary
The Nantucket Historic District Commission on April 15 accepted staff and sign‑committee findings and denied a freestanding sign application for Jack and Charlie, concluding alterations removed its grandfathered status.
The Nantucket Historic District Commission accepted the Sign Advisory Committee recommendation on April 15 to deny a freestanding sign application for Jack and Charlie after staff concluded the sign had been altered and no longer qualified for grandfathered status.
Staff member Nikki Sheriff told commissioners the committee had carefully reviewed photos and concluded the sign is a freestanding unit that had been altered, including bracket changes, and "that disqualifies it from the grandfathered status," she said. The applicant or an agent attended and asked why the sign had been denied, Sheriff said.
The denial means the sign will not be permitted in place as presented. Commissioners voted to adopt the Sign Advisory Committee recommendation. Under the commission's sign guidelines, a freestanding sign may retain grandfathered status only if it remains essentially unaltered; staff said bracket changes and other modifications removed that protection. Sheriff told the panel the applicant could seek reapproval if the sign were returned to a pre‑altered form that meets the guidelines.
The commission did not cite any changes to town code at the hearing; the action followed existing HDC sign guidelines and the committee's review. Commissioners present said they relied on the photographs and staff explanation in making the decision.
