The Nantucket Historic District Commission met Oct. 21 in a hybrid session. The board approved multiple consent items and COAs, and held several applications for revision. Key outcomes: summary of formal votes and next steps.
Approvals and recorded consents
- Consent agenda items: The commission approved consent items 1 through 30 by roll call at the start of the meeting; consent item 31 was considered and approved separately.
- 87 Main Street: COA approved for repaint to Benjamin Moore White Dove in matte finish (see separate article).
- 4B Goldfinch: New dwelling / submitted designs approved by roll call (applicant present; motion carried).
- 1 Hall Lane: COA approved as submitted (low-profile, back-of-house work; consentable).
- 5 Coffin Road: Door color change approved (from black to blue) by roll call.
- 11 Pippins Way: Approved — accessory dwelling unit under vegetation screening; not visible from public way.
- 61 Cliff Road (addition + hardscape): Motion carried to approve with a condition to maintain/adjust vegetation screening and to use a natural finish on doors to reduce contrast.
Held for revision / review
- 14 Silver Street: Held for revisions to reduce driveway width, move parking to side and add screening (commission requested topo and clearer plan). Applicant to resubmit.
- 17 Eat Fire Spring: Held for revisions to tone down white trim and simplify porch details; return with gray color options and simplified detailing.
- 8 Kato Lane: Held for revisions; commissioners requested bubbled revision drawings and alternatives to avoid mirrored, identical facades.
- 2 Honeysuckle / 4 Honeysuckle (fencing): Held for clearer presentation with color-coding of fence types, fence heights and pull-back of fences from public roads; commissioners asked for revisions that avoid excessively tall stockade fencing adjacent to streets.
- 11 Silver / other site-view items: Several cases were continued to allow applicants to present clearer materials or to permit a site view next week.
Other notable votes
- William Street solar: West-facing panels approved; south-facing lower panels deferred without prejudice — applicant may return after site screening is in place.
Roll-call votes
Roll-call approvals and holds were captured on the record. The presence of four commissioners (Connie Patton, Joe Paul, Angus McLeod and Val Oliver) provided the quorum for actions; where noted in the transcript, vote tallies are recorded for specific motions.
Next steps
Multiple applicants were asked to return with revised drawings, clearer bubble-marked revisions, or to schedule site views before the commission's next meetings. The commission's next regular calendar includes an old-business session next Tuesday and a new-business meeting Nov. 18; applicants were advised to coordinate resubmissions accordingly.