Nantucket HDC approves cluster of 10 Marble Way applications, holds several large proposals for redesign

At its Oct. 28 meeting, the Nantucket Historic District Commission approved a group of related design applications for the 10 Marble Way subdivision and took final or conditional action on a number of other items, while holding three larger projects for further revisions and additional documentation.

The commission approved the Lot 1 garage ADU, the Lot 1 duplex behind it, the Lot 2 single‑family dwelling, Lot 2 garage/ADU and the Lot 2 cottage in a single package after discussing site plan context, garage orientation and vegetative screening. The board debated two design options for the Lot 1 garage ADU — garage doors facing the street versus doors on the rear — and a majority favored the option that placed the garage doors toward the street because it allowed the structure to sit farther back from the road. Commissioners also noted the garage height shown in plans is 25 feet 8 inches and asked that landscape screening be used to soften views along Marble Way. The Lot 2 cottage and other Lot 2 structures were approved with one explicit condition: a deciduous columnar tree (or equivalent) planted at the front corner to help visually break up the alleyways created by shared…