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ZBA grants variance for revised access platform and stairs at 20 Ocean Avenue in Sconset

Town of Nantucket Zoning Board of Appeals · December 17, 2025
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Summary

The Zoning Board granted an alternate variance for changes at 20 Ocean Avenue that replace a proposed shed with a fixed wooden bike platform closer to the road, reinstate a bridge to the second story for access, and allow a curved wooden stair/deck; approval is conditioned on HDC certificates and limits on expansion and timing.

The Town of Nantucket Zoning Board of Appeals granted variance relief as alternate relief for proposed modifications to a previously approved special permit at 20 Ocean Avenue in Sconset, allowing an at‑grade wooden bicycle platform closer to the road, retention of an existing bridge for access, and a revised wooden stair and curved deck.

Attorney Arthur Reed said the project replaces a previously approved bicycle shed with a platform approximately described in the application as 9 6 by 10 feet and moves that platform to about 4 feet from the street. Reed told the board a…

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