Nantucket sign board recommends approvals for many applications, holds several for master sign plan or material clarifications

The Nantucket Sign Advisory Council met April 7 and recommended approval for a slate of sign and banner applications while holding several others for further review or revisions.

Chair Chris Young convened the meeting at 9:03 a.m. and led a line-by-line review of 28 agenda items, during which members repeatedly flagged two consistent concerns: adherence to locally adopted master sign plans for multi-tenant buildings, and the council'wide reluctance to approve new freestanding signs outside narrowly defined circumstances.

The council recommended approval for a number of commercial carved and projecting signs and seasonal banners. Applicants whose designs received favorable recommendations included the New Bedford Whaling Museum banners for the upcoming "Wider World in Scrimshaw" exhibition, carved quarterboards and projecting signs for Dairy Boy (14 Federal Street), a projecting oval for Act 60 (58 Main Street), and relocated signage for Patina (Yuletide Holdings at 28 Center Street). Caitlin, representing several wharf and West Creek applicants, won committee approval for a 26-by-17-inch carved projecting sign and for a double-sided projecting sign for West Creek after minor content and layout discussion.

Not all items moved forward. The…