voices: the community speaks of Nantucket and GHYC

David and Donna Wiley
68 Union Street, Nantucket, MA
(508) 228-0198

November 4, 2003

Nantucket Planning Board
1 East Chestnut Street
Nantucket, MA 02554

Dear Board Members and Staff,

We would like to have the Planning Board consider, address, and verify the following questions relative to the MCD application filed by Great Harbor Yacht Club. I hope after the first meeting to have a better understanding and will follow up after that time.

Increased traffic several times a day. During the summer months traffic is stopped in front of our house due to the fact that oversized trucks can not make required turns when going to or from town. We will experience even more congestion with the Yacht Club Traffic.

We realize that my neighborhood is zoned RC, residential commercial, this proposal will eliminate two existing homes and push and much expanded commercial use into a current residential neighborhood. We feel this will negatively impact our property value.

The plans submitted indicate almost two feet of fill proposed for the parking lot directly behind our neighbors, We believe this is not necessary and will cause flooding.

The proposed floor elevations for the Clubhouse, Pool house and pool are 12.2'. This is as much as 6' above Washington Street. This would require 5' fill over the 1.5 locus of 96 Washington Street. We believe required floor elevations in this area are elevation 9'.

It is not clear to us how many parking spaces are required. Based on the current Town Pier and Town Annex building, the amount shown will not even handle the 36 Valet boats and 78 boat slips. But the applicant wants additional buildings, which total 29,800 SF of ground cover.

Parking lot lighting .if not kept to a minimum or low level will cause a drastic increase in light pollution and affect the homes in the area. Currently there is no parking lot lighting at all. Outdoor lighting type?

New Boat Repair Building should remain in its current location where the boats are, not as far away from the water as possible.

Fire protection there is an increased risk of fire both by storing boats closer to homes and proposed boat repair.

We feel strongly that the boat racks/valet service should stay where it is. What better place for boat storage than at the waters edge, as they currently exist.

The proposal indicates 6 curb cuts on Washington Street Extension, in a distance of only 200'of roadway. The applicant will argue that 6 exist currently but only two of these are used on a regular basis.

Planting Plan not provided.

What areas are counted in Open Space Calculations? If we add pool, landscape and beach we get a total of 31,284 SF., less than required 30%. Have we included 5' wide Geogrid reinforced grass strip on which travel lift will park full time and hardly seems open space by the intended definition?

Questions relative to page 2 MCD Guidelines section B.

Site Development Plan

B2 - Existing right of way to Washington Street being built upon and or removed?

B3 - What is gross floor areas for existing structures and their use?

B6 - Certified storm drainage plans- 5-year rainstorm.

B10 - Fencing type indicated?

B11 - Outdoor lighting, indicating type and locations?

B12 - No Details provided!

Does this board realize that the current solid fill pier will have and additional 5' of fill added on top of it! And the existing steel sheet piling will have a wood or concrete added facing the harbor to a height of 5' above existing wall. Need details and sections this is a major impact to the public. The public walkway will be eye level to the new lawn areas.

Thank you for your time with this letter,

Sincerely,

David and Donna Wiley