Poseidon Development Building Permit Penalty Waiver Request

At a glance

• What: Poseidon Development requested waiver of building permit penalty fee for unpermitted work started at 20 Sparks Avenue.
• Status: Penalty imposed at reduced rate ($62,764 instead of higher amount) October 14, 2026.
• Penalty: 2-times fine ($62,764 total, including permit fee), not the standard 4-times fine.

Background

Kelly Weigold and owner Chris Fuimara of Poseidon Development apologized for starting work without obtaining the necessary building permit. Paul Murphy, Building Commissioner, explained the enforcement provision for work started without permit.

Decision (October 14, 2026)

The Select Board has not waived a building permit penalty fee since 2009. Matt Fee noted he believed this was an honest mistake. Brooke Mohr suggested reducing the penalty by half.

Matt Fee moved to assess a 2-times fine penalty ($62,764) rather than 4-times; Brooke Mohr seconded. Jill Vieth noted that while she believes the developer should have known better, she supports the motion.

Vote: 3-2. In favor: Matt Fee, Brooke Mohr, Jill Vieth. Opposed: Chair Hill, Robert.

Chris Fuimara stated this will never happen again.

From the video (October 14, 2026)

2026-10-14 - Select Board: The requested waiver covered the full $125,528 including the permit fee. Members were uneasy about changing the long-standing 4x penalty in a one-off vote and agreed to take up a broader penalty-fee policy later.

Sources

• Select Board meeting minutes, October 14, 2026: https://nantucketma.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=37566,plaintext=false)

Log

2026-10-14 - Select Board

Poseidon Development unpermitted work penalty assessed at $62,764 (2-times fine) by vote 3-2; Chair Hill and Robert opposed.