HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBA-04/06/1994 HEARINGPUBLIC HEARING
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
TOWN OF SOUTIIOLD
April 6, 1994
Present
(7:30 p. m. Hearings Commenced)
ItON. GERARD P. GOEHRINGER,
Chairtnan
SERGE DOYEN, Member
JAMES DINIZIO, JR., Me~nber
ROBERT A. VILLA, Member
RICIIARD C. WILTON, Member
LINDA KOWALSKI,
Clerk-Assistant to Board
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4221
4218
4220
4222
4227
4223
4226
4224
4225
4228
4229
ARTHUR
JOHN E.
JOHN E.
BURNS.~.~ ...................... 3-4
STRIPP AND JUDITH D. STRIPP.. 4-7
STRIPP AND JUDITH D. STRIPP.. 7-19
CINDY BENEDETTO ...................... 19-23
WILLIAM GASSER ....................... 23-34
DONALD 8REHR ......................... 34-40
THOMAS AND JOAN KELLY ................ 40-44
THOMAS AND RODY GLUCKMAN ............ 44-57
RICHARD AND DOLORES PRINCIPI ......... 57-68
VICTOR AND GAIL RERISI ............... 68-80
FRANK R. ZALESKI ..................... 80-84
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1. PUBLIC IIEARINGS:
7:32 P.M.
Appl. No. 4221. ARTHUR BURNS. This is a request for a variance
based upon the March 1, 1994 Notice of Disapproval from the Building
Inspector concerning a building permit application for fencing around
the existing tennis-court, which height exceeds the requirements
when located in a front yard; ref. Article XXIII, Section 100-231 of
the Zoning Code. Location of Property: 3525 Private Road #13,
Mattituck, NY; County Tax Map Parcel No. 1000-105-1-4. Zone
District: R-80 Residential.
7:32 P.M. (CIIAIRMAN opened tile hearing and read the Legal Notice
and application for the record.)
THE Chairman: Also property putting the house and the underground
pool and temfis court frout on Long Island sound and the post tennis
court is in the rear of the swimming pool actually it is in the front
yard of the property. I have a copy of the Suffolk County Tax Map
indicating the surrounding propurties in the area and a sketch of a
survey dated a most recent updated December 6, 1985. Is there
someone who would like to be heard concerning this application?
Anybody here for Burns? Oh! How are you? Could I ask you to use
the mike and to state your name please?
BERNADETTE BURNS.
TIlE CIfA1RMAN: ltow are you tonight?
MRS. BURNS: I'm fine thank you.
THE CIIAIRMAN: Is there aaything you would like to add to it?
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MRS. BURNS: Just that it is a builder's error when we first apply
for the tennis-court we assumed that it everything was altogether
obviously.
THE CHAIRMAN: I have to admit to you I was up there when and it
was still snow on tile ground at the time. Is there any lighting for
this tennis-court at all?
MRS. BURNS: No.
THE CHAIRMAN: Lets just see if anybody oil the board have any
other questions for Mrs. Burns?
THE BOARD: No. Do you intend to fill the center section of this
fence or is that the way its going to be?
MRS. BURNS: Right. Yes, just tile way it is.
THE CIIAIRMAN: Does aaybody have any objection to this application?
THE BOARD: No.- Yon want to make a motion.
THE CHAIRMAN: Okay, make it.
THE BOARD: Make a motion that it be a approved as built.
THE CHAIRMAN:. As applied for.
THE BOARD: As applied for.
THE CItAIRMAN: Okay, second ill favor.
(See Clerk's miuutes for resolution.)
7:35 P.M.
THE CHAIRMAN: Okay, next i~ppca! is 4218 on behalf of JOHN E.
STRiPP and JUDITtl D. STRIPP. A continuation from tile March 2,
1994 meeting. Mr. llam youTre oil. tlow are you tonight?
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MR. HAM: Fine, Thanks. Stephen Ham, Matthews & Ham, 45
Hampton Road, Southampton. To save time I have prepared a
memorandum which sets forth the basic arguments that I make in
favor of this application. Mr. Stripp is here tonight and you'll
probably have plenty of questions for him. I just would like to
highlight, though, some of the legal concerns here and that the main
one being the fact that this is a classic practical difficulty in
that we have to maintain for the DEC purposes a 75 foot setback from
the wet]and which is on the northeasterly border of this property.
In order to do so the house has to be located where it currently is
or it could conceivably be located along the other private road- but
the various agencies Health Department and the DEC that have
already given approval have wanted it to be as far back from Barlow
Pond as possible.. Now, other issues, as you know, you've received
correspondence from Fishers Island Conservancy as well as FIDCO on
this. We will point out that the concern of FIDCO is perhaps not as
serious as it might be in that the setback of 20 feet is from the
property line, whereas the road itself which is as I have pointed out
in the ~nemoraudum a little used road, actually 35 feet which would
address the FIDCO concerns. In addition, FIDCO - well Mr. Stripp
has proposed landscaping features including a hedge which is on the
survey and FIDCO, o£ course, will have to approve any plans that he
submits and as you know £rom the Brim episode and others, they will
require some natural screening which he is willing to perform.
Insofar as the Conserv~ncy's objections from an archeological
standpoint, this has been looked at by the DEC and as an exhibit to
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my memoraudum, I have the notice of complete application which
states that the New York State Preservation Historic Act has been
complied with, and no further review is necessary. However, the
Stripps do want to be good neighbors and are willing to allow either
the museum or the Fergurson Museum or the Conservancy if it wishes
to hire an archeologist to examine tile site; he will not build if he
is granted the variances lie will not build before next Fall although
he does need to proceed fairly quickly because some of his permits
will expire. So they are willing to do that - have an archeologist
come in and do a study to test holes and if necessary remove any
artifacts.
THE CHAIRMAN: The line that refers to limits of clearing. Can we
construe that to be the DEC, the line that the DEC has established?
MR. HAM: Yes, I.believe so.
MR. STRiPP: Yes. That was in agreement with them, yes.
THE CHAIRMAN: Yeah, right, OK, thank you, I just want to clear
that up.
Go ahead, I apologize.
MR. HAM: That's on tile Barlow Pond side.
CHAIRMAN: Right.
MR. HAM: So my poiut is basically, that I addressed in the
memoraudum, are the various ones which are the standards for an
area variance uudcr Towa Law Section 267. I address each one of
them, tile principal ouc being what alternative do we have in this
situation. We would ~ike to eon form but given the size,
configuration of the lot, the wetlands at the northeasterly border --
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it's iml)ossible to conform and that's why we're before your board and
we maintain that the character of the neighborhood is not affected by
this because we will do what we call to screen the house from the
road as I point out the road is a very little used road, there are
only two or three properties to the north. In fact FIDCO has talked
about it, I know, about closing that road off just passed the
property that was recently acquired from John Swing by the Torres.
THE CHAIRMAN: OK.
MR. HAM: And Mr. Stripp is here if you have any questions.
MR. CHAIRMAN: I lmve, you know, there will probably be
discussions. I'm just re£erring to tile board members-- concerning
the pool. I haven't opened that portion of the hearing up so if you
would like me to deal with that first and before we get into the
questioning unless you lmve ally specific questions any of you want
concerning tile proposed position of the house and the variances that
are required there. We call run both of these concurrently if you
want.
MR. HAM. I would prefer that you do so because they may be
overlapping.
MR. CftAIRMAN. OK. Tile third appeal of the evening (as
follows: ).
7:40 p.m. Appeal No. 4220 JOIIN E. STRIPP and JUDITH D.
STRIPP. (Tile Chairman read tile legal notice of hearing for tile
record.) This is a request for a variance based upon the building
inspector's February 2,1,~ 1994 disapproval concerning a Building
Permit Application for a swimming pool with enclosure in the front
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yard location references Article III, Section 100-32 of the Zoning
Code. Location of the property again as Private Road off East End
Road, Fishers Island, County Tax Map Parcel 1000-7-2-9, which is in
effect the same piece of property. And this is of course for the
position of tile swimming pool. Is there anything you wanted to
address ou that?
MR. }tAM: Specifically on pool, I think a swimmiug pool is a
customary accessory structure alld there are many. You can take
notic~ of the fact that there are ~nany pools ou the east end of the
island and its not att undue development of tile property and has
been approved by the various agencies with jurisdiction over
environmental matters, namely tile Health Departlnent and the State
Department of Environmental Conservation. In fact, the Health
Department required a backwash drywell that is more than 200 feet
frown tile service reservoir of Barlow Pond. I understand the last
time I looked into this that Barlow Pond itl fact is no longer the
primary source of drinking water. In fact it is not even a secondary
source of drinking water oil the Island but a tertiary source and
maybe Mr. Doyen may have some further developmeuts on that.
MEMBER DOYEN: Well I sappose it will more or less be a backup in
the event that some emergency shoald the current water
inadeqaate.
MR. tlAM: Rigbl.
MR. CI1AIRMAN:
or Mr. tlam.
supply be
It's a backup to a backup at present.
Qm~stions from board members of either Mr. Stripp
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MEMBER VILLA: Yes, I'm just curious. When did the applicant
purchase this property?
MR. }tAM: 1978.
MR. STRIPP: 1979. Wu closed in 79.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Any other questions? Bob? Positioning of that
house as opposed to where the pool is and vice-a-versa or. do you
want to get into that?
MEMBER VILLA: Well, that's explained in the narrative of Mr. Ham's
view as given in here, you know, in looking at it would seem that
tile logical thiug to do would be
pool is but your main argument
away frmn Barlow Pond.
put the house where the swimming
on that is you're trying to keep it
MR. tlAM: Tlmt wits certainly addressed by tile tlealth Department
- I did not represent Mr. Stripp before the tIealth Department, but
I know he was in there for a long time. One of my exhibits is a
newspaper article from Fishers Island Gazette from 1990 which quotes
Mr. Stripp about bis various trials and tribulations in trying to get
approvals at the time, I believe, the county was about to undertake
or had commenced to undertake a study of the Barlow Pond area.
MEMBER DOYEN: What was the reasoning of tile Health Department
for wanting to place the pool?
MR. HAM: They want everything as far back from Barlow Pond as
possible and that's why it's squeezed into the area where it is.
MEMBER DOYEN: I can't understand that, but if that's their
pronouncement I SUl)pose~ -- tiffs coald be runoff (remainder of
statement not aadible due to allotber conversation between
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Mr. tlatn and the Chairmau).
MR. CHAIRMAN: What's the approximate width of the road that this
is primarily on?
MR. IIAM: The roads are uormally -- the right-of-way--20 feet the
right-of-way. (Separate conversations were stated at the same time.)
MR. STRIPP (to Member Doyen): Yes, they had some concern about
the septic tank und they wanted that up as far north as possible.
MR. DOYEN: If you're dowa here you can place your septic there.
MR. HAM: Well they have a rule I believe that is a 200 foot
requirement from a surface reservoir and, of course, Fishers Island
is the only place in Suffolk County that has surface reservoirs.
MEMBER DOYEN: No, well what Ihn getting at is, so that you can put
your septic system back further. It doesn't have to be where the
house is. Or on this side of the house. It can be on the other side
because it is probably -- and where is the septic tank proposed?
MR. HAM: It's about as far away from the wetlands in Barlow Pond
as you can get.
MEMBER DOYEN: But any way that's the question. They have
jurisdiction in that matter.
MR. STRIPP: This was about the fourth plan as we went through it
of different options over a period of 12 weeks (interruption).
MEiVlBER DOYEN. Actually then what your really concerned about
more than anything t~lst~ is thc draitmge back into that low area
really as a practical matter, not Barlow Pond, from what I can
aseeptaia. Do you km~w what I recall?
Mr. HAM: Well could l)lacc a berm here as well if they needed to.
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MEMBER DOYEN: If that drains here, you could drain back into that
low area so what's draining in there?
MR. HAM: Isn't there a berm on there.
CHAIRMAN: Yes, I see it.
MEMBER DOYEN: Well, I'm not an expert on that matter either but
looking at it as a pl'actical matter would you say that the drainage
whatever drainnge there is that could do any harm-~ Because of the
ditch that along this ditch road might go back into that low area
that is down below your lot.
MR. STRIPP: One of the rcusons for the berm along the side.
MR. DOYEN. Yes, but actually tile water that drained off here, I'd
have to take another look at it again -- you know, there is a ditch
along that southern road.
MR. STRIPP: Yes. Along that southern line.
MR. DOYEN. OK, is the pitch on that such that you could possibly
drain into that road?
MR. STRIPP: It wonld drain back into the driveway.
MR. DOYEN: Back down that road again.
MR. STRIPP: Yeah, if you look at the elevations.
MR. DOYEN. Yes, I wasn't sure, here they show tile ditches ending
there, but I, it doesn't appear to end that quickly if you're looking
at it walking along the road.
MR. STRIPP: It goes in 1o the next property and then drops down
at that point, the ditch does.
MR. CIIA1RMAN. OK, ar5 you going to give us anything from the
DEC, some negative declaration or something that you had?
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MR. }lAM: It wasn't in - I didn't get it yet. As an exhibit to my
memoraudum, I have tile Notice of Complete Application which
indicates that one is on file.
BOARD CLERK: Yeah, but that's not what we ueed though, we need
the Declaration.
MR. HAM: Yes, I understand. As it turns out I found out today
from Mr. Stripp that the llealth Department was in fact the lead
agency on this which is somewhat unusual, and I will undertake to
provide that to you.
MR. CtlAiRMAN: Now let me just understand this and recap what
we're doing here. You are asking for a decision as expeditiously as
possible, tie is not going to build until the Fall until a
determination is made eoncerniug the areheologieal dig that is on
this --purportedly maybe ou this site?
MR. HAM: No, not a determination in the legal sense of tile
determination. Ile will allow others to come on to the property to do
a study either during the summer before he does anything. In fact
John Pfeiffer, who you may have heard of is an archeologist whose
done some work on the Island was at the site in tile mid eighties.
I spoke to him over tile phone he dug a bout four test hotes he calls
this site what they call a "niddin" which is what we use to call a
"dump" and that is uow called a landfill. What the native Americans
where they threw thoro cltan shells, I guess.
MEMBER DOYEN: Did yoa speak to Charles? Charlie Fergurson?
MR. ttAM: I tried to, I lm~l a number tlmt I tried to call and I never
got all answeP, I don't--
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MR. DOYEN:
MR. HAM:
MR. DOYEN:
Do yotl have his number?
I from directory assistance obtained something.
I have his number and his address here, because it
MR. tIAM:
MR. DOYEN:
MR. HAM:
MR. DOYEN:
there.
MR. HAM:
was his father that did the original--
}tis father, or his daughter?
llis father.
I heard his daughter did.
It's his father who originally did
do the excavating
In any event the answer to Mr. Goehringer's question
what we envisioll is llot some formal stage olle cultural resources
survey under SEQRA but the opportunity for interested parties to go
to the site either during the Summer before constructiou commences
or Mr. Stripp has told me, at the time of excavation they would do a
--not a severe excavation but a light one -- because most of the
artifacts would be presumably within the first 12 inches of soil and
he's willing to have sonleone crone ill there and study it, remove what
needs to be removt2d altd that's our' position on that.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: OK. Now, where do we lie with the Trustees
concerning this piece of property?
MR. }tAM: I had a message this morning that they are askiug for a
full permit. They had giving, you did not receive anything from
them today?
MR. CIIAiRMAN: Not officially.
BOARD CLERK: No, onl'y verbal.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Only verbal.
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MR. HAM: That's all I have seen so far. That, and I questioned their
authority on this by the way, they did give a non jurisdiction letter
in 1990 and to me looking at the map which shows that it is more
than 75 feet from the wetlands, it's out of their jurisdiction so
obviously any variance you grant would be possibly be conditioned
upon either obtaining a non-jurisdiction or going through whatever
permit process we would need to go through. It seems that the
Stripps have been through quite a bit with two major governmental
agencies on this to this point but having no formal word as to what
the Trustees are requiring I really can't address that, bnt only to
say that if they are asserting jurisdiction, I believe they're doing
so improperly. I think they have the right to be there if they're
concerned about some inw, sion of their territory, but to ask us to go
through the full permit process unless I see some better argument,
we don't agree with that.
MR. CHAIRMAN: The reason why I ask that question is because if
that is the case, then possibly should just hold this over until our
next meeting and thou close it at time, you know. Yes, Mr. Stripp.
MR. STRIPP: Back in 1990 when we were trying to determine who
was going to be the h~ad agency there were three possibilities one
was DEC and the other was Suffolk County Ilealth District and tile
other was the Trustees. At that time that was when the Trustees had
said that we have no jurisdiction over this so therefore we don't
want to be inv(Jlved ia this decision any further and had in fact
given us written correspon~Icnce to that effect.
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MR. }tAM: For purposes of boldiug it over, would what they say
affect your decision on the variance alone?
MR. CHAIRMAN: Well, not necessarily, but if there were any minor
changes I would hate like heck to have. to open it up again and
that'swhere my concern is because I know, by the way we do
appreciate your coming tonight ON, because I nnderstood that you
were possibly consider'lng a recess at this point.
MR. tlAM: Well I did because I didn't as of yesterday Mr. Stripp
thought lie might not be able to make it and I thought that I might
not be able with Mr. Stripp having goiie through on his own the
other approvals that I might not be able to answer all of your
questions, but I -
MR. CIIAIRMAN: Is there anything you would like to state for the
record, Mr. Stripp, other than you know the ordeal that you've gone
through for tile last font years?
MR. STRiPP: No, Mr. Chairman, other than to say that we'll try to
be as cooperative as possible and make all tile adjustments necessary
to try to damage the ecology not at all and to make sure that there
is not health considerations and that it's been a long process and
we've been very patient and we try to work with the agencies as
they asked us to, and I think we've gotten through everything but
this, which un['ot'tunately this is sequential l)rocess and now we're
down to the end so it weald be much nicer if we could all get in a
room and work togelher -- it doesn't work that way.
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MEMBER DOYEN: lIave you taken up with the building committee
that you have to satisfy that the 20 feet is not 20 feet but 35 feet
in reality?
MR. STRiPP. I had a conversation with Tom Doherty today in fact,
and he said that at the time they made the detemnination to send a
letter. They weren't aware of the difference between the
right-of-way for the road and tile traveled way which is about 20 feet.
MEMBER DOYEN: Probably that's a 50 foot right-of-way because
someone has a surveyor's stakes across the road that indicates what I
think is the property line of tile Harrisses across tile way which
would from what you tell me indicate that perhaps that is a 50 foot
right -of- way.
MR. STRIPP. It could be.
MR. }lAM: It's possible, t mtmtioned 40 because I'm familiar, most
of them are ,10 feet on the FIDCO Map.
MEMBER DOYEN: Forty, or 50 ft. because it's obviously there not
using all tile right-of-ways.
MR. HAM. That's all. I'll reserve that.
(Two conversation5 at this time, both inaudible but picked up as
follows: )
MR. STR1PP: ... doing say landscaping that they felt was
appropriate because we still do have to get back to tbe architectural
approval and certainly
F1DCO.
MI{. CflAIRMAN: Mr.
house?
I want to cooperate in anyway possible with
S~ripp, what is tile approximate size of tile
Footage wise that you're proposing.
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MR. STRIPP. It's about -including the garage about 26,000 square
feet. No, 2600 -- I'm sorry. That's including the garage.
MR. CIIAIRMAN. And what is the approximate size of the swimming
pool that you p~'opose?
MR. STRIPP. I think I lmve to scale it again. It was 32 or 34.
MI{. CHAIRMAN. 32 or 34 by 40?
MR. STRiPP. No, no, that's the. longest part. The other part I
would say is probably about 20, maybe less than that.
MR. CIIAIRMAN. OK
MR. STI{IPP. It'~ nam'~w, it's an oval as you can see. It's narrow
and long. The longest part is no longer than 34.
BOARD CLERK. Woald he know how long the house is, the dimensions
of the house?
MR. STRIPP: Some part is 40 --
MR. DOYEN: Well it's easy enough there's a scale on here. Do
you ]lave a scale.
MR. STRIPP: Yes, its approximately 70 feet including tile garage.
BOARD CLERK: Thank you.
MR. IlAM: If the Trustees-- would you're point being to hold it
open would bc if tht, Trustoes say we want you eveu farther back
from the wetland because we know you have only five feet in area
and you're bound to distm'b tm'ritory ill our jm'isdiction that we may
be asking you for even a greater variance is that.
MR. CIIAIRMAN. Well, there may be some movement on the swinmfing
pool, too, there wh~rc y~tt call inove the house down a little bit
closer withont dism~pting tho cesspool system and thereby requiring
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you to go back to the Ilcalth Departmeut because as you know the
plaeemeut for the house really has nothing to do with the Health
Department. It's where the cesspool and the sanitary system and
where the well is going to go.
MR. HAM. I expect to be back here next
application and anyway. I don't think you'll
further questions for Mr. Stripp, would you?
MR. CIIAIRMAN. No. Can I just ask - Mr. Stpipp probably is not
coming back? Do you have any specific questions for Mr. Stripp
while he is here. It was very uice of him to come.
MEMBER VILLA: No, it's pretty clear.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Do you have any objection, Lauvy (Dowd)
hold this over until thc next month?
TOWN ATTORNEY DOWi). No, I thiuk it would help
additional info.
MR. CftA1RMAN. OK, good. Ah'igbt, so both resolution-- actually I'll
month on another
need to have any
if we
us get some
make
regular scheduk, d hcaring.
BOARD CLERK:
MR. CtlAIRMAN:
MEMBER WILTON: Second.
MR. CHAIRMAN: All in
MR. [lAM: Off the record,
Declaration from me
aSStlllle~ by the Trustees.
BOARD CLEI{K:
tile motion on 4218 and .1220 to reserve decisiou until the next
Jerry, are you recessing the hearing?.
We're recessing it, yes.
you're looking for the Negative
uothing else. We'll both be notified, I
Are you asking for anything on the archeological?
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MR. CIIAiRMAN: If attytbing lmppeus that you find, tlmt somebody
lms been dowu there, let us kuow. They're certainly aware of it.
I'm sure Johu Thatcher will let us know if anything goes on anyway.
Bye. llave a safe trip. MEMBERS: All Ayes.
8:00 P.M.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Application No. 4222 on behalf of CINDY BENE-
DETTO. Legal notice reads as follows: for an application the
applicant is a request for a variance based upon the Building
Inspector's March 4, 199,t Notice of Disapproval concemHng a building
permit application for an addition at the rear of the existing
dwelliug which is to be located at 75 feet of the or from the
bulkhead along . Dawa Lagoou; refereuce Article XXiII. Section
100-239.4B of the Zoning Code. Locatiou of Property is Lot No. 61 at
Cleaves Point, Section iii, better known as 910 Maple Lane,
Greenport, Couuty Tax Map 1000-35-5-26. The subject premises is
substandard and is located in I{-40 Zoue District. Copy of the survey
Roderiek Vau Tuyl. P.C. dated May 7, 1992, indicating the
approximate plac. cmmd of the proposed additiou and a copy of the
Suffolk County Tax Map iudicating this and surrounding properties in
the area. The present time the deck is approximately 48 feet. The
proposed addition is to traduce it down to 39 feet and I bare a copy
of the Suffolk County Tax Map. Is there somebody who would like to
be beard? Oil! Mrs. BetrayS'i, bow are you?
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MRS. BERTANI: I would just like to add that since we made the
application we did get a wiver from the Trustees.
MR. CHAIRMAN: OK. Does anybody here have any questions of Mrs.
Bertani concerning this application?
MEMBER VILLA: Yes. The cross-hatch section is the addition, and
then they're going to have a deck beyond that?.
MRS. BERTANi: It's going to be a concrete patio.
MEMBER VILLA: Concrete patio? At grade?
MRS. BERTANI: Yes.
MEMBER VILLA: Bat it says proposed terrace and stairs.
MRS. BERTANI: Well, paiio terrace. It comes around to a set of
stairs that goes down to the basement. It's an outside set of stairs.
MEMBER VILLA: The set of stairs going downstairs, ail right? So
there's no stairs ~ff the terrace, per se on going out?
MRS. BERTANI: No. The terrace is actually grade and then we go
down the stairs into the basement.
MEMBER VILLA: Actually those stairs are behind it closer to the
house.
MRS. BERTANI: Yes.
MR. CHAIRMAN: This will remain unroofed. This will have no roof
over it at all?
MRS. BERTANI: (Nodded iu agreement).
MR. CIIAIRMA: Just strictly an open patio. Anybody else ....
MEMBER VILLA: I don't have any objections. No, not as long as the
patio is going to be conc~cte at grade we don't have any jurisdiction
over that, right?
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BOARD CLERK: Right.
MEMBER VILLA: Its grade.
BOARD CLERK: That's right.
MEMBER VILLA: So then we're really only looking at the addition.
BOAR1) CLER: And the steps.
MEMBER VILLA: Well the steps are there already. The steps are
already there going to tile basement.
BOARD CLERK: OK, I'm thinking of Brelnn, the other one that we
have.
MEMBER VILLA: I jest want to be sure that you know nothing is
built above grade and adds to it because everything slopes down
towards the bulklmad and the canal at that point.
MR. CHAIRMAN: I'm a little confused. Wily is it before us then?
BOARD CLERK: Because it is an addition 16 x 22.
MEMBER VILLA: Because you have an addition being built wBere the
deck is now?
MR. CIIAIRMAN: Right.
MEMBER VILLA: And tlmt's only 48 feet from the bulkhead?
BOARD CLERK: This part is not there right now Jerry.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: I undt~Pstand.
BOARD CLERK: OK
MR. CI1AIRMAN: Yeah, I under'stand. OK, so tile elongation of the
existing deck is tile uetoal addition and then the area in front of
that is the cement platl'm'm ia at gpade and that's the issue that I'm
referring to as not being ~:ithia our jurisdiction.
MEMBER VILLA: Right.
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MR. CtlAIRMAN: Basically because its that grade although quite
honestly it eonld be 4 inches above tlm ground to make it even when
you go ont some. So the portion when I said to you is that we're
referring oaly to that cement patio area in front of the addition? OK.
BOARD CLERK: Do you want the deck roofed oF not? Your
confusing me now.
MR. CtIAIRMAN: l ts encompassing the deck so the deck is gone
because that's going to be addition.
MR. CItAIRMAN: I, I ask you agaia does anybody have any objection
to this.
MEMBER : Not me.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: Bob
MEMBER VILLA: Actually, actually what we're looking the addition is
there already. Right?
MR. CI1AIRMAN: Well, tile additiou is not there. What there doing is
there taking tile duck and there making you know an addition out of
it. Okay? So in front of that is the cement patio that she is
referring to.
BOARD CLERK: llm'e, just from this part over.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: Right.
BOARD CLERK: Yeah, but lbe addition is enlarged bigger than what
the deck is.
MR. CIIAIRMAN:. Right, Yes.
MEMBER VILLA: Tills is the house that's on the north, there two of
them together.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: Right, right.
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7:50
MEMBER VILLA: I'm getting myself confused. This just an existing
deck there now.
BOARD CLERK: There's three of them down there really.
MEMBER VILLA: Right, so then this one doesn't have a plan or
anything else, they just have the addition and then its a concrete
MR. CtlAIRMAN: Patio.
MEMBER VILLA: Paiio
Mi{. CIIAIRMAN: Right.
MEMBER VILLA: OK, no I don't have any objection to that.
MR. CtIAiRMAN: Does anyoue want to offer a resolution? 1'11 offer the
resolution. G~'antcd as applicd.
MEMBER VILLA: Second.
MR. CHAIRMAN: All iix favor.
MEMBERS: Aye.
MR. CHAIRMAN: ltave a lovely eveniug.
MR. CItAIRMAN: OI,~, tile next appeal is on behalf of WILLIAM
p.~i,ASSER. It is appeal number 4227. OK, the legal notice reads as
follows: Upoll applicatim~ tile applicaut 4227 is a request for a
variance based upon the Bttilding Iuspector's February 4, 1994 Notice
of Disapproval conccrni~g a building permit application for two
identifieation signs, as they exist aud to my knowledge the size of
tile signs are within confomnity it is the actual placement of those
signs where they exisl which is before tls and I have a copy of the
Suffolk County 'Fax 'Map concerning this and tile snrrounding
properties ill tile al'ca. MrY Gasse~ would you like to be heard?
MR. GASSER:
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MR. CIIAIRMAN: OK, Thank you. ltow are you today Mrs. Gasser?
MRS. GASSER: Good ewming. I'm Karen Gasser speaking on belmlf of
the Directors of the American Armored Foundation and William Gasser
the property owner. The application is before you this evening shows
tile mtlseUill bas presmxtly two signs, one on Love Lane and one on
North Road. These sigas a~'e 6 feet by 3-1/2 feet subdued in color
and the mascara feels these 'SigllS are in harmony with tim surround-
ing a~'ca. As stated on ouP appticatiml present pl~ope~'ty lines do not
allow the mascara to colxfornl to the required sign code setbacks.
Therefm'e, we arc making application to this board for variances so
that thc signs in qacstion can be brought into compliance with town
code. I have some p[ctal'es that I would like to submit to the board.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: Surely. Thank you veiny much.
MRS. GASSER: .These signs show the other 16 signs that are
presently, these photographs show the other 16 signs that are
presently ou Love Lane. As you can see all but two of the Love Lane
signs are appz'oximatcly the stone square footage and coloring as the
museum signs. Except for one sign all tim Love Lane signs including
the lilUsetlm sign run pamdlcl to the street. All tim signs have a 9 to
10 foot setback from the street not property line and all but one
does not meet thc side p~operty except that. Of the 17 signs that are
presently on Love Lalle thel'C is uo sigll tlmt Call COll[Orlll to the sign
code. Even though we do lief cotlFoFm to tllis code tim museum ~eels
tllat the sigu cenfomns the suProulldiug clmt~actep of the street in
size, color and placcmtmtY Thc signs do not obstmmt vision of the
pedcstrialm oP driver's cad the sigus enbauce the mascara's f~out
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entrance, all of which I'm sure you will agree are importaut factors
to consider along with thc code in this or any application. As not
only members of this board or business men as well you gentlemen
know the importance of signs to any business. These signs are
ultimate extremely important to this non profit organization in
helping us to inform not only the local people but also tim tens of
thousands of tourists that visit the museum in the North Fork every
year. We ask that this board graut the museum this variance so that
we can maintain these valaable signs and at the same time be in
compliance with towu code. If you will have an y questions I would
be lmppy to auswer thrum.
MR. CIIAII{MAN: I live in Mattituck so i'm perfectly welt aware of the
signs and I'm aware of the lllU~UIll, I've been there several times,
false alarms with the Fire Department. I don't have any particular
objections to the signs, I don't think that there offensive as you
mentiom~d. That's jast my opiniou. I'll open it up for any discussion
anybody may have. I ap(~logize Rich tlmt I have not been calling
when you have b~xm asking.
MEMBER WILTON: I have no problem with the sigus.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Bob, Jim?
MEMBER WILTON: Docs this include the saudwieb sign too or just the
signs on the fence, right?
MRS. GASSER: Just thc~ sign ou the fence.
MEMBER WILTON: OK. I have uo other questions.
MEMBER VILLA: Ilow arc-all the other --- when your on 48. You
have otht~r sigas hanging on the fence?
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MRS. GASSER: Tb~y also are going to be removed.
MEMBER VILLA: Thc~y are goi~g to be removed. OK, because to me
they didn't look too good.
MRS. GASSER: No.
MEMBER VILLA: Now, tlmre is also a question I think the sign
ordinance allows oae sign per property right?
MR. CHAIRMAN: 1 think it allows two.
BOARD CLERK: I have a cepy of it in the file regulation. Yeah, you
want me to put it? dust leave it there. This is the regulation Bob
talking about signs and mu'al two streets, so tlmt there a~e normally
bound to have IllOre than one sign.
MR. CHAIRMAN and otlmr voices discussing the matter.
MR. CHAIRMAN: OK, any othe~ questions of Mrs. Gasser?
MEMBER VILLA: No, I don't have any questions.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Anybody else like to speak in favor of this
applicatioB? Tlmnk you M~'s. Gasser. OK, anybody like to speak
against tile applicatien?
MS BORELLI: Ongioni aad Bm'elli I'll return these for Diane and
Frank Amoratti who are the neighbors to the applicant.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Tlmnk you.
MS. BORELLI: We do not believe that the applicant here bas met the
code reqoircmt!llls ~ll~d thai is l)at~t of onr objection to the requested
variance in tlmt we think that this applicant can use the code
requirements, thtwe is amph: lot space to place tim sign the
requisite 15 feet fl'om [lie lot lines. We also beli6ve that the
pictures you see are signs that were probably approved during the
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site plan process or at some poiat received approval these signs have
been improper and illegal since about 1982. The applicant is before
this board simply because the question came up when there in front
of the Planning Board
doesn't bare sit phm
contains a history
purchased tile property
1980 prior to purcllasc
tile site plan review because tiffs site also
approval never having gotten it. The brief
tile site which shows that this applicant
ill 1981 and actnally came to this board in
tryiug to find out whether a museum was a
proper use for the site at that time. This board told tile applicant
that he couldn't give advice, they bad to be here for an application,
however, it was uot l)crmitted use at that time, it has never been a
permitted use. It was granted, the applicant was granted a zone
change in September of 93, over our objections, to which we
strenuously objecled aud that during that approval process the Town
Beard decisien that gmmtcd tile zoue change specifically makes note
that tile zone chauge sllould not be conside~ed as the granting of an
variances and that thc applicant still bad to get the variances for
the various illegalities at the site. The environmental consultant
noted in tile papers submitted to tile Town Board that even if the
zone clmnge was granted, which it was granted, this site still would
not be in complianec with tile zoning code. The Planning Board
objected to thc zone clnmge on tile basis that it was considered spot
zoning, at least ill thc Phualing Board's opinion. Itowever, tho zone
change was granted and the applicant has now come before you to
ask for a wtriancc fol. si~us. It is onr position that this applicant
callllot ask for piece meal wn'ianccs. Tiffs site bas at least four
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violations of tile code. It has the sign violation of the code, it has
the tower that is in violation of the height requirements and setback
requirements because even although the Town Board told them they
had to move it 100 feet, the Town Board does not have the authority
to gt'ant the wn'iance from the code, that tower does not have a
building permit and it violates the code. The site also is a.museum
and nnder the code a museum must be in a totally housed building
and this is not, the c~ioipmcnt is ont on tile service where you can
see it outside of, tile major portion of it is outside. It is our
position that they cannot come and ask for a variance or sign when
there ape llUlllerous violations of tile code. We have requested the
enforcement officer to enforce the code, a copy of our last letter to
them asking them is one of tile exhibits and there has been no
BOARD CLERK: They haven't received it yet. I checked with them
this morning, they don't have ally, there is no violations of record.
I checked on that too today, just so you'll know.
MS. BORELLI: Tile last letter that I wrote just yesterday they don't
have. There is an exhibit ill there that there is a letter that was
written in October of 1993, itemizing tile violations, the
enviromncntal consultant's report to the Town Board, listed what the
violations were, so my client has been complaining since 1988 (loud
ringing noise). So the original rccor'd of the complaint ill 1988 of
tile tower at least. We feel that tile segmenting of a request is an
attempt to meet the statuS'cry retluircmcnts by saying that they are
asking for a minimal wu'ianee, but maybe tile sign is a minimal
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variance when yea think of everything else that violates the code.
But by segmca(ing lbcir attempting to get in little pieces what they
really should be asking for all in one request. My brief gives a
history of this site and in fact attaches as an exhibit the brief
that we submitted to the Town Board in opposition to tbe request for
a zone change. It shows you that this applicant came before this
board ill 1980 to ask advk'.e and never came back when they opened it
improper use. They weat, they submitted very very late a request
for site plau approwfl after they were pushed by the Plauning Board
for site plan approval. They were told to come to this board for an
application for ~ a variauce from the tower, they submitted an
application, it was retum~ed by this board because it was izmomplete
and they never calm~' back with a second application. Tile Plauning
Board is never goiug to be able to graut site plan approval on this
site because at some poiut they a~'e goil~g to say its not just your
signs, its yonr tower, its your llluseaill, because they doll't meet the
code.
BOAICD CI,EIIK: I think we have a letter from the Planning Board in
the file. Right?
Mt~. CltAIRMAN: I don't kaow, I have look at it.
BOARD CLEIt. K: OK.
MS. BOi~ELLI: By the p~'ucess of piece meal application this applicant
has bccn in opcratkm since 1981, all in violation of the code. This
is 1994. That's 13 yetws of illegal operation aud 13 years of
violations of the code wit~t impunity and all we are askiug is that
somebody enfupce the cede. That somebody say you can't do this
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because it violates tile code you have to come before the proper
tribunal and ask fur the proper relief all at the same time.
MR. CiIAiRMAN: Carmela you didn't discuss this with the Town
Attorney at all, right?
MS. BOi~ELI,I: No, I didu~t. I had discussed it with Mr. Arnoff
previoasly and in fact it was Ilarvey who forced this applicant to go
to the Town Buat'd. My brief says that in essence of Mr. Arnoff's
letter said 'enoegh is enough" and that's exactly what his letter
said. ltis letter said "You come before the Board and ask for a zone
change or we're going to do something about it', and that's simply
because it was delayi~g tactic after delaying tactic. In fact, my
client brought me photogt'aphs tonight tile Town Board~s granting of
a zone change olle Of the eunditions of the zoue change was that they
screen tile lot line with a feneiag betweeu their property and my
client's property. The Town Board said preferably vegetation. They
did not do vegetation. They did those slats that go in and out of the
fence and as you call Sec that bas never bccu completed so they are
in violation even of tile coaditions under which they were suppose to
get thc zeno change. Yet! can see that this is tile side view. So they
haven't even dolle tile scrccnhlg that they were suppose to do in
order to get to fulfill the condition of the zene change. I can offer
those. This is just anethcr pictul'e of the sign. My letter that Linda
was refcm'ing to is a letter that I wrote yesterday addressed to the
Town Board, Complaining Board, tile Building
Enforcement Officer again~ with a copy to this board
somebody do somcthieg bccaase is going oil some too long.
Department
asking that
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MRS. I':OWALSI,:: I guess I should just mention that I spoke with
Gary Fish today, I put a memo in the record and he says that the
applicants are working with the Building Department, there ave not
violations outstanding aad that they do expect to get sit plan
approval very shortly. The Zoning Board is next. I'm just letting
you be awat'e of that, that he said there a~e no violations.
MS. BORELLI: OK. Thcr'e is a letter in the file that is atx exhibit
here which is a lcttm~ ft'om the Building Department that says there
ave existing violations and that the only reason they haven't cited
thegn or issued summonses is to allow them to come before the proper
tribunal to seek vaiqaaccs.
BOARD CLERK: Right, but that was a building inspector that's no
longer here and I think the Gassers have done a lot since that letter
and maybe they s.hould really bring everybody up to date.
MS. BORELLI: I met with Gary Fish and Building Department, he has
told me that the di~'uciitm lhat the Town Buildi~g Department wants
us to take, I have met with Mi'. Kassner from the Plmming Board, we
are presently doing site l)lmx al)pt'oval. This variance is just one of
the stipulations that al~e being asked by Planning Board. That is why
we are hcl'e tonight so we cm~ set that up, so we Call go into the
Planning Bua~'d and we can finish this and get it all lined up and get
the site plan appruval that is necessaey. We ave meetiug every
condition that th(~ Plam~ing Board is asking us to meet and we are
doing it on a lx~gular basis. As fac as the screening of the fence is
done. -
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MRS. GASSER: I don't know where they got those pictures but if you
go down Love Lane right now tile screening has been done and it will
be continued on the other side per Planning Board recommendation.
MR. CHAIRMAN: OK. 1 dou't, you know, I understand there's
frustrations on both sides here and there is no qnestion about it.
You understand what thc attorney is requesting here. She is saying
that you're dealing with a segmentation iii reference going to a
procedure of if lhct'c ape additional variances needed instead of
requiring them all ut one time. She's saying that you're doing one at
a time. OK?
BOARD CLERK: They could tic done separately.
MRS. GASSER: We are being told that there are no variance, other
variances needed.
BOARD CLERK; That's exactly what I was told today too.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: Unfortunately the town attorney had to go, had
something else pressing tonight and that's why we let hep go.
MRS. GASSER: The tower is the question. It has been moved attd it
has been moved mere thau 100 feet. It was moved from the front
corneP piece to tile back cot'llCP.
MR. CIlA1RMAN: This is thc tower?
MRS. GASSER: This is the IoweP. It was also cut down to go ul~dev
the 18 foot limit so wc don't need a variance fop that allymol'e.
MR. CllAIII, MAN:. lligh(, OK.
MRS. GASSER: }ge are scrccniug lit, we have only a 50 foot width of
property. You can't put '[roes in there and still have something to
display. Mi'. Amok'ertl has trees on his pm>petty that screen.
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Unfortunately a lot of those trees have died and he Ires had to cut
them dowll. If those trees were still there it would evell screen tIlope
and we were there since 1981. Mr. Amoretti has moved in since 85.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Tlmnk you. Is there something else you would like
to add?
MS. BORELLI: Mr. GuchringeP we would peally appreciate a formal
request from (he Zoning Board Al)peal to the Building Department
with regard to any potcutial violations at this site because the code
specifically says thai a museum must be iu a total enclosed building
that has been noted by cveryoue through this entire process.
Euvironmental Consultants before the Town Board, the Planning
Board. In fact I spoke to Rassell Kassner just before be went away
on vacation and he said "I don't care where that tower is, the Town
Board didn't have the right to grant them a variance, it is an
accessory baildi~g and it nerds somcthiag". I mean I said that to him
the day he was leaving ~o go on to vacation.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: You mcan Robert Kassner?
MS. BORELLI: Yes, I'm sorry.
MR. CHAIRMAN: That ah'ight. You bad me goiug there for a minute.
MS. BORELLI: They, they, I would just like an official request from
this board of lhe Building Dcpa['tment to inquiee into the matters
that have been noted by evet'yuuc, all along the line includiug people
that have been hi,'cd by the towu to look into this matter because I
am no[ convinced that thm.e m'e not violations based UpOll the [OWllS
own teem'ds. If you go tl~t'ough the records, your files, the files of
the Buildiug Del)m'tment, the files of the Planning Department, the
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files of tile Town Board, they are replete with the violations. That's
all l'm asking and that if this applicant requires more than one
variance that they not do it they way they are doing it now. They
come before you and ask for everything all at once.
MR. CiIAII{MAN: OK, thank you.
MS. BORELLI: Thank you.
MR. CtlAiRMAN: Anybody else weald like to speak either for or
against on this application? I see no hands. I'll make a motion
closing the hear'lng t'cscrving decision until later.
MEMBER VILLA: Sceolld.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: All in favor.
MEMBERS: Aye.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: Tlmnk you very much everybody for coming in.
8:30 P.M. Mit. CIiAiRMAN: The next appeal is in behalf of Donald
B rchm.
BOARD CLERK: (Question to Member Villa) You're saying no on that
vote then?
MEMBEI{ VILLA: 1 tldnk we ought to ---
MR. CtlAiRMAN: Well that doesn't mcan we can't write a letter to the
town attorney and ask her opiniou, which I unfortunately
inadvcrtcatly let bc~r gt~ t~)aight, you know which we could have had
an opinioa at thai 1)()inl, 1 meaa I doa't want put the person on a
spot appeal'lng, you kaow what i'm saying.
MEMBER VILLA: Yott'tx~ pt~int was well taken and I think if we before
we can vote, before I vo~e on something like that I would like an
answer from the Building Dcl)artmcnt.
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BOARD CLERK: We'pe plunniug on doing that.
MR. CIIAIRMAN:. Well, we'll plan it, OK?
BOARD ChERK: OK
MEMBER WILTON: That's not a step we take in every applicant. How
do we know every every other one here tonight and everyone in the
future in the past hasu't hud other violations?.
MEMBER DIN1Z10: Well, that's why we do inspections.
MEMBEi~ VILLA: Thut's right and we haven't had charges on other
placed here before. It was a violation. Did they get Building Permit
to put things there?
MEMBER DiNiZIO: Well I
that would be faip.
think we should have something ill writing
MR. CttAIRMAN: .Ah'ight, the appeal is 4223. This is a request for a
variauce based upon the Building Inspector's March 4, 1994 Notice of
Disapl)roval concerning a building permit application for a deck along
a proposed a deck additioa proposed within 75 feet of tile bulkhead
along Dawn Lag()Oll. its Apticle XXIiI, Section 100-239.4B of the
Zouing Code. Localion of Propepty is 1010 Maple Lane, Greenport,
N.Y., Lot No. 60 at Cleaves Point, Section 111, County Tax Map
Parcel 1D 1000-35-5-27. The subject premises is substandard in size
in an R-40 Zone 1)istrict. I have a copy of a sketch o(' a survey no
specific date imlicating the appt'eximatc distance of this proposed
deck at 43 feet 8 inches which is ppimarily a concrete extension
leading to the steps aelt~ally its a concrete extension which is a
grade but whepc as elescst point were ,13 feet 8 inches on the
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bulkhead and I have a copy of the Suffolk County Tax Map indicating
this and sarrounding properties in the area. Let me guess, you're
representing this one too? OK.
LINDA: I would like to add that since we made the application we
received
BOARD CLEI{K: I can't hcar you Liuda, I'm sorry.
LINDA. Since we mu(lc Ihe application we received a waiver from the
Town Trustees and a h, ttcr of noz~ jurisdiction ..... Mr. Brehm is
here tm~ight and Mt's. B~'clan ....
MR. CIIAIRMAN: Are there any roofs going to be placed on this
deck? No, this is completely an opened deck? OK. Do any of my
fellow board member's have a~y specific objections to this.
BOARD CLERK: No p~'oblem.
MEMBER VILLA:. Yeah, I have. Why couldn't that deck just be
brought out to the exteasion of the dosed in area and not off at an
angle so we gain a few mm'c feet because its ,18 feet to the deck and
then you've got three stcps going dowll which brings it even closer?
45 feet, you're going to be dowu around 40 feet by the time you come
dose to the oue we just did before was 48 feet to the if you just
ran that deck out straight instead of fauning it like it is it would
be a little more palatable. Its still 12 feet deep.
LiNDA: You're speaking of Ihe concrete extension now?
MR. CllAIRMAN: Why don't you come up here Liuda and we'll
MEMBER VILLA: 'Fht~ pl'{~posed wood deck on the north side.
L1NDA. OK, lhe step Ihat~s going to be closep to the bolkhead is 43
feet 8 iuclms.
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MR. CtlAIRMAN: lie's asking why that emi be why that can't be
squared off and and
MEMBER VILLA: Instead of ftuming out towards the water just run it
straight in line with the closed in addition there and it will bring
you about 48 feet which is what we just gave the neighbors.
MR. GI{ATTON: My name is Don Gpatton.
MR. CtlA1RMAN: Ilow at'e you Mr. Gratton?
MR. GRATTON: Yes, thc question whether op.not those steps could
be squared off?
MR. BI{EIIM: Yes, they coold be.
MEMBER VILLA: Not the steps, the whole deck.
MR. BI{EIIM: Oh~
MEMBER VILLA: Because you~r'e still going to have steps coming down
f~om the deck.
MR. BI{EIiM: Its possible. I did it fop the aesthetic value of it. I~m
one who likt~s something better, diffct'ent than just a square or
reetangultu' dt~ck and the best water view is off to the left towards
the water. Tht~ lag{~m~ culwes just about the southwest copllep of ouP
bulkhead alld a so [of thusc t~vo reasons is the way or the ~'eason
that I designed thc deck iu the way that I did and also we wanted as
much deck area as we could get we do considerable e~ltcl'taining and
we waal to appl'oximi~lt~ 180 SrlUat.e [oe~ deck. Any other questions?
MEMBEI{ VILLA: Wt~ll l]lal's not a mitigating eoudition. I lllCall there
just asking for' something in excess of what we call grmlt.
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MR. CIIAiRMAN: I guess tb(_~ question that we should ask you in
reality you know instead o[' beating a~'ound the bush can you live
with 48 feet?
MR. BREItM: Lets see. ,18 feet would be to the edge of the porch?
MR. CtIAIRMAN. Yeah.
MR. BREIIM: Well its always possible to live with, I'm not suPe ---
and a to put the deck mi it with that restriction.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: OK. Well, we'll ask you, we'll ask the audience if
thc~'e is anybody else ~xould like to speak and we'll ~'cccss it and
kick it around ]atel' i}lld sL}e what we can come up with.
MR. BREiIM: Ve~'y well, thank you.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: Thank you. Anybody else would like to speak either
appbcatlm. I see no hands I'll make a motio~l
foe oc against this ' ' *
closing the beating ~'esccving dec. isiun until latec. All in favor?
MEMBEIIS: Aye.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: I, OK
BOARD CLERK: Mr. B~'ebn~ bas something else to say.
Mg. BREIIM: Yes, may I add something? A, I just looked at the
sketch here the 48 feet a 18 feet I inches plus or minus a does come
to the deck thct'e without the steps.
Now~ I~lll not sut'e what thc qttcstiolx was.
BOARD CLERK: Bob, is that what you~ talking about?
MEMBER VILLA: That's n(~l what shows on the .... .
MR. BREiIM: if y(m asked if tbt~, if that could be sqaat'ed off.
MR. CiIAII/MAN: Why don'[ you step ovc[' hct'e and MP. Villa.
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BOARD CI, ERK: Bob, bert take a look at this, this is a better- scale.
That one you have is so little its hat'd to read.
MR. BREitM: Thc way I understood the question was whethe~ ov not
this deck could be made rectangular and of course it can't to become
within the ,18 feel. Well, the 48 feet from the bulkhead would come to
this point and that's the eorne~· of the deck.
MEMBER VILLA: Tlmt's nut what it says here. It says 45 feet ....
If you can pull this l)(fint so that its 48 feet on the bulkhead ---it
can probably bc because that's what we gave your neighboP.
MR. BREIIM: Yes, I (hm'l know
MEMBER VILLA. Whclb(~t· its 45 feet oe less then I'm not happy ---
MR. BREltM: I see, OK so thm'e*s discrepancy between this sketch
and the survey.
MEMBER VILLA: Yes.
BOARD CLERK: Yeah, thr(,cs two di['ferent maps in the file so.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: Thc ouicr edge of the bulkhead. Is that wheee the
problem is?
MR. BREIIM: I'm nul sure why thc discrepancy.
MEMBER VILLA: I'm not either.
L1NDA: Arc you looking at tim s~cond one?
MR. CIIAIRMAN: We bavm~'l establish that yet.
BOARD CLERK: OK, l've got to look at the dates and when they
were submitted.
LINDA: The sec:end olde I gave you
BOARD CLERK: Ma~'t4~ 25?
LINDA. No.
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BOARD CLERK: Yes this is the newest one bore on top.
MR. BREItM: This is my old one this is the one I had.
BOARD CLERK: Ob! I make copies and I usually pat it in the boxes
the same day I get it. - .....
MR. CflAIRMAN: Yeah, Do we lmve an amiable figupe bore?
MEMBER VILLA: As long as tim deck doesn't apl)roach more-than 48
feet I'm lmppy with it because that's all we gave the neighbor and I
live with tlmt but if its going to be 43 feet then I'~n not lmppy.
MR. CItAIRMAN: OK, yea'pc welcome to stay op call us tomot'pow
whatever thc case may be. We'll dismiss
LINDA: Just bcfm'e you do tile steps.
MR. BRE[iM; OK, I'll woPl~y about the steps.
MEMBER VILLA: Can you relocate tile steps?
MR. C[IAINMAN..Thm'e saying thc deck Bob.
MEMBER VILLA: Yeah, I kllOW that.
MR. CIIAII{MAN: Thank yea. 8:.10 P.M. MR. CtIAIRMAN. A1Pigbt, the
next heaping is on behalf of Thomas and Joan Kelly. The legal notice
reads as follows: lls uumbcp ,t226. This is a r'cquest for a vat'lance
based upon tim Building lnspcctop's March 10, 1994 Notice of
Disapp['oval conccl'ail~g a building pcpnlit applicatiou to locate a
storage building within 75 fcct of lhe bulkhead along ltopscsboe Cove
at Cutcboguo llaPbop; Apticle XiII, Section 100-239.,IB of the Zoniug
Code. Location of Pl'i;pel'ty: 1050 West Cove Road, at Nassau Point,
Culclmgue, N.Y., Cmmly Papccl ID 1000-111-5-1 containing 1.54
ac~'es. Nancy, yea pl'{~duced lids pigbt? OK, fpom Steehnan
Sal~lucls.
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$outlmld Town Boa~'d ~£ Appeals
NANCY STEELMAN: Salnucls & Stcelman.
MR. CtlAiRMAN: We have a survey site plan map dated 10/15/93,
indicating the proposed storage building at the bulkhead which is in
the PcaP yard ttrca towards the Gluekman property, probably within
40 to 60 feet from thc Glackman property, OK? You're welcome to
speak. Is there something yea would like to say?
NANCY STEELMAN: Well, I think the application does state forward
that primarily they're using it for boat storage, there are some
stairs, existing stairs now that ape being reconstmteted right to the
beach. Fz'om ap to thc edge of the bulkhead too much they uso it
for windsurfers and various sunfish and then the~e is an existing
patio that it will be seen adjacent to
MR. CIIAIRMAN: I sh~)uld point out to you that this board really does
l~ot-- has llot gl'anted any of these on the west side of Nassau Point.
OK. We don't c(alsidel' the--~ I sboaldn't say we~ I don*t~ I'm Ilot
even going to get to that point. The consideration OK, on the west
side of Nassau Point is thc [act that unless you have a high bluff
area then there is a hardship. OK, there is not necessarily that
situation here. OK.
NANCY STEELMAN: Tbcvc is some bluff, but not a high bluff but
MR. CttAiRMAN: Yes, llt)l a high blaff, right. I mcan I went down
the stairs, I mcan Iht walk~xay, alld so on and so forth, that I alii
aware of that. We det'initcly will discuss it, you know, that's all I
can tell you.
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NANCY STEELMAN: OK. Can you give me a reason about the west
side of Nassau Point.
MR. CIIAIi{MAN. Well, we don't consider it to be a real hardship,
OK, and on the east side you know you have 85 foot I, I don't know
if you refer to them as bluffs, there really not bluffs there, hills,
OK.
NANCY STEELMAN: OK
MR. CIiAII~MAN: And wc can see that there is a necessity no one
would ever tey and drag a sailfish up or a sunfish up 85 feet you
know to the top uf thc bloff. OK, and in this particulae case
NANCY STEELMAN: I think there is a post garage that)s going to be
under constmmtimi l)l'clly 5t~en which is close to elevation change of
18 feet which was iht enly otl~cp a~'ca which it could store any othe~
kind of accessories. So there is a little bit of a climb here yes its
not even 5 feet but tbm'e is up tllePc.
MR. CIlAIRMAN: In otbcP words they are going to apply for a
garage? Is that what your saying?
NANCY STEELMAN: Tbc~t~e is now cum'cntly, I think its out of youe
jurisdiction I would say 5 feet.
MR. CIIAiRMAN: Right, I saw it there.
NANCY STEEl,MAN: Yeah, so you km)w if thet'e is, there is some
distam'.e betwt~en ibc ~dgc of the bulkhead and that other storage
arcs bering available.
BOARD CLEIiK: llow far is Ihe driveway?
MR. CIIAIRMAN:. Its all tlJc way over here.
BOARD CLERK: Tbt~ dl'ivcway?
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MI{. CIIAIRMAN: Yeah, well that garage probably will come before us
because its going to be in the front yard area.
BOARD CLERK: No, uot on waterfront property.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Oh! that's right its waterfront property. I
apologize, you're absolutely correct.
NANCY STEELMAN: I know, I've been before this Board and. I know
you changed, so ttmt was part of the rational for this also
is quite away frem water and there is a hike back up to that garage.
MR. CIiAIRMAN: Right. Well, we can on of two things here. You can
speak to the applicant and get back to us we can recess the hearing.
You can ask fer a specific spot bepefally 75 feet landward of the
bulkhead.
NANCY STEELMAN: OK
MR. CtlAIRMAN: .Ul)pCr neck, there is parking area behind that little
bluff at'ca, actually ils a, you know I would hate to see you lose the
you kHow, because I mean you know there certainly is all
undel, standing that these things are needed ill reference to people
who have waterfrent prtq~crty.
NANCY STEELMAN: Righl, ~'igbt.
MR. CItAIRMAN: Why den't you de tlmt and we'll a
NANCY STEELMAN: OK. See the location ef the other side
of that bluff area.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: All right? Is tlmt ahqght with everybody. Thank
you vcl'y much. Anybody else like to speak either for or against this
hcariag? I sec no hands I'll make a motion recessing it to the next
regular schedule mctqing. All in favor?
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$outhold Town Board of Appeals
MEMBERS: Aye.
8:,16 P.M. MR.
and Roby
application
West Cove
CIIAII~MAN: The next hearing is in behalf of Thomas
Gluckm;m. L~gal notice reads as follows: This is an
wilh amendments, concerning the property known.as 1350
Road, Nassau Point, Cutchogue, NY. County Parcel ID
1000-111-5-2:
a) a variam~e requested based upon the Building Inspector's
February 23, 1991 disapproval concerning a building permit
application to alter an existing garage with attached guest unit,
which will includ~ an ~xpansim~ of the guest unit by more than 50
percent of its present size, Article XXIV, Section 100-241 of the
Zoning Code;
b) a variance based upoa tile Building Inspector's March 4, 1994
disapproval concerning a boilding permit application to construct an
ill groand swimming p,~c~l, pool house, deck and fence enclosure, a
copy of the survey dt~ted
imllrovements on this sile
and a copy o[' the Suf['olk
sttrrotuldil~ l>t'tq~tn'ti~s.
Mr. Kapell you have bc~el~
March 8, 199.1, indicating tile proposed
indicated in the legal notice I just read
Courtly Tax Map indicating this and the
very patient tonight as your applicants
have, its a pleauure to stye you ill your new roll for us. flow are you?
MR. KAPELL: l"im~, and you Sir?
MR. CIlAiRMAN: Very gl~e~.
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Mil. KAPELL: MI{. Chaimnan, Mcnlbcrs of the Boat'd, BOARD CLERK,
thanks fop ht~a~'ing tls, David Kapcll, 143 Sixth Street, Gpeenpopt,
N.Y., on bi,half of th(~ applicants, Thomas and Roby Gluckman, who
are here with tls this evening. I'm going to approach thcse hue at a
time. With respect to thc eouvepsion of the garage and the expansion
of thc gucsl milt that is currently located in the gat'age to occupy
the entire gan~gc lily clients have an 11 member household and as big
as the l)laill house is, ils not big ellOtlgh and whoa they bought the
property thcy bought il with the intention of expanding the existing
guest unit into this gtu.~gc at'ca. That as you know this is a well
oversized lot in a cae ac're zone and they have a very real need for
additional bedroom space and that's what causes the application. In
coimcction with the pool and the pool house, first let mc point out
that the deck surt.otmdiag thc pool house will be concr'eted grade.
This is not gifing ............ to drop down on the former deck. I
guess you've berm down to the site and you seco thc topography that
we're dealing with. Tht~sc folks have a severe dpaitmge problem in
the a¥ca of thc dl'ivt~ay, both the pt'cexisting driveway and the new
driveway that thcy constructed arid the topography of the site
dictates that this is thc sole location of the pool which would be
satisfactory, mid that gives risc to the request both for its
locution partially in th~ side yard aud in the front yard al~d also
the pPoximity It~ lhi~ btdkhcad biting 60 feet to the nearest cepncp of
the pool. Essentially with t'cspcet to the setback cup problem is 15
feet to thc pool being- witl[in the 75 feet. These arc our problems and
I would be glad tt~ answer and questions you may have on this.
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Mit. CIlAIRMAN: Just g*dng back to the garage this is proposed to
be sleeping quat'tet's mHy?
MR. KAPELL: Yes.
MR. C[1AiRMAN: Right and its my understanding that duping the
period of the time that you ape applying fop this there is going to
some eovemmt on the ppupepty, that its not going to be ~ fupthev
subdivided? Is that eob'peet?
MR. KAPELL: No, I didn't say that.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: You nevep said that. I didn't say that you said
that, that's wha( [ heal'd.
MR. KAPELL: No, I don'l think that has bccn said.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: That's not been said.
MR. KAPELL: No, no.
MR. CiIAIRMAN: That's not been said.
MR. KAPELL: No. What wc at'c willing to covenant is that this
building will not be t.cnlcd. Its not going to be occupied as a second
dwelling tlllit Oll tim pt.opct'ty, alld we'pe pcpfectly happy to filo a
covenant on the deed that its not going to be rented.
BOARD CLERK: It will be ft~p family use only to, pight?
MR. KAl)ELL: Excuse mc.
BOARD CLERK. Family tlst~ only to, pight?
MR. KAPELL: Stpictly family rise.
MR. CIIAIliMAN: The pool house is going consist of what?
MR. KAl)ELL: The l)uol hoaac is gt~ing to consist of
MR. CIIAIRMAN: I have lt~e phms in fpont of mc but I just what you
to petite it.
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MR. Ir. Al'ELL: A of, Its going to have tin'ce changing apeas, a
toilet, a small w~t bap aad a you know like a little sink station, a
shower, what's l'c[cppcd to as a lounge at'ca al~d in the back of the
building a couple of sim'age apcas fop pool .and play.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: Thc ollly Olio that we granted most peCelltly was
acposs the cpcck fl'om you on the othep side on Opchapd I{oad and
thopo wept specific pcquil'cmcnts that we had on the pool house ill
refer'elite to door's lt~ thc lavatopy at'cas alld showop al'cas being opoll
to the exterior' of thc building.
MR. KAPELL: You what them opened to the extepio~ as opposcd to
the intcpiop?
MR. CflAiRMAN. Right.
MR. KAPELL: Or Call they bo opened?
MR. ClfA1RMAN: .Right. Well I think they can be opcllod to both but
we wanted them opened to thc extel'lop of the building.
MR. KAPELL: Tho lavatol'y tuld what?
MR. CI1AIRMAN. Thc showcp al'cas.
MR. KAPELL: I sec. I)o you have ally pt'oblcms with that?
MR. k MILS. Gi,UCKMAN: No, no ppoblcms.
MR. CIlAiRMAN. It looks like a faiply extonsive building and its
somewhat similap to Iht oac that we gl'allied Oll the other side of
Cutchoguc llarbop, except that that one was going to have a hclipad
on top of it at one time. Wo kind of got him out of that idea peally
quickly.
MR. KAPELL. Wt?pt~ nol g~fing Fop to that extcnt. Its not
that extensive.
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MR. CIIAIRMAN. So its not that extensive?
MR. KAPELL. Yt!ab.
MR. CtlAiRMAN. What is the approximate height of the swimtning pool
above grade? Docs uayone know at this point?
Mt{. KAPELL. I can tell you approximately if you give me just a
moment. Roughly 25 feet. 22 to 25 feet.
MR. CIIAIRMAN. Well its not above deck. That's 25 feet above sea
level.
MR. KAPELL. I'm sorry, above sca level.
MR. CIIAiRMAN. Above grade, wtmt do you think, 3 feet?
MR. KAPELL: Thc p~ol list'.If?
MR. CIIAIRMAN: About 3 l't2et?
MR. KAl'ELL: 3 fleet.
Mil.. CIIAiRMAN: Alrigbt, those are all the questions I have at this
time. There is no intention of ever enclosing the pool is there?
Mil. KAl'ELL: No.
MR. CIIAiI~,MAN: Bt)l), ()r tmyoae else?
MEMBER. VILLA: About the qucstien you Pe['er to the guest cottage,
when I was down the~'e the workman said that use to be the
chauffeur's ttttartcrs.
MR. KAPELL: We are trying to be candid with you. We have no idea
how the unit wits used. 1 t'cully can't tell yoo. All I know is when
the Ghtcklllitlts beugl~t it lllt~rt~ was a bathroom and there's a Poem slid
they were thefts, llow IMps. Wheeler or hep predecessors used it we
llave 11o id~a.
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MEMBER VILLA. Ah'ighl, and I was tlmre and I looked at the grade
and it would appear Io me that that pool could be pivoted around so
you can get the 75 feet withoat math problem. You really haven't
proven any hardshil). You certainly
understand why we have to grant
without a problem.
MR. KAPELI.. Well, our problem
have the area to do it. I can't
when we can get the 75
is that the drainage proble~n we
have in connection with our driveway is such that the road contractor
informs us that we have to create essentially a beton down towards
the pool house and ut) towards the shoulder of the road in order to
have proper drainage. Thet'e is going
installed iii com~ection with lhis driveway.
MEMBER VILLA: Yeah, but that's got to
to be elaborate drainage
be done, that's got to be
done landward with the pool house and that doesn't affect the pool,
the pool could be pivoted around so that you can get the 75 feet
without ally probltm~.
MR. KAPEI~L: Can you show mo what yea moan?
MEMBEI{ VILLA. All ym~ gel to do is pivot it elose~ towards the
house.
MEMBER
VILLA: You're going to have to either get the water to go
this way or this way.
MI{. KAl'ELL: No, we're trying to .... both sides.
MEMBER VILLA. Su, all you do is take this pool and go like this and
at this point this em'net' becomes over here and you pick up your 15
feet and the peel now t'ull~ this way'. There's no big deal there.
MI{. CI1AIRMAN. Temmy and Roby why don't you come up?
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MEMBER VILLA. i'm tile bad guy because I try to enforce the codes
and we try to protect our surface waters and everythiug else and
everytlling else mum off this way so
MR. KAPELL. I just want to corm'eot tha~ Mr. Villa. What we are
tryingto do is tile opposite.
MEMBER VILLA. [ realize that.
MR. KAPELL. Oar ch'aim~gc plan, this doesn't show the new road
which is hct~c. Ora' ch',im~gc phm is to create a pitch back in this
direction to contain thc runoff on this property and to direct it
away from thc water which is where it eur'rently goes.
MEMBER VILLA: But ~his lmol could just be pivoted so that you pick
up tile 15 feet to Ibis cm'ncl' bcPe 75 and that shouldn't be a major
problem.
MRS. GLUCKMAN.: Thc.o's only one problem. We have a big problem
bePe. Not only if yoa look at the topog~'aphy we have a problem
here. There's a major slope here and we can't b~ing it up to grade
otherwise the water will go Pigbt back to the house.
MR. KAPELL: There is 35 feet Bob there you're right.
MEMBER DINIZIO: They'll be going up hill if they do that . They'll
end ap probably 5 feet oll thc other side.
MEMBER VILLA: Thcs.o's not going to be any p~'oblcm. The pool is
gOillg to bc 3 fccl above gt'adc as it is. That's what said.
MRS. GLUCKMAN. Bu~ lhis is 5 feet above grade and if we raise it
up too bigll we're going l'ight back
MR. KAPELL. They haw~ ~o go closer to that 25 foot contour so that
on the otlim' side thct'c's a whole lot mm'e slope right here.
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MEMBER DiNiZIO. - ............ t5 foot eoutour right here.
KAPELL. Right, but look how close thc 20 foot is where you put
MR.
MR.
MR.
DINIZiO. Thet'e's 20 so.
KAPELL. ltight, but look to see how wide it is at one point and
then it closes right up. There's a good size slope.
MEMBER VILLA. The pool is tip ahnost up to 25 feet here.
MR. KAPELL. Right.
MEMBER VILLA. So if you run it like this you*re going to be I, I
think you would think that 15 feet would be
MR. KAPELL: The augle of the slop --- here it's constant versus,
here you're going late the slop.
Mit. CtlAIRMAN: Nullt'y, do yea wolit to cellllllVtlt Oll this? You're
welcomed to come up if~ you Wt~llt.
MEMBER VILLA: You're building a cooer'ere structure here which
shoaldn't pre, strut a problem. I can't qaite see it myself. It .....
there between 75 feet fop ti l'ea8Oll [ would you know. We usually give
it because thet'e's ao place else to put it or its a smaller plot. You
got anlblc l'OOlll hei't~.
MR. CIIAiRMAN: That's wind lnq)l;ens when you get two engineers
together.
MRS. GLUCKMAN: ....... I wunt just want to check a little bit on
what's proposed on (too many people spt~aking at one time)
MEMBER VILLA. Whel'e you soy its you're probably .....
MR. GLUCKMAN. - ..... "- ..... there's a tt'cmendoas drop at the
other end of the pool.
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(Can't distinguish voice) You have a drop then from this edge of the
pool down ......... slope is that it? MR. KAPELL. This is fairly flat.
(Can't distinguish voice). What's the elevation of the pool?
Mr. GLUCKMAN. Abrupt 22-23 feet.
(WOMAN) OK, so you're very close to --
MR. GLUCKMAN. If we stay in that area we don't have a problem.
It's fairly flat. Whel'c the problems are either on this side or on
this side. That's where thc grade clmnge takes place. That's why we
chose this locatMn and I kn(~w its been looked over in great detail
by both the road contt'aetor who is creating the d~'ainage fop the road
and by the pool coalraetop who is going to install the pool. We
really feel that this is the only location where we can put it.
Woman's voice) I just like to know too that my client doesn't have a
problem with the location of the pool here. They're only concern was
screening along this edge.
MR. GLUCKMAN: No problem. I spoke to ......
MEMBER VILLA. WhaCs your pool house going to be? What elevation
year po~;l hotlse g{~ing to be? It's g{dng to be at the Sallie elevation?
No, this is going Io be a 20-25 feet. Its fairly flat
MR. GLUCKMAN:
here.
MEMBER DINIZIO: N~;, all I'm saying is that one side of tile pool is
going to be very .... You're still going to have to move all of this.
MEMBER VILLA. You're g,'dng to have to grade anyway because
yea're g*Ang to be rotting in. If this is going to be an elevation
say 22 you're
MR. GLUCKMAN. That's an existing elevation.
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Southold Town Bout'd of Appeals
MEMBER VILLA. You're saying that tile pool is goiug to be about 3
feet above grade. So if you're going from elevation 28 you're saying
its going to be 3 feet, right? So tbat*s 22 back here, you're going
to be dowu about 5 feet from the bank if you'~e telliag me
that's the way tile gt'ude goes because here is 25 .... 35 you're
going to be about 6 feet into that baak cutting down you've got
enough build to bring dowu to put into that pool if you relocate it
because this is going to be at least 22 you're going to be fighting
like hock into thet'e.
(Voice unkuown) ............ Will have uo problem if we prime
dit'ectcd that woy b~cause if its slickiag up
VILLA: Youh'c going to still be directing it back here
whatever you do you're going to try aud coutain the water
MEMB ER
here.
(Voice unknown) The gt'adc PUlls llel'e you kllow alld you sought of
shooting it up because
MEMBER VILLA: Good, tim! would be great beer because this pool
house and the pool is goiag to be at the same elevation. You're not
going to be workit~g up and dowa steps?
MRS. GLUCKMAN: Mt~. Villa I just spent 2-1/2 hours with Mr. Coeziui
today aud it is ve~'y impot'tant you speak to him also because he got
to acttmlly ['cg~'mle Ille whole thing so that it goes back.
MEMBER VILLA. That's ~'ighl and you'ce going to be doi~g that
lalldwaml of I]l(~ peel hollSe.
MRS. GLUCKMAN. No, we-have two pPoblmns. Yes, but we also have
this probl~:m.
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MR. GI,UCKMAN, Wc don't want to rcgt'ade all of this.
MEMBER VILLA. But you't'e going to be doing it anyway because
you're going to be cutting into this. This is going to be an
elevation (too many people speaking).
MR. KAPELL. Wlmt il boils down to it is going to substautially affect
the aesthetics of the site if they start to disturb the grade, in that
area. That's wlmt it rcally boils down to so i think it would cost
the applicants to maybe reconsidering the entire project at tlmt
point.
MR. CIiAIRMAN: Can I just ask a question? Is tlmre any need Bob
for you to go d~wll tbct'e altd ~ncet with any of these people prior to
tls making a decision m' prior to your making a decision?
MR. VILLA: I just calt'l see wbere we established a hardship or a
fact why we can't pivot thc driveway? We got amble room to do it and
they ever gt'adc to tllt~ il looks like its going to be altered anyway.
If tlmre pitching that whole thing back there going to have to work
011 it. its llice you have a plan and
have to always give.
MR. I,:APELL: Well itt me just say
you want to stick to it but we
tlmt we have sat here tonight
tbrougll several other val'iotts applications and there are a number of
theln involved .... set bock ...... with some much more severe than
wlmt we are asking for. This is relatively minor considering some of
the otllcp rcqtlcst yoo ire'co befm'e you tonight. We have a functioning
bulkbcad~ I don'l lbink we've tbt'catcncd the water in anyway~ shape
or fm'm. Frankly, we h~'vc two bulkheads between this pool and
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water. I think its a little out of contents to consider it such a
MR. VILLA. Well ymt have to also justify yott'rt~ action when you
have a lot that is this big that you call work with.
MR. KAPELL. Well, if you've been down thet~e you see the
lopogt'tq~hy of the site. The~'e's a hill that rises up like this behind
this proper'ry.
MEMBER VILLA. I t'e~dize that.
MR. KAPELL. So most oF the pt'operty is unusable for the purposes
o~ this pool. It so lml~l~tms that this is the 0nly site We feel we can
work with aud that's ou~' ha~'d~hip.
MEMBER V1LLA: Aud its ~ mim)r deviation really to .just shift it back
15 feet.
MR. CI1A1RMAN: Is the~'c nay way that we can ........ any ......
on this, I mcan I'm m)t t~'ying to put M~. Villa in an awkward spot.
MEMBER VILLA: I would like to see the pool laid out the way it
shows llc['c aud lilt?Il wllt~l'e lll~ 75 foot line would be.
MR. KAl'ELL: Sui'e, I'll m~ke sul'e that is done.
MEMBER VII,LA: Righl. Give mc a call I'nl heine.
MR. KAPELL: OK.
MR. CIIAiRMAN: Nt~w, we'll call, you know, barring any other
discussiol~s llcm~ we'll c'losc the hem'iug but rculclnber we have a time
limit rum~ing'. [ know that yeti have a time limit too because I'm suite
yeti want te get mosl o[' this work done in the spring.
BOARD (iLl';ttl(. We have 62 days.
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Mil,. KAPELL. No, but we would like to accommodate tile board in any
way we cuu.
MR. CI1AIRMAN. So, lets sec if we eau come to some agrecmeut.
MR. KAPEI, L. Stu'e.
Mil,. CItAiI(MAN. Prior to this, you know there doesn't appea~' to be
ally other pa~'ticular problelllS.
MR. KAPELL. We'll have it state so that its clear next week.
MEMBER VILLA. Let him, let hi~n set the grade at tile top of the pool
too alright.
MR. KAPELL. Set tim' grade. You mcan just a spot, a spot elevation?
MEMBER VILLA: Yeah, as to what the top of the pool would be. If
you've saying its 22 feel, lets see what tile top of tile pool would
be, alright.
Mil. CIIAIRMAN: Is lhal ah'ight?
Mil.. KAPI:iLL: Yes.
Mil,. CIIAIRMAN: Maybe we can come to some agreement here pt'lee to
the vote aud cVel'ybody .... good.
MR. I(APELL: Very g(~od, Thank you ve~'y much.
MR. CIIAIIIMAN: You're welcome, thank you. Would auybody else like
to speak ill ravel' of lhis al)plicatieu.? Would auybody like to speak
against thc upplication? 1[' at all possible a Saturday morning would
be gl'cat cause I'd like to gu also.
MR. KAPELI_,: That's fine. llow about a week fmm~ Satueday?
MR. CIIAiIiMAN. flow about ii week fl'om Saturday? AIr'e you going to
be here? Lets see that's -
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MEMBER VILLA. Not thc 24th, if its tile 2,1th, its tile week before
..... I'm not going to be hel'e.
MI{. CIIA1RMAN. NO, no, no, I'm not going to be here thc 24th.
BOAI{,D CLERK. The 16th, would be the 16th? A week frmn this
Saturday?
MI{. CIiAIRMAN. The 16th?
MR. I~:AI'I£1,L. Lets do it the 16th. That's fine.
MI{. CIIAIRMAN. Whtm do you want to go, 9:30 or 10:00 o'clock?
MEMBER VILLA. 10:00 o'clt~ek is fine.
BOARD CLERK. 10:00.
Mil. I(APELL. Wt?ll see you thm'e at 10:00 o~eloek. Thank you very
IIILICII~ I (lppPeeialtt~ yt/tlP tillle.
Mit. CIIAIRMAN: I0:00 o'clock, llea~'ing no farther comment I hereby
make a motion Pe?esMng the heaving and, I~m~ I~lll sin's'y, o'.losing the
heaving and we'll hold tht~ decision off antil altec the inspection.
Mi{.S KOWALSKI: Who wants to second that?
MEMBER VILLA: Seemed.
MI~. CIIAIRMAN: All in favoe?
MEMBEI{S. Aye.
9:05 P.M. The next application is Richard and Dolores Peincipi. The
notice reads as f't*lh~ws: We Imve a copy of a sarvey produced by
Rodt'ick Van Tuyl, dated November 3, 1993, indicating the proposed
t'elocation t~f this pul'eel, l'elt}eatioa of the lloase O11 this parcel,
cottage on tiffs pat'ctq i shmdd say and a copy of the Suffolk County
Tax Mtip indicating Ihis 5md suprotu~ding properties in the area.
Would you likt~ to bt, heul'd Mrs. I~pineipi?
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MRS. PRINCIPI. I guess so.
MR. CIIAIRMAN. We'll gl'ill you. Is there anything you would like to
state for' the t'ccm'd I should ask?
MI~S. PI{1NCIPI. No, 1 just have some pictut'es they recommended that
I take some pictures and bring them. I think yea'ye all been up
there. What I want to point out when I talk about some of this, this
is the line, the elect~.ie line that has to be ~noved and d[~opped and
at a great cost.
MEMBER VILLA. You gut any estimates of the cost?
MRS. PIilNCIPI. They said it would mm about $5,000. This here is
where my house bas been moved, 35 feet from thc bluff line. It
shows tlmt its behind all thc other 8 houses that a~'e a~'ound me. All
of those other' ll¢~oses
Mi~. CIIAIRMAN:. Now, all the other 8 houses belong to you or a
family ttlctllbeP?
MRS. PRINCIPI: No, no. There's one to the east that use to be the
Webbs, I don't ka~w who it is now. That's maybe like 10 feet off the
bluff. Thcm?s another one further west, no east, that belongs to a
strangee, I don't know who it is, but tbet'e even closer to the lot.
MR. CtIAII~MAN. So you dml't own ally of these?
BOARD CLEi~K. You don't own acxt door'? Because the town shows
that you own the one next dour.
MRS. PRINC[PI: I owa l)a~q. It's a COPl)ol'atiou alld we al~e part of
that. That's closet' to lhc blu[T. That's CPF. The one to the east of
me is my bt'other'-in-law 7md his is the about the only one that's
behind lhe lloshin postal line of 30 feet.
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MEMBER VILLA. Who's tlmt?
MR. CIIAiRMAN. Tlmt's ZCM.
MRS. PRiNCIPI. lhwtt is all of the othep cottages that ape elosee so
I'm not gl)lng lo stm't yeu know somcthiag that is different. As a
matte~ of fact my lmtme going back I'm still fut'tbev back than all of
them, of all 8, iachaling the two neighbor's that are not any family
member's.
MR. CIIAiRMAN. l)(~ you bavc any idea on how much bluff you've lost
thc~'e in I'e[~['ClICC to in tile past few year's?
MRS. PRIN1CPI. Yes, ill fact I had a ncig'bboP, he was going to a
within tho ycaP tho ncigbbop was going to buy the fuethest house
west and he bas sh~ce past away so I doll*t have it. But we*ye had
this fop 35 year's. Thc house that I have was like 2 feet to tile blaff
then, when 1 bm~gbt it.
MR. PRINCIP[: (~uite some time ago and then we had that fil'st
huPpicanc al~d it undcpmincd al~d thc wbolo shelf calnc down alld we
had a gibed gm~wth tilt)Pc too.
MRS. PRINCIIq: So in 35 years I'd say we've lost 3 feet under the
lmuse and you Polled il awuy under the house and wlmt we did we
thought bo tlmugl~t we'd put some until we wet'e financially able to
fix it. Wc put some stet] bat's ulldepncath it.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: I saw tllilt, yeah.
BOARD CLEIiK: Yeah, wc lmve a l)botogpapb
you saw that
MRS. PRINCIPI. That's w]mt we did too and
llci<'e. I don't know if
titan we have tllat all
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MR. CIIAIRMAN. So ytm'l'e pt'oposing 35 feet fl'om tile top of the bar?
MI{,S. PltINCiPI. Yes, I'm p~'oposing 35 feet to give me 5 feet away
from the eoastal ex'¢Jsion a~d these are all the houses showi~g that
thc~'e all so that its nt~l that I'm going to be out of cha~'acte~-.
Mil.. PRINCIPI. The 1)EC gave us a, a, what is it, withi~ 30 days we
got a
MilS. I)RINCII)I. Wt~ g~)l a I)EC appt'oval the fil'st time.
MR. PI~INCIt'I. 'l't~ ~'em*~x't~ it off the cliff a~xd put it in a safe place
whic. h we ~'ealize ~'ighl in f~'ont of the powez' lines and we put our
pier's in not knowing lhal we lind go back to the buildi~g depaptment
otho~'wise wt~ would t~f eht~t~kt~d with them finest.
MRS. PRINCIPI: Thel~ I mlkt,d with the town attommy. I wpote hep a
lettep, she suggt~stt~d Ih;~t they ~'emain ol~e anothop amended fz~om tile
DEC and they did it fro' us ~:'ight away and that's when we picked it
up.
MR.. CIIAIRMAN: Now, is this the ptt~'pose pepmanm~t foundation that
this is on now? Thest~ piel'c~s, op is this only a tempo~,apy thing?
MR. PRINCIPi: No~ ne~ the pict's at'e dug dow~x was a 3 feet cmm~ete
alld wo~po ~'eady to set it dt~w~.
MRS. PI~INCIPI: We didn't take it off. We still lmve it on the house
MR. CiIAIIIMAN: I saw
MILS. I~RINUIP[. Bul ils g~ing to m~ve over' on those pilings that we
have thet'o. That will bt~ 15 feet ft'tmi the p~'op line because this is
an I{~l{ Zollillg.
BOARD (JLEI{K. ll's in a tempm'a~'y spot right now.
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MR. CtlAIRMAN. Teml~m'apy pight now.
MitS. I)RINCIPI. The llouse, but the pilings are where we want it.
That's wllct'~ its stuked out.
BOARD CLERK. Is thut 35 feet. Did you mcasut'e when you went out
there? Was it 35
MR. CHAIRMAN. Its in the range of 35 feet, I didn't nlcasuve, it. The
wind was blowing so hapd I got out of the car and it blew me in one
diPection and I came back in the opposition direction.
MR. PRINCIPI. Its beuuli[ul if there is no wind though.
MRS. PRINCllq: I have some letteps from the ncig'hbors. You know
tlmiv all in farm'. They don't mind at all.
MR. CIIAiRMAN: ls IhePe anything else you want to lnetltion fop the
pet:opd?
MRS. PRINCII'I: }Vlm~, what do you need?
MR. CIIAiRMAN: Well we'll see ff thepe is any question.
MRS. i'RiNCII'I: What I'm tt.yi~g to say is that this location whepe we
want to piti il, it woald be financially bcttep fop us at tiffs point
in time. And the olIl~l' thing is it, this location wouldn't impose any
enviponmcntal distttl'bm~cc whatsocvep and because of tile slmpe of
oup lot its vel'y im'cgula¥ lot. To go back I'd be facing evepybody*s
backyards and thc main and the main thing but, is going to take
away my value Fl'oBi lily watcP fPout and also the plcusul'e of enjoying
the watep fl'om lilt back and that's just what I want to stay.
MR. CIIAiRMAN. Lei mc just ask you a question. This hepe cottage,
this was the coltage that-was ovep, pigbt? So llOW you've moved it
ovel, to hel'e. This is whal, lhis is not two cottages on thepe?
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MRS. PRINCIPI. NO, no. This is where it was.
MR. PRINCIPI. We have an odd piece of property see and the
surveyor* put it, we maintained a side lines see otherwise
MRS. PIIINCIPI. And this hc~'e is a garage, practically hanging over
that bchmgs to thc othm' cottage.
Mr. chaimnan. Righl. Now Ihat cottage you own a portion of il, its in
the co~'pol'ation .... ?
MRS. PRINCIP1. Yes, Ihat's in our cm'pm'ation.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: Aud do you own anything else down there? Just
that one?
BOARD CLEtII{: Tl,'n ym~'~'e on lhis side too, right?
MR. CtlAII~MAN: No, he~' b~'olhcr-in-law owns it.
BOARD CLERK: Ohl l)~mdnick is the brother, OK, sorry.
MILS. PRINCII'i: That's OK. Sometimes the initials .....
BOARD CLERK: Yeah, fools me.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: Thm'e's basically 3 in, in o~ arouud the same
retatimmhip but you just own the mxe to the west, a portion~ pa~t of
the one in the west?
Mi~8. PRiNCIPI: Yes.
MR. CIIAII/MAN: And af~e~~ you get past your bt'other-in-law
evct'ything else has beel~ dct.ded out to other people?
MR. PRINCIPi. tlight, Yes.
Mr. CIIAiI/MAN. l'm sort'y, what was thc qucstiua?
BOARD CI,i~I(K. 'l'he~'e's a l)hotogntph of steel beams thcl'e. When was
the steel beams put into I1~ bluff aPea thet'e?
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MITS. PRINCIPi. We put that in after the fit'st, you sue, all this
damage was done iii tho last yeap, when we hud the fir'st stoi~m but
11o lllllllO S[ol'lll~ I think in Novombov.
Mit. PIi. INCIPI. It tmdet'ulim~d see. Then the second stor'm, tire whole
shel£ catllt~ dowll.
MRS. PRINCIPi. And then the~'e was another stomn in December and I
don't know whol~ the otht~i' was. It was thl'ee together.
BOARD CLERK. O1,2
MR. PRINCIPI. When we bought the place 35 years ago it was all
ba~'e. Then we th~'ew loaves, limbs and then the gt'otmd covo~'ing
came in and we had a good g~'owth.
BOARD CLERK: So tht~so beams wo~'e put in the~'e around November
of last year'?
MI~S. PRINCII~I: Vt'~h, 5t~illl.
BOAR1) CI, ERK: ()K, lhm~k you.
MEMBEII : Ami m~co you put in to alter the building what's
......... on those pile ii,iix'es?
MilS. PRINCIPi: I'm nol going to do. l'm just going to do exactly the
same ...... . Oh} alloP, [ llavo to illove~ I have to move this bedroom
frolll Ollt~ side {o tho ,)thtq' side. ls that what you I110~117
MEMBER : No, you'l'o o'oino' to do a second stopy, o~ getting
MRS. I'RINCIPI. No, its sll'ictly a summe~' cottage. Its a its listed as
a summer ~esidoixt, soasollal l'esidontial something lire that.
MR. CIIAiRMAN. Thru'o's l~ heat or anything in there?
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MR. PRINCIPI. No. We had belly stoves when we bought it and they
were all stolen by the huatevs years ago.
MRS. PRINC1P1 That's why we put the fence up because they've
taken oup couchcs~ our stoves and whatever else.
BOARD CLEi~K. Stolen by the hunters!
MR. PRiNCIPi. Even tlmugh we allowed them hunting but then some
take advantage of it you don't want to, it always happens.
MR. CItAIRMAN. That a tough right-of-way to get out of. Boyl I'll
tell you.
MR. PRINCiPI: I know.
MEMBER VILLA: Ih,w do yuu vccomdlc thc diffcecnce em~figupation of
the building? Whepc il was it had a wing out to the (sevePal people
talking)
MRS. PI{INCIPI: Becatm~ ils an RkI{ we had to do 15 feet instead of
10 feet of something likt~ that.
BOARD CLERK: Yes, yt~uh.
MRS. PRINCIPI: So we lost 5 feet.
MEMBER VILLA: But 5'm~ actually can put it on the side whepe its
the closest, if you would of left it ovep there you would of had mope
MRS. PRINCiPI: Bat llltql lily deep auld evcpything would be
dilTct'ent. Thc way we had t~ till it fop some how op othcp.
MEMBER VILLA. I jusl cmddn'l figure out wlmt you did because it
looks like you ju:4t slid it ever'.
MR.
We
PIIINtJiPI. No, lhal, ~ihat was lhut one bedroom was apapt. No,
took il al)aPt. The bedl'oom is whet'e [ had puih'oud ti'acks
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ulldet'lleath ....on lbo beach. People thought I was
peady to come down but it was pretty well anchored you know
......... Well I knew eventually we would have to move it if there
MR. CtlAIIiMAN. Is the~'e anyone else who would like to speak in
favor? Anybody against? I see no hands, I'll make a motion- closing
the healing vcsct'ving decision until later. We'll kick it around
tonight or
MRS. PRINCII'I. llow much lurer? Do you have any idea because the
other cottages wcl'c a little ......... along the water line.
MR. PRINCIPI: Thm'e wtdting for llle to hook up bark to where ......
BOARD CLERK: Yon'mt noi going to ask for the engineer's report?
Wc talked t~ the Town Att,u'aey about that before.
MEMBEI{ VII,LA: Yes, we did t~sl~ her, she did ask fop it.
MEMBER ViLI,A: You haYe wcll watep up thee'e?
MI{S. PRiNCIPI: Yes
MR. CIIAIRMAN: Now, your engineep past away, is that eom'eot?
MRS. PI{INCIPI: We had, we had an engineer that was going to buy
the house to the wesl ~md hc did a tape repot't of it, so I asked the
lady who was g~dng to buy it to send me if he would ........ and
she just called me back thin past week and she said he past away and
I just couldl~'l lake ~m aHtdhep expcllso becatls¢ 11o nlattep what he
says its God's will. I mean he could say its going' to epode otto foot
a yeap, lr God comes alm~g m~d does like he did with these last thpee
(Voice unktl~wn) II may nt~vt~r hal>pen.
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MRS. PRiNCIP1. Or it may uot hal)pea again. I've had it 35 years
and I never lust so much. So what is, what is, you know, this
engineer going to tull mc?
MEMBER . Wouldn't you want to move it back further just in
case?
MRS. lq(iNCIPI. NO, I d(m't want to do it because i can't afford it
right now and 1'11 bc out of character with tile otller properties
al'oluld there alld it d(~esn't warrant it because wllell tile time is right
I would like to put a new honlc there and I, 1 just can't do it at
this time.
BOARD CLERK: lIow much more is it going to cost fop you to nlove it
back?
MRS. PRINCIPI: Oh! 1'11 have to do everything all over again.
have to do Iht pilings aver, I'll have to do the cesspool, I'ye got
to do water lines.
MR. PIt[NCIPI: The piers are all ill.
MRS. PI{INCIPI: Ihn ah'cady into this project, its just being silly
thing witll $400 val'iunee l)crmit, DEC permits. Pm hlto it ahnost
$13,000 for' a shack.
MR. PI{iNCII'I: I lhink if my house has to go, I tllink tile otller 5
cottages al't~ gObl~:~ lo ~
MRS. Pi{INCiPI. II wmdd .jllal be out of ellaPacter for IIIO to put a
IIUW ]lolllk~ il~ Illel't~ wbcl~, w[Icll Ihcrc ail so bad yotl klloW in pepaiP.
BOARD CIAdliK. llow long bare lhey been there, about?
MRS. PIilNCIPI. We've owl~td it fop 35 years.
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BOARD CLERI,:. So its bccn thc~'c ln'obably 35 year's bc~fm'e that too,
Hght?
MRS. PIilNCIPI. Yeah, [ think a Me. Williams from Southold ...... ,
he had it quite a while.
BOARD CLERK. Thanks.
MR. CIIAIRMAN. Tlmnk yott.
MRS. PI{INCiPI. What is 1)~'occdta~e now? Do I eall~ o~' how long of
time so I can go back and tell thc other's?
MR. CIIAIRMiXN. Why dm~'l yotl call us.
BOARD CLEIiK: In a day of two, pl'obably F~'iday.
MR. CIIAiRMAN: Yeah, call tts F~'iday,
MRS. PI/INCIPI: Thank you, thank you vePy much.
BOARD CLEIiK: Yotl'l'e wclcolnc.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: Thank you.
BOARD CLEitK: They have Iht lock off thc gate. The chain is off too
you said ~qghl?
MITS. Iq/INCiI'I: Yeah, actually we took the lock off alld {he chain
wasn't locked.
BOARD CLERK: OK.
MR. PRINCIPi: Thc chain was Ul) but
MRS. 1'1/INCIPI: S~ then wt~ said lets take the chain hoille so
somcbotly doesn't pul it up thinlqing, but also 1 just want to ask you,
it isll't that WtJI'C imlcing f'm~ ii val'iallct~ fop SolllctJlhlg that we want
to do, it was just natm'c thai is for'ting us into all of this and I
think that shotlld bc lalqcll-illto colmidct.alion at this time.
MR. CtlAIRMAN. Thank you.
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MR. PP, INCIPI. Good nigbl.
BOARD CLERK. Good night.
MR. CItAIRMAN. I see no hands again 1'11 make a motion closing the
heaping r'cscuving clcciMtm until Iatep. All in favor?
MEMBERS.. Aye.
9:25 P.M. MR. CiIAIRMAN. Appeal No. 4228 in behalf of Vietop and
Gall Ret'isi, as cunlPm'l vendees. This is a pcquest fop a vapiance
based upon the Building hmpectou's Mapch 15, 199,1, a copy of a
8Lll'vuy in'educed by Robeut Van Tuylc, P.C., tile parcel has a llotch
boat slip appl'uxJnlale]y tlcuuus fuUlil Mauinc Place, closes poPtion to
the puupuscd deck i:~ 35 fecl and its 53 feet fi'urn the 1)poposcd house.
I have a copy el' Ibc Soffolk Cotmly Tax Map indicating' this and
suppuunding pl'upeulies in Ibc tll'c~l. Would you like to bc bcapd Sip?
Ma'am? Both of you?
GAlL RERISI. Fro' the applicmtt ..... as cont['act vmtdces. This is a
pequest fei' vauiance fop t'clief ft'um the 75 foot setback pequil'ed fop
both headed l)rupeuties l)Ur'suant to the Zoning Code, Section
100-239.,1B. Bcfoue 1 go m~y fupthep I want to give to the board
consents that wept oblained ['l'uul the two adjaceat ppopcpty OWllepS to
thc subject l)l'ellli:iea.
BOARD CIJ~I/K: ~¥e baxc urn' ~)[' tlmm ah'eady.
MRS. I{Ei{ISI. ()K, y~nl Ilax'e llle m'ig/nal, OK. '['ht~ subject p~'emiscs
knuwn us 800 Snug Ihu'buu Road~ East Mm'ion, a/k/a as Suction 35,
Block 5, l,ot 37. Thc subjecl ln'emises cmmists of a lot 26,500 sqtlapo
feet in size, ovep 10O fetFt of which is balkhcadcd ppupcpty. Thepe
uuc l)i'actieal difficullius wilb lhis lot in placing u dwelling within
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tilt* envelope on a lot o£ 26,500 square feet. Due to tile unique
character of thc subjl,ct premises aud tllis consists of the inlet
which you refer to with the boat slip. The inlet is 60 feet wide,
tile property and further more tllis inlet
on ally of the property along the
MR. CIIAIRMAN. I kno~v why too.
MRS. RERISI. Do you?
MR. CiIAiRMAN. Yeub,
developed the properly.
60 feet deep and 35 feet wide and tiffs inlet intrudes into
is unique. It doesn't exist
because it belong to tile OWller who
fei' the l}rOl)(/~4cd deck, but fop tile inlet we would be able to
COll['or[ll, theI't~ Wotlld bc Till pl'oblelll. [ klloW we submitted pictures
with lin! al;p!icaliolt bul just in case there not readily available I
MILS. RERiSI: Oh, OK. Well in re'der to verify that I have a copy of
the filed map and ils m,p number 3521 which dates back to March of
1962 and it sbuws thc sttbjcct premises as higlHighted, now offered as
an cxlfibit. Tlmt's thc only one there with that notched inlet.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: Yes.
MRS. RERISI: The l'clicf that we're requesting here tonight is not
substantial. Thc l)t'opt)~ed dwelling inclusive of the deck has variable
setbacks from thc btdkbcad. Tbel'c's a maxit~ttnl of approximately 90
feet and a tape is down to a miuimum of 35 feet. That's inclusive of
the proposed dwelling and the deck. If you measure just to the
proposed ]louse to (lie btl]kheodillg (bell yeti have a nlaxilntun setback
of appPoximatc, ly 115 foci llq;cPing down to a minimum of 53 feet. Now
the minimum t4ctl)m.k t)[' 35 ['cct ollly occtlps at thc base of the inlet
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have pictures of the inlet takcu from Gold Pond,
llarbor Road and on tile l'everse ail aerial view
premises indicated.
MR. CIIAII{MAN. This is a magnificent piece of property.
MRS. RERISI. We think so, that's why we're here. OK,
l~ot substantial change ill tile noigllborbood also.
taken from Snug
with tbe subject
tllere will be
In fact, in
rescarcldng it, lbcrc are other propel'tics ill tile ncigbbm'hood alld
which such relief bas Deell requested and bas bceu received and
rather titan go Iln'ough with you know a verbatim list I'm reading it
to the board. Again, effcr as au exhibit, it's just a partial list.
This is a list of other prupcrtics in the at'ca that relief has been
requested and again als(~ iudicatcd on tim filed map. Tlm subject
property is in m'angc and Utc other olios ape in yellow. Also,
previously according h~ ibc Board of Assessors Record, there has
been a pm'mit issocd m~ this pt'operty and its pcmnit number 42,137
and tllat's for all accessol'y building and this permit was granted
back to 1969 and there's also a picture in the files of the accessory
building and it was located right at tho base of the inlet. Again,
another exhibit. Mosl importantly there are 11o other alternatives to
placing thc proposed dwelling ou this lot. The DEC is requiring us to
stay 75 feet away ['rem llle soutlleast COrllOr of tile subject promises.
Once you try altd pul lbo proposed dwelling or all envelope outside
thai 75 fool at'c wc arc now in conflict willl ibc 75 foot. setback fi'mn
thc bulkhead aad il~ilill, but ['or [bat rc~iuiremcnt we would be able to
comply ou all cellllls bul ~'e just, we can't but for the inlet. If tho
inlet wilsll'i [llel'e. [f il was just slraigbt across there would bo 11o
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problem. I mean on a piece of property this size we're just framing
into a problem oil where to put it.
MR. CiIAIRMAN. l'm enly p~'esupposing something before you finish.
MRS. RERISI. Sure.
MR. CIIA1RMAN. Why didn't you place the dock on that side of the
house.
MR. RERiSI: Thc deck is, by the way this is a proposal rather than
have to come baek to thc board at a later date this is probably going
to be the deck pu~ in eventually, but the Peasen we did that it's
just ami envclope and its jaM, you knuw we stayed within the 75 feet
is thc at'c in hel'C I't)p Ihe 75 feet from lhe ..........
Mil. CIIAiI~MAN. I see.
MR. I{ERISI: OK, so wc wanted to kec1) it ill there and then you
know we took this point to the pl'eposed envelope fop the house. The
house is not going Io be that big. It's just and envelope so that we
dollar have to cOlllC back to the board at a future date I'Ill sUPe yOU
know we are W~ing t{~ want tt) put a deck eventually, but thcpe still
is over a 100, well 90 feet from the deck to the actual canal. Which
is again, which is just a pm~pusal we have there we'll wm'k with the
board, bul I didn'l wahl to bare to come back here a year from now
after we built the house.
MRS. RERISI. Bul H, it gues right back inlo that arc because the
DEC is telling tis Io slay out of. That's why ils on that side.
MR. RERISI. It ~as, it w~s like juggling, 1 mcan trying to get this
thing Io work.
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MI{. CIiAIRMAN. l, I don't wtmt to collfuse you in youp presentation,
you wept doing a gl'etli job. Continue.
MilS. t{ERiSI. Obi O1~. Now, lastly I would also like Io poiut out that'
it doesn't impinge Ul)m~ thc health~ so safety or welft~pe of othees
aad in fact w~ lnlvi~ autho~'ization from the Town Trustees to build a
ouc family d~*cllil~g trod this just came the othcp day its permit
number' 1300.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: Thank you. OK. Bob, you want to ask some
questions?
MEMBEII VILLA: Wt~ll, I have thc same questions. You have a
building cnvclopt~ there that's ,10 feet dccp~ 115 feet across, I don't
have a pt'oblcm with that envelope being 53 feet fpom tho boat base, I
can under'stand that but I can't see why thc deck couldn't be position
where it will also be 53 feet.
MR. RERISI: Well, tht* problem is if you take 53 feet and you scale
it, you don't have anything left fop thc deck.
MEMBER VILLA: Tht, ditek could bt~ put on the north side as lap as
that goes.
MR. RERi51: You slill gel to stay out of that 75 feet.
MEMBER VILLA. No, no I'm talking you could even have that, you
MR. IiERI51. No, its going to be a garbage. That's whct'c the gat'age
is going Io go. [x'ht,u it x~us opiginidly shown that was wpong. There's
going Io be ~1 ~i~l'i~gl* al thq~ t'nd of the house. You want 53 feet, you
can see whtn'c it bl'ings il 7 yoa't'e almost into the 75 Foot at'e.
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MEMBER VILLA. Well, who's dictating that 75 foot ape? The
........... is basically disturbed land.
MRS. RER1SI. The DEC and in fact thm'e's a letter in with the
application whct'e the DEC is givii~g us p~'oliminapy appt'oval as long
as we stay outMde the 75 foot cipcumfopenee.
BOARD CLERK. Yes, yes, we have it.
MR. RERiSI. The DEC is really you know with the 75 feet it just
messes evepything up.
Mit. CIIAiRMAN: Now, Ibis ln'opet'ly is fo~ you guys, pight?
MR. RERISI: It's fro' us. Gall and I. She, she is just betteP at
opganizing lhings.
MEMBEi{ VILLA. We just went tht'ough two othcps and you know we
wept pumping fop 18 feet.
MR. RERISI: Well, well we had, we have one here whm'e a vaeiance
was gt'anted in that uame community fop 40 feet and again we'pe not
asking, it's 90 fct4 f'¥tm~ Ibc bulkhead and it's just because of that
inlet.
MEMBER VILLA:
I l'calize thal.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: Let mc just ask you a question. Do you think that
thcpc may come a time when you might pathcp l)ut a cement slab?
MR. RERiSI. [lcpc's the lhing with a cement slab aud that could vePy
well be. lluwevcl', alJd with a CClllCllt slab thcs'o's a llattlpol gpade
going down st) obviouMy thc cemtmt Call'l be oll all allglc. Its got to
bc elevilled.
MEMI3EI{ VIIA,A. Thal's W~ill [ WOS saying befope, yott'~'e still going
to have ....
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Mit. RERISi. You know where not and just even if you look at where
that deck is proposed il's still within the building lille of all tile
other houses. [l's slill 90 feet there. You know we're not building
beyond, ils just
MRS. RERISI. In fact, it's set back from the house to the north
position to thc l~ortb o[' it.
MR. RERISI. If yoo look at Koch's house on that thing, ill tile back
of Koch's house ibc dcek is, only sticks prebably maybe 8 oP 9 feet
beyond Koch's house. That's the building line nt~xt doom I had the
surveyor put it on bore. Again, I)m llOt trying to) I) I kllow what
you're saying and I appreciate what you're saying.
MEMBER VILLA: Can you do away with that boat slip? I mcan some of
that bulkhead looks like it needs repair already.
MR. RERiSI: Some of it is going to nccd some repair, but no, to
start filling in, I lhink ibc DEC will .... .
MRS. REI(ISI. I dolt'l wald 1o, Ob! My Gudl
MR. CIIAIRMAN: Jttsl for thc history of the parcel, the parcel
bclongs~ belonged at om) timc~ never bclongcd~ it was developed for
Mrs. Scbwarlz, I Ibiak is thc daughter of Bern and Teddy Kaplan
who developed thc property and they had two boats. One was an
attorm,y alld tile olbcr {)nc was a CPA and tllosc boats were kept Oll
that slip all (.be (imf> Ihcy lived ia Centcrcacl~.
MR. RERiS1. Wc have a l)icl, tu'c, wc have a pictttrc bore ~f a boat, of
a boat in a slip.
BOARD CLERK. That cotl~l be it, I don't kllow bceatlse this dates
back to I think, thc seventies.
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MIt. Ilk;il. ISl. Bttl, I mc~ol~ as ['ap tls tile notches apo concct'ned
MR. CllAIRM~N. Their' ['iL'st development was in Mattitttck, then they
went Io this e~t~, lllc llttxt Olio they did.
MI{. RERISI. 'l'In~l's why we fell in love with it because of that notch
and this to mc is, yeah that's goil~g to be a petit'emcnt hottso fo~ us,
MEMBEI{ WILTON. Ii' yotl lined up the decks then there is part to be
thc water yeu d~'axv o linc between your two lleighbops' decks would
you be ..... .
MR. REi{ISI: 'l'ht' nt.ighbot' dees not have a deck. Koch doesn't have
a deck next door', Iht~l's thc back of their house. That's the actual
back of their ht~tlse ired theil' hoasc extends even beyond that. The
bottse is like I,-shapt~d~ just, just that one cop~xcp, the south corner,
thole llousc is, doesn't even confm'm. The comber of their house is
less thall 75 fct~l to il.
MEMBER Wli,TON: ....... f'tll'lh~2at back. That would be
BOtkllD (iLl'iRK: Tllel't~, tht~l'c's a list in thct'c. ----some of them
al'e setbatd~ to iht' Ii(~tl,.e~ illld liltS}' Wel'e I~(;t fop Vilri[lllCCS~ they were
MR. REItlSI. 1'111, l'm clt;at~t, [~ Iht stl'cct, i did that not to ...... up
there. Wu wot'kraal on it illld we tried to ttlld tholl tried to COil[Otto
Mi{. CiD~IIiM~N, I1 ia a glmtt,. Yeoh, a game of ntunbcrs.
MRS. RERiSI. /~t,ll, il's just in view of thc ['act thc size pt'opcpty
and to pill il a r'elatix't~l~- mt~dest llotlse ill tbcpc it's unbelievable
thc pi't~blcms wt~'pe l'llllllillg into in placing it. If it drew an arc of
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Southold T0wu Bo;ll'd o[' App~;lls
75 feet ft~om thc bulkhe;~d and 75 feet from tim otbcv we would bave
room fox' a lean-to right ill the middle. I mean that's a shame, but
some of tile othtn~ properties
from the bulkhead, if it goes
feet fl'om tile bulkhead and
I don~t think indicated the footage back
down. There's one I think that's is 32
it Goes tip to 50 feet, there's one 40
MR. CIIAII/MAN: RiGhl, ycuh.
MEMBER VILLA: The pl'~,p,~stM deck is 20 by 10.
MI{,. tIERISI: That's, thut's just an envelope again. All I did Me.
Villa was pul ~111 enveltq)e ill. I [lleall~ I'll welcome you Oll that. I
have no problem with
MEMBER. VILLA: I'm just t~'ying to maximize bx'iefly ou the report
before the .....
MR. RERISi: No, m,, but wc have 90 feet. We have like 90 feet hel~e.
MEMBER VILLA: OK. I dm~'t lmve a pt'oblem with tbat. I don't have
a pl'oblem with 53, I have a pt'oblcm with the 35.
MR. RERISI: What I did was ....... . The house is not going to be
any whePe heal' that, but it's going to be placed somewhet'e iix ther'e
you know and tbeu tht* deck you know I can't move it this way
because of this ar'c. This, lhis 75 foot a~'e is fight
MI~. CIIAIRMAN. Whal h~qq~t'ns if we put a diagonal on the deck on
tba~ side
MEMBER BOB. Thai ;;ill bt~ lithe, lley, if I cfm go ,t8 feet to the
othe~' two, i emdd live with s;m~t~thing like that. You know we got 58
feet in Ilie neighbot'h(*(~d [(~t' this.
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MRS. REII1Si. Tho md5 thing is I, I motto l'm, I'm not at necessarily
adorn'so ~o lho diagm~al, but again, if I could distinguish this from
the provious applicatitnm Ionight, whorcas I think for the most part
those proporty linos i~ thc bulkhcadil~g' ran straight across and it
was .10 foot oP .18 ['oot mm't~ o~· loss cvollly across the property here
but fol. this {a~o cOrllor. I lllcial wo~ [11 eXCeSs of tlle 75 ~eet,alld
that's tho ln'oblcm.
MR. CtlAIiiMAN: Righl.
MRS. RERISI: Agai~, wo're not necessarily advorsc but I'm, I'm just
distinguishing this to tho prior applications.
MR. CIIAIRMAN. Oh, yoah, thoro's, there's a more uni(lttC ..... to
this of l~rOl)ctqy, thcs'o's no quostion about it. You'l'e absolutely
MR. RERISi: My.pi.ob[om is wc~rc rulnlin~ into a time problem with,
W¢'l'c tllldor cmltract Io btly this property ill.
Mil. CIIAIiIMAN: 1'II giro 5'ot~ a dccisimi tqght now as soon as he
MR. RERISI: OK.
MEMBER VILLA. Woll what can they live with? I mcan, you know you
dcok which is huIAo.
MR. RI'iRI~i. It',,4 nt~l 14t~ittg Io bc Omi big.
MEMBER VILI,A.
which is huge.
BOARD CLEi{K.
dock of d0 by 20. That's 800 squal'o £oet for a
115 by 40
Thoy say thoir flexible.
MEMBER VILLA. OK.
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MR. RERISI. Thc deck, I think is 18 Feet.
MEMBER VILLA. It shows, I scale it off at 20 because there's no
dimensions.
MR. RERISI: It should be I think it's 18. Maybe it's 20. Can you let
me go 15 feet? I nlig[ll llol even build this deck. I mcan I just bef'e
so I don't have te pay another' $100.
MEMBER V1LI,A: Well, ltlal, that's why I wanted to addx~ess it at this
point too~ so lbat
Mil. RERISI: Nu, I ilppl*ccialt* that.
MEMBER VIi,LA: [~'c doe'l giw~ oac var'lance and thinx come back fop
MR. REi(ISI: 1 don't wahl to do that.
MR. CIlAIRMAN: i~hy don't you make it 45 Bob for the unique .... ?
MEMBER VILI,A. Make ii 15 ah'ighl.
MR. CIIAiRMAN: ~¥c'11 gix'c yuu 15 and thou you know.
MR. RERISI: Can I just show 5'ua what 45 dues in that.
MR. CIlAIIiMAN. I undct'~tand, I know it dues, but I'm suggesting
that you clip Ibc dcc:k uP at least sume way get creative because
tbct'e~s 11o view in that dil'ectimi anyway.
MR. RERISi. OK, si) if I do .10.
MEMBER VILLA. Yutl'l'C lit>rise might not be~ you're huuae might not
be .10 ['eel deep.
MR. RERISI. No, n~), mighl n~*l be. It might
MEMBER VII,I,A. 11 mighl bc 3G m' 31. 10 is au avcl'age [louse~ you'['e
l)icldng up dislanc(' Illcl'c ~)o.
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MI{. REI{iSI. Wc't'c ovel' hope. If you take .15 feet, lhis is 50 that's
,15, ~'ighl? Lt~t~k what it dries, look at. thc afc,
I mcan if you ~'t*ll ibis lhiag a~'otmd it,
MR. CIIAIRMAN. Yeah, but I was suggesting you migl~t do, you
migh~ is you migh(, you might put you might cut a scallop out of this
and pul thc stail'~ay g~dng in hcrc o~· g~ing down
MI{. REIliSI: You Willll Illc to cut out a whole com~c~' l'd be mot'c thall
happy to.
MR. CIIAIRMAN:
to comc~ but at
I'm jtml. You know this may all chal~ge ill, in yeai~s
lcasl we have some figut'c tonight, because I don't
want you to go [l~v[l¥, you know we're fighting ovc~' a deck which is
~eally something that's going to be built in the future.
MR. REltlSI: Can 1 take Otll, Cilll I take out a cOl'lief O11 that deck if
it's a[l'i~hl with l]ll~ b~*~'d? I/ight out of Iht com~m~ how about taking
Oil[ a Illilybc i) Ily }) ()ill ()1' thc cmqlc~' by just lock out that COl'lief?
MR. CIIAiRMAN: Well that's g~)ing to be the same thing'.
MEMBEI/ ViIA~A. h'{~u making this distance the heal'cst the neat'est
MR, REIIiS[. Yeah.
MEMB EI~ VI LI,A.
MI~. REI/iSI. Whal l'nl saying is if we can do this --- If we cm~ just
lock out a c'om~m' like Ibis?
BOAI/I) CI,ERK. k'c'1.c giving ym~ a buildil~g c~vclopc that yotl can
wo~'k ill, that's all, yml can change
MR. RI~RiSI. Yeah, Ihal.'s ~vhal
MEMBER VILLA. I don't even knmv if. you designed your' house yet.
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MR. RI'~RISI. [ haven't. I can show you pictures of what I want.
MEMBER VILL&. So you cnd~ you elld up now with an envelope and
you design a house and a deck lo fit in there. That's all you do.
MR. RERISI: OK, Call we~ lhell can we agree on taring out on the
eomxer of the proposed deer 9 by 9 just to ....... frmn that side
over there7
BOARD CLERK: Thel'e going 1o giw~ you a setback. You're going to
get the setback. It's probably a t0 foot setback.
(All talking at one time)
MR. REI{ISI: XVt?Il ncgotii~tc for 40 foot setback if it's ah'ight with
the board.
MR. CIIAIRMAN: OK, txbosc making that motion7 No, no structures
any clo~cr than 11 feet.
BOARD CLERK: /Vho, who made the motion?
MR. CI1AiRMikN: Bob?
MEMBER VILLA: Yeah, I'll inldiu Ihe motion.
MR. CIIAiRMAN. Thank you.
MEMBER i'll sccun(I
MR. CIIAiRMAN. All in favor?
ALL MEMBERS. Aye
MR. CIiAIRMAN. Have a lovcly cvellhlg.
MRS. RElllNl. Thimk you.
(All talking ill ellc time)
9:t3 P.M Mr. CII&IliM~XN. - ...... [:l'allk R. Zaleski, whom i've known
B()AI{I) CI.EI{I{. l"l'illlk Zale=,ki.
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Mil. CIIAII/MAN. Apt~cal No. .1229. This is a ccqucst foe a ZBA
pc'¢Jcw alld dctcl'lnillatJoll cold'iplllillg alld pccognizing this vacallt lot
as exists with Htmcln~['ol'nlJllg' al'ca width, depth, Apticlo XXIV,
Section 100-2tt of thc Zoning Code, locatim~ of tile ppopcpty, Lot ~11
on 1965 l"ilcd Map ~)f Dccp tlolc Cecck Estates, a/k/a i100 Thc~'csa
Dpivc, Mattituck, Cimaty Pal'ccl ID 1000-115-13-,
(MP. Ctlail'llltlll tllld B()AI/D CI3~RI{ discussing)
MR. CI1AIRMAN: OK, Mup drawn May 2, 1585~ Roderick Van Tuyl
P.C., lot of 100 x l~G vtu'iabk~ und a copy of the Suffolk County Tax
Map indicating lifts aad stu.t.ounding propc~'tics in thc area, assuming
this is thc piece, one of thc pieces in back of his house. Is that
corpcct? OK, you'pc on Mps. Mom'e.
PAT MOORE: OK. l"ipst, l'd like to say hello to evecyone. This is my
first clnlllCC lo [1c bcl'lJl'c u buard aftcp being thc Public Sector---.
Ilm'c I am. Ileal
MR. CIIAIRMAN. Mi'. l)~)~tql wulltcd to klloW what yeti iiicallt by that?
Don't yell l'ClllClllbCl' l]lu bard lime wt~ used to give this nice lady?
MEMBI'JR DOYEN. Yeah, I know, that's what I said.
PAT MOOiIE. Thal'~ l'ight alld I missed you so much.
Mil. CIlAIIIMAN. It's fmmy, we don't miss him.
PAT MOORE. Yeah, btll il ~tls nolhing compapcd to sitling on that
Mdc of thc po~nn. OK. As the pnpcps described we ape uadcr contpact
pight now und 1 have a copy of thc fipst and lust pugc of the
COlltl'act, il'l'clcvalll l)Ol'liims, MP. Zalcski, Mr. a M~'s. Zaleski ape
selling to a Varily, Scolt-al~d Patty Vapity. Thc ln'opepty, the lot,
there is a sales pi'icc {)f $15,000 and thut COlllract wus Inla/e subject
l'a~e ~2
Regular' Meetin~ .f' Apl'il 6, lguI
Soalhold Town B,*al'd ,~[' /\ppculs
to confipmutim~ Ilml lhis is a buildablc lot. When we did a single
slid sepat'atc scutch il appeared that there were common~ points of
commm~ ownct. Mfip, no ['ault of the Zalcskis, it was inadvertent once
and I thing the affidavit states very clearly that once when the
properly a Mr. Zuleski was divm'ccd thc divorce attm'acy conveyed
the pt'opevty with both l)at'eels on one conveyance and thon again
back when Mr. ZalekM mam'ied the second wife she passed away and
by opcrution of law Ihe poinl~ were in 1984 and then in 1990 wlmn
Edim Zaleski died the ln.opcrty by was of Exeeatop's Deed ended with
Mr. Zalcski. Those two points c~'~ated the question that the buyers
wanted some insul'ance that they wm.e buyiug this buildable lot. When
you look at, if you've gmie to take a look at the property nlally of
you, many o[' Iht b~,apd members are already familiar with the
propel'fy you cra{ sec lhal it is back-to-back to the pm'eel which is
in fact thal lhe Zalcki:s afc living iii that, that has ti hmme on it
is ii doable size psi'cci, m' ahm~si double what this lot is and this
lot 11 will call it iht sabject pa~'cel aelually backs up to about
half of the Zaleski l)at'cel, hi addition, the propct-ty has bemi
ll{ailltaincd with a ['once. The properties have both been maintained
with beautiful luudacupc. All ef the ltaidscaping has been kept very
nicely, ltowevci', Ihey'vG always been intended to be remained
sepaPalc. MI'. ZalcM*i, all altalg threagh the COl/Veyallee and this
ppopcPl, y dales back It~ Mr. Zaleski's father that the same fi~'st llallle
but different middle iniliul fpoln 1913. So, since 43 this property
has bees ill the family. Beth pPepel'tics where bis wife alid be lived
as well as this lot. What else de we have? That is, that that's
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Southold Town Bt~ta'd of Appeals
e~scnlially thc p~)in( I Wallt to l'aisc. The Pest of the docttlllcntation
l)rctly math cla~'i['ic:~ what I said a ['ar as thc chain of title and the
difficulty in common owm,t'Mfip. My understanding is that the board
has recognized the subdiviMons in thc past. This particular map
COllies ft'olll July 7, 1966 subdivisim~ which is known as the Map of
Deep llolc (~l'cclq EMatcs. Thc date ['ilcs up to subdivision map and it
was ct'culcd by the Planning Boat'd in 65. If you have any questions
Mr. & Mfs. Zaleski ape hct'e and I have a copy of thc front and back
page of the contt'act fop youv r'ccopds to show that the property is
under euntPact and wuuld be significant hardship if the property was
not recognized.
MR. CtlAIRMAN. Thank you. I dun't have any specific questions. I
alii pm'fectly CUglliZilllcc Of the entil'e subdivision of that e['a so Oll
and so fol'th. 1'11 aM< anyb~dy
Mfs. Mum.c?
MEMB[';II VII~I,X. (~tlc:ql[ml, lhal
else if they llavo ally qucstiolls of
~voul(l, tirol subdivision was actually
illCOl'pol'ated a piece (d' it a~ ii11 Otlt parcel?
PAT MO(OIiE. k'cll, W}lill hal)pt~lled was Oil the, thc whule ar'ca was
owned, all of that a~'ca was uwned by Mr. Zalcski's fathcp, lie first
subdivided tn'ira' lu Ibc l'hmnin~ Buat'd being in ct'cation, lie created
the pal'cels xxhich hi:4 h~mse sils on, so that was their fil'st parcel
thell, Iht, thc, Mr. ZMe:dd's /'illhcl' Iholl Well[ [o thc lqailllillg' Board
and subdivided thi:4 pa~'/itulap lot as pal'l of the subdivision
al)pPuvcd u[' in 65. St~ they c~ma~ ['pum two sepm'atc dcvclupmcnts.
MEMBER VILi,A: (hw, m~c p~'cdatcs in .t3 to 65~ [ was just cul'ious as
how it becmnc pal't o[' a ['ilcd ump.
Rcguhu' Mcclil~g of Ap~'iI 6, 1!)93
Southold Town B~acd of Appeuls
PAT MO(.)Ri:~: t/ighl,
MEMBER VII,LA: Obi.
MR, CIIAIRMAN: ,lira?
MEMBER DINIZIO: No. I huvc no ln'oblcm at all.
MR. CIIAiRMAN: Yeah, who wunts to make a motion.
MEMBEI{, WlI/I?ON: 1'11 make thc motion.
MEMBEI/ DINIZIO: 1'11 second it.
MI/. UIIAIRMAN: All in laxm'.
ALI, MI,;MBERS: Ayl~.
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