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TO: Denis Noncarrow, Town Clerk (for distribution to Supervisor Krupski
and Town Board Members)
FROM: Leslie Kanes Weisman, ZBA Chairperson/Department Head
COMBINED MONTHLY DEPARTMENT HEAD AND NEW
APPLICATIONS/FEES REPORT for: December 2024
DATE: January 2, 2025
I. Activities of the Board/Accomplishments:
Completion of 2024 Required Annual Training
Pursuant to Town Board Resolution 2024-864, ZBA Members Acampora, Dantes, Lehnert,
Planamento and Weisman have completed the four hours of Town Board approved training for
2024 as follows:
November 21, 2024
Battery Energy Storage Systems Update and Review of Municipal Moratoriums
Presented by Touro Law Center's Land Use Institute
November 21,2024
Writing ZBA Decisions
Presented by ATA Julie McGivney.
A review of the State Statutes and Balancing Test that must be addressed in rendering decisions by
Boards of Appeal,the findings in the public record and the relevant provisions of the Town Code
that form the basis for a rational decision, and how to differentiate between prior ZBA precedent
and current applications before the Board.
December 5, 2024
Storm Water Regulations
Presented by Town Engineer Michael Collins
Understanding storm water regulations and their relationship to applications before the Zoning
Board of Appeals and other regulatory agencies such as the Planning Board,Town Trustees, Suffolk
County Soil and Water, and the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).
Regular Meeting: Date: December 5, 2024 Call to Order: 8:26 a.m.Adjourned: 2:36 p.m.
Public Hearings: 11
Number of new applications heard: 9
Number of carryovers from previous hearings: 2
Number closed reserving decision to a later date: 8
Number closed subject to receipt of additional information: 0
Number withdrawn: 0
Number of decisions amended: 0
Number adjourned to another date: 2
Number of resolutions passed: 20
Number of decisions made: 0
Number of decisions tabled: 0
Next Regular Meetin- January 9,2025
Special Meeting: Date: December 19,2024. Call to Order: 4:30 p.m.Adjourned: 6:09 p.m.
Number of assigned draft findings discussed: 12
Number of decisions made: 10
Number of hearings closed: 4
Number Withdrawn: 0
Number of decisions adjourned to another date: 1
Number of decisions tabled: 2
Number of hearings re-opened: 0
II. Staff Activities
Number of people assisted at the counter_ 36
Hours spent assisting: 7 hours; 10 minutes
(Assistance includes filling out new applications, mailings and postings,providing
copies of decisions, FOIL requests and other materials, and general inquiries)
Number of F.O.I.L.requests processed by staff. 5
III. New Applications and Fees Collected: December 2024
New Applications: 10 Fees Collected: $ 13,250.00
Year to Date Applications and Fees Collected in 2024:
Total Application: 112 Total Fees Collected: $172,950.00
Number of Pending Applications in the ZBA Office as of December 31,2024: 31
(complete applications that have been calendared for public hearings)
IV. Innovative Advanced Wastewater Treatment Systems Required as a Condition of ZBA Approval:
Total for December 2024: 0
Year to Date IA Systems required in 2024: 18
Since Condition Inception: (2018): 112
V. Spreadsheet of ZBA Statistics to Date(attached)
VI. Meetings attended/initiated by ZBA Chairperson/Department Head
12/02/24 Planning Director Heather Lanza re: specific application with ZBA and Planning Board
concurrent jurisdiction
12/02/24 ATA McGivney re: specific decisions before the Board
12/04/24 Supervisor Krupski re: ZBA office processing procedures for applications received
12/05/24 ZBA required annual training seminar with all Board members attending
12/09/24 Building Inspector Meyer re: specific Stop Work Order
12/09/24 Department Head meeting with Supervisor Krupski
12/10/24 Code Committee Meeting re: Draft Tree Code
12/11/24 Drinking Water Source Protection Program committee meeting
12/12/24 Code Committee re: Draft code changes to accessory apartments in accessory structures
12/18/24 ATA McGivney re: specific decisions before the Board
12/30/24 ATA McGivney re: specific decisions before the Board
12/30/24 Plans Examiner Dwyer re: specific Notice of Disapproval
Respectfully submitted,
Leslie Kanes Weisman
ZBA Chairperson/Department Head
Zoning Board of Appeals Stats for 2024
January February March April may June July August September October November December Total
Public Hearings 12 7 8 10 13 11 12 14 12 13 14 11 137
Hearings Closed 12 7 6 8 10 6 8 9 6 7 7
Hearings Adjourned/Reopen 1 1 5 1 3 2 1 1 2
Carryover Closed 2 1 4
Carryover Adjourned 1 1 4 2 6 1
Decisions Made 5
Granted 9 7 5 8 8 8 5 5 4 7 7 10 83
Denied 2 1 1 1 1
Alternative Relief Granted 1
or Denied,Grant In Part 1 3 3 1
Overturn
Decisions Tabled 1 2 1 1 2
Interpretation
Application Withdrawn 1
IA Wastewater Septic 0 1 0 3 1 4 3 1 1 4 0 0 18
Breakdown of Applications
By Type:
Residential Area Variances 6 6 6 9 8 9 10 6 9 4 7 7
Non Res.Area Variances 1 1 2 1 2 3 6 6 1
Use Variances
Special Exceptions
General 2 3 1
Accessory Apartments 3 1 1
Bed&Breakfast 2 1
Code Interpret/Reversal 1 1
Waiver of Merger/Lot/lot
line/size/width/depth 1 1 2 1 2 1
Other/Signs/Fences 1
New Applications Received 14 14 13 8 8 1 12 1 5 10 10 6 2 10 112
Fees Collected(Municity) $28,800.00 $19,500.00 $17,750.00 $9,400.00 $9,750.00 1$21,250.00 1 $6,500.00 $14,000.00 $24,000.00 $6,750.00 $2,000.00 $13,250.00 $172,950.00