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Home My WebLink About#7992 Marra - neighbor letters Mary Kirsch July 9, 2025 9720 Main Bayview Road Southold, New York 11971 GL marykirschl955@gmaii.com RECEIVED Southold Town JUL 0 9 2025 Zoning Board of Appeals 54375 NY 11971 ZONING BOARD OF ApMLS Re: Marra/9450 Main Bayview Road LLC Residence 9450 Main Bayview Road Southold, NY 11971 Dear Board Members, I am the resident, Mary Kirsch, living adjacent to the Marra building proposal. I would like to address some of the issues that he has requested. 1. Regarding variances that were granted over 20 years ago (my variance) is irrelevant to his request today. Every property is unique and what was pertinent in the past is very different today,especially ascetically and environmentally. A 30 foot setback from Main Bayview Road would make a terrible precedent for the landscape of Bayview Road. The integrity, character and curb appeal would be forever changed, no longer being harmonious, symmetrical,and pleasing to the eye. My home has a 132.5 foot setback Main Bayview with a very large tree buffer that was never touched. The architect gives examples of homes with smaller front yards,that are not on Main Bayview and have no relationship to this neighborhood. 2. Environmentally the Marra proposal has a large freshwater pond in the middle of the property. They call it a dry waterhole. That so called hole is teeming with aquatic life. There are tree frogs, bullfrogs,salamanders,turtles, and snakes, in addition to foxes, raccoons, hawks,owls,songbirds, and turkeys, to name just a few. The Southold Conservation Advisory Council, North Fork Environmental Council, Local Waterfront Revitalization Program, NY State Wildlife Environment Council,the Southold Trustees,and Dr. Ron Abrams,an expert in residential building and its impact on the environment, all stated in letters and reports that the pond area is extremely sensitive. This project would be devastating to every species that lives there and the impact would be detrimental to anything in or around the pond. Revegetating the pond is ridiculous. Everything there would have perished,especially after clearcutting the lot and bringing in heavy equipment to build his house. 3. Mr. Marra and his architect are very aware of rules,codes,and regulations of Southold Town. They are involved with building projects all over the North Fork. Mr. Marra took a gamble,a risk and will not take no for an answer. This has been going on for 3 years with everyone being very helpful and patient. Mr. Marra can not meet the criteria of the Zoning Board and the Southold Trustees. He is requesting to be forgiven around 51 feet,a significant amount of footage that will ruin the landscape of Main Bayview Road and environmentally devastate every living thing around that pond. I respectfully ask that this project be denied and be deemed an unbuildable lot. It's time for everyone to move forward .Thank you. Sincerely, Mary Kirsch Southold Town Zoning Board July 91h, 2025 54375 Main Rd. PO Box 1179 Thomas Passanant Southold,NY 11971 9720 Main Bayview Rd. Southold, NY 11971 ATTN:Zoning Board Members Leslie Kanes Weisman :Chairperson/Robert Lehnert Jr./Margaret Steinbugler/Patricia Acampora/ Nicholas Planamento RECEIVE RE: Marra LLC Property 9450 Main Bayview Rd. JUL 0 9 2025 Southold NY 11971 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Dear Board Members, I would like to respectfully request of the Zoning Board members to please deny the appeal of the above mentioned property owner to reduce the 50 foot front setback to 30 feet,and to not vary or modify the Letter of the Law regarding this property. I would also like to respectfully counter the two recently submitted series of documents by the property owners representatives which I believe serve to obscure the fact that this property has legally placed protections and limitations to not justify building a residential structure. The first notice citing four separate variance appeals approved in the past including 9720 Main Bayview Rd. Having attended and participated in the Zoning Board meetings concerning this appeal on June 5th, 2025 and the summer of 2023, 1 distinctly recall hearing that variances of past cases can present differences in circumstances, conditions,and ever changing variables in planning and environmental priorities,that these cases can not be utilized on an equivalent basis. As the AMP architect appears to be requesting. I have also attended and participated in two hearings on this appeal before the Town Trustees in 2022. 1 distinctly recall hearing of the importance by Trustee members in maintaining the integrity of the 100 foot rear setback limit extending from the freshwater pond on the property. With each appeal granted to attempt the revision of the building site home plan,the result was the same.The restrictions to allow such a structure were overwhelmingly agreed upon to deny this appeal. So too did the Local Waterfront Revitalization Projects 'multiple findings advising that the Trustees deny this appeal. In regards to the revegetation proposal ,to suggest a pattern of clearcutting all trees in a designated area,the scraping clear to the topsoil of all existing vegetation, invasive or otherwise,and planting what may likely include a predictable pattern of sod, irrigation systems, monoculture— manicured type landscaping would actually benefit and improve as a wildlife habitat, I find offensive. The abundance of songbirds, mammals,raptors,amphibians, and reptiles,as well as so many mature hardwood trees that have thrived on this property, despite the unceasing pressures they face, I take as a miracle of resiliency. I believe the scale of disturbance upon this habitat-property would surely cause irreparable damage. Despite the claims of CES Consultants . I believe the Marra/AMP pairing exhibits a significant and successful presence of projects in Southold Town,as surely as they are entitled to,and surely they will continue to prosper. May they do so without this property. In conclusion, I ask that in the Spirit of the Law,to consider this property as no ordinary"lot" , but a property worthy of continued protection. It truly does appear as a viable habitat. How wonderful if it could be added to the many properties that have been preserved throughout our town in parcels small and large,and to retain and sustain a small piece of the quality that helps define our town . Please deny this appeal and I hope bring a conclusion to this process. And may justice truly prevail. Sincerely, Th as Passanant .. Fuentes, Kim From: Ashley Itenberg <ashley.itenberg@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 8, 2025 3:37 PM To: Fuentes, Kim; Sakarellos, Elizabeth Cc: Isaac Itenberg Subject: Re: Opposition to Development at 9450 Main Bayview Road Dear Members of the Southold Town Board, As a resident across from 9450 Main Bayview Road, I'm writing once more to strongly urge the Board to deny this proposal. Approving a structure with only a 30 ft front yard—when the required setback is 50 ft—would set a troubling precedent for future development along our shared road. The lot is primarily wetlands, home to a wide variety of wetland-dependent wildlife, and should be protected under existing environmental guidelines. Allowing development here would permanently alter the character and ecological balance of the area—not to mention the risk of a sinking foundation in the not-so-distant future. Thank you for your continued attention. I hope this matter can be put to rest in alignment with the Long- term values of our town. All the best, Ashley Itenberg On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM Ashley Itenberg<_asi y it erg@gr�.�,N.eer .>wrote: Dear Members of the Southold Town Board, I am writing as a resident living directly across from the proposed development at 9450 Main Bayview Road. I respectfully urge the Board to deny any further applications for this project. The property in question is adjacent to sensitive wetlands and lies within a Development in this area poses significant environmental risks, including potential harm to the local ecosystem and increased vulnerability to flooding—a concern that is only magnified by the ongoing challenges of climate change. Furthermore, the architect's references to older properties in support of this development are outdated and do not align with current town regulations or environmental priorities. Southold's commitment to preserving its natural resources and ensuring sustainable development should take precedence. While I will not be able to attend the June 5th hearing in person, please consider this letter as my formal opposition. I urge the Board to consider the long-term implications and prioritize the well-being and vitality of our community and environment. Thank you for your attention to this matter. 1 Sincerely, Ashley& Isaac Itenberg Residents 9325 Main Bayview Road Southold, NY11971 Ashley Itenberg 1, 7 1- 3 Ashley Itenberg 2