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MEMBERS
Rober[ ~(/. Gillispie, Jr., Chairman
Robert Bergen
Charles Grcgonis, Jr.
$¢rg¢ Doyen, Jr.
Fred Huis¢, Jr.
Southold Town Board of Appeals
.qOUTHrlLD, L. I., N. Y.
Telephone SO 5-2660
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SOUTFIOLD TO, TN BOARD OF APPEALS
July 11~ 1968
A regular meeting of the Southold To%,~ Board of Appeals ~vas
held at 7:30 P.~4., Thursday, July 11, 1968, at the Tolwa O~fice~
I'~ain Road, Southold, New York9
There were present: 14essrs: Robert Gillispie~ Jr., Chairman;
Robert Bergen,.Fred Hulse~ Jr.~ Charles Cxrigonis, Jr.
Absent: ~-~. Serge Doyen, Jr.
PUBLIC t~ARING: Appeal No. 1188 - 7:30 P.5I.(E.D.S.T.)~ Upon
application of Helen H~ulis, Bay Avenue~ East ~Larion, New York~ for
a special exception in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance, ~ticle
III, Section BO0, Subsection 10, fmr permission to erect an off
premises ~irectional sign, four feet by four feet. Location of
property: land of Cherepowicz at south side of Main Road and east
side of Shipyard Lane, East ~rion, New York, bounded north by
)~inRoad, ~ast by i4arion 51anor subdivision, south by Jo Rohde and other,
west by Shipyard Lane. Fee paid $5.00
The Chairman opened the hearing by readin9 the application
for a special exception, legal notice of hearing, affidavit
attesting to its publication in the official newspaper~ and
the notice to t he applicant.
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THE C~AI~.~N: Is there anyone present who wishes to speak infavor
of this application?
(There was no response.)
TI~E CHAI~J,~: The application is accompanied by a letter of
permission from the land owner, dated June 10th:
'K?e the undersigned hereby grant permission to Helen Houlis
to erect a 4t x 4' sign on our property 100 feet east of
Shipyard Lane and no more than 10 feet south of Route 25.
/s/ Joseph Cherepowicz"
TP~ CHA~4AN: Is there anyone present to speak for this
application?
(There was no response.)
~IR. BERC4EN: %~e can't allow this sign as it is. It has to be
a directional sign. The sign says nothing about directions on it.
TH~ C~L~II~,La~I: There use to be an arrow on the sign ~f I
remeber correctly.
(The Chairman read the original application of the applicant~
Appeal No. 1044, dated January 12~ 1967)
T~{E CPLA~I~.~N: I think the original sign was there before
zoning.
I4R. HULsE: It has been there many years.
(The Chairman read the original action on Appeal No. 104A)
THE CP~IR~N: Apparently the sign applied for in this
application is a different sign.
~. BER~N: I suggest we hold this application until such
time as we can hear from t~e applicant. The applicant is asking for
an advertisin9 sign and we can't give advertisin9 signs.
TP~ CHAIR[tAN: That's correct. There are no directions on this
particular sign.
On motion by ~. Bergen, seconded by B~. Hulse, it was
RESOLVED that the Southold To~vn Board of Appeals post-pone
action on Appeal No. !188, Rhodos Pavillion~ Bay Avenue, East
[qarion, New York, until 7:30 P.[4.(E.D.$.T.), Thursday~ July 25, 1968.
Vote of the Board: Ayes:- D~. Gillispie,~o Bergen, Mr. Hulse~
Grigonis. .~
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PUBLIC HEARING: Appeal No. 1189 - 7:45 P.M.(E.D.S.T.), Upon
application of Robert and Jean Brendel~ 3635 Camp b~neola Road,
b~ttituck, New York, for a variance in accordance with the Zoning
Ordinance~ Article III, Section 307, for permission reconstruct
an addition to a dwelling with insufficient side yard area. Location
of property: south side Right of way off west side of Camp blienola
Road, b~tti%uck, New Y~rk, bounded north by right of way, east by
~,h~rjorie F. b~I~then, so~th by Peconic Bay~ west by Luigi Denovellis,
Fee paid $S.00.
The Chairman opened the hearing by reading the legal notice
of hearing~ affidavit attesting to its publication in the official
newspaper, and notice to the applicant.
THE CH3~I~L~,~:~ Is there anyone present who wishes to speak
for this application?
~· BRENDEL: Ply wife and I are for the application.
T~FE CHAL~.U~N: Which member of the family is in a wheel chair?
MR, BRENDEL: b;y son.
THE C~IRb 'LA/q: Is this a permanent thing?
IIR. BRENDEL: Permanent as far as I know.
THE C}{AIR[..~N: The dimensions o£ the existing structure is 24~ x 44~.
The new structure will be six foot wide with the ramp?
htR. BRENBEL: The rmup will be four feet. %Se need a three foot
door and one foot on each side of the door. %Je want him to beable
to go in and out of the house without any help. %~e have specJ_fications
here that recommend one foot on eay~ side of the door. The problem
isn't the width. The six feet is on the side of the house, the 12 feet
is 9oing back to the chimney. Since we are gdng to build the six fDot,
we could use the extra space. ~'~ need the six feet to get on the ramp
(~.~. Brendel told the Board what the condition of his son
was, that he has brittle bones and is usually in a cast twice a year)
I.IR. BRENDEL: I need six feet. I don't really need the twelve
feet, but that space would be helpful.
TH~ CHAI~t~N: How close is the house now to the side yard.
~. BRENDEL~ About 10 feet.
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THE CHAI~: I believe on an undersized lot the building
inspector is permitted to reduce the side yard by 5~. This
is below 50~, thatts the reason you had to come in here.
Is there anyone else present who wishes to speak for this
applicat~ n?
RICHMOND S, CORWIN: ?re are neither for or against this. I request
a postponement on this for Denovellists because they are the most
interested party and could not attend because of reasons beyond their
control. The ra~lp will be by their back door.
b~. BERGEN~ Wen is he going to be out.
HR. CO~'JIig: He couldn't make it tonight, I don~t know when he will
be out.
b~S. CO!I~IN: It was put in the paper so late that nobody could
contact him.
THE CHAI~'2~: Your son~s name is Gary? Is there a chance that
Gary will recover?
t[l. BRENDEL: There is a chance when he reaches adolescence when
his bones would not be so brittle and he could walk.
T}~ Ci-~Ii~.tS.N: He hasn% walked yet?
[~. BRENDEL: We had him walking once and he broke two legs. He just
got out of a cast two weeks ago. ~e can't get him to use his legs
because of the break. One 9god therepy is swimming.
This problem isn't dietary?
~t~. B2ENDEL: ?Io, this is something that is a mystery to even
the medical people, l(e have a ramp at ;.'est Hempstead and here he is
able to go in and out of the house v;ithout asking for help.
TI-~ CHAI~La2~: Can you put this ramp in the back yard?
~,~[R. BdENDD:~: ?;e don~t have a back door here. It wouldn't be
practical. ','3e have t~vo bedrooms in the back. ~-[e has a side walk that
goes from the bulkJ~ead to the lot that he uses. To put anything in
the front would block it off.
You said that you will be adding a pantry.
r~. B22Iq~ZL: Ire don't need the 12 feet. The kitchen is small
and we could use the extra space.
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~.12. CORe,IN: I would like to see what its actually going to be before
he says anything.
T~ Cf{AIR, LAN: Have you talked to ~r. Oenovellis?
~,i2. BR~NDEL: I have been waiting for him to cone out. I would
be glad to talk to him on the telephone.
Ti{~ ~}~.I;~[.L~$: T don% think the decision should wait. I think the
Eoard should decide whether they %,;ant to grant this.
~5~. E!~EI'~;DL: That one foot is so import~lt in turning.
T~ CHAI-~AN: l~%at would be only the entrance.
i.R~,. ERE~,~,ZL: That %vould be the ~hole wall. The ra~p will be about
four feet wide.
TI~ Ci~'~I?JL~,~: The area around the door %rill be six feet wide?
[~. ~2E~DEL: It should be six feet %vide~,so that he can open the
door,
~.E{. HULS~: %7111 this enclosure be per~anent, even if it is not
needed?
I,IR. B~E~DEL: It would have to be permanent to look like anything.
?~. COR!TIN: I am going to submit that you should postpone it.
I think I have enough to stop it myself, but I don~t wish to do so.
'£I~ CP~IiI~$: %7e can not take rules and regulations and ~-,~ake then
fit every situation.
Iii~. CO2%~lr~ One has the right to appeal and that is all I am asking
for here. I would like to ~cn~v what is going on. I would like to see it.
TI~ CHkISI~J~: This is a tight situatimn for these people.
Iii{. i{L~SU,: Ho~7 far is Denovellis~s house from the lot line?
~.5~. BRJ~FOEL: I don~t knorr. 1%vould say about 10 feet. I ~
sorry we didn't get a change to talk to ~.hr. Denovellis.
Ti~ CHD. It~J.I.~,/,I: I t %,~ould be quite contrary to set some precedent
for people that can't appear. That's a f~rly conu',lon complaint.
The case should be decided on the merits. This should be limited.
This will be a permanent structure?
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How else could you do it?
(~. Brendel showed the Board plans for the addition to the
house. These were discussed by I.~. Brende!, ~Ir. Corwin and the
entire Board.)
~{. COR~3II$: It could be done on the other side of the House.
It could be done easily.
T}IE CIL~.IRI~[~2-I: Uhat is on the oth~ side of the house?
r,~. ~qENDEL: (Pointing to plans of the house); I have an entrance
here and an entrance here, and there is a wall in between. It would
block off this walk and this is what my son uses to go to the
water and back.
T}~ C}U{IPJ. DJ~: %'~at do you mean ~all¢?
[.iR. B[~,E~3LL: It is a concrete side walk three feet wide.
TH~ CHAI2~,t~N: You have considered this side of the house?
~iR. BREr~DEL: Both doors are less than three feet ~':ide.
TH~ CH,%Ii~.kJ, N: I don~t see why you ca~'t put it on this side
the house. This mi§hr cost ~ou less.
~.~. BR~I,~EL: This is the most practical~,ay.
T~ CI~La. I2~.~: I looks more feasible on this side of the house.
Iz strikes me now, it should be on the side where you have room to do it.
I can see no other way.
i~. BRBI~JL: I would have to install a ramp with this way or
this ~ay (Pointing to plans of house), and need six foot square to
turn.
THi~ Ci~kIR~,D~N: It looks more feasible on this side of the house.
Is there anyone else who wishes to be l~ard on this application?
(There was no response.)
;~ter investigation and inspection the Board finds that the
applicant request permission to construct an addition to an existin9
dv;elling with insufficient side yard area. The house is presently
approximately 10 feet from the property line. The Board finds
there is more than ample room on the east side of the house to
construct the addition desired, and puttin9 the addition here ~ill
not cause any unique or difficult hardship.
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The Board finds that the hardship involved is a self-created
hardship in that the applicant chose to use the narrow side of
the lot rather than the wide side of the lot. The reasons for
requesting a variance are insufficient.
The Board finds that strict application of the Ordinance %~11 not
produce practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship; the hardship
created is not unique and would be shared by all properties alike in the
i~lediate vicinity of this property and in the same use district; and the
variance does not observe the spirit of the Ordinance and would chRnge
the character of the district.
On motion by r~. Gillispie, seconded by ;~. Bergen, it was
RE$OLVY~D that Robert and Jean Brendel, 3635 Camp ~Iineola Road,
Mattituck, New Yor~, be DZNIED permission to construct an addition
to a ~well~g with insufficient side yard area on property located
south side of right of way off west side of Camp ~neola Road,
I.~ttituck, ~w York.
Vote of the Board: Ayes:- r.~. Gillispie~ L~. Bergen, ~. Hulse,
Grigonis.
PUBLIC I~E~RING: Appeal No. 1190 - 8:g0 P.I,I.(E.D.S.T.), Upon
application of Robert Pasca~e~ Rabbit Lane, East ~.iarion, New York, for
a variance in accordance with the P~onin9 Ordinance, ~rticle III,
Section ~07, for permission to construct a private two car garage
with insufficient side yard area. Location of property: north side of
Rabbit Lane, (private right ~f way), East ~rion, New York, bounded
north by [.~rion La/~e, east by Curry, south by Rabbit Lane, west
by Crov;ley. Fee paid $5.00
The Chairman opened the hearing by reading the application for
a variance, legal notice of hearing, ~ffidavit attesting to its
publication in the official newspaper, ~id notice tothe applicant
TI~ CH;I'~: The building will occupy up to three feet on each
side. This is a 25 foot lot held in single and separate ownership.
is on both sides of this?
[lIi~. P~%,SC;~: Cro~';ley has fifty foot lot, Curran ]las one on
other side. He has two b%moalows on a double lot.
Ti~ CI~I?Jt~3~: You live across the street from this lot in
question? How long have vou lived there?
Thirteen years.
T.~5-2 CIL~,I~.LqN: %'~%en did you buy this lot?
~.IR. ?~SCA'LF.: L~ year.
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-8- July 11, 196S
T~ C}-~I~ID~J~: This garage will be the main structure on the
lot. One of the conditions of granting this would be that it could
never be used for livinu quarters. Does ~. Curran lcno~v about this?
~!~,. PASCALE: Yes, he wrote you a letter.
Tl.~ CI-L~.I2IS~'~: "A75 2abbit Lane, East ~:arion~ N.Y. 11939, June
28, 1968
"Board of Appeals, To~,~n of Southold, ~Iain l{oad, Southold, N.Y.
"Gentlemen: 17iTh regard to the application of ~. R.J. Pascale
of 2a~bit Lane for a variance to put up a two car garage, 19~ :vide
on the 25~ lot adjoining my property on the ~vest, please be advised
tha% I have no objection to the granting of this variance.
'~ours very truly~ /s/ 2rnest G. Curran."
Are there any other Guestions?
I~. }{~SE: }Iow lon0 is the building 0gin0 to be?
ii2. PASC~-LE: It v;ill be 19 feet wide ~ud 2~ feet long.
Tf~ CP~IRi.~N: ;re there any other questions?
(There ~vas no response.)
;~ter investigation and inspection the Board finds that the
applicant requests permission to construct a two car garage on
a separate lot, said lot being 25 feet wide° This lot has been
held in single and separate otvnershlp since the enactment of the
$outhold Tolvn Building Zone Ordinance. A condition ~f 9ranting
this variance is that under no circ%~stances shall this structure
be used for residential dwelling. This structure shall be setback
the same distance from the road as the structure on the east~ ~'~
is 35 feet from Rabbit Lane. The structure shall be located no
closer than three feet from either side line.
The Board finds that strict application of the Ordinance
~vill produce practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship;
the hardship created is unique and would not be shared by all
properties alike in the immediate vicinity of this property
and in the sane use district; an~ the variance does observe the
spirit of the Ordinance and will not change the characterof
the~trict.
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On motion by LIr. Gillispie, seconded by ?.Ir. I-iulse, it 1vas
RESOLVED that Robert ?ascale, Rabbit Lane, East ~.laricn~
York, be granted permission to construct a private two car garage
~vith insufficient side pard area, as applied for, and subject to
the conditions set forth above. Location of property: north ~de of
R~it Lane (private right of vzay) 2asr ~darion, Ne~'; York.
Vote of the Board: Ayes:- I.~. Gillispie~ ~.~. Bergen, r~. I{ulse,
I~. Grigonis.
On motion by i~. Gillispie~ seconded by
R~SOL~D that a decision be made on appeals no 1188~ instead
of postponing it until July 25~ 1968, upo~ application of l~odos
Pavi~lion, Bay Avenue, East ~zlion, Ne~v York.
Vote of the Board: Ayes:- ?~. Gillispie~ [Ir. ~ergen, ~. Hu!se,
I~. Grigonis.
;~ter investigation and inspection the Board finds that the
applicant requests permission to locate a sign on the property of
Joseph Cherepowicz, on the corner of Shipyard Lane and ~iain Road~
Past ~rion, ~ York. Said property o?~er has Given permission
for the location of a sign on his property. The Board grants the
per_rmission to the applicant to erect a "directional" sign on the
property. Said sign is in the interest of the travelling public
as it directs to a motel. The size of the sign is four feet by
four feet.
The Board points out that the applicant must delete from the
sign the telephone number, and it %rill be necessary to add to the
sign proper directions to reach the Rhodos ~avillion. These changes
in the sign m~st be made by August 1, 1968.
The sign shall be located at least 100 feet east of Shipyard
Lane; and no closer than five feet to 2oute 25, or any other property
line.
The Board finds that the public convenience and ~lfare and
justice %?ill be served and the legally established or permitted
use of neighborhood property and adjoining use districts will not
be permanently or shbstantially injured and the spirit of the
Ordinance %rill be observed.
On motion by i~. Hulse, seconded by I~. Grigonis, it %vas
RT~SOLV~D that l-Ielen l{oulis~ Bay Avenue, Bast Iqarion~ I'~e%~ York, be
granted pe~nission to erect a :'directional" sign on the property of
Joseph Cherepowlcz, at south side of Idain 2oad and east side of Shipyard
Lane, i~ast [~rion, I'~er; York, subject to the conditions set forth above;
and further subject to the follo%.;ing conditions:
Southold To~'m Board of ~pDeals -lO- July 11, 1968
1. The sign shall be granted for a period of one year,
renewable ~a~nually upon written application to the Board of
Appeals.
2. The sign shall be ~ubjent to all subjsequent changes
in the southold To~ Building Zone Ordinance as it applies to
signs.
Vote of the Board: Ayes:- ~.k. Gillispie, I~. Bergen, ~. Hulse,
Grigonis.
On motion by [.~. Gillispie, seconded by iJr. Hulse, it was
RiJ$OLV~D that the Sou~hold Tox,m Board of Appeals set 7:30
(E.D.S.T.), Thursday, August 1, 1968, at the Town ~fice, Hain Road~
3outbold, New York, as the time and placeof hearing upon application
I~oly Trinity Parrish, I.~ain Street, Greenport, I-~ew York, for a var~xnce
in accord~ce with the ~onin90rdin~ce, ;~ticle III, Section 303, ~d
D~ticle ~[, Section IO00A, for permission to divide lot ~d build with
less than required frontage and ~ea. Locat~ of Drafty: n~h side
Tuckers 7~ne, Southold, New York, bonded north by i~. 2. I,i~weiler~ east
by Geor9e F. Erath~ south by Tuckers L~e, west by E i,[ Quarry.
Vote of the Board: Z, yes:- I~. Gillispie, r~. BerDen, !.Lt. Hu!se,
Grigonis.
On motion by Hr. I{ulse, seconded by I~r. Bergen, it was
RESOLV?~D ~hat the minutes of the Southold To%.m Board of Appeals,
dated June 20, 1968, be approved as amended.
Vote of the Board: Ayes:- ~. Gillispie, ~. Bergen, ~!r. Hulse,
~. Grigonis.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30
Respectfully submitted,