HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBA-08/28/1958 APPEAL BOARD
MEMBERS
Robert W. Gil[~spie, Jr,, Chalrmmn
Robert Bergen
Herbert Rosenberg
C:har~es C~regon[s, Jr.
Serge Doyen, Jr,
SOUTHOLD, L.I., N.Y.
Telephone SO 5-2660
MINUTES
S~u%hold T~wn Boar~ of Appeals
August 28, 19~S
A reg-l-~ leetiag of the Southold Tew~ Board o£ Appeals was held at 7.30
P.M. on Thursday, Augast 28, 1958, iu the Tew~ Clerk's Office, Southeld~ New
York.
There were preseutl ~eser.. Robert W. Gillispie, Jr.~ Chairman; Robert
Be~gea~ Herbert Rosenberg and Charles Grigonis, Jr.
Abseutl Mr. Serge D~yen, Jr.
Also present~ Mr. Heward M. Terry, B-~]~ Inspector.
PUBLIC ~ARING, Appeal No. 85 - App~Aeation ef Willia~ A. Liudsay, Bergen
Avenue, ~attituck, New York. Fee Paid--"$15.00. Appealiag Article III, Section
300, subsection 7 of the Zoning Ord~-ce~ to per,it a 30 foot setback for a
petato storage building on the above l~eatioa.
Ohair.~- read the application, letter to applicant advising ef date of public
hearing a~d legal n~tice with affidavit attest~ to its publication. There be~-~
· e one present who wished to speak either for or against the appeal, the Board,
after review, uaani~usly granted the var~_-_~ce to perait the 30 fo~t setback and
stipu]~tad that in ne ease shonl~ this setback be less th.w the setback established
by the labor housing build~-8 adJe~w~-.e prepesed site of the p~ato storage build~-8,
PUBLIC ~FARINGt Appeal No. 87 - Application ef Philip W. Abatelli, Route 25,
East Cutohegue~ New York. Fee paid $15.00. Request for a spesial exception to
erect a 25 f~t flag pele on the preaises to fly an advertising flag, 5' x 8',
with the words "Real Estatee on it.
Chairman read the application, letter to applicant advising of date of public
hearing and asking for information as to the size of flag and the lettering to be
use~, Mr. Abatelli's reply with the requested information and legal notice of
public hearing with affidavit attest~-~ to its publication in the local newspaper.
Minutes of the August 21st meeting were read. On motion made by
Mr. Grigonis, seconded by Mr. Bergen, and carried, Minutes were
approved as submitted.
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Board of Appeals
August 28, 1958
MINUTES, Continued
Chairsan~ Is there anyone present who wishes to speak for this application?
Mr. Abatelli~ Mainly I want to fly the American flag and maybe have an adver-
tising flag. The oi~ company sign obstructs ~y sign as tha~ sign of mine is
obliterated by their sign. I appealed to them and asked them to remove their sign
and I was willing to pay for the cost of removing it hut they said they could not
do it.
0hair~an~ How big is your sign and how big is the Oil Company sign.
Mr. Abatelli~ ~ sign is about 6' x 8' or 5' x 8'. It is about 9' offthe
ground and their sign is about the same height. ~ sign is flood lighted from tho
ground. Their's is lighted at the bottom of the circle on each side.
Would it help you any to raise the present sign.
Mr. AbAtelli: No it would not. The pressure of the wind would be bad if the
sign were raised.
Mr. Resenberg~ Do you happen te recall how ~any signs you have in the Township
Mr. Abatelli? Fren Laurel, east?
Mr. Ab~telli~ The big signs are from Queens te the border of Southold. I have
one big sign, 1Ox12 feet on Route 27A on a building.
Mr. Rosenberg~ Do you have any small signs that are not on property for sale?
Mr. Ahatelli~ No.
Chair~ant In other words if you have 25 pieces of property for sale you will
have 25 ~ signs. Is there anyome else who would ~e to speak for this appeal?
Awy questions? Is there anyone who wo,,!d like to speak against it? I would like to
say that pers~_.lly I aa not in favor of flags in general -nless they are American
flags and this type of evasion of the true function of a sign. M~st people are dead
agaimst ~-y advertising signs in the Town and I th~w~, that if we should grant this
exception we would be creating a precedent for the future.
Mr. Abatell~ Suppose we Just want to put up a flag pole and fly the a-~rican
flag.
Chair~-n~ We have no control over that. I aa ~ars that you would be permitted
to erect a flag pole to fly the American flag Just as a~Fone else in the Town would
be and you would not have to come to us for per~issiom to do this.
By resolution of the B~ard it was determined that this ~pecial exception should
not be granted. The Beard is unwilling te establish a precedent which would open the
door to various types of advertising other th_~ sign advertising. It is felt that
the applicant is able to advertise far more effectively as a real estate operator,
by reason of the ~any signs per~itted his, th~ a proprietor of some other type of
busimess and that this additional advertising is u~eees~ax-y, unwarranted, unsaffe
and prebibiti~e te the best interest of the Town of Seuthold.
Board of ~ppaals
MINglES, Continued
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August 28, 1958
PUBLIC ~ARI~G~ Appeal No. ~ -Application of Th, sas P. Gibson, 17 ~nrise Court,
East Nort~p~rt, New York. Fee Paid - No fee paid, this being a~ application for
a variance to the Zoning Or~o-ce due to lack of access to property.
Chairman opened the hear~-8 by reading application, letterto Mr. Gibson advising
of date of public hearing and legal notice with affida.it attestS-8 to publication in
the local newspaper.
Chairman a~ked if there were anyone present who wished to speak for this appeal
and Mr. Gibson and Mrs. Fisher of Southold replied that they were both in favor of
the gr--ting of the variance.
After review of the application and sketch of the property in question, Beard
unanimously agreed to grant a 2~ foot access or right e/~way89, from Horton'e T...,
Southold, N. Y., 82 feet east to lot described as 100' x 237.35'. Right ef
way, as origiaally granted to Mr. Gibson ~- Deed to the property in question.
I~BLVO HEARING~ Appeal Mo. 88 - Application of Smitro Adams,reich of ~27 Xaplan
Avenue, C~eenp~rt, New York. Fee Paid - $15.00. Application for a variance under
Article III, Section 307, of the Zoning Ordinance.
Chairman read application, letter to applicant advising h~. of date ef public
hearing and legal notice with affidavit attesting to publication in the local
newspaper.
There was no one present who wished to spe~__~ either for or ag~st the appeal
and Board reviewed the applieatioa. Board u~ani~ously agreed to grant the variance
to reduce the side yard requirement of the Oral!ns_nos by one fsot to per~it the
proposed house to bo Built one fo~t further to the north on the property described
as Lot ~62; Founders Path, SoUth, Id, New York. It was the detern~--tion of the Board
that the hardship is undue and unique because of the elope of the property and the
50' lot is lest one for sale in a filed subdivision and the variance as gr~ted
does observe the spirit ~f the Or~4---~e and would not cm~_.-~e the cho~actor of the
neighborhood as cth-_- houses in the area have very narrow side yards and all sites
· urroundfng the proposed site are ~O feet from property lime of lot in question.
Next moGt~w~ of the Board is scheduled for 7~30 PoMo on Thursday, Septembor 4th.
Meeting adjourned at ~30 P. ~.
~race B. Meyer
Secretary