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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBA-09/24/1959Southold Town Board of Appeals SOUTHOI-O, L. I., N. Y. Telephone SO 5~6~0 APPEAL BOARD MEMBERS Robert W. Gillispie, Jr., Ch~irmon Rob~t Bergen Herbert Rosenberg Charles Gre~onis, Jr. S~r~e Doyen, Jr. MINUTES Southold Town Board of Appeals September 25, 1999 A regular meeting of the Southold Town Board of Appeals was held 7:30 P.M., Thursday, September 25, 19~9, at the' Town Clerk's Office, Main Road, Southold, New York. There were present: Messrs. Robert W. Gillispie, Jr., Chairman, Robert Bergen, Herbert Rosenberg, and Charles Grigonis, Jr. Also present: Mr. Howard M. Terry, Building Inspector. Absent: Mr. Serge Doyen, Jr. PUBLIC ME.~RING: 7:30 P.M., Appeal No. 217 - Upon appli- cation of Lewis N. Griffin~ Bay Avenue, Mattituck, New York, for a special exception in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance, Article l-V, Section 500, Subsection 9~ for permission to use and maintain premises as a public garage. Location of property: Mattituck~ New York, bounded north by Sound Avenue, east by Pacific Street, south by now or formerly of Clara Benjamin, and west by now or formerly of S. B. Hamilton. Fee paid $1~.00. The Chairman opened the hearing by reading application for a special exception, legal notice of hearing and a~fidavit attesting to its publication in the official newspaper. Southold Town Board of Appeals -2- September 2~, 19%9 CHAIRMAN: I~ there anyone present who wishes to speak for this application? Mr. Lewis N. Griffin, Mattituck, New York, stepped forward and stated he appeared for the application and would answer any questions the Board might have. Mr. Griffin was requested to amend his application to eliminate all reference to a gasoline service station on his application for a public garage since he was making separate application for the public garage. Mr. Griffin agreed to do same. CHAIRMAN: Is there anyone else present who wishes to speak for this application? Is there anyone present who wishes to speak against this application? Are there any questions any members of the Board would like to ask Mr. Griffin? (No one wished to speak.) Resolution was offered by Mr. Gillispie, seconded by Mr. Bergen and carried, ~AS application of Lewis N. Griffin, h~ving been considered at Public Hearing No. 217 on September 24, 19%9, and the Board finding that the public convenience and welfare and justice will be served and the legally estab- lished or permitted ~se of neighborhood property will not be substantially or permanently injured and the spirit of the Ordinance will be observed, therefore be it RESOLVE~ that the application be granted for a public garage subject to the following conditions: 1. No major repair work shall be performed in the open. 2. Pumps, lubricating and other devices shall be located at least fifteen (1%) feet from the line of any street or high- way, right-of-way or property line. 3. All fuel oil or similar substances shall be stored at least fifteen (15) feet distant from any street or lot line. $. No automobiles, or automobile parts, dismantled or damaged vehicles and similar articles shall be stored in the open and no parking of vehicles other than those being serviced shall be permitted except in the case of wrecks which are towed on the .premises; the operator of this service station shall have three (3) months in which to dispose of these damaged vehicles or shall place them indoors. 5. Signs to be in accordance with Article IV, Section ~08 of the Building Zone Ordinance of the Town of Southold. Southold Town Board of Appeals -3- September 25, 19%9 Permission is denied, under this application, for the operation of a gasoline service station~ an application having been made separately for this. The following words shall be elminiated from the application No. 217 referring to ~soline service station: Line 2, paragraph i - "two gasoline pumps." Line 2, paragraph 3 - "The sale of fuel would be incidental. to this operation." Vote of the Board: Ayes:- Mr. Gillispie, Mr. Bergen, Mr. Rosenberg, and Mr. Grigonis. PUBLIC HEARING: 7:~5 P.Me, Appeal No. 220 - Application of Lewis N. Griffin, Bay Avenue~ Mattituck, New York, for a special exception in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance, Article IV, Section ~00, Subsection 9, for permission to use and maintain premises as a gasoline service station in conjunction with the public garage. Location of property: Mattituck, New York, bounded north by Sound Avenue, east by Pacific Street, south by now or formerly of Clara Benjamin, and west by now or formerly of S. B. Hamilton. Fee paid $1%.00. The Chairman opened the hearing by reading application for a special exception, legal notice of hearing, and affidavit attesting to its publication in the official newspaper. CHAIRMAN: Is there anyone present who wishes to speak for this application? Mr. Lewis N. Griffin stepped forward and stated he would answer any questions the Board might have. Mr. Howard Terry, Building Inspector, explained to the Board the map appearing in the file and gave the location of the property and proposed garage. CHAIRMAN: How big is the building going to be~Mr. Griffin? MR. GRIFFIN: %0 ft. by 60 ft. CHAIRMAN: What are you going to service in particular? MR. GRIFFIN: It will be a public garage for trucks. CHAIRMAN: What type of construction will the garage be of? MR. GRIFFIN: Cement block. There will be three doors on Pacific Street and one on Sound Avenue. Southold Town Board of Appeals -~- September 2~, 1959 CHAIRMAN: How close is the nearest school? MR. GRIFFIN: At least a mile. CHAIRMAN: How big a parking area will you have?- MR. GRIFFIN: It will be 60 b~ 158 in front and the property goes back about 500 feet. There is over an acre. The Chairman then read the five conditions imposed when granting service station applications. CHAIRMAN: How far will the fuel tanks be from the property lines? MR. GRIFFIN: About 50 ft. from Sound Avenue and about 30 ft. from Pacific Street. CHAIRMAN: Are there any other questions anyone wishes to ask Mr. Griffin? Is there anyone present who wishes to speak against this application? (No one wished to speaks) CHAIRMAN: What do you think is a reasonable length of time to sllowwrecks to remain on the property? MR. GRIFFIN: I would say three months. (Mr. Griffin went on to explain the procedure concerning wrecked cars~ the length of ttme it takesthe insurance companies to settle cla!m~ etc.$ The Board also discussed with Mr. Griffin a suitable location on his property for placing the wrecked cars. Three months was the period of time agreeable to Mr. Griffin and the Board of Appeals for holding wrecked cars before disposing of them. Resolution was offered by Mr. Bergen~ seconded by Mr. Gri$onis and carried, WHEREAS application of LeWis N. Griffin having been considered at Public Hearing No. 220 on September 2~, 1959~ and the Board finding that the public convenience and welfare and justice will be served end the legally estab- lished or permitted use of neighborhood property will not be substantial ly or permanently injured and the spirit of the Ordinance will be observed~ therefore be it RESOLVED that the application be granted for a gasoline service station in co~hnction with the public garage subject to the following conditions: 1. No major repair work shall be performed in the open. Southold Town Board of Appeals -%' September 2~, 19%9 2. ~,mps, lubricating ~dother devices shall be located at least fifteen (1%) feet from the line of any street or high- way, right-of-way or property line. 3. All fuel oil or similar substances shall be stored at least fifteen (1%) feet distant from any street or lot line. %. No automobiles, or automobile parts, dismantled or damaged vehicles and similar articles shall be stored in the open and no parking of vehicles other than those being serviced shall be permitted except in the case of wrecks which are towed on the premises; the operator of this service station shall have three (3) months in which to dispose of these damaged vehicles or shall place them indoors. %o Signs to be in accordance with Article IV, Section $08 of the Building Zone Ordinance of the Town of Southold. Vote of the Board: Ayes:- Mr. Gillispie, Mr. Bergen, Mr. Rosenberg, and Mr. Grigonis. PUBLIC HEARING: 8:00 P.M.~ Appeal No. 219 - Application of F. J. Rossi~ proprietor of Duck Point Motel, Depot Lane, Cutchogue, New York, for a special exception in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance~ Article III, Section 300, Subsection ll~ for permission to erect and maintain a directional advertising sign on the property of Mrs. Hull $. Chew, southeast side Main Road, Laurel, New York. Fee paid $1%.00. The Chairman opened the hearing by reading application for a special exception~ legal notice of hearing and affidavit attesting to its publication in the official newspaper. CHAIRMAN: Is there anyone present who wishes to speak for this application? MRS. F. J. ROSSI: I don't think we have enough directional signs on Route 2%. There is one in Cutchogue and nothing between Cutchogue and Riverhead~ and to catch the public traveling east- erly we need another inbetween. The sign will be a directional arrow like the one on Depot Lane. It will be located before the other signs, approximately IH to 1%0 feet past the property line, about half way in~ctween the Mattituck motel sign and the gas station. After further discussion as to the location of the proposed sign~ Resolution was offered by Mr. Bergen~ seconded by Mr. Grigonis, and carried~ WNWJ~EA8 application of F. J. Rossi~ having been con- ~i~e~ at P~blio ~ing N~ 21~ on ~eptember 2~, 19%9~ and the Southold Town Board of Appeals -6- September 25, 19%9 Board finding that the public convenience and welfare and justice will be served and the legally established or permitted use of neighborhood property will not be substantially or permanently injured and the spirit of the Ordinance will be observed, there- fore be it RESOLVED that the application be granted as requested with the following stipulation: the sign is to be no closer than five (5) feet to any property line and approximately midway between the property of the Long Island Ice Corp. on the west and the present Mattituck Mo~l sign on the east. Permission is granted for a directional arrow and is good until revoked. Vote of the Board: Ayes:- Mr. Gillispie, Mr. Bergen, Mr. Rosenberg, and Mr. Grigonis. The minutes of the Meeting of September 17~ 19%9, on motion of Mr. Grigonis, seconded by Mr. Rosenberg and carried, were approved as submitted. Vote of the Board: Ayes:- Mr. Gillispie, Mr. Bergen, MrS Rosenberg, ~d Mr. Grigonis. By resolution offered by Mr. Rosenberg, seconded by Mr. Bergen and carried, 7:30 P.M. (E.D.S.T.), Thursday, October 8, 19%9, Town Clerk's Office, Main Road, Southold~ New York, was set for hearing upon application of A. John Gada, a/c Alexander Robinson, Private Road, Eztates Section, Fishers Island, New Y~rk, for a variance in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance, Article III, Section 300, Subsection 7, for permission to locate private garage with reduced setback. Location of property, north side private road~ Fishers Island Estates~ Fishers Island, N~w York~ bounded north by Fishers Island Sound, east by Pierre $. DuPond 3rd~ south by Fishers Island Estates, and west by Van Horn Rl y. Vote of the Board: Ayes:- Mr. Gillispie, Mr. Bergen, Mr. Rosenberg, and Mr. Grigonis. It was further RESOLVED that legal notice of hearing be published in the .official newspaper, The Suffolk Times, on date of 0etober 2~ 1959, and the New London Day on or about the same date. Vote of the Board: Ayes:- Mr. Gillispie, Mr. Bergen, Mr. Rosenberg, and Mr. Grigonis. Southold Town Board of Appeals -7- September 2~, 1959 The Board of Appeals discussed and approved the follow- lng addition to the recommended procedure to be followed by applicants seeking directional signs: "In the interest of clarifying the suggested procedure for applicants seeking directional signs, it is the determination of the Board that the maxim,~_m sign permitted for direction~l advertising of a motel or restaurant is interpreted as being 12 ftc 6 in. by 6 ft. 6 in., and not to exceed 50 sq. ft. in area. ~' Vote of the Board: Ayes:- Mr. Gillispie, Mr. Bergen, Mr. Rosenberg, and Mr. Grigonis. Meeting adjourned at 10:30 PoM. Respectfully submitted, .~qt~ \~M . ~u~ith T. Boken, Secretary