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I even looked for your car and I

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good evening everyone and

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welcome to the zoning Board of

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Appeals for

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the town of Huntington for our

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meeting of

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AUGUST 13th, 2026, please rise

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for

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the Pledge of allegiance to our

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flag.

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I pledge allegiance. Yes. MR.

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Ok Uh MR.

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Justice Please be seated.

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First item of business

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is the minutes for AUGUST 6th.

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2026. I've read them

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made a correction and if there

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are no

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further corrections or additions

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or deletions, I'll entertain a

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motion to

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accept the minutes for AUGUST 6,

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2026. I'll make a motion, Mr

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CHAIRMAN. MR. McGrath, on the

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motion, MR. Castania on the 2nd

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all

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in favor all opposed. Minutes

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are accepted. Thank you. Uh

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dawn, are the appropriate

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postings

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and publications been done with

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affidavit proof to give us

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jurisdiction for our hearings

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tonight.

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Ok, thank you. The order of the

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hearings tonight will be as

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follows.

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23 7 34.

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800 Pulaski Road, Greenlawn, New

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York.

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23715. 7 Olympia Court in

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East Northport, 2373518

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Landing Road in Huntington.

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23722 Three greystone Drive in

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East Northport and finally

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2373614 Wincott Drive in

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Melville

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Well, the applicant or the

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representative of the

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applicant for 23734.

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800 Pulaski Road, please address

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the board.

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Hello. Um, so, uh, my name is

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Deirdre McDermott. I'm Mary

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McDermott is my mother

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um, she's the owner of the

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house. I am, I have trust of

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the house. I also live at that,

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um, address. 800

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Pulaski Road. Um, and we're

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looking to legalize

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the existing shed that was

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there when it was purchased my

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parents purchased

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it 23 years ago. So essentially

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by with the, uh,

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The real request, the bottom

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line request

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is that the, for accessory

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buildings

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the code allows 1200 square feet

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and with the shed, you're up

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to 1,462 square feet. So you're

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looking

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at 262 square feet variance just

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to

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maintain it 800 Pulaski Road has

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been there for a long time. It's

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a

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corner plot. It's hard by

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Minnicock and it's a it's a big

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piece of property

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more than 1 acre or 40. So is

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there anyone in the audience

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that wishes to be heard

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regarding this application. I'm

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expecting none and observing

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none. Um, having said that

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it's basically a de minimis type

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of uh application I'll entertain

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a motion to grant this

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application first if I could

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um, you have another accessory

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structure there

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There's no habitation. Nobody's

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living it's completely down to

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the studs, and you would agree

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in our, our, it has, it just has

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a snowblower, um, that kind of

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stuff inside of it. It's

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completely empty.

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Thanks. I'm sorry. Ok, uh,

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entertaining a motion to grant,

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MR. Castagno

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on the motion. MR. Campandao on

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the 2nd, all in favor. Any

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opposed

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Good luck. Thank you very much.

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Thank you so much. Well

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the applicant or the

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representative of the applicant

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of 23715.

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7 Olympia Court please address

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the board. Hi

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how are you? My name is we're

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fine

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You are Andrew James Andrew

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Bentley. Uh,

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Yes, Andrew James Bentley, yeah.

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Uh, yes, my name is Andrew

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Bentley

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I'm here with my wife, Carrissa,

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along with my three children,

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Drea, Drew

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and Demi. Um, Respectfully

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requesting

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an area variance that would

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allow us to keep our existing

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chicken coop in

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its current location. Uh, we

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understand that under town law,

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the

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board must be balanced the

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benefit of granting the variants

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to our family

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against any potential detriment

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to the health, safety, welfare,

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and character

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of the surrounding neighborhood.

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We believe the facts and

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evidence we are

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presenting tonight demonstrate

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the allowing the coup to remain

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as reasonable

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and consistent with those

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considerations. A property

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presents a unique challenge.

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We live on a on a court. It's a

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pie-shaped lot located in the

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center and

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are adjoined by 7 neighbors.

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Because of that configuration,

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there was no

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practical location on our

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property where the coup could

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simply be relocated

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and satisfy the requirement

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required setbacks from all

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surrounding properties.

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We originally selected the

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location, we were unaware of the

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specific coupe

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requirement. We thought we were

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simply following the

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requirements of a shed.

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Uh, the coup is located 15 ft

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off the property line, we

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thought we were

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in, um, Um, We're meeting the

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requirements.

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Um, we chose the, what we

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believe to be the most discreet

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and least

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intrusive area of our yard. Once

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we learned that the coup did not

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meet the

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required setbacks, we

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immediately took the necessary

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steps to address the

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issue properly and apply for

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this variance. A great deal of

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thought and

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care. Went into the construction

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and maintenance of the coupe.

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Uh, we have

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3 kids. We were very concerned

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about. Rodents and odor during

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the town's inspection

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we received positive feedback

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regarding its condition and

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quality

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The inspectors both said that

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they had never seen a coupe

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built like this.

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The coupe includes a

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solar-powered exhaust system for

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ventilation, as well

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as a mini split heheheheheheheheniconditiom to help

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regulate extreme

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temperatures and prevent odors.

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It's cleaned regularly and the

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chicken's

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feed is kept in a sealed

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container inside of a, um,

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storage bin to prevent

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attracting rodents and other

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pests. According to the

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complaint registered

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in the portal, uh, there were

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concerns regarding pests that

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have been raised

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and the town came to our

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property specifically to inspect

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for the evidence of

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pest activity and smell, none of

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which were found. Believe the

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actual conditions

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observed during the inspection

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are important when considering

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whether the

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coup has created an adverse

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impact. Um, We'd also like to

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provide some context regarding

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the screening in this area.

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were previously 3 mature trees

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directly located on the side of

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this.

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Separating the coupe from the

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adjoining property where the

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complaint came. Those

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trees were removed several years

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ago by a tree cutting service

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hired by

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our adjoining neighbor without

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our prior knowledge or

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permission. Sent to

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Tree cutting Service into our

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yard, leveled those trees,

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leaving us with

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five-foot stumps that I then had

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to pay to remove and grind out.

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Those trees

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would now be providing the

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privacy that could be leading to

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this complaint. Chicks

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have also become something

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meaningful to our family, our,

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our children participate

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in caring for them, feeding

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them, collecting, and cleaning

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the eggs and

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learning the responsibility that

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comes with caring for the

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animals. It has

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become both an educational and

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rewarding experience for them.

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And something

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we genuinely enjoyed together as

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a family. Most importantly,

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we've made

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every effort to ensure that

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keeping these chickens does not

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negatively affect

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the people around us. Submitted

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signed letters from our

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neighbors who support

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the coup. Um, have enjoyed our

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eggs and have expressed that it

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has not created

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a problem or a nuisance for the

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neighborhood. We understand why

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setback

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requirements exist and we

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respect the town's regulations.

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We're simply asking

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the board to consider the

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unusual configuration of our

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property. The lack

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of feasible alternative

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locations, the condition and

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maintenance of the

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existing coupe. The town's

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inspections finding no pest

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infestation and the

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support of our neighbors in the

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actual impact the coup has had

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on the surrounding

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neighborhood. For, we

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respectfully ask the board to

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grant the requested

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area bearance. Thank you. Ok.

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Thank you, MR. Bentley. Is there

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anyone in

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the audience that wishes to be

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heard regarding this

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application. You MAY

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step up. Good evening. Uh, my

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name is Daniel Gorman. I am the

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Southern southernly

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neighbor of the property in

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question, um, just a few points

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I submitted

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a pdf complaint via email as per

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the hearing notice letter that I

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received,

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so I don't know if that gets

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brought up during the discussion

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as well, um,

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but there's information on

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there, um, in regards to the

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comments made by

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MR. Bentley, um. He references

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that the coup was put up in a

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fifteen-foot.

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Um, distance from the property

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line, but the notice hearing

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that I received,

322
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specifically says from my lot,

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it's 7 ft and 13 ft

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respectively, um, he

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mentioned something about a tree

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removal. Uh, that was done, I'm

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assuming

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by us on his property line. I'm

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not aware of any service that we

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hired to

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have go over to his side that

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would create a uh Cover for the

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Said uh chicken

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coop uh chicken uh chicken coop

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uh chicken, um, and lastly

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rodents and odor

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that he mentioned. Um, he

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specifically said in terms of

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how it impacts his

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children. I have children

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myself. The odor and. Increase

342
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in bugs and rodents

343
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on our side of the fence because

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of The chicken coop has become a

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nuisance

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which led to the initial

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complaint in the first place.

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Um, And

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that's really all that I have to

350
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say about it. We are on the

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southerly side and

352
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I believe. The coupe is actually

353
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closer to our residential area

354
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than any recreational area on

355
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his side of the property.

356
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Ok, thank you very much. Is

357
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there anyone else who wishes to

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be

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heard regarding the application.

360
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Go get that.

361
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All right, observing you, do you

362
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wish to

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be heard? You might, you want to

364
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address those comments.

365
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So, this is the first time I'm

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meeting him. Nice to meet

367
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you. Um. I, I, I never received

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a complaint from anybody

369
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about these. Nobody told me

370
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anything about rodents. Nobody

371
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told me anything

372
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about bugs. Nobody told me they

373
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were cutting down trees, none of

374
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that, um.

375
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As far as the coup goes, it's 15

376
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or 13 ft. I, I don't remember

377
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off the top

378
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of my head. The Coopers, that's

379
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the coop, that's what the coop

380
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distance

381
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is. The run is 2x4s and chicken

382
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wire that encapsulates that is

383
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not the

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solid structure that I'm

385
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referring to. That that run is

386
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the sloped, uh,

387
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roof in the back there. Again,

388
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as far as, um, Reconfiguring

389
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that

390
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that that is Easy enough to do.

391
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I mean, it, but, again, this

392
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thing is

393
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directly next to my pool. We are

394
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10 ft away from it, downhill.

395
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Any smell, any rodent would be

396
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in there. Town came

397
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Again, said they had never seen,

398
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never smelled anything. There

399
00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:40,679
was

400
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no signs of anything. Um, That's

401
00:11:51,626 --> 00:11:52,193
all I really have in response to

402
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that. No, no roosters out there,

403
00:11:52,327 --> 00:11:54,327
right

404
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No roosters. So at the time I

405
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had the complaint, I

406
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had 2 additional chickens. They

407
00:12:01,468 --> 00:12:01,736
were hens. Polish hens. They

408
00:12:01,736 --> 00:12:03,736
happen to be.

409
00:12:05,172 --> 00:12:05,707
They squawk loud. I, I didn't

410
00:12:05,707 --> 00:12:06,400
know. The Polish end were any

411
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different than any

412
00:12:09,911 --> 00:12:10,477
other ends, but uh. When the

413
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complaints came in, all I could

414
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think of is

415
00:12:14,282 --> 00:12:14,816
that the neighbor might not have

416
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liked the sound. I got rid of

417
00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:17,160
those two

418
00:12:18,719 --> 00:12:19,254
chickens. I thought this was

419
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gonna go away after that. I've

420
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since lost.

421
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3 days' pay coming here to go to

422
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court numerous times, spent

423
00:12:24,125 --> 00:12:26,125
thousands of

424
00:12:27,661 --> 00:12:28,163
dollars reserving my resurveying

425
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my, my plot of land, sending

426
00:12:28,395 --> 00:12:30,395
letters. In

427
00:12:32,267 --> 00:12:32,801
addition to the tree stumps, I'm

428
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I'm in quite a big hole here.

429
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Thank you.

430
00:12:38,939 --> 00:12:39,441
Ok, thank you, MR. Bentley. I'm

431
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gonna close the hearing and

432
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we'll reserve

433
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decision on this matter. The

434
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applicant or the representative

435
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of the applicant

436
00:12:55,423 --> 00:12:55,990
for? 23735, that'd be 18 Landing

437
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Road, Huntington, please address

438
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the board.

439
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Good evening. Uh, my name is

440
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John Stecker. I've been a

441
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resident of my property, 18

442
00:13:03,997 --> 00:13:05,997
Landing Road for

443
00:13:08,680 --> 00:13:08,603
38 years now. When I first got

444
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my deed for the property, one

445
00:13:12,740 --> 00:13:13,307
of the specifics on this was

446
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that there was no hog rendering

447
00:13:13,575 --> 00:13:15,575
involved. I'm

448
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not asking for that. All I'm

449
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asking for is the fact I, I

450
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built a retaining

451
00:13:21,783 --> 00:13:22,830
wall on my property, and we have

452
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a fence that my

453
00:13:26,420 --> 00:13:26,988
neighbor requested he billed to

454
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contain his dogs on his property

455
00:13:30,592 --> 00:13:30,759
and it's within. It's, um,

456
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Within 8

457
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inches of what the required

458
00:13:33,894 --> 00:13:36,294
setback of should be.

459
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So, um, I'm requesting a

460
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variance for the setback for the

461
00:13:38,133 --> 00:13:40,133
fence to

462
00:13:41,903 --> 00:13:42,403
be allowed. And also I have a

463
00:13:42,403 --> 00:13:45,403
shed which is 4 inches from

464
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the property line, I included

465
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that in my request. So basically

466
00:13:47,242 --> 00:13:49,242
the

467
00:13:50,912 --> 00:13:51,445
two requests that you're

468
00:13:51,445 --> 00:13:51,646
bringing before the board have

469
00:13:51,646 --> 00:13:53,646
to do with

470
00:13:55,616 --> 00:13:56,117
um, the shed, which is required

471
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to be 2 ft off the property

472
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linen

473
00:13:59,988 --> 00:14:00,522
and you're 1.2 ft off the

474
00:14:00,522 --> 00:14:00,854
property line. That's why you

475
00:14:00,854 --> 00:14:02,854
mentioned the the

476
00:14:04,726 --> 00:14:04,826
inches and the other one is, uh,

477
00:14:04,826 --> 00:14:06,826
1.8

478
00:14:07,729 --> 00:14:08,196
ft we're 2 ft are required as

479
00:14:08,196 --> 00:14:08,662
well. That's, that's your

480
00:14:08,662 --> 00:14:10,662
application, correct? Yes

481
00:14:12,267 --> 00:14:12,766
correct. All right, is there

482
00:14:12,766 --> 00:14:13,268
anyone in the audience that

483
00:14:13,268 --> 00:14:16,268
wishes to be heard regarding

484
00:14:17,939 --> 00:14:18,506
this matter on 18 Landing Road

485
00:14:18,506 --> 00:14:18,606
in Huntington. Observing that no

486
00:14:18,606 --> 00:14:20,606
one

487
00:14:22,777 --> 00:14:23,344
wishes to be heard, I don't

488
00:14:23,344 --> 00:14:23,577
intend your motion to grant this

489
00:14:23,577 --> 00:14:25,577
application.

490
00:14:27,470 --> 00:14:27,549
Thank you. MR. Basso, on the

491
00:14:27,549 --> 00:14:30,549
motion. MR. Campadano on the

492
00:14:31,719 --> 00:14:32,860
2nd. All in favor. Any opposed?

493
00:14:32,860 --> 00:14:34,860
Your application is

494
00:14:35,923 --> 00:14:38,426
granted. Well, the applicant or

495
00:14:38,426 --> 00:14:38,760
the representative of the

496
00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:40,760
applicant 423722.

497
00:14:42,729 --> 00:14:45,129
Three Graystone Drive in

498
00:14:45,266 --> 00:14:45,699
East Northport, please address

499
00:14:45,699 --> 00:14:48,990
the board. Good evening

500
00:14:49,403 --> 00:14:49,971
CHAIRMAN, Judge Asher, members

501
00:14:49,971 --> 00:14:50,170
of the board for the appellants,

502
00:14:50,170 --> 00:14:52,170
Tom Abadi,

503
00:14:54,242 --> 00:14:54,741
a b b a t e. I'm an attorney

504
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with offices at 88 Sunnyside

505
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Boulevard in Plainview,

506
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and this is a residential

507
00:14:59,213 --> 00:14:59,647
application, which solely seeks

508
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side yard setback relief

509
00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:03,650
to erect additions to my

510
00:15:03,650 --> 00:15:03,751
client's home in East Northport.

511
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The

512
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subject premises is 3 gray stone

513
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Drive, and this is located just

514
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east of

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the intersection of Larkfield

516
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Road and Clay Pitts Road. So if

517
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you know where

518
00:15:16,430 --> 00:15:16,998
the iga is. Are now the former

519
00:15:16,998 --> 00:15:17,232
iga. This is just east. It's the

520
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second right

521
00:15:21,169 --> 00:15:21,702
off Clay Pitts, and the subject

522
00:15:21,702 --> 00:15:21,903
premises is the first rate on

523
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Greystone.

524
00:15:25,473 --> 00:15:26,700
It's a very well maintained

525
00:15:26,700 --> 00:15:26,274
property and house. It belongs

526
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to my clients

527
00:15:29,910 --> 00:15:30,445
Jacqueline and David Birnbaum,

528
00:15:30,445 --> 00:15:30,677
and the idea here is to erect

529
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additions to

530
00:15:34,715 --> 00:15:35,183
the side and to the rear to

531
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accommodate their growing

532
00:15:35,583 --> 00:15:37,583
family. They've lived

533
00:15:38,987 --> 00:15:39,553
here for over 10 years now and

534
00:15:39,553 --> 00:15:41,953
they have 3 children ages 7, 10

535
00:15:43,724 --> 00:15:44,292
and 12, but it's not solely to

536
00:15:44,292 --> 00:15:44,491
accommodate. The growing family.

537
00:15:44,491 --> 00:15:46,491
It's also

538
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to accommodate Jacqueline's mom.

539
00:15:48,663 --> 00:15:51,663
So a significant portion of

540
00:15:52,467 --> 00:15:52,834
this undertaking is to, um,

541
00:15:52,834 --> 00:15:54,834
include an accessory

542
00:15:55,770 --> 00:15:56,271
apartment as part of the

543
00:15:56,271 --> 00:15:56,370
additional construction. You

544
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have

545
00:15:59,674 --> 00:16:00,240
our plans for the accessory

546
00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:03,240
apartment. They're drawn by our

547
00:16:03,911 --> 00:16:04,446
project architect Louise Agnes,

548
00:16:04,446 --> 00:16:04,645
and as you can see from those

549
00:16:04,645 --> 00:16:06,645
plans, the

550
00:16:08,216 --> 00:16:08,749
proposed accessory apartment

551
00:16:08,749 --> 00:16:08,883
meets all the dimensional and

552
00:16:08,883 --> 00:16:10,883
design

553
00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:13,455
requirements to establish such a

554
00:16:13,455 --> 00:16:13,620
use. What we do not conform to

555
00:16:13,620 --> 00:16:15,620
is side

556
00:16:17,292 --> 00:16:17,791
yard setback, and that's the

557
00:16:17,791 --> 00:16:18,590
only form of relief we need

558
00:16:18,590 --> 00:16:20,590
tonight. With

559
00:16:21,862 --> 00:16:22,430
the r20 zone in which this

560
00:16:22,430 --> 00:16:22,629
property lies, you have to hold

561
00:16:22,629 --> 00:16:24,629
20 ft side

562
00:16:26,201 --> 00:16:26,700
yard setback on each side with

563
00:16:26,700 --> 00:16:26,935
an aggregate of 40. If this

564
00:16:26,935 --> 00:16:28,935
proposal is

565
00:16:30,904 --> 00:16:31,473
granted this evening, we will be

566
00:16:31,473 --> 00:16:31,706
holding 15 ft on the south side,

567
00:16:31,706 --> 00:16:33,706
so it's only

568
00:16:35,243 --> 00:16:35,577
a 25% reduction from that

569
00:16:35,577 --> 00:16:37,577
otherwise required

570
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by code, notably, however, even

571
00:16:42,150 --> 00:16:42,217
after construction. We will

572
00:16:42,217 --> 00:16:44,217
still have

573
00:16:45,119 --> 00:16:45,587
the minimum aggregate side yard

574
00:16:45,587 --> 00:16:47,987
setback of 40 ft required

575
00:16:48,923 --> 00:16:51,323
under 19855 of the code

576
00:16:51,391 --> 00:16:51,726
Yes, we're going to the rear,

577
00:16:51,726 --> 00:16:54,726
but if you look at

578
00:16:55,529 --> 00:16:56,300
a lot, you can see how deep it

579
00:16:56,300 --> 00:16:56,164
is even after construction,

580
00:16:56,164 --> 00:16:58,164
we'll

581
00:17:00,301 --> 00:17:00,768
have more than double the

582
00:17:00,768 --> 00:17:01,235
minimum rear yard setback

583
00:17:01,235 --> 00:17:04,235
required of the r20, which

584
00:17:04,838 --> 00:17:05,373
is 50 ft, and we are not going

585
00:17:05,373 --> 00:17:05,573
any closer to grays Greystone

586
00:17:05,573 --> 00:17:07,573
Drive than

587
00:17:08,943 --> 00:17:09,511
the house already does. From a

588
00:17:09,511 --> 00:17:09,644
practical perspective, that the

589
00:17:09,644 --> 00:17:11,644
house

590
00:17:13,715 --> 00:17:14,248
is presently enclosed on three

591
00:17:14,248 --> 00:17:17,951
sides by a 6 ft high white pvc

592
00:17:17,951 --> 00:17:18,453
fence that will remain,

593
00:17:18,453 --> 00:17:18,819
especially on the south side

594
00:17:18,819 --> 00:17:21,219
where we are closest

595
00:17:22,823 --> 00:17:23,257
to our most affected neighbor,

596
00:17:23,257 --> 00:17:23,557
and with respect to that

597
00:17:23,557 --> 00:17:25,557
neighbor, David

598
00:17:27,228 --> 00:17:27,728
Birnbaum, um, Consulted with him

599
00:17:27,728 --> 00:17:27,962
and talked to him about the

600
00:17:27,962 --> 00:17:29,962
project and

601
00:17:32,633 --> 00:17:33,201
he said he has no problems with

602
00:17:33,201 --> 00:17:33,400
the proposal whatsoever. That's

603
00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,400
our case.

604
00:17:36,838 --> 00:17:37,338
Thank you, MR. Abadi. Um, that

605
00:17:37,338 --> 00:17:37,504
was going to be my question

606
00:17:37,504 --> 00:17:39,504
whether

607
00:17:40,942 --> 00:17:41,443
or not the the neighbor directly

608
00:17:41,443 --> 00:17:45,113
to the south was in favor of

609
00:17:45,113 --> 00:17:45,646
the project or not, and you've

610
00:17:45,646 --> 00:17:45,712
answered that question that he

611
00:17:45,712 --> 00:17:47,712
is

612
00:17:49,483 --> 00:17:49,817
uh, it appears in the in the

613
00:17:49,817 --> 00:17:51,817
publication of the

614
00:17:52,853 --> 00:17:53,220
legal notice there, there is an

615
00:17:53,220 --> 00:17:55,220
indication that the

616
00:17:56,291 --> 00:17:59,930
combined with of side yard is 37

617
00:17:59,930 --> 00:17:59,260
ft, we're 40 ft is required. Is

618
00:17:59,260 --> 00:18:01,260
that, is

619
00:18:03,431 --> 00:18:03,997
that, are you still requesting

620
00:18:03,997 --> 00:18:04,165
that variance? No, we don't need

621
00:18:04,165 --> 00:18:06,165
that. We

622
00:18:08,360 --> 00:18:08,603
don't need that. No, because we

623
00:18:08,603 --> 00:18:08,803
have excess um on the north side

624
00:18:08,803 --> 00:18:10,803
of 26 ft.

625
00:18:12,206 --> 00:18:12,774
So, so if you add the two that

626
00:18:12,774 --> 00:18:16,777
was my question I wanted to make

627
00:18:16,777 --> 00:18:17,278
sure that since the, the legal

628
00:18:17,278 --> 00:18:17,544
notice on the documents that

629
00:18:17,544 --> 00:18:19,544
were presented

630
00:18:21,490 --> 00:18:21,483
to me indicates that that was

631
00:18:21,483 --> 00:18:21,883
part of the, part of the

632
00:18:21,883 --> 00:18:23,883
request, but basically

633
00:18:25,719 --> 00:18:26,187
you're just asking for a side

634
00:18:26,187 --> 00:18:26,453
yard variance now, not the

635
00:18:26,453 --> 00:18:28,453
aggregate, MR.

636
00:18:30,458 --> 00:18:31,240
Wheeder likes to make fun of me

637
00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:31,226
because I can't do math, but 26

638
00:18:31,226 --> 00:18:33,226
and 1541,

639
00:18:34,596 --> 00:18:35,129
right? So we're in excess of 40,

640
00:18:35,129 --> 00:18:35,330
ok. I had to use a calculator

641
00:18:35,330 --> 00:18:37,330
for that,

642
00:18:39,199 --> 00:18:39,768
Frank. Is there anyone in the

643
00:18:39,768 --> 00:18:39,967
audience that wishes to be heard

644
00:18:39,967 --> 00:18:41,967
regarding

645
00:18:43,872 --> 00:18:44,404
this application. Observing that

646
00:18:44,404 --> 00:18:44,572
no one wishes to be heard and

647
00:18:44,572 --> 00:18:46,572
they and

648
00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:48,609
then in effect the application

649
00:18:48,609 --> 00:18:48,843
is amended to just be the side

650
00:18:48,843 --> 00:18:50,843
yard variant

651
00:18:52,814 --> 00:18:53,380
on the southerly side. I will

652
00:18:53,380 --> 00:18:53,581
entertain a motion to grant. MR.

653
00:18:53,581 --> 00:18:55,581
Castagno,

654
00:18:57,217 --> 00:18:57,786
on the motion, MR. White on the

655
00:18:57,786 --> 00:18:58,190
2nd, all in favor? Any opposed?

656
00:18:58,190 --> 00:19:00,190
Application

657
00:19:02,157 --> 00:19:02,690
is granted. Good luck with the

658
00:19:02,690 --> 00:19:02,891
construction for your clients

659
00:19:02,891 --> 00:19:04,891
you all so

660
00:19:06,394 --> 00:19:06,894
much. Good night. The applicant

661
00:19:06,894 --> 00:19:07,261
or the representative of the

662
00:19:07,261 --> 00:19:09,261
applicant for 23736

663
00:19:15,203 --> 00:19:15,536
That's 14 Wincott Drive, please

664
00:19:15,536 --> 00:19:17,536
address the board.

665
00:19:19,573 --> 00:19:20,400
Good evening, Diana Lespisa with

666
00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:22,400
Moreno Expediting Services

667
00:19:23,178 --> 00:19:23,377
po Box 39, Bethpage, New York,

668
00:19:23,377 --> 00:19:25,377
11714 here

669
00:19:26,747 --> 00:19:26,848
on behalf of the property owner.

670
00:19:26,848 --> 00:19:28,848
ok.

671
00:19:29,584 --> 00:19:29,951
Good evening Good, tell us your

672
00:19:29,951 --> 00:19:31,951
application. So good

673
00:19:33,487 --> 00:19:33,922
evening, CHAIRMAN, members of

674
00:19:33,922 --> 00:19:36,322
the board. The applicant

675
00:19:37,591 --> 00:19:38,126
is proposing to construct a

676
00:19:38,126 --> 00:19:40,526
2-story addition, a one-story

677
00:19:42,263 --> 00:19:42,830
attached garage addition and a

678
00:19:42,830 --> 00:19:42,897
rear covered patio. The property

679
00:19:42,897 --> 00:19:44,897
is

680
00:19:46,768 --> 00:19:47,234
located in the r40 zoning

681
00:19:47,234 --> 00:19:47,469
district, which requires a

682
00:19:47,469 --> 00:19:49,469
minimum side

683
00:19:51,206 --> 00:19:51,706
yard setback of 25 ft, a minimum

684
00:19:51,706 --> 00:19:54,106
aggregate side yard setback

685
00:19:55,810 --> 00:19:56,144
of 50 ft and permits a maximum

686
00:19:56,144 --> 00:19:58,144
of 3 garage spaces

687
00:19:59,114 --> 00:19:59,613
The application requests relief

688
00:19:59,613 --> 00:19:59,781
to permit. Minimum side yard

689
00:19:59,781 --> 00:20:01,781
setback

690
00:20:03,151 --> 00:20:03,218
of 14 ft, an aggregate side yard

691
00:20:03,218 --> 00:20:05,218
of

692
00:20:07,121 --> 00:20:07,488
39.8 and additional garage space

693
00:20:07,488 --> 00:20:09,488
that is technically

694
00:20:11,426 --> 00:20:11,992
capable of accommodating 4

695
00:20:11,992 --> 00:20:14,392
vehicles. Although the existing

696
00:20:14,995 --> 00:20:15,530
garage is classified as a

697
00:20:15,530 --> 00:20:15,597
two-car attached garage. It it

698
00:20:15,597 --> 00:20:17,597
is

699
00:20:18,732 --> 00:20:19,166
really undersized and does not

700
00:20:19,166 --> 00:20:21,566
function as a practical

701
00:20:22,836 --> 00:20:23,237
two-car garage. The available

702
00:20:23,237 --> 00:20:26,237
space is too narrow to

703
00:20:27,674 --> 00:20:28,243
comfortably park two vehicles

704
00:20:28,243 --> 00:20:28,442
while allowing them to enter and

705
00:20:28,442 --> 00:20:30,442
exit their

706
00:20:31,980 --> 00:20:32,546
cars and maneuver. Maneuver

707
00:20:32,546 --> 00:20:32,913
within the garage. In addition,

708
00:20:32,913 --> 00:20:34,913
the interior stairs

709
00:20:36,350 --> 00:20:36,851
leading into the home further

710
00:20:36,851 --> 00:20:39,851
reduce the usable floor area

711
00:20:40,788 --> 00:20:41,356
As a result, the garage has

712
00:20:41,356 --> 00:20:41,522
functioned really primarily as a

713
00:20:41,522 --> 00:20:43,522
one car

714
00:20:45,292 --> 00:20:45,726
garage with the remaining space

715
00:20:45,726 --> 00:20:46,161
being used for bicycles,

716
00:20:46,161 --> 00:20:48,161
children's outdoor toys

717
00:20:49,697 --> 00:20:50,970
seasonal items, and general

718
00:20:50,970 --> 00:20:52,970
household storage. The

719
00:20:53,340 --> 00:20:53,567
proposed garage addition is

720
00:20:53,567 --> 00:20:55,967
intended to provide functional

721
00:20:56,771 --> 00:20:56,904
garage space. The Levine family

722
00:20:56,904 --> 00:20:58,904
owns 3

723
00:21:00,909 --> 00:21:01,309
only owns 3 vehicles and MR.

724
00:21:01,309 --> 00:21:03,709
It's MR. Levine's car

725
00:21:04,311 --> 00:21:04,812
his truck, and MRS. Levine's

726
00:21:04,812 --> 00:21:07,781
car. Their goal is simply to

727
00:21:07,781 --> 00:21:09,781
park 2 vehicles indoor

728
00:21:10,350 --> 00:21:10,684
while maintaining adequate space

729
00:21:10,684 --> 00:21:12,684
for lawn equipment

730
00:21:14,421 --> 00:21:14,756
a snowblower, tools, and other

731
00:21:14,756 --> 00:21:16,756
household storage

732
00:21:17,759 --> 00:21:18,292
In practice, this addition would

733
00:21:18,292 --> 00:21:18,393
sort of create a his and hers

734
00:21:18,393 --> 00:21:20,393
type

735
00:21:21,696 --> 00:21:22,230
garage with the new person, so.

736
00:21:22,230 --> 00:21:22,464
Surveying more of MR. Levine's

737
00:21:22,464 --> 00:21:24,464
vehicles and

738
00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:26,433
related storage needs workbench,

739
00:21:26,433 --> 00:21:28,833
tool area. The proposed

740
00:21:30,405 --> 00:21:30,971
addition will increase the total

741
00:21:30,971 --> 00:21:33,371
garage area to approximately 900

742
00:21:34,609 --> 00:21:35,143
Actually, it's not

743
00:21:35,143 --> 00:21:35,243
approximately, it's 933 square

744
00:21:35,243 --> 00:21:37,243
feet

745
00:21:39,146 --> 00:21:39,714
um, while it's technically

746
00:21:39,714 --> 00:21:42,714
exceeds the code's limitation on

747
00:21:43,785 --> 00:21:44,351
garage capacity, the layout

748
00:21:44,351 --> 00:21:44,586
dimensions and placement of the

749
00:21:44,586 --> 00:21:46,586
garage doors

750
00:21:48,188 --> 00:21:48,757
make it impractical to

751
00:21:48,757 --> 00:21:49,570
accommodate 4 vehicles, and the

752
00:21:49,570 --> 00:21:51,570
additional space

753
00:21:52,626 --> 00:21:53,940
is intended to improve the

754
00:21:53,940 --> 00:21:53,327
functionality rather than

755
00:21:53,327 --> 00:21:55,327
increase the

756
00:21:57,232 --> 00:21:57,799
vehicle storage. The garage

757
00:21:57,799 --> 00:21:58,990
addition will remain one. Story

758
00:21:58,990 --> 00:22:00,499
in height and it

759
00:22:01,903 --> 00:22:02,203
is strategically located to, uh,

760
00:22:02,203 --> 00:22:04,203
incorporate the

761
00:22:06,274 --> 00:22:06,741
pool area and create a covered

762
00:22:06,741 --> 00:22:07,410
outdoor seating area. And

763
00:22:07,410 --> 00:22:09,410
furthermore, the

764
00:22:10,712 --> 00:22:11,246
addition will be substantially

765
00:22:11,246 --> 00:22:11,479
screened from the neighboring

766
00:22:11,479 --> 00:22:13,479
property to

767
00:22:15,415 --> 00:22:15,950
the east with existing mature

768
00:22:15,950 --> 00:22:16,317
veg, uh, vegetation and it'll

769
00:22:16,317 --> 00:22:18,317
minimize any visual

770
00:22:20,540 --> 00:22:20,622
impact on any of the surrounding

771
00:22:20,622 --> 00:22:20,754
properties. We did have, um, one

772
00:22:20,754 --> 00:22:22,754
of the

773
00:22:24,292 --> 00:22:24,758
neighbors to the east, which

774
00:22:24,758 --> 00:22:25,590
would be the neighbor most

775
00:22:25,590 --> 00:22:27,590
affected, um, an

776
00:22:28,730 --> 00:22:29,263
architect had reached out to me

777
00:22:29,263 --> 00:22:29,464
that they work with. Inquiring

778
00:22:29,464 --> 00:22:31,464
about the

779
00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:33,935
project and they asked for some

780
00:22:33,935 --> 00:22:34,234
more information. I forwarded

781
00:22:34,234 --> 00:22:36,234
them the plans,

782
00:22:37,739 --> 00:22:38,206
and I had asked them if there

783
00:22:38,206 --> 00:22:38,506
was any concerns from the

784
00:22:38,506 --> 00:22:40,506
neighbor to make

785
00:22:42,476 --> 00:22:42,944
sure that they speak with MR.

786
00:22:42,944 --> 00:22:43,244
Levine or contact my offer

787
00:22:43,244 --> 00:22:45,644
again, uh, or my

788
00:22:46,981 --> 00:22:47,515
office again. And, um, they

789
00:22:47,515 --> 00:22:47,782
didn't reach out to my office.

790
00:22:47,782 --> 00:22:49,782
MR. Levine did

791
00:22:51,286 --> 00:22:51,853
confront him and they had no

792
00:22:51,853 --> 00:22:52,850
objections. They said they just

793
00:22:52,850 --> 00:22:54,850
didn't, you

794
00:22:55,723 --> 00:22:56,290
know, I guess they didn't go on

795
00:22:56,290 --> 00:22:56,491
the portal and look at the plan.

796
00:22:56,491 --> 00:22:58,491
Ok, thank

797
00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:00,628
you very much for your

798
00:23:00,628 --> 00:23:00,962
presentation. Is there anyone in

799
00:23:00,962 --> 00:23:02,962
the audience that

800
00:23:04,699 --> 00:23:05,199
wishes to be heard regarding

801
00:23:05,199 --> 00:23:05,566
23736. Observing that no one

802
00:23:05,566 --> 00:23:07,966
wishes to be heard.

803
00:23:09,336 --> 00:23:09,904
Essentially your request is 14

804
00:23:09,904 --> 00:23:10,137
ft 14.1 ft actually on the side

805
00:23:10,137 --> 00:23:12,137
yard with 25

806
00:23:13,841 --> 00:23:14,309
is required to combined with the

807
00:23:14,309 --> 00:23:14,676
setback is normally 50 ft.

808
00:23:14,676 --> 00:23:16,676
You're You're, it's

809
00:23:18,312 --> 00:23:18,712
gonna show 39.8 ft and finally,

810
00:23:18,712 --> 00:23:21,112
you're asking for one

811
00:23:22,750 --> 00:23:22,984
extra space, which, um, you

812
00:23:22,984 --> 00:23:24,984
have. Three

813
00:23:25,752 --> 00:23:26,200
bays we use is usually permitted

814
00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:28,200
in our 40 and

815
00:23:29,556 --> 00:23:30,125
you're looking for a 4th bay and

816
00:23:30,125 --> 00:23:33,725
you've explained that one of the

817
00:23:33,962 --> 00:23:34,195
bays is essentially not able to

818
00:23:34,195 --> 00:23:36,195
be used for

819
00:23:36,997 --> 00:23:37,132
car use, but for storage anyway.

820
00:23:37,132 --> 00:23:39,132
That's

821
00:23:40,834 --> 00:23:41,402
essentially the application,

822
00:23:41,402 --> 00:23:41,669
correct? Yeah, just one thing to

823
00:23:41,669 --> 00:23:43,669
correct, it's

824
00:23:45,272 --> 00:23:45,807
actually only 2 bays. It's like

825
00:23:45,807 --> 00:23:45,907
a 1 1/2 bay and 1/2. So that's

826
00:23:45,907 --> 00:23:47,907
why

827
00:23:49,743 --> 00:23:50,278
it's hard to park the 4 vehicles

828
00:23:50,278 --> 00:23:50,444
because you'd have to pull in,

829
00:23:50,444 --> 00:23:52,444
maneuver

830
00:23:54,349 --> 00:23:54,849
and just trying to make sure

831
00:23:54,849 --> 00:23:55,116
that we get at least I just

832
00:23:55,116 --> 00:23:57,116
wanted to make

833
00:23:58,887 --> 00:23:59,354
sure that because I know Bay is

834
00:23:59,354 --> 00:23:59,654
a big, a big thing here I

835
00:23:59,654 --> 00:24:01,654
understand your

836
00:24:03,425 --> 00:24:03,957
application. You just want to be

837
00:24:03,957 --> 00:24:04,225
certain that we, we grant the

838
00:24:04,225 --> 00:24:06,225
app, we grant

839
00:24:07,694 --> 00:24:08,229
what the relief that you need.

840
00:24:08,229 --> 00:24:08,462
So having said all that, I'll

841
00:24:08,462 --> 00:24:10,462
entertain a

842
00:24:12,367 --> 00:24:12,900
motion to grant the application.

843
00:24:12,900 --> 00:24:13,134
MR. Camppadano, on the motion,

844
00:24:13,134 --> 00:24:15,134
MR. Castagna

845
00:24:16,737 --> 00:24:17,238
on the 2nd. All in favor. Any

846
00:24:17,238 --> 00:24:17,504
opposed? Your application is

847
00:24:17,504 --> 00:24:19,504
granted. Good

848
00:24:21,241 --> 00:24:21,810
luck with all the construction.

849
00:24:21,810 --> 00:24:26,100
Thank you. Have a good night. Mr

850
00:24:26,790 --> 00:24:26,480
Bennett, do we have any other,

851
00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:28,480
other business tonight

852
00:24:30,251 --> 00:24:30,685
CHAIRMAN. We do not. Ok, thank

853
00:24:30,685 --> 00:24:33,850
you very much, everyone

854
00:24:34,823 --> 00:24:35,355
for your participation, uh, we

855
00:24:35,355 --> 00:24:35,722
will be adjourned in our next,

856
00:24:35,722 --> 00:24:38,122
the next meeting of

857
00:24:39,360 --> 00:24:39,661
the zoning Board of Appeals will

858
00:24:39,661 --> 00:24:41,661
be on SEPTEMBER

859
00:24:42,496 --> 00:24:44,000
3rd, uh, 2026, 2 weeks from