Zoning Board Meeting

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[0:05] Pledge of Allegiance

[1:41] Public Hearing #: 23734 Applicant: Deborah Yelvington Dynamic Design and Permits Inc P.O. Box 668 Bay Shore NY 117406 Owner: Mary McDermott 800 Pulaski Road Greenlawn NY 11740 Location of Property:northeast corner 800 Pulaski Rd. and Stony Hollow Ct. Greenlawn Subject: Request accessory structure relief in order to legalize an existing shed with roof over where total accessory strucutres on the property are in excess of allowable square footage. SCTM# 0400-114.00-04.00-011.000

[3:42] Public Hearing #: 23715 Applicant: Andrew Bentley 7 Olympia Court East Northport NY 11731 Owner: Andrew James and Carissa Bentley 7 Olympia Court East Northport, NY 11731 Location of Property:south side 7 Olympia Ct. 272.20 ft west of Olympia Pl. Northport Subject: Request accessory structure relief in order to legalize an existing chicken coop located too close to the property lines. SCTM# 0400-175.00-02.00-060.000

[12:35] Public Hearing #: 23735 Applicant: Deborah Yelvington. Dynamic Design and Permits Inc P.O. Box 668 Bay Shore NY 11706 Owner: John Stoecker 18 Landing Road Huntington NY 11743 Location of Property:east side 18 Landing Rd 444.70 ft south of West Shore Rd. Huntington Subject: Request accessory structure relief in order to legalize an existing shed and fence on retaining wall located too close to the property line. SCTM# 0400-024.00-01.00-012.000

[14:26] Public Hearing #: 23722 Applicant: David Birnbaum 3 Graystone Drive East Northport NY 11731 Owner: David and Jaclyn Birnbaum 3 Graystone Drive East Northport NY 11731 Location of Property:west side 3 Graystone DR. 82 ft south of Clay Pitts Rd. East Northport Subject: Request side yard relief in order to construct first and second story additions to an existing dwelling to include a covered entry. SCTM# 0400-176.00-02.00-085.000

[18:54] Public Hearing #: 23736 Applicant: Diana LaSpisa Agent for owner P.O. Box 39 Bethpage NY 11714 Owner: Jordan and Alana Levine 14 Wincott Drive Melville NY 11747 Location of Property:south side 14 Wincott Dr. 179.17 ft east of Threepence Dr. Melville Subject: Request side yard and accessory structure - residential garage relief in order to construct a roofed over patio and 2-car detached garage with a total parking allowance for 4 vehicles on the property. SCTM# 0400-272.00-03.00-090.000

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[0:00] I even looked for your car and I

[0:00] go. We should, I

[0:06] ok ok

[0:09] good evening everyone and

[0:10] welcome to the zoning Board of

[0:10] Appeals for

[0:13] the town of Huntington for our

[0:13] meeting of

[0:16] AUGUST 13th, 2026, please rise

[0:16] for

[0:20] the Pledge of allegiance to our

[0:20] flag.

[0:23] I pledge allegiance. Yes. MR.

[0:27] Ok Uh MR.

[0:32] Justice Please be seated.

[0:34] First item of business

[0:38] is the minutes for AUGUST 6th.

[0:41] 2026. I've read them

[0:45] made a correction and if there

[0:45] are no

[0:48] further corrections or additions

[0:48] or deletions, I'll entertain a

[0:48] motion to

[0:52] accept the minutes for AUGUST 6,

[0:52] 2026. I'll make a motion, Mr

[0:56] CHAIRMAN. MR. McGrath, on the

[0:57] motion, MR. Castania on the 2nd

[0:57] all

[1:01] in favor all opposed. Minutes

[1:01] are accepted. Thank you. Uh

[1:05] dawn, are the appropriate

[1:05] postings

[1:08] and publications been done with

[1:12] affidavit proof to give us

[1:12] jurisdiction for our hearings

[1:12] tonight.

[1:17] Ok, thank you. The order of the

[1:18] hearings tonight will be as

[1:18] follows.

[1:21] 23 7 34.

[1:25] 800 Pulaski Road, Greenlawn, New

[1:25] York.

[1:30] 23715. 7 Olympia Court in

[1:33] East Northport, 2373518

[1:37] Landing Road in Huntington.

[1:40] 23722 Three greystone Drive in

[1:44] East Northport and finally

[1:46] 2373614 Wincott Drive in

[1:46] Melville

[1:50] Well, the applicant or the

[1:50] representative of the

[1:54] applicant for 23734.

[2:02] 800 Pulaski Road, please address

[2:02] the board.

[2:06] Hello. Um, so, uh, my name is

[2:08] Deirdre McDermott. I'm Mary

[2:09] McDermott is my mother

[2:13] um, she's the owner of the

[2:13] house. I am, I have trust of

[2:17] the house. I also live at that,

[2:17] um, address. 800

[2:20] Pulaski Road. Um, and we're

[2:21] looking to legalize

[2:24] the existing shed that was

[2:26] there when it was purchased my

[2:27] parents purchased

[2:31] it 23 years ago. So essentially

[2:31] by with the, uh,

[2:34] The real request, the bottom

[2:34] line request

[2:38] is that the, for accessory

[2:38] buildings

[2:41] the code allows 1200 square feet

[2:41] and with the shed, you're up

[2:44] to 1,462 square feet. So you're

[2:45] looking

[2:49] at 262 square feet variance just

[2:49] to

[2:52] maintain it 800 Pulaski Road has

[2:52] been there for a long time. It's

[2:52] a

[2:55] corner plot. It's hard by

[2:58] Minnicock and it's a it's a big

[2:59] piece of property

[3:02] more than 1 acre or 40. So is

[3:03] there anyone in the audience

[3:07] that wishes to be heard

[3:07] regarding this application. I'm

[3:11] expecting none and observing

[3:11] none. Um, having said that

[3:15] it's basically a de minimis type

[3:15] of uh application I'll entertain

[3:18] a motion to grant this

[3:19] application first if I could

[3:22] um, you have another accessory

[3:23] structure there

[3:27] There's no habitation. Nobody's

[3:28] living it's completely down to

[3:31] the studs, and you would agree

[3:32] in our, our, it has, it just has

[3:36] a snowblower, um, that kind of

[3:36] stuff inside of it. It's

[3:37] completely empty.

[3:40] Thanks. I'm sorry. Ok, uh,

[3:41] entertaining a motion to grant,

[3:41] MR. Castagno

[3:45] on the motion. MR. Campandao on

[3:45] the 2nd, all in favor. Any

[3:46] opposed

[3:50] Good luck. Thank you very much.

[3:50] Thank you so much. Well

[3:55] the applicant or the

[3:55] representative of the applicant

[3:55] of 23715.

[4:01] 7 Olympia Court please address

[4:01] the board. Hi

[4:05] how are you? My name is we're

[4:05] fine

[4:08] You are Andrew James Andrew

[4:09] Bentley. Uh,

[4:13] Yes, Andrew James Bentley, yeah.

[4:13] Good.

[4:16] Uh, yes, my name is Andrew

[4:17] Bentley

[4:19] I'm here with my wife, Carrissa,

[4:20] along with my three children,

[4:20] Drea, Drew

[4:23] and Demi. Um, Respectfully

[4:24] requesting

[4:26] an area variance that would

[4:27] allow us to keep our existing

[4:27] chicken coop in

[4:30] its current location. Uh, we

[4:31] understand that under town law,

[4:31] the

[4:34] board must be balanced the

[4:35] benefit of granting the variants

[4:35] to our family

[4:39] against any potential detriment

[4:40] to the health, safety, welfare,

[4:40] and character

[4:44] of the surrounding neighborhood.

[4:44] We believe the facts and

[4:44] evidence we are

[4:48] presenting tonight demonstrate

[4:49] the allowing the coup to remain

[4:49] as reasonable

[4:52] and consistent with those

[4:53] considerations. A property

[4:53] presents a unique challenge.

[4:57] We live on a on a court. It's a

[4:57] pie-shaped lot located in the

[4:58] center and

[5:01] are adjoined by 7 neighbors.

[5:02] Because of that configuration,

[5:02] there was no

[5:06] practical location on our

[5:06] property where the coup could

[5:07] simply be relocated

[5:11] and satisfy the requirement

[5:11] required setbacks from all

[5:12] surrounding properties.

[5:15] We originally selected the

[5:16] location, we were unaware of the

[5:16] specific coupe

[5:19] requirement. We thought we were

[5:20] simply following the

[5:20] requirements of a shed.

[5:24] Uh, the coup is located 15 ft

[5:25] off the property line, we

[5:25] thought we were

[5:28] in, um, Um, We're meeting the

[5:29] requirements.

[5:31] Um, we chose the, what we

[5:32] believe to be the most discreet

[5:32] and least

[5:36] intrusive area of our yard. Once

[5:36] we learned that the coup did not

[5:36] meet the

[5:40] required setbacks, we

[5:40] immediately took the necessary

[5:40] steps to address the

[5:44] issue properly and apply for

[5:45] this variance. A great deal of

[5:45] thought and

[5:49] care. Went into the construction

[5:50] and maintenance of the coupe.

[5:50] Uh, we have

[5:53] 3 kids. We were very concerned

[5:54] about. Rodents and odor during

[5:54] the town's inspection

[5:58] we received positive feedback

[5:58] regarding its condition and

[5:59] quality

[6:02] The inspectors both said that

[6:03] they had never seen a coupe

[6:03] built like this.

[6:07] The coupe includes a

[6:07] solar-powered exhaust system for

[6:08] ventilation, as well

[6:12] as a mini split heheheheheheheheniconditiom to help

[6:12] regulate extreme

[6:16] temperatures and prevent odors.

[6:16] It's cleaned regularly and the

[6:17] chicken's

[6:20] feed is kept in a sealed

[6:20] container inside of a, um,

[6:21] storage bin to prevent

[6:25] attracting rodents and other

[6:25] pests. According to the

[6:25] complaint registered

[6:29] in the portal, uh, there were

[6:30] concerns regarding pests that

[6:30] have been raised

[6:34] and the town came to our

[6:34] property specifically to inspect

[6:35] for the evidence of

[6:38] pest activity and smell, none of

[6:39] which were found. Believe the

[6:39] actual conditions

[6:43] observed during the inspection

[6:44] are important when considering

[6:44] whether the

[6:48] coup has created an adverse

[6:48] impact. Um, We'd also like to

[6:52] provide some context regarding

[6:52] the screening in this area.

[6:52] There

[6:56] were previously 3 mature trees

[6:57] directly located on the side of

[6:57] this.

[7:01] Separating the coupe from the

[7:01] adjoining property where the

[7:02] complaint came. Those

[7:05] trees were removed several years

[7:06] ago by a tree cutting service

[7:06] hired by

[7:10] our adjoining neighbor without

[7:10] our prior knowledge or

[7:11] permission. Sent to

[7:14] Tree cutting Service into our

[7:15] yard, leveled those trees,

[7:15] leaving us with

[7:19] five-foot stumps that I then had

[7:19] to pay to remove and grind out.

[7:20] Those trees

[7:23] would now be providing the

[7:24] privacy that could be leading to

[7:24] this complaint. Chicks

[7:28] have also become something

[7:28] meaningful to our family, our,

[7:29] our children participate

[7:32] in caring for them, feeding

[7:33] them, collecting, and cleaning

[7:33] the eggs and

[7:37] learning the responsibility that

[7:37] comes with caring for the

[7:37] animals. It has

[7:41] become both an educational and

[7:42] rewarding experience for them.

[7:42] And something

[7:46] we genuinely enjoyed together as

[7:46] a family. Most importantly,

[7:46] we've made

[7:50] every effort to ensure that

[7:51] keeping these chickens does not

[7:51] negatively affect

[7:55] the people around us. Submitted

[7:55] signed letters from our

[7:56] neighbors who support

[7:59] the coup. Um, have enjoyed our

[8:00] eggs and have expressed that it

[8:00] has not created

[8:04] a problem or a nuisance for the

[8:04] neighborhood. We understand why

[8:05] setback

[8:08] requirements exist and we

[8:09] respect the town's regulations.

[8:09] We're simply asking

[8:13] the board to consider the

[8:13] unusual configuration of our

[8:14] property. The lack

[8:17] of feasible alternative

[8:18] locations, the condition and

[8:18] maintenance of the

[8:22] existing coupe. The town's

[8:22] inspections finding no pest

[8:23] infestation and the

[8:33] support of our neighbors in the

[8:34] actual impact the coup has had

[8:34] on the surrounding

[8:37] neighborhood. For, we

[8:38] respectfully ask the board to

[8:38] grant the requested

[8:42] area bearance. Thank you. Ok.

[8:43] Thank you, MR. Bentley. Is there

[8:43] anyone in

[8:47] the audience that wishes to be

[8:47] heard regarding this

[8:47] application. You MAY

[8:51] step up. Good evening. Uh, my

[8:52] name is Daniel Gorman. I am the

[8:52] Southern southernly

[8:56] neighbor of the property in

[8:56] question, um, just a few points

[8:56] I submitted

[9:00] a pdf complaint via email as per

[9:01] the hearing notice letter that I

[9:01] received,

[9:04] so I don't know if that gets

[9:05] brought up during the discussion

[9:05] as well, um,

[9:09] but there's information on

[9:09] there, um, in regards to the

[9:10] comments made by

[9:13] MR. Bentley, um. He references

[9:14] that the coup was put up in a

[9:14] fifteen-foot.

[9:18] Um, distance from the property

[9:19] line, but the notice hearing

[9:19] that I received,

[9:23] specifically says from my lot,

[9:23] it's 7 ft and 13 ft

[9:24] respectively, um, he

[9:27] mentioned something about a tree

[9:28] removal. Uh, that was done, I'm

[9:28] assuming

[9:31] by us on his property line. I'm

[9:32] not aware of any service that we

[9:32] hired to

[9:36] have go over to his side that

[9:37] would create a uh Cover for the

[9:37] Said uh chicken

[9:41] coop uh chicken uh chicken coop

[9:41] uh chicken, um, and lastly

[9:41] rodents and odor

[9:45] that he mentioned. Um, he

[9:46] specifically said in terms of

[9:46] how it impacts his

[9:50] children. I have children

[9:50] myself. The odor and. Increase

[9:51] in bugs and rodents

[9:54] on our side of the fence because

[9:55] of The chicken coop has become a

[9:55] nuisance

[9:59] which led to the initial

[9:59] complaint in the first place.

[9:59] Um, And

[10:03] that's really all that I have to

[10:03] say about it. We are on the

[10:04] southerly side and

[10:08] I believe. The coupe is actually

[10:08] closer to our residential area

[10:13] than any recreational area on

[10:13] his side of the property.

[10:16] Ok, thank you very much. Is

[10:17] there anyone else who wishes to

[10:17] be

[10:30] heard regarding the application.

[10:30] Go get that.

[10:33] All right, observing you, do you

[10:33] wish to

[10:40] be heard? You might, you want to

[10:41] address those comments.

[10:44] So, this is the first time I'm

[10:44] meeting him. Nice to meet

[10:48] you. Um. I, I, I never received

[10:49] a complaint from anybody

[10:53] about these. Nobody told me

[10:54] anything about rodents. Nobody

[10:54] told me anything

[10:57] about bugs. Nobody told me they

[10:58] were cutting down trees, none of

[10:58] that, um.

[11:02] As far as the coup goes, it's 15

[11:02] or 13 ft. I, I don't remember

[11:02] off the top

[11:06] of my head. The Coopers, that's

[11:07] the coop, that's what the coop

[11:07] distance

[11:11] is. The run is 2x4s and chicken

[11:11] wire that encapsulates that is

[11:11] not the

[11:15] solid structure that I'm

[11:16] referring to. That that run is

[11:16] the sloped, uh,

[11:20] roof in the back there. Again,

[11:20] as far as, um, Reconfiguring

[11:20] that

[11:24] that that is Easy enough to do.

[11:25] I mean, it, but, again, this

[11:25] thing is

[11:29] directly next to my pool. We are

[11:29] 10 ft away from it, downhill.

[11:33] Any smell, any rodent would be

[11:34] in there. Town came

[11:38] Again, said they had never seen,

[11:38] never smelled anything. There

[11:38] was

[11:47] no signs of anything. Um, That's

[11:51] all I really have in response to

[11:52] that. No, no roosters out there,

[11:52] right

[11:56] No roosters. So at the time I

[11:56] had the complaint, I

[12:00] had 2 additional chickens. They

[12:01] were hens. Polish hens. They

[12:01] happen to be.

[12:05] They squawk loud. I, I didn't

[12:05] know. The Polish end were any

[12:06] different than any

[12:09] other ends, but uh. When the

[12:10] complaints came in, all I could

[12:10] think of is

[12:14] that the neighbor might not have

[12:14] liked the sound. I got rid of

[12:15] those two

[12:18] chickens. I thought this was

[12:19] gonna go away after that. I've

[12:19] since lost.

[12:23] 3 days' pay coming here to go to

[12:23] court numerous times, spent

[12:24] thousands of

[12:27] dollars reserving my resurveying

[12:28] my, my plot of land, sending

[12:28] letters. In

[12:32] addition to the tree stumps, I'm

[12:32] I'm in quite a big hole here.

[12:33] Thank you.

[12:38] Ok, thank you, MR. Bentley. I'm

[12:39] gonna close the hearing and

[12:39] we'll reserve

[12:45] decision on this matter. The

[12:46] applicant or the representative

[12:46] of the applicant

[12:55] for? 23735, that'd be 18 Landing

[12:55] Road, Huntington, please address

[12:56] the board.

[12:59] Good evening. Uh, my name is

[13:00] John Stecker. I've been a

[13:03] resident of my property, 18

[13:03] Landing Road for

[13:08] 38 years now. When I first got

[13:08] my deed for the property, one

[13:12] of the specifics on this was

[13:13] that there was no hog rendering

[13:13] involved. I'm

[13:17] not asking for that. All I'm

[13:17] asking for is the fact I, I

[13:17] built a retaining

[13:21] wall on my property, and we have

[13:22] a fence that my

[13:26] neighbor requested he billed to

[13:26] contain his dogs on his property

[13:30] and it's within. It's, um,

[13:30] Within 8

[13:33] inches of what the required

[13:33] setback of should be.

[13:37] So, um, I'm requesting a

[13:37] variance for the setback for the

[13:38] fence to

[13:41] be allowed. And also I have a

[13:42] shed which is 4 inches from

[13:46] the property line, I included

[13:47] that in my request. So basically

[13:47] the

[13:50] two requests that you're

[13:51] bringing before the board have

[13:51] to do with

[13:55] um, the shed, which is required

[13:56] to be 2 ft off the property

[13:56] linen

[13:59] and you're 1.2 ft off the

[14:00] property line. That's why you

[14:00] mentioned the the

[14:04] inches and the other one is, uh,

[14:04] 1.8

[14:07] ft we're 2 ft are required as

[14:08] well. That's, that's your

[14:08] application, correct? Yes

[14:12] correct. All right, is there

[14:12] anyone in the audience that

[14:13] wishes to be heard regarding

[14:17] this matter on 18 Landing Road

[14:18] in Huntington. Observing that no

[14:18] one

[14:22] wishes to be heard, I don't

[14:23] intend your motion to grant this

[14:23] application.

[14:27] Thank you. MR. Basso, on the

[14:27] motion. MR. Campadano on the

[14:31] 2nd. All in favor. Any opposed?

[14:32] Your application is

[14:35] granted. Well, the applicant or

[14:38] the representative of the

[14:38] applicant 423722.

[14:42] Three Graystone Drive in

[14:45] East Northport, please address

[14:45] the board. Good evening

[14:49] CHAIRMAN, Judge Asher, members

[14:49] of the board for the appellants,

[14:50] Tom Abadi,

[14:54] a b b a t e. I'm an attorney

[14:54] with offices at 88 Sunnyside

[14:55] Boulevard in Plainview,

[14:58] and this is a residential

[14:59] application, which solely seeks

[14:59] side yard setback relief

[15:03] to erect additions to my

[15:03] client's home in East Northport.

[15:03] The

[15:07] subject premises is 3 gray stone

[15:08] Drive, and this is located just

[15:08] east of

[15:12] the intersection of Larkfield

[15:12] Road and Clay Pitts Road. So if

[15:12] you know where

[15:16] the iga is. Are now the former

[15:16] iga. This is just east. It's the

[15:17] second right

[15:21] off Clay Pitts, and the subject

[15:21] premises is the first rate on

[15:21] Greystone.

[15:25] It's a very well maintained

[15:26] property and house. It belongs

[15:26] to my clients

[15:29] Jacqueline and David Birnbaum,

[15:30] and the idea here is to erect

[15:30] additions to

[15:34] the side and to the rear to

[15:35] accommodate their growing

[15:35] family. They've lived

[15:38] here for over 10 years now and

[15:39] they have 3 children ages 7, 10

[15:43] and 12, but it's not solely to

[15:44] accommodate. The growing family.

[15:44] It's also

[15:48] to accommodate Jacqueline's mom.

[15:48] So a significant portion of

[15:52] this undertaking is to, um,

[15:52] include an accessory

[15:55] apartment as part of the

[15:56] additional construction. You

[15:56] have

[15:59] our plans for the accessory

[16:00] apartment. They're drawn by our

[16:03] project architect Louise Agnes,

[16:04] and as you can see from those

[16:04] plans, the

[16:08] proposed accessory apartment

[16:08] meets all the dimensional and

[16:08] design

[16:12] requirements to establish such a

[16:13] use. What we do not conform to

[16:13] is side

[16:17] yard setback, and that's the

[16:17] only form of relief we need

[16:18] tonight. With

[16:21] the r20 zone in which this

[16:22] property lies, you have to hold

[16:22] 20 ft side

[16:26] yard setback on each side with

[16:26] an aggregate of 40. If this

[16:26] proposal is

[16:30] granted this evening, we will be

[16:31] holding 15 ft on the south side,

[16:31] so it's only

[16:35] a 25% reduction from that

[16:35] otherwise required

[16:38] by code, notably, however, even

[16:42] after construction. We will

[16:42] still have

[16:45] the minimum aggregate side yard

[16:45] setback of 40 ft required

[16:48] under 19855 of the code

[16:51] Yes, we're going to the rear,

[16:51] but if you look at

[16:55] a lot, you can see how deep it

[16:56] is even after construction,

[16:56] we'll

[17:00] have more than double the

[17:00] minimum rear yard setback

[17:01] required of the r20, which

[17:04] is 50 ft, and we are not going

[17:05] any closer to grays Greystone

[17:05] Drive than

[17:08] the house already does. From a

[17:09] practical perspective, that the

[17:09] house

[17:13] is presently enclosed on three

[17:14] sides by a 6 ft high white pvc

[17:17] fence that will remain,

[17:18] especially on the south side

[17:18] where we are closest

[17:22] to our most affected neighbor,

[17:23] and with respect to that

[17:23] neighbor, David

[17:27] Birnbaum, um, Consulted with him

[17:27] and talked to him about the

[17:27] project and

[17:32] he said he has no problems with

[17:33] the proposal whatsoever. That's

[17:33] our case.

[17:36] Thank you, MR. Abadi. Um, that

[17:37] was going to be my question

[17:37] whether

[17:40] or not the the neighbor directly

[17:41] to the south was in favor of

[17:45] the project or not, and you've

[17:45] answered that question that he

[17:45] is

[17:49] uh, it appears in the in the

[17:49] publication of the

[17:52] legal notice there, there is an

[17:53] indication that the

[17:56] combined with of side yard is 37

[17:59] ft, we're 40 ft is required. Is

[17:59] that, is

[18:03] that, are you still requesting

[18:03] that variance? No, we don't need

[18:04] that. We

[18:08] don't need that. No, because we

[18:08] have excess um on the north side

[18:08] of 26 ft.

[18:12] So, so if you add the two that

[18:12] was my question I wanted to make

[18:16] sure that since the, the legal

[18:17] notice on the documents that

[18:17] were presented

[18:21] to me indicates that that was

[18:21] part of the, part of the

[18:21] request, but basically

[18:25] you're just asking for a side

[18:26] yard variance now, not the

[18:26] aggregate, MR.

[18:30] Wheeder likes to make fun of me

[18:31] because I can't do math, but 26

[18:31] and 1541,

[18:34] right? So we're in excess of 40,

[18:35] ok. I had to use a calculator

[18:35] for that,

[18:39] Frank. Is there anyone in the

[18:39] audience that wishes to be heard

[18:39] regarding

[18:43] this application. Observing that

[18:44] no one wishes to be heard and

[18:44] they and

[18:48] then in effect the application

[18:48] is amended to just be the side

[18:48] yard variant

[18:52] on the southerly side. I will

[18:53] entertain a motion to grant. MR.

[18:53] Castagno,

[18:57] on the motion, MR. White on the

[18:57] 2nd, all in favor? Any opposed?

[18:58] Application

[19:02] is granted. Good luck with the

[19:02] construction for your clients

[19:02] you all so

[19:06] much. Good night. The applicant

[19:06] or the representative of the

[19:07] applicant for 23736

[19:15] That's 14 Wincott Drive, please

[19:15] address the board.

[19:19] Good evening, Diana Lespisa with

[19:20] Moreno Expediting Services

[19:23] po Box 39, Bethpage, New York,

[19:23] 11714 here

[19:26] on behalf of the property owner.

[19:26] ok.

[19:29] Good evening Good, tell us your

[19:29] application. So good

[19:33] evening, CHAIRMAN, members of

[19:33] the board. The applicant

[19:37] is proposing to construct a

[19:38] 2-story addition, a one-story

[19:42] attached garage addition and a

[19:42] rear covered patio. The property

[19:42] is

[19:46] located in the r40 zoning

[19:47] district, which requires a

[19:47] minimum side

[19:51] yard setback of 25 ft, a minimum

[19:51] aggregate side yard setback

[19:55] of 50 ft and permits a maximum

[19:56] of 3 garage spaces

[19:59] The application requests relief

[19:59] to permit. Minimum side yard

[19:59] setback

[20:03] of 14 ft, an aggregate side yard

[20:03] of

[20:07] 39.8 and additional garage space

[20:07] that is technically

[20:11] capable of accommodating 4

[20:11] vehicles. Although the existing

[20:14] garage is classified as a

[20:15] two-car attached garage. It it

[20:15] is

[20:18] really undersized and does not

[20:19] function as a practical

[20:22] two-car garage. The available

[20:23] space is too narrow to

[20:27] comfortably park two vehicles

[20:28] while allowing them to enter and

[20:28] exit their

[20:31] cars and maneuver. Maneuver

[20:32] within the garage. In addition,

[20:32] the interior stairs

[20:36] leading into the home further

[20:36] reduce the usable floor area

[20:40] As a result, the garage has

[20:41] functioned really primarily as a

[20:41] one car

[20:45] garage with the remaining space

[20:45] being used for bicycles,

[20:46] children's outdoor toys

[20:49] seasonal items, and general

[20:50] household storage. The

[20:53] proposed garage addition is

[20:53] intended to provide functional

[20:56] garage space. The Levine family

[20:56] owns 3

[21:00] only owns 3 vehicles and MR.

[21:01] It's MR. Levine's car

[21:04] his truck, and MRS. Levine's

[21:04] car. Their goal is simply to

[21:07] park 2 vehicles indoor

[21:10] while maintaining adequate space

[21:10] for lawn equipment

[21:14] a snowblower, tools, and other

[21:14] household storage

[21:17] In practice, this addition would

[21:18] sort of create a his and hers

[21:18] type

[21:21] garage with the new person, so.

[21:22] Surveying more of MR. Levine's

[21:22] vehicles and

[21:26] related storage needs workbench,

[21:26] tool area. The proposed

[21:30] addition will increase the total

[21:30] garage area to approximately 900

[21:34] Actually, it's not

[21:35] approximately, it's 933 square

[21:35] feet

[21:39] um, while it's technically

[21:39] exceeds the code's limitation on

[21:43] garage capacity, the layout

[21:44] dimensions and placement of the

[21:44] garage doors

[21:48] make it impractical to

[21:48] accommodate 4 vehicles, and the

[21:49] additional space

[21:52] is intended to improve the

[21:53] functionality rather than

[21:53] increase the

[21:57] vehicle storage. The garage

[21:57] addition will remain one. Story

[21:58] in height and it

[22:01] is strategically located to, uh,

[22:02] incorporate the

[22:06] pool area and create a covered

[22:06] outdoor seating area. And

[22:07] furthermore, the

[22:10] addition will be substantially

[22:11] screened from the neighboring

[22:11] property to

[22:15] the east with existing mature

[22:15] veg, uh, vegetation and it'll

[22:16] minimize any visual

[22:20] impact on any of the surrounding

[22:20] properties. We did have, um, one

[22:20] of the

[22:24] neighbors to the east, which

[22:24] would be the neighbor most

[22:25] affected, um, an

[22:28] architect had reached out to me

[22:29] that they work with. Inquiring

[22:29] about the

[22:33] project and they asked for some

[22:33] more information. I forwarded

[22:34] them the plans,

[22:37] and I had asked them if there

[22:38] was any concerns from the

[22:38] neighbor to make

[22:42] sure that they speak with MR.

[22:42] Levine or contact my offer

[22:43] again, uh, or my

[22:46] office again. And, um, they

[22:47] didn't reach out to my office.

[22:47] MR. Levine did

[22:51] confront him and they had no

[22:51] objections. They said they just

[22:52] didn't, you

[22:55] know, I guess they didn't go on

[22:56] the portal and look at the plan.

[22:56] Ok, thank

[23:00] you very much for your

[23:00] presentation. Is there anyone in

[23:00] the audience that

[23:04] wishes to be heard regarding

[23:05] 23736. Observing that no one

[23:05] wishes to be heard.

[23:09] Essentially your request is 14

[23:09] ft 14.1 ft actually on the side

[23:10] yard with 25

[23:13] is required to combined with the

[23:14] setback is normally 50 ft.

[23:14] You're You're, it's

[23:18] gonna show 39.8 ft and finally,

[23:18] you're asking for one

[23:22] extra space, which, um, you

[23:22] have. Three

[23:25] bays we use is usually permitted

[23:26] in our 40 and

[23:29] you're looking for a 4th bay and

[23:30] you've explained that one of the

[23:33] bays is essentially not able to

[23:34] be used for

[23:36] car use, but for storage anyway.

[23:37] That's

[23:40] essentially the application,

[23:41] correct? Yeah, just one thing to

[23:41] correct, it's

[23:45] actually only 2 bays. It's like

[23:45] a 1 1/2 bay and 1/2. So that's

[23:45] why

[23:49] it's hard to park the 4 vehicles

[23:50] because you'd have to pull in,

[23:50] maneuver

[23:54] and just trying to make sure

[23:54] that we get at least I just

[23:55] wanted to make

[23:58] sure that because I know Bay is

[23:59] a big, a big thing here I

[23:59] understand your

[24:03] application. You just want to be

[24:03] certain that we, we grant the

[24:04] app, we grant

[24:07] what the relief that you need.

[24:08] So having said all that, I'll

[24:08] entertain a

[24:12] motion to grant the application.

[24:12] MR. Camppadano, on the motion,

[24:13] MR. Castagna

[24:16] on the 2nd. All in favor. Any

[24:17] opposed? Your application is

[24:17] granted. Good

[24:21] luck with all the construction.

[24:21] Thank you. Have a good night. Mr

[24:26] Bennett, do we have any other,

[24:26] other business tonight

[24:30] CHAIRMAN. We do not. Ok, thank

[24:30] you very much, everyone

[24:34] for your participation, uh, we

[24:35] will be adjourned in our next,

[24:35] the next meeting of

[24:39] the zoning Board of Appeals will

[24:39] be on SEPTEMBER

[24:42] 3rd, uh, 2026, 2 weeks from