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Thank you. Thank you. Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the July 24, 2025 meeting of the Zoning Board of the Peer. Join us in the Pledge of Allegiance, please. The Pledge of Allegiance is a pledge of allegiance to the United States of America, to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. If everybody would make sure that their phones are silenced, that would help. You want to read this? Sure. So we have a request for an extension. Appeal number 2024-020, Frank Stepnoski, 30 Dolphin Way in Riverhead, Suffolk County Tax Net number 600-17-2-6, Residence A40 Zoning. This is for a proposed garage and existing shed. The appeal was originally granted on August 8th of 2024 with an expiration of August 8th of 2025, and the applicant has requested the first one-year extension. Thus, the appeal is granted. The next hearing is headlined by head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head an as-built dwelling applicant requests an amendment to appeal number 2023-049 wherein relief from town code chapter 301-11 was granted more specifically 22.8 impervious surface coverage was granted as built impervious surface coverage is 26 percent side yard setback granted was eight feet as built is 7.5 feet where combined side yard setback granted was 16 feet as built is 15.4 feet and where rear yard setback granted was 47 feet as built is 46.6 feet is there anyone here to speak on this uh come right up front please we're good you want to go to the microphone

one at a time you're a lawyer sir one at a time he's with me all right okay i'll take you first raise your right hand i do solemnly swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth to help you god i do solemnly swear to tell the truth solar truce please state your name and address um my name is ryan parsons uh how do you spell your last name p-a-r-s-o-n-s address is 304 woodland avenue manorville new york how can we help um on behalf of habitat i'm here with the future homeowner um as you can see we have the head head head head It was six inches. The foundation got poured six inches too far back and six inches too far to one side. Plus the driveway coverage percentage was slightly over the margin. So we're just looking here to amend that.

Anything else? That'll be it. That's it for this. You want to speak too? No, I don't. I'm just with him. Yes, I'm just representing. No one's on Zoom, right? Mm-hmm. We don't have anyone on Zoom. And just for the record, I'll note that the ZBA survey that was stamped granted from the original appeal didn't actually show the driveway. So, you know, this final survey has taken the driveway into consideration. So if this is granted today, then if you want to do anything else, you'll have to reapply and come before us again. Sure. This should be our final thing for this house. All right, Mr. Chairman, I move that appeal. I move that appeal. Second, I'll head over to you, Mr. Chairman. Second, I'll head over to you, Mr. Chairman. was granted as built impervious surface coverage is now 26% with side yards set back granted was eight feet as built as seven point five feet with combined side yards set back granted was 16 feet rebuilt this fifteen point five feet and we're rear yard set back grantor was 47 feet as as built as forty six point six feet be grants be granted in accord with the applications and sketches with a memist it to if any as filed with the building inspector also as noted this the zoning board knows that any future improvements that may result in an increase in pervious surface coverage will require further relief from this board or removal of existing impervious surfaces to comply with the relief created by this determination just so you know you're only off a couple inches so but that's don't push the envelope yes yes second mr. Porsche hi this is all right thank you Mr. Zorio for your comments on the amendments to the same so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so pergola over above ground pool. Applicant requests variances and or relief from Town Code Chapter 301-15A1B, where proposed accessory side yard setback from the property line is 5 feet, minimum required is 20 feet. And Chapter 301-15A1C, where proposed accessory structure rear yard setback is 8 feet, minimum required is 20 feet. And Chapter 301-17, where the proposed impervious surface is 43.4%, maximum allowed is 15%. All right. Mr. DeLuca, please raise your right hand. I do solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth. So I hope you got it. I do. Please state your name and address. Jim DeLuca, 12 Wendell Lane East, Riverhead, New York. Okay. I'm here tonight representing the... Mr. and Mrs. Richardson on the gazebo that they installed over their therapeutic pool, which we got a variance for in 2023. How this came about was Mr. Richardson was going for a CO for the pool, and in the meanwhile, he started a construction, he built a clear plastic roof with wood frame construction to keep the leaves out of the therapeutic pool. So that's when he got cited for putting the gazebo with the plastic roof above the pool. And the roof structure, or the gazebo, if you want to call it that, is slightly larger than the pool. Therefore, since he had to get variances and area variances for the therapeutic pool, now the setbacks increased. I should say increased. The variance for the setback increased because the gazebo is slightly larger than the therapeutic pool. So I'm here tonight to... I'm here tonight to ask the board to consider the requested variances for the side yard, rear yard, and impervious area. The reason a lot of these variances are required because the property is pre-existing, non-conforming, and it is a self-created hardship. The gazebo was under construction before it was stopped, and before... so... so... severity of the variance increases because it's larger than the pool. And so I'm here asking the board tonight, even though he did start without a permit, and it is a self-created hardship to grant the area variances to the Richardsons because it's actually to keep the leaves from, he's got heavy vegetation around the pool, to keep the leaves and debris from going into the therapeutic pool.

So you're going to keep the leaves out, but this structure is open at the top, isn't it? No, he's putting plastic on it. He stopped building it. He's got the rafters up, but he didn't put the plastic panels on it yet. You know, the clear plastic panels that they put, or sometimes they're colored, he's putting them on top of that to keep the leaves out, but he stopped construction. And then the sides are going to be open always, right? Yeah, sides are going to remain open, correct. No electric in the roof of the? No, I don't think so, no, no. Okay. Anything else? I don't have any. So on the encroaching, the nearest encroaching side, it's basically one foot more than what the pool is, right? Basically, let me grab the? Yeah, as best I can see here, it looks like it's six foot to the pool, five foot to the encroachment. So that's minimized compared to the other side. Yeah, everything is open, it's just the plastic on the top. Yeah, do you need a separate building permit for that pergola? Yeah, because it wasn't on the original variance and it wasn't on the original permit. And because he's putting the plastic on top of it, it's going to have to- Well, he's putting the plastic and the rafters and the support posts. Okay. So it is considered a structure. Okay. But it's not going to be enclosed? No. Okay. No enclosure. Okay. You guys got anything? Who's got this? Anybody else? Anybody on Zoom? No. We have no one on Zoom. So just- Anyone on Zoom? Anyone in the audience that would like to talk on this? Let's go. Okay. Mr. Chairman, with respect to appeal number 2025-024, I move that the appeal of Leonard and Denise Richardson, 20 Oak Drive, Jamesport, STM number 600-70-1-40, residence B40, RB40 zoning, for variances and or relief from the town code, chapter 301-15A, subdivision 1B, and the ! I move. So moved. Second? Second. [transcription gap] to the following condition, that the perogola slash pavilion shall not be enclosed and all sides shall remain open, in accordance with the applications and sketches with the amendments thereto, if any, as filed with the building inspector. Second. Aye. Mr. Porsche. Aye. Mr. Zaweski. Aye. Mr. Kavila. Aye. And I vote aye, so your variance has been granted. Good luck. Thank you very much. You also have a very nice looking home. Thank you.

And our last appeal of the night is appeal number 2025-025, Carol Schick, 4 Park Drive, Riverhead, Suffolk County tax map number 600-3-5, sorry, 13-5-15, residence A40 zoning for a proposed two-story dwelling. Applicant requests, variances, and or relief from town code chapter 301-11, where proposed front yard setback is 11.6 feet, minimum required is 50 feet, where proposed side yard abutting side street setback is 21.5 feet, minimum required is 50 feet, where proposed side yard setback is 13.4 feet, minimum required is 50 feet, where proposed combined side yard setback is 34.9 feet, where minimum required is 55 feet, where proposed rear yard setback is 24.8 feet, where minimum required is 60 feet, and where proposed impervious lot cover is 29.5 feet, where proposed clear head setback is 29.5 feet, where proposed clear head setback AVERAGE IS 26.8%. MAXIMUM ALLOWED IS 15%. OKAY. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. WE DO SOLIDARITY TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. SO HELP US OUT. I DO. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. NAME IS JEFF ZAHN. ADDRESS IS 215 ROANOKE AVENUE RIVERHEAD. I'M HERE TO REPRESENT THE SHICKS ON THIS APPLICATION. EXCUSE ME. THE PROJECT THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS KNOWN AS FOUR PARK DRIVE RIVERHEAD LOCATED IN THE REES PARK COMMUNITY. THE PARCEL IS LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF PARK DRIVE AND PARK ROAD. THE SITE IS ZONED RA 40. THE EXISTING LOT IS 7,592 SQUARE FEET WHERE 40,000 SQUARE FOOT IS REQUIRED. THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO DEMOLISH THE EXISTING 672 SQUARE FOOT COTTAGE AND TO CONSTRUCT A MODEST 2,004 SQUARE FOOT TWO-STORY FOUR-BED ROOT BATHROOM TWO-AND-A-HALF BATH DWELLING IN ITS PLACE. THE VARIANTS SORT ARE NOT SUBSTANTIAL BECAUSE THE LOT IS UNDERSIZED, PREEXISTING, NONCONFORMING AND REQUIRE RELIEF FROM THIS BOARD FOR EVEN MINOR ADDITIONS AND THEY ARE KEEPING WITHIN THE CHARACTER OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. THE REQUESTED VARIANTS WILL NOT HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS THE PROPOSED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING IS IN THE RESIDENTIAL BOARD AND WILL FIT IN WITH THE OVERALL CHARACTER OF THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION IS NOT IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA. THE BOARD HAS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED RELIEF ON SIMILAR SETBACKS AND IMPERVIOUS COVERAGES ON SIMILAR SIZED LOTS WITHIN THE REEDS PARK COMMUNITY. THE SCHICKS RESIDE IN EAST MEADOW AND UTILIZE THE COTTAGE CURRENTLY ON SUMMER WEEKENDS WITH THE GROWN CHILDREN. THE FAMILY IS GROWING AND SPACE IS NEEDED TO LIVE IN THE HOME WITH TODAY'S FAMILY. THE FAMILY IS GROWING AND SUPPORTING THE STANDARDS. THE SCHICKS FAMILY FIRST RENTED THE COTTAGE IN 1971 AND THEN THE GRANDPARENTS PURCHASED THE PROPERTY IN 1973 AND THE PROPERTY WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE MOM, LUCY, IN 1978 AND THE CAROL WAS ADDED IN 2008. THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEY REALLY LOVE THE AREA AND THEY WANT TO FURTHER UTILIZE THE PROPERTY FOR FUTURE GROWTH OF THEIR FAMILY WITH THEIR ADULT CHILDREN. AND I BELIEVE THAT I SPOKE TO CAROL YESTERDAY AND SHE DID MENTION THAT SHE SPOKE TO HER NEIGHBORS AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE ALL, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE PRETTY HAPPY ABOUT THE PROPERTY BEING IMPROVED AND THEM EVENTUALLY BEING COME YEAR ROUNDERS. THE CARS THAT WERE THERE THE OTHER DAY WHEN WE WENT BY, IS THAT WHERE THE DRIVEWAYS ARE GOING TO BE WHERE THEY ARE NOW? YES. ON PARK DRIVE. OKAY. VERY CONFUSING. PARK DRIVE AND PARK ROAD. I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE THAT ONE OUT. AND I GUESS THERE'S ENCROACHMENT ON THE SPLIT RAIL FENCE. IS THAT GOING TO BE STAYING UP OR IS THAT GOING DOWN? THE SPLIT RAIL IS COMING DOWN. OKAY. ON BOTH SIDES? ON THE, YOU'RE TALKING ON THE STREET SIDE? YES. YES, ON BOTH SIDES. OKAY. ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO TALK ON THIS? YES. WE HAVE A HIT. ALL RIGHT. I WON'T. DO YOU SOMETIMES WERE TO TELL THE TRUTH, TELL THE TRUTH, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? I HOPE YOU DON'T. I DO. CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME? MY NAME IS ERIC BEIGLER. I LIVE AT 110 PARK ROAD. I AM IMMEDIATELY THE NORTHERN NEIGHBOR ON PARK ROAD. OKAY. I'M A LITTLE BIT MORE INTERESTED IN THE FUTURE OF THE FUTURE OF THE FUTURE OF [transcription gap] THE NORTHERN NEIGHBOR ON PARK ROAD. I'M ON PARK ROAD. MY ADDRESS IS PARK ROAD. RIGHT. THEY'RE ON. NORTH SIDE. YES. I'M THE NORTH SIDE GUY. OKAY. 29. OKAY. IF YOU INSIST.

them. And it is clear to me that this property is going to be a legacy property. It's been passed down from grandparents to parents to children to next generation children, and I'm assuming to generations after that. We welcome that in Reeves Park. They are not flippers. They're not property developers. They're not renters. They want to use the property. And to take a bungalow which has basically no foundation and make a nice little family house out of it is always welcome in our community and only enhances our property values. So I encourage you to say granted on the variances, wish them good luck, and Godspeed on the construction. That's all I have to say. Thank you. Anybody else in the audience? We have anybody on Zoom? No one on Zoom. Do we have any other questions? That's it. Who's got this? I do. All right. Mr. Chairman, with respect to appeal number 2025-022, I move that the appeal of Carol Schick, Four Park Drive, Riverhead, Suffolk County tax map number 600-13-5-15, residence A40 zoning, for variances end or relief from Town Code Chapter 301-11, where proposed front yard setback is 11.6 foot and the minimum required is 50 foot, where proposed side yard abutting side street setback is 21.5 foot, minimum required is 50 foot. We're proposing clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head rail fence i think it's pretty much the split rail fence and then no new driveway aprons curbing or belgian blocks are to be installed within the right-of-way without the review and approval from the highway department and requisite permit if if re applicable in accordance with the applications and sketches with amendments thereto if any as filed with the building inspector second mr porsche aye mrs wesky aye mr godzilla hi and i vote aye so your variance has been granted and good luck thank you have a great time and pursue with the mr biglet's request good luck and godspeed thanks take care uh heather minutes we are july 10th 2025. have a second all right second all in favor aye aye how about i recommend uh make motion we close the meeting well in the next motion to approve the motion to approve the motion to approve the motion to approve the motion to approve second wait we're gonna adjourn until yeah so the next meeting date is august 28th of 2025 there is no meeting on august 14th of 20 25. all in favor all right all right can we close the meeting yes all in favor aye aye there heather we got it so so so