This meeting of the Town of Huntington Zoning Board of Appeals covered 11 public hearings and additional business items. The board granted most requests for variances and special use permits, with the exception of one application (Wildlife Center of Long Island) where the hearing was closed and decision reserved. All other items were approved unanimously, often with conditions.
Okay. Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the zoning board of appeals for the town of Huntington for the meeting of June twenty-fifth, twenty twenty-six. Please rise for the pledge to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag. Please be seated. Um made one small correction, and if no one has any additions, deletions or corrections to make on it, I'll entertain a motion to accept the minutes. I'll make that motion. Mr. McGrath on the motion. Any opposed? Minutes are accepted. Uh Dawn, are all the appropriate postings and publications done? Uh, with affidavit formed to give us jurisdiction for the hearings tonight. Yes, sir. Okay. The order for the hearings tonight will be number order. First, two three seven oh seven, thirty-three Sherman Street, Huntington. Two three six nine three for Jason Court and Dix Hills. Two three six seven six six Greg Lane and East Northport two three seven one three. Uh ten Hen Hawk Lane, Huntington. Two three, six nine five, five fifteen, Caledonia Road, Dix Hills, two three seven oh six, one eighteen Van Buren Drive in Centerport. Two three six seven one, nineteen Keeler Street, Huntington Station. Two three, six, six five. Uh sixty-six North Creek Road. It's out in Eton's neck. Two three six oh one, one ninety-four Dixoles Road, Huntington Station, two, three, six, eight, two. Oh, ninety-four Washington Drive. That's it. That's the owner. Okay. And finally, 23720. That is 31 acres on Spagnoli Road. Okay, well, the applicant or the representative of the applicant for 23707-33 Sherman Street, please address the board. Good evening, Judge Ayur, members of the board. Mary Ellen Curtis, 22 North Creek Road, Northport, New York. The owner comes before the board this evening asking for good for forgiveness and permission to legalize existing conditions at 33 Sherman Street in Huntington, located in our seven zone. The home was originally constructed constructed in 1959 because the original building permit was never complete. A replacement permit was issued in 1962. Unfortunately, that permit was never finalized, and a certificate of occupancy was never issued. Following her divorce, she began reviewing the status of the property to ensure everything was in proper order. During the process, she discovered the outlining issues. Rather than uh leave them, she decided to resolve them. Um she appears before this board to uh obtain the necessary variances in the approvals for the property so it can be brought into compliance. The structure in question was originally construction constructed as a carport. At some point over the years, it was enclosed and converted into what is now an attached garage in the front porch, front portion, and is used for storage while the rear portion was converted into a den. To legalize this uh existing conditions, the property requires relief for the existing setback to maintain 13 foot nine by 21 foot deep structure, a front yard of 22.75 where 25 is required, a side yard of four feet five inches where seven feet is required, with a total side yard setback of twelve feet 45.45 where 15 is required. In addition, there is an existing 14 by 14 deck located behind the garage. The deck is approximately one foot three inches in height. While the homeowner has not been advised that a variance is necessary for the deck, she respectfully asks the board to acknowledge it as part of the application, so the entire existing conditions of the property is before the board. The intent is to ensure that the existing improvements are disclosed and to avoid any future questions regarding the deck.