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Brookhaven Zoning Board Approves 22 Variances, Denies Cigar Lounge

Brookhaven Zoning Board approves 22 variances in marathon January session. The Board of Zoning Appeals, absent Deputy Chairman Rick Cunha, unanimously approved residential and commercial variance applications Wednesday, including a Five Below sign height variance in Farmingville (amended to 25 feet

Board of Zoning Appeals · Meeting of January 25, 2023

NY BROOKHAVEN — Brookhaven Zoning Board approves 22 variances in marathon January session. The Board of Zoning Appeals, absent Deputy Chairman Rick Cunha, unanimously approved residential and commercial variance applications Wednesday, including a Five Below sign height variance in Farmingville (amended to 25 feet 9 inches, 155 square feet) and a five-year Bed and Breakfast renewal in Stony Brook. The board voted 2-0-2 to deny variances for an Eastport cigar lounge and a Mastic dwelling on a 40-foot lot.

Multiple applications were postponed to February hearings, while prior variances were extended.

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Source: the Board of Zoning Appeals meeting of January 25, 2023, compiled from the official minutes.

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