Zoning Board approves most variance requests in busy September session
Brookhaven zoning board approves 22 variances, denies developer dwelling proposal. The Board of Zoning Appeals heard 24 applications for relief from residential zoning restrictions Wednesday, granting homeowners permits for swimming pools, garages, decks, sheds, fences, and multi-story additions
Board of Zoning Appeals · Meeting of September 8, 2021
NY BROOKHAVEN — Brookhaven zoning board approves 22 variances, denies developer dwelling proposal. The Board of Zoning Appeals heard 24 applications for relief from residential zoning restrictions Wednesday, granting homeowners permits for swimming pools, garages, decks, sheds, fences, and multi-story additions with variances from setback and yard requirements. Long Island Development Fund's request for a one-family dwelling on a 40-foot lot in Patchogue was denied unanimously by the five-member board.
Kevin Brayer's request for an 18-foot-high shed at his Ridge property was approved subject to restrictive covenants filed with the Suffolk County Clerk, with no habitable space permitted and strict height limits enforced.
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Source: the Board of Zoning Appeals meeting of September 8, 2021, compiled from the official minutes.
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