ZBA Meeting

 

                NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Inc. Village of Brightwaters will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 7:30pm at Village Hall, 40 Seneca Drive, Brightwaters, New York 11718, to consider the following application for variance relief:

 

Bernadette and David Whitwell, 52 South Windsor Avenue, Brightwaters, NY 11718, seek permission to construct a two story addition and front portico in violation of Village Code Section 128-10, which requires a minimum roof pitch of five on twelve (5/12), Applicants are proposing a roof pitch of three on twelve (3/12) on the one story addition; in violation of Village Code Section 128-22 A(1), which requires a building to be set back from a front property line a distance of 2 feet greater than the average setback of existing buildings within the block in question and on the same side of the street.  The average setback on the block is 59.49 ft. which results in a required setback of 61.49 ft., Applicants are proposing front yard setbacks of 56.0 feet to the two story addition and 53.5 feet to the portico addition (existing house setback = 59.5 feet).

 

Orinoco Realty, LLC, 8 Ocean Ave, Suite 3, Bay Shore, NY  11706, seeks permission to construct a new building at 245 Orinoco Drive, Brightwaters, NY 11718 in violation of Village Code Section 128-31B(3), which requires a rear yard setback of 50 feet when the property abuts a Railroad Right-of-Way, Applicant is proposing a setback of 5.5 feet; in violation of Village Code Section 128-44, which limits signage to one sign on the front of a place of business with a maximum size of 10 square feet, Applicant is proposing a total of 3 signs: 42 square foot wall mounted sign on the North (front) wall, 42 square foot wall mounted sign on the East side wall, 92 square foot wall mounted sign on the South rear wall; and in violation of Village Code Section 128-61, which limits the width of a primary driveway to 22 feet (flared to 27 feet at edge of pavement), Applicant is proposing 2 driveways - one being 14 feet wide flaring out to 24 feet at the edge of street pavement, the other being 27 feet wide flaring out to 64 feet at the edge of street pavement.

 

 

Nicole Rhodes

Clerk, Zoning Board of Appeals

Brightwaters, NY 11718

Dated:  April 5, 2024