Zoning Board of Appeals (zba) - Regular Meeting

[Music] rules and procedures that we'll follow for tonight's meeting.

Good evening and welcome to tonight's meeting of the Town of Babylon zoning board of appeals. The following is the procedure that will be followed tonight. The matters will be called in the order they appear on the calendar with adjourned matters being called at the end of the regularly scheduled matters. Matters cannot be heard prior to their published scheduled time. When your matter is called, please submit the affidavit of posting to the secretary and proceed to the podium and give your name and address. The chairperson will then swear you in and read into the record information we have from your application, comments from various town departments, and any correspondence received on your application. The chairperson will then ask you to make whatever presentation you wish to make to the board. After you have made your presentation, the board will ask whatever questions the board deems appropriate and then we will ask for comments from the public. If you wish to speak for or against an application, we ask that you wait until you're acknowledged. Come forward, give us your name and address, tell us where your property is in relation to the property that's in question tonight, and then please direct your comments to the board, not the applicant or the applicant's representative. We have to keep a record and we cannot do that if there are people talking over each other or cross conversations. If someone has spoken for or against an application and they have said exactly the same thing that you wish to say, it will have the same force and effect in the record if you give your name and address or sworn in and say that you join in those comments. If you have anything additional to say, please don't hesitate to do so. But keep in mind that you will be given only one opportunity to speak. After the public has spoken, the board may ask the applicant to come back to answer any questions that may have come up as a result of the public comment or for the applicant to summarize. When the applicant comes back to answer any

additional questions, if that happens, that does not start a second round of public comments. Once the matter has been heard, various things may occur. The board may decide the application immediately. It may reserve decision. If the board reserves decision, that does not mean the matter is approved or denied. It just means that the board needs more time to decide, may want to go out and look at the site again, or might want to review the documents and testimony further before making a decision. In either event, the applicant will receive the board's decision in writing shortly after the board makes its decision. If the application is approved, that does not mean that you can then go ahead and start construction or whatever it is that you requested from the board. You will have to wait for the building permit to be obtained from the building department before your go-ahad. On some occasions, the matter may be continued for another night. If it is continued, in most cases, it will be for the submission of documents, a new survey, new plans, or something of that nature. If that's the case, no one needs to come back on the new date. The documents will be submitted and no further testimony will be taken. On rare occasions, a matter may be continued for future testimony. If that's the case, then people would have to come back to testify. If matters are adjourned at an open meeting on the scheduled date of hearing, no further notice need be given unless specifically required by the board on the date the adjournment is granted. Three rules that may affect your ability to proceed tonight. One, if the sign was not posted for 10 days, we cannot hold the hearing tonight. Two, if you commence this proceeding while you own the property but no longer own the property and you are here now to continue with the application, you will

need either the written consent of the new owner or the new owner to be present for the hearing. This situation could come about if you sold your house or building, money was held in escrow at closing for a certificate of occupancy or permit, and you're here tonight to clear that up. Lastly, if your application is a commercial application and it's other than a renewal and there is more than one tenant in the building, then you need your landlord to be here. Is there any applicant that has any difficulty with those situations and would need an adjournment tonight?

Is there anyone that would need an adjournment? Please rise and join the board in the pledge of allegiance. Okay, before we begin tonight, there is one adjournment on our agenda. It's for us it's uh number 11 and it's application 25184 of Cosmos Service Center property located on 200 Herzel Corp. West Babylon. Is anybody here on that application? It's being adjourned to November the 13th. First application is application 255 of Mohamad A. Khalik property located in Deer Park. Name and address for the record.

Uh 200 Claremont Street in Deer Park. No, your address and name. No. PO Box. Uh 1193 West Babylon, New York. Okay. And your name? Jose Tiveres. We know. But um and is your client going to speak or he's here in case you need Okay. I'll square him in too. Do you talk to I need your address also. Uh my name is Muhammad Khalik, 200 Claremont Street, Dearberg, New York 11729. Okay. And do you both affirm to tell the truth? Yes, I do.

Okay. For the record, we have a planning division memo dated October 22nd, 2025. A environmental control memo dated September 17th, 2025. If approved, this application will not result in significant impact. Survey by Anastasia Paratune dated March 19th, 2024, tax map acting as an area map. And chairman, there's 19 photographs uh site plan by JFT Architectural Designs and uh dated January 27th, 2025th. Okay. Would you like to tell us about the application?

Good evening, Mr. Chairman, members of the board, uh we're here tonight to uh get uh relief uh one from a it's a sideyard um variance for really a couple of inches only. the we exceed the square footage of the garage which is the planning memorandum mentions also and we also do not meet the front yard setback for the existing stoop that has been roofed over not enclosed but just roofed over. Um, with respect to the the roof over basically my client had done that because uh he wanted some cover on there. He didn't realize that he needed the permit. So, but it's uh it's already existing the garage. Looking at the memorandum from the planning department, I put together a revised plan showing how to reduce it to meet the requirements. Uh but in going over it with the client because I I didn't talk to him before this. Uh there's a slight change and I wanted to just give you at least one copy if you wanted to see what we're proposing to reduce it somewhat. Should I just give that to you? The intent is that instead of having the uh garage go as far back as we had proposed, uh we're cutting it back to the edge of the existing garage. Uh which is approximately I guess it's around 5T or something like that. And just keep that going straight.

The garage ends up being closer now to I'd say 600 square f feet somewhere in that in that range. Um, but that's that's what we would uh like to do. Other than that, I mean, we do have the uh existing shed also in the in the rear, which doesn't meet the the setbacks, the rear and sideyard setback, but it's an existing condition. It is a slightly large shed, so to move it is would be a a problem, so we'd like to keep it if possible. Anything else?

That's it. Thanks. Turning over to Mr. Montiglio. Good evening. How are you? Good evening. I passed by the property. It's um nicely kept. You have a good nice house, nice neighborhood, and everything else. What was the reason the size of the garage? I know you you're going to cut it back a little. Well, the the original reason why it was so large was because originally we had designed into it a a laundry room and a bathroom. And planning had us remove that. And that's why we now it's we put it back where the old garage was inside the house. But at the time we just kept everything else on the outside the same. Is this this property always going to be occupied by the owner? Yes.

Is there um internal access entire house to the basement? Yes. The there is no basement I'm sorry to the the accessory but but there is access on the inside. Yes. On the the shed actually looking for the variance. Could it be could it be moved to a confirming location at all? That's what I'm saying because it's so large and so forth. It's It doesn't really lend itself to to moving without destroying it by cutting back by cutting back the garage actually 600 square feet. I mean it's it's helpful. It is.

I'm no further question. Mr. So did to redesign it be 600 ft instead of 631 ft. You're only cutting off 31 ft because of the change. I I had brought it back to about 531 but because of what we got changed now it's somewhere around 600 ft. Yes.

Any other questions from the board? Yeah. Um would you agree that shed evidence would have come down and you would replace it and put it back in a conforming location. Well, yes, if that's the case, definitely you would agree to a condition. That would be a condition on face of the C. Okay.

Other condition would be if the the front front porch that would be enclosed. Yes. No, the front porch isn't going to be encloed. Like I said, apartment would always be maintained with the additional unit the dwelling with with access through that the tri building. Yes. No commercial work done in the garage ever. No. Like like John said actually um should the shed be taken down? Put a confirming location. The shed what if they ever take it down you put it in a confirming confirming location. Well, we're not Yes. No. No. No. If Yes. Has to come down even in the future. Exactly.

Would anyone like to be heard on this application? For the record, there are none. We're going to close the hearing, reserve decision. You'll get the decision in the mail. We're also going to hold the record open so that you can send in new plan showing exactly what the garage is going to be. Oh, is somebody here? I'm sorry. Come on up. Name and address. Frank Trao, 199 Claremont Street, Dear Park, New York, 11729. Okay. And do you affirm to tell the truth? I do. Okay. What would you like to tell us?

Uh, what I'd like to say is I'm I'm the direct next door neighbor and I don't take issue with any um anything that's going on. Okay. For Mr. Khik. That's all. Okay. You're just here to support him. Okay. Yes. That's all. Thank you. Okay. Would anyone else like to be heard on this application? Okay. Okay. So, we're going to close the hearing, reserve decision, keep the record open so that you can submit or the plans showing exactly what the garage is going to be. So, should I I should submit that back to building back to Yeah. Zoning. Okay. All right.

All right. Thanks. Thank you. Next, next application is application 25188. Property is located at 16 Delaware Road in West Babylon.

Name and address for the record. Uh, it's Michael Orado, Captain permit, 535 Broad Hollow Road, Melville, New York, 11747. Okay. Do you affirm and tell the truth? I do. For the record, we have a planning division memo dated October 22nd, 2025. Environmental control memo dated October 29th, 2025. If approved, this application will not result in significant impact. survey by Ralph Heel dated November 12th, 2024. Tax map acting as an area map. And the chairman, there's uh 13 photographs aside plan by Andreas Leco Lecoiski dated February 7th, 2025.

Would you like to tell us about the application?

Um so we're here today seeking relief for the um outside entrance. has a rear yard set back of 15 ft instead of the required 40. So the structure is not able to have a 40ft setback as the house only has a setback of 25 ft. Um this outside entrance is necessary as the basement is unfinished and obviously per New York State code needs two means of egress. Um for the Suffach County GIS, the structure has been around since sometime around like 2008 2010 and it's been there without any issues. Um, it also aligns uh with the same setback as an addition that was sealed on this house um around 1950. Permit number was 14621. CO number was 6311. Uh, the basement's for storage use only. It won't ever have a three-piece bathroom and it won't have any bedrooms. Um, we have not received any phone calls or letters in opposition to this application. And while the outside entrance is self-created, we don't feel that if the board were to approve this application, it would result in a negative impact on the property, the surrounding properties, or the environment.

Thank you. Turn the hearing over to Mr. Shepard. How are you? How you doing? Um, so we got two entrances right now. One's getting removed. One's going to be closed up. Yeah, it's in the plans. And what's the purpose of the of the seller? You have an internal stairway, do you? Yeah, but you need two. This is a finished basement. It's It was It's been there since prior to my client purchasing the property, which was when last year. Okay. What's the need for the seller entrance to get out? Separate means of egress. The second means of egress. back door.

Are they selling the property? They're going to be. They're investors. Yeah. Would you agree that it'll be for storage only? No bathroom, no kitchen, no cooking areas, no living space. Yep. It's unconditioned space anyway. And that's how it was approved by New York State because we had to get a variance on it. No further questions at this time. Any other questions from the board? Would anyone like to be heard on this application? For the record, there are none.

Gentlemen, I'll make a motion to approve application 25-18 conditions that the basement used as storage only, no bathroom permitted in the basement, no sleeping quarters, and no cooking facilities in the basement. Second. All in favor. Good luck. Thank you. Thank you. Have a good night, everybody. Next application is application 25189 of Elaine Watson McGee Urel Williams and Dana Douglas property located in North Aville

name and address for the record. Elaine Watson McGee, 51 Popular Road, Amville, New York 11701. Sir, um Christopher McGee, um 51 Popular Road, Amityville, New York 1171. And do you both affirm to tell the truth? Sure. Yes. For the record, we have a planning division memo dated October 22nd, 2025. Environmental control memo dated October 29th, 2025. If approved, this application will not result in significant impact. survey by Michael Lawrence Haynes dated July 23rd, 2024, tax map acting as an area map. And

Mr. Chairman, there's four photographs and a site plan by Michael Angeloon and cannot find a date. Okay. What would you like to tell us about the application? Uh the application is to add a deck to the dormer that's being completed right now. A back deck. That's it. Okay, that's it. Anything else? That's it. That's it. Just my little haven I'm looking for. Need you to say yes so I could have my coffee. Yes. Okay. Turn the hearing over to Mr. Peri. Good evening. How you doing? Good. Um what is the the reason and the need for the second story deck?

Well, we just um we're currently you approved us for the dorma, correct? And so, like I said, it has a back door and so we could be able to go out have an another entrance exit and entrance to our part of the home which has a uh kitchen and everything. But it's like I said my moment of working from home and being able to step outside. So, the second story deck is is for you then. It's not for the accessory apartment. I mean for for your living space, correct? Yes, for the dorm area. Yes. Okay. Um Is there any way you can make it smaller or smaller? I was hoping you would say a little larger

if possible. Is there or or Well, um smaller to what? Just a staircase. Just for the e just for the egress. Just so you can go up and down. You mean just to go stand? I it's it's um a area where we can actually have a sit down and we have company at night family just you know my baby dog you know it's family home so it's it's just it's going to be for you guys not not for the accessory apartment I mean not for the whoever's going to be renting the apartment correct nobody's renting nobody's renting it's a private home I thought no no hold on don't you have an excess apartment permit second apartment permit permit.

Two kitchens. Yeah. Don't you have two kitchens? Yeah, there's a kitchen going up there. Yes. So, for two kitchens, you need a accessory apartment permit for it. Okay. All right. So, then that's why you're considering it like that. Okay. That's why I was I was asking the question. Yeah. But it's not being rented. It's It's Oh, so it's for you guys. Yes. Okay. But you will have two kitchens and you do know you need a permit for the accessory apartment, correct? Yes. Okay. Got all that and all that. Well, take care of what you guys did all of that already. Just just asking again. That's all. All right. All right. Yeah, just verifying that's all right. Um, no further questions. Any other questions from the board?

Um, the deck it's cannot be enclosed above or below. Cannot be enclosed. Cannot be enclosed. Okay. No, no, no. Not planning on I mean an umbrella is okay, right? All right. But as part of as part of a condition, you can't enclose it. No, we wasn't planning to anyway. Not trying to live in it. No. Yeah, we wasn't planning. Right. Right. Right. No. No. No. Cuz my mom, we still have, like I said, family. So, it is just about that. There's nothing to be disclosed. Would anyone like to be heard on this application? The record, there are none. Wait.

Oh, I'm sorry. Come on up.

Hello. Hello. I'm Mavis Douglas. I need I need your name and address for the record, please. Mavis Douglas, 51 Popular Road, Emville, 11701. And you were to tell the truth? Yes. What would you like to tell us about the application? No, you don't have to do it. I would just love if you grant us the permit because it's needed. It's a egress anyway for the upstairs and it's really right off the kitchen. If anything, you could jump. So, okay. And this is my this is my mom and that's why we're doing what we're doing because I'm now caregiver. Perfect. All right. Thank you. All right. Would anyone else like to be heard on this application?

That's it. For the record, there are none. Okay. Chairman, I make a motion to approve application 25-189 with the condition that the second story deck not be enclosed above or below. Second. All in favor? Good luck. Thank you. Have a good night. Good night. You're welcome. Next application is application 25185 of Oliver Oliver P. Cordier revocable trust and Oliver P. Corre and Karen A Corier as co-rustees. Right. Okay. We got through that. Name and address for the record.

Karen Coutria, 162 North 21st Street, Wheatly Heights, New York 11798. Okay. And do you affirm and tell the truth? Yes, I do. Quarter. We have a planning division memo dated October 22nd, 2025. Environmental control memo dated October 29th, 2025. If approved, this application will not result in significant impact. A survey by Ralph Heel dated August 28th, 2024. Tax map acting as an area map and

chairman. There's five photographs and by Daryl E. Cook and Once again, I cannot find it. Actually, you know what? Uh, November November of 2024. Okay. Would you like to tell us about the application?

Yes. Um, well, I'm the repres Karen Coo here. My husband passed away two and a half years ago. So, I'm here standing here to tell the story of this house. We have we are the original owners. I've been there for about 35 years. And my when we looked at the house first, we knew my parents had to come and live with us. So that's the reason this house my my parents have lived in that house. My father died. My mother is there 94 years old. My mother is a very active person and um at 98 she had the first knee done. At 99 she had the second knee done and then she had her shoulders done at 91. My mother basically said a very simple story. Every time you have something wrong with you if you don't fix it, somebody has to come and look after you. So, she has made that her golden rule that that's not going to happen. When she um came home, she has to walk. The problem is when we go out on the sidewalk, she fell and then we went around the house, the land is on the lady and with the rollolator, she still had problems walking. So, my smart self decided, I'm going to build a deck and the pavers that when she comes off the deck, she can walk on the pavers around the entire house. And that is exactly what we have there. We have where she can come outside with her grandchildren. She sits in the gazebo, has the ability to have her grandchildren and the rest of the family also come and have enjoy her while she's there. What's the possibility of my mother living to 100 and greater? Probably will. Her sister died at 101. Another sister died over at 100. So I expect my mother to be with me for a while. So and we have lived at that house. We from about two years after I moved there, my parents moved in there and lived has lived with me for this entire time. The goal is that maybe when she passes, whenever that is, you know, um I am going to be the person living there in her section afterwards and

probably be doing the same thing. So the reason why the pavers are built around there and the deck is that wide and out is to allow her to begin to enjoy herself out there without having to fall because we have had those issues before. I don't take her on the sidewalk because of the same problem. So this is why I'm here and if you want you can see a picture of this vibrant lady as we sit here speaking about her here. So, I'm asking for that request to have, you know, the deck remain, the um the gazebo I think is being asked for and the pavers that go around the side of the house that meets both of the gates on either end of this property. Um, so can you confirm to us that everything on the property is correct as far as the overage of 1995.3 square ft?

I am I'm assuming that yes, that's correct. Yes, the shed the shed is going to be moving removed. No, I believe we have the um the ver I think that piece also says the gazebo I'm not mistaken. Where's the granting for any access to instructions blah blah blah

the three sheds on the property? Those are going to be removed. The two sheds are going to go. The two sheds are going to be so the one the one shed that's going to be left.

If I can have my deck, I'll take all the sheds. I'll find another place to store my stuff and the papers. So, are you removing the deck? you removing the deck on the back of the house

if the deck has to go if I will. But I would really, you know, my mom uses it. I mean, that's the plan says that. The plans say that. That's why we're asking the question. We're not saying that has to or not have to at this point.

If it's not, you're going to have to go get your All of this recalary.

Yes. shed and shed right to be removed. I mean, this is according to what was subitted. This is what was submitted. That's why we're asking the question. I thought I I I realized that and I thought they had said that they had submitted a different one to keep the the gazebo and the I mean the the deck the gazebo. Okay.

If you want to do that, that's that's an option for you. Yes, I would rather do that. I would rather be conformed and make sure that this is legally done because I know my mother is going to ask for where the deck, you know, she's going to ask she has used that gazebo and you know that piece over there. That's fine. We're not trying to tell you that. Yeah, I know. I know. I understand. trying to get it get it right. Like you say, you want to get it right and that's what we're trying to do for you. So you're going to have to, you know, submit new plans. We have to revert again, right? So you're going to have we're going to have to revertise again and rehab the hearing again. Okay, that's fine. That's good. Yes.

Can I just mean these were these were drawn in November of last year, right? That was the plan then or was it?

No, the plan was last year to have it done to get the house rebuilt as soon as possible. When we came into May, I said, you know, the deck I want the deck to I want the gazebo to stay because it's part of how my mother engages with the house. And that's when we made the decision to put in the new plants that now has that deck staying there. And I thought this was the same one we were looking at. So this rebuilding has been one transitional journey in especially for myself learning it but I said no if I can keep the gazebo there I would rather have it there because I know the use it gets from it with my mother and the grandchildren and all of us being there.

Okay that's fine just keep another thing in mind just as you go forward with this to again these zero on all of the pavers that go around the outside the zero is a problem for us. So, you might want to look into that and see, you know, is there a way to cut back those pavers off the property line? I can write on this paper. Sure. Good. All right. Cut back.

Number two, three, and four. Yeah. Two, three, and four. We don't normally approve zero variances. So, as long as you're redoing everything else, take a look at that, too. Okay. and to do the piece that has to do with the deck, the gazebo. Now, can I just ask one other question? There is a um you know, you have the things that you can put a barbecue grill under it. Does that also need to be added in here if I want that to stay? You know, you know, like when you have the it looks almost like a miniature gazebo, but you put the barbecue grill, you grill under that area. Is it permanent? Is it attached to something or?

No, it's just the, you know, it's just has the piece that if you're barbecuing, you don't get wet under the rain. Attach the concrete. No, it's stapled to the deck. It's, you know, it's it's a you need to Sorry. Okay. So that as well.

Okay. Okay. I would definitely do that. Thank you. All right. Uh I guess we're going to what? Close the hearing. And I guess we'll leave the read the record over for a new application. Yeah. Okay. All right. Thank you. Thank you. Next application is application 25182 of Jules John Harter and Roseanne Harter. Uh property located in

name and address for the record, please. Yeah. Hi, I'm Roseanne Harter. I live at 349 Half Follow Road in Deer Park. I'm uh Julius John Harter and I live at 349 Halfollow Road in Deer Park. Do you both affirm to tell the truth? Yes. Yes. For the record, we have a planning division memo dated October 22nd, 2025. Control memo dated October 29th, 2025. If approved, this application will not result in significant impact. A survey by Eric Plan professional lands undated tax map acting as an area map and

chairman. There's four photographs in the site plan by James J. Stout dated July 31st, 2025. Hey, would you like to tell us about the application?

Uh yeah, sure. Uh how much time do you have? because um my I've lived in this house since 1980. My entire family came from Brooklyn and we all live in Deer Park and um raised my kids there. My daughter got married and then uh sometime in February she announced that she's divorcing her husband and she wants to come home. So, it's been um a lot to process. The same week that she told me this was happening and she put a house up for sale and my dog passed away. So, it's it's been a bit much, but we told her, "Of course, you know, you can come home, but we need more space. We don't have enough space anymore for you." So, we decided to um finish the basement. And that's what we started to do. Um because we need the space now. And uh yeah, we put the egress window in the front because that's the only place you could put it. I have um an extension on the back that we did like 30 something years ago and my driveway and the like the old garage is there. Um, and on the right side of my house, the west side, I have a big tree with all these roots, and there's no way it could come down. I don't want to take it down. We got married under that tree, so I'm not taking it down. And, uh, it just made sense to put the egress window in the front. You get all the southern light coming in. So, um, that's what we did. And as far as the, um, entrance to go into the basement, we just same thing. would just put it on the side because that was the only place

to put it. And I think it looks nice, you know. Um, you know, we have hedges in the front of the house, so you really don't see any of this stuff. Um, but right now we're kind of like in limbo. I have a pot in my driveway because my daughter did sell her house and we have no place to put these things. um you know her furniture and and whatever that she has and uh yeah it's it's been a hardship you know we just want to ask the board to just let us finish so my daughter can come home well have a place to stay you know and have her friends over without like impeding on our privacy and uh that's really it you know but like I said I've lived in Deer Park my whole life you know Um, I don't know if you have any questions. You know, my whole family would have been here tonight to uh advocate for us, but my my grandson, he's playing his very last football game as a senior in this rain. They're playing out in what what town is that?

Center. Center. Um, but otherwise my daughters would have been here and everybody, but it's his last hurra and I want to cry cuz I'm missing it. Um, you know, but uh, yeah, but they would all be here to say whatever you need to say, you know. Um, we're not bothering anybody. We're just living our lives, you know. Okay. Thank you. Turn the hearing over to Mr. Julio. Good evening. How are you? When was all this construction start and when was the window put in that?

Um like like around May June like May June you know when we were sure you know that she was going through with this you know um cuz my basement just used to be you know laundry storage you know Christmas stuff um Halloween stuff you know how you put in your basement everything. So, she's living down there with a with a No, she's not living there. She will will be with a kitchen and

Well, it's not a kitchen because I understand I'm a former realtor. I understand you can't do that, you know. Um, but we are going to put like a little um I guess like a I guess what you call it like a little island, you know, with a sink, but that's it. You know, I do all the cooking. So, um even now, you know, I used to send food over to her house. She's not a cook. Um, yeah. So, you know, we're Italian. I cook for everybody, you know. So, I'll be cooking for her, too. And, uh, yeah, that's it. It's just for family, you know, and and, you know, I have my laundry still down there. And, you know, we still we'll still be using it, you know, for us, you know, I'll still be going down there. And, you know, my husband's exercise bike will still be down there. And and

I mean, one one of the conditions we do have here, the front window, the Egress window need to be properly landscaped and screened from the from the road bad from the safety of coming out. The egress window you're going to you have down there in the front. We already put that has to be screened so you can't see it from the street and that will also be safe enough to get out of there. Well well there's you can't really see it. We have hedges at the front of the house. But where where the egress window is, it's kind of like let's say picture a house like with a a window, you know, like let's say my living room window. Picture window.

It's underneath, you know. So there's some bushes in front of it. Um but yeah, she can easily get out and that's what I wanted. I wanted her to be safe, you know, or anybody down there, you know. It would also be only a two a two-piece bathroom for

Exactly. We were told that exactly. So that's what we're doing, you know. Um, but like I said, it's, you know, who knows what happens in life. If she moves on, then then I have a big basement, you know, and we cleaned it. So, you know, years from now, my kids won't have to be burdened with that, you know. I'm 70. He's 75. Like, we we're done, you know? We're done with, you know, with whatever I have to do. I'm totally done and I'm tired. Can the Can the entrance be moved? I mean, I know you have it. I wish. I wish, but we can't. Like I said, there's be towards the backyard instead of the front yard.

I We can't do that. Like I said, there's a deck and there's an extension and there's a tree, but all these roots, you know. Um, and my boiler is on the side of the house over there, too, like the burner and all that. So, it's just not conducive, you know. And I and I spent a lot of money ready to um to put it in. And I can I didn't know. I just Okay. You know, I was like I said, I was just I don't know. I I was just just processing a lot with her. I love my son-in-law and I I wish they would this didn't happen, but it did. And I wish my dog didn't die the same week. You know, my Shelby and um

I really have no further question, Mr. Chairman. It's just been a lot. It's just been a lot and I just want to enjoy my home for whatever time we have left, you know. And it's funny that lady was talking before my neighbor passed away two years ago. 107. 107. So even though I think I'm old, you never know. Let me ask you, did you have a contractor that did the work here? Yes. Yes. So, and he didn't advise you that you needed permits to to do this kind of work? I I'm Yeah. you know, he I I don't know. He just said, "Okay, he was sort of winging it, you know, playing it by ear. We didn't know really where No, I mean, but I mean, you know, Yeah, he didn't say anything.

Contractor should know that if he's doing work. I know. Um, he didn't say anything and we've been calling him to tell him that we're coming here. We haven't heard from him, so I don't know. Um, yeah, I don't know what's going on. You know, if he's just going to keep the rest of our money, you know, did he I don't know. I I did hear from him. Oh, you did hear from me? Yeah. Okay. All right. Any other questions from the board? I just have one. Cool. To be clear, there is interior access to the basement. Oh, yeah. From my house. Yeah.

Yeah. Because you have to, you know, picture a cape. It used to be a cape. You know, as a realtor, we would call them capes because they're capable. You can do a lot with them. But yeah, I have a um Yeah, in the hallway, your steps go down and then my We suggested my laundry just use our entrance into the basement. But she she insisted on wanting to have there is a stairwell leading Yeah. Yeah. from the first floor of the house. Yeah. From the hallway like you know the hallway. Okay. The basement steps.

Yeah. Regular basement stairs. You go down and we're going to have the laundry room for everybody on the right. You know and it's like a one big open room basically. You know I spoke to Rich was it normal? And um he had told me you know don't put any like big walls up you know. So, we have like a little half wall um where she could throw her bed, you know, just for a tiny bit of privacy. But again, if who knows, God what God happens, you know, if she ever moves out, we have a big basement and I can have, you know, women's circles. I was already thinking about that, you know, I can have a big art studio or um that would be nice, you know. I like to do paint nights in my basement, you know.

So, I have a question. is moving into the basement. She's going to be well in the whole house basically. You know, she'll be showering upstairs. And again, she's 45, my daughter. So, I just want to be able to have her, you know, give her some privacy, you know, when she's in the house. You know, it's not fair at a woman at her age for, you know, me watching everything she does, you know, but you know, she'll be eating upstairs with us and and uh you know, you know what is the point of the egress window in the outside

because when I spoke to her about doing this, she didn't want she remembered back years ago when she was a lot younger and we were sitting in the living room and she would have her friends come in and they would walk in let's say through the house and it made everybody uncomfortable you know what I mean I was always like please knock on the door I'm in my night gown or but it was our understanding too that egress windows quiet and we thought we had to do that I would have like would have but you need light anyway down there you know understand but the egress window cannot be in the front yard so we didn't know that that's what we're asking for the variance

that's why we want the variance we have no other place to put I know, but there's multiple like we do not approve a variance for an egress window in the front yard. Yeah. And we don't approve a cell entrance. Right. Right. That's why we're here. Like Yeah. One of the two. But we're asking you guys to work with us while we're trying to work with you. You guys had this done without permission. Yeah. Either the egress window or the seller entrance. Something has to be We're asking for you guys to help us. Yeah. So, in other words, you can't you can't approve. You can't approve of both, basically. Correct. Oh, yeah. There's no other area that you can put the seller entrance. There's nothing that can make it.

We would have to take the tree down, which I really don't want to. The seller would still be on the side of the house.

It would still be on the side of the house. And I already spent $7,000 on this. You know what I mean? Like, we're seniors. I don't have I don't have a pension or anything. as a realtor, you don't have a pension. You know, you're independent contractor. So, we're taking our savings to do this. And and uh you know, like I said, I I've never had an issue with the town. You know, I've always worked with the town. You know, my dad has a sign put up under his, you know, on Deep Park Avenue and for Mike Marino because he was such a good person with the Lions Club. And, you know, I did a painting that they have under the trestle on Deep Park Avenue. I've always been involved with the community, you know, and that's why I'm hoping that they would help us too, you know. Um, you know, I graduated 52 years ago, Dear Park High School. Uh, you know, and now watching my my kids have graduated, now my grandson Michael will be graduating. Um, you know, we're just long-term Dear Park people. And like I say, we're not doing this for anybody else. I'm not going anywhere except maybe to heaven, but you know, and I know it's a big um it's a big thing to ask, but I've never asked for anything else. You know, all these years I've had this house, you know.

What about the other side where the tree is not on the other side is where the garage used to be. And if you look on the plans like 30 something years ago, we converted the garage into living space. And there's there's no way there's no way you can't like the basement doesn't extend that far, you know. There's a a garage would have been there, you know, and you know, we added the extension on the back, too. So, you know, like I said, nobody sees this stuff. Nobody because I have hedges, you know. It's just for us. I know is that if we set a president to allow you to have a

I won't tell anybody. I promise I won't tell anybody. I swear I'll say my prayers every night and not say anything. Believe me, I it's all going to be in public record. Somebody else is going to want to come and be like, you know, that house in the apartment. I know, but nobody No, you know, I you know, I used to see so many things when I did real estate. I You have no idea what people used to do. And I I I used to say, "My god, how did they get away with this stuff?" You know? Um, but you know, I think a lot of people in any community, they don't say anything because they're all doing stuff themselves. You know what I mean? Who has an apartment? Who has something? You're here because somebody did say something.

You Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. We had a we had a slight fire in the house. There was Yeah. Notice of complaints to the homeowner. Yeah. No, that was my my Yeah. my my grandson called the fire department, you know, um and they they came and they saw the uh the they were looking for the source of the fire and they didn't they went in the basement and that's what happened.

But we've been, you know, we've been I've met with uh the commissioner and the deputy commissioner and I've met with uh Rich Normal. I met with everybody. They didn't really have a problem with it, but they said I would have to get the zoning board to approve this. they can't approve it. But believe me, nobody is going to know except my family, us, you know, like I I I you know, I I I just want to I just want to I just want to stop worrying and just provide for my family. I I I and that's the all we could do. We did the best we could considering the time restraints and considering um just the situation with my daughter. You know, my daughter's been through so much. You know, I mean, that's not your business, but you know, she's had open heart surgery. She had mentary artery surgery. She's not able to have children. So, I just want to do for her, you know. I mean,

we understand. I know. I mean, I just want to, you know, she's been through a lot and now her marriage fell apart and she had to sell her house and I'm says, "Mom, I want to come home. I'd give her anything, you know. I'd give her anything that she wanted. Okay. Would anyone like to be heard on this application? For the record, there are none. We're going to close the hearing. We're going to reserve decision and get our decision in the mail. Okay. Oh. Well, listen. Thank you guys. Happy Halloween. Um I hope I get a treat and no tricks. Um but thank you for listening and um yeah.

Okay. Thank you and thank you for coming down. We appreciate it. Thank you. Next application is application 25183 of Sophia Sophia May Young Son Kim property located in North Len. Name and address for the record please. Colgart Mayor, Long Island, Perfect Permits, 124 Front Street, Sweet 205, Mass People Park, New York 11762. And do you affirm to tell the truth? I do.

For the record, we have a planning division memo dated October 22nd, 2025. Uh environmental control memo dated October 29th, 2025. If approved, this application will not not result in significant impact. A survey by aerial land surveying dated June 17, 2024. Tax map acting as an area map and there's five photographs on the site plan by Joseph Van Bellow dated February 26, 20. Okay. What would you like to tell us about the application?

Um, so an application was filed to maintain a garage conversion, attached shed, and roofed over patio. Uh we are here today to seek permission to diminish the west sideyard setback from 10 ft to 9.6 ft. That's for the uh roof over patio. Um diminish east sideyard setback from 10 ft to 3.8 ft for the attached shed and diminish the total sideyards from 25 ft to 13.4 ft. Uh diminish the rear yard setback from 30 ft to 27.5 ft for the attached shed. increase the total building area from 30% to 34.75%. So, we're over um by 190.3 square ft. We received a memo issued by the planning department. Um my client agrees to not enclose the roof over patio. The shed will maintain the siding/material to match the dwelling. Miss Kim would like to maintain the rear concrete uh as a driveway. Um I've updated the I have an updated plot plan that includes all the concrete in the total building area. The total building area relief requested is um 1925.3 square ft or 48.1%. Uh my client purchased the property in 2023 and the garage conversion attached shed and roof overs were all existing um and completed by the previous owner. The width of the lots in this area is only feet. So, the sideyard and lot coverage coverage issues are very common. Uh, I would like to submit some aerial photos um of the surrounding neighbors showing many of the lots in this area do have setback issues. We have submitted foils to obtain uh permitting history. Um, but unfortunately, we're still awaiting the results of some of those properties. Um some of the properties um are 16 Laurel, 13 Laurel, 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 evergreen.

My client has spoken to most of the abuing neighbors uh who not who do not have any objection with the uh amended variance being granted. Um and I do have some documents from the foils. We requested a uh for nine evergreen, a CO to move the garage, 13 Laurel, CO for attached garage in addition, and 16 Laurel for an addition. And then again, also updated plot plans with the updated um numbers for the to reflect the concrete pad to be used as a driveway. Do you know if any of those addresses that you mentioned were given permission by this board? So that was what we were the foil

that was what we were foiling for. Um we don't we don't know for sure. Not the full extent of that, but I pred produce copies of whatever results we did get back from the foils in in that time. Okay. All right. Anything else? No, I think I mean really just I used to actually live close by to this area so I've driven up and down these streets a ton. Um I think you know obviously parking can be a challenge. So, the concrete pad um you know to be used as a driveway I think actually helps alleviate some of the potential challenges um in the neighborhood, but that's really it. Okay. Thank you. I'll turn the hearing over to Mrs. Hi, how are you? How you doing?

Good. Um so, you said your uh clients bought the house in 2023, correct? And so, we don't know when the shed was constructed was No, just prior to my my uh client owning the home. And what's the intent for the rear yard?

Um, so as of right now, again, it's just additional parking. Um, as far as like the roof over patio and concrete area. I think she just, you know, general just storage. Um, there was really nothing specified as far as like further enclosing it um or anything along that that nature. I think it was just that she purchased the home with these things as it is. She liked the house and the way it looked. So there was, you know, no real thought to anything specific about how to use it. Did they did they have uh or were they represented by council when they bought the house?

I do not believe so. I believe they did buy cash, but um to I did not dive too much into that subject with with the client at the time. Okay. I'm just curious why these things weren't picked up. That's all I'm saying. No, I understand. So that area is proposed as a driveway, correct?

Okay. You know, and the so we understand that the there might have been some differences just uh in response to our planning board memo and providing the updated uh plot plan. So, um, you know, we understand if it has to, you know, be adjourned to a later hearing, but, um, we just wanted to get accurate information and respond to the planning department's memo accordingly.

And just confirming, you said your clients, they agreed to um the following conditions listing on the planning memo. Correct. They did. Okay. Roofed over patio not to be enclosed. Attached shed must maintain siding. Material that matches the dwelling. Accessory apartment permit must be maintained should there be any uh additional kitchen in the dwelling. Correct. Okay. All right. Mr. Chairman, I have no further questions. Any other questions from the board? Is there an apartment? Is there a second kitchen now? No, not currently.

Any plans for that? Um, so at this time I don't believe so, but we have advised her of the conditions and we adi have advised her that if there is ever any intent to put a second kitchen in the dwelling, uh, she would have to go through the proper channels and get, um, an accessory apartment approval. October last year. I So I would have to check with my my client. Um, but as of right now, again, when I when I spoke with her, I think these things might have rattled them a little bit. They might be second guessing.

Would anyone like to be heard on this application? So, I'm going to close the hearing and reserve decision. We're going to send those drawings that you gave us. Let the plans examiner look at them and see if you we may need to readvertised. Understood. Um, we'll we'll be in touch. All right. Understood. Thank you very much, everybody. Have a good evening.

You too. Thanks. Uh, next application. Our applications are application 25172A and 172B property located in Lindenhurst. Name and address for the record, please. Yes, Mr. Chairman. Lawrence, 15 Vineyard Way, Mount Sana, New York, representing the homeowner, Florence Butler.

Okay. For the record, we have a planning division memo dated October 22nd, 2025 on application 25172A on application the same application 25172B. Also on October 22nd, 2025, we have an environmental control memo dated October 29th, excuse me, uh 2025. If we were to approve this application, it would need a negative declaration. We have a Suffach County planning memo dated October 29th, 2025. A decision of local determination. Take no position for or against. We have a survey on the A application by Enigma Enigma Engineering LLC dated 9425. The same on the B application, same person. And then there is an overall uh survey also by the same engineering firm and also dated uh September 4th 2025 tax map acting as an area map and

there's four photographs on the site plan by Eng. Would you like to tell us about the application?

Yes, Mr. Chairman. Uh this is an application for an existing lot to be split into two separate lots and upon which they would like to build two separate one family dwellings. Um we are here today because of multiple variances that are requested. Um starting with diminishing the width of the front street line from 80 ft to 62.6 and then the lot area from 10,000 ft to 6270. uh diminish the total sideyards from 30 to 26.6 and the rear set back from 40 to 33.49. Uh I am aware of a of the planning memos which uh raised the issue that that they would like to see the two houses reduced in size so that they meet the sideyard and rear yard setbacks. Um, I'd like to address that issue. Um, as I have spoken to my client and she would be immunable to doing that. However, um, ideally if if the board would consider it if we could perhaps cut the houses back on the sideyards and maybe maintain our proposed rear yard setback. Reason for that being is that the rear yard, excuse me, the living space in the house as it stands now is only 29 feet deep. If we remove six and a half more feet, the living space would only be 23 feet deep, which is extremely small space for a house and would make it probably untenable for them to or financially unadvisable for them to build these houses. Uh, also it should be noted that there was an existing house on this property. uh which the they received the permit to de demolish. They just have to close that permit out. That was also noted in the planning memos. If the board has any questions

thank you turning over to Mrs. Ke. Hi, how are you? All right. How are you? Good. Thanks. Um so you said you read their planning memo. Um did you see that building permit uh 15114 has not been finalized? Correct. I I think I just said that. Okay. So, the applicant needs to follow up with the building department to complete that. Okay, perfect. Um, and you saw that suggestion in the planning memo towards the bottom of the page. Yes. Um, so the applicant um they would be willing to uh re redesign um and make two smaller dwellings.

Correct. And my suggestion is uh that we reduce them on the sideyards to conform, but we were hoping to maintain the proposed rear yard setback at 34 or excuse me uh yeah 33.49 if the board is would consider that and again that's because of the the depth of the living space. So we would eliminate number three on both applications. In other words, you be you would conform to the side yards being correct required 30.

Yes, Mr. Chair. And if these applications were to be approved, um just to confirm, uh they would agree to the proposed covenants and restrictions as well as the conditions listing the plan metimo dated October 22nd, 25. Yes. Yes. Okay. Mr. Chairman, I have no further questions.

I will Okay. All right. Any other questions from the board? Would anyone like to be heard on this application? The record? There are none. Okay. So, we're going to close the hearing. We're going to reserve the decision. We're going to keep the record open for new plans. Uh and then we can make a decision at that point in time. Okay. So, you want us to submit plans to confirm what I suggest? You're meeting the side. Got it. Okay. Thank you.

Okay. Thanks. Okay. Next application is application 25186 of Nassau Financial Federal Credit Farmingdale.

Good evening. Name and address for the record, please. Uh Richard Mush, uh 1257 UD Doll Road, Beayshore. And you affirm and tell the truth? Yes.

For the record, we have a planning division memo dated October 22nd, 2025, environmental control memo dated October 29th, 2025. If approved, this application will not result in significant impact. We have a variance from this board uh application 19265 diminishing the parking from 136 to 65 which was approved uh December 19th 2019. We have that approval uh tax map acting as an area map. And

no, I did not.

Okay. We don't have Suffach County Planning. Okay. And something we need to get from them. They'll send it to us. That's not something that you know you have to take care of. Okay. All right. Okay. What would you like to tell us about the application?

All right. So, as mentioned, um our proposed application is for a bank use. The previous uh tenant space, I believe, was a T-Mobile, which was taken as a retail use, and so this is converting to a business use. Um, so there's a parking change from a ratio of one per 200 to one per 150, which uh yields a uh increase in the required parking from 136 to 139 cars, a difference of three spaces. Um, this this bank is a little different than your normal bank. This bank uh operates with what they call ITMs, not ATMs. And the big difference is it essentially looks like an ATM, but the teller is virtual. So there's no tellers on site. Um it's basically like having a Zoom call. Um and the teller is remote. So there is no uh tellers on site that require parking spaces for them. The way this business functions is they plan on having three employees on site. There would be uh two officers and a manager on site at all times for a total of three uh employees. the um customer transaction period at these ATMs uh because they have a couple of other locations is about 90 seconds. So the uh interaction is short. The customers are not there for a long time um and do not uh have a significant impact in the uh the parking at the site. Uh the the hours are from 8 to 4 Monday through Friday. Um and then the uh ITMS will be open from I apologize. The hours for the bank are 9 to 4. The ITMs will be open from 8 to 4 for access. Um and the uh the max length of stay that

they experience when the person does come to visit an actual person there at the site is about 30 minutes. So as mentioned the interactions are fairly short. The people are not there for a long time and they expect about 10 20 customers a day which rounds out to about two and a half people per hour.

Okay. Um, so you're saying that there's going to only be three employees there at any given time, correct? So there's I believe there's six offices in total shown on the plan. There's three in the front area. Um, one manager's office and then there's two uh offices in the back. Those two offices in the back are private. Those are for um uh corporate members of the bank uh when they come to visit, which is very rare. maybe once or twice a month. Um they're more of a uh hotel style uh office just as a place for them to to go when they do visit the the location.

Okay. Uh so and and I might have missed it in the beginning. What was this before? Was this a bank before? No, I believe it was a T-Mobile. Oh, T-Mobile. Yeah. Uh the parking variance we approved the parking variance before right. Oh that was from 13. Okay. So the parking variance is slightly different. It's the one we approved was from 136 spaces. This one's from 139 spaces to 65 spaces. Correct.

And you don't see that there's any So most of the people coming here are going to be doing this basically virtually as opposed to somebody going into the bank and speaking to a teller. Well, now they they do go into the bank, right? But the when they approach these ITMs, which are these, like I said mentioned, look like a ATM, the the teller is not physically on site. Therefore, they're not taking up a parking space. They're remote whether they're home or another location and they they act interact basically like a Zoom call uh through that ATM. Got okay. Um any other questions from the board? Yeah, I have. Is this a walk up or a drive up or a combination?

The there's there's no drive up. It would be Yeah. No, they would park in there to go to I'm sorry, John. To go to this this virtual thing. Correct. Yep. Sounds like going to take longer than a normal teller. But um so is this the first bank in Long Island? No, I believe this is their third or fourth bank on Long Island. Yeah. Where are the other locations? At least one. Uh their main corporate location is in East Meadow. East. Yeah. You only anticipate 10 to 20 customers per day. Is that what you said?

Uh yeah. two other tenants. Yeah, they they'll remain sterilized as previously approved. Okay. Would anyone like to be heard on this application?

Uh for the record, there are none. So, we're going to close a hearing reserve decision. We have to wait for Suffet County Planning before we make a decision on the Hopefully we'll have that by next week. The next meeting is November the 13th. That's right. So, we should have it by then as far as that goes. Again, that comes from Suffach County Planning. Nothing for you to do. Okay. Okay. All right. All right. Thanks. Thank you very much.

Next application is application 25187 of JDG Repairs, Inc. property located in Lynenhurst. Name and address for the record, please. Uh Stephen A. Costantino Constantino and Constantino 632 Merrick Road Cop 11726. Good evening. Um Mr. Chairman, this is an application. One second. Let me just read this stuff into the record. I'm sorry. That's okay.

No big deal. Uh for the record, we have a planning division memo dated October 24th, 2025. Environmental control memo dated October 29th, 2025. If approved, this application will not result in significant impact. Uh fire marshals report dated October 30th, 2025. No violations. Uh survey by meets and bounds surveying dated August 21st, 2025. map acting as an area map and there's five forgrass in the site plan by Harold Leart dated September 23rd 2009

yes uh I have a a copy stamped filed uh and received by the building department also missing suff for county planning on this. So, we'd have to wait for that. Okay. Would you like to tell us about the application?

Yes, sir. So, uh there's an application to renew a special permit to operate a uh uh a public garage pursuant to town code 213-129F5. Uh this particular business has been at this location for 18 years starting in 2007. I did not handle the previous applications. as my predecessor passed away. But I did get a copy of his file. I reviewed the file. It appears to me as though the permit was renewed five separate times, each for a three-year term. Apparently, there was uh either um a stay or a uh a lack of permit. I I believe there was as a result of the COVID um epidemic. The permit was reissued again approximately one year. This was the first one year ago. It was issued for a one-year term. Uh, as indicated by the memos, there is no history of violations. The business is operated by Joseph Gardulo, who is a lifelong town of Babylon resident. As a matter of fact, only last week, he was issued an award by the town board, Mr. Schaefer, for his history of community service. Uh we are in full compliance with all DMV regulations and local regulations. My only request would be that the board consider granting renewing this permit for a period longer than one year. Um perhaps three years maybe even longer than that. U as indicated uh by the the memo there's no environmental impact. business has been there for a long period of time and I would respectfully suggest it should be renewed.

Okay. Thank you. Turning over to Mort. Hello. How are you? Good. Thanks. So, you're here today uh routine to request a special exception permit for the public garage and auto body and to allow for the outdoor storage. Right. Yes, sir. Okay. Did you have a chance to read the planning memo? I did not see the planning. I'm sorry.

Okay. Yes, I I um I before appearing tonight, I did review some Google Earth photos which also indicated a sub more than a few motor vehicles parked around the property. My understanding however though is there is an auto sales or an auto um fronting on Route 109 and many of those vehicles appear right if I'm correct those vehicles along Route 109. Um my understanding those vehicles are related to the auto sales. Mr. Guardulo is here. Um, I'm sure he would be happy to give the board more information if if that's necessary.

Payment address for the record. So, my name is Joseph Guardula. I live at 63 East Hollywood Avenue for 55 years. I do a lot for the town. Recently, the shop next door opened up. I called the town. They're illegal. They got so many cars. They do work outside. I have nothing to do with them. And I So, do you affirm to tell the truth? Tell the truth. No job. Otherwise, Rick will smack me. So, did there's an opening complaint uh of the business operating without proper permits for the adjoining tenants? So, it's not him. What is that? No, that's that's the order. It's the complaint's not for Actually, I called on them. Oh, you called on them?

Because it's not fair. I'll be honest with you. I pay my I'm sorry. I pay my tax every day. They open illegally. A guy comes from Virginia started. We get 365. They go next door for $150. That's not fair to me. I'm I'm supporting my family. I pay almost 30,000 a year in taxes. I got 15 employees. It's It's killing us. It's killing us. So, I called. They said they're in court. They're in court. It's already nine months. And it's it's so disgusting over there. throw the garbage on the floor. It's not you. No, I do everything. I do everything right, you know. I do the all the charities, all the chambers. I do the right things. Okay.

Um, any other questions from the board? Would anyone like to be heard on this application? For the record, there are none. So, we have to hold it for the Suffach County Planning. In any event, that should come in. We have a meeting on the 13th. By then, we should have it from them. Again, like the last application, nothing for you guys to do. So, all right. Thank you so much. Thank you very much for your time.

No. Nick, I don't know.

Oh, yeah. No, I did say just make believe. Okay. I'm sorry. So we got the the next application or the last application is application 25167 of Raymond and Samantha Burke property located in East Farmingdale.

Good evening. Have an address for the record, please. Richard Branchic for JL drafting 707 Route 110 Farmingale, New York. Raymond Burke, 19 Alexander Avenue, Farmingdale, New York 11735. You both affirm the truth. I do. For the record, we have a planning division memo dated October 2nd, 2025. A mental control memo dated October 3rd, 2025. If approved, this application will not result in significant impact. The tax map acting as an area map surveyed by Dennis Leighton dated undated and

that's the wrong house. That's the wrong one. That's No, it's 19.

Okay. put that up a week ago. Okay. Okay. Yeah, that was the right that was the right answer. Okay. And anything else?

There's 11 photographs and a site plan by Norman Selock dated January 8th, 2025. What would you like to tell us about the application? Uh, yes. By the way, um, if you have the same survey I have, it's dated February 8th, uh, 2025, but lower right corner. Oh, yeah. Okay, you're right. Okay. Yeah, I didn't see it there. No problem. Everybody puts it in a different spot.

Yes, I have the same problem. Anyway, good evening. We're we are seeking a variance for a total sideyard reduction from the required 25 ft to 21.7 feet for a proposed egress window and a second floor can lever in connection with an application to maintain an existing finished basement and to add a proposed second floor. We propose reducing the east side yard setback from the existing 12.9 ft to 10.9 ft for the second floor cantal lever. We propose reducing the westside setback from the existing 12.6 ft to 10.8 ft for the basement egress window request. We submit the request as in character with the neighborhood. On the same side of the street, at least three other houses number 11, 15, and 23 have total sideyards less than the required 25 ft at least according to the uh aerial views. It looks like you have the I can submit a photograph if you want, but um looks like you have that information already.

Yeah, that's fine. Would you like the photograph? You can submit it that you know we'll make a part in the record. Thank you.

Other than that, just to address the one of the concerns from the planning board memo about why we want to put the egress window on the side of the house instead of the rear. Um that's because we're trying to make use of an existing window. Um, there are no windows in the rear of the house and it's cheaper to for the construction much cheaper to use an existing window than than not to uh then to just do it through concrete. It also allows the option possibly in the future if they if the homeowners want to install a deck or possibly a patio. And I'll be happy to take questions. Okay. So, you're going straight up basically except for the cantaliva. Yes.

Yes. Any other questions from the board? Would anyone like to be heard on this application? For the record, there are none. I'll make a motion to approve application 25167. Second. All in favor? I. Good luck. I know you waited a while. Thank you very much. Thank you. Have a good evening. That now concludes