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Southold,New York 11971-0959
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TO: Denis Noncarrow, Town Clerk (for distribution to Supervisor Krupski
and Town Board Members)
FROM: Leslie Kanes Weisman, ZBA Chairperson/Department Head
COMBINED MONTHLY DEPARTMENT HEAD AND NEW
APPLICATIONS/FEES REPORT for: January 2026
DATE: February 2, 2026
I. Activities of the Board/Accomplishments:
Organizational Meeting`Date: January 8, 2026 Call to Order: 8:30 AM adjourned: 9:48AM
1. The Board of Appeals Reviewed, discussed and re-adopted by resolution:
A. ZBA Procedural Guidelines
B. ZBA Code of Conduct
C. ZBA Guidelines to Open Meetings Law and Ethical Issues
2. Reviewed the templates used for writing draft decisions for different types of appeals
3. Reviewed the calendar of meeting dates for 2026
4. ZBA Chairperson Weisman appointed Member Steinbugler as Vice-Chairperson for 2026
Regular Meeting: Date: January 8,2026 Call to Order: 10:00 a.m.Adjourned: 2:43 p.m.
Public Hearings:Total: 7
Number of new applications heard: 7
Number of carryovers from previous hearings: 0
Number closed reserving decision to later date: 3
Number closed subject to receipt of additional information: 3
Number adjourned to another date: 1
Number of Resolutions passed: 25
Number of decisions made: 8
Number of decisions tabled: 1
Next Regular Meeting: February 5,2026
Special Meeting: Date: January 22, 2026 Call to Order: 4:07 p.m.Adjourned: 5:57 p.m.
Number of assigned draft findings discussed: 6
Number of decisions made: 5
Number hearings closed: 2
Number of adjourn to another date: 2
Number of decisions tabled: 1
Number of hearings re-opened: 1
Number of Resolutions passed: 17
II. Staff Activities
Number of people assisted at the counter: 48
Hours spent assisting: 4 hours, 50 minutes
(Assistance includes filling out new applications,mailings and postings,providing
copies of decisions, FOIL requests and other materials, and general inquiries)
Number of F.O.I.L.requests processed b staff.taff. 12
III. New Applications and Fees Collected:
New Applications in January 2026: 5 Fees Collected in January 2026: $9,500.00
Year to Date Applications and Fees Collected in 2026:
Total Applications: 5 Total Fees Collected: $9,500.00
Number of Pending Applications in the ZBA Office as of January 31, 2026: 34
(complete applications that have been calendared for public hearings)
IV. Spreadsheet of ZBA Statistics to Date(attached)
V. Meetings attended/initiated by ZBA Chairperson/Department Head
• 01/02/26 Inauguration of Southold Town Officials
• 01/07/26 Meeting with Planning Director Lanza, Planner Cummings,ATA McGivney,and ZBA
Member Steinbugler re: specific application before the Board
• 01/13/26 Planning Director Lanza and ZBA Member Steinbugler re: specific application with
concurrent ZBA and Planning jurisdiction
• 01/13/26 Town Board Public Hearing on proposed amendments to Chapter 280-207 Residential
Dwelling Size
• 01/29/25 TA DeChance,ATA McGivney,ZBA Member Steinbugler re: specific application before the
Board
• 01/29/25 Code Committee meeting re: Draft Short Term Rental Code
Respectfully submitted,
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Leslie Kanes Weisman
ZBA Chairperson/Department Head
Zoning Board of Appeals Stats for 2026
January February March April May June July August September October November December Total
Public Hearings 7 9 16
Hearings Closed 7
Hearings Adjourned/Reopen 1
Carryover Closed
Carryove r Adjourned
Decisions Made 5
Granted 3
Denied 1
Alternative Relief Granted 1
or Denied,Grant In Part
Overturn
Decisions Tabled
Interpretation
Application Withdrawn
Breakdown of Applications
By Type:
Residential Area Variances 6 4
Non Res.Area Variances 1
Use Variances
Special Exceptions
General
Accessory Apartments 3
Bed&Breakfast
Code Interpret/Reversal
Waiver of Merger/Lot/lot
line/size/width/depth 1
Other/Signs/fences 1
New Applications Received 5 5
Fees Collected(Municity) $9,500.00 $9,500.00