HomeMy WebLinkAbout#8124-Clous_AMP ZBA Letter received 7-10-26
Address:10200 Main Road, Unit 3A, Mattituck NY 11952
Phone: (516) 214-0160
July 10, 2026
Townof Southold Zoning Board of Appeals
Town Hall Annex Building
54375 Route 25
PO Box 1179
Southold, NY 11971
Re: Clous Residence
3805 Bayshore Road
Greenport, NY 11944
SCTM# 1000-53-06-18
Dear Board Members:
Regarding our application for the request of area variance reliefs we would like to submit
supporting documents outlining the history of the property in relation to Board hearings and
At the Trustees hearing the application was deniedat the time
That hearing should have been adjourned for those items
The engineer at that time revised the septic design to an I/A OWTSand re-
Southold Town code 280-207 was enacted and the new restrictions on Gross Floor Area would
Set forth with the enactment of Code 280-207, there were also grounds set forth that any
The Building Department rejected the application and provided a denial letter for being over the
allowable GFATown ZBA for a determination if the
application would be granted permission to use the Use of the
exception to the GFA zoning rule was denied by the
Address:10200 Main Road, Unit 3A, Mattituck NY 11952
Phone: (516) 214-0160
Due to the denial from ZBA and the need to redesign the dwelling to comply with Code 280-207
the owner engaged AMP Architecture to create a new design which is the basis of the review for
It is our opinion that the percentage over GFA and lot coverage are minimal and should be
considered for relief by the ZBA for the following reasons:
1)The characteristic of neighboring homes with similar size lots on the waterside of
Bayshore Road are in line with the requested percentage over GFA
Additionally, the immediate adjacent neighbor, house number 3755, has an approved
2)There are 15 houses on Bay Shore Road that have GFA larger than theproposed house
GFA of 2,834 SFthe
3)This property has an existing detached garage with an existing CO accessory use on the
The proposed new house alonewould not require a GFA relief from the ZBA
The proposed dwelling will have 2,322 SF Gross Floor Area
The existing accessory space above the
4)Atwo-story home would have increased the total GFA, so a decision to design a one-
-story homereduces the GFA,although it creates a need
for a small lot coverage varianceBelow are two prior lot coverages that have been
granted:
5)We are also including with this submission the following prior ZBA approvals, all
granted fordwellingdemolition/reconstruction where lot coverage was over the
File #7959 –1685 Westview Drive, Mattituck –
File #7889 –520 Snug Harbor Road, Greenport –