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Telephone SO 5-2660
APPEAL BOARD
MEMBERS
Robert W. Gillispie, Jr., Chairman
Robert Bergen
Herbert Rosenberg
Charles Gregonis, Jr. MINUTES
Serge Doyen, Jr.
Southold Town Board of Appeals
August 28, 1958
A regular meeting 'of the Southold Town Board of Appeals was held at 7:30
P.M. on Thursday, August 28, 1958, in the Town Clerks Office, Sbutholdp New
York.
There were present-= Messrs. Robert We Ginispie, Jr*,. Chairman; Robert
Bergen, Herbert Rosenberg and Charles Grigonis, Jr.
Absent: Mre Serge Doyen, Jr*
Also presents Mr* Howard Me Terry, Building Inspector.
PUBLIC HEARING: Appeal Noe 85 Application of William Ae Lindsay, Bergen
Avenue, Mattituck, New-,Yorke Fee Paid — 15.00, Appealing Article III, Section
300, subsection 7 of the Zoning Ordinance# to permit a 30 foot setback for a
potato storage building on the above location.
Chairman read the application, letter to applicant advising of date of public
hearing and legal notice with affidavit attesting to its publication. There being
no one present who wished to speak either for or against the appeal, the Board,
after review, unanimously granted the variance to permit the 30 foot setback and
stipulated that in no case should this setback be less than the setback established
by the labor housing building adjoining proposed site of the potato storage building.
PUBLIC HEARING: Appeal Noe 87 — Application of Philip We Abatelli, Route 25,
East Cutchogue,,New Yorke Fee paid WOO. Request for a special exception to
erect a 25 foot flag pole on the premises to fly an advertising flag, 5' x 81,
with the words "Real Estate" on it.
Chairman read the application, letter to applicant advising of date of public
hearing and asking for information as to the size of flag and the lettering to be
used, Mr. Abatelli's reply with the requested information and legal notice of
public hearing with affidavit attesting to its publication in the local newspaper.
Minutes of the August 21st meeting were read. On motion made by
Mr. Grigonis, seconded by Mr. Bergen, and carried, Minutes .were
approved as submitted.
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Board of Appeals August 28, 1958
MINUTES, Continued
Chairman: Is there anyone present who wishes to speak for this application?
Mr. Abatelli:' Ma.inly I want to fly .the American flag and maybe have an adver-
tising flag. The oil company sign obstructs my sign,as that sign of mine is
obliterated by their sign. I appealed to them and asked them to remove their sign
and I was willing to pay for the cost of removing .it but they said they could not
do it.
Chairman: How big is your sign and how big is the Oil Company sign.
Mr. Abatelli: My sign is about 6' x 8' or 5' x 81. It is about 91 offthe
ground and their sign is about the same height. My sign is flood lighted from' the
ground. Their's is lighted at the bottom of the circle on each side.
Chairman : Would it help you any to raise the present sign.
Mr. Abatelli: No it would not. The pressure of the wind would be bad if the
sign were raised,
Mr. Rosenberg: Do you happen to recall how many signs you have in the Township
Mr. Abatelli? From Laurel, east?
Mr. Abatelli: The big signs are from Queens to the border of Southold. I have
one big sign, 1Oxl2 feet on Route 27A on a building.
Mr. Rosenberg: Do you have any small signs that are not on property for sale?
Mr. Abatelli: No.
Chairman: In other words if you have 25 pieces of property for sale you will
have 25 small signs. Is there anyone else who would like to speak for this appeal?
Any questions? Is there anyone who would like to speak against it? I would like to
say:that personally I am not in favor of flags in general unless they are American
flags and this type of evasion of the true function of a sign. Most people are dead
against any advertising signs in the Toren and I think that if we should grant this
exception we would be creating.a precedent for the future.
Mr. Abatelli: Suppose we just want to put up a flag pole and fly the American
flags
Chairman: We have no control over thate I am .sure that you would be permitted
to erect a flag pole to fly the American flag just as anyone else in the Town would
be and you would not have to come to us for permission to do this.
By resolution of the Board it was determined that this special exception should
not be granted. The Board is, unwilling to establish a precedent which would open the
door"to various types of advertising other" than sign advertising. It is felt that
the applicant is able to advertise far more effectively as a real estate operator,
by reason of the many signs permitted him, than a proprietor of some other type of
business and that this additional advertising is unnecessary, unwarranted, unsafe
and prohibitive to the best interest of the Town of Southold.
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Board of Appeals August 28, 1958
MINU'1MS, Continued
PUBLIC HERRING: Appeal No. 86 — Application of Thomas P. Gibson, 17 Sunrise Court,
East.Northport, New York. Fee Paid — No fee paid, this being an application for
a variance to the Zoning Ordinance due to lack of access to property.
Chairman opened the hearing by reading application, letterto lair. Gibson advising
of date of public hearing and legal notice with affidavit attesting to publication in
the local newspaper.
Chairman asked if there were anyone present who wished to speak for this appeal
and Mr. Gibson and Mrs. Fisher of Southold replied that they were both in favor of
the granting of the variance.
After review of the application and sketch of the property in question, Board
linen usly agreed to grant' a 20 foot access or right of way from Horton's Lane,
Southold, N. Ye, 82 feet east to lot described as 1001/89' x 237.35'. Right of
way, as originally granted to PJr. Gibson in Breed to the property in question.
PUBLIC HEARING: Appeal No. 88 - Application of Smitro Adamseveich of 427 Kaplan
Avenue, Greenport, New York. Fee Paid — $15.00. Application for a variance under
Article III, Section 307, of the Zoning Ordinance.
Chairman read application, letter to applicant advising him of date of public
hearing and legal notice with affidavit attesting to publication in the local
newspaper.
There was no one present who wished to speak either for or against the appeal
and Board reviewed the application. Board unanimously agreed to grant the variance
to reduce the side yard requirement of the Ordinance by one foot to permit the
proposed house to be built one foot further to the north on the property described
as Lot #62, Founders Path, Southold, News York. It was the determination of the Board
that the hardship is undue and unique because of the slope of the property and the
50' lot is last one for sale in a filed subdivision and the variance as granted
does observe the spirit df the Ordinance and would not change the character of the
neighborhood as other houses in the area have very narrow side yards and all sites
surrounding the proposed site are 40 feet from property line of lot in question.
Next me6ting of the Board is scheduled for 7:30 P.M. on Thursday, September 4th.
Meeting adjourned at 9:30 P. M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Grace B. Meyer
Secretary