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Brookhaven planning roundup: covenants, variances and a large mini‑storage proposal discussed
Summary
Planning staff presented a package of land‑use applications at the work session, ranging from restrictive‑covenant amendments in Manorville to a large proposed mini‑storage project requiring significant FAR relief.
Planning staff presented multiple land‑use items at the Town of Brookhaven work session, including restrictive‑covenant amendments, site‑plan variances and a major change‑of‑zone request.
Gate Greens Court (Manorville): An applicant asked to increase an approved clearing limit from 41% to 69% and to keep a shed within a 15‑foot buffer; staff recommended approval noting precedent in the subdivision for similar approvals.
Sunnybrook (2825 Middlefield Road): Staff described variances and a site plan for a narrow, awkward parcel; the applicant proposed revegetating a 25‑foot tail, adding screening between the parking lot and adjacent residences, and installing street trees to match nearby developments.
Other site items: Domestic Seafood (two site‑plan actions), FW Web (plumbing supply in Centereach: land division and site plan as follow‑up to a prior zone change), and Stalkett Metals/The Woods (an existing planned retirement community acquired an adjoining 1‑acre parcel to add to its plan; amenities including a waterfall, sign and dog park had encroached into a buffer and the applicant seeks covenant amendments to formalize these recreational areas).
OHT Realty / L‑1 mini storage proposal: Staff described a change of zone application for a parcel at Boyle Road and Middle Country Road to L‑1 industrial for an 89,418‑square‑foot mini‑storage warehouse. Planning staff said the project would require a large floor‑area‑ratio variance (noted in the record as an approximate 134% variance) and the applicant proposed restrictive covenants limiting future uses (self‑storage, veterinary care, and office). Staff and council members discussed whether the zoning code's floor‑area allowances warrant review to avoid large variances in the future. Nearby residents and adjacent businesses sent letters and one neighbor said they were satisfied with a two‑story building, a roughly 50‑foot buffer and requests for 8‑foot trees and a fence.
Several items had hearing dates or scheduling noted: Meadows in the Woods public hearing set for April 10 (notice to be published), Long Island Truck Parts set for May 1, and multiple town‑board dates for covenant amendments and site‑plan hearings. Staff said they will continue to coordinate with applicants to resolve buffers, screening and turning concerns before final Town Board action.
