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United Way project on Grant Place amended and moved to decision calendar after zoning setbacks debate
Summary
An application by United Way to reconstruct a two-story single-family dwelling at 16 Grant/Grama Place was amended to alter side-yard dimensions and was closed and moved to the decision calendar for a later vote. Health department approval for an on-site sanitary system remains pending.
An application by United Way (application no. 2504) to reconstruct a two-story single-family house with a detached garage at 16 Grant/Grama Place drew board scrutiny on setbacks and frontage and was amended and sent to the decision calendar on Jan. 21.
Rick Wertheim, senior vice president of housing and development for United Way (project representative), told the board the proposal adjusts the building footprint to meet current zoning setback requirements. “We are just going to rearrange the setbacks based upon what the current zoning is gonna require,” Wertheim said.
Board members pressed on frontage and side-yard measurements: the zoning code requires a 100-foot frontage on Grant Place while most neighborhood lots are 50 feet. The applicant and architect said the proposed house would be set back further than neighboring properties. The board accepted a motion by Crystal Lamontagne to amend the application so the recorded side-yard dimensions read 10 feet and 16 feet; the amendment was seconded by Mr. McCauley and approved by voice vote.
Project architect and representatives also told the board they must secure approval from the Suffolk County health department for a new on-site sanitary system. The applicant said the health department’s approval is contingent on the board’s outcome; an official told the board monitoring wells had been added to field work and that final health approval depends on the hearing’s result.
After questions, a motion by Lamontagne to close the public hearing and move the application to the decision calendar was seconded by Miss Murphy and granted. No final decision on the merits was recorded in the meeting transcript.
Why it matters: The project requires variances and a health-department sign-off tied to the proposed sanitary system. The board’s amendment to the side-yard figures narrows the dispute for the decision calendar and leaves final approvals dependent on subsequent formal action and any required building/health permits.
The applicant may return to the board on the decision calendar with revised plans and the Suffolk County Department of Health approval noted in the record.
