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West Babylon neighbors and owner spar over pool-deck variances; board reserves decision
Summary
At a July 10 Town of Babylon Zoning Board of Appeals hearing, the applicant for 154 Marcy St. sought to amend a prior variance for a rebuilt pool deck; neighbors raised concerns about unfulfilled conditions from a previous approval and runoff, and the board closed the hearing and reserved decision.
Matthew Siegfried, the owner of 154 Marcy Street in West Babylon, asked the Town of Babylon Zoning Board of Appeals on July 10 to amend an earlier approval and permit a rebuilt pool deck that would raise his lot coverage from 20% to about 30.26%. The board closed the public hearing and said it would reserve decision.
The application seeks to rebuild a pool deck and modify a prior variance that in February 2024 had approved a building-area variance while denying certain setback relief. Architect Bernard Rogers told the board that the new deck removes the portions previously in setback and that the new design is fully setback-compliant: "Our proposed deck is completely setback compliant," Rogers said.
Neighbors said the applicant has not complied with conditions the…
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