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Town of Brookhaven planning meeting: approvals, adjournments and town votes at a glance
Summary
At the Town of Brookhaven planning session on Jan. 9, the board approved multiple site plans and covenant reliefs, adjourned several items and passed routine town resolutions. This roundup lists each formal action recorded in the public transcript and the outcome on the record.
What follows is a concise record of formal actions taken during the Jan. 9 planning portion of the Town of Brookhaven meeting as reflected in the public transcript. Where the transcript records only “motion carries” without a roll‑call tally, the outcome is listed as approved and the mover/second are shown as not specified.
Planning public hearings and board actions (selected):
- 6 Kathleen Court (Strathmore Hines, Lot 246) — relief of restrictive covenant to increase clearing limits from 56% to 78% with revegetation required for any cleared area above 78%. Outcome: approved (motion carries on record). Motion and second: not specified.
- 34 Hope Court (Hope Bridal, Lot 16) — relief of restrictive covenant seeking clearing increase from 51% to 90%; Town DEP recommended increase to 65%; applicant accepted staff recommendation. Outcome: approved (motion carries). Motion/second: not specified.
- 43A Olympic Avenue (land division parcel 2) — request to reduce a required 20‑foot driveway buffer where vegetation was removed during construction; DEP recommended 15‑foot buffer and revegetation. Outcome: hearing closed and matter left on the decision calendar for Jan. 23 with the applicant and planning staff to return with a calculable revegetation plan (no final approval recorded at Jan. 9 meeting).
- LA L. Global Group Corp. (proposed 12,000 sq. ft. retail building at Route 112 & Tremont Ave) — applicant asked to return to Jan. 23; hearing adjourned to that date (no action taken at Jan. 9 meeting).
- Heritage Park at Mount Sinai — phase site plan for 4,050 sq. ft. addition to a community center: SEQR acceptance and application approved. Outcome: approved (motion carries).
- 1406 Montauk Highway, Mastic (catering hall, ~18,195 sq. ft., site plan with variances) — planning board approved site plan and staff recommendations 1–17 and planning board variances 1–6 as conditions of approval. Outcome: approved (motion carries).
- 7‑11 at Shirley (1481 William Floyd Pkwy) — site plan approved; condition added to demonstrate plan for acceleration lane or county work permit. Outcome: approved (motion carries).
- Fortwood Estates (Cordwood Estates) — PRC site plan for 45 senior units: approved with added conditions requiring a 25‑ft natural and supplemented evergreen buffer along the northern property line, removal of balconies on Buildings 1 and 3 (revised elevations required before permits), and privacy slots in a six‑foot fence. Outcome: approved (motion carries).
- 15 Donald's Way (relief of covenant and companion site plan) — covenant relief to allow a subdivision sign into the covenant buffer and associated warehouse site plan (~65,000 sq. ft.): both covenant amendment and site plan approved. Outcome: approved (motions carried).
- Shaw’s Halal Food, Medford (Route 112) — one‑story, ~1,200 sq. ft. takeout restaurant site plan: SEQR accepted and site plan approved. Outcome: approved (motion carries).
Other formal actions and town resolutions recorded and approved during the meeting (resolution numbers and descriptions as read in the transcript):
- Res. 56 (2025): Intermunicipal agreement with Village of Patchogue for fire marshal services — approved. - Res. 57 (2025): Appointment to advisory boards (Sabatello) — approved. - Res. 58 (2025): Set public hearing for CDBG annual action plan — approved (hearing set Feb. 10 at 5 p.m.). - Res. 59 (2025): Agreement with Bellport Country Club for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service luncheon — approved. - Res. 60 (2025): Amend professional services list — approved. - Res. 61 (2025): Settlement/acquisition on Suuje Lane for drainage purposes — approved. - Res. 62 (2025): Award bid for vehicle suspension repair and maintenance — approved. - Res. 63 (2025): Accept town‑maintained roads into maintenance program — approved. - Res. 64 (2025): Accept NYS DEC Climate Smart Communities grant for land acquisition — approved. - Res. 65 (2025): Accept NYS DEC WQIP grant for Elm Street land acquisition — approved. - Res. 66 (2025): Correct list of roads in Local Highway Inventory — approved. - Res. 67 (2025): Amend 2025 capital plan for town Wi‑Fi at beaches and marina — approved. - Res. 68 (2025): Award bid for culvert replacement and stormwater mitigation, Prospect Lane/Second Neck Creek — approved. - Res. 69 (2025): Amend 2024 CDBG recipient agreement with Village of Patchogue — approved. - Res. 70 (2025): Execute permit apps for Friends of Bellport Bay aquaculture lot — approved. - Res. 71 (2025): Execute covenants for sewer reclamation project at town hall sewage treatment plant — approved. - Res. 72 (2025): Authorization to pay invoices as required by procurement policy — approved. - Res. 73 (2025): Settlement/acquisition on Hawkins Avenue for highway purposes (Aldrich Management Co. LLC) — approved. - Res. 74 (2025): Accept South County grant for Bridal Pond outfall mitigation — approved. - Res. 75 (2025): Adopt town timekeeping policy and SOP (2025) — approved. - Res. 76 (2025): Various 2024 operating budget transfers — approved.
Traffic code action:
- Adopt amendment to the Town Uniform Traffic Code (Article 8 sections 33 and 34) adding and deleting restricted‑parking segments in Farmingville, Middle Island, Ronkonkoma and Port Jefferson Station — motion to close public hearing and motion to adopt passed on the record; amendment adopted.
Notes on procedure and vote reporting: Many motions in the transcript were recorded simply as “So moved” / “Motion carries” without a roll‑call tally or named mover/second. The transcript records the motions and the approvals but does not consistently record individual roll‑call votes or counts. Where the transcript listed an adjournment rather than an approval, the item(s) were left for a future hearing (for example, the LA L. Global retail item was adjourned to Jan. 23). Where the transcript shows specific items adjourned (e.g., 114 Peconic Ave.), those items are listed as adjourned or left on the decision calendar.
Provenance: This roundup is drawn from the planning portion of the Jan. 9 Town of Brookhaven meeting transcript; the votes and statements cited are taken verbatim from the meeting record where available and summarized when the transcript recorded only procedural actions ("motion carries").
