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Planning board delays decision on 5 Grand Street subdivision after neighbors raise concerns about garage and septic
Summary
An applicant seeking permission to ask the Zoning Board of Appeals to subdivide a lot at 5 Grand Street in Port Jefferson Station won planning board leave to pursue BZA relief but the board adjourned final action after neighbors pressed for inspection of an existing detached garage and possible demolition or lot‑line adjustments.
The Town of Brookhaven Planning Board heard a proposal for permission to seek a two‑lot subdivision at 5 Grand Street in Port Jefferson Station and did not grant final authorization at the meeting, instead adjourning to allow additional fact‑finding about a detached garage that straddles the proposed new lot line.
Planning director Don Hone explained the property was subject to a prior land division covenant that requires planning board authorization before any further subdivision. The applicant, represented by Amy DeVito of Woodhull Expediting, said the proposed two‑lot split would require minor variances to go before…
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