Long Beach board grants modification to keep two side‑yard parking spaces at 61 Neptune Blvd.

The Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Long Beach granted a modification to variance No. 3276 that allows Michael and Wendy Goldstein to maintain two side‑yard parking spaces at 61 Neptune Boulevard.

The applicants appeared with attorney John Yetman, who told the board the configuration “takes 2 additional cars off the street” and that tenants had used the parking arrangement without reported issues for the past two years. The application asked the board to modify prior relief so the property could legally retain two spaces in the north side yard.

John Yetman said the driveway geometry and the arrangement of circulation at the rear of the property allow each vehicle access to the street without requiring another vehicle to move. Applicant Michael Goldstein described the tenant mix and vehicle sizes and said he had not received tenant complaints about access. The board discussed how Long Beach’s code generally treats tandem parking and noted that tandem spots are not always counted as two independent spaces unless each has independent means of ingress and egress.

Deputy corporation counsel Joseph Lupo and several board members discussed which specific zoning subsections were most applicable; the applicant and board agreed that section references raised in the application included 9‑105.13(f)(1) and 9‑113.2(h) (off‑street parking regulations). The board indicated that the specific driveway geometry in this case provided safe ingress and egress for the two spaces claimed.

Chairman Morelli moved to grant the modification and Commissioner Markowitz seconded. The roll call recorded grant votes from all commissioners present. The application was granted.

The board noted that the approval rested on the specific configuration and testimony in the record about access; any future changes to driveway geometry or use could prompt further review.