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Board reviews after‑the‑fact retaining‑wall variances on Park Ridge and Winding Lane; staff recommends stabilization and replanting

Brookhaven Planning Board (work session)
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Two after‑the‑fact cases — Park Ridge (retaining wall) and 2517 Winding Lane (retaining wall, cantilever deck) — were presented; staff recommended approval as conditioned for Park Ridge and said engineers advised maintaining and stabilizing the existing wall at Winding Lane and adding replanting and stormwater controls.

The board considered multiple after‑the‑fact variances involving retaining walls and stream‑buffer encroachments. Speaker 3 presented Park Ridge Drive (BAR 2516), an after‑the‑fact retaining‑wall setback variance seeking relief from a required 4.25-foot setback to 0.8 feet; staff recommended approval with conditions and noted the wall could have been accounted for in earlier plans but does not present a significant detriment as built.

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