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Neighbors press ZBA over as‑built changes at 22 Shore Road; board seeks highway superintendent input
Summary
Neighbors and the planning department clashed with the applicant’s counsel over as‑built changes at 22 Shore Road (Amagansett): expanded driveway, stone stairs, patio vs. deck, and revegetation not completed. The board asked for a revised highway‑superintendent letter about right‑of‑way impacts and left the record open one week for written responses.
At the June 2 meeting the East Hampton Zoning Board of Appeals considered a modification request for 22 Shore Road, Amagansett, where neighbors say the owner altered approved plans and installed as‑built features outside the approved footprint.
Attorney Michael Silinsky, representing the owner, said the changes were largely practical field modifications: the driveway entrance was shifted east to allow a turnaround, larger stone stairs were installed to protect elevations and prevent sand movement, and a spa was integrated into the pool but the pool footprint remained unchanged. Silinsky said the owner would move a fence back to the approved location and complete revegetation as a condition if the board required it.
Planning staff provided field photos and a memo noting that the driveway had grown (staff estimated about 1,670 sq ft on the parcel, roughly 2,190 sq ft total including right‑of‑way), the patio replaced an originally approved deck and other small changes occurred north of the residence. Staff indicated that, aside from these changes, the construction largely matched prior approvals for CO purposes once minor corrections were addressed.
Neighbors, led by Nicholas Gregory, pressed the board with photos and a timeline: they said a wall of trees, curbing and irrigation materially expanded the usable parcel, encroached on the town right‑of‑way and altered the approved revegetation plan; they also raised concerns that large stone stairs and planters could interfere with the function of approved breakaway walls and change dune stability.
Board members asked for a written letter from the highway superintendent describing the driveway and right‑of‑way condition. The applicant’s counsel said he would obtain the letter; the board voted to leave the record open one week for that letter and any other written responses. No final decision on the modification was made on June 2.
