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Planning Board keeps public hearing open on three‑lot Montauk Highway subdivision pending DEC bat review
Summary
The East Hampton Planning Board heard the Adadu and Costaa three‑lot minor subdivision at 377 Montauk Highway and voted to close the hearing subject to receipt of New York DEC comments about potential northern long‑eared bat habitat before any building permits are issued.
The East Hampton Planning Board on July 10 heard a public hearing on the Adadu and Costaa application to subdivide 377 Montauk Highway into three lots. Chair Samuel Kramer presided. Planning staff summarized the proposal, noting the lots will each exceed the 84,000‑square‑foot zoning minimum and that the application is classified as an unlisted action under SEQRA.
Planning Department staff told the board that a natural‑resource review identified the potential presence of northern long‑eared bats near the project area and recommended the applicant obtain written guidance from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. After applicant representatives described the common driveway design, emergency turnarounds and coordination with the Fire Marshal, the board took public comment from a nearby neighbor, Jim Dagel, who said he had reviewed the survey and had no objection to the proposal.
Board member Ed moved to close the public hearing subject to the condition that the Planning Board receive DEC comments regarding the land‑use change and bat habitat before any building permits are issued; the motion passed. Planning staff said the Planning Board is acting as SEQRA lead agency and needs DEC’s written response to complete its environmental determination.
The board also noted written public comments had been received and asked the applicant to provide a final wrap‑up memo documenting any clarifications requested by staff. No final subdivision approval was recorded at the meeting; staff will post and circulate DEC correspondence when received and the item will return to the board for final action if required.
The Planning Board’s conditional close preserves the board’s ability to act while ensuring DEC’s review of potential threatened‑species impacts is considered before construction permits are issued.
