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Montauk homeowner’s request to keep pool patio near front lot line leaves record open
Summary
The East Hampton Zoning Board heard an application from Gerald Scollin to legalize an existing pool patio 15 ft from the front lot line where 30 ft is required; the board closed oral comment, left the written record open until May 15 for a staff email, and took no final vote at the meeting.
The East Hampton Zoning Board of Appeals on May 12 heard from legal counsel for Gerald Scollin about an existing pool patio at 62 Franklin Drive in Montauk that sits 15 feet from the front lot line where 30 feet is required. Andrew Goldstein of Akerman Partners, representing Scollin, said the patio is a ground‑level structure with little visual impact and that a prior building permit had been issued in error; he told the board the owner would remove a nonconforming side section and estimated removal would cost about $26,000.
Jake Kryston of the Planning Department told the board the lot is in the Montauk Beach/Hither Hills subdivision, that undersized lots predate modern zoning, and that a stop‑work order was issued in May 2020 before a later building permit depicted the patio in its current location. A board member who conducted a site inspection described screening vegetation and a fence that limit views of the patio from the street.
The board had no callers during the public comment period. Members moved to close the hearing but left the written record open until Friday, May 15, 2026, to allow submission of a requested email from Steve Lynch and other documentation; the motion carried by concurrence. No final decision on the variance was recorded at the meeting.
Next steps: the board left the record open for additional materials and will consider those documents before issuing a determination.
