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Southampton ZBA closes several hearings, issues decisions and schedules major items for Aug. 6
Summary
At its July 2 meeting the ZBA granted multiple minor variances, amended a prior decision to correct a site‑plan date, and closed several public hearings while setting decisions for Aug. 6; larger or contested items (dock appeal, 9 Lake Avenue, 19 Bay Drive) were held open for written comments.
The Town of Southampton Zoning Board of Appeals on July 2 issued rulings on a range of mostly procedural or minor matters and set decisions and written comment deadlines for several contested files.
Key board actions recorded in the July 2 session included:
- Approval of the June 4, 2026 meeting minutes by voice vote. - A set of decisions issued on the record (examples recorded in the meeting): pool and accessory‑use variances for Narrow Lane and Bayview Drive, modifications to previously granted pyramid relief, and corrections to a June 4 decision’s site‑plan date. Each decision was granted subject to the usual condition that any required permits and approvals be secured before final sign‑off. - The board closed multiple public hearings and left written comments open until July 17 with decisions scheduled for Aug. 6 on several significant applications, including the pickleball/tennis conversion at 38 Fox Hollow, the pool legalization at 58 Hampton Court, the Hidden Pond sports court, the dock appeal at 29 Peconic Avenue and several others. - Several applications were continued to permit applicants to submit revised drawings or to obtain comments from planning or conservation staff. Notably, the Suffolk Realty (9 Lake Ave) application for a tall digital monument sign and canopy was continued to Sept. 3 to allow planning coordination.
Votes on the record: The transcript records multiple roll‑call aye votes for granted decisions; where roll‑call names were not given for every vote, the meeting minutes reflect the board’s voice vote procedure.
What residents should know: Several larger or contested matters remain undecided and the board left the record open for written submissions in many cases; residents and applicants can still submit materials to the board secretary (Candace Cowell) by the July 17 deadline for cases scheduled for an Aug. 6 decision.
Next steps: The ZBA will take up decisions on Aug. 6 (and continued hearings Sept. 3 in select cases) with possible additional conditions tied to planning or conservation board findings in some matters.
