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ZBA split over large Montauk house plan as members cite stability, environmental concerns
Summary
Board members clashed over a proposed large residence on Old Montauk Highway: several members said fill stability and excavation risks warrant denial, while the chair argued recent design reductions and a construction protocol made the project acceptable; the transcript does not record a definitive roll-call outcome.
The board extensively debated an application by Kevin Gaddy for a 3,366-square-foot two-story house on Old Montauk Highway that was later reduced in size. Vice Chair raised long-standing concerns about the site's steep slopes, the presence of fill of unknown composition, and the volume of excavation required to stabilize footings; she concluded the project posed a potential environmental risk and said she planned to deny the application. "Considering the complicated nature of the proposed project... I'm going to deny this application in its entirety," the Vice Chair said.
Several other members echoed concerns about grading plans, drainage details and missing construction-protocol documentation and described the lot as constrained and prone to instability. The applicant removed the pool and pool house, reduced the garage and overall building footprint and submitted a TF Engineering construction protocol and revised septic and grading information. The Chair said those changes and conditions she would impose made the project more conforming and indicated she would approve it; the transcript does not record a formal roll-call vote or an explicit adopted resolution in the portion provided. Clarifying details on the record included reductions in proposed GFA and limits of clearing: total clearing was reduced from 13,300 sq ft to 9,786 sq ft and proposed GFA fell by roughly 88 sq ft in revisions.
