Nissequogue ZBA Hears Request for Four Rear-Wall Height Variances at 3 Swan Place

The Village of Nissequogue Zoning Board of Appeals held a public hearing on Oct. 21, 2024, at the Nissequogue Village Hall on a variance application from homeowners Anthony and Patricia Izzo of 3 Swan Place, St. James. The applicants requested four rear-wall/fence height variances that would allow walls of 8 feet; 12 feet; 13 feet 6 inches; and 15 feet, each of which exceeds the 4-foot maximum set by Village Code 128-27 C[1][a].

The minutes list ZBA Chairman Michael Fazio and board members William Kent, Desmond Murphy, Cristofer Damianos and Ron Rothman as present, along with ZBA Secretary Susan Cimino McGarrigal and court reporter Deborah Kniesser. Mayor Richard Smith, applicants Anthony and Patricia Izzo, and the applicants' attorney, John Huber, were also recorded as present. The record notes that the ZBA chairman and members answered questions and concerns posed by the applicants and their representative but does not record a motion or vote on the application.

The application cites the property at 3 Swan Place, located approximately 1,200 feet north of the intersection with Cordwood Path in the Village of Nissequogue, with SCTM 802-10-4-9.3. The four variances are listed in the minutes as follows: 1) proposed wall 8 feet in height; 2) proposed wall 12 feet in height; 3) proposed wall 13 feet 6 inches in height; and 4) proposed wall 15 feet in height. The minutes explicitly reference Village Code 128-27 C[1][a], which requires that no constructed fence or wall be more than four feet in height at the rear of homes and buildings.

No formal action, vote tally, or next-step schedule is recorded in the provided minutes. The meeting opened at 7:00 PM and adjourned at 7:37 PM; the minutes were submitted by ZBA Secretary Susan Cimino McGarrigal. Any subsequent filings, hearings, or determinations on the Izzo application are not included in these minutes and are listed as not specified in this report.