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    National Seashore New York

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  • More Park Facilities Reopen During May 2013

    Watch Hill and Sailors Haven marinas open May 10. Limited ferry service from Sayville to Sailors Haven resumes May 13 and ferries from Patchogue to Watch Hill start on May 18. Remaining park facilities to reopen by May 25, 2013. More »

Town of Brookhaven Building & Zoning Applications for Fire Island

Review and Comments on Zoning/Building Permit Applications
See Federal Review of Building and Zoning Permit Applications within Fire Island National Seashore for more information.

Applications to the Town of Brookhaven Board of Zoning Appeals and the corresponding letters from Fire Island National Seashore to the appropriate zoning authority are now being posted online. Applications are organized by hearing date in the chart below, followed by the superintendent's response by Suffolk County Tax Map Number and specific community. (Boundaries of each community are defined in 36 CFR 28.3)
(For Town of Brookhaven, NY Code for Great South Beach in Fire Island National Seashore, see Chapter 85 - Zoning, Article XVI)

 
Seaview Ocean Bay Park Point O'Woods Fire Island Pines
Water Island Davis Park Seashore District properties
 

2013
Town of Brookhaven Zoning Board Hearings for private properties within boundaries of Fire Island National Seashore
Hearing Date Applicant

NPS Response Letter by
Tax Map Number/Community
5/15/2013 #39 Cottrell 986.70-2.35+36.5+36.6 Water Island
5/1/2013 #33 Gibson 986.50-4.43 Fire Island Pines
5/1/2013 #20 Point O'Woods Association 985.80-4.35 & 40.2 Point O'Woods
5/1/2013 #9 Cehelski 987-2.9 Davis Park
4/17/2013 #34 Foster 987-2.38 Davis Park
4/17/2013 #24 Lewis 986.20-4.31 Cherry Grove
4/17/2013 Green (rehearing) 986.20-5.11.1 Cherry Grove
4/3/2013 #24 Smith 985.80-3.36 Point O'Woods
4/3/2013 #22 Orsato 986.30-2.21 Fire Island Pines
4/3/2013 #12 Della Valle

Amended 985.70-4.5 4/3/13
985.70-4.5 Ocean Bay Park
3/20/2013 #23 Shilling 985.80-5.4 Point O'Woods
3/20/2013 #16 Kurey 986.90-2.52 Davis Park
3/20/2013 #15 Greene 986.40-4.4 Fire Island Pines
3/6/2013 #6 Horowitz 986.90-2.47 Davis Park
2/27/2013 #21 Dyer 986.50-1.40 Fire Island Pines
2/6/2013
2/6/2013 #20 Green 986.20-5.11.1 Cherry Grove
2/6/2013 #8 ADL Enterprises 986.40-2.24 Fire Island Pines
2/6/2013 #7 Pesso 985.70-3.39 Ocean Bay Park
2/6/2013 #4 Della Valle 985.70-2.17 Ocean Bay Park
1/23/2013 #44 Boskind 986.40-6.68.1 Fire Island Pines
1/23/2013 #30 Seigleman 986.50-1.34 Fire Island Pines
1/23/2013 #18 Ross 986.40-6.18 Fire Island Pines
1/09/2013 rehearing DeFalco 986.40-5.32 Fire Island Pines
1/09/2013 #30 Sperry 985.80-7.23+24+25 Point O'Woods
1/09/2013 #29 Clark 985.80-7.18+19 Point O'Woods


 

2012
Town of Brookhaven Zoning Board Hearings for private properties within boundaries of Fire Island National Seashore
Hearing Date Applicant

NPS Response Letter by
Tax Map Number/Community
12/12/2012 Dansky 986.40-1.26 Fire Island Pines
12/12/2012 Staadt 986.40-3.25 Fire Island Pines
12/12/2012 Cillo 987-2.45 Davis Park
12/12/2012 Shilling 985.80-2.3 Point O'Woods
12/12/2012 Slowik 986.40-6.47 Fire Island Pines
11/28/2012 Lipton 986.20-5.28 Cherry Grove
11/28/2012 Godfrey 986.30-4.22 Fire Island Pines
11/28/2012 Capes 986.40-8.6 Fire Island Pines
11/28/2012 Cinelli 986.40-3.39 Fire Island Pines
10/17/2012 Shilling 985.80-5.4 Point O'Woods
10/17/2012 Lipton 986.20-5.28 Cherry Grove
10/3/2012 Rock 986.20-5.04 Cherry Grove
9/19/2012 Polanski 986.40-6-72 Fire Island Pines
9/19/2012 Wingard-Lorber 985.70-8-27 Ocean Bay Park
9/19/2012 Esposito 986.40-3-38 amended Fire Island Pines
9/5/2012 Paradise-Nathan 986.20-5.35 Cherry Grove
8/22/2012 Wright 986.90-2.12+13 Davis Park
Moazed 986.40-6-2 Fire Island Pines
8/8/2012 Nelson 986.20-2.38 Cherry Grove
Cramer 985.80-4.14.1 Point O'Woods
7/18/2012 Swinsky 985.70-3.11 Ocean Bay Park
6/6/2012 Isaacson 986.50-2.22 Fire Island Pines
Boskind 986.40-6-68.1 Fire Island Pines
Groveman 986.40-8.16 Fire Island Pines
Kibble 986.2-5-5 Cherry Grove
Young 986.9-2-10 Davis Park
5/16/2012 Freedman 986.40-6.39 Fire Island Pines
Martin 986.40-3.23 Fire Island Pines
Ross & Dover 986.40-6-18 Fire Island Pines
5/2/2012 Litterello 986.40-1.29 Fire Island Pines
Dowd 986.20-4.43.1 Cherry Grove
Sirota 985.70-1.21 Seaview
4/18/2012 Bianchi 986.70-1.15 Water Island
Waide 985.70-8.31 Ocean Bay Park
3/21/2012 Lehman 986.20-5.41 Cherry Grove
Andino 986.20-1.18 Cherry Grove
3/7/2012 O'Hara 985.80-3.46 Point O'Woods
1/25/2012 McGuire 985.80-7.23, 24 & 25 Point O'Woods
Underwood 986.20-4.10 Cherry Grove
Zinam 986.30-3.14 amended comments
Zinam 986.30-3.14 Fire Island Pines
FIP Ventures, LLC 986.40-2.21 Fire Island Pines
1/11/2012 Danikki, Inc. 986.40-2.22 Fire Island Pines
Wendell 986.40-1.16 Fire Island Pines
Friebel 986.40-3.16 Fire Island Pines
 

Review and Comments on Zoning/Building Permit Applications
See Federal Review of Building and Zoning Permit Applications within Fire Island National Seashore

Letters from Fire Island National Seashore to the appropriate zoning authority are organized below by specific zoning jurisdiction and community, then are listed by Town of Brookhaven hearing date, Suffolk County Tax Map Number and applicant name.

Community of Seaview (within Town of Brookhaven):

2012-05-02 985.70-1.21 Sirota (no objection)

2011-03-16 985.70-1.47 Green

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Community of Ocean Bay Park:

2013-04-03 985.70-4.5 Della Valle

2013-02-06 985.70-3.39 Pesso

2013-02-06 985.70-2.17 Della Valle (no objection)

2012-09-19 985.70-8.27 Wingard-Lorber (no objection)

2012-07-18 985.70-3.11 Swinsky

2012-04-18 985.70-8.31 Waide

2011-08-12 785.70-7.12 Beggins

2011-07-27 785.70-9.17 Evans (no objection)

2011-06-15 985.70-8.2 Lindsey (no objection)

2011-01-12 985.70-4.49.1 & 49.2 Chynn

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Community of Point O'Woods:

2013-05-01 985.80-4.35 & 40.2 Point O'Woods Association Community Church

2013-04-03 985.80-3.36 Smith (no objection)

2013-03-20 985.80-5.4 Shilling (no objection)

2013-01-09 985.80-7.23+24+25 Sperry (no objection)

2013-01-09 985.80-7.18+19 Clark (no objection)

2012-12-12 985.80-2.3 Shilling (no objection)

2012-10-17 985.80-5.4 Shilling (no objection)

2012-08-08 985.80-4.14.1 Cramer

2012-03-07 985.80-3.46 O'Hara (no objection)

2012-01-25 985.80-7.23, 24 & 25 McGuire (no objection)

2011-12-14 985.80-3.39 Biggs

2011-10-05 985.80-3.15 & 16 Sorice (no objection)

2011-08-17 985.80-4.47.1 O'Malley (no objection)

2011-05-18 985.90-1.12 Kiernan

2011-03-16 985.80-3.21 Downer

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Community of Cherry Grove:

2013-04-17 986.20-4.31 Lewis

2013-02-06 986.20-5.11.1 Green

2012-11-28 986.20-5.28 Lipton

2012-10-17 986.20-5.28 Lipton

2012-09-19 986.20-5.4 Rock

2012-09-05 986.20-5.35 Paradise & Nathan

2012-08-08 986.20-2.38 Nelson (no obbjection)

2012-06-06 986.20-5.5 Kibble (no objection)

2012-05-02 986.20-4.43.1 Dowd (no objection)

2012-03-21 986.20-1.18 Andino (no objection)

2012-03-21 986.20-5.41 Lehman (no objection)

2012-01-25 986.20-4.10 Underwood

2011-10-05 986.20-5.5 Fancett (no objection)

2011-08-17 986.2-3.2 Coombs (no objection)

2011-07-27 986.20-4.28 Mandelino

2011-04-06 986.20-4.28 Mandelino

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Community of Fire Island Pines:

2013-05-01 986.50-4.43 Gibson (no objection)

2013-04-03 986.30-2.21 Orsato (no objection)

2013-03-20 986.40-4.4 Greene

2013-02-27 986.50-1.40 Dyer

2013-02-06 986.40-2.24 ADL Enterprises

2013-01-23 986.50-1.34 Siegleman

2013-01-23 986.40-6.68.1 Boskind (no objection)

2013-01-23 986.40-6.18 Ross (no objection)

2012-12-12 986.40-1.26 Dansky (no objection)

2012-12-12 986.40-3.25 Staadt (no objection)

2012-12-12 986.40-6.47 Slowik (no objection)

2012-11-28 986.30-4.22 Godfrey

2012-11-28 986.40-8.6 Capes

2012-11-28 986.40-3.39 Cinelli (no objection)

2012-09-19 986.40-6.72 Polansky (no objection, but see supplemental letter re CEHA)

2012-09-19 986.40-3.38 Esposito (no objection)

2012-08-22 986.40-6-2 Moazed (no objection)

2012-06-06 986.50-2.22 Isaacson (no objection)

2012-06-06 986.40-6-68.1 Boskind (no objection)

2012-06-06 986.40-8.16 Groveman (no objection)

2012-05-16 986.40-6.39 Freedman (no objection)

2012-05-16 986.40-3.23 Martin (no objection)

2012-05-16 986.40-6-18 Ross & Dover (no objection)

2012-05-02 986.40-1.29 Litterello (no objection)

2012-01-25 986.30-3.14 amended comments Zinam (no objection)
2012-01-25 986.30-3.14 Zinam

2012-01-25 986.40-2.21 FIP Ventures, LLC

2012-01-11 986.40-2.22 Danikki, Inc. (no objection)

2012-01-11 986.40-1.16 Wendell (no objection)

2012-01-11 986.40-3.16 Friebel (no objection)

2011-10-05 986.40-3.21 Pepe (no objection)

2011-05-18 986.40-2.12 Lieb

2011-04-06 986.30-5.27.3 LePage (no objection)

2011-03-16 986.30-2.20 Harris

2011-03-04 986.30-2.6 Charlton (no objection)

2011-01-12 986.40-6.31 Morganstern

2010-11-15 986.40-5.32 DeFalco

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Community of Water Island:

2013-05-15 986.70-2.35+36.5+36.6 Cottrell (no objection)

2012-04-18 986.70-1.15 Bianchi (Seashore District)

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Community of Davis Park:

2013-05-01 987-2.9 Cehelski (no objection)

2013-04-17 987-2.38 Foster (no objection)

2013-03-20 986.90-2.52 Kurey

2013-03-06 986.90-2.47 Horowitz (no objection)

2012-12-12 987-2.45 Cillo

2012-08-22 986.90-2.12&13 Wright (no objection)

2012-06-06 986.90-2.10 Young

2011-06-15 987-1.5 Rose (no objection)

2011-05-18 987-5.14 Silverman (no objection)

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Seashore District Properties:

2012-04-18 986.70-1.15 Bianchi (Water Island)

Did You Know?

Close view of sand showing bands of colors: white, dark grey, and reddish purple.

New York's state gem—the garnet—may be found among the sands that comprise Fire Island's beaches. Due to differences in size and weight of the grains of sand, you may sometimes see ribbons of garnet and magnatite among the white quartz, as the sand settles on the beach. More...