Government
Riverhead ZBA ruling: Town code prohibits food waste-to-energy facility at EPCAL, but town board should consider amending code to allow it
A food waste-to-energy facility is not permitted by the zoning code at the Calverton Enterprise Park, the Riverhead Zoning Board of Appeals ruled on Thursday. But the ZBA urged the town board to to consider adding the use to the industrial park zoning code.
Government
Riverhead Town Board adopts code aimed at helping owners of undersized lots
Owners of pre-existing lots smaller than the minimum area under current zoning will no longer need variances from the Riverhead Zoning Board of Appeals for many building additions and reconstructions.
Government
Long-running dispute over catered events at Jamesport restaurant makes its way back to ZBA
A land-use dispute stretching back nearly two decades between the Town of Riverhead and a Jamesport restaurant got a new hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals last week — nearly eight years after a State Supreme Court judge ordered the hearing be held.
Government
Variances sought for proposed five-story building near railroad station draw opposition at public hearing
Nine zoning variances sought by a Huntington developer for a proposed five-story building on the corner of Osborn Avenue and Court Street drew opposition from Riverhead Free Library, Suffolk County Historical Society and several residents during a public hearing before the Riverhead Zoning Board of Appeals Thursday night.
Government
Appointment to fill vacancy on town zoning board draws criticism and dissent
The appointment of a Jamesport man to fill a vacancy on the Riverhead Zoning Board of Appeals was criticized by residents at last Tuesday night’s town board meeting and drew opposition from Councilwoman Catherine Kent.
News
Zoning Board asked for code interpretations on retail uses in Aquebogue and outdoor ‘gun container’ on West Main Street
The owner of the Main Road Vinland Commons plaza in Aquebogue says 7-Eleven is no longer interested in the site, but retail uses there pre-exist the current zoning.
Government
Hearings on steep fee hikes for planning and zoning applications adjourned to May 22
The town board held the hearings open at the request of the town's new business advisory committee.
Government
Jamesport residents protest plans to expand Main Road strip mall, where owner wants to add 28,000 sq. ft. grocery
An expansion plan by the owner of Jamesport Plaza, located on the corner of Main Road and Washington Avenue, drew a slew of community...
