TOWN OF SMITHTOWN
Board of Zoning Appeals
(Excerpts) 10/14/08

Two hearings from the evening's agenda were particularly interesting for the public to hear. One was a resident from Kings Park, Ken Ward, who asked for a legal interpretation to a previous decision that the board made where he questions the validity. The issue concerns a retaining wall and a steel structure that has been erected on his neighbor's property and backs up to his back yard. There were many neighbors that came with a similar complaint but he is taking a legal path rarely used.
The second hearing was presented by the local attorney Vincent Trimarco. The site plan submitted was poorly done and there were many questions from the Planning Dept. in regard to the plan. Interestingly, this attorney was not forthcoming initially as to storage that was to be used for a substantial number of trailers that actually were not part of the business of the dealership but were to be used as a rental income. And the property bordered on a residential dwelling. The outcome of the hearing is unknown. And the fact that the Zoning Board and the Planning Dept. were willing to work with the attorney relative to his questionable submissions should be noted and considered when watching the outcome of ordinary homeowners and their submissions.