Dear Neighbors,
Dear Neighbors,
Our collective presence is needed to oppose the most recent Change of Zone application which came to my attention earlier this week.
Please make every effort to attend the Huntington Town Board Meeting this coming Tuesday, February 6 @ 7pm.
Town Hall, 100 Main Street, Huntington
Please let me know if you plan to attend and if you plan to speak. If you plan to speak, come prior to 7 pm to sign in to speak at the Public Portion and plan your remarks to be NO Longer than three minutes.
This Change of Zone is not on Tuesday’s agenda. We will be speaking at the public portion of this and every future Town of Huntington Board Meeting. We don’t want to wait until it is on the agenda. That will be too little too late!
The Change of Zone application # 2023-ZM-478 is for 343 Deer Park Avenue, a 4.08 acre plot of nursery land that is directly across Deer Park Avenue from the Vanderbilt Elementary School. The developer has resubmitted plans which were withdrawn last Spring. The owner is asking that the property, zoned R-40, one acre single family since 1947 be rezoned to R-3M, Garden Apartment Special District in order to build 24 two story units with paved parking for 40 cars and a 2000 square foot recreation building. The plans indicate that they are asking for housing for seniors, which must be submitted as an R-RM district which imposes 100’ setbacks from all adjacent residential properties as well as the front yard. R-3M is the most dense of all zoning designations which reduces setbacks to 10’. Quite a difference!
If this Change of Zone across from Vanderbilt Elementary School is approved it will set a precedent for the 24 acres on the East side of Deer Park Avenue which includes Park Shore Day Camp and the two adjoining properties. A Change of Zone Application for that 24 acres was submitted early last year. That Change of Zone request is also from R-40 one acre single family to R-3M Garden Apartment Special District to build 180 Apartment Units with a large Sewage treatment plant and parking for 287 cars in the middle of Dix Hills.
It is IMPERATIVE for US to let the members of our Huntington Town Board know that we, the community, are vehemently opposed to both Change of Zone applications. It will negatively impact the value of our homes and create spot zoning and a precedent that will open the door to a myriad of other developers who wish to forever change the character of our neighborhood.
The Town of Huntington Comprehensive Plan (Horizon 2020) calls for these properties to remain R-40 One Acre Single Family Zoning!
We have to PROTECT OUR ZONING, THE VALUE OF OUR HOMES AND THE CHARACTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD!
Tell your neighbors!