Council approves Public Hearing #23791 — Donna Marano, 583 McKinley Terrace, Centerport

Public Hearing #23791 — Donna Marano, 583 McKinley Terrace, Centerport

0 yes, 0 no

Public Hearing #23788 — Joanne Marden, 5 Frostfield Place, Melville

0 yes, 0 no

Public Hearing #23787 — Parker and Alexandra Weber, 5 Longford Street, Huntington

0 yes, 0 no

Public Hearing #23759 — Ian Singh, 20 Ontario Street, Huntington

0 yes, 0 no

Public Hearing #23789 — Michael G. Sessa, 1140 Carlls Straight Path, Dix Hills

0 yes, 0 no

Public Hearing #23761 — Phillip Carlucci, 73 Beaumont Drive, Melville

0 yes, 0 no

Other Business — Accessory Dwelling Unit preliminary approvals

0 yes, 0 no

Resolutions 2026-535 through 2026-560

5 yes, 0 no

2026-536 AUTHORIZE the Supervisor to execute an Intermunicipal Agreement with the Village of Lindenhurst for the temporary use of a sanitation truck, nunc pro tunc.

5 yes, 0 no

2026-537 ACCEPT donations of desserts from King Kullen for the Huntington Senior Center’s Italian Feast – Pasta Party, nunc pro tunc.

5 yes, 0 no

2026-538 AUTHORIZE an extension of time to pay taxes for those persons granted a Senior Citizen Tax Exemption and/or Enhanced Star Exemption pursuant to Chapter 178 of the Code of the Town of Huntington.

5 yes, 0 no

2026-539 AUTHORIZE the Supervisor to apply for and receive financial assistance from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for the Municipal Waste Reduction, Recycling and Recycling Coordination (MWRC) State…

5 yes, 0 no

2026-540 AUTHORIZE the Supervisor to execute an agreement with the Suffolk County Department of Health Services for a revision of the 2026 Budget for the provision of Drug Treatment and Prevention Services and Alternatives for Youth…

5 yes, 0 no

2026-541 AUTHORIZE the Supervisor to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with Friends of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Suffolk (RSVP) for the Department of Human Services Senior Division.

5 yes, 0 no

2026-543 AUTHORIZE the Comptroller to amend the 2026 Operating Budget for the Town of Huntington and its special districts – Department of General Services.

5 yes, 0 no

2026-544 AUTHORIZE the Comptroller to amend the 2026 Operating Budget for the Town of Huntington and its special districts – various departments.

5 yes, 0 no

2026-546 AUTHORIZE appropriate action(s) in accordance with Huntington Town Code Chapter 156 Property Maintenance; Nuisances, Article VII, Blighted Property, §156-67, action by Town Board for failure to comply or abate violations.

5 yes, 0 no

2026-547 AUTHORIZE named financial institutions as depositories for tax receipts and authorizing the Receiver of Taxes to execute collateral agreements or accept letters of credit for tax receipt accounts on behalf of the Town of…

5 yes, 0 no

2026-548 ABOLISH and adjust the imprest petty cash funds for various departments of the Town of Huntington.

5 yes, 0 no

2026-549 ACCEPT a road dedication for the subdivision known as Golf Estates.

5 yes, 0 no

2026-550 AMEND Town Board Resolution 2026-211 approving the Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) service credits for The Huntington Community First Aid Squad.

5 yes, 0 no

2026-553 ENACTMENT: ADOPT Local Law Introductory No. 34-2026 amending the Code of the Town of Huntington, Chapter 156 (Property Maintenance; Nuisances), Article V (Other Conditions and Nuisances).

5 yes, 0 no

2026-554 ENACTMENT: APPROVE the issuance of a Certificate of Approval at an individually designated site. Re: Booker T. Washington House, 30 Cousins Street, Northport.

5 yes, 0 no

2026-556 SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING: To consider adopting Local Law Introductory No._____-2026 declaring an additional six-month moratorium on the issuance of permits and/or approvals for the installation of battery storage systems in the…

5 yes, 0 no

2026-557 SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING: To consider adopting Local Law Introductory No._____-2026 amending the Code of the Town of Huntington, Chapter 178 (Taxation), Article XI (Exemption for Volunteer Fire Fighters and Ambulance Workers),…

5 yes, 0 no

2026-559 AUTHORIZE the Comptroller to appropriate monies from the park improvement and neighborhood enhancement funds for recommended park improvements (Halesite Marina and Cedar Road Park).

5 yes, 0 no

Adoption of Executive Session Agenda

0 yes, 0 no

Approval of October 21 meeting minutes

0 yes, 0 no

Project extension resolutions — Holy Trinity Plat and Eight Routes Plat

0 yes, 0 no

Performance bond extensions — 67 Horton Drive, SNS Homes, and Santo Pietro Plat

0 yes, 0 no

Verizon Wireless TC-26-9 — three antenna sites

0 yes, 0 no

TDFR sending site — Map of Wichwood, Congregational Church of Huntington

0 yes, 0 no

Chuckwood Kilmer lot line change — Cold Spring Harbor

0 yes, 0 no

Approval of minutes — October 21 Planning Board meeting

0 yes, 0 no

Pool legalization, 5 Frostfield Place

5 Frostfield Place, Melville NY 11747

Yard relief to legalize a 22-year-old in-ground pool and equipment installed too close to property lines.

approved · still approved

Second-story addition, 20 Ontario Street

20 Ontario Street, Huntington NY 11743

Street side yard and rear yard relief for a 324-square-foot second-story addition and small deck on a corner lot.

approved · still approved

Horse run and cellar entrance, 1140 Carlls Straight Path

1140 Carlls Straight Path, Dix Hills NY 11746

Relief to legalize a movable fenced horse run and covered cellar entrance, granted with the fence required to sit at least seven feet from both lines.

still conditions-required

Outdoor kitchen, 583 McKinley Terrace

583 McKinley Terrace, Centerport NY 11721

Accessory structure relief to build an outdoor kitchen on an approved deck projecting into the front yard of a steep waterfront lot.

approved · still approved

Terraced retaining walls, 5 Longford Street

5 Longford Street, Huntington NY 11743

Retaining wall relief for 985 square feet of stepped walls (vs. 490 allowed) plus three setback relaxations on a steep backyard.

approved · still approved

Tiered retaining walls, 73 Beaumont Drive

73 Beaumont Drive, Melville NY 11747

Relief to legalize roughly 3,000 square feet of stone retaining walls (limit is 776 sf) around a renovated house for the owner's son's family.

approved · still approved

44 Makamah Beach Road rear deck variance

44 Makamah Beach Road, Northport, NY 11768

The trust seeks a coastal erosion variance for an existing rear deck on a single-family home.

tabled · still tabled

Half Hollow Hilltop Estates

A new owner wants to complete the eight-lot subdivision approved and filed in 2006, after the prior owner strip-mined the site for sand and abandoned it; soil testing found no contaminants.

Discussed — no decision yet

Map of Rolling Wood

Piermont Court (northerly cul-de-sac terminus), Melville, NY

An expedited subdivision to build one single-family home on a 15,000-square-foot lot that was reserved as a 'playground' on the 1948 map, with area variances already granted and a promised footpath easement to Davis Street.

still under-review

Chuckwood Kilmer lot line change

Woodchuck Hollow, Cold Spring Harbor, NY

A minor lot line change between two existing homes, approved conditionally, placing both properties in both the Cold Spring Harbor and Huntington school districts.

still conditions-required

Map of Wichwood TDFR sending site

Washington Drive, Centerport, NY

A transfer of density flow rights sending-site application that pairs the church's two-lot subdivision with a conservation easement on steep, wooded rear land.

approved · still approved

Jill Estates

A revived 1990s subdivision, now proposed at twelve lots of at least 20,000 square feet, with a modified SEQRA review underway and a public hearing expected soon.

Discussed — no decision yet

Fate of the Rolling Wood 'playground' parcel

A vacant lot reserved as a 'playground' on the 1948 Rolling Wood map — never formally dedicated as parkland — is being sold by the homeowners association for a single-family home. Neighbors are split: some want the green space and trail connection preserved, while the majority of the association voted to sell, citing dumping and maintenance burdens.

What it means: The buyer gets a buildable lot, most Rolling Wood homeowners get sale proceeds, and pedestrians keep a footpath connection to Davis Street and West Hills.

Jill Estates Subdivision Yield Determination

A stalled 1990s subdivision on land left over from the aborted Northport-Babylon Expressway is back, now proposed at twelve large lots. A public hearing is expected soon, and neighbors — who petitioned against an earlier five-lot version — are likely to oppose it again.

What it means: The property owner gains a buildable twelve-lot subdivision.

Verizon self-installed antenna sites

Verizon is taking over installation of small wireless antennas from its former contractor, with its first three town sites approved on Burr Road, Randau Drive, and Town Light Road. Required neighbor mailings drew no responses.

What it means: Verizon customers in the affected areas get better wireless coverage.

Preservation of wooded land at the Congregational Church (Centerport)

The church chose a transfer-of-density application rather than building a third lot, permanently preserving steep, wooded land behind the property via conservation easement — a win for the watershed and surrounding neighborhood.

What it means: The church, the surrounding Centerport neighborhood, and the watershed all benefit from permanently protected open land.

Mixed-Use Redevelopment at 1044 New York Avenue

A long-vacant commercial strip next to the Gateway property could be redeveloped into a mixed-use building with apartments, but a shared-parking deal collapsed when the neighbor sold. The applicant is returning to the ZBA for a bigger parking variance.

What it means: The applicant and the Huntington Station revitalization effort benefit from new investment and housing.

Property Tax Exemptions for First Responders, Military, Seniors, and Surviving Spouses

A proposed local law tweak on who qualifies for the volunteer firefighter and ambulance worker property tax exemption — headed to a November 17 hearing.

What it means: Volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers serving the community.

Public safety heroes recognized for Heckshire Park save

Sergeant Anthony Lombarda and public safety officer Tristan Lingner were commended for CPR and AED use that saved a choking 15-year-old at Heckshire Park — a reminder the town's public safety team is on call at all times.

What it means: A young resident's life was saved; the community retains rapid public safety response.

Blighted Property Enforcement and Foreclosure Discussion

The town is moving against property maintenance violations at 184 Vineyard Road in Huntington and 6180 Jericho Turnpike in Commack — a quality-of-life issue for the surrounding neighborhoods.

What it means: Neighbors of the cited properties who have dealt with blight and nuisance conditions.

Manor Farm Park License Agreement

Several residents urged the town to keep caretaker Alyssa Bunbridge and the Starflower environmental education program at Manor Farm, arguing discontinuing the program violates SEQRA and would cost the town a treasured community asset.

What it means: Hundreds of students, new beekeepers and residents who value Manor Farm's open space.

Huntington Village Parking Wayfinding and Traffic Flow

Parking meters would be free downtown from November 27 through January 2, making holiday shopping trips a bit cheaper and easier.

What it means: Shoppers and Huntington Village merchants during the holiday season.

Municipal Budget Adjustments and Capital Grants

Multiple speakers — noting the town has never had an outside independent audit — asked the board to commission one, estimating a cost around $300,000 against potential multi-million dollar recoveries.

What it means: Speakers estimated roughly $300,000 for the audit with potentially several million dollars in identified savings.

8 Ruth Plat Subdivision and New Road Dedication

The town would accept roads in the Golf Estates subdivision and amend contracts with Chesterfield Associates for drainage pipe work on Westview Road and Essex Drive.

What it means: Golf Estates residents and drivers who rely on improved local drainage.

Cedar Road Park Capital Improvements

Money from the Park Improvement and Neighborhood Enhancement funds would go toward upgrades at two local parks.

What it means: Residents who use Hale Site Marina and Cedar Road Park.

Battery Storage System Moratorium

The town wants to put another twelve months on hold for permits for battery storage installations — the original proposal was six months, extended to twelve. A public hearing on November 17 at 6 p.m. is the community's chance to weigh in.

What it means: Residents and officials who want more time to study safety and siting rules before any battery storage projects get approved.

Regulation of Secondary Habitable Buildings on Single Lots

Two accessory apartment applications cleared the board with preliminary approval letters — neither needed zoning relief, and both passed the saturation and parking tests.

What it means: The two owner-occupant households seeking accessory apartments.

Steep Slope Preservation and Flag Lot Access at 27 Dunlop Road

The board handled six homeowner variance requests in one night, most tied to Huntington's steep waterfront terrain and legacy small lots. All were granted, showing the board generally supports home improvements when neighbors don't object.

What it means: The six homeowners, plus neighbors of the Carlucci property whose rundown house is being restored.

Residential zoning variances on steep and corner lots

The board handled six homeowner variance requests in one night, most tied to Huntington's steep waterfront terrain and legacy small lots. All were granted, showing the board generally supports home improvements when neighbors don't object.

What it means: The six homeowners, plus neighbors of the Carlucci property whose rundown house is being restored.

Kite Drive Code Enforcement and Accessory Apartment Review

Two accessory apartment applications cleared the board with preliminary approval letters — neither needed zoning relief, and both passed the saturation and parking tests.

What it means: The two owner-occupant households seeking accessory apartments.