Dix Hills Subdivision Yield Map Rejected

The Attorney's office is pursuing litigation against JMM Estates, with property located at 800 Deer Park Avenue, for allegedly having several structures on the site without certificates of occupancy.

According to town records, a one-story garage was erected on the three-acre parcel in 1945. A year later, a poultry house was built and then in 1949 an extension to either the garage or the poultry house was added. In 1950, a guest cottage was constructed and in 1969 a detached garage for farm trucks was built. The current Town of Huntington annual property taxes of $10,727 are in arrears.

What happened after 1969 is unclear except that the owner, also known as J.M.M. Realty with an address listed on tax bills as 20 Brycewood Drive in Dix Hills, is currently pursuing approval to subdivide the property and submitted a 'yield map' to the Town's Office of Planning for review by the Planning Board at its meeting Thursday.

The map, however, was deemed unacceptable by both the town's staff, the board's attorney Ed Gathman and the board.

"They're giving us a yield map that does not comply [with the town code]," said Board member Avrum Rosen. "We should simply reject this and tell them to prepare another yield map."

Gathman agreed citing setbacks and lot widths that do not comply with the code.

"The yield map is not even close to acceptable. So my recommendation is to reject period. There are several structures without 'C of Os' on this property right now," Gathman said. "No way would those houses meet any building codes. I think you deny this application. If they want another shot, they can bring in another application."

Planning Department Deputy Director Robert Riekert said that the yield map also did not allow for a required right-of-way. "The individual properties are basically land-locked."

A staff member who asked to not be quoted said that it is possible that the applicant will continue to submit yield maps they know are unacceptable so that the litigation pending cannot move forward and they can continue to rent out the structures on the property.