Nissequogue ZBA grants 7-foot rear-setback relief for 5 Equine Lane, denies pool-equipment and fence variances

The Incorporated Village of Nissequogue Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously on June 6, 2026, on an appeal for 5 Equine Lane (SCTM: 802-9-2-1.21), granting a variance that allows the pool to be set back 53 feet from the rear property line, a relief of 7 feet from the ordinance requirements. The board denied the applicants’ requests for placement of pool equipment at 38'1" from the sideline (side yard) and denied the proposed 5-foot perimeter fencing. The board also determined that the proposed terrace at 28'1" from the rear line required no variance.

The decision was recorded as unanimous with four ZBA members present: Michael Fazio (Chairman), Desmond Murphy, William Kent and Ron Rothman. The minutes state the originally proposed pool setback of 49 feet was denied, while the board granted the 53-foot setback. No mover or seconder for the motions is listed in the minutes. The appeal lists Michael and Victoria Napolitano as the applicants; the Village Building Department had previously denied the permits that prompted this appeal.

The board’s decisions resolve the specific setback, equipment-placement and fencing elements of the Napolitano application; the minutes do not record any conditions attached to the granted setback or further implementation steps. The ZBA’s action was taken at a public work session held at Nissequogue Village Hall on June 6, 2026, and recorded in the meeting minutes.