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Twomey Latham’s attorneys routinely appear before the zoning, planning, and town boards of the various towns and villages on Long Island. This representation has included that before Suffolk County’s East End towns and villages, including Southampton, East Hampton, Shelter Island, Southold and Riverhead.
Typical cases involve subdivision approvals, site plan applications, new facility site plans, variances, special permits, zoning code amendments, and the development of master plans for municipalities.The firm is experienced with resolving the many issues that can stall or cancel development plans, including:
The firm has assisted developers on substantial commercial projects in the middle of urban areas as well as in suburban and rural settings. In the course of obtaining approvals for these major projects, the firm actively assists in the preparation of environmental impact statements and architectural review. The firm also represents municipalities and intervenors in applying principles of land use planning environmental impact assessment, as well as in providing critical analysis of development plans both large and small.
Our Long Island land use and zoning attorneys focus on providing clients in-depth knowledge of our diverse range of practice areas.
In a sweeping 12 page decision the Suffolk County Supreme Court has invalidated a controversial Village Law that was challenged by the Hedges Inn. The law, enacted in 2018 prohibited local inns, such as the Hedges Inn, which are pre-existing non-conforming uses in residential zones, from holding outdoor tented events. That year, in a […]
Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP has announced that Martha Reichert has joined the Firm as an Associate. Ms. Reichert concentrates her practice in real estate and land use. She has extensive experience appearing before municipal and regulatory boards throughout eastern Long Island. Prior to joining the Firm, she had her own practice, […]
Twomey Latham has partnered with The Press News Group / 27east as Presenting Sponsor of The Press Sessions, a new series of issue-based discussions, in Southampton, New York and East Hampton, New York. The event on Thursday, October 24th at Rowdy Hall in East Hampton was focused on Open Land and Accessory Apartments: Striving to Address the Affordable Housing Crisis. East Hampton […]
“The Retreat’s LPGA Pro-Am held each fall is the only tournament on Long Island that includes LPGA Pros, NFL Players, and amateurs on one field,” explains Golf Chair & Retreat Board Member Steve Latham. “The generosity of these sports figures and willingness to take a stand against violence is admirable. Over the past few years […]
Three years after its adoption of legislation banning short-term rentals in Southold, and after extensive review and revision to address public concerns, the town board adopted a new Rental Permit Code at its December 18, 2018 meeting. The ban on renting homes for fewer than 14 days was intended to stifle the depletion of affordable […]
An October 2018 New York State Supreme Court, Suffolk County decision setting aside a 2017 Southampton Village Architectural Review and Historic Preservation Board decision approving a nearly 15,000 square foot house on Gin Lane may have considerable impacts on property owners looking to make additions to or replace structures located in any of the East […]
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On January 10, 2018, the Sag Harbor Partnership Inc., a not-for-profit corporation seeking to purchase and rebuild the Sag Harbor Cinema, which was destroyed in a tragic fire in December of 2016, closed on the purchase of the cinema property. To do that, the corporation had raised almost $8 million through commitments large and small. […]
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