Matter James Munnelly v. Town East Hampton

DECISION & ORDER On August 23, 1983, the petitioner purchased a parcel of land on Chatfields Ridge Road, East Hampton, New York. The subject property was comprised of two lots which were indicated as lots 3 and 4 of the Chatfields Ridge subdivision. Lot 3 measured 50,000 square feet and lot 4 measured 62,738 square feet. At the time the petitioner purchased the property it was zoned ""A"" Residence. In 1984, the subject property as upzoned to ""A3"" Residence, which required a minimum lot area of 125,000 square feet, and a minimum lot width of 230 feet. Since the petitioner's adjoining parcels were held in his name and did not satisfy the upgraded zoning requirements, they automatically merged into a single, albeit still nonconforming parcel. The upzoning also placed the property in a Water Recharge Overlay District.