Riverhead Planning News Today

"It's more welcoming to the public and certainly more beneficial to the animals as far as their comfort and health," said Pam Green, executive director of the Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton of the grant.

A site plan for a drive-in restaurant the developer hopes will be leased to a Sonic franchise gained final approval from the Riverhead Planning Board Thursday.

This month, in  Gershow Recycling of Riverhead v Town of Riverhead, 2021 NY Slip Op 02156 [2d Dept 2021], the Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed the motion court’s decision granting an Article 78 petition to annul the denial of a site plan amendment application. The motion court and the appeals court held the denial exceeded the scope of delegable power under the then-applicable Town Code and In November 20211, the petitioners-plaintiffs (“Petitioners”) purchased property u...