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Zoning Code Work Group in East Hampton Town Recommends Sizable Reduction in GFA Formula

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This new construction replaced a much smaller house and open space on Abraham’s Path in Amagansett. This week, the East Hampton Town Board heard a recommendation to reduce the formula by which maximum allowable gross floor area is calculated. KYRIL BROMLEY

This new construction replaced a much smaller house and open space on Abraham’s Path in Amagansett. This week, the East Hampton Town Board heard a recommendation to reduce the formula by which maximum allowable gross floor area is calculated. KYRIL BROMLEY

The East Hampton Town Board heard a recommendation to reduce the formula by which maximum allowable gross floor area is calculated on Tuesday, an effort to rein in massive new houses like this one on Copeces Lane in Springs. KYRIL BROMLEY

The East Hampton Town Board heard a recommendation to reduce the formula by which maximum allowable gross floor area is calculated on Tuesday, an effort to rein in massive new houses like this one on Copeces Lane in Springs. KYRIL BROMLEY

Christopher Walsh on Dec 4, 2024
East Hampton Town’s Zoning Code Amendments Working Group, convened last year to identify and close loopholes and issue recommendations to rein in rampant development and redevelopment characterized by outsized residences... more

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