Thursday, October 1, 2026
A public hearing was held on May 7 at the Lynbrook Village board meeting regarding a proposed rezoning and subdivision for two properties on Merrick Road and Marshall Avenue which raised more questions than it answered for board members and residents.
The properties being discussed were Rael Automatic Sprinkler Co., located on the corner of Merrick Road and Marshall Avenue, and the house behind it at 11 Marshall Ave. Both owned by CND, LLC.
Under the current zoning map, the home on Marshall Avenue is split between a residential and commercial property line. The existing line runs parallel to Merrick Road, while the home does not. The owner of the properties is asking to have the line redrawn in order to square off the home and make it solely a part of a residential zone.
The owner was not in attendance for the hearing, but his attorney Alan Stein presented the case to the board.
The second part of the proposal would be to sub-divide the two properties to make them two separate parcels. The width, or frontage, of the residential lot would be cut from 50 feet to 37.5 feet in order to accommodate additional parking for the commercial property. Village code states that the amount of parking spaces a commercial property must have depends on the area of the building— this particular property requires 21 parking spaces. “What we intend to do is to create a smaller residential lot,” Stein said, “but [one] that will be completely for [the] use of the house.”
Stein said that his client intends on selling the properties, although he is not sure to whom, and in turn does not know what the new owner’s intentions would be for the property.
“I do understand that there is a contract of sale from the premises,” Stein said. “I would not want to mislead the board, however, I have no idea what the ultimate use would be.”
Residents who live nearby were concerned as to what could be coming onto their block, although they would be delighted to see Rael leave the area. “I have dealt with Rael and Rael was an absolute nightmare,” said resident Peter Stark. He was loading pipe at 4 o’clock in the morning, didn’t care, I called the police on a regular basis, probably two-three times a week, but he didn’t care, just kept on doing his business.”
