HomeMy WebLinkAboutPeconic Bay Vineyard Dear TownBoard of Trustees, Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals
DECEMBER 2021
RE: PECONIC BAY VINEYARD, SOLOVIEV SEC 1000 103-1-19.3 AND 1000 103-1-19,12 IN
CUTCHOGUE
WE ARE WRITING TO OPPOSE THE PECONIC BAY VINEYARD HOTEL COMPLEX AS SHOWN ON
THE "REALDEAL.COM" WEBSITE AND IN THE SUFFOLK TIMES. EVERYTHING IS WAY TOO BIG.
WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL TRAFFIC USING STILLWATER AVE. THIS PROPERTY
DOES HAVE ROAD FRONTAGE DIRECTLY ON STILLWATER AVE. ANYTHING OTHER THAT THE
OCCASIONAL FARM TRACTOR WOULD BE UNWANTED. NO DRIVEWAYS FOR INGRESS OR
EGRESS ON STILLWATER AVE.
JUST LIKE MANY OTHER VINEYARDS WE ARE CONCERNED THAT IT WILL MORPH INTO A
BIGGER BUSINESS IN LATER YEARS. WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A TASTING ROOM HAS
BECOME A WINE BAR AT OTHER LOCATIONS.
WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS "UPSCALE" ESTABLISHMENT WILL BENEFIT US
LOCALS,EXCEPT FOR A FEW GOOD JOBS, AS WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TODAY.
NO OUTDOOR AMPLIFIED MUSIC SHOULD BE ALLOWED, EVEN FOR SPECIAL EVENTS.
NO MORE THAN 2 SPECIAL EVENTS PER YEAR,
NO ODOR OR COOKING SMELLS FROM THE RESTAURANT. BRAUN"S SMELL IS ENOUGH
SANTA'S TREE FARM FAILED MISERABLY LAST YEAR 2020 WITH PARKING, DARK SKIES,
AMPLIFIED MUSIC
I CAN SEE 8 TO 9 ACRES FOR BUSINESS ALONG MAIN ROAD, NOT THE 13 TO 15 THEY WANT TO
BUILD ON. THE LOTS ARE CURRENTLY 2 ACRE RESIDENTIAL ZONING. PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW "
SPECIAL EXEMPTION PERMITS" OR OTHER VARIANCES FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.
ANY AND ALL OF THE MANY POTENTIAL COTTAGES SHOULD BE ON LOTS OF 2 ACRE ZONING
EACH. THEY ARE HOUSES! THEIR PROPOSED LOCATIONS ARE WELL BEHIND ( OUTSIDE) THE
BUSINESS AREA TO THE NORTH. THIS AREA IS CURRENTLY ZONED 2 ACRES. THIS WAY IF AND
WHEN THE BUSINESS IS SOLD OR FAILS THE COTTAGES CANNOT BE GRANDFATHERED IN ON
UNDERSIZED LOTS. THERE ARE OVER 40 ACRES THAT THEY CAN USE.
AS FAR AS WE KNOW THERE ARE 4 POSSIBLE HOTEL-MOTEL APPLICATIONS IN THE WORKS OR
SOON TO BE. DO WE REALLY NEED OR WANT THESE MANY HOTEL-MOTELS HERE?
WE HOPE THE ALL OF THE TOWNS BOARDS CAN KEEP THIS PROJECT IN SCALE WITH THE
COMMUNITY'S CHARACTER. WE ARE REFERRED TO AS A HAMLET. WE DO NOT WANT TO BE A
DESTINATION. WE HAVE MOVED OR HAVE CHOSEN TO LIVE HERE BECAUSE OF THE RURAL
NATURE OF THE AREA NOT THE NEW YORK CITY TYPE HUSTLE.
RECEIVED
THANK YOU GWEN KRASILOVSKY AND KONRAD KLAUER 430 STILLWATER AVE.
Southold Town Clerk