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Home My WebLink AboutForestbrook BuildersSOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD PUBLIC HEARING October 21, 2003 5:30 P.M. ~ItEAPJlqlG ON THE PURCHASE OF A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY OF DOUGHERTY AND OTHERS~ SCTM #1000-79-2-7. Present: Supervisor Joshua Y. Horton Justice Louisa P. Evans Councilman William D. Moore Councilman Craig A. Richter Councilman John M. Romanelli Councilman Thomas H. Wickham Town Clerk Elizabeth A. Neville Town Attorney Gregory F. Yakaboski COUNCILMAN WICKHAM: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 59 (Open Space Preservation) and Chapter 6 (2% Community Preservation Fund) of the Town Code, the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby sets Tuesday~ October 2L 2003~ at 5:30 Southold Town Hall~ 53095 Main Road, Southold~ New York as the time and place for a public hearing for the purchase of a portion of the property owned by Mary Grace Dougher ,ty and Other% which is under contract to Forestbrook Builders, Inc. Forestbrook Builders, Inc., is the Purchaser and Assignor to J&C Holdings, LP. The property is identified as part of SCTM #1000-79-2- 7 and is known as 5250 North Bayview Road. The property is located on the north side of North Bayview Road, approximately 226.76 west o£the intersection of North Bayview Road with Jacobs ,Lane, in Southold. The proposed acquisition is for approfmaately 25.75 acres (subject to survey) of the approximately 37.75 acre parcel. The purchase price, is $38,000 (thirty-eight thousand dollars) per buildable acre. The exact area of the purchase is subject to a survey acceptable to the Land Preservation Committee. The landowner has voluntar;Ay linked the preservation/development components of the J&C Hold'rags application with a separate and distinct parcel owned by John Hurtado and Others (SCTM# 1000-79-5- 20.15). The proposal includes the Town purchasing the 25.75 acres of the parcel known as J&C Holdings for open space purposes, and the Town purchasing the entire parcel (approximately 16.04 acres) known as John Hurtado and Others for open space purposes. Six (6) residential lots are proposed on the remtim'mg approximately 12 acres of the parcel known as J&C Holdings. The property is listed on the Town's Community Preservation Project Plan as property that should be preserved for open space purposes. The purpose of the purchase is for open space and recreational (trail) purposes. Proposed use of the property may include the establishment of a nature preserve, passive recreational area with Wails and limited parking for access purposes. October 21, 20O3 2 Public Hearing-Dougherty property FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that a more detailed description of the above mentioned parcel of land is on file in Land Preservation Deparument, Southold Town Hall, Feather Hill Annex, Southold, New York, and may be examined by any interested person during business hours. Advertised in our local Traveler-Watchman newspaper and it has appeared on the bulletin board outside. SUPERVISOR HORTON: Is that it? Thank you, Councilman Wickham. Thank you, Town Clerk. Anybody from the public care to address the Town Board on this public hearing? MELISSA SPIRO, LAND PRESERVATION COORDINATOR: I don't want to repeat everything ~hat Councilman Wickham said, so I think I will just point to the map and explain a couple of things so that everyone understands what is going on. There are two parcels, this one is Forestbrook, we are calling it J-C HoIdmg as the owner, until the contract has been signed to John Hurtado. This parcel down the road is also owned by John I-Iurtado and what he is doing is lining these two parcels toge~er for preservation and development component. The development component is over here. The J-C Holding p~eel, the rest of this will be preserved an4 all of this.Piece over here will be preserve& t~.oth preservation components are fee title acquisitions. The total land ai:ea to be purchased by the Town is approximately 41.79 ,acres. This breaks down to approximitely 25~75 acres on the J&C Holding p~rcel a~d ~'proximately 16.04 acres on the Hurta40 parcel, t~oth~properties are located within the Agri.'cultural~Conservafion Zoning District, otherwise known as A-C. Both properties are on olir CommulfiVy Preservation Plan as property that should be p]re~erved and the purchases will be iimde~[ by the Co~nity preservation Fund..A.s most of you know, botk of these'properties were b¢~ure the Pl~mm/ng~t3oard for full ..,d_ea~ty subdivis~0ns. Th~P~ ~g Boa/d was ~ ~u~idcrgaing t~e environme~a1 review af ~ese p~roje~ts and se'(~r~l others inthe vic~rdty, when the Town B6~d adopted, the slubdi~.'Sion moratorium. The landQwner will be able to, go ;before the Planning Board for th.e pro?sea, subrl~viS~on b~ the J&C tlolding~parcel once the ToW~ Board:passes a res~lutirm to procee/i with the pres~ .eBrat~on purchases and the contract~ are stgne~ by th~ Superv~sur. It is likely that the preserValion~ p:urChas~s Will not clos, e until ~ approval for the timitect develgp, raent is obtained from the Pl~nni~g~ard, but the town is prepared to close sooner should the land~wner wish.to do so. Between the two parcels there is another combined preservation/limited developmem project known as Zoumas. This pro.~e~ i~ under contract for the~ pre?rvation eompo~enta and i2s undergoing re¥iew by the Planned, Boarfl'~or the development comPrment. As I noted, the town ~i!l he acq~uiring the fee title to the lined. There ~ some existing tr~ls on tlx~ Wop.erties, and. theiirrtem .~s to maintain and establish a passive recreational ~al[ system, and to evenmal~ link the trails to ;other preserved ~)roperties.. Proposed uses ot~ pucoger ty may include the est~tBlishment'of a nature preserve,, pass/ye recreational area with trails anili~mited parking for access purposes. Th~ purch~ase price is $38;000 per acre, and is the same for both p~j~ects; The purchase price ~s $,¢pporte:d by appi~sals for each!property. Both the Land Preservation (~mmlttee and I recommend that the Town Board proceed with:these acquisitions. Thanks. SUPERVISOR HORTON: Thank you very much. And again, excellent job. Not only on working on this but as far as the presentation as well. Would anyone else care to address the Board on this public hearing? October 21, 2003 Public Hearing-Dougherty property ABIGAIL WlCKHAM: Good evening, my name is Abigail Wickham for J and C Holdings and I thank the Board for interrupting its important agenda to consider this, which is also an nnportant part of your open space. I would l'tke the Town Clerk to incorporate my comments from the public record on the moratorium into this hearing so I don't have to repeat them and I would like to just emphasize that this is a eoncerted effort of two properties, the property under consideration at this hearing and what I presume will be the next hearing. The contracts will specifically provide that the Town does not have to buy one parcel, if they cannot for some reason buy both nor will the purchaser be required to sell one if the Town decides not to buy the other. They are completely contingent and the limited subdivision component of the larger piece is also part of the eoraract. Everything will have to be in place before the Town closes, so I ask that you approve this resolutiom Thank you, 'SUPERVISOR HORTON: Thank you. Are there other comments from the floor on this public hearing? (No response) Comments from the Board? (No response) We will close this public hearing. Southold Town Board LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 59 (Open Space Preservation) and Chapter 6 (2% Community Preservation Fund) of the Town Code, the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby sets Tuesday, October 21, 2003, at 5:3tip.re.,, Snuthold Town HalL 53095 Main Road~ Sonthold, New York as the time and'place for a public hearing for the purchase of a portion of the property o~tet[ by, Mary Grace Dou~herty and Others, which is under contract to Forestbmok B~ld~:, In~, Forestbrook Bn3jders, Inc,, is the Purchaser and.Assignor to J&C Holdings, LP. The property is identified as par~ of SCTM #1000-79z2-7 and is known as 5250 Noftg Bayveiw Roa& Theproperty is located on themorth skke of North Bayview Road, appg~at*,ly 226.76 west of the intersection of North Bayveiw Road with Jacobs Lane, in Sonthold. The pro. posed acquksition is for approxnnately 25.75 acres Cubject to s~ey) of the approximately 37.75 acre parcel. The purchase price is $38,000 (th~rty- e~ghx thousand dollars) per buildable acre. The exact area of the purchaseis subject to a survey acceptable to the Land Preservation Committee. The landowner has voluntarily linked the preservation/development components of the I&C. Hold'nags application with a separate and distinct parcel owned by John Hurtado and Others (SCTM# 1000-79-5-20.15). The proposal includes the Town purchasing the 25.75 acres of the parcel known as J&C Holdings for open space purposes, and the Town purchasing the entire parcel (~pproximately 16.04 acres) lmewn as John Hurtado and Others for open space purposes. Six ,6) residential lots are proposed on the rema'ming approximately 12 acres of the parcel known as J&C Holdings. the property is listed on the Town's Community Preservation Project Plan as property that should be preserved for open space purposes. The purpose of the purchase is for open space and recreational (trail) purposes. Proposed use of the property may include the estabhshment of a nature preserve, passive recreational area with trails and limited parking for access purposes. FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that a more detailed description of the above mentioned parcel of land is on file in Land Preservation Depanment, Southold Town Hall, Feather Hill Annex, Southold, New York. and may be exam'med by any interested person during bnsmess hours. Date& October 7, 2003 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD Elizabeth Neville Town Clerk PLEASE PUBLISH ON OCTOBER 16~ 2003, AND FORWARD ONE (1) AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION TO ELIZABETH NEVILLE, TOWN CLERK, TOWN HALL, PO BOX 1179, SOUTHOLD, NY 11971. Copies to the following: Traveler Watchman Melissa Spiro Town Clerk's Bulletin Board Town Board Members Town Attorney Forestbrook Builders, Inc STATE OF NEW YORK) SS: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK) ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE, Town Clerk of the Town of Soutliold, New York being duly sworn says that on the 10 day of (~0~---~a,~ .2003, she affixed a notice of which the annexed printed notice is a tree copy, in a proper and substantial manner, in a most public place in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, to ~vit: Town Clerk's Bulletin Board, 53095 Main Road~ Southold, New York. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON: 5:30 pm Oct. 21, 2003 (--/Elizabeth A: N~vill~ - Southold Town Clerk Sworn before me this t(2 day of 0e...~;~-o,- ,2003. ~N t~Pub~c~ LYNDA M. BOHN NOTARY PUBLIC~ State of New York No. 01BO6020932 Oualified in Suf[olk County Term Expires March 8, 20 ~