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TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
June 24, 2024
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Southold has ENACTED the proposed Local Laws
entitled:
A Local Law to amend the Zoning Ma) of the Tow'n of Southold by Changing the ;l onin Mesa nation of
a .781 ,(ere tercel l(r(w vwrz as SC°.l,M#1000-12.44. from General Business B to Marine I INI.I
and
A Local Law to Ina.0se an Interim or`r(!nr )wtrat-v Swjs aension on the lle�°ie�� A rora.(l an(I�or Issw�ance of
all Permit$ for o� Relatin to Neww Dea°elw� n�ent of 1 cswtwMts hotels or b°Iotels
A copy of these Local Laws are available on the Town Website: southoldtownny.gov or at the Town Clerks
Office (631)765-1800.
Dated: June 18, 2024
Please. vgt the dtllflicatv.....ol this 1 _tt(r and ret(1mmto me atµvoiir earliest conv nien . Thank vou,.
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Town Clerk
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SOUTOLD TOWN CLERK
RESOLUTION 2024-563
ADOPTED DOC ID: 20367
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2024-563 WAS
ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON
JUNE 18, 2024:
WHEREAS the Town Board of the Town of Southold has considered the change of zone of the
property identified as SCTM#1000-12-1-4.3, the United States Coast Guard Station, Fishers
Island, consisting of.781-acre waterfront parcel from General Business (B) to Marine I (MI) on
its own motion; and
WHEREAS that pursuant to the requirements of Section 265 of the New York State Town Law
and the Code of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County,New York, the Town Board of the Town
of Southold held a public hearing on a proposed Local Law entitled "A Local Law to amend
the Zoning Map of the Town of Southold by Changing the Zoning Designation of property
identified on the Suffolk County Tax Map as Lot#1000-12-1-4.3 from B to MI" at which time
all persons were given the opportunity to be heard, and
The Town Board of the Town of Southold declared itself lead agency for the purposes of
SEQRA review for the subject change of zone; and
The Town Board of the Town of Southold has received the Southold Town Planning Board
and/or Planning Staff s and the Suffolk County Planning Commission's reports and
recommendations on the proposed rezoning, including a SEQRA and LWRP reports and
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recommendations-, now therefor be it
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby ENACTS the proposed
Local Law entitled "Local Law entitled "A Local Law to amend the Z2Rjng_Ma of the
Town of Southold v Changing the Zoning Designation of a .781 acre %trcel known as
SCTM 41000-12.-1-4.3, from General Business (13) tag NIarintl MIL"-,which reads as
follows:
LOCAL LAW 12 of 2024
Section 1. Purpose.
The purpose of this Local Law is to amend the Zoning Map to amend the Zoning Map of the
Town of Southold by Changing the Zoning Designation of a .781 parcel known as SCTM#1000-
11-1-43. from General Business (B) to Marine I (MI)
Section 2. Code Amendment.
It appropriate to rezone the property. Changing the Zoning Designation of a .781 acre parcel
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known as SCTM #1000-12-1-43, from General Business (B) to Marine I (Ml)
Section 3. Severabillity.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any
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Resolution 2024-563 Board Meeting of June 18,2024
court ofcornpetent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect the validity of this law
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as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.
Section 4. Effective Date
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided
by law.
Denis Noncarrow
Southold ".Town Clerk
RESULT: ADOPTED IUNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice
SECONDER:Greg Doroski, Councilman
AYES: Doroski, Mealy, Smith, Krupski Jr, Doherty, Evans
Updated: 6/20/2024 11:56 AM by Lynda Rudder Page 2
OFFICE LOCATION: MAILING ADDRESS:
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Southold, NY � � Telephone: 631 765-1938
www.southoldtownny.gov
PLANNING BOARD OFFICE
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
MEMORANDUM
To: Albert J. Krupski, Jr., Town Supervisor
Members of the Town Board
Denis Noncarrow, Town Clerk
Paul DeChance, Town Attorney
From: James H. Rich III, Chairman
Members of the Planning Board J `
Date: May 20, 2024
Re: U. S. Coast Guard Station, Fishers Island Change of Zone Recommendation
SCTM# 1000-12-1-4.3
The Planning Board has reviewed the proposed Town Board action to rezone SCTM#1000-12-1-
4.3 on their own motion from General.Business (B) to the Marine I (MI) Zoning District.
Attached please find their recommendations.
Should you have any questions,please contact the Planning Department at 631-765-1938.
Encls.
Planning Board Recommendations
U. S. Coast Guard Station, Fishers Island Change of Zone Recommendation
SCTM# 1000-12-1-4.3
May 20, 2024
The Planning Board has reviewed the proposed Town Board action to rezone SCTM#1000-12-1-
4.3 on their own motion from General Business (B) to the Marine I (MI)Zoning District.
Parcel Characteristics
The .781-acre parcel U. S. Coast Guard Station is located adjacent to and south of Silver Eel
Cove on Fishers Island; is waterfront and improved with a building and dockage. The use is a
Coast Guard Station. The Suffolk County Land Use code for the parcel is 661 Military
Installations.
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Subject Parcel.
Fishers Island, a unique and water-dependent island, relies heavily on water-dependent uses such
as marinas, dockage, and ferries, especially for the daily transportation of residents and visitors
who rely on Connecticut to provide services and support, and evacuations during storm events
and emergencies. Fishers Island School District students depend on waterfront access and
transportation to access the school.
On the island, parcels strategically located with supporting road networks and navigable deep-
water inlets and ports are of significant value to the sustainability of the island. Moreover,
waterfront parcels play a crucial role in supporting the island's working economy, providing a
base for boating, commercial fishermen, and aquaculture operations.
Southold Town Planning Board Page 12 May 20,2024
Zoning
The subject parcel is zoned General Business (B). To the southwest, a 5.07-acre parcel
(including roads) is zoned Marine II and is owned by the Fishers Island Ferry District, which
operates the Fishers Island Ferry,the main form of water-dependent transportation and
commerce to and from the island. The 4.66-acre parcel to the south is zoned B and owned by the
Town of Southold; the Fishers Island Ferry manages the property and the buildings for storage,
housing, and island commerce.
It is the assessment of the Planning Board that the potential uses allowed in the B zone are too
intense for the .781-acre waterfront parcel. Of the permitted and special exception uses listed,not
one is water-dependent.
Fishers Island Land Use Committee Recommendation for the Parcel
In 2015 the Fishers Island citizens formed a Fishers Island Land Use Committee to work with the
Southold Town Planning Staff in assessing, mapping and making recommendations on zoning.
The committee evaluated the historic build-out of the island and assessed several parameters that
took in account the existing regulatory and advisory land use restrictions. It was evident that
historic uses needed to be updated to reflect FEMA and Coastal Erosion Hazard Areas,
environmental significance and designations, sea level rise, water quality protection, and
economy. Some existing uses and those permitted in the zones were not optimal for existing and
future conditions.
The recommendation for the Coast Guard Station lot at the time was to change the current B
zone to a new zone called Fishers Island Marine Zone (FIM)to include more water-dependent
uses centered on transportation, economy, and recreation. The purpose of the zoning district was
to recognize the unique situation of the island, support the existing business economy, and create
new business and housing opportunities for waterfront areas while preserving the traditional
working landscape and critical transportation modes. However,the FIM zone was never adopted
in anticipation of a future comprehensive plan. The proposal also considered the MII zone
directly to the east.
The Southold Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 2020. The Fishers Island Land Use
Committee recommendation for the parcel was included in the Plan to further assess the B zone
on the parcel: Objective B I Evaluate the General Business zoned "gateway" area west and
south of the Ferry Dock on Silver Eel Cove expands on the Town of Southold Hamlet Study
(2005), a community-based planning effort where nine community groups known as the Hamlet
Stakeholders were formed representing each hamlet. This objective recognizes the community
concern that the B zone west of the "Ferry Dock" conflicts with the community objective of
retaining the waterfront for working waterfront-dependent use.
Southold Town Planning Board Page, 3 May 20,2024
The continuance of the B zone on this parcel is inconsistent with the Southold Local Waterfront
Revitalization Program. Conversely, retaining water-dependent uses on the parcel is the
CONSISTENT with the following policies.
10.3 Allow for continuation and development of water-dependent uses within the existing
concentration of maritime activity in harbors, inlets and creeks.
A. Ensure that public actions enable these harbors, inlets and creeks to continue to
function as concentrations of water-dependent uses.
Silver Eel Cove is an integral component of the Fishers Island transportation
system. The Fishers Islands Ferry operates a vehicle /passenger ferry on the
shoreline's south side. This area abuts the subject parcel. The continuance of
requiring a water-dependent use that would not conflict with their operations is
paramount.
D. Maintain existing ferry services to Fishers Island and to Orient Point,
Zoning District Recommendation
The Planning Board,taking into account the work by the Fishers Island Land Use Committee,
supports the Town Board changing the parcel zoning from General Business (B)to the Marine I
(MI) zone supportive of a working waterfront. The benefits of the MI Zoning District zone
change include:
1. Would support the adjacent MII Zoning District to the east,providing a transition of less
intense uses towards Fishers Island Sound and Silver Eel Cove, a New York State
Critical Environmental Area.
2. Would support the elimination of build-outs that are too intense for the size of the parcel.
For example, a convenience store is permitted in the B zone.
3. Would support the Southold Town Local Waterfront Revitalization Program Working
Coast Policies.
4. It would focus water-dependent uses on critical waterfront parcels in a protected harbor.
The purpose of the zone is:
The purpose of the Marine I(MI) District is to provide a waterfront location for a limited
range of water-dependent and water-related uses, which are those uses which require or
benefit from direct access to or location in marine or tidal waters but which are located
within the Town's tidal creeks or natural coves.
The Planning Board finds that the change of zone supports and preserves the working waterfront
of the parcel.
Please contact the Planning Department with any questions.
DENIS NONCARROW Town Hall,53095 Main Road
TOWN CLERK P.O.Box 1179
Southold,New York 11971
REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS Fax(631)765-6145
MARRIAGE OFFICER Telephone(631)765-1800
RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER www.southoldtownny.gov
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICER 'gym
OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
F �-r T,16G. July 8, 2023
RECEIVED-
Re: Resolution 2024-394 A Local Law to
PR 2 5 Z024 Impose an Interim or Temporary Suspension
__.. on the Review,Approval and/or Issuance of
Plra nr rid �ar1 PIanruur"wg Boardall Permits for or Relating to New
Development of Resorts, Hotels or Motels
And
Resolution 2024-395 A Local Law to
amend the Zoning Map of the Town of
Southold by Changing the Zoning
Designation of property identified on the
Suffolk County Tax Map as Lot#1000-012-
1-4.3 from B to MI
James Rich III, Chairman
Southold Town Planning Board
54375 State Route 25
P O Box 1179
Southold,New York 11971
Dear Mr. Rich,
The Southold Town Board at their regular meeting held on April 23, 2024 adopted the
resolutions referenced above. A Certified copy is enclosed.
Please prepare an official report defining the Planning Department's recommendations with
regard to the proposed Local Laws and forward it to me at a suitable time in order to allow
sufficient time for the Town Board to review it before the public hearing. The date and time for
this public hearing is 4:30 P.M., Tuesday, June 18, 2024 respectfully. Please do not hesitate to
contact me, if you have any questions. Thank you.
V y truly yours,
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I is M Rudder
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Southold Deputy Town Clerk
Enclosures
Southold Town Board Letter Board Meeting ol'April 23, 2024
I&N RESOLUTION 2024-395 Item 4 5.49
ADOPTED DOC ID: 20208
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2024-395 WAS
ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON
APRIL 23, 2024:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold is considering the change of zone of
the property identified as SCTM #1000-12-1-4.3,the United States Coast Guard Station, Fishers
Island, consisting of.781-acre waterfront parcel from General Business (B) to Marine I (MI) on
its own motion; and it is further
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold requests that the Planning Board
prepare a report and recommendations on the proposed rezoning, including SEQRA and LWRP
report and recommendations; and be it further
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold requests that the Suffolk County
Planning Commission prepare a report and recommendations on the proposed rezoning; and be it
further
RESOLVED that pursuant to the requirements of Section 265 of the New York State Town Law
and the Code of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County,New York, the Town Board of the Town
of Southold will hold a public bearing on a proposed Local Law entitled "A Local Law to amend
the Zoning Map of the Town of Southold by Changing the Zoning Designation of property
identified on the Suffolk County Tax Map as Lot#1000-012-1-4.3 from B to MI" at the
Southold Town Hall located at 53095 Main Road, Southold,New York, on the 18" day of
JUNE 2024 at 4:30 p.m. and directs the Town Clerk to publish notice of such appeal in the
Suffolk Times, The Day, the Fishers Island Fog Horn not less than ten (10) days nor more than
thirty (30) days prior to such bearing.
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Denis Noncarrow
Southold Town Clerk
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Brian O. Mealy, Councilman
SECONDER:Anne H. Smith, Councilwoman
AYES: Doroski, Mealy, Smith, Krupskj Jr, Doherty, Evans
Generated April 24. 2024 Page 77
Southold Town Planning Board Page 12 May 20,2024
Zoning
The subject parcel is zoned General Business(B). To the southwest, a 5.07-acre parcel
(including roads) is zoned Marine II and is owned by the Fishers Island Ferry District, which
operates the Fishers Island Ferry,the main form of water-dependent transportation and
commerce to and from the island. The 4.66-acre parcel to the south is zoned B and owned by the
Town of Southold; the Fishers Island Ferry manages the property and the buildings for storage,
housing, and island commerce.
It is the assessment of the Planning Board that the potential uses allowed in the B zone are too
intense for the .781-acre waterfront parcel. Of the permitted and special exception uses listed,not
one is water-dependent.
Fishers Island Land Use Committee Recommendation for the Parcel
In 2015 the Fishers Island citizens formed a Fishers Island Land Use Committee to work with the
Southold Town Planning Staff in assessing,mapping and making recommendations on zoning.
The committee evaluated the historic build-out of the island and assessed several parameters that
took in account the existing regulatory and advisory land use restrictions. It was evident that
historic uses needed to be updated to reflect FEMA and Coastal Erosion Hazard Areas,
environmental significance and designations, sea level rise, water quality protection, and
economy. Some existing uses and those permitted in the zones were not optimal for existing and
future conditions.
The recommendation for the Coast Guard Station lot at the time was to change the current B
zone to a new zone called Fishers Island Marine Zone (FIM)to include more water-dependent
uses centered on transportation, economy, and recreation. The purpose of the zoning district was
to recognize the unique situation of the island, support the existing business economy, and create
new business and housing opportunities for waterfront areas while preserving the traditional
working landscape and critical transportation modes. However,the FIM zone was never adopted
in anticipation of a future comprehensive plan. The proposal also considered the MII zone
directly to the east.
The Southold Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 2020. The Fishers Island Land Use
Committee recommendation for the parcel was included in the Plan to further assess the B zone
on the parcel: Objective B I Evaluate the General Business zoned "gateway" area west and
south of the Ferry Dock on Silver Eel Cove expands on the Town of Southold Hamlet Study
(2005), a community-based planning effort where nine community groups known as the Hamlet
Stakeholders were formed representing each hamlet. This objective recognizes the community
concern that the B zone west of the "Ferry Dock"conflicts with the community objective of
retaining the waterfront for working waterfront-dependent use.
Southold Town Planning Board Page 13 May 20,2024
The continuance of the B zone on this parcel is inconsistent with the Southold Local Waterfront
Revitalization Program. Conversely, retaining water-dependent uses on the parcel is the
CONSISTENT with the following policies.
10.3 Allow for continuation and development of water-dependent uses within the existing
concentration of maritime activity in harbors, inlets and creeks.
A. Ensure that public actions enable these harbors, inlets and creeks to continue to
function as concentrations of water-dependent uses.
Silver Eel Cove is an integral component of the Fishers Island transportation
system. The Fishers Islands Ferry operates a vehicle /passenger ferry on the
shoreline's south side. This area abuts the subject parcel. The continuance of
requiring a water-dependent use that would not conflict with their operations is
paramount.
D. Maintain existing ferry services to Fishers Island and to Orient Point.
Zoning District Recommendation
The Planning Board,taking into account the work by the Fishers Island Land Use Committee,
supports the Town Board changing the parcel zoning from General Business (B)to the Marine I
(MI) zone supportive of a working waterfront. The benefits of the MI Zoning District zone
change include:
1. Would support the adjacent MII Zoning District to the east,providing a transition of less
intense uses towards Fishers Island Sound and Silver Eel Cove, a New York State
Critical Environmental Area.
2. Would support the elimination of build-outs that are too intense for the size of the parcel.
For example, a convenience store is permitted in the B zone.
3. Would support the Southold Town Local Waterfront Revitalization Program Working
Coast Policies.
4. It would focus water-dependent uses on critical waterfront parcels in a protected harbor.
The purpose of the zone is:
The purpose of the Marine I(MI)District is to provide a waterfront location for a limited
range of water-dependent and water-related uses, which are those uses which require or
benefit from direct access to or location in marine or tidal waters but which are located
within the Town's tidal creeks or natural coves.
The Planning Board finds that the change of zone supports and preserves the working waterfront
of the parcel.
Please contact the Planning Department with any questions.