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RE: Town of Southold, Local Law 14 and 15 2024, filed on 8/6/2024
Dear Sir/Madam:
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RE: Local Laws No. 14 & 15 of 2024
Town of Southold, Suffolk County
New York State Department of State
State Records & Law Bureau
One Commerce Plaza
99 Washington Avenue
Albany,NY 12231
Dear Sir/Madam:
In accordance with provisions of Section 27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, I
am enclosing herewith Local Laws No. 14 and 15 of 2024 of the Town of Southold,
suitable for filing in your office.
I would appreciate if you would send me a receipt indicating the filing of this
enclosure in your office. Thank you.
Very truly yours,
Jennifer M. Mudd
Deputy Town Clerk
Enclosures
cc: Town Attorney
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Division of Corporations,State Records and Uniform Commercial Code
One Commerce Plaza,99 Washington Avenue
Albany,NY 12231-0001
Local Law Filing
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Text of law should be given as amended. Do not include matter being eliminated
and do not use italics or underlining to indicate new matter.
❑ County
❑ City
21 Town of SOUTHOLD
❑ Village
Local Law No. 14 of the year 2024 .
A Local Law entitled, A Local Law in relation to an Amendment to Chapter 96,Boats, Docks and Wharfs
Be it enacted the Town Board of the:
❑ County
❑ City
Q Town of SOUTHOLD
❑ Village
I. Purpose - The Purpose of the amendment is to address waterfowl blinds.
II. Amendment- The Southold Town Code is hereby amended by removing the struck through words and
adding the underlined words as follows:
§ 96-1 Permit required.
No person shall place any piles, stakes, buoys, piers, docks, waterfowl blinds, bulkheads or other objects in or
on any Town waters or public lands under or adjacent to Town waters in the Town of Southold, nor shall any
person remove any sand, gravel or other materials from lands under Town waters in the Town of Southold
without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Board of Trustees of the Town of Southold.
§ 96-3 Issuance of permits by Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Southold is hereby authorized and empowered:
A. To issue revocable permits for the placing of piles, stakes,buoys, docks, waterfowl blinds or other
objects in or on any Town waters or public lands under or adjacent to Town waters, and for the removal
of sand, gravel or other materials from lands under Town waters,provided that the same do not obstruct
or interfere with navigation or the public use of said waters or lands.
§ 96-7 Definitions.
For the purpose of this article;the terms used herein are defined as follows:
(If additional space is needed, attach pages the same size as this sheet,and number each.)
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Waterfowl Blind - Any structure or device, whether it be affixed, floating, portable or otherwise, constructed or
utilized for the purpose of hunting waterfowl.
§ 96-19 Bathing and swimming.
No person shall swim or bathe in the mouth of Mattituck Inlet.
§ 96-24 Mooring and Waterfowl Blind Permits.
A. The Town of Southold permits the installation of moorings for boats in specified locations of Town
waters. The use of moorings has increased to such an extent that the number of moorings has begun to
impair the fragile marine environment in the surrounding Town waters. The Town Board therefore
declares it to be the policy of the Town to restrict and regulate the issuance of mooring permits as
described herein. All boats permitted to use a mooring shall be entitled to such use between the months
of April and December only.
D. The Town of Southold permits the installation of a limited number of waterfowl blinds in specified
locations of Town waters for a period from October 1 through March 15.
E. Conditions:
1. Permitted functional blinds shall be in place by no later than December 1 each year or the permit
will be rescinded. Blinds must be removed no later than March 31st.
2. An applicant must provide an aerial image depicting a 500ft unobstructed safety zone at least
180' around the blind for firearm discharge in from of the blind; this may not include any
navigation channels.
3. A blind may be no closer than 500ft from another blind.
4. A copy of the permit must be posted inside the blind.
5. No more than one blind permit will be issued per person.
6. Existing permit holders may be eligible for grandfathering of positions at the Trustee's
discretion.
F. Severability:
1. Permitted, functional blinds shall be in place by no later than December 1 st each year or the
permit may be revoked.
2. Blinds must be removed no later than March 31 st.
3. Waterfowl blind permits may be revoked at the discretion of the Board of Trustees upon
resolution at a noticed public meeting.
4. The Town may remove or cause to be removed any blind that is in violation of the Town Code
with the cost associated with removal and storage borne by the owner/permittee. Upon
reasonable notice to the owner/permittee.
5. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to regulate the placement of waterfowl blinds, as well as
the season and hours of operation to minimize user conflict and promote safety.
III. SEVERABILITY
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect the validity of this law as a whole or any part
thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.
IV. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided by law.
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(Complete the certification in the paragraph that applies to the filing of this local law and
strike out that which is not applicable.)
1. (Final adoption by local legislative body only.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. 14 of 20 24 of the
(Town) of SOUTHOLD was duly passed by the
TOWN BOARD on July 30 , 20 24, in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
2. (Passage by local legislative body with approval,no disapproval or re-passage after disapproval by the Elective
Chief Executive Officer*.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of
the(County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the
on 20 , and was(approved)(not approved)(re-passed after
disapproval)by the and was deemed duly adopted on 20 ,
in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
3. (Final adoption by referendum.)
I hereby certify,that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20
of the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the
on 20 , and was(approved)(not approved)(repassed after
disapproval)by the on 20 . Such local law was submitted
to the people by reason of a(mandatory)(permissive)referendum, and received the affirmative vote of a majority of
the qualified electors voting thereon at the(general)(special)(annual) election held on 20 , in
accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
4. (Subject to permissive referendum and final adoption because no valid petition was filed requesting
referendum.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of the
(County)(City)(Town)(Village) , of was duly passed by the
on 20 , and was (approved)(not approved) (repassed after
disapproval) by the on 20 Such local law was subject to
permissive referendum and no valid petition requesting such referendum was filed as of 20 , in
accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
* Elective Chief Executive Officer means or Includes the chief executive officer of a county elected on a county-wide
basis or,If there be none,the chairperson of the county legislative body,the mayor of a city or village, or the supervisor of
a town where such officer is vested with the power to approve or veto local laws or ordinances.
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5. (City local law concerning Charter revision proposed by petition.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20
of the City of I,, having been submitted to referendum pursuant to the provisions of
section (36)(37)of the Municipal Home Rule Law, and having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified
electors of such city voting thereon at the(special)(general) election held on 20 ,
became operative.
6. (County local law concerning adoption of Charter.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto,designated as local law No of 20
of the County of State of New York, having been submitted to the electors
at the General Election of November 20 , pursuant to subdivisions 5 and 7 of section 33 of the
Municipal Home Rule Law, and having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the cities of
said county as a unit and a majority of the qualified electors of the towns of said county considered as a unit voting at said
general election,became operative.
(If any other authorized form of final adoption has been followed,please provide an appropriate certification.)
I further certify that I have compared the preceding local law with th ri ' al on file in this office and that the same is a
correct transcript there from and of the whole of such original loc aw and was fina adopted in the manner indicated
in paragraph 1 , above.
Cle of the County legislative body, City, Town or
(Seal) Village Clerk or officer designated by local legislative body
Denis Noncarrow,Town Clerk
Date: August 1,2024
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�•,,JfiPlM�� RESOLUTION 2024-703
ADOPTED DOC ID: 20513
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2024-703 WAS
ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON
JULY 30,2024:
WHEREAS there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk
County,New York, on the 4th day of June, 2024, a Local Law entitled"A Local Law in
relation to an Amendment to Chapter 96,Boats,Docks and Wharfs," and
WHEREAS the Town Board of the Town of Southold held a public hearing on the aforesaid
Local Law at which time all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard, now
therefor be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby ENACTS the proposed Local
Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to an Amendment to Chapter 96, Boats,Docks and
Wharfs," which reads as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 14 of 2024
A Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to an Amendment to Chapter 96, Boats,
Docks and Wharfs,"
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I. Purpose - The Purpose of the amendment is to address waterfowl blinds.
II. Amendment- The Southold Town Code is hereby amended by removing the struck
through words and adding the underlined words as follows:
§ 96-1 Permit required.
No person shall place any piles, stakes, buoys, piers, docks,waterfowl blinds, bulkheads or
other objects in or on any Town waters or public lands under or adjacent to Town waters in the
Town of Southold, nor shall any person remove any sand, gravel or other materials from lands
under Town waters in the Town of Southold without first obtaining a permit therefor from the
Board of Trustees of the Town of Southold.
§ 96-3 Issuance of permits by Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Southold is hereby authorized and empowered:
A. To issue revocable permits for the placing of piles, stakes, buoys, docks, waterfowl
blinds or other objects in or on any Town waters or public lands under or adjacent to
Town waters, and for the removal of sand, gravel or other materials from lands under
Town waters, provided that the same do not obstruct or interfere with navigation or the
public use of said waters or lands.
Resolution 2024-703 Board Meeting of July 30, 2024
§ 96-7 Definitions.
For the purpose of this article, the terms used herein are defined as follows:
Waterfowl Blind -Any structure or device,whether it be affixed, floating, portable or
otherwise, constructed or utilized for the purpose of hunting waterfowl.
§ 96-19 Bathing and swimming.
No person shall swim or bathe in the mouth of Mattituck Inlet'' * designated by b e"between .��» �
Nos. 3 and--
§ 96-24 Mooring and Waterfowl Blind PPermits.
A. - The Town of Southold permits the installation of moorings for boats in specified
locations of Town waters. The use of moorings has increased to such an extent that the
number of moorings has begun to impair the fragile marine environment in the
surrounding Town waters. The Town Board therefore declares it to be the policy of the
Town to restrict and regulate the issuance of mooring permits as described herein. All
boats permitted to use a mooring shall be entitled to such use between the months
of April and December only.
D. The Town of Southold permits the installation of a limited number of waterfowl
blinds in specified locations of Town waters for a period from October 1 through
March 15.
E. Conditions:
1 Permitted functional blinds shall be in place by no later than December 1
each year or the permit will be rescinded. Blinds must be removed no later
than March 31st.
2 An applicant must provide an aerial image depicting a 500ft unobstructed
safety zone at least 1800 around the blind for firearm discharge in from of
the blind; this may not include any navigation channels.
3 A blind may be no closer than 500ft from another blind.
4 A copy of the permit must be posted inside the blind.
5 No more than one blind permit will be issued per person.
6 Existing permit holders may be eligible for grandfathering of positions at
the Trustee's discretion.
F. Severability:
1 Permitted, functional blinds shall be in place by no later than December
1st each year or the permit may be revoked.
2. Blinds must be removed no later than March 31st.
3 Waterfowl blind permits may be revoked at the discretion of the Board of
Trustees upon resolution at a noticed public meeting.
4 The Town may remove or cause to be removed any blind that is in violation
of the Town Code with the cost associated with removal and storage borne
by the owner/permittee Upon reasonable notice to the owner/permittee.
5 The Board of Trustees reserves the right to regulate the placement of
waterfowl blinds, as well as the season and hours of operation to minimize
user conflict and promote safety.
Updated: 8/l/2024 9:31 AM by Lynda Rudder Page 2
Resolution 2024-703 Board Meeting of July 30, 2024
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before the-Board of T-Fastees,
provided that sueh �taaeaefer-m4th the Tow"Cie
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meeting.thereto a eepy of the notiee of violation upen whieh a hearing is requested and shall s
��the reasons why stteh notice Of ii.4elp-tion should be modified or.reseinded.
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III. SEVERABILITY
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,the judgment shall not affect the validity of this law
as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.
IV. 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 [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Greg Doroski, Councilman
SECONDER:Jill Doherty, Councilwoman
AYES: Doroski, Mealy, Smith, Krupski Jr, Doherty, Evans
Updated: 8/l/2024 9:31 AM by Lynda Rudder Page 3
Noncarrow, Denis
From: DeChance, Paul
Sent: Tuesday,July 30, 2024 8:05 PM
To: Noncarrow, Denis
Subject: Amended Chap 96
At 96-24(F)(4)—add the following after"owner/permittee " , upon reasonable notice to the owner/permittee.
Paul
Paul M. DeChance, Esq.
Town Attorney
Town of Southold
Southold Town Hall Annex
54375 Route 25, P.O. Box 1179
Southold,NY 11971
Office (631) 765-1939
Fax (631)765-6639
pauld@southoldtownny.gov
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
The Suffolk Times
State of New York,
County of,Suffolk County,
The undersigned is the authorized designee of the Suffolk Times,a Weekly Newspaper published in Suffolk County,
New York.I certify that the public notice,a printed copy of which is attached hereto,was printed and published in this
newspaper on the following dates:
07/18/2024
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
there has been presented to the
Town Board of the Town of
Southold, Suffolk County, New
York, on the 4th day of June, 2024,
a Local Law entitled "A Local Law
in relation to an Amendment to
Chapter 96, Boats. Docks and
Wharfs," and
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER
GIVEN that the Town Board of the
Town of Southold will hold a public
hearing on the aforesaid Local Law
at Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main
Road, Southold, New York, on the
30th day of July. 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
at which time all interested persons
will be given an opportunity to be
heard.
The proposed Local Law entitled,
"A Local Law in relation to an
Amendment to Chanter 96,
Boats. Docks and Wharfs," which
reads as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 2024
A Local Law entitled, "A Local Law
in relation to an Amendment to
Chaster 96, Boats. Docks and
Wharfs,"
BE IT ENACTED by the Town, Board
of the Town of Southold as follows:
I. Purpose - The Purpose of the
amendment is to address waterfowl
blinds.
A complete copy of this proposed
Local Law is available on the town
website: southoldtownny.gov or by
contacting the Town Clerk's Office.
June 4, 2024
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD
Denis Noncarrow, Town Clerk
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Mudd, Jennifer
From: Tomaszewski,Zachary
Sent: Tuesday,June 11, 2024 11:22 AM
\To: Mudd,Jennifer
Subject: RE: Emailing: Chapter 96.docx
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Sub-Registrar and Deputy Town Clerk
Account Clerk
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been.presented to the Town Board of the Town of
Southold, Suffolk County,New York, on the 4th day of June, 2024, a Local Law entitled"A
Local Law in relation to an Amendment to Chapter 96,Boats,Docks and Wharfs," and
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Southold will
hold a public hearing on the aforesaid Local Law at Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road,
Southold,New York, on the 30th day of July, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at which time all interested
persons will be given an opportunity to be heard.
The proposed Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to an Amendment to Chapter 96,
Boats, Docks and Wharfs," which reads as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 2024
A Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to an Amendment to Chapter 96,Boats,
Docks and Wharfs,"
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I. Purpose - The Purpose of the amendment is to address waterfowl blinds.
II. Amendment- The Southold Town Code is hereby amended by removing the struck
through words and adding the underlined words as follows:
§ 96-1 Permit required.
No person shall place any piles, stakes, buoys, piers, docks,waterfowl blinds, bulkheads or
other objects in or on any Town waters or public lands under or adjacent to Town waters in the
Town of Southold, nor shall any person remove any sand, gravel or other materials from lands
under Town waters in the Town of Southold without first obtaining a permit therefor from the
Board of Trustees of the Town of Southold.
§ 96-3 Issuance of permits by Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees.of the Town of Southold is hereby authorized and empowered:
A. To issue revocable permits for the placing of piles, stakes, buoys, docks,waterfowl
blinds or other objects in or on any Town waters or public lands under or adjacent to
Town waters, and for the removal of sand, gravel or other materials from lands under
Town waters, provided that the same do not obstruct or interfere(with navigation or the
public use of said waters or lands.
§ 96-7 Definitions.
For the purpose of this article, the terms used herein are defined as follows:
Waterfowl Blind -Any structure or device,whether it be affixed, floating, portable or
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otherwise, constructed or utilized for the purpose of hunting waterfowl.
§ 96-19 Bathing and swimming.
No person shall swim or bathe in the mouth of Mattituck Inlet between eas designate by We),
Nos
§ 96-24 Mooring and Waterfowl Blind PPermits.
A. The Town of Southold permits the installation of moorings for boats in specified
locations of Town waters. The use of moorings has increased to such an extent that the
number of moorings has begun to impair the fragile marine environment in the
surrounding Town waters. The Town Board therefore declares it to be the policy of the
Town to restrict and regulate the issuance of mooring permits as described lierein. All
boats permitted to use a mooring shall be entitled to such use between the months
of April and December only.
D. The Town of Southold permits the installation of a limited number of waterfowl
blinds in specified locations of Town waters for a period from October 1 through
March 15.
E. Conditions:
1. Permitted functional blinds shall be in place by no later than December 31
each year or the permit will be rescinded. Blinds must be removed no later
than March 31st.
2. An applicant must provide an aerial image depicting a 500ft unobstructed
safety zone at least 1801 around the blind for firearm discharge in from of
the blind;.this may not include any navigation channels.
3. A blind may be no closer than 500ft from another blind.
4. A copy of the permit must be posted inside the blind.
5. No more than one blind permit will be issued per person.
6. Existing permit holders may be eligible for grandfathering of positions at
the Trustee's discretion.
F. Severability:
1 Permitted, functional blinds shall be in place by no later than December
31st each year or the permit may be revoked.
2. Blinds must be removed no later than March 31st.
3 Waterfowl blind permits may be revoked at the discretion of the Board of
Trustees upon resolution at a noticed public meeting.
4 The Town may remove or cause to be removed any blind that is in violation
of the Town Code with the cost associated with removal and storage borne
by the owner/permittee.
5. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to regulate the placement of
waterfowl blinds, as well as the season and hours of operation to minimize
user conflict and promote safety.
A 96 32 Hearing
hereofA. Any per-son affected by a notiee of vielation issued pursuant to the preceding seefie
mayrequest and shall be g „to,l ., hearing be f re the Board of Trasteea
provided sueh per-son shall file a vmitten request ther-@f6r with the Town Cieiic
within 10 days after serviee of the nefiee of vielatien. Sueh request shall have at-mem
thereto a eepy of the notiee of violation upon w-hieh a hear-ing,is requested and shall s
f ftl, the reasons h sueh natiee fviolation should be modified or reseinded.
days'B. The Town Clerk shall present stieh request to the Board of Tfustees at its nex4 regular-
meeting. The Board of Tmstees shall set a time and plaee fer- sueh hearing and sha4l
the per-son requesting the same at least five
nefiee of the time and Plaee thereof
G. At sueh hearing, the per-son requesting the same or his representative shall bp given-affl.
opportunity t 1, eause <,h sueh fietiee f violation should be m, difie l
r-eseinded. After sueh hearing,the Board fTrastees m sustain, Modify o o .,,1
such nefiee of--vielatien or revoke any pefmit previously issued and shall specify the
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the hearing and deteEmination of the Bt efflr�-of T-�Rstees.
D. The notiee of violation for-whieh a he E)sted shall eepAinue in eff-eet pending
III. SEVERABILITY
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,the judgment shall not affect the validity of this law
as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.
IV. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided
by law.
June 4, 2024
BY ORDER OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
Denis Noncarrow, Town Clerk
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STATE OF NEW YORK)
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COUNTY OF SUFFOLK)
Denis Noncarrow, Town Clerk of the Town of Southold,New York being duly
sworn, says that on the IIth day of JUNE, 2024, a notice of which the annexed
printed notice is a true copy was affixed, in a proper and substantial manner, in a most
public place in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County,New York,to wit: Town
Clerk's Bulletin Board, 53095 Main Road, Southold,New York and the Southold
Town Website: www.southoldto=.gov
Ch. 96—Boats, Docks and Wharfs
Denis Noncarrow
Southold Town Clerk
Sworn to before me on the
11 th day of June, 2024
Notary Public
SABRINA M BORN
Notary Public,State of New York
No.01B06317038,Suffolk Coup4(
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RESOLUTION 2024-515 Item# 5.41
ADOPTED DOC ID: 20335
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2024-515 WAS
ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON
JUNE 4,2024:
WHEREAS there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk
County,New York, on the 4th day of June, 2024, a Local Law entitled"A Local Law in
relation to an Amendment to Chapter 96, Boats,Docks and Wharfs," and
WHEREAS the Town Board of the Town of Southold will hold a public hearing on the aforesaid
Local Law at-Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold,New York, on the 30th day of
July, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at which time all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be
heard.
The proposed Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to an Amendment to Chapter 96,
Boats, Docks and Wharfs,"which reads'as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 202'4
A Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to an Amendment to Chapter 96, Boats,
Docks and Wharfs,"
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I. Purpose -The Purpose of the amendment is to address waterfowl blinds.
II. Amendment- The Southold Town Code is hereby amended by removing the struck
through words and adding the underlined words as follows:
§ 96-1 Permit required.
No person shall place any piles, stakes, buoys,piers, docks,waterfowl blinds,bulkheads or
other objects in or on any Town waters-or public lands under or adjacent to Town waters in the
Town of Southold, nor shall any person remove any sand, gravel or other materials from lands
under Town waters in the Town of Southold without first obtaining a permit therefor from the
Board of Trustees of the Town of Southold.
§ 96-3 Issuance of permits by Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Southold is hereby authorized and empowered:
A. To issue revocable permits for the placing of piles, stakes, buoys, docks, waterfowl
blinds or other objects in or on any Town waters or public lands under or adjacent to
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Town waters, and for the removal of sand, gravel or other materials from lands under
Town waters,provided that the same do not obstruct or interfere with navigation or the
public use of said waters or lands.
§ 96-7 Definitions.
For the purpose of this article,the terms used herein are defined as follows:
Waterfowl Blind -Any structure or device,whether it be affixed, floating, portable or
otherwise, constructed or utilized for the purpose of hunting waterfowl.
§ 96-19 Bathing and swimming.
No person shall swim or bathe in the mouth of Mattituck Inlet between areas designated by buoy
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§ 96-24 Mooring and Waterfowl Blind PPermits.
A. The Town of Southold permits the installation of moorings for boats in specified
locations of Town waters. The use of moorings has increased to such an extent that the
number of moorings has begun to impair the fragile marine environment in the
surrounding Town waters. The Town Board therefore declares it to be the policy of the
Town to restrict and regulate the issuance of mooring permits as described herein. All
boats permitted to use a mooring shall be entitled to such use between the months
of April and December only.
D. The Town of Southold permits the installation of a limited number of waterfowl
blinds in specified locations of Town waters for a period from October 1 through
March 15.
E. Conditions:
1 Permitted functional blinds shall be in place by no later than December 31
each year or the permit will be rescinded. Blinds must be removed no later
than March 31st.
2 An applicant must provide an aerial image depicting a 500ft unobstructed
safety zone at least 1801 around the blind for firearm discharge in from of
the blind; this may not include any navigation channels.
3. A blind may be no closer than 500ft from another blind.
4. A copy of the permit must be posted inside the blind.
5. No more than one blind permit will be issued per person.
6 Existing permit holders may be eligible for grandfathering of positions at
the Trustee's discretion.
F. Severability:
1 Permitted, functional blinds shall be in place by no later than December
31st each year or the permit may be revoked.
2. Blinds must be removed no later than March 31st.
3 Waterfowl blind permits may be revoked at the discretion of the Board of
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Trustees upon resolution at a noticed public meeting.
4. The Town may remove or cause to be removed any blind that is in violation
of the Town Code with the cost associated with removal and storage borne
by the owner/permittee.
5. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to regulate the placement of
waterfowl blinds, as well as the season and hours of operation to minimize
user conflict and promote safety.
32 Hearing.
A A per-sonaffected by n ..tine of violationissued p r-sua t to the„ eeding seetie„
hereof may request and shall be granted a hea-ring befer-e the Beard of Trustees,
provided that sueh per-son shall file a vmitten request ther-efer-with the Town Cie
within 10 days after serviee of the notiee of violation. Such request shall have annex
thereto a eopy of the netiee of violation upon whieh a hearing is requested and shall set
feAh the reasens Lt .t 1 el, natieft,e el.,tet1should
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B. The Tovffi Clerk shall present sueh r-equest to the Board of TFustees at its nex4 regul—ar
meeting. The Board of T-Fustees shall set a time and plaee for sueh hearing and shall
the requestingper-sort same
the at least five _ s'notice__ f the t.111t+ U11U lJ and pinee theeeG. At sueh hearing,the per-son requesting the same or his representative shall be given—an
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t 't< t 1, eause ,.h el, „etin of:violation should be medif:ed
hearing, the Beard of Trustees maysustain,
sueh notiee of violation or revoke any permit previous!), issued and shall speeif�,the
reasons tl,e ef^
the hearingand determination of the Bo ,.d of
III. SEVERABILITY
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,the judgment shall not affect the validity of this law
as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.
IV. 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 [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Jill Doherty, Councilwoman
SECONDER:Greg Doroski, Councilman
AYES: Doroski, Mealy, Smith, Krupski Jr, Doherty
ABSENT: Louisa P. Evans
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