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Home My WebLink About1000-33.-3-19.19 MAILING ADDRESS: PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS �'` � P.O. Box 1179 JAMES H.RICH III „ Southold, NY 11971 Chairman OFFICE LOCATION: MIAJEALOUS-DANK Town Hall Annex PIERCE RAFFERTY 54375 State Route 25 MARTIN H.SIDOR " (cor. Main Rd. &Youngs Ave.) DONALD J.WILCENSHI a Southold, NY Telephone: 631 765-1938 www.southoldtownny.gov PLANNING BOARD OFFICE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD February 18, 2025 Ms. Patricia C. Moore, Esq, 51020 Main Road Southold, NY 11971 Re: Lazy Fish Farm Concept Plan SCTM#1000-33-3-19.19 Dear Ms. Moore: The Planning Board has reviewed the concept plan dated January 30, 2025 entitled "67925 CR 48 Greenport Site Plan", submitted for the Lazy Fish Farm on Lot 19 of the Rock Cove Estates Major Subdivision and has agreed that the plan meets the filed Covenant and Restrictions (SCC Liber D00012106 Page 575). No amendments are required if the concept plan is implemented as proposed. If you have any questions regarding the information contained in this resolution, please contact the Planning Board Office. Respectfully, �, H. ,b.1A ?-- James H. Rich III Chairman cc: James Squicciarini, Deputy Town Attorney a ' PATRICIA C. MOORE Attorney at Law 51020 Main Road Southold,New York 11971 Tel: (631)765-4330 Fax: (631)765-4643 January 30, 2025 James Rich III, Chairman and SV PaL, H , Mi Southold Town Planning Board ma—TEDYN Town Hall Annex, JAN 3 0 2025 PO Box 1179 SOUTHOLD TOWN Southold, NY 11971 PLANNING BOARD By email RE: 67925 County Road 48, Greenport Town of Southold, Rock Cove Estates Lot 19 (Farm parcel) Lazy Fish Farm 1000-33-3-19.19 Dear Chairman Rich: We thank Mark Terry and Brian Cummings for meeting me and my clients John Hughes and Caroline Fish yesterday. In accordance with the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions made February 12, 2001we ask for written authorization to proceed with their farming operations on Lot 19. My clients intend to operate a farm as described in paragraph 2 of the C&R's: "the use and development of that portion designated as "Open Space Easement Area" to farming operations and activities including but not limited to normal and customary farming operations. The farm plan focuses on crops that do not require a lot of tilling, plowing, etc. but they will need to undertake mowing, pruning, irrigation, and harvesting. The land will be allocated in the following way (Attached is a schematic of the agricultural planting plan): 1. Peonies will be planted on about 3 acres because these plants are long lived, generally require low maintenance, and have a short harvesting season in the spring. 2. Annual cut-flowers will be planted on about 1-2 acres, and these will be changed each year and will require soil preparation each year. These may also be rotated with other annual crops such as vegetables, herbs, etc. Harvest time will vary depending on the crop. 3. Fruit trees will be espaliered on about 0.5 acre because these are long-term crops that can be managed in a small space and are harvested in the fall. 4. Raspberries will be trellised on about 0.5 acres because these are long-term crops that can be managed in a small space and are harvested in the fall. Prior to undertaking the farming activities within 100' of the freshwater wetlands the applicants will obtain Southold Town Trustees permit. Addressing the C&R's: Paragraph 3. a) the applicants are contract vendees and awaiting your letter authorizing the proposed farming activities to close on the title and begin the farming operations. A conservation plan prepared by Suffolk County Soil and Water was updated and submitted to the Board on January 15, 2025. b) No re-grading is proposed, the agricultural operations will maintain the natural contours of the land. c) No topsoil, loam, sand, gravel, rock or minerals will be excavated or removed except for what is customary and necessary in agricultural operations. d) Good Farm management practices will be maintained, and erosion of the land will be minimized. e) Only farm vehicles are expected in the open space. f) standard farming activity will be conducted on the property. Removal of trees will be required to the extent necessary to conduct farming operations. g) no liquid or solid waste, etc. will be permitted on the property. h) no signage or advertising is anticipated to commence the farming operation. Paragraph 4. a) the drainage easement is not on lot 19, nevertheless, it shall not be obstructed by the farming operation. Paragraph 5. The use of the open space for agricultural purposes will be private, subject to reasonable inspection by the Town for compliance with covenants. Paragraph 6. Access to the agricultural lot is from Homestead Way. John Hughes and Caroline Fish shall conduct normal and customary farming operations, including preparation of the land for cultivation, mowing, pruning, irrigation, and harvest. Converting the land from fallow to farmable land (e.g., mowing, tilling, soil amendment). Preparing the farmable land for planting (e.g., digging, plowing, trellising etc.) Erecting a barn, fencing, greenhouses (high hoops), and a gate for securing equipment to be stored on the preserved farmland My clients appreciate the Board's help with getting the Lazy Fish Farm up and running in Greenport, New York (LazyFishFarm.com). Very truly yours, ;Patr a C. Moore c: Dan Ross Esq. Caroline Fish and John Hughes Encls. 67925 CR 48 Green port Site ` Plan — Based on 2024 Survey �� ' :/� �� •. Caroline Fish and John Hughes •�*►• P - peonies (pink) . + P P F - cut flowers (yellow) M - fruit/berry (green) B - barn T (red) T � H - hoophouses (grey) C - chicken house (blue) I T T � T w/Trustee Permission F Y T - Peonies & other perennials (orange) T A now Dashed Circle is perimeter of a freshwater wetlands zone •tea- . 1ORf}/ ApAO � r LAW OFFICE OF PATRICIA C. MOOIRV'LE:, MT, 51020 MAIN ROAD SOUTHOLD NY 11971 631.765.4330 JAN 17 2025 SOUL HOLD TOWN HO LD BOARD MEMORANDUM 51. - 3 - 11 .......... TO: ............ ......................... ....... PATRICIAC. MOORE (BY y� FROM: c "c%)% SUBJECT: --— -------- DATE: ................................. ........... CC: ..................... .......... -COMMENT. ...... ............ —------- ——----- .. ......... ....... VA-k QI/ C .................................. L....... k)� , ................. Cr C\�_ ......... . .......J ............... ........ ------------------- .......................... ------ ------------------- VD ps c- Qly- ........... ...... .............. .............. .................. ........... ............ ....... ........... ............. ........ i PATRICIA C. MOORE Attorney at Law 51020 Main Road Southold,New York 11971 Tel: (631) 765-4330 Fax: (631) 765-4643 October 1,2024 S v t;� By Hand Pa Michael Verity, Building Inspector RECEIVED Town Hall Annex, OCT 01 2024 PO Box 1179 out old Town � Southold, NY 11971 Planning Board I RE: Rock Cove Estates Lot 19 (Farm parcel) 1000-33-3-19.19 Dear Michael: My clients John Hughes and Caroline Fish wish to farm the above parcel, and a current survey of the parcel is required. The surveyor has advised us that he cannot complete the survey unless the perimeter of the lot is made accessible. I am attaching the 2003 survey prepared for a prior owner. I highlighted it in yellow where neighbors appear to have cleared and installed fences. The parcel was cleared previously but is now heavily overgrown. In accordance with our meeting with yourself and our contractor, Gerard Orientale, Soundside Landscaping Inc., we advised you that we need to clear the underbrush around the perimeter of the property to prepare a survey. No trees will be cut down. You requested a letter with a copy to the Planning department, the Trustee's and Town Attorney's office (code enforcement). Mr. Orientale found that clearing the property line for the purposes of surveying will require in some areas heavy-duty brush cutting equipment. He also found that neighbors installed property line fences and dumped yard waste behind their fence and piled the yard waste onto the subject property. The dumping has continued for many years and now would require a small bulldozer to remove or push away from the property line the yard waste which has piled up behind the fence and along the property line. The equipment capable of clearing the brush will clear an area from 5 feet (width of the equipment) to 15 feet (connected vines & shrubs), depending on the degree of dumping and vegetation. This step is for surveying purposes only. This parcel has a "pond" depression which according to previous soil and water surveys is fed by groundwater. We had Cole Environmental inspect and flag the area they could access by land and with drones. The wetlands are, at the closest point, more than 160' to any property line. Therefore, any activity along the property line for the purpose of preparing a survey is not in the Trustee's jurisdiction. I met with the Trustees and the Trustees acknowledged that their involvement is not required for this purpose. Please note that once the survey is prepared, we will return to the Trustees and Planning Board to address the farm use and prepare the land for cultivation and planting. In anticipation of calls from the neighbors inquiring as to any activity on the property, we are notifying your office as well as the Planning Department, the Trustees and Town Attorney's office. Very truly yours, Patricia C. Moore Cc: Hughes & Fish Dan Ross Esq. Planning Department Trustee's Office Town Attorney's office (code enforcement) Encls.