HomeMy WebLinkAboutRO Zoning Dist Amend 2002VALERIE SCOPAZ, AICP
TOWN PLANNER
P.O. Box 1179
Town Hall, 53095 Main Road
Southold, New York 11971-0959
Telephone (631) 765-1938
Fax (631) 765-3136
Valerie.Scopaz~town.southold.ny.us
RECEIVED
OFFICE OF THE TOWN PLANNER
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
8EP 5 2002
Memorandum
Southold Town ClerJ
To: Joshua Y. Horton, Supervisor and
Town Board Members
From: Valerie Scopaz, AICP, Town Planner
Re: Proposed Local Laws in relation to Hamlet Business, General Business and Residential
Office districts, Chapter 100, Zoning.
Date: September 3, 2002
The Town Board referred the aforementioned amendments to the Planning Board and staff for
review and comment. Preliminary comments were sent on August 13, 2002 in response to the
public hearing notice. The comments that follow reflect additional concerns that have arisen from
further study.
The proposed amendment would permit (as of dght) the construction of single and two family
dwelling units and accessory apartments within the Hamlet Business, General Business and
Residential Office zoning districts as of right.
the proposed amendments are adopted, the following will apply in the General Business district:
1) One-Family detached dwellings will be moved from a special exception by
ZBA to a permitted use and will be exempt from site plan approval.
2) Two-Family dwellings will be a permitted use and will be exempt from site
plan approval.
3) Accessory Apartments will be permitted within the principal structure subject
to the following requirements:
i. Apartment permit issued by Building Department.
ii. Habitable floor area of at least 350 square feet.
iii. Three apartments maximum in each structure.
iv. Minimum of one off-street parking space per apartment.
Site plan approval needed if construction or remodeling of apartment results in an
increase in square footage.
If the proposed amendments are adopted, the following will apply in the Residential Office district:
1) As a permitted use, two-family dwellings will no longer have to be owner
occupied.
2) Apartments over business and professional offices will be a permitted accessory use
by right.
3) Accessory Apartments will be permitted within the principal structure subject
to the same requirements listed above.
If the proposed amendments are adopted, the following will apply in the Hamlet Business district:
1) One-family detached and two-family dwellings will be permitted uses.
2) Town buildings and school, park, and fire districts buildings will be a permitted use.
3) Multiple dwellings, accessory apartments and apartments over businesses, store, and
offices will be a permitted accessory use by right
4) Accessory Apartments will be permitted within the principal structure subject to the
same requirements listed above.
5) Town houses will be eliminated from the list of permitted uses within Hamlet Business
districts.
As drafted, the amendments are not need to be carried through.
Fishers Island is a unique situation that possibly should be exempt from these changes.
The Board and staff will review this with Fishers Island representatives and report back.
Townhouse heading would need to be deleted from the bulk schedule within the zoning
districts from which those uses are being eliminated.
~ In the bulk schedule, minimum lot areas for B, RO, and HB should be stated. (VVe do not
recommend a reduction in the current minimum required lot areas.)
~ The definition of Accessory Apartments has to be clarified to be internally consistent.
The definition "Apartment" sets a 450 square foot minimum, while the proposed local law
sets a 350 square foot minimum for "Accessory Apartments".
Since the legislative intent of this proposed amendment was not stated, these subsequent
comments are based on the following assumptions, which may or may not be correct.
The purposes of the amendment are:
to reintroduce sing/e-family and two-family dwelling units within the Genera/and Ham/et
Business Zoning districts, as of light, and
*~o to encourage the creation of accessory apartments within General and Hamlet Business
and Residential Off/ce districts by removing Planning Board oversight of site plans where
existing structures are renovated.
o*.o To eliminate townhouses from Hamlet Business districts.
A reading of the proposed amendment raises the following questions:
Will a home occupation continue to be permitted within the principal dwelling in
addition to the accessory apartment (s)?
The Butk Schedule for the Hamlet and General Business districts and the
Residential Office distdct does not indicate whether a principal dwelling with an
accessory apartment will be considered a Single-Family, a Two-Family or a
Multiple dwelling. Accordingly, it is not clear which set of bulk, area and parking
schedules will apply. A separate column is needed for a single family dwelling
with an accessory apartment, as well as for a two family dwelling.
The proposed legislation does not indicate whether an accessory apartment is
permitted within a two family house; nor whether each family is permitted an
accessory apartment.
The definition for an ACCESSORY APARTMENT states that it is a "dwelling unit
created in a presently existing one-family dwelling pursuant to Section 100-31B
(14)." The proposed amendments would create apartments that are not
described by this definition.
The definition for APARTMENT states that no such unit may contain less than
450 square feet. The proposed amendments call for a reduction in the size of
ACCESSORY APARTMENTS of 100 square feet. The Code also defines an
APARTMENT HOUSE (See below for definition), but it is not clear if it permits the
use in any zoning district.
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12.
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14.
Neither APARTMENT nor the proposed amendments for ACCESSORY
APARTMENTS define a maximum square footage for this type of dwelling unit.
The definition for APARTMENT HOUSE states that it is a "building arranged,
intended or designed to be occupied by two (2) or more families living
independently of each other in apartments." Note that nothing is said about the
form of ownership or rental.
The definition for DWELLING, TWO FAMILY states that it is a "detached building
containing two (2) dwelling units only.
The definition for DWELLING, MULTIPLE provides for a "building or portion
thereof containing three (3) or more dwelling units. DWELLING UNITS are
defined as a" building or self-contained portion thereof consisting of a minimum
living area of eight hundred fifty (850) square feet..."
The proposed amendments do not indicate how the creation of two or more
accessory apartments within a structure will differ from an APARTMENT HOUSE
as currently defined.
The requirement of one additional parking space per apartment is felt to be too
Iow. Two additional parking spaces per accessory apartment should be required.
Further, the parking spaces should be located off-street, either on the premises
or in a municipal parking lot located within 200 feet of the premises provided that
sufficient parking exists within that lot for the additional use. This
recommendation flows from written observations made by the Suffolk County
Planning Commission based on problems that have resulted in other
communities that introduced accessory apartments into the business districts
without providing for adequate off-street parking. For instance, in addition to
adding to road congestion and a reduction of parking for customers of the
business districts, cars parked on the streets overnight hamper snow clearing
and storm cleanup crews.
The proposed amendment must address the location of the additional parking
lest entire front yards be paved over for parking spaces. Currently, the code
permits no fewer than four parking spaces within the front yard within residential
zoning districts. Since these parking spaces would be created within business or
residential office districts, and the spaces would impact the flow of traffic and
street maintenance within the business areas of the town, perhaps the spaces
should comply with the standards set forth in Section 250 Site Plan.
Single family and two family homes should not be encouraged within HB and B
since the town contains a limited amount of HB and B zoning and thus should
reserve it for those uses. Each of these districts was designed for business
uses. Permitting accessory apartments and multiple dwellings within the HB and
B districts makes sense only if the size of these apartments and dwellings is
restricted.
The Residential Office district is perhaps the best suited to the creation of
accessory apartments due to its transitional nature between business and
residential districts.
15. The proposed amendment should be worded to prohibit more than one single- or
two-family dwelling per lot.
As noted in our earlier report, on proposed amendments to the Affordable Housing law,
the Planning Board supports the creation of small apartments as part of the overall
strategy of creating different housing types within hamlet centers at a mix of affordable
prices. While the proposed amendment could be an effective tool to help achieve this
type of structural and financial diversity, it requires more work. At the least, some size
restrictions (and perhaps rental caps) should be imposed in order to ensure that this
housing stock does not simply become diverted into more seasonal rental units.
Given the Town's goal of maintaining a rural and diverse community, these amendments
deserve a more comprehensive reworking in conjunction with the Affordable Housing
Advisory Committee in order to ensure that a documented need is met.
Cc: Planning Board
ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE
TOWN CLERK
REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS
MARRIAGE OFFICER
RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER
FREEDOM OF INFOBA4ATION OFFICER
Town HE1, 53095 MEn Road
P,O. Box 1179
Southold, New York 11971
Fax (631) 765-6145
Telephone (631) 765-1800
southoldtown.northfork,net
OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
August 14, 2002
Thomas Isles, Director of Planning
Departmem of planmng
County of Suffolk
Post Office Box 6100
Hauppauge, New York 11788-0099
Dear Mr. Isles:
Transmitted are proposed Local Laws In Relation to Zoning, Chapter 100, Article VII,
Residential Office (RO) District; Article IX, Hamlet Business (HB) District; and General
Business (B) District of the Code of the Town of Southold. Also enclosed is the Southold Town
Planning Board's report. Please review and prepare an official report defining your department's
recommendations with regard to this proposed local law and forward same to me.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you.
Very tmly yours,
· 3.
Southold Town Clerk
Enclosures
cc: Town Board
Town Attorney
V. Scopaz
G. Newman
Comments made by Jay Applegate to Southold Town Board on August
13, 2002 re proposed changes to Town Code for RO, HB and B districts
relating to accessory apartments:
~ My name is.J:a.y
Applegate from Southo.[d
and I am here this afternoon in my
capacity as the chairman of the Southold
Town Housing Committee, which was
formed by Supervisor Horton in June of
this year, to explore avenues of
education, outreach and funding to
address the urgent need for more
affordable housing, primarily rental
housing, in Southold Town. With this
mandate in mind, our committee has
reviewed the proposed changes to the
Town Code as they relate to the creation
of accessory apartment in the RO, HB
and B zoned area in Southold Town. We
have discussed them with the Supervisor
and consulted with the Town Attorney
for clarification on certain matters and
encourage the Town Board to approve
the changes as a first and
available step toward
immediately
alleviating' the
housing crls1s. We are also supportive of
additional changes which would further
address the problem and hope that
additional changes may be considered
too. Our only reservation and note of
caution ~s the deletion of the owner-
occupancy requirement in the RO zone as
it relates to the Town's historic buildings,
many of which are located in RO
districts, as the Town Board has not yet
adopted proper protective measures for
those buildings.
In anticipation of the passage of the
proposed changes, our committee is
creating an inventory of structures within
the RO, HB and B zones which would
qualify for modification to accommodate
an accessory apartment ~n order to
understand how many potential accessory
apartments might be created as a result of
the proposed changes, as we know the
demand is great. The North Fork
Housing Alliance received 180 ~nquiries
~n the first slx months of 2002 from
people
who were unable to find
apartments which they could afford.
Also in anticipation of the Board's
approval of these changes, we have
gathered information from the Building
Department on application procedures,
from the Assessor's office on the
potential tax consequences of creating an
accessory apartment and from lending
institutions which provide capital to
finance the creation of accessory
apartments and are preparing a pamphlet
to help educate those whose buildings
would be eligible for conversion to
accessory apartments. In addition, since
its inception one or more of our
committee members have met with
representatives of the
following
organizations:
Long Island Campaign for Affordable
Rental Housing, The Long Island
Community Foundation, the Long Island
Housing Partnership, and Community
Housing Innovations. In each case, it
was our intent to learn about actions and
experiences
of other communities -~n"
addressing their citizens housing needs.
In summary, your actions today could
begin the process of creating more
affordable apartments for citizens of our
Town. We strongly urge you to vote in
favor of the proposed changes. Thank
yOtl.
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these areas not ,,affordable," as
in price-controlled, it is expected that
thc majo[ity of such dwellings would
provide less-expensive housing.
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the building department, iather tean
b s ecial exception f~om the Zoning
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size would be reduced from 450 to
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promoting rt3ixed use can Open ,~p
hOUsing opt{bns and h~p re~ta~e
bUSiness areas.
iri HB, multi- and two-family
dwellings would be allowe~ by right
rather than special exception. In RO,
dwO!lings with an accessory ~apartment
would no i0ng~r fiave to ~ owner-
OCCupied. ·
Town Board members seem favor-
ably disposed to the proposed code
changes, and a public hearing should
be scheduled in the near future.
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See Netea, page 32
John Nickles, Jr., Southold .... I'm pleased to be standing before this board
today to offer support for the proposed legislation that would permit
apartments (as a matter of right) within the Business, Hamlet Business and
Residential Office zones.
With an ever increasing demand for housing on the East End of Long Island,
it is very important that the town recognize the relative short supply of
reasonably priced homes and rental apartments that are available to the year
round residents of Southold Town.
Having a supply of homes and/or rental apartments that are within reach of
our full time population is a major factor in preserving our rural quality of
life. It is time to recognize that our young adults, our working residents and
our retirees are an integral part of keeping Southold... Southold. I believe
that what makes our town so unique is not just the beauty that exists of our
rural landscape, but also the social and economic diversity of our human
landscape.
There are a number of other things that the town could do to recognize the
needs of our year round population, our workfome and our economy. The
town should look at the factors that have increased the cost of living as well
as the cost of doing business in Southold and then decide to make some
positive adjustments to our code and our policies. Indeed, providing these
additional avenues for housing is a good start. But we hope that this is just a
small first step (one of many) that the town believes it should take for the
full time, retired and working residents of Southold Town. Thank you.
WILLIAM WlCKHAM
ERIC J BRESSLER
ABIGAILA WlCKHAM
LYNNE M OORDON
JAN ET GEASA
WICKHAM. WICKHAM 8,. BRESSLER, P.C
10315 MAIN ROAD. PO. BOX 1424
631-2~8 8353
TELEFAX NO. 631-298-8565
MELVILLE OFFICE
275 BROAD HOLLOW ROAE)
SUITE III
MELVILLE, NEW YORK 11747
631 2499480
TELEFAX NO 631-~49 9484
August l3,2002
Town Board, Town of Southold
Post Office Box 1 I79 53095 Main Road
Southold, New York 11971
Re: Proposed Zoning Code Amendments for Accessory Apartments
Gentlemen:
While I commend your intention to ease the housing crisis for those of limited means,
1 strongly believe the proposed revisions before you tonight would create a disastrous
effect on our hamlet centers without truly accomplishing their intended purposes.
Specifically, you propose very small apartments, and up to three of them, per building.
The currently permitted size of 450 sq, feet is small, and to reduce it further would create
overcrowding. It would also not meet the need of families for housing - it's just too
small. Further, you propose to remove, as I read the legislation, the jurisdiction of the
Plmming Board for site plan review. It would seem imperative that planning
considerations dictate a review of screening, parking, lighting, and perhaps architectural
review. Moreover, the requirement of one parking space per unit is unrealistic. How
many couples do you know that operate with one car? And where will their friends park?
The businesses will not want street parking used, and we have already seen in the Pike
Street, Mattituck, parking lot, for example, a large number of vehicles from nearby
residential uses parking overnight and during the day which take up business customer
space. The situation is manageable now, but our municipal Iots are not equipped to
handle this proposed expansion.
The biggest problem I see, however, is the lack of an owner-occupancy requirement.
Coupled with the removal of the Planning Board review and other restrictions currently
required by the Code, this creates a total lack of control. Our hamlet centers are now very
pleasant places, and are considered by many as a nice place to live. However, many
communities further West have seen a marked decline in their downtown areas when they
were opened up to this type of housing density without an owner presence. I do not
believe the owner of the building has to live there, but he should have a physical presence
in the building, as the owner of the business, for instance. Your lawyers will have to
carefully word that requirement to accommodate businesses operated as companies, not
individuals, to include an o~vnership requirement of the business-operating company.
operating company. However, I think the owner occupancy concept is critical, because
many absentee landlords will not care what type of lifestyle their tenants follow or will
not monitor closely the upkeep of the apartments and the building exteriors. We do not
want to see our hamlets fall victim to overcrowding, litter, crime, and deterioration. I do
not want to sound alarmist, because 1 do think some provision for apartments in this area
is a good idea, but this legislation goes way too far.
The proposal for the Residential-Office zone should be very carefully considered.
These are usually the buffer areas on the outskirts of the hamlets, and often contain very
nice, well appointed homes, mostly along the Main Road. They were designed to
moderate between the hamlet business areas and the rural areas in between, by providing
professional and other uses which would help maintain value while remaining compatible
ecith the nearby business areas. To inundate these areas with high density apartment
· housing would be a bad idea.
In summary, the concept of increasing the housing stock by making accessory
apartments available is a good one, but this proposal goes far afield in removing owner
occupancy and permitting too many apartments per parcel, too small, and without the
necessary restrictions and controls.
Very truly yours,
Abigail A. Wickhmn
AAW/
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cc: Planning Board
PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS
BENNETT ORLOWSK/, JR.
Chairman
RICHARD CAGGIANO
WILLIAM J. CREMERS
KENNETH L. EDWARDS
MARTIN SIDOR, JR.
P.O. Box 1179
Town Hall, 53095 State Route 25
Southold, New York 11971-0959
Telephone (631) 765-1938
Fax (631) 765-3136
PLANNING BOARD OFFICE
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
MEMORANDUM
To:
From:
Re:
Date:
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Town
Board
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Valerie Scopaz, AICP, Town Planner 1/. Z~/~"~)
Local law changes to B, RO, and HB zoning dffstrict~.
August 13, 2002
Following are the comments of the Planning Board and Staff regarding the proposed code
changes to the Business, Residential Office, and Hamlet Business zoning districts. Our
review is based on the assumption that the intent for the changes is to provide
opportunities for the creation of different types of housing near hamlet business centers.
General Business (B)
If the proposed amendments are adopted, the following will apply:
1) One-Family detached dwellings will be moved from a special exception by
ZBA to a permitted use and will be exempt from site plan approval.
2) Two-Family dwellings will be a permitted use and will be exempt from site
plan approval.
3) Accessory Apartments will be permitted within the principal structure subject
to the following requirements:
i.Apartment permit issued by Building Department.
ii. Habitable floor area of at least 350 square feet.
iii. Three apartments maximum in each structure.
iv. Minimum of one off street parking space per apartment.
Site plan approval needed if construction or remodeling of apartment
results in an increase in square footage.
Residential Office (RO)
If the proposed amendments are adopted, the following will apply:
1) As a permitted use, two-family dwellings will no longer have to be owner
occupied.
2) Apartments over business and professional offices will be a permitted
accessory use by right.
3) Accessory Apartments will be permitted within the principal structure subject
to the same requirements listed above.
Hamlet Business (HB)
If the proposed amendments are adopted, the following will apply:
1) One-family detached and two-family dwellings will be permitted uses.
2) Town buildings and school, park, and fire districts buildings will be a
· permitted use.
· ....': ~) Multiple dwellings and townhouses will no longer be a permitted use by a
..... ' special exception.
4) Accessory apartments and apartments over businesses, store, and offices will
be a permitted accessory use by right
5) Accessory apartments will be permitted within the principal structure subject
to the same requirements listed above.
Planning Department Comments:
~ Fishers Island is a unique situation that possibly should be exempt from these
changes. The Board and staffwill review this with Fishers Island represeutatives
and report back.
~= Multiple dwelling and townhouse headings need to be deleted from the bulk
schedule.
~ In the bulk schedule, minimum lot areas for B, RO, and HB should be stated. We
do not recommend a reduction in the current minimum required lot areas.
~ The definition of Accessory Apartments has to be clarified to be internally
consistent. The definition "Apartment" sets a 450 square foot minimum, while
the proposed local law sets a 350 square foot minimum for "Accessory
Apartments".
~ A typographical change needs to be made in the HB Local Law at 100-90-A.
Uses permitted "under Subsection A(1), A(2), and A(19)..." should now read
"... A(1), A(2), and A(20)" or "A(1), A(2), and A(21)" depending on the intent to
refer to "(20)Bed and Breakfasts" or to "(21)Multiple Dwellings".
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HI~AIU,NG
.~.~T~CE B HEREBY ~VE~ Ibm
here ~ ~n ~t~ ~ ~ ~n
~nty, New York. on ~e 2nd ~y of
~ni~ to ~ hc~.
LOCAl. LAW NO. ~2
Office (Re) Dis~ct of ~e C~ of ~
{Re) Diaffict [Ad~d 1-10-1989 by L.L
1~ by L.L. No. 15-1~9]
nity f~ li~tcd no~sidcnfi~ uses
(1) One-f~ly detached dwc~
(2) Oa~or ~cupicd Xwo-fam~y
(b) Buildings, structures and u~s (3) Stu~ ~ of any kind whatso-
owned or operated by fraternal orgalli- ~v~ ~ ~ be i~itted.
zalioas aM ulilized for activities typi- § 100-72. Bulk. area and parking
cally conducted by a fraternal organiza-
tion, including but nos limited lo public No b~ilding of prel~a~z shall b~ used
meeting places, charitable and fundrals- and no ~ ~t puff ~ ~hail be
lng cvcflls, patriotic ob~tvanccs and e~,cted or altered in the Residential
cat~ring for public and Inivate rune- Offw~ (RO) Dis~ict unh.as tbe same
lions, conforms to thc Bulk Schedule and
(c) Bed-and-breakfast uses aa se~ Patk~ and Loading Schedules incur-
forth in and as ~gulat~d by § lO0- potated into ~ ~, with ~be same
fa-ce aad effect aa if such regulations
31B(14). were s~ forth hotein ia
(d) Professional OfficeL
(e) Chufch~s or similar plae~s el ~S 100-73..~varabilitv.
worship, parish houses, convents an~ If any ¢lau~. se~terwe, paragraph.
monasteries. ~uctloo, o( part of ~ Local Law shat[
(f) Libraries, museums, art galleric~ be adjud~ by any coati of competetu
.... · jufisdicaon to be invalid, thc judsn~tu
¢shibfl halls, arbsts/photographers stu-
dios and dance studios, shall ~ effect tl~ vaUdity of this law as
(g) Small business offices such as a whole (yt any part thel~of o~ct than
insurance agencies, real estate ageflcics, tho pail so decided to be ueconstitulion-
computer software services, finaacial al o~ invalM,
planmn8 securities brokia's and like- § 100-74. Effectivedala.
kind small business ~stablishments Ibis Local Law shall take effect
inunndinloly upon ~ing with the
excluding retail sales of any kind or Sucmtu~ of Stut~ as pl~vM~d .by law.
naiure and limited ia overall floor space Sh. il~.4hmuSh mpl~eats
of 3,000 square feet.
B. U~s pern~itnd by specaal ~¢ep- %lnde~lille l~nts ins~on.
BY ORDI~ROP ~
lion bl; the Board of Appeals. The fei- SOIYI'iiOLD 'l'OWlq BOARD el
lowing uses are permitted ~s a
exception by die Board of App~la
he~r provided ~ sub~ to
pl~ ~oval by die pl~ning
THE TOWN OF 50UTHOLD. JULY
2,2002
STATE OF NEW YORK)
)SS:
,o'~-/~!~-'~/~---- of Mattituck, in said
county, being duly swam, says that he/she is Principal
clerk of THE SUFFOLK TIMES, a weeldy newspaper, pub-
lished at Mattituck, in the Town of Southold, County of
Suffolk and State of New York, and that the Notice of which
the annexed is a pdnted copy, has been regularly pub-
lished in said Newspaper once each week
for / weeks succe~ively, commencing
on.~ the ! day
of ,,/'/~'~'.5 7'" 20 ~,~-.,
/
LAURA E. BONDARCHUK
Notary Public, State of NewYork
No 01 B06067958
Qualified in Suffolk County
My Commission Expires Dec. 24, 20--~5'-
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 2nd day of July 2002 a Local Law
entitled" Local Law in relation to Residential Office District in Chal)ter 100 of the
Code of the Town of Southold" now, therefore, be it
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Southold will
hold a public hearing on the aforesaid Local Law at the Southold Town Hall, 530905
Main Road, Southold, New York, on the 13th day of August 2002 at 5:00 o.m. at which
time all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard.
The proposed "Local Law in relation to Residential Office District in Chal)ter 100 of
the Code of the Town of Southold" and, which includes the following:
LOCAL LAW NO.
2002
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
A Local Law in Relation to Zoning, Chapter 100, Article VII, Residential Office (Re)
District of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended as follows:
ARTICLE VII, Residential Office (Re) District [Added 1-10-1989 by L,L, No. 1-
1989EN; amended 5-9-1989 by L.L. No. 6-1989; 11-28~1989 by L.L. No. 22-1989; 12-
12-1989 by L.L. No. 23-1989; 2-7-1995 by L.L. No. 3-1995; 10-19-1999 by L.L. No. 15-
1999]
§ 100-70. Purpose.
The purpose of the Residential Office (Re) District is to provide a transition area
between business areas and low-density residential development along major roads which
will provide opportunity for limited nonresidential uses in essentially residential areas
while strongly encouraging the adaptive reuse of existing older residences, to preserve
the existing visual character of the town and to achieve the goal(s) of well-planned,
environmentally sensitive, balanced development, which the town has determined to be
desirable.
§ 100-71. Use regulations,
In the Residential Office (Re) District, no building or premises shall be used and no
building or part of a building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or
designed to be used, in whole or in part, for any uses except the following:
A. Permitted uses.
(1) One-family detached dwellings, not to exceed one dxvelling on each lot.
(2) Owner occupied Two-family dwellings.
(3) The following uses are permitted uses subject to site plan approval by the
Planning Board:
(a) Buildings, structures and uses owned or operated by the Town of Southold, school
districts, park districts and fire districts.
(b) Buildings, structures and uses owned or operated by fraternal organizations and
utilized for activities typically conducted by a fraternal organization, including but not
limited to public meeting places, charitable and fundraising events, patriotic observances
and catering for public and private functions.
(c) Bed-and-breakfast uses as set forth in and as regulated by § 100-31B(14).
(d) Professional offices.
(e) Churches or similar places of worship, parish houses, convents and monasteries.
(f) Libraries, museums, art galleries, exhibit halls, artists?photographers' studios and
dance studios.
(g) Small business offices such as insurance agencies, real estate agencies, computer
software services, financial planning securities brokers and like-kind small business
establishments excluding retail sales of any kind or nature and limited to overall floor
space of 3,000 square feet.
B. Uses permitted by special exception by the Board of Appeals. The following uses
are permitted as a special exception by the Board of Appeals as hereinafter provided and
subject to site plan approval by the Planning Board, provided that not more than one use
shall be allowed for each 40,000 square feet of lot area:
(1) Special exception uses as set forth in and regulated by § 100-31 B(-1-) (2'} through
(7) of the Agricultural-Conservation District.
(2) Funeral homes.
(3) Apartmonts ma), be permitted ovor business and professional offices as regulated
by § 100 91B(4)(a) through (f), inclusive.
(4) (3) Restaurants, except fast-food or formula restaurants.
(-5) (4~ Custom workshops, provided that they shall not be all or part ora commercial
center.
C. Accessory uses. The following uses are permitted as accessory uses and, except
for residential accessory uses and signs, which are governed by Article XX, are subject to
site plan review:
(1) Accessory uses as set forth in and regulated by § 100-31C(1) through (7) of the
Agricultural-Conservation District and subject to the conditions set forth in § 100-33
thereof.
(2) Accessory uses set forth in and regulated by § 100-42C(2) of the Hamlet Density
Residential District.
(3) Apartments are permitted within the principal structure subject to the following
requirements:
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
The Building Department issuin~ an accessory apartment permit.
The habitable floor area of each apartment shall be at least three hundred
and fifty (350) sauare feet.
There shall be no more than three (3'} apartments created or maintained in
any single structure.
Each apartment shall have at least one (1) off street parkin~ space.
Construction and/or remodeling of an existin~ structure to create an
accessory apartment shall not trigger the need for site plan approval set
forth specifically in section 100-250 and Article XXV in general unless
such construction or remodeling results in an increase of the square
footage of the structure.
D. Additional standards. All permitted structures as set forth in this article, except for
single-family dwellings, shall be subject to the following:
(1) No outdoor storage or display of any kind shall be permitted.
(2) All permitted buildings and other structures shall be visually residential in
character, the visible architectural features of which shall be consistent and compatible
with the architectural styles of the existing structures in the immediate neighborhood.
(3) Store fronts of any kind whatsoever shall not be permitted.
§ 100-72. Bulk, area and parking regulations.
No building or premises shall be used and no building or part thereof shall be erected or
altered in the Residential Office (RO) District unless the same conforms to the Bulk
Schedule and Parking and Loading Schedules incorporated into this chapter, with the
same force and effect as if such regulations were set forth herein in full. EN
100-73. Severabilitv.
If any clause, semence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by
any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not effect the
validity of this law as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be
unconstitutional or invalid.
§ 100-74. Effective date.
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as
provided by law.
Strike-through represents deletion.
Underline represents insertion.
BY ORDER OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF
SOUTHOLD, JULY 2, 2002
ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE
SOUTHOLD TOWN CLERK
PLEASE PUBLISH ON AUGUST 1, 2002, AND FORWARD ONE (1) AFFIDAVIT
OF PUBLICATION TO ELIZABETH NEVILLE, TOWN CLERK, TOWN HALL, PO
BOX 1179, SOUTHOLD, NY 11971.
Copies to the following:
The Suffolk Times
Town Board Members
Planning Board
Code Committee
Town Attorney
Town Clerk's Bulletin Board
STATE OF NEW YORK)
SS:
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK)
ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE, Town Clerk of the Town of Southold, New York being
duly sworn, says that on the o)F~ day of (/~ ,2002, she affixed a notice
of which the annexed printed notice is a tree cc/15y, 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.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON:
August 13, 2002, 5:04 pm~
....
Local Law m relatmn to {general l~n~sme~s District in Chai)ter 100 of the Code of
(~Elizabelrh A. Nevi134
Southold Town Clerk
Sworn before me t~s
o~ dayof ~
,2002.
LYNDA M. BOHN
{3ualified in Suffolk
Term Expires March 8, 20
ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE
TOWN CLERK
REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS
MARRIAGE OFFICER
RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICER
Town Hall, 53095 Main Road
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, New York 11971
Fax (631) 765-6145
Telephone (631) 765-1800
southoldtown.northfork.net
OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
June 24, 2002
Charles J. Voohris, CEP AICP
Nelson, Pope & Voohris, LLC
572 Walt Whitman Road
Melville, New York 11747-2188
Dear Mr. Voohris:
The Southold Town Board adopted a resolution at their June 18, 2002 meeting to refer the
proposed amendments to the Ro, HB, and B zoning districts to you for a SEQRA review. I am
enclosing a copy of these amendments. Please send a proposal for the cost.
Upon receipt of these amendments, please contact the Town Attorney, Geregory
Yakaboski at 765-1939.
If you have any questions, please call me at 765~ 1800. Please send the completed reports
directly to my attention. Thank you.
Very truly yours,
Elizabeth A Neville
Southold Town Clerk
Enclosures (3) proposed code amendments
cc: Town Board
Town Attorney
ARTICI.E Vll, Residential ON'lice (Re) District [Added
1989EN; amended 5-9-1989 by LL, No. 6-1989; l 1-28-~989 by I..L. No. 22-1989; 12-
12-1989 byL.L. No. 23-1989; 2-7-1995 byL.L. No. 3-1995; 10-19-1999 by L,L No. 15-
~ 100-70. Pu¢ose.
The pmTose of the Residential Office (RO) District is to provide a transition area
be~veen business areas and Now-density residential development along major roads which
will provide oppo~unity for limited nonresidential uses in essentially residential ~eas
while strongly encouraging the adaptive reuse of existing older residences, to prese~e
the existing visual character of the town ~d to achieve the goal(s) ofwell-pla~ed,
environmentally sensitive, balanced development, which the town has determined to be
desirable.
~ t 00-7I. Use regulations.
~ the Residential Office (RO) District, no building or premises shall be used and no
building or pa~ ora building shall be erected or altered which is a~anged, intended or
des~ed to be used, in whole or in pa~, for any uses except the following:
A. Pemfitted uses.
(1) One-family detached dwellings~ exceed
(2) , ~~ ~,o-hmily dwellings.
(3) The following uses ~e pe~itted uses subject to site plan approval by the
Plmming Board:
(a) Buildings, structures and uses owned or operated by the Town of Southold, school
districts, park districts m~d fire districts.
(b) Buildings, stmct~es and uses owned or operated by fraternal org~izations and
utilized for activities t~ically conducted by a ~atemal organization, including but not
limited to public meeting places, charitable ~d ~ndraising events, patriotic obse~ances
md catering for public and private functions.
(c) Bed-and-breakfast uses as set fo~h in and as re~lated by ~ 100-3 lB(14).
(d) Professional offices.
(e) Churches or similar places of worship, parish houses, convents and monasteries.
(0 Libraries, museums, ~ galleries, exhibit halls, a~ists'/photo~aphers' studios and
dance studios.
(g) Small business offices such as insur~ce agencies, real estate agencies, computer
so~e se~ices, financial pla~ing securities brokers and like-kind small business
establishments excluding retail sales of ~y kind or nature and limited to overall floor
space of 3,000 squ~e feet.
B. Uses pe~itted by special exception by the Board of Appeals. The following uses
are pe~itted as a special exception by the Bo~d of Appeals as hereina~er provided and
subject to site plan approval by the Pla~ing Board~ provided that not more than one use
shall be allowed for each 40,000 squ~e feet of lot ~ea:
(1) Special exception uses as set forth in and regulated by ~ 100-3 [ Be) ~ tt~ough
(7) of the Agdcultural-Consewation District.
(2) Funeral homes.
by ~ 100 91B(~)(a) throu~ (~, inclusive.
(4) Restaur~ts, except fast-food or fo~ula restaur~ts.
(5) Custom workshops, provided that tbey shall not be all or part ot'a commcrcizd
center.
C. Accessory uses. The following uses are permitted as accessory uses and, except
for residential accessory uses and signs, which are governed by Article >C,-K, are subject to
site plan review:
(1) Accessory uses as set forth in and regulated by § 1O0-31C(1) through (7) of thc
Agricultural~Conservation District and subject to the conditions set forth in § 100-33
thereof.
(2) Accessory uses set forth in and regulated by § 100~42C(2) of the Hamlet Density
Residential District.
(3) Apartments are permitted within the principal structure subiect to the tbllowing
requirements:
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
The Buildin~ Department issuin~ an accessory apartment permit.
The habitable floor area of each apartment shall be at least tt~:ee hundred
and fifty (350) square feet.
There shall be no more than three (T) apartments created or maintained in
any single structure.
Each apartment shall have at least one (1) off street parkin~ space.
Construction and/or remodelin~ of an existin~ structure to create an
accessory apartment shall not trigger the need for site plan approval set
forth specifically in section 100-250 and Article XXV in ~eneral unless
such construction or remodeling results in an increase of the square
footage of the structure.
D. Additional standards. All permitted structures as set forth in this article, except for
single-family dwellings, shall be subject to the following:
(1) No outdoor storage or display of any kind shall be pemfitted.
(2) Ail permitted buildings and other structures shall be visually residential in
character, the visible arclfitectural features of which shall be consistent and compatible
with the architectural styles of the existing structures in the immediate neighborhood.
(3) Store fronts of any kind whatsoever shall not be permitted.
§ 100-72. Bulk, area and parking regulations.
No building or premises shall be used and no building or part thereof shall be erected or
altered in the Residential Office (RO) District unless the same conforms to the Bulk
Schedule and Parking and Loading Schedules incorporated into this chapter, with the
same force and effect as if such regulations were set forth herein in full. EN
ARTICLE IX, Hamlet Business (H13) District [Added 1-10-1989 by IJ.L. No. 1-1989EN]
§ I00-90. Purpose.
The purpose of the Hamlet Business (HB) District is to provide for business
development in the hamlet central business areas, including retail, office amt sec'ice uses,
public and semipublic uses, as well as hotel and motel and multifamily residential
development that will suppo~ and enhance the retail development and provide a focus
the hamlet area.
~ 100-91. Use regulations.
h the HB District, no building or premises shall be used and no building or pa~ of a
building shall be erected or altered which is a~anged, intended or desired to be used, in
whole or in pa~, for ~y uses except the following:
A. [~ended 5-9-1989 by L.L. No. 6-1989; 5-16-1994 by L.L. No. 9-1994; 2-7-
1995 by L.L. No. 3-1995] Pe~itted uses. The follo~ving are pe~itted uses and, except
for those uses pe~itted under Subsectiou A(I), A(2) and A(19) hereof, are subject to site
plan approval by the Pl~ing Board:
',n D~stfict. One-family detached dwelling.
~ .......... c~ Two-f~ily dwelling.
Buildings, structures and uses owned or operated bythe Town of S~uthold, school
districts, p~k districts and fire districts.
(3) Boardinghouses and tourist homes.
(4) Business, professional and governmental offices.
(5) B~s and fin~cial institutions.
(6) Retail stores.
(7) Restaurants, excluding fo~ula food and take-out restaur~ts. [Amended 5-16-
1994 by L.L. No. %1994]
(8) Bakeshops (for on-premises retail sale).
(9) Personal service stores and shops, including barbershops, beauty parlors,
prokssional studios ~d travel agencies.
(10) ~t, antique and auction galleries.
(l 1) ~ists' ~d craftsmen's workshops.
(12) Auditoriums or meeting halls.
(13) Repair shops for household, business or personal appliances, including cabinet
shops, ca, enter shops, electrical shops, plumbing shops, hmiture repair shops and
bicycle and motorcycle shops.
(14) Custom workshops.
(15) Bus or train stations.
(16) Theaters or cinemas (other than outdoor).
(17) Librades or museums.
(18) Laundromats.
(19) Bed-and-breakfast uses as set forth in and as regulated by § 100-3 lB(14).
(20) Multiple dwellings.
B. Uses permitted by special exception by the Bom'd of Appeals. The £ollowmg uses
are permitted as a special exception by the Board of Appeals as hereinafter provided,
subject to site plan approval by the Planning Board:
(1) Any special exception use set forth in and as regulated by § i00-3 lB(3) to (6) and
(13) and (14) of the Agricultural-Conservation District.
(3) Motel and hotel uses as set forth in ~d regulated by ~ 100-6 lB(4) of the Rosen
Residential (~) District, except that minimum lot size shall be t~ee (3) acres.
[~ended 7-31-1990 by L.L. No. 16-1990]
(4) [~cnded 12 12 1989 by L.L. No. 23 1989] Ap~tments may be pe~itted over
req~
ap~ment. No ap~ment shall b~ pe~ittcd over filling stations, store~ retailing
fl~ablo or ~e producing goods, resta~ts or other businesses with kitchens or
(450) squ~o fect~ but in no case more th~ s~v~n hm~dr~d fifty (750) square feet. Th~
inst~m~nt~ ~ing in flyer ofth~ town as, upon reco~cndation of the Town Attorney,
the Board shall deto~ino to bo n~ess~, to ensur~ that:
[1] T~~,~ v,~v ..... j crother;~* .... ** ' ,-,~ ...... rathe
tenant or any other pany, except as paa of a sale of~o entire building in which ~e
ap~ment is located.
[2] Tho ap~ment is made available for ye~ round rental
[3] Thc ap~mcnt is properly constructed, maintained ~d usM, ~d unapprovod uses
~e excludM therefrom.
[4] ~y other condition deemed roasonabl~ and necossau, to ensure ~o immediate
~d long te~ success of tho ap~ment in helping to meet identified housing needs in the
comm~ity is complied with.
(5) Boarding ~or tourist homes as set forth ~d regulated by ~ 100-6 lB(5) of the
Reso~ Residential (RR)District. [~ended 2-7-1995 by L.L. No. 3-1995]
(6) Fraternal or social institutional offices or meeti~g halls.
(7) Drinking establishments.
(8) Public garages.
(9) Funeral homes.
(10)ENFlea markets. [Added 10-17-1995 by L.L. No. 21-1995]
(11) [Added 5-16-1994 by L.L. No. 9-1994] Takeout and formula food restaurants,
subject to the following requirements:
(a) Adequate parking shall be provided in accordance with that required by Article
XIX, Parking and Loading Areas, of this chapter. All parking spaces shall be located
within reasonable walking distance of the site or three hundred (300) feet, whichever is
less. The improvement or development of municipal parking may be used to satisfy this
requirement. The adequacy of municipal parking shall be determined by the Planning
Board as part of its site plan review procedure by conducting a parking survey of the
capacity of the existing municipal parking area to accommodate the projected increase in
usage due to the introduction of the subject la/id use.
(b) An assessment of the potential traffic impacts of the proposed use must
accompany the long environmental assessment form. The appropriate mitigation
measures must be incorporated into the site plan.
(c) There shall be no counter serving outdoor traffic via a drive-in, drive-through,
drive-up, drive-by or walkup window or door.
(d) Exter/or signage shall conform in all respects to Article XX, Signs, of this chapter
and, further, may not be lit from within.
(e) Advertisements, including trademark logos, may not be affixed, painted or glued
onto the windows of the business or onto any exterior structures, including waste disposal
receptacles and flags.
(f) The physical design, including color and use of materials, of the establishment
shall be compatible with and sensitive to the visual and physical characteristics of other
buildings, public spaces and uses in the particular location.
C. [Amended 5-9-1989 by L.L. No. 6-1989] Accessory uses. The following uses are
permitted as accessory uses and, except for residential accessory uses and signs, which
are subject to Article XX, are subject to site plan review:
(1) Accessory uses as set forth in and regulated by § 100-3 lC(l) through (7) of the
Agricultural-Conservation District, and subject to the conditions set forth in § 100-33
thereof. EN
(2) Apartments are permitted within the principal structure subject to the followin~
requirements:
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
The Buildin~ Department issuin.~ an accessory apartment permit.
The habitable floor area of each al~artment shall be at least three hundred
and ill'tv (350) scluare feet.
There shall be no more than three (3) apartments created or maintained in
any simile structure.
Each apartment shall have at least one (13 offstreet parking space.
Construction and/or remodelin~ of an existin~ structure to create an
accessory apartment shall not trigger the need for site plan approval set
forth specifically in section 100-250 and Article XXV in Reneral unless
such construction or remodeling results in an increase of the square
footaae of the structure.
§ 100-92. Bulk, area and parking regulations.
No building or premises shall be used and no building or part thereof shall be erected or
altered in the HB District unless the same conforms to the Bulk Schedule and Parking
and Loading Schedules incorporated into this chapter by reference, with the same force
and effect as if such regulations were set forth herein in full. EN
§ 100~93. (Reserved)
ARTICLE X, General Business (B) District [Added 1-10-1989 by L.I ~. No. 1 - 1959t~N1
§ 100-100. Purpose.
The parpose of the General Business (B) District is to provide for retail and wholesale
commercial development and limited office and industrial development outside ol'the
hamlet central business areas, generally along major highways. It is designed to
accommodate uses that benefit from large numbers of motorists, that need t'airly large
parcels of land and that may involve characteristics such as heavy trucking and noise.
§ 100-101. Use regulations.
In the B District, no building or premises shall be used and no building or part thereof
shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, in whole or
in part, for any uses except the following:
A. [Amended 5-9-1989 by L.L. No. 6-1989] Permitted uses. The follo~ving uses are
permitted uses and, except for those uses permitted under Subsection A(1), (12) and (13)
hereof, are subject to site plan approval by the Planning Board:
(1) Any permitted use set forth in and regulated by § 100-3 lA(2) and (3) of the
Agricultural-Conservation District.
(2) Any permitted use set forth in and regulated by § 100-91A(3) to (19) of the
Hamlet Business District. [Amended 2-7-1995 by L.L. No. 3-1995]
(3) Wholesale businesses, warehouses and building material storage and sale, but
excluding storage of coal, coke, fuel oil or junk.
(4) Building, electrical and plumbing contractors' businesses or yards.
(5) Cold storage plants, baking and other food processing and packaging plants that
are not offensive, obnoxious or detrimental to neighboring uses by reason of dust, smoke,
vibration, noise, odor or effluent.
(6) Wholesale or retail sale and accessory storage and display of garden materials,
supplies and plants, including nursery operations, provided that the outdoor storage or
display of plants and materials does not obstruct pedestrian flow or vehicular traffic and
does not occur within three (3) feet of the property line.
(7) Wholesale/retail beverage distribution.
(8) Funeral homes.
(9) Train or bus stations.
(10) Telephone exchanges.
(11) [Added 11-29-1994 by L.L. No. 26-1994] Wineries which meet the following
standards:
(a) It shall be a farm winery licensed under New York State law from xvhich wine
made from primarily Long Island grapes is produced and sold.
(b) It shall obtain site plan approval.
(c) It shall have retail sales on site.
(12) One-family detached dwelling.
(13) Two-family dwelling.
B. Uses permitted by special exception by the Board of Appeals. The tbllowing uses
are permitted as a special exception by the Board of Appeals, as hereinafter provided,
subject to site plan approval by the Planning Board:
(1) Any special exception use as set forth in and regulated by § 100-3 lB(2) to (12),
except wineries are not required to be in connection with a vineyard. [Amended 8-1-1989
by L.L. No. 15-1989]
(2) Hotel or motel uses as set forth in and regulated by § 100-61B(4) of the Resort
Residential (RR) District, except that the minimnm lot size shall be three (3) acres.
[Amended 8-13-1991 by L.L. No. 19-1991]
(3) Bcd-and-broakfast enterprises or boarding and/or tourist homes as set forth in and
regulated by § 100-31B(14) of thc Agricultural-Conservation District, except that no site
plan approval is required.
(4) Tourist camps as regulated by Chapter 88, Tourist and Trailer Camps, of the
Town Code.
(5) Research, design or development laboratories, provided that any manufacturing
shall be limited to prototypes and products for testing.
(6) Fully enclosed commercial recreation facilities, including but not limited to tennis
olubs, skating rinks, paddle tennis, handball and squash facilities, dance halls, billiard
parlors, bowling alleys, health spas and clubs and uses normally accessory and incidental
to commercial recreation, such as locker rooms, eating and drinking facilities and retail
sale of goods associated with the particular activity.
(7) Laundry or dry-cleaning plants, subject to the following conditions:
(a) All processes and storage shall be carried on within an enclosed building.
(b) All fluids used in processing shall be recycled, and the overall facility shall be
designed, located and operated to protect surface waters and the groundwater reservoir
from pollution.
(8) Fraternal or sooial institutional offices or meeting halls (nonprofit).
(9) Take-out restaurants, provided that eating on the premises of the take-out
restaurant shall be permitted only inside the structure or in areas specifically designated
and properly maintained outside of the structure and where the minimum lot size for a
freestanding structure is forty thousand (40,000) square feet. [Amended 5-16-1994 by
L.L. No. 9-1994]
(10) Drinking establishments.
(11) Automobile laundries.
(12) Public garages, gasoline service stations, new and used motor vehicle lots, vehicle
sales and rental, including the sale of recreation vehicles and trailers and boat sales, with
accessory repair facilities, all subject to the follosving requirements:
(a) Entrance and exit driveways shall have an unrestricted width of not less than
twelve (12) feet and not more than thirty (30) feet and shall be located not less than ten
(10) feet from any property line and shall be so laid out as to avoid the necessity of any
vehicle backing out across any public right-of-way.
(b) Sale of used vehicles or boats shall be conducted only as accessory to the sale of
new vehicles or boats.
(c) Vehicle lifts or pits, dismantled automobiles, boats and vehicles and all parts or
supplies shall be located within a building.
(d) All service or repair of motor vehicles, other than such minor servicing as change
of tires or sale of gasoline or oil, shall be conducted in a building.
(e) The storage of gasoline or flammable oils in bulk shall be located fully
underground and not less than thirty-five (35) feet from any property line other than the
street line.
(f) No gasoline or fuel pumps or tanks shall be located less than fifteen (15) feet from
any street or property line.
(g)ENNo gasoline service or repair shops or similar businesses are to be located within
three hundred (300)feet of a church, public school, library, hospital, orphanage or rest
home.
(13) Partial self-service gasoline service stations, subject to all of the provisions of §
100-101B (12) herein and the following additional requirements:
(a) Each partial self-service gasoline facility shall have a qualified attendant on duty
whenever the station is open for business. It shall be the duty of the qualified attendant to
control and operate both the console regulating the floxv of gasoline to the dispensing
equipment thereafter to be operated by the customer at the self-service pump island and
the dispensing equipment on the other pump islands.
(b) Gasoline shall at no time be dispensed without the direct supervision of the
qualified attendant. A control shall be provided which will shut off the flow of gasoline to
the dispensing equipment at the self-service pump island whenever the qualified
attendant is absent from the control console for any reason whatever, including when he
is operating the dispensing equipment on the other pump islands.
(c) The console regulating the flow of gasoline to the remote dispensing equipment
thereafter operated by the customer at the self-service pump island shall be situated in
such a manner as to give the qualified attendant controlling said console an unobstructed
view of the operation of said remote dispensing equipment.
(d) The self-service pump island shall have controls on all pumps that xvill permit
said pumps to operate only when a dispensing nozzle is removed from its bracket on the
pump and the switch for this pump is manually operated.
(e) The self-service pump island shall be protected by an automatic fire-protection
system in the form of an approved system of dry poxvder release which will act as an
automatic fire extinguisher.
(f) No customer shall be permitted to dispense gasoline unless he shall possess a
valid motor vehicle operator's license.
(g) There shall be no latch-open device on any self-service dispensing nozzle.
(14) Private transportation service, including garage and maintenance facilities.
(15) One family detached dwellings, not to exceed one (1) dwelling on each lot.
[Added 7 13 1993 byL.L. No. 11 1993]
(16) [Added 5-16-1994 by L.L. No. 9-1994] Formula food restaurants located within a
shopping center in this zone, subject to the following requirements:
(a) There must be sufficient parking as provided for by the Article XIX, Parking and
Loading Areas, of this chapter, and such parking area shall be available within the
shopping center site to accommodate the use.
(b) The operation of the establishment shall not create traffic problems.
(c) There shall be no counter serving outdoor traffic via a drive-in, drive-through,
drive-up, drive-by or a walkup window or door.
(d) Exterior signage shall conform in all respects to Article XX, Signs, of this chapter
and, further, may not be lit from within.
(e) Advertisements, including trademark logos, may not be affixed, painted or glued
onto the windows of the business or onto any exterior structure, including waste disposal
receptacles and flags.
(f) The signage must conform to the existing color theme and signage style of the
shopping center.
(g) The existing exterior architectural style of the shopping center building may not
be altered or modified in any way to accommodate the proposed use.
(h) The use must be located within the shopping center's main primary building
complex and may not be located within a single freestanding structure within the
shopping center site.
(17) Flea markets. [Added 10-17-I995 by L.L. No. 21-1995]
C. [Amended 5-9-1989 by L.L. No. 6-1989] Accessory uses. The following uses arc
permitted as accessory uses and, except for residential accessory uses and signs, which
are governed by Article XX, are subject to site plan review:
(1) Accessory uses set forth in and as regulated by § 100-31C(1) through (8) and (10)
of the Agricultural-Conservation District, subject to the conditions set forth in § 100-33
thereof. [Amended 11-29-1994 by L.L. No. 26-1994]
(2)ENOpen storage of materials or equipment, provided that such storage shall be at least
t~venty-five (25) feet from any lot line, not be more than six (6) feet high and be suitably
screened by a solid fence or other suitable means of at least six (6) feet in height.
(3) A'0amnents are 13ermitted within the princil~al structure subject to the following
requirements:
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
The Building Department issuing an accessory apartment permit.
The habitable floor area of each apartment shall be at least three hundred
and fifty (350) square feet.
There shall be no more than three (3) apartments created or maintained in
any single structure.
Each apartment shall have at least one (1) off street parking space.
Construction and/or remodeling of an existing structure to create an
accessory apartment shall not trigger the need for site plan approval set
forth specifically in section 100-250 and Article XXV in general unless
such construction or remodeling results in an increase of the square
footage of the structure.
§ 100-102. Bulk, area and parking requirements.
No building or premises shall be used and no building or part thereof shall be erected or
altered in the B District unless the same conforms to the Bulk Schedule and Parking and
Loading Schedules incorporated into this chapter by reference, with the same force and
effect as if such regulations were set forth herein in full. EN
§ 100-103. From yard setbacks. [Added 8-22-1995 by L.L. No. 18-1995]
A. Structures shall be set back at least one hundred (100) feet from the right-of-way.
B. There shall be an exception to Subsection A if the adjacent parcels are developed,
in which case the minimum front yard setback shall be the average of the setbacks of the
adjacent parcels.
C. A project shall be divided into separate structures so that no single structure shall
have more than sixty (60) linear feet of frontage on one (1) street. The setbacks of
multiple structures on a parcel may vary, provided that the average setback of the
structures meets the setback required above and all buildings are at least seventy-five (75)
feet from the right-of-way.
ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE
TOWN CLERK
REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS
MARRIAGE OFFICER
RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICER
Town Hall, 53095 Main Road
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, New York 11971
Fax (631) 765-6145
Telephone (631) 765-1800
southoldtown.northfork.net
OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 410 OF 2002
WAS ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
ON JUNE 18, 2002:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs
Supervisor Horton to execute all necessary documents to retain the environmental firm of
Nelson, Pope and Voorhis to conduct all aspects of the SEQRA review of the oroposed
chances to the RO, HD and B zoning districts including determining the Type of Action for
each project and the Environmental Assessment pursuant to the SEQRA rules and regulations.
Elizabeth A. Neville
Southold Town Clerk
ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE
TOWN CLERK
REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS
MARRIAGE OFFICER
RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER
FREEDOM OF INFOPcMATION OFFICER
Town Hall, 53095 Main Road
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, New York 11971
Fax (631) 765-6145
Telephone (631) 765-1800
southoldtown.nor thibrk.net
OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
To~
From:
Re:
Date:
Councilman John Romanelli
Town Clerk Betty Neville ~
RO, HB, & B SEQRA review by NHP
7/18/02
John:
I just received this from Cathy at Nelson, Pope, & Voohris. They want someone to review it as
quickly as possible to ascertain that they have done with it what you intended. Greg is out of the
office and will not be back until Monday. I sent a copy over to his office. But, I thought you would
like to read it being the person that initiated and wrote in the first place. Please put any comments
you have in whting, or let me know and I will take care of it for you.
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FAX CO VER SHEET
Betty Neville, Town Clerk
C~
Phone:
Fax:
(631) 765-1800
(631) 765-6145
Kathryn J. Eiseman; AICP
Date: July 18, 2002
Re: SEQR Review
Proposed Code Amendments
No. of Pages: 18
(Including Cover)
RECEIVED
JUL 1 8 2002
Seulhold Town Cleft
I-Ii Betty,
At~achcd are the EAF (Parts I and II) and draft Negative Declaration for your
revicw. Please give n~ a call if you have any questions.
Kathy
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P. 02/1B
SEOR
Town of S~.hold Town E~ard
State Envimr~mental Quality Review
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
Notice of Determination of Non-Significance
This notice is issued pursuant tO Part 617 of the implementing regulations pertaining to Article 8 (State
E~vi~nmer~t.a~ Quaiit~ Review ACt~ of the En,4ronment~l Consewation Law.
The Town Board of the Town of Southold, as lead agency, has determined that the proposed action
described below will not have a significant effect en the environment and a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement will riot be prepared.
Name Of Action:
Amendments to: Article VII, Residential Office (RO) District; Article IX, Hamlet Business (HB)
District; and Article X, General Business lB) Distinct of § 100 of the Southold Town Code.
SEQR Status: Unlisted
Conditioned Negative Declaration: No
DescHption of Action:
The Town of Southold proposes amendments to p~CJons of the Town Zoning Code to promote
the construction of accessory apartments and other housing in the Re, NB and B Zoning
Districts. The amendments are described in bdef below:
The proposed amendments will authorize the construction of accessory apartments
within a principal structure as an accessory use in the Re, HB and B Zeroing Districts,
whereas cun'ently this use requires a special exception by the Board of Appeals and site
plan approval by the Planning Board. The proposed amendments will also relax some of
the requirements for accessory apartments. An accessory apartment permit will be
required from the Building Department and no site plan approval wJlJ be necessary unless
the overall size of the principal structure increases ;as a result of the construction,
The amendments to the Hamlet Business (HB) District code will also add the following to
the list of permitted uses: one-family detached dwelling; two4amily detached dwelling;
buildings, structures and uses owned or operated by the Town of Southold school
districts, park districts and fire districts; and multiple dwellings. The revisions are
pdmadly to simplify the code since the current code allows each of these uses through
references to uses listed in other sec'dons of the code. The only significant variations
from the current code will be addition of multiple dweitings to the list of permitted uses
(which currently requires special exception approval by the Board of Appeals) and the
potential for more than one one-family detached dwelling per Int.
The amendments to the General Business lB) Distdct code will also add one"family
detached dwelling and two-family dwelling to the list of permitted uses and will not require
site plan approval by the P~anning Board. The current code requires speciat exception
approval by the Board of Appeals for one-family detached dwellings limited to one
dwelling per lot and does not directly permit two-family dwellings.
It is believed that the proposed amendments will result in an increase in affordable housing; an
important goal of the Town Comprehensive Plan.
SEQR Negative Declaration
Page 2
Location*.
The proposed amendments apply to all lands located in the IResidential Office (Re), Hamlet
Business (HB) and General Business (B) zoning districts within the Town of Southold
Reasons Supporting This Determination; (See 617.6(g) for requirements of this deterrnina~on)
The proposed amendments to the Town cOde will not result in an impact to the resources of the Town as
evidenced in the contents of the Long EAF Parts ~ and II. The proposed amendments will result in the
relaxation of requirements for accessory apartments and other types of affordable housing; an important
goal expressed in the Town Comprehensive Plan.
The pmposecl action is (n cOnformance with the Town Master Plan which seeks to increase available
housing for Iow and moderate income families_
If Conditioned Negative Declaration, provide on attachment the specific mitigation measures imposed.
N/A
For Further Information:
Town of Southold Planning Board
Town Hall, 53095 Main Road
P.O. Box 1179
Southoid, NY 11971
Telephone: (516) 765-1931~
Contact Pemon:
Telephone Number,
Gregory Yeka~ski, Town Attorney
765-1889
For Type I Actions and Conditioned Negative Declarations, a Copy of this Notice Sent to:
Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation, 50 Wolf Road, Albany, New York 12233-0001;
Department of Environmental Conservation Region One, Building 40, SUNY Campus, Stony Brook, NY 11790
Town of Southold Supervisor's Office
Town of Southold Town Clerk
Town of SOuthold Secretary tO the Planning Board
To~m of Southold Zoning Boan:l of Al~peels
Suffolk County Planning Commission
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Appendix A .
State Environmental Quahty R. eview
FULL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM
Purp. ose: The full F..AF is desig.med to help applicm'~ts and a~encies determine, in an orderly manneg,
'.vhether a project or action may be sigAijfieant. The ques(pn o~ whether an action may be significant ts
not always easy to answer. Frequ. entlv, there are a*l~ ets of a proiect that are subieotive or unmeasurable.
It is also understood that those who determine sigml'}cance may 15ave little or no Tormal knowledge of the
environment or may be technically expert in enVireranentaI analysis. In addition, many who have
knowledge in one particular m'ea may not be aware of the broader concern affecting the question at'
significance.
The Full £AF is intended to provide a method whereby applicants and agencies can be assured that the
determination p. rooess has been orderly comprehensive in nature, yet flexible re allow introduction
n~brmafion to ~3t a prOject or action.
Full EAF Components: The hi! EAF is comprised of three parrs.
Part l: Provides objective data and intbrmation about a given proiecr and its ~ite. By identi~ajdng basic
project data, it assisfs a reviewer in the analysis that takes place in'P~mrs 2 and 3.
Part 2: Focuses on identifying the range of possible iml~acts that may occur fi.om a project or action.
It provides ~uidance as to whether an impact is likely to"~e consideredsmall to mo,derate or whether it
is a potentially-large impact. The form also identifies whether an impact can be mingated or reduced.
Part 3:. lfany impact in Part 2 is identified as potentially-large then Part 3 is used to evaluate whether
or not t~e impact ts actually mportant.
DETEKNIINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE -TYPE 1 A_NB UNLISTED ACTIONS
IdentiJ) the Porrions of E,4~ completed for this project: X Partl X Part2 Part3
Upon review et' the intbrmation recorded on this EAF (Parts I and 2 and 3 if approp_riate'L and any other
supporting intbrmation, and considering both the magnitude and importance oF each impact, it is
reasonably determined by the lead agency that:
A. The project will no[result in any lar~qe and important impact(s) and therefore, is one which will
-- not have a significant impact on the environment; therefore a negative declaration w il be
prepared.
B.Although the pro~ect could have a significant efl:~ct on the enviromnenL there will not be/~
-- sim'~ificant effect ~hr this Unlisted Actmn because the mitigation measures described in PART .~
have been required, therefbre a CONDITIONED negative de¢laration will he prepared.*
C. '['he project may result in one or more large and important imeacts that may have a signilicam
-- impact on the environment, theret'bre a pos,rive declaration will be prepar&L
*A Conditioned Negative Declaration is or, ly valid tbr Unlisted Actions
Code ,~mendments /'or the Town of Sq~thold RO, tIB& B Zoning Districts
Name of Action
Town Board, Town of $outhold
Name o f Lead Agency
Joshua Fl, Itorton
~'rint or Type Name of Responsible Officer in Lead Agency
Town Suptt~,vi~or
Title of Responsible Officer
Signature of Responsible Officer in Lead Agency
Charles J. Voorhis, NP& [5 LLC
Signature of' Preparer
If different fi.om responsible officer)
arulv 10, 2002
Date
PART I - PROJECT ENFORM. ATIO'
Prepared by Project Sponsor
NOTICE: Th~i,s document is designed Lo. assist in determ, ining wh.e, ther ~e ac~on, proposed re, ay have a
significant ettect on me environment. ~'tease comptete tt~e eg~fre tbrm, rares A mrough E. answers to
these questions will be considered as part of the a.l~plication rot app. mval and may be subject to thnher
verification and public review. Provide any aaa~tionaI information you believe will 'be needed to
complete Parts 2 and 3.
It i~ expected that completion of the full EAF will be dcoen,d, ent on information currently available and
will nor in~volve new studies, research or investigation. Ifintormarion requiring such additional work is
unavailable, so indicate and specifi~ each instance.
NAME OF ACTION
Code Amendments for the Town of Southold RO, HB & B Zonine Districts
LOCATION OF ACTION/lnclude Street Address, Mtmicipaiity and County)
All RO, [lB & B Zoned land in Town
NAME OF APPLICANT/SPONSOR
T_~,w_n Board, Town of Southold
ADDRESS
Town Hall~ 53095/Wain Road; P.O. Box 1179
CITY/PO STATE
Southold NY
NAME OF OWNER, (I£ different)
Same
ADDRESS
BUSINESS TELEPHONE
(631) 765-1800
ZIP CODE
11791-0959
BUSINESS TELEPHONE
CITY/PO STATE ZIP COD[~
DESCRAPTION OF ACTION
Application is a Town Board-sponsored revision of three sections of Chapter 100 of the Town Zoning
Code (Article Vii, Residential Office (RO) District; Article Z~, Hamlet Business (liB) District; and
Article X, General Business (B) DistricO, The Town of Sautholtt proposes amendments to these
portions of the Town Zoning Code to promote the construction of accessory apartments and other
housing types in each of these districts.
Please Complete ILaeh Question ~ indicate ~.A. if not applicable
A. SITE DESCRIPTION
Physical serdng of overall project, both developed and undeveloped areas.
I. Present land use:
X
Urban Industrial X Commercial
Kural (non-farm) Forest
___Other vacant lands
... Residential (Suburban)
Agriculture
2, Total acreage of project area All RO, lib & B ~oned land in Town
Approximate Acreage Presently
Meadow or Brashland (Non-abnScultural
Forested
Agrlcul~ra{ (Includes orchards, cropland, pasture, etc.)
Wetland (Freshwater or ddal as per Articles 24, 25 of ECL
Water Sur'thce Area [
Unvegetated (Rock, earth or fill)
Roads, buildings and other paved surfaces
Other (lndica.te type)
3. What is predominm~t soft type(s) on project site'? N/A
a. Soil drainage: XWell drained ..... % ofsite__Moderamly well drained~% of site
drained ~% of site
2
After Comple~on
__Poorly
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o. lz any agncmtural Iv ' :S ~nvolve~, how m~y acres of soil
~hrough 4 of ~e N~S _~nd Classification Syst~? ~acres, (Se~ .YC~ 370).
4, Are the~ b~drock ore,rapping on pro~ct ~lte,. Yes No N/A
a. ~at is dep~ to bedrock? dn met)
5. Approximate percentage of ~roposed p~ject site ~ slopes: 0-
~ l 5% or ~eater
6, Is projca substanfiallvcontiguous to, or con~n a building, site or dispel, listed on the S~ate or the
National ~egisters of Historic Places? Yes ~ No ~/~
7. Is pr9ject subst~lv contiguous to a site listed on the Kegisler of National ~amml L~ndmarks?
~ xes ~ ~o ~ N/A
~. ~at is the dep~ of the water table'? ~(in fee0 Varies throughout the Town
9. Is site Located over a primary, pnnc~pal, or sole source aqmfer. X Yes No
10.Do hunting, fishing or shell fishing opportunities presently exist in the project area'? X Yes
_ No
Il,Does project site contain any species of plant or animal life that is identified as threatened or
end~ngered'? N/.4 - Individual sites in lite area may contait~ threatened species
Yes ~ No According to _
identify each species .
I2.Are there any unique or unusual land tbrms on the l>rqiect site'? (i.e., cli~53 dunes other geological
fbrmations) Yes X No Describe
]3.Is the project site presently used by the community or neighborhood as an open space or recreation
area? Yes ___No If yes, explain N/,'l
14,Does the present site include scenic views known to be important to the commun'ry ?
__ Yes No
15. Streams within or contiguous to project area N/A
a. Name at' Stream and name of River to which Jt is tributary
16,Lakes, ponds, wetland areas within or contiguous to project area:
throughout Town.
a. N~.me -. b- Size (In Acres).
NZ4 - Isolated !getlands
17,Is the site served hy existing public utilitie~? __ Yes. No NZ4
a) If Yes, does sufficient capacity exist to allow connection? Yes __ No
b) It' Yes, will improvements be necessary to allow connection'? Yes No
~ii_,., p~ rsuant to Agncukm'e and Markets Law. Article
18.is the site locare~d in an aericultural district cert' ',"~ u '
25-AA, Section ~03 and 304? ..~ Yes _ No N/A
19.£s the site located in or substantially contiguous to a Critical Environmental Area designated pursuant
toArtic[egoftheECL, and6NYCRK6iT? X Yes __No SGPA
20.Has the site ever been used for the disposal of solid or hazardous wastes'? Yes No (N/,4 -
Site sp~£ific)
B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
2. Physical dim~tnsions and scale of project ~dl in dimensions as appropriate) N/A
a~ Total cont/guon~ a;reage owned or controlled by project sponsor acres.
,411RO, HB & B zoned land in Town
b. Project acreage to be developed N/A acres initially; N/A acres ultimately,
c. Project acreage to remain undeveloped N/A acres.
d, Length of project, in miles: N/A (if appropriate/
e, IT the project is an expansion, indicate percent of expansion proposed
f, Nemberofoff-sl:reerparklngspacesexisting_ NZ4 proposed,,..~¥/A
g. Maximum vehicular trips generated per hour N/A (upon completion of project)?
3
n~ It reSl~lenPial: NumI~' lid type of housing uEts:
One F~ily '~ .. o Family Mutfiple F~ilyCondominim.
Initially
~mately
i. Dimensions (in feet) ofl~gest proposed s~c~re ~height ~ width; ~ leng~ N/A
j, Line~ feet of ~ontage along a public ~oroughfar~ project will occupy is? N/A
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2, How much natural material (i.e,, rock, earth, etc.) will be removed from the site? N/A tons/cubic
yards.
3, Will disturbed areas be reclaimed? Yes No X N/A
a. If yes, tbr what intended purpose is the site being reclaimed7
b, Will topsoil be stockpiled for reclamation? __ Yes ___ No
c. Will upper subsoil be stockpiled for reclamation'? __ Yes No
4. How many acres of vegetation (trees, shrubs, ground covers) will be removed Dom site? N/.,I acres.
5. Will a.n,~, mature forest (over 100 years old) or other locally-important vegetation be removed by this
project: .......... Yes _ No NZ4
6. Il:single phase project: Anticipated period of construction NZ, I months, (including demolition).
7
9. Number of jobs generated: during censn'uction __
10.Number of jobs eliminated by this project 0
If multi-phased: N/A
a, Total number of phases anticipated (number).
b. Anticipated date of commencement phase 1 __ month __
c. Approximate completion date o'f final phase__ month __
d. is phase l fiancfionally dependent on subsequent phases'? __
Will blasting occur during construction? _ Yes X_ No
N//I
year, (including demolition).
year.
Yes No
; after project is complete N/A
i t, Will project require relocation of any projects or facilities?,__. Yes X No
If yes, explain
12.Ls surface liquid waste disposal involved? Yes X No
a, If yes, indicate type o f waste (sewage, industrial, etc,) and amount
b. Name of water body into which effluent will be discharged
13.Is subsurface liquid waste disposal involved? ___ Yes X No Typ%
14. Will surtice area of an existing water body increase or decrease by proposal'? Yes
Explain
15.ls project or any portion of project located in a 100 year flood plain? __ Yes No N/A
X No
lb,Will the project generate solid waste? _Yes X No
a. If yes, what is the amount per month __ tons
b. If yes, will an existing solid waste thcility be used'? __ Yes No
c. If yeS, give name location
d. Will any wastes not go into a sewage disposal system or into a sanitary landfill?__ Yes
e. If yes, explain _
No
IT,Will the project involve the disposal ot'sotidwaste'? Yes X No
a. ir'yes, what is the anticipated rate o f disposal? tons/month.
b. If yes, what is the anticipated site li~? .... years.
18.Wall project use herbm des or pesUcldes. Yes X No
19.Will project routinely produce odors (more than one hour per day)? Yes
20,Will project produce operating noise exceeding the local ambient noise levels?__
,X No
Yes X No
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zl.wmprojectresmtmav'ncreasemenergyuSe? __Yes ,X,, No
[£ yes, indicate type(s) _
2~.[f water supply is from wells, md;cate pumping capacity N/A
23.Total anticipated water usage per day N/A gallons/day.
gallons/minute.
24.Does project involve Local, State or Federal funding?
If yes, expla]n
25.Approvals Required:
Agency
City, Town, Village Board / X/Yes / / No
City, Town, VilL Plan. Board / / Yes / / No
City, TownZBA / /Yes / /No
Ci~,CoantyHealthDept. / /Yes / /No
Other Local Agencies / / Yes / ? No
OtherRegional Agencies / / Yes / / No
State Agencies / /Yes ? / No
FederalAgencies / / Yes / /No
Yes X No
T'~e
Type of Approval
Zoning Code Revisions
Submittal Date
Submittal Date
Pending
C. ZONING AND PLANNING INFORMATION
I. Does proposed action involve a planning or zoning decision? ..<¥__ Yes No
If yes, indicate decision required:
X zoning amendment zoning variance specqal use permit subdivision__,sire plan
new/revision of master plan .... resource management plan__o~her
2. What is the zoning classification(s) of the .site? Residential Office (RO) District; Hamlet Business
(LIB) District; and-General Business (B) District
3. What is the maximum potential development of the site if developed as pon'nit,ed by the present
zoning? N/,4
4. What is the proposed zoning of the site'?. Same
5. What is the maximum potential development of the site if developed as permitted by the proposed
anti I1 ~rontn~ ~tstrtcr$.
6. is the proposed action consistent with th~ recommended uses in adopted local land use plans?
_X Yes __ No
7, What &re the predominant land use(s) and zoning classifications within a l/4 raiie radius of proposed
action? Various lat~d uses and zonine districts
8. Is rite proposed action compatible with adjoining/surrounding land uses within a 1/4 mile?
~ Yes No
9. If the proposed action is the subdivision of land, how many lots am proposed? N/A
a. What is the minimum lot size proposed?
10.Will proposed action require any authoriza'fion(s') for the ton'nation of sewer or water districts?
.. Yes X No'
.Will the proposed action create a demand f-or any community provided serv/ces (recreation, education,
police, fire protection.)? X Yes No (Upon increase in affordable housing)
a If yes. is existing capacity sufficient to handle projected demand'! X Yes No
12. Will the proposed act/on result in the generation of traft]c significantly above present levels'?
Yes ~ No
a. lfyes, is the existing road nel:,,vork adequate to handle the additional trai~ic'?__ 'Yes 'No
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D. IN1;OI*dMATIONAL D' ~ILS
Attach any additional int,-,nation as may be needed to clarify your p, ,ct. If there are or may be any
adverse impacts associated with your proposal, please discuss sucl/impacts and the measures which
you propose to mitigate or avoid thcnn.
E. VERIFICATION
I cerfi~ that the information provided above is true to the best o£my knowledge.
If the ae~fion is i~th.e. Coa.s,tpl.?.rea, and you are a state agency, complete the Coastal
Form before proeeeding with tills assessment.
Part 2 - RESPONSIBILITY OF LEAD AGENCY
Project Impacts and Their Magnitude
General Information (Read Carefully)
In completing the form the reviewer should be guided by the question; Have my decisions and
determina6ons been reasonable? The reviewer is not expected to be an exper~ environmental analyst.
[deatifythg that an effect will be potentially large (column 2) does not mean that it is also necessarily
significant. Any large ~mpact must be evaluated in PART 3 to determine sig~ficance. By identifying an
impact in column 2 slmpiy asks that it be looked at fart_her,
The Examples provided are m assist the reviewer by showing types of irapacts and wherever possible the
ttxeshotd of ma~mde that would trigger a respo~e in col~n 2. T~ examples are generally appt~cab[e
throu~out the State and tbr most sltuatio~. But, tbr ~y specific project or site tuber ex amples anger
lower t~esholfls may be appropriate I%r a gotenfi~ L~ge Impact rating,
Each project, on e,qch site, in each locality, w/Il vat'y. Therefore, the examples have been offered as
guidance. They do not constitute an exhaustive list of' impacts and rkreshoI~ to answer each question,
The nmnber of examples per question does not ~dicate the [mpomanee of each question.
Insteuctions (Read carefully)
a. Answer each of the 1.9 questions in PART 2, Answer Yes if there w~ll be any impact.
b. Maybe answers should be considered as Yes answers.
c. If answer/rig Yes to a question then check the appropriate box (column [ or 2) to indicate the potential size
of the impact, If threshold impact equals or exceeds any exmnple provided, check colurrm 2. If impact will
occur but threshold is lower than example, cheek column [,
d. If m¥1ewer baa doubt about s/ce of the impact then consider the impact ~-s potentially Large and proceed to
PAPT 3.
e. If a potentially large impact or effect can be mitigated by a change in the project to a less thlm large
magnitude, check the yes box in cohnm 3. A No response indicates that such a reduction is not possible.
IMPAC'T ON LA. ND
Will the proposed action resuh in a physical change to the project site? X Yes No
IMPACT ON LAND
Examples that would apply to Colurtm 1
I 2 3
Small to Potential Can Impact Be
Moderate Large Mitigated By
Impact Impact Project
Change
(Enter Yes or
No)
Any consmaction on slopes of 15% or greater. (15 toot rise per 100
foot of length-), or where the general slope~ in the project ~rea exceed
! 0%.
Construcd. on of land where the depth re the water table is tess than 3
feet.
Construction of paved parking area tbr 1,0l)0 or more vehicles.
Consmacfion on land where bedlock is exposed or generally within 3
feet at' exist~g bvound sued%ce.
Cons~cton that will continue tbr more ~n one y~r or/nvol~e moffi
t~n one p~ or ~mge,
Cons~cuon in a desi~ated floodway.
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formations, etc.) ~ Yes _ __ No.
List ~pecific land £orms:
IMPACT ON WA?ER
3. Witl proposed actioc~ affect any water body deaignatad as protectect? (trader Articles tS. 24.25 of tko
Enviromnental Conservation Law. ECL) X" Yes __ No.
IMPACT ON WATER
(Examples that would apply to column 2)
1 2 3
Small to Potential Can Impact Bc
Moderate Large Mitigated By
Impact Impact Project
Change
(Eater Yes or
Developable ar~a of site contains a protected water body,
Dredging more than 100 cubic yards of material fi.om channel ora
Extension of utility distribution facilities th. rough a protected water
body.
o ed i
C nstru on n a designated freshwater or tidal wetland.
Increase in llotable water uae. X
4. WiHprogosedacrionaf£ectanynon-prometedexis£ingornewbodyo£wcter? __ Yes X
A 10% increase or decrease in the surface area of any body of water or
C onstrucfion ora body of water thal exceeds 10 acres pt' surface area.
Please List O~er Impacts:
5. Will proposed action affect surface or ~oundwater quality? _ Yes X No
No
Proposed Action will require a discharge permit.
Proposed Action ~equires uae of a source of water that does not have
approval to serve proposed (project) action.
Propoaed Aclio~ requires water supply fi.om wells with grea~r than 45
gallor~ per mlnttte pumping capacity.
Construction or operation causing any contamination ora public water
supply system.
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~ 2 3
Small to Potential Can Impact Be
Moderate Large Mitigated By
Impact Impact Project
Change
(Enter Yes or
No)
Proposed Action requiting a facility that would use water in excess of
20,000 gallons per day.
Proposed Action w/Il likely cause siltation Or other discharge into an
exist/ag body of water to ~e extent that there wilt be an obvious visual
conl~-a~t to natu.ral conditions.
Proposed Action will require the storag~ of petroleum products gmmer
than 1,100 gallo ns.
Proposed Acdo~ will allow residential uses in areas without water
and/or sewer services.
I/st other impacts:
6. Will proposed action alter drainage flow, patterns or surlhce water rtmoff? --
Proposed ActiOn would impede flood water flows,
Provosed Action is likely to cause substantial ems/on.
Proposed Action is incompatible with existing dralnpattems,
Proposed Action will allow development in a designated floo6way,
Yes ..X~ No,
IMPACT ON AIR
7. Will proposed action affect air quality? __ Yea X.~ No.
Proposed Action will induce 1,000 or more vehicle trips in ~iven hour.
Proposed Action w/Il result in the incineration of more than I ton of
re.se per hour,
Proposed Action emission rate oeall contaminants will exceed 5 lb,5.
Per hour or a heat source producing more tNm i0 million BTU's per
IlOtlr,
Proposed Action will allow an increase in the amounl of land
committed to industrial use:
Proposed Action will allow an increase i~ d~e density of industrial
development in existing indus'trial ama~,
Please List Other impacts:
9
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IMPACT ON PLANTS AN .NlM, ALS
8. Will Proposed Action affect any threatened or endangered species? __
Yes X Ne.
IMPACT ON PLANTS AND ANIMALS
(Examples that would apply to Column 2)
1
Small to
Moderate
Impact
]?,eduction of one or more species listed on the New York or Federal
list. using the site, over or near site or'found on the site.
Removal of any pm*ion of a critical or si~ificant wildlife habitat.
Application of pesticide or ixerbieide over more than v,vice a year other
than for agricultural purposes.
Please list other Lmpacm:
9. Will Proposed Action substantially affect non4hmatened or endangered ~p¢cies? ___
Proposed Action would substantially interfere with any res dent or
minatory fish or wildlife species.
Proposed Action requires the removal of more than 10 acres of mature
rbrest foyer 100 years of age) or other locally important vegetation.
2 3
Potential Can Impact Be
Large Mitigated By
Impact Project
Change
(Enter Yes or
Yes X
IMPACT ON AGRICULTURAL LAND RESOURCES
10. Will the Proposed Action at,'act a,=.n'iculmra[ land resources?
Yes ~¥,, No
IMPACT ON AGRICULTURAL LAND RESOURCES
(Examples that would apply to Column 2)
The Proposed Action would sever, cross through, or limit access to a
field of agricultural land (includes cropland, hayfields, pasture.
vineyard, orchard, etc.
Consa'uction acuvky would excavate or compact ~.e sail profile of
abm cultural land,
1
Sm, q to
Moderate
Impact
2
Potential
Large
Impact
3
Can Impact Be
Mitigated By
Project
Change
(Enter Yes or
No)
10
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IMPACT ON AESTHETIc ZSOURCES OR COM3IUNITY CHARAC
11. Will proposed action affect aesthetic resources, or the character of the neighborhood or cormmmity?
Yes X .NO
IMPACT ON A~STHETIC RESOURCES OR COMMUNITY 1 2
CHARACTER Small to Potential
(Examples that would apply to colmna 2) Moderate Large
(~f Neces~a~ U~e ~he Misual EAF Addendum in Section 61723) Impact Impact
Introduction of proposed land uses, projects or project components
obviously different or in sharp contrast to ma-rent surrounding land use
patterns or existing mammade additions to the landscape.
Introducilon of proposed l~ad uses, projec~ m project components aa
described in the above enample ~at will be v~dble to ~ers of aesthetic
enjoyment or appreciation of~e appea~ce or ~s~etic q~i~es of ~
Introduction &project components that will result in the elimination
or significant screerd.ng &scenic views known to be import.at to the
area.
IMPACT ON HISTORIC AND ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES
t2. Wilt Proposed Action impact any site or am~cture of kistoric, prehistoric or paleontoln~cal importance?
Yes ,¥ No
1 2
IMPACT ON HISTORIC A~D ARCHEOLOGICAL Small to Potential
RESOURCES Moderate Large
(Examples that would apply to colmnn 2) Impact Impact
Proposed Action occurring wholly or partially within or contiguous to
any [acility or site listed or elJbdble for listing on the State or National
Re~ster of l'fistofic places.
Any impact to an archeolog/cal site or fossil bed located witkin the
project site.
Proposed. ActiOn will occur in an ama designated as Sensitive tbr
archeologicul sites on the NYS Site Inventory.
Please list other impacts:
3
Can Impact Be
Mitigated By
Project
Change
(Enter Yes or
No)
Can Impact Be
Mitigated By
Project
Change
(Enter Yes or
No)
11
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13, ~i~ Pr~sed Acti~n a~ec~ the quantity ~r qual~y ~f existiag ~r fumm ~pe~`~aces ~ recr~ati~na~
opportunities7 .... Yes X No
MPACT ON OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION
(Examples that would apply to column 2)
1
Small to
Moderate
Impact
Potential Can Impact Be ~
Large Mitigated By
Impact Project
Change
(Eater Yes or
No)
Tile permanent foreclosure of a furore recreational opportuxfity.
A m~jor reduction or' an open space important to the community.
IMPACT ON TRANSPORTATION
I ¢, Will there he an effect to e~isting transportation systert~? ...... Yes X No
IMPACT ON TRANSPORTATION
(Examples that would apply ro coluran 2)
l
Small to
Moderate
Impact
2 3
Poteneial Can Impact Be
Large Mitigated By
Impact Project
Change
(Enter Yes or
No)
Alteration 0fp~sent patterns of movement of people and/or goods.
Proposed Action will resort in severe traIEc prObtems
IMPACT O1N EINERGY
15. Will proposed action affect the com~u~des' so.es of~el or ener~ supply'? ~ Yes
~X~ No
IMPACT ON ENERGY
(Examples that would appty to column 2)
Proposed Action will cause a greater than 5% increase in any form of
erie _rgy in municipality.
Proposed Action will require the creadon or extension of an enera3,
transmission Or supply system to serve more than 50 single ortwo
t~amily residences.
1
Small to
Moderate
Impact
2 3
Potential Can Impact Be
Large Mitigated By
Impact Project
Change
(Enter Yes or
No)
12
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IMPACT FROM NOISE, C RS, GLARE, VIBRATION. OR ELECTRI L DISTUI~ANCE
£6. Will there be objectionable oclom, noise, glare, vibration or electrical distuxbance as a result of the Proposed
Action?__ Yes ~ No
IMPACT ON NOISE
(Examples that would apply to column 2)
1 2
Small to Potential
Moderate Large
Impact Impact
3
Can Impact Be
Mitigated By
Project
Change
(Enter Yes or
No)
Blasting within l,$00 feet pt~ a hospital, school or other sensitive
t'aciliry~
Odors will occur routinely (mom than one hour per day),
Proposed Action will produce operating noise exceeding the local
ambient noise levels for noise outside of structures.
Proposed Action will remove natural barriers that wo~d aec as ~ noise
Please list o~er impacts:
IMPACT ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND (HAZARDS) SAFETY
17. Will Proposed Action affect public health and safi~ty? -- Yes ,X
IMPACT ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND (HAZARDS) SAFETY
(Examples that would apply to column 2)
Proposed Action will cause a risk of explosion or release of hazardo~
substances (i.e. oil, pesticides, chemicals, ra~atiom eto.) in the event
ut'accident oc upset conditions, or there will be a chronic low level
discharge or emission.
Proposed Action wil~ result in the burial of"hazardous wastes" (i.e.
toxic, poisonous, highly reactive, radioactive, irri~atin~ infectious,
etc., including wastes that are solid, semi-solid, liquid or contain
gases t,
Storage thcilitias for one million pt move gallons of liquefied natural
gas or other quids,
Please list other impacts:
1
Small to
Moderate
Impact
Potential
Large
Impact
3
Can Impact Be
Mitigated By
Prelect
Change
(Enter Yes or
~o)
13
lS. W~II Proposed Action affec~ the charscter of the existing Community? X~ x es __ No
1 2
IMPACT ON GROWTH 3aND CHARACTER OF COMMUNITY Small to Potential
OR NEIGHBORHOOD Moderntc Large
(Examples that would apply to colmnn 2) Impact Impact
The population of the city, town or village in which the project is
likely to grow by mote than 5% of resident human pop~lation,
The municipal budgets/hr capital expenditures or operating services
will increase by more than 5% per year as a r~sult ofthls project.
Will involve any permanem fhcility pfc non-agricultural use on more
than one acre in an agricultural disixict or remove more than 10 acres
of ( pd me) agriculture[ lands from cultivation.
Proposed Action VAIl replace or elhninate existing f~cilities, strucrttres
or areas of kistodc importance to the community,
Development will in induce an influx of a particular age group with
special needs.
Proposed Action will set an important precedent for l~'ure projects.
Proposed Action will relocate [5 or more employees in one or more
bushiesses.
Proposed amendmenLs will result in an increaaa in tho number of
J~eople residing in area,s zoned curreatt~ foe buMness'
X
3
Can Impact Be
Mitigated By
Project
Change
(Enter Yes or
No)
IMPACT ON CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS
19, Will Proposed Action impact exceptional or unique clmmctefistics of critical envffomnental areas 'CEA)
established pursuant to subdivision 6 NYCRR 6 t 7.14 (gl? __ Yes X No
IMPACT ON CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS
(Examples that would apply to column 2)
Proposed action to locate within the CEA.
Proposed action will result in a reduction of the resource.
Proposed action will result in a reduction in d~e quality of the resource.
Proposed action vail impact the use, function or anjoymem of the
Other impacts:
t 2
Small to Potential
Moderate Large
lmpnct Impact
3
Cna Impact Be
Mitigated By
Project
Change
(Enter Yea or
Nol
14
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Either government or citizens of adjacent cormmamties have expressed
Ol~l~OSirion or rejected th~ project or have not been contacted.
Objecfio~ to the project from w/thin be community.
P.lS/18
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TOTAL P.1S
ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE
TOWN CLERK
REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS
MARRIAGE OFFICER
RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICER
Town Hall, 53095 Main Road
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, New York 11971
F~x (631) 765-6145
Telephone (631) 765~1800
southoldtown.northfork.net
OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
June 24, 2002
Charles J. Voohris, CEP AICP
Nelson, Pope & Voohris, LLC
572 Walt Whitman Road
Melville, New York 11747-2188
Dear Mr. Voohris:
The Southold Town Board adopted a resolution at their June 18, 2002 meeting to refer the
proposed amendments to the Ro, HB, and B zoning districts to you for a SEQRA review. I am
enclosing a copy of these amendments. Please send a proposal for the cost.
Upon receipt of these amendments, please contact the Town Attorney, Geregory
Yakaboski at 765-1939.
If you have any questions, please call me at 765-1800. Please send the completed reports
directly to my attention. Thank you.
Very truly yours,
Elizabeth A Neville
Southold Town Clerk
Enclosures (3) proposed code amendments
cc: Town Board
Town Attorney
ARTICLE VII, Residential Of'rice (RO) District [Added 1-10-1989 by L.L. No. 1-
1989EN; amended 5-9-1989 by L.L. No. 6-1989; 11-28-1989 by L.L. No. 22-1989; 12-
12-1989 by L.L. No. 23-1989; 2-7-1995 by L.L. No. 3-1995; 10-19-1999 byL.L. No. 15-
1999]
§ 100-70. Purpose.
The purpose of the Residential Office (RO) District is to provide a transition area
between business areas and low-density residential development along major roads which
will provide opportunity for limited nonresidential uses in essentially residential areas
while strongly encouraging the adaptive reuse of existing older residences, to preserve
the existing visual character of the town and to achieve the goal(s) of well-planned,
environmentally sensitive, balanced development, which the town has determined to be
desirable.
§ 100-71. Use regulations.
In the Residential Office (Re) District, no building or premises shall be used and no
building or part of a building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or
designed to be used, in whole or in part, for any uses except the following:
A. Permitted uses.
(1) One-family detached dwellings, not to exceed one dwelling on each lot.
(2) Owner occupied two-family dwellings.
(3) The following uses are permitted uses subject to site plan approval by the
Planning Board:
(a) Buildings, structures and uses owned or operated By the Town of Southold, school
districts, park districts and fire districts.
(b) Buildings, structures and uses owned or operated by fraternal organizations and
utilized for acti¥ities ts~pically conducted by a fraternal organization, including but not
limited to public meeting places, charitable and fnndraising events, patriotic observances
and catering for public and private functions.
(c) Bed-and-breakfast uses as set forth in and as regulated by § 100-31B(14).
(d) Professional offices.
(e) Churches or similar places of worship, parish houses, convents and monasteries.
(f) Libraries, museums, art galleries, exhibit halls, artists'/photographers' studios and
dance studios.
(g) Small business offices such as insurance agencies, real estate agencies, computer
software services, financial planning securities brokers and like-kind small business
establishments excluding retail sales of any kind or nature and limited to overall floor
space of 3,000 square feet.
B. Uses permitted by special exception by the Board of Appeals. The following uses
are permitted as a special exception by the Board of Appeals as hereinafter provided and
subject to site plan approval by the Planning Board, provided that not more than one use
shall be allowed for each 40,000 square feet of lot area:
(1) Special exception uses as set forth in and regulated by § 100-31 B(4) 2~ through
(7) of the Agricultural-Conservation District.
(2) Funeral homes.
(3) Apartments may be permitted over business and professional offices as regulated
by § 100 91B(4)(a) through (f), inclusive.
(4) Restaurants, except fast-food or formula restaurants.
(5) Custom workshops, provided that they shall not be all or part ora commercial
center.
C. Accessory uses. The following uses are permitted as accessory uscs and, except
for residential accessory uses and signs, which are goverued by Article XX, are subject to
site plan review:
(1) Accessory' uses as set forth in and regulated by § 100-3IC(1) ttu:ough (7) of thc
Agricultural-Conservation District and subject to the conditions set forth in § 100-33
thereof.
(2) Accessory uses set forth in and regulated by § 100-42C(2) of the Hamlet Density
Residential District.
(3) Apartments are permitted within the principal structure subject to the following
requirements:
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
The Building Department issuing an accessory apartment permit.
The habitable floor area of each apartment shall be at least three hundred
and fifty (350'/square feet.
There shall be no more than three (3) apartments created or maintained in
any single structure.
Each apartment shall have at least one (l) off street parking space.
Construction and/or remodeling of an existin~ structure to create an
accessory apartment shall not tri~er the need for site plan approval set
forth specifically in section 100-250 and Article XXV in general unless
such construction or remodeling results in an increase of the square
footage of the structure.
D. Additional standards. All permitted structures as set forth in this article, except for
single-family dwellings, shall be subject to the following:
(1) No outdoor storage or display of any kind shall be permitted.
(2) All permitted buildings and other structures shall be visually residential ~n
character, the visible architectural features of which shall be consistent and compatible
with the architectural styles of the existing structures in the immediate neighborhood.
(3) Store fronts of any kind whatsoever shall not be permitted.
§ 100-72. Bulk, area and parking regulations.
No building or premises shall be used and no building or part thereof shall be erected or
altered in the Residential Office (RO) District unless the same conforms to the Bulk
Schedule and Parking and Loading Schedules incorporated into this chapter, with the
same force and effect as if such regulations were set forth herein in full. EN
ARTICLE IX, Hamlet Business (HB) DisWict [Added 1-10-1989 by L.L. No. I-t989EN]
§ 100-90. Purpose.
The purpose of the Hamlet Business (HB) District is to provide for business
development in the hamlet central business areas, including retail, office and service uses,
public and semipublic uses, as well as hotel and motel and multifamily residential
development that will support and enhance the retail development and provide a focus for
the hamlet area.
§ 100-9i. Use regulations.
In the HB District, no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a
building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, in
whole or in part, for any uses except the following:
A. [Amended 5-9-1989 by L.L. No. 6-1989; 5-16-1994 by L.L. No. 9-1994; 2-7-
1995 by L.L. No. 3-I995] Permitted uses. The following are pemfitted uses and, except
for those uses permitted under Subsection A(1), A(2) and A(19) hereof, are subject to site
plan approval by the Planning Board:
(1) Any permitted use set forth in and regulated by § 100 3 lA(l) and (3) of the
Agricultural Conservation District. One-family detached dwelling.
(2) Any permitted uses as set forth in and as regulated by § 100 42A(2) of the Hamlet
Residential District. Two-family dwelling.
Buildings, structures and uses owned or ol~erated by the Town of Southold, school
districts, l~ark districts and fire districts.
(3) Boardinghouses and tourist homes.
(4) Business, professional and governmental offices.
(5) Banks and financial institutions.
(6) Retail stores.
(7) Restaurants, excluding formula food and take-out restaurants. [Amended 5-16-
1994 by L.L. No. 9-1994]
(8) Bakeshops (for on-premises retail sale).
(9) Personal service stores and shops, including barbershops, beauty parlors,
professional studios and travel agencies.
(10) An, antique and auction galleries.
(11) Artists' and craftsmen's workshops.
(12) Auditoriums or meeting halls.
(13) Repair shops for household, business or personal appliances, including cabinet
shops, carpenter shops, electrical shops, plumbing shops, furniture repair shops and
bicycle and motorcycle shops.
(14) Custom workshops.
(15) Bus or train stations.
(16) Theaters or cinemas (other than outdoor),
(17) Libraries or museums.
(18) Laundromats.
(19) Bed-and-breakfast uses as set forth in and as regulated by § 100-31B(14).
(20) Multivle dwellings.
B. Uses permitted by special exception by fl~e Board of Appeals. The following uses
are permitted as a special exception by the Board of Appeals as hereinafter provided,
subject to site plan approval by the Planning Board:
(1) Any special exception use set forth in and as regulated by § 100-3 lB(3) to (6) and
(13) and (14) of the Agricultural-Conservation District.
(2) Multiple dwellings and toxvnhouscs.
(3) Motel and hotel uses as set forth in and regulated by § 100-61B(4) of the Resort
Residential (RR) District, except that minimum lot size shall be three (3) acres.
[Amended 7-31-1990 by L.L. No. 16-1990]
(4) [Amended 12 12 1989 by L.L. No. 23 1989] Apartments may be permitted over
retail stores and business, professional and governmental offices, subject to the following
requirements:
(a) The explicit written approval of thc Town Fire Prevention Inspector shall be
obtained for the design, location, access and other safety related elements of every such
apartment. No apartment shall be permitted over filling stations, stores retailing
flammable or fume producing goods, restaurants or other businesses with kitchens or
other facilities producing intense heat or any other establishment which the Fire
Prevention Inspector determines to pose a ~'cater than average built in fire risk.
(b) The habitable floor area of each apartment shall be at least four hundred fifty
(450) square feet, but in no case more than seven hundred fifty (750) square feet. The
apartment shall not bo located on the first floor of thc building, and the apartment shall
contain all ser¥iccs for safe and convenient habitation, meeting thc New York State
Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and the Sanitary Code.
(c) There shall be no more than three (3) apartments created or maintained in any
single building.
(d) Each apartment, or common hallway servicing two (2) or thrce (3) apartments,
shall have a separate access to tho outside of thc building, which must be distinct from
thc access to uses on the first floor.
(e) Each apartment shall have at least one (1) on site off street parking space meeting
the standards of this chapter, conveniently located for access to the apartment.
(f) Only the owner of the building in which it is proposed to locate the apartment(s)
may apply for this special permit. The Board of Appeals shall require that such applicant
execute anch agreements, contracts, easements, covenants, deed restrictions or other legal
instruments running in favor of thc town as, upon recommendation of thc Town Attorney,
thc Board shall determine to be necessary to ensure that:
[ 1 ] The apartment, or any proprietary or other interest therein, will not be sold to the
tenant or an5' other party, except as part ora sale of thc entire building in which the
apartment is located.
[2] The apartment is made available for year round rental.
[3 ] The apartment is properly constructed, maintained at~d used, and unapproved uses
are excluded therefrom.
[4] An)' other condition deemed reasonable and necessary to ensure the immediate
and long term success of the apartment in helping to meet identified housing nccds in the
community is complied with.
(5) Boarding and/or tourist homes as set forth and regulated by § 100-61B(5) of the
Resort Residential (RR) District. [Amended 2-7-1995 by L.L. No. 3-1995]
(6) Fraternal or social institutional offices or meeting halls.
(7) Drinking establishments.
(8) Public garages.
(9) Funeral homes.
(10)ENFlea markets. [Added I0-17-1995 by L.L. No. 214995]
(11) [Added 5-16-1994 by L.L. No. 9-1994] Takeout and formula food restaurants,
subject to the following requirements:
(a) Adequate parking shall be provided in accordance with that required by Article
XIX, Parking and Loading Areas, of this chapter. All parking spaces shall be located
within reasonable walking distance of the site or three hundred (300) feet, whichever is
less. The improvement or development of municipal parking may be used to satisfy this
requirement. The adequacy of municipal parking shall be determined by the Planning
Board as part o£its site plan review procedure by conducting a parking survey of the
capacity of the existing municipal parking area to accommodate the projected increase in
usage due to the introduction of the subject land use.
(b) An assessment of the potential traffic impacts of the proposed use must
accompany the long environmental assessment form. The appropriate mitigation
measures must be incorporated into the site plan.
(c) There shall be no counter serving outdoor traffic via a drive-in, drive-through,
drive-up, drive-by or walkup window or door.
(d) Exterior signage shall conform in all respects to Article XX, Signs, of this chapter
and, further, may not be lit from within.
(e) Advertisements, including trademark logos, may not be affixed, painted or glued
onto the windows of the business or onto any exterior structures, including waste disposal
receptacles and flags.
(f) The physical design, including color and use of materials, of the establishment
shall be compatible with and sensitive to the visual and physical characteristics of other
buildings, public spaces and uses in the particular location.
C. [Amended 5-9-1989 by L.L. No. 6-1989] Accessory uses. The following uses are
permitted as accessory uses and, except for residential accessory uses and signs, which
are subject to Article XX, are subject to site plan review:
(1) Accessory uses as set forth in and regulated by § 100-3 lC(l) through (7) of the
Agricultural-Conservation District, and subject to the conditions set forth in § 100~33
thereof. EN
(2) Apartments are permitted within the principal structure subiect to the followin~
requirements:
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
The Buildin~ Department issuing an accessory apartment permit.
The habitable floor area of each apartment shall be at least three hundred
and fifty (350) square feet.
There shall be no more than three (3) apartments created or maintained in
any single structure.
Each apartment shall have at least one (1) off street parkin~ space.
Construction and/or remodelin~ of an existing structure to create an
accessory apartment shall not tri~er the need for site l~lan approval set
forth specifically in section 100-250 and Article XXV in ~eneral unless
such construction or remodelin~ results in an increase of the square
footaue of the structure.
§ 100-92. Bulk, area and parking regulations.
No building or premises shall be used and no building or part thereof shall be erected or
altered in the HB District unless the same conforms to the Bulk Schedule ~md Parking
and Loading Schedules incorporated into this chapter by reference, with the same force
and effect as if such regulations were set forth herein in full. EN
§ 100-93. (Reserved)
ARTICLE X, General Business (B) District [Added 1-10-1989 by L.L. No. 1-1989EN]
§ 100-100. Purpose.
The purpose of the General Business (B) District is to provide ]tbr retail and wholesale
commemial development and limited office and industrial development outside of the
hamlet central business areas, generally along major highways. It is designed to
accommodate uses that benefit from large numbers of motorists, that need fairly large
parcels of land and that may involve characteristics such as heavy trucking and noise.
§ 100-101. Use regulations.
In the B District, no building or premises shall be used and no building or part thereof
shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, in whole or
in pan, for any uses except the following:
A. [Amemted 5-9-1989 by L.L. No. 6-1989] Permitted uses. The following uses are
permitted uses and, except for those uses pemlitted under Subsection A(I), (12) and (13)
hereof, are subject to site plan approval by the Planning Board:
(1) Any permitted use set forth in and regulated by § 100-3 lA(2) and (3) of the
Agricultural-Conservation District.
(2) Any permitted use set forth in and regulated by § 100-91A(3) to (I9) of the
Hamlet Business District. [Amended 2-7-1995 by L.L. No. 3-1995]
(3) Wholesale businesses, warehouses and building material storage and sale, but
excluding storage of coal, coke, fuel oil or junk.
(4) Building, electrical and plumbing contractors' businesses or yards.
(5) Cold storage plants, baking and other food processing and packaging plants that
are not offensive, obnoxious or detrimental to neighboring uses by reason of dust, smoke,
vibration, noise, odor or effluent.
(6) Wholesale or retail sale and accessory storage and display of garden materials,
supplies and plants, including nursery operations, provided that the outdoor storage or
display of plants and materials does not obstruct pedestrian flow or vehicular traffic and
does not occur within three (3) feet of the property line.
(7) Wholesale/retail beverage distribution.
(8) Funeral homes.
(9) Train or bus stations.
(10) Telephone exchanges.
(11) [Added 11-29-1994 by L.L. No. 26-1994] Wineries which meet the following
standards:
(a) It shall be a farm winery licensed under New York State/aw from which wine
made from primarily Long Island grapes is produced and sold.
(b) It shall obtain site plan approval.
(c) It shall have retail sales on site.
(12) One-family detached dwelling.
(13) Two-family dwelling.
B. Uses permitted by special exception by the Board of Appeals. The following uses
are permitted as a special exception by the Board of Appeals, as hereinafter provided,
subject to site plan approval by the Planning Board:
(1) Any special exception use as set forth in and regulated by § 100-31B(2) to (12),
except wineries are not required to be in connection with a vineyard. [Amended 8-1-1989
by L.L. No. 15-1989]
(2) Hotel or motel uses as set forth in and regulated by § 100-61B(4) of the Resort
Residential (RR) District, except that the minimum lot size shall be three (3) acres.
[Amended 8-13-1991 by L,L. No. 19-1991]
(3) Bed-and-breakfast enterprises or boarding and/or tourist homes as set forth in and
regulated by § 100-31B(14) of the Agricultural-Conservation District, except that no site
plan approval is required.
(4) Tourist camps as regulated by Chapter 88, Tourist and Trailer Camps, of the
Town Code.
(5) Research, design or development laboratories, provided that any manufacturing
shall be limited to prototypes and products for testing.
(6) Fully enclosed commercial recreation facilities, including but not limited to tennis
clubs, skating rinks, paddle tennis, handball and squash facilities, dance halls, billiard
parlors, bowling alleys, health spas and clubs and uses normally accessory and incidental
to commercial recreation, such as locker rooms, eating and dri~rking fiacilities and retail
sale of goods associated with the particular activity.
(7) Laundry or dry-cleaning plants, subject to the following conditions:
(a) All processes and storage shall be carried on within an enclosed building.
(b) All fluids used in processing shall be recycled, and the overall facility shall be
designed, located and operated to protect surface waters and the groundwater reservoir
from pollution.
(8) Fraternal or social institutional offices or meeting halls (nonprofit).
(9) Take-out restaurants, provided that eating on the premises of the take-out
restaurant shall be permitted only inside the structure or in areas specifically designated
and properly maintained outside of the structure and where the minimum lot size for a
freestanding structure is forty thousand (40,000) square feet. [Amended 5-16-1994 by
L.L. No. 9-1994]
(10) Drinking establishments.
(11) Automobile laundries.
(12) Public garages, gasoline service stations, new and used motor vehicle lots, vehicle
sales and rental, including the sale of recreation vehicles and trailers and boat sales, with
accessory repair facilities, all subject to the following requirements:
(a) Entrance and exit driveways shall have an unrestricted width of not less than
twelve (12) feet and not more than thirty (30) feet and shall be located not less than ten
(10) feet from any property line and shall be so laid out as to avoid the necessity of any
vehicle backing out across any public right-of-way.
(b) Sale of used vehicles or boats shall be conducted only as accessory to the sale of
new vehicles or boats.
(c) Vehicle lifts or pits, dismantled automobiles, boats and vehicles and all parts or
supplies shall be located within a building.
(d) All service or repair of motor vehicles, other than such minor servicing as chm~ge
of tires or sale of gasoline or oil, shall be conducted in a building.
(e) The storage of gasoline or flammable oils in bulk shall be located fully
underground and not less than thirty-five (35) feet from any property line other than the
street line.
(f) No gasoline or fuel pumps or tanks shall be located less than fifteen (15) feet from
any street or property line.
(g)ENNo gasoline service or repair shops or similar businesses are to be located within
three hundred (300) feet ora church, public school, library, hospital, orphanage or rest
home.
(13) Partial self-service gasoline service stations, subject to all of the provisions of §
100-101B(12) herein and the following additional requirements:
(a) Each partial self-service gasoline facility shall have a qualified attendant on duty
whenever the station is open for business. It slxall be the duty of the qualified attendant to
control and operate both the console regulating the flow of gasoline to the dispensing
equipment thereafter to be operated by the customer at the self-service pump island and
the dispensing equipment on the other pump islands.
(b) Gasoline shall at no time be dispensed without the direct supervision of the
qualified attendant. A control shall be provided which ~vill shut off the flow of gasoline to
the dispensing equipment at the self-service pump island whenever the qualified
attendant is absent from the control console for any reason whatever, including when he
is operating the dispensing equipment on the other pump islands.
(c) The console regulating the flow of gasoline to the remote dispensing equipment
thereafter operated by the customer at the self-service pump island shall be situated in
such a manner as to give the qualified attendant controlling said console an unobstructed
view of the operation of said remote dispensing equipment.
(d) The self-service pump island shall have controls on all pumps that will permit
said pumps to operate only when a dispensing nozzle is removed from its bracket on the
pump and the switch for this pump is manually operated.
(e) The self-service pump island shall be protected by an automatic fire-protection
system in the form of an approved system of dry powder release which will act as an
automatic fire extinguisher.
(f) No customer shall be permitted to dispense gasoline unless he shall possess a
valid motor vehicle operator's license.
(g) There shall be no latch-open device on any self-service dispensing nozzle.
(14) Private transportation service, including garage and maintenance facilities.
(15) One family detached dwellings, not to exceed one (I) dwelling on each lot.
[Added 7 13 1993 byL.L. No. 11 1993]
(16) [Added 5-16-1994 by L.L. No. 9-1994] Formula food restaurants located within a
shopping center in this zone, subject to the following requirements:
(a) There must be sufficient parking as provided for by the Article XIX, Parking and
Loading Areas, of this chapter, and such parking area shall be available within the
shopping center site to accommodate the use.
(b) The operation of the establishment shall not create traffic problems.
(c) There shall be no counter serving outdoor traffic via a drive-in, drive-through,
drive-up, drive-by or a walkup window or door.
(d) Exterior signage shall conform in all respects to Article XX, Signs, of this chapter
and, further, may not be lit from within.
(e) Advertisements, including trademark logos, may not be affixed, painted or glued
onto the windows of the business or onto any exterior structure, including waste disposal
receptacles and flags.
(f) The signage must conform to the existing color theme and signage style of the
shopping center.
(g) The existing exterior architectural style of the shopping center building may not
be altered or modified in any way to accommodate the proposed use.
(h) The use must be located within the shopping center's main primary building
complex and may not be located within a single freestanding structure within the
shopping center site.
(i7) Flea markets. [Added 10-17-1995 by L.L. No. 21-1995]
C. [Amended 5-9-1989 by L.L. No. 6-1989] Accessory uses. The following uses are
permitted as accessory uses and, except for residential accessory uses and signs, which
are governed by Article XX, are subject to site plan review:
(1) Accessory uses set forth in and as regulated by § 100-3 lC(l) through (8) and (10)
of the Agricultural-Conservation District, subject to the conditions set forth in § 100-33
thereof. [Amended 11-29-1994 by L.L. No. 26-1994]
(2)ENOpen storage of materials or equipment, provided that such storage shall be at least
twenty-five (25) feet from any lot line, not be more than six (6) feet high and be suitably
screened by a solid fence or other suitable means of at least six (6) feet in height.
(3) Apartments are permitted within the principal structure subject to the following
requirements:
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
The Building Department issuin~ an accessory al~artment pernfit.
The habitable floor area of each at~artment shall be at least three hundred
and fifty (350) square feet.
There shall be no more than three {3) apartments created or maintained in
any single structure.
Each apartment shall have at least one (1) off street parking space.
Construction and/or remodeling of an existing structure to create an
accessory apartment shall not trigger the need for site plan approval set
forth specifically in section 100-250 and Article XXV in general unless
such construction or remodeling resuhs in an increase of the square
footage of the structure.
§ 100-102. Bulk, area and parking requirements.
No building or premises shall be used and no building or part thereof shall be erected or
altered in the B District unless the same conforms to the Bulk Schedule and Parking and
Loading Schedules incorporated into this chapter by reference, with the same force and
effect as if such regulations were set forth herein in full. EN
§ 100-103. Front yard setbacks. [Added 8-22-1995 by L.L. No. 18-19951
A. Structures shall be set back at least one hundred (100) feet from the right-of-way.
B. There shall be an exception to Subsection A if the adjacent parcels are developed,
in which case the minimum front yard setback shall be the average of the setbacks of the
adjacent parcels.
C. A project shall be divided into separate structures so that no single structure shall
have more than sixty (60) linear feet of frontage on one (1) street. The setbacks of
multiple structures on a parcel may vary, provided that the average setback of the
structures meets the setback required above and all buildings are at least seventy-five (75)
feet from the fight-of-way.
ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE
TOWN CLERK
REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS
MARRIAGE OFFICER
RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER
FREEDOM OF INFO~TION OFFICER
Town Hall, 53095 Main Road
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, New York 11971
Fax (631) 765-6145
Telephone (631) 765-1800
southoldtown.northfork.net
OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 410 OF 2002
WAS ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
ON JUNE 18, 2002:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs
Suoervisor Horton to execute all necessary documents to retain the environmental firm of
Nelson, Pooe and Voorhis to conduct ali asoects of the SEORA review of the Orol0osed
changes to the RO, HD and B zonin~ districts including determining the Type of Action for
each project and the Environmental Assessment pursuant to the SEQRA rules and regulations.
Elizabeth A. Neville
Southoid Town Clerk