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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDiana Gordon_114887157208Southold Zoning Update - Full Responses Name: Diana Gordon Respondent ID: 114887157208 Q1: General Feedback: Do you feel the proposed zoning updates reflect the needs of your community? No / While there is adequate protection of farmland and coastal areas, the draft does not address the need for housing that is not just single-family residences. Q2: Land Use & Zoning: Do these updates make sense for how you want to see land used in Southold? No Q3: Which zoning rules or land-use changes—if any—don’t work for you? The draft report for Southold Town does not consider multi-family housing in the Greenport hamlet. Although multiple dwellings are allowed in R-40 and R-80 residential districts (table 280-40 -1), bulk and other requirements (and perhaps environmental concerns) render this designation unlikely. Furthermore, no CHO district is proposed for any of those districts or for any other area near Greenport Village. The purpose statement of Hamlet Mixed Use II is specifically includes providing for “walkable uses” around the Village (280- 26), and multiple dwellings are allowed (Table 280-40-2). Lot size, lot coverage and setbacks are reasonable for multi-family development, and building height of 35 feet is permitted, so a third story is possible. No HMU-II district, however, is designated for the area. CHO districts are proposed to be within HALO zones and for reuse of existing buildings (280-36C). Other locations are possible, but the code specification suggests they are preferred. The Greenport hamlet has such locations, but desirable areas for building are also outside the HALO zone and not on developed land (the Chapel Lane corner and the corner of Route 48 and Main Street.) But how likely is Town Board approval of site plans outside the clearly applicable locations? The prime location on Route 25 just west of the Village would be the area of the bus depot and gas station. At present the underlying district is zoned as Corridor Business, whose underlying regulations would be superseded by those of the CHO 280-36E (2). Those include the possibility of sizeable parcels, but 3300sf of a lot is required for each dwelling (280-36G (1)), eliminating the eligibility of multi-family housing. With sewer service, would the 3300sf be necessary? What about “starter homes”? With a lot of 100,000sf, for example, a site plan would be limited by the lot coverage requirement of 25% to 22 dwellings (75000sf/3300sf). The sole benefit for affordable housing, therefore, would be that in that area there could be greater density than in the residential districts of the town for single-family houses, a development somewhat denser than the parcel patterns of West Dublin in Greenport Village. Is this what we need? Such units would be subject to the town’s requirements for residents’ income levels, sale limits, etc. Dwellings would be for homeownership or rental, and residents would be chosen by lottery. Q4: Housing & Affordability: Do the updates support the kind of housing you believe Southold needs? No Q5: What—if anything—would make housing options better for you and your neighbors? Zoning that would encourage two-family homes and small residential developments, particularly in the Greenport West hamlet. Q6: Natural Resources & Environmental Protection: Do these updates adequately protect Southold’s natural resources, such as water, wildlife, and woodlands? Yes Q7: If not, what else would you like to see in the zoning code for environmental conservation? No response Q8: Community Character & Historic Preservation: Do these zoning updates help retain the character of the Southold you know and love? Yes Q9: If not, what do you think could be improved to preserve Southold’s unique charm? No response Q10: Traffic, and Safety. Do the proposed zoning updates adequately address concerns related to traffic congestion and pedestrian safety? No response Q11: If not, what changes would you recommend to improve or prevent further traffic congestion and improve pedestrian safety in Southold? No response Q12: Support for Agriculture: Do the zoning updates provide sufficient protections for Southold’s farming industry and farmland preservation? Yes Q13: If not, what changes would you suggest to further support agriculture and prevent the conversion of farmland to non-agricultural uses? No response Q14: Economic Development: Will the proposed zoning changes foster sustainable economic development while balancing environmental and community concerns? No response Q15: If not, how could the zoning updates better support the local economy and businesses? No response Q16: Additional Comments No response Q17: Demographic & Contact Info. Click this link to enter your email if you'd like to receive updates on meetings and future drafts. Diana Gordon / dinnigordo2@gmail.com / Greenport Village Q18: Are YOU responding as a: Resident