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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFIshers Island Zoning Subcommitee 8.2025 Subject: Comments by Fishers Island Zoning Subcommittee Meeting on Proposed Zoning July 2025 To: Heather Lanza From: Fishers Island Zoning Subcommittee Date: August 1, 2025 Dear Heather, We are writing to share a summary of the Fishers Island Zoning Subcommittee meeting held on July 23, 2025, during which we reviewed the proposed zoning updates, discussed community input, and identified several items for clarification and potential revision. We have also included a worksheet that we put together that compares the current proposal to what was originally proposed. Zoning District Clarification and Recommendations R-80 vs. R-40: What is the functional difference between these two zones? Should all parcels under 2 acres currently zoned R-80 be changed to R-40? Multiple Dwellings: Defined as more than one unit per buildingclarity requested on whether this permits more than one residential structure per lot. HMU 1 Zone uses very similar to the more intense HMU 2 Zone. Can we review and minimize the intense uses in HMU1 to align better with the historical character of the downtown? Community Feedback Highlights Parade Ground Area: Feedback from Gordon Murphy suggests this area should not remain R-400. Preserved Land Overlay: Request for clarification on the purpose and shape of the overlay, especially near the airport. Contractor Yards: Recommended expansion of RB-1 zone southward to include current contractor use areas. Airport Road: Consider expanding the road south and potentially adding another row of homes along the west side of Airport Drive. Map and Code Revisions Needed -owned property as HMU-1 (Health Mixed Use). Ballfield and Graveyard: Recommend designation as Preservation Overlay or Recreation zones to protect both areas. Island Marine: Suggested additions to permitted uses include multiple dwellings, contractor shops (not yards), public educational centers, community centers,....see below chart.. Community Character & Architectural Review attention to this issue. We ask: Do other Southold hamlets use such guidelines? The current Architectural Review Board has few (if any) Fishers Island representatives. We request consideration for greater local representation. Enforcement: There is deep concern that the proposed changes may not lead to better code enforcement on the island. Lighting: Members expressed interest in further review of the outdoor lighting regulations included in the proposed code. Concern for environment, migrant birds, etc. Concern with lack of enforcement of lighting on Fishers. Economic Development Does the proposed zoning map and written code actively support current businesses and a vibrant village center? Additional clarity and consideration are needed in the code to promote economic vitality on the island. Housing Affordability & Workforce Housing Workforce Housing District: Heather and Gateway Properties are exploring a new zone requiring residents to work on the island (not remotely). Airport Road & Utility Land: Concern over community character and uncertainty whether these sites will result in true workforce housing. Suggestion: Consider blended zoning options to allow both private and workforce housing types. We understand the Utility Land across from the ballfield has requested HR designation. Concern with this request by some community members is that this from the ballfield- an island recreation center- would be problematic and take away from the recreational use. Additionally, given the recent accident, a real concern on congestion in this one area of the island. Additionally, the Utility company mentions need of housing, however, at the moment the Utility Company is renting one of their homes to a non-employee. And, if the zoning as suggested is approved, we will be zoning many more areas for HR: airport road, additional HMU1, and Gatehouse area. And, if the Gatehouse area is developed for Club employees, houses in the village will now be available for year round residents. We appreciate your attention to these items and welcome further discussion or clarification as the process continues. Please let us know how we may assist in moving forward. Warm regards, Fishers Island Zoning Subcommittee FISHERS ISLAND ZONING CODE UPDATE - DISTRICT COMPARISONS + QUESTIONS - PLEASE NOTE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS SOUTHOLD TOWN PROPOSED DISTRICT FIZ PROPOSED DISTRICT Hamlet Mixed Use 1 (HMU-1) Fishers Island Hamlet (FIH) Locations: Hamlet Center, Market Area, Yacht Locations: Hamlet Center, Market Area, Yacht Club/Mobil, Pequot/Texaco, BD + Environs Club/Mobil, Pequot/Texaco, BD + Environs The purpose of the Hamlet Mixed Use I (HMU-I) The purpose of the Fishers Island Hamlet (FIH) District is to provide for a mix of walkable uses in District is to promote a vital hamlet center with a the hamlet centers of Laurel, New Suffolk, mix of year-round business and housing Peconic, East Marion, Orient and in appropriate opportunities while preserving Fishers Island's locations on Fishers Island by limiting the uses to unique culture, environment, economy, and exclude those too intense for these smaller character in accordance with Smart hamlets, while protecting and promoting their Growth Principles (SGP). historic character. strikethrough = desired exclusions red = desired inclusions/questions red = desired inclusions & exclusions/questions Residential Multiple Dwelling Types, Including Live- Residential Work One-Unit Detached, One-Unit Attached, Two-Unit Dwelling, Multi-Unit Dwelling, Commercial/Office B&B, CCRC, Senior Living Restaurants w/special exception: (Food Catering Facilities are not allowed Cottage Court Housing under new code: does this apply to Food Commercial/Office Arts Cafe, Toppers Ice Cream Shop, Artisan Manufacturing and/or the Island Market and mean they Maritime Inn/Hotel - too intense? Move to are non-conforming?) HMU2 Retail Country Inn/Hotel- too intense- Move to Professional Offices/Studios HMU 2 Home Professional/Business Office (Home Occupation is an Accessory Use Full-Service Restaurant under new code) Retail Recreation- clarification needed on Repair Shops what this would look like (No Vehicle Repair Garage allowed. Does Retail Sales this Make Texaco non-conforming?) Small Retail Stores Artist/Craftsperson Workshops Service Business Theater or Cinema-too intense move to (Contractor Shops not allowed under new Transitional code: does this mean that the Veterinary Hospital or Clinic- too intense contractor/wood working shop on Montauk move to HMU2 or RB1 is non-conforming? Does this mean that Wireless Communication Facility- too BD (contractor offices, parking, hardware intense move to HMU2 or RB1 store, some material storage) is non- Public Safety Service conforming? Religious Facility Institutional, Public, Recreational Accessory Uses Art Galleries/Museums/Libraries Accessory Dwelling Unit Caretaker Dwelling Theaters/Cinemas/Auditoriums- NOW IN Home Day Care TRANSITIONAL Electric Vehicle Charging Station Public and Private Education Facilities- Event Space NOW IN ISLAND MARINE Home Occupation Tax Districts Private Garage (School/Library/Ferry/Fire/Waste) Residential Storage Shed Utility Companies- NOW IN HMU1- BUT Solar Energy Production- clarification of what this would look like- is this too IS IT CLARIFIED WHAT THIS MEANS intense in HMU1 AND USE- Open Space (Green Space, Recreational) Additional Questions/Comments Additional Questions/Comments Island Marine (IM) Fishers Island Marine (FIM) Locations: Ferry, Mobil/Yacht Club, Pirates Cove Locations: Ferry Area, Mobil/Yacht Club, Pirates Cove, Texaco Fishers Island is water-dependent for (TBD) transportation, economy, and recreation. The purpose of the Fishers Island Marine (FIM) District is to protect critical infrastructure, services, and transportation while creating opportunities for year-round housing and business in accordance with Smart Growth Principles (SGP). strikethrough = desired exclusions red = desired inclusions/questions Residential Residential One-Unit Detached Dwelling Multiple Dwelling Types, Including Live- B&B Work ( Does not allow One-Unit Attached, Two- Commercial/Office Unit, Multi-Unit Dwellings, Live-Work. Artisan Manufacturing Does this mean the Walsh Park Day-Care Center apartments over the Food Catering Facility Retail Garden Center freight is non-conforming? Maritime Inn/Hotel -Do we want a hotel on Why does this not allow Accessory Fishers in this area? Exclude? Dwelling Units but does Caretaker Dwelling?) Office Medical Office Commercial/Office Personal Services Pet Boarding Service, Pet Care Facility, Restaurants Pet Day Care, Pet Grooming Professional Offices/Studios Full-Service Restaurant Repair Shops Quick-Service Restaurant Artist/Craftsperson Workshops Retail Laundry Facility (Contractor Shops not allowed?) Retail Recreation Retail Sales Industrial/Marine Small Retail Store Marinas, Boat Storage Yards, Boat Service Business Veterinary Hospital or Clinic Building/Repair Wireless Communication Facility Marine Sales/Boat Brokers Aquaculture and Mariculture Automotive Use Transportation Terminal Institutional, Public, Recreational Vehicle Repair Garage Art Galleries/Museums/Libraries Community Centers Institutional, Public, Recreational Art and Cultural Use (Not allowed unless falls under Cultural Beach Club Use?) Nursery School Public and Private Education Facilities Public Administrative Facilities (Not allowed unless falls under Cultural Public Safety Services Use?) Public Utility- what is entailed? Tax Districts Industrial/Marine (School/Library/Ferry/Fire/Waste)- Boat Yard Utility Companies Fish Processing Open Space (Green Space, Recreational) Marina (Does not allow Accessory Recreational Outdoor Storage Structures - a possible future issue for the Vehicle and Boat Storage Facility Community Center?) Private and Public Warehouses Yacht Club Accessory Uses Accessory Uses Solar Generation Private Boat Dock (Does not allow Solar Energy Production) Cabana/Pool House Caretaker Dwelling Home Day Care Electrical Vehicle Charging Station Home Occupation Private Garage Residential Storage Shed Additional Questions/Comments Additional Questions/Comments Education /schools and community center not included Rural Business 1 (RB 1) Fishers Island Enterprise (FIE) Locations: Airport area, Mosquito Hollow Locations: Airport area, Mosquito Hollow The purpose of the Rural Business I (RB-I) District The purpose of the Fishers Island Enterprise (FIE) is to provide for service business uses outside of District is to designate and protect areas for hamlet centers with a development pattern that is consistent with the rural, agricultural, and historic character of surrounding areas and uses. commercial uses, public-private partnerships, and start-ups that complement the unique culture, environment, economy, and character of Fishers Island. strikethrough = desired exclusions red = desired inclusions/questions Commercial/Office Commercial/Office Artisan Manufacturing Contractor Businesses Day-Care Center Contractor Yards Retail Garden Center Material Storage/Warehousing Wireless Communication Facility Retail Items Produced/Manufactured/Assembled On- Institutional, Public, Recreational Site Parks and Recreation Greenhouses Religious Facility Professional Offices/Studios/Workshops Industrial/Marine Contractor Shop Institutional, Public, Recreational Contractor Storage Yard Tax Districts Wholesale Garden Center (School/Library/Ferry/Fire/Waste) Private Warehouse Utility Companies Accessory Uses Agricultural Processing Agritourism Accessory Dwelling Unit Caretaker Dwelling Home Day Care Accessory Farm Residence Farm Roadside Sales Farm Winery Home Occupation Private Garage Residential Storage Shed Solar Energy Production Additional Questions/Comments Additional Questions/Comments Tax district Waste management? Hamlet Residential (HR) Hamlet Density (HD) existing district Locations: Whistler, Airport Road, Walsh Park on Locations: Whistler, Airport Road, Walsh Park on Madeline, Gatehouse lots Utility Houses at ballfield (existing) The purpose of the Hamlet Residential (HR) The purpose of the Hamlet Density (HD) District District is to permit a mix of affordable housing is to permit a mix of housing types and level of types and residential density appropriate in areas residential density appropriate to the areas in and close to the major hamlet centers. around the major hamlet centers. The HR district may only be mapped within one-One- family detached dwellings or multiple half mile of the major hamlet centers of dwellings/townhouses require a .5-acre minimum Cutchogue, Mattituck and Southold, and the lot size; with both community water and sewer, minimum lot size is .25 acres. The row of houses not required to be located within one-half mile of a along Whistler Avenue is currently zoned HD. hamlet center. strikethrough = desired exclusions red = desired inclusions/questions Agricultural Agricultural Farm Operation TBD? Residential Residential One-Unit Detached, One-Unit Attached, Multiple Dwelling Types, Including Live- Two-Unit Dwelling Work w/special exception: B&B, CCRC, Senior Living, Cottage Court Institutional, Public, Recreational Housing Tax Districts (School/Library/Ferry/Fire/Waste) Institutional, Public, Recreational Utility Companies Public Administration Facilities Open Space (Green Space, Recreational) Accessory Uses Accessory Uses Accessory Dwelling Unit Accessory Dwelling Unit Accessory Recreational Structure Accessory Recreational Structure Private Boat Dock Private Boat Dock Cabana/Pool house Cabana/Pool house Home Day Care Home free Day Care Home Occupation Home Occupation Private Garage Private Garage Residential Storage Shed Residential Storage Shed Solar Energy Production Solar Energy Production Temporary Temporary Uses Yard Sales Yard Sales Additional Questions/Comments Additional Questions/Comments