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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSouthold Zoning Update Forum Input Fishers Island 2025_6_28Saturday, June 28, 2025 52 attendees Topic Feedback from Attendees Code enforcement Supervision of construction contractor areas - code enforcement Community Character More year-round residents = Greater community Community Character Should west end have an oversight board/review? Community Character Street between ball field and grocery needs to be improved for community character. How to encourage redevelopment and where can industrial uses go instead. Community Character How will codes be enforced better on Fishers. It is important for community character Community Character Make it easy for commercial/industrial uses near airport - e.g. boat storage, construction businesses Community Character Infrastructure impacts Community Character Zoning enforcement Community Character Architectural Review Committee? Or Aesthetic Review Board Community Character Ferry area as gateway Community Character Contain construction materials, Recognize flood zone + possible contamination Community Character Minimize day trip + tourism Community Character Need architectural review on the west end Economic Development Keep contractors in areas zoned for commercial (away from residential areas) Economic Development Elder care is an industry that would be good for the island - and that ties to affordable housing. Economic Development if we expand shoulder season > does it help year-round business? Economic Development Encourage export business. Economic Development Need to be able to support full-time jobs: Year-rounders: survive on part-time jobs Economic Development Year-round coffee shop Economic Development Vibrant center of community Economic Development Workforce housing Economic Development More commercial space Economic Development Attract more businesses: Trades, services, Island needs, Regional needs Farms Farmworker housing? Does oyster farming need this? General Masterplan for town property Is needed - aesthetics, maintenance of town buildings, salt barn, future plan, multi-purpose uses for the future. Housing Affordability Housing: year-round people Housing Affordability Affordable housing should be called Community Housing Housing Affordability scarcest resource=land Housing Affordability need ability to have apartments Housing Affordability reality of seasonal workers- how to accommodate (big club 97 people): clubs, landscapers, non-profits Housing Affordability zones for multiple people in one complex/house Housing Affordability seasonal rentals are taking up rentals that could be year-round Housing Affordability does code allow for apartments and buildings? Restrictions are health related Housing Affordability how many actual units could result from the proposed zoning. Housing Affordability how much could the sewer system handle? Can we redo/upgrade it? Southold Town Zoning Update Forum - Fishers Island Hamlet Focus Housing Affordability accessory apartments > good idea> rentals Housing Affordability how can community housing allow the building of equity for the people in that housing Housing Affordability Walsh Park > shift to be able to build equity - is more of a bank, less of a land owner Housing Affordability need workforce housing that allows opportunity to build equity Housing Affordability homeowners may move for summer and rent main house Housing Affordability Add a category of Community Housing that is not tied to income or less limited than the standard restrictions. Housing Affordability Temporary workforce housing: Yes Housing Affordability Housing affordability: Yes, (Gate Housing) Housing Affordability Does Island Marine allow residential? Should it allow affordable accessory apartments? Housing Affordability Stop calling it affordable housing — call it 'community housing' or 'workforce housing' Housing Affordability Does architectural review come under zoning? Housing Affordability New code does address some needs but would like to push for development of more structures/people per lot in a holistic way Housing Affordability Infrastructure impacts need to be considered Housing Affordability Gatehouse lots — how dense? Year-round vs seasonal? Self-build possible? Housing Affordability Community-driven housing vs Open Market-driven housing Housing Affordability Make some lots affordable for self-builds + equity Housing Affordability Don't trigger restrictive NYS 'affordable housing' rules that could undermine Walsh Park's efforts. Natural Resources Navy Property - R-400 Natural Resources HHC - open space Natural Resources Coastal rules & Residential Rules protect eel grass, ponds/aquifers Natural Resources Contractors yards - need to landscape property so work trucks/materials are screened from view Natural Resources Educate about and encourage native trees, and not invasive trees Natural Resources How do we protect aquifer + ponds? Natural Resources Regulate water wells? Bypass regulation → Health Dept. Natural Resources Are there changes to the Marine zone that have better protections for natural resources? Does that come with stricter environmental regulations - Mobil Station runoff for example. Natural Resources Tree protections Natural Resources Closer look at New open space overlay at parade ground to ensure we aren't losing any land that could be used another way to benefit the island. Natural Resources Parking at ferry: upgrade Pervious parking with trees for shade and uptake of stormwater