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SOUTHOLD TOWN ZONING UPDATE
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Zoning Update Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes
(Zoom only)
October 23, 2025 1-2pm
Attending: Erin Argo, Patricia Kirkpatrick, George Kewin, Bruce Nelligan, Jim Rich,
Kevin Stuessi, Leslie Weisman, Heather Lanza
1. Review Changes in Proposed Zoning that Affect Future Community Housing
• Accessory apartment in a house: 1.5 bathrooms allowed
• Commercial zones.
o Not less than ½ affordable (instead of ½ and ½)
o Size limit OK for accessories
o (caretaker) Employee Dwelling Accessory Apartment & Accessory
apartment in accessory building. Can those be combined into one?
And then it can be rented to either an employee of the business on
that property or to someone who proves they are employed
somewhere in the Town.
• Farm Worker Housing: Allow them to use an existing structure which might
already have a basement.
o No basement rule only for new construction.
o If farm ceases, what can be done to keep that as attainable housing?
Specifically restrict it community housing if the owner of the farm
wants to keep using them even though they aren’t a bona fide farm
operation.
o And generally, recommend allowing the farm workers occupying
the housing to be employed by any Southold Town farm operation,
not just the farm they live on.
2. Zoning Update Advisory Subcommittee Progress
• Powerpoint from Bruce about their progress on development standards
and bulk schedules.
• Analysis of conformity of existing parcels.
• Draft bulk schedule for residential
• Comparison of definitions from nearby towns
• Concept for new bulk schedules
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• commercial objective development standards will be coming soon, too.
• Next: Bruce & George will finish the tables put them up on Google Drive
for our comments.
• Consideration for Lot coverage – two types: building and other (e.g. East
Hampton does this).
3. Next Meeting Date:
Monday, November 10, 2025, at noon (for one hour)
Continue to review the development standards