HomeMy WebLinkAboutKOA - 1976TOURIST CAMP PERMIT
PERMIT is hereby issued to Eastern Long Island Kampgrounds,
Inc. for the establishment, maintenance and operation of a tourist
camp to contain not more than 51 units (increasing the original
permit on Section I, dated August 12, 1976, from 73 sites to 124
sites) on premises located on the south side of County Route 27
and generally bounded northerly by County Route 27; easterly by
Queen Street and land of Bolling; southerly by land of the Village
of Greenport; and westerly by lands of Fenno, Francisco and
Sledjeski.
THIS LICENSE is issued pursuant to a resolution adopted by
the Town Board of the Town of Southold on November 9, 1976, a copy
of which is attached hereto and this license is subject to all of
the terms and conditions set forth in said resolution.
JUDITH T. TERRY
TOWN CLERK
WHEREAS, Eastern Long Island Kampgrounds, Inc. has filed an
application and plan with the Town Clerk for a permit to operate a
tourist camp to be located at the southwest corner of Queen Street
and County Route 27 near the Village of Greenport, pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 88 of the Code of the Town of Southold, and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by this Board with respect
to said application on the 9th day of November, 1976, at which
time all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard
with respect to said application, and
WHEREAS, the applicant has obtained the approval of the
Southold Town Planning Board of the site plan, and special exception
approval of the Southold Town Board of Appeals, all in accordance
with Chapter 100 of the Code of the Town of Southold, and
WHEREAS, this Board has examined said plan of the proposed
tourist camp which consists of 51 units (Section II) and 73 units
(Section I); an administration building with a swimming pool
adjacent thereto and a parking field comprising 20,000 square feet
likewise adjacent to said administration building and two satellite
buildings which said plan appears to be in compliance with the
provisions of the Code of the Town of Southold,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
A tourist camp permit is hereby granted to Eastern Long Islanc
Kampgrounds, Inc. for the establishment, maintenance and operation
of a tourist camp to contain not more than 124 units on premises
located on the south side of County Route 27 and generally bounded
northerly by County'Route 27; easterly by Queen Street and land of
Bolling; southerly by land of the Village of Greenport; and west-
erly by lands of Fenno, Francisco and Sledjeski, and the Town Clerk
is hereby directed to issue such permit, subject, however, to the
following terms and conditions, to wit:
a. That the public water supply and sanitary sewage disposal
to the premises for which said permit is issued shall be supplied
by the Incorporated Village of Greenport at the sole cost and
expense of the applicant which said water supply and sewage disposal
systems shall comply with all of the requirements of all agencies
having jurisdiction thereof, and said water supply and sewage
disposal systems shall be installed and in operation prior to the
occupancy of the premises for any purposes whatsoever.
b. That in the event that any portion of the premises located
within 100 feet Of the land owned by the Village of Greenport is
utilized for campgrounds or trailer sites, a six foot chain link
or equivalent type fence shall be erected and maintained along the
boundary line of said land of the Village of Greenport. That
prior to April 1, 1977 the applicant shall erect and maintain a
similar type fence along the entire boundary line of applicant's
premises abutting the lands of Fenno, Francisco and Sledjeski.
c. That the portion of applicant's premises adjacent to
County Route 27 to a distance of 100 feet therefrom shall at all
times be maintained as a landscaped buffer zone and no buildings
or structures of any type whatsoever except au identification sign
shall be erected or maintained therein. That the type and location
of landscaping within said buffer zone shall be of the type hereto-
fore approved by the Planning Board of the Town of Southold; that
in the event that County Route 27 shall be widened, altered or
relocated said buffer zone shall be extended so that said buffer
zone shall at all times extend 100 feet from said highway.
d. That to minimize traffic hazards that may occur by reason
of trailer vehicles entering and leaving said premises, suitable
turnoff or deceleration lanes or such other highway facilities as
the agency having jurisdiction of County Route 27 shall prescribe
shall be provided and constructed prior to the use of any portion
of the premises for tourist camp uses.
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e. That in order to provide suitable access to the premises
over Queen Street, a 33 foot wide town highway, the same will be
required to be widened to 50 feet along its entire length. Prior
to the occupancy of the premises for tourist camp purposes, the
applicant shall at its own expense improve ~nd pave a 17 foot
strip along the entire westerly boundary of ~ueen Street in accord-
ance with the present town highway requirements snd when so
improved and paved, dedicate the same to the Town of Southold.
f. That the portion of the premises extending from a point
100 feet south of County Route 27 to a point 600 feet south of
County Route 27 shall be restricted to open recreational uses with
no structures erected thereon. The term "structures" when used
herein is intended and construed as not to prohibit the erection
and maintenance in said open recreational area of suitable fences,
facilities and equipment necessary and incidental to the open
recreational activities to be conducted thereon.
g. That the premises for which a permit is hereby authorized
shall be used only for the purpose of operating thereon camp-
grounds franchised by Kampgrounds of Americsn, Inc., in accordance
with all of the ordinances, laws and regulations of the Town of
Southold and other governmental agencies having jurisdiction there-
of and no buildings or structures shall be erected or maintained on
the premises nor shall the premises be used for any use except the
uses specified herein and uses accessory and incidental thereto.
h. That a parking lot of at least 20,000 square feet in area
to be constructed in accordance with the Southold Town highway
specifications located adjacent to the main administration build-
ing shall be completed prior to the use of the premises for touris~
camp purposes.
i. That except as otherwise provided herein, said tourist
camp shall be constructed, maintained and operated in compliance
with the site plan approval granted by the Southold Town Pl~uning
Board on June 21, 1976; the special exception use granted by the
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Southold Town Board of Appeals on July 22, 1976; aud the terms
and conditions of Chapter 88 of the Code of the Town of Southold.
j. That the fee for such license authorized hereby shall be
$510.00 for Section II, and any and all sums in excess thereof
heretofore paid by the applicant to the Town Clerk are hereby
directed to be refunded to the applicant.
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EASTERN LONG ISLAND KOA - PUBLIC HEARING - NOVEMBER 9, 1976
Public hearing was held on November 9th,
were present:
Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia
Justice Martin Suter
Justice Louis M. Demarest
Justice Francis Doyen
1976 at 3:30 p.m.
The following
Justice Demarest read the notice of hearing.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a hearing will be held by the Town Board of the
Town of Southold at the office of the Supervisor, 16 South Street, Greenport, New
York, on Tuesday, November 9, 1976 at 3:30 o'clock p.m., in the matter of the
application of Eastern Long Island Kampgrounds, Inc. for permission to establish
and operate a tourist camp (section 2) on the westerly side of Queen street,
Greenport, New York.
All persons interested in said matter shall appear at the time and place
above specified and will be given an opportunity to be heard.
Dated: October 26, 1976 BY ORDER OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
JUDITH T. TERRY, TOWN CLERK
Justice Demarest presented proofs of publication in the Suffolk Times and the
Long Island Traveler/Watchman. He also presented proof that it was placed on
the Town Clerk's Bulletin Board at the Town Clerk's Office, Southold.
Supervisor: You have heard the judge read the legal notice, the proper advertising
in the official paper and one other~ posting of the same on the Town Clerk's
Bulletin Board. Is there anyone that would like to speak in favor of granting
this application?
Richard Wilton: We have made application to the Town Board to increase the
number of sites from 73 presently approved, to 124 sites which is an increase
of 51 sites. As this application is in conformance with all ordinances and
regulations of the Town of Southold, we are requesting a speedy approval so that
we may incorporate certain parts of Section II in the construction that is
presently being done.
Supervisor: Does anyone else wish to speak on this application?
Sherley Katz: What was the exchange between Sections I and II?
Mr. Wilton: We gave up one site in Section I and picked up one site in Section II.
It would be something like 72 sites in Section I and 52 sites additional. It is
complicated how it was worded by the Board of Appeals.
Mrs. Katz: How many sites will you have?
Mr. Wilton: 124 total.
Supervisor: Anyone else? Anyone wish to speak in opposition? Anyone wish to
speak in either direction? Hearing none, we will call the hearing to a close and
the Board will make a decision shortly.
Respectfully submitted,
Muriel Brush, Secretary
EASTERN LONG ISLAND KOA - PUBLIC HEARING - NOVEMBER 9, 1976
Public hearing was held on November 9th, 1976 at 3:30 p.m.
were present:
Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia
Justice Martin Suter
Justice Louis M. Demarest
Justice Francis Doyen
The following
Justice Demarest read the notice of hearing.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a hearing will be held by the Town Board of the
Town of Southold at the office of the Supervisor, 16 South Street, Greenport, New
York, on Tuesday, November 9, 1976 at 3:30 o'clock p.m., in the matter of the
application of Eastern Long Island Kampgrounds, Inc. for permission to establish
and operate a tourist camp (section 2) on the westerly side of Queen Street,
Greenport, New York.
Ail persons interested in said matter shall appear at the time and place
above specified and will be given an opportunity to be heard.
Dated: October 26~ 1976 BY ORDER OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
JUDITH T. TERRY, TOWN CLERK
Justice Demarest presented proofs of publication in the Suffolk Times and the
Long Island Traveler/Watchman. He also presented proof that it was placed on
the Town Clerk's Bulletin Board at the Town Clerk's Office, Southold.
Supervisor: You have heard the judge read the legal notice, the proper advertising
in the official paper and one other, posting of the same on the Town Clerk's
Bulletin Board. Is there anyone that would like to speak in favor of granting
this application?
Richard Wilton: We have made application to the Town Board to increase the
number of sites from 73 presently approved, to 124 sites which is an increase
of 51 sites. As this application is in conformance with all ordinances and
regulations of the Town of Southold, we are requesting a speedy approval so that
we may incorporate certain parts of Section II in the construction that is
presently being done.
Supervisor: Does anyone else wish to speak on this application?
Sherley Katz: What was the exchange between Sections I and II?
Mr. Wilton: We gave up one site in Section I and picked up one site in Section II.
It would be something like 72 sites in Section I and 52 sites additional. It is
complicated how it was worded by the Board of Appeals.
Mrs. Katz: How many sites will you have?
Mr. Wilton: 124 total.
Supervisor: Anyone else? Anyone wish to speak in opposition? Anyone wish to
speak in either direction? Hearing none, we will call the hearing to a close and
the Board will make a decision shortly.
Respectfully submitted,
Muriel B~u sh,/~ecretary
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that a hearing will be held by the
Town Board of thc Town of
Southold at the office of thc
Supervisor. 16 South Street,
Greenport, New York. on Tuts
day, November 9, 1076 al 3:30
o'clock P.M,, in the matter of the
application of Eastern Long Is-
laud Kampgrounds, Inc. t~)r per-
mission to establish and operate a
tourist camp (section 2) on thc
westerly side of Qneen Street,
Greenporh New York.
All pcrsons interested in said
matter shall appear at the time
a~ld place above specified and will
be given an opportunity to be
heard.
DATED: October 20, 1'47~
BY ORDER OF THE
SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
JUDITH T. TERRY
TOWN CLERK
1T-10/28
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
STATE OF NEW YORK
Sher[ey KarT, being duly sworn, says that she is an
Editor, of THE LONG ISLAND TRAVELER-WATCHMAN,
a public newspaper printed at £outhold, in Suffolk County;
and that the notice of which the annexed is a printed copy,
?,as been published in said Long island Traveler-Watch-
man once each week for ......... ! .............................. weeks
successively, commencin~ on the ...-,~.,~ ................................
19..~...t..
Sworn to before me this ....... :;}...~. .......... doy o,
.............. ................. Jz .......
I~'rHEL PALtADINO
NOTARY PUBLIC, State et New Y~rk
No. 52-4628953
Qualified in Suffolk County
Commission Expires March 30, i978
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that a hearing will be held by the
Town Board of thc Town ot
Southold at the office of the
Supervisor, 16 South Street,
Greenport. New York, on Tues-
day, November 9. 1976 at 3:30
o'clock P.M.. in the matter of the
application of Eastern Long ls~
land Kampgrounds. Inc. for per-
mission to establish and operate a
tourist camp (section 21 on the
westerly side of Queen Street,
Greenport, New York.
All persons interested in said
matter shall appear at the time
and ph~ce above specified and will
be given an opportunity to be
heard.
DATED: October 2t~. 1~Th
BY ORDER OF THE
SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
JUDITH T. TERRY
TOWN CLERK
IT-10/28
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK I, ss:
STATE OF NEW YORK I
Sherley Katz, being duly sworn, says that she is an
Editor, of THE LONG ISLAND TRAVELER-WATCHMAN,
a public newspaper printed at Southold, in Suffolk County;
and that the notice of which the annexed is a printed copy,
has been published in said Lonrq Island Traveler-Watch-
man once each week for ........ ~( .............................. weeks
successively, commencing on the ...fl.,.~. .............................
~ay of ..... ,,.,, ........................... 19...J.~:...
.................. t: ............. t. ........... '. .......................... *: ........
Sworn to before me this ....:¥.:./ .............. ~c:y o,
...j,::.'...:.:..;,~d ................ 19..t..~ .
ETHEL PALLADINo
LEGAL ~O'rlCE
NOTICE OF HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that a hearing will be held by the
Town Board of the Town of
Southold at the office of the
Supervisor, 16 South Street,
Greenpert, New York, on
Tuesday, November 9, 1976 at
3: 30 o'clock P.M., in the matter o!
the application of Eastern Long
Island Kampgroands, Inc. for
permission to establish and
operate a tourist camp (section
2) on the westerly side of Queen
Street, Greenport, New York.
All persons interested in said
matter shall appear at the time
and place above specCled and
will be given an opportunity to be
heard.
DATED: October 26, 1976
BY ORDER OF THE
SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
JUDITH T. TERRY
TOWN CLERK
1TO28--2495
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK,
STATE OF NEW YORK, ~ ss:
.............................. bein u Sworn.
says that ' is Printer and Publisher of the SUFFOLK
WEEKLY TIMES, a newspaper published ~rt Greenport, in said
county; and that the notice, of which the annexed is ~ printed
copy, has been published in the said Suffolk Weekly/ Times
once in each week, tor '; ~- ' . .......... weeks
successively commencing on t~e ..........................
Sworn to before jm~ this . ,.~..~ ......
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that a hearing will be held by the
Town Board of the Town of
SouthoId at the office of the
Supervisor, 16 South Street,
Greenport, New York, on
Tuesday, November 9, 1976 at
3:30 o'clock P.M., in the matter of
the application of Eastern Long
Island Kampgroands, Inc. for
permission to establish and
operate a tourist camp (section
2) on the westerly side of Queen
Street, Greenport, New York.
All per~ons interested in said
matter shall appear at the time
and place above s~lfied and
will be given an Ol~ity to be
heard. · ·
DATED: October 26, 1976
BY ORDER OF THE
SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
JUDITH T. TERRY
TOWN CLERK
1TO28--2495
COUIqTY OF SUFFOLK,
STATE OF I~EW YORK, ~ ss:
~ :::... ~. .... ~ being duly Sworn,
says that .... : :~: is Printer and Publisher of the SUFFOLK
WEEKLY TIMES. a newspaper published ~xt Greenport, in said
county; and that the notice, of which the annexed is u printed
copy, has been published in the said Suffolk Weekly Times
once in each week, for ........................... weeks
successively oommencing on the ~-,,: :,: --c. ,~ ~ ,
day of ..... -.~..%: .... ¥-, ..... 19..... '-
Sworn to before me this . ..~.~. ..... !
day o,.. ..... 10y..z.:. }
....... .~..~..~ ......... . .~. ¥.? ..... .~ ..........
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that a hearing will be held by the
Town Board of the Town of
Southold at the office of the
Supervisor, 16 South Street,
Greenpor~ New York, on
Tuesday, November 9, 1976 at
3:30 o'clock P.M., in the matter of
the application of Eastern Long
Island Kampgrounds, Inc. for
permission to establish and
operate a tourist camp (section
2) on the westerly side of Queen
Street, .G ~r~r~ort, New York.
All p~ol~.~;t~terested in said
matter s~ll~p~ 9_t the time
and place' ab~e ~tfied and
will be given an opportunity to be
heard.
DATED: October 26, 1976
BY ORDER OF THE
SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
JUDITH T. TERRY
TOWN CLERK
1TO28--2495
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK,
STATE OF IVEW YORK, ~ ss:
........ '' ~'~' :~'~:'~ being duly Sworn,
says that .. :~... is Printer and Publisher of the SUFFOLK
WEEKLY TIMES, a newspaper published ~rt Greenport, in said
county; and that the notice, of which the annexed is u printed
copy, has been published in the s~id Suffolk Weekly Times
once in each week, for ~ ~ ) weeks
successively commencing on the ..... .),?:.. 7~..~,~: .~j: ......
day of "' !:~ .'~Ji~'. ....... 19.~i ..
Sworn to before me this .
day ,of . .(./'~ ~..~.~..'~.. ...... 19~..~.. !
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that a hearing will be held by the
Town Board of the Towu o]
Sot~thold at the office of thc
Supervisor. 16 South Street.
Greenport. New York. on Tues-
day, November q, 1970 at 3:30
o'clock P.M., in the matter of the
application of Eastern Long Is-
land Kampgrounds, Inc. for per-
mission to establish and operate a
tourist camp Isection 2) on the
westerly side of Queen Street.
Greenport, New York.
All persons interested b said
matter shall appear at the time
and place above specified and will
be given an opportunity to be
heard.
DA]ED: October 26. 1~71~
BY ORDER OF THE
SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
JUDITH T. TERRY
TOWN CLERK
IT-I0/28
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK ~ ss
SFATE OF NEW YORK J
Sherley Katz, being duly sworn, says that she is an
Editor, of THE LONG ISLAND TRAVELER-WATCHMAN,
a public newspaper printed at Southold, in Suffolk County;
and that the notice of which the annexed is a printed copy,
has been published in said Long Island Traveler-Watch-
/
man once each week for .......... /. ............................ weeks
successively, commencing on the ./.(:.:.~ ................................
19.;:.: ....
day of ..... ,.~;.,...:,,.,,'.~,:.:.., .............. ,
Sworn to before me this , "/ day or
T z ....... 19..,~..,.,.
STATE OF NEW YORK:
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK:
SS:
JUDITH T. TERRY, Towm
Southold, New York, being duly sworn,
age of twenty-one years; that on the
1976 she affixed a notice of which
notice is a true copy,
most public place
York,
Clerk of the Town of
says that she is over the
26th day of 0ctober
the annexed printed
in a proper and subs,tantial manner,
in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County,
to wit:-
Town Clerk Bulletin Board,
Main Road, Southold,
Town Clerk Office
N.Y. 11971
in a
New
Notice of Hearing - in the matter of the application of Eastern
Long Island Kampgrounds, Inc. for permission to establish and
operate a tourist camp (section 2) on the westerly side of Queen
Street, Greenport, New York. - 3:30 P.M., Tuesday, November 9, 1976,
office of the Supervisor, 16 South Street, Greenport, New York.
Sworn to before me this
26th day of October
Public
[I. IZAB~TH ANN N[VILL~
NOTARY P~J9%IC, Stat~ of New York
Ttrm Expires March 30, 19
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a hearing will be held by the Town
Board of the Town of Southold at the office of the Supervisor,
16 South Street, Greenport, New York, on Tuesday, November 9,
1976 at 3:30 o'clock P.M.~ in the matter of the application of
Eastern Long Island Kampgrounds, Inc. for permission to establish
and operate a tourist camp (section 2) on the westerly side of
Queen Street, Greenport, New York.
Ail persons interested in said matter shall appear at the time
and place above specified and will be given an opportunity to be
heard.
DATED: October 26, 1976
BY ORD~ OF THE
SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
JUDITH T. TERRY
TOWN CLERK
PLEASE PUBLISH ONCE, OCTOBER 28, 1976,
AFFIDAVITS OF PUBLICATION TO JUDITH T.
ROAD, SOUTHOLD, NEW YORK 11971.
AND FORWARD THREE (3)
TERRY, TOWN CLERK, MAIN
Copies to ~he following:
Long Island Traveler,
The Suffolk Times
Richard C. Wilton
Ino ·
Eastern Long Island KOA
Franchisee of Kampgrounds of America, Inc.
October 18, 1976
Judith T. Terry
Town Clerk
Main Road
Southold, New York 11971
Dear Mrs. Terry:
Attached you will find the Tourist Camp Permit and S~te Plans
revised per your request of October 1~, 1976.
£ have indicated ~1 sites on line six for section 2 which brings
the total for sections one and two to 12~ sites.
The site plans have been color coded with the section 1 sites
colored BLUE. The sites remaining uncolored on the plan are
those included in section 2.
Richard C. Wilton
RCW/jw
JUDITH T. TERRY
TOWN CLERK
PoEGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS
TELEPHONE
765-3783
October 15, 1976
Eastern Long Isl~md Kampgrounds,
p. o. Box 89
Greenport, New York ll9h&
Dear Mr. Wilton:
I am returning herewith your application, in
duplicate, and two maps describing your touris~ camp
application. The application should indicate only
51 sites you are now applying £or in part 2, a~d the
map should indicate the original sites approved under
part 1, and those now being applied £or in part 2.
Very truly yours,
ith T. Terry~
Town Clerk
APPLICATION FOR TOURIST CAMP PERMIT
TO THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD:
1. Name of Applicant EASTERN LONG ]ISLAND K~GROUNDS, INC.
2. Address of Applicant PO Box 89, Greenport, New York
3. Location of Proposed Tourist Camp 690 Queerd~ Street, Greenpnrt, N. Y.
4. Total Area of land upon which Tourist Camp is to be established 22 ACRES
5. Zoning District of land upon which Tourist Camp is to be established "B" Light
Business District ~.13 acres; "M-l" General Multiple Residence District 18.87 Acres
6. Total number of sites to be provided within the Tourist Camp ~1
7. Type of surfacing of all streets within the Tourist Camp Asphslt or oil & stone
8. Sources of water supply (when water supply is from a source other than that of a
municipal supply system, applicant must submit with application approval of such
water supply system by the Suffolk County Department of Health. )
Village of Greenport will supply water
9. Method of sewage disposal (If other than municipal sewer system, applicant must
submit with application approval of appropriate Suffolk County agency having jur-
isdiction thereof. )
Village of Greenpnrt will dispose of sewage
10. Method of surface water draiuage Combination of regrading and percolation
into ground
11. Method of collection and disposal of garbage from tourist camp and frequency
thereof colle~te~ in dumpsters and carted away by ]aec1 g~rb~g~ ~m~y ~ requested
12. Name and address of person to have direct management and supervision of the
tourist camp Richard C. Wilton, RR#1 Box 9lA, Mattituck~ N. Y. llgg?
13. Type and location of lighting system See lighting plan submitted with Section I
14. Type of screening to be provided See planting schedule submitted with Section I.
Applicant must submit with his application the required fee and a complete plan
of the proposed tourist camp, which shall be prepared by a licensed land surveyor
or engineer, together with a metes and bounds description of the property upon
which the tourist camp is to be established. The plan must be drawn to scale and
show thereon all proposed roadways and/or driveways; the proposed sewage disposal
system; the proposed water supply system; the proposed lighting system; the
location and dimensions of all sites; the location of all screening; and the size,
location and dimensions of all present and proposed buildings and structures within
the tourist camp.
Dated:
A ppli c ant
ATTATCHMENTS:
K0A site plan dated 8/23,/76
NOTE : This application is being submitted to increase the number of sites
from 73 to 12h.
APPLICATION FOR TOURIST CAMP PERMIT
TO THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD:
1. Name of Applicant EASTERN LONG ISLAND KAMPGR0~NDS, INC.
2. Address of Applicant PO Box 89~ Greenport, New York llghh
3. Location of Proposed Tourist Camp 690 Queen Street, Greenport, N. Y. llghh
4. Total Area of land upon which Tourist Camp is to be established
2h ACRES
10.
11.
Zoning District of land upon which Tourist Camp is to be established "B" Light
Business District 5.13 acres; "M-l" General Multiple Residence, District 18.87 acres.
Total number of sites to be provided within the Tourist Camp
Type of surfacing of all streets within the Tourist Camp Asphalt or oil 5 stone
Sources of w&ter supply (when water supply is from a source other than that of a
municipal supply system, applicant must submit with application approval of such
water supply system by the Suffolk County Department of Health. )
Village of Greenport will mupplywater.
Method of sewage disposal (If other than municipal sewer system, applicant must
submit with application approval of appropriate Suffolk County agency having jur-
isdiction thereof. )
Village of Greenoort will dispose of sewage
Method of surface water drainageCombination of regrading and percolation
into ground
Method of collection and disposal of garbage from tourist camp and frequency
thereof Collected in dumpsters and carted away by local ~arbage comparkv as raq. i~.
12. Name and address of person to have direct management and supervision of the
tourist camp Richard C. Wilton: RR~i Box 9lA, Mattituck, N. Y. ll9g2
13. Type and location of lighting system see lighting plan submitted with Section I
14. Type of screening to be provided see planting schedule submitted with Section I.
Applicant must submit with his application the required fee and a complete plan
of the proposed tourist camp, which shall be prepared by a licensed land surveyor
or engineer, together with a metes and bounds description of the property upon
which the tourist camp is to be established. The plan must be drawn to scale and
show thereon all proposed roadways and/or driveways; the proposed sewage disposal
system; the proposed water supply system; the proposed lighting system; the
location and dimensions of all sites; the location of all screening; and the size,
location and dimensions of all present and proposed buildings and structures within
the tourist camp.
Dated: ~/~/~
ATTATCHMENTS:
KOA Site Plan dated 8/23/76
~OTE: This application is being submitted to increase the number of sites
from 73 to
TOURIST CAMP PERMIT
PERMIT is hereby issued to Eastern Long Islaud Kampgrounds,
Inc. for the establishment, maintenance and operation of a tourist
camp to contain not more than 73 units on premises located on the
south side of County Route 27 and generally bounded northerly by
County Route 27; easterly by Queen Street and land of Bolling;
southerly by land of the Village of Greenport; and westerly by
lands of Fenno, Francisco and Sledjeski.
THIS LICENSE is issued pursuant to a resolution adopted by
the Town Board of the Town of Southold on August 12, 1976, a copy
of which is attached hereto and this license is subject to all of
the terms and conditions set forth in said resolution.
J-JDITH T. TERRY~
Town Clerk
WHEREAS, Eastern Long lsland Kampgrounds. Inc. has filed an
application and plan with the Town Clerk for a permit to operate a tourist
camp to be located at the southwest corner of Queen Street and County Route
27 near the Village of Greenport, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 88
of the Code of the Town of Southold, and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by this Board with respect to
said application on the 10th day of August, 1976, at which time all interested
persons were given an opportunity to be heard with respect to said application,
and
WITEREAS, the applicant has obtained lhe approval of the Southold
Town Planning Board of the site plan, and special exception approval of the
Southold Town Board of Appeals, all in accordance with Chapter 100 of the
Code of the Town of Southold, and
WITEREAS, this Board has examined said plan of the proposed
tourist camp which consists of 73 units; an administration building with a
swimming pool adjacent thereto and a parking field comprising 20,000 square
feet likewise adjacent to said administration building and two satellite build-
ings which said plan appears to be in compliance with the provisions of the
Code of the Town of Southold,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
A tourist camp permit is hereby granted to Eastern Long Island
Kampgrounds, Inc. for the establishment, maintenance and operation of a
tourist camp to contain not more than 73 units on premises located on the
south side of County Route 27 and generally bounded northerly by County
Route 27; easterly by Queen Street and land of Bolling; southerly by ]and
of the Village of Greenport; and westerly by lands of Fenno, Francisco and
Sledjeski, and the Town Clerk is hereby directed to issue such permit,
subject, however, to the following terms and conditions, to wit:
a. That the public water supply and sanitary sewage disposal to.the
premises for which said permit is issued shall be supplied by the Incorporated
Village of Greenport at the sole cost and expense of the applicant which said
water supply and sewage disposal systems shall comply with all of the
requirements of all agencies having jurisdiction thereof, and said water supply
and sewage disposal systems shall be installed and in operation prior to the
occupancy of the premises for any purposes whatsoever.
b. That in the event that any portion of the premises located within
100 feet of the land owned by the Village of GreenPort is utilized for camp-
grounds or trailer sites, a six foot chain link or equivalent type fence shall be
erected and maintained along the boundary line of said land of the Village of
Greenport. That prior to April 1, 1977 the applicant shall erect and maintain
a similar type fence along the entire boundary line of applicant's premises
abutting the lands of Fenno, Francisco and Sledjeski.
c. That the portion of applicant's premises adjacent to County Route 27
to a distance of 100 feet therefrom shall at all times be maintained as a
landscaped buffer zone and no buildings or structures of any type whatsoever
except an identification sign shall be erected or maintained therein. That the
type and location of landscaping within said buffer zone shall be of the type
heretofore approved by the Planning ]Board of the Town of Southold; that in the
event that County Route 27 shall be widened, altered or relocated said buffer
zone shall be extended so that said buffer zone shall at all times extend 100
feet from said highway.
d. Thai to minimize traffic hazards that may occur by reason of
trailer vehicles entering and leaving said premises, suitable turnoff or
deceleration lanes or such other highway facilities as the agency having
jurisdiction of County Route 27 shall prescribe shall be provided and construct-
ed prior to the use of any portion of the premises for tourist camp uses.
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e. That in order to provide suitable access to the premises over
Queen Street, a 33 foot wide town highway, the same will be required to be
widened to 50 feet along its entire length. Prior to the occupancy of the
premises for tourist camp purposes, the applicant shall at its own expense
improve and pave a 17 foot strip along the entire westerly boundary of
Queen Street in accordance with the present town highway requirements and
when so improved and paved, dedicate the same to the Town of Southold.
f. That the portion of the premises extending from a point 100 feet
south of County Route 27 to a point 600 feet south of County Route 27 shall be
restricted to open recreational uses with no structures erected thereon. The
term "structures" when used herein is intended and construed as not to pro-
hibit the erection and maintenance in said open recreational area of suitable
fences, facilities and equipment necessary and incidental to the open
recreational activities to be conducted lhereon.
g. That the premises for which a permit is hereby authorized shall
be used only for the purpose of operating thereon campgrounds franchised
by Kampgrounds of America, Inc., in accordance with all of the ordinances,
laws and regulations of the Town of Southotd and other governmental agencies
having jurisdiction thereof and no buildings or structures shall be erected or
maintained on the premises nor shall the premises be used for any use except
the uses specified herein and uses accessory and incidental thereto.
h. That a parking lot of at least 20, 000 square feet in area to be
constructed in accordance with the Southold Town highway specifications
located adjacent to the main administration building shall be completed prior
to the use of the premises for tourist camp purposes.
i. That except as otherwise provided herein, said tourist camp shall
be constructed, maintained and operated in compliance with the site plan
approval granted by the Southold Town Planning Board on June 21, 1976;
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the special exception use granted by the Southold Town Board of Appeal.s on ·
July 22, 1976; and the terms and conditions of Chapter 88 of the Code of the
Town o~ Southold.
j. That the fee for such license authorized hereby shall be $730.00
and any and all sums in excess thereof heretofore paid by the applicant paid
to the Town Clerk are hereby directed to be refunded to the applicant.
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ROBERT W. TASK. ER
TOWN ATTO R N E,Y
OFFIO~F~NEY
TO__LO
425 MAIN ST.
BREENPrIRT, L. I., N.Y. 11944
August 16, 1976
Hon. Judith T. Terry
Southold Town Clerk
Southold, New York 11971
Re: K.O.A. Tourist Camp License
Dear Judy:
Enclosed herewith is the formal resolution authorizing the issuance
of a tourist camp license to K.O.A. which resolution was adopted
by the Town Board at its meeting of August 12, 1976.
In issuing the license, I would suggest that you insert a clause as
follow s:
"This license is issued pursuant to a resolution adopted
by the Town Board of the Town of Southold on August 12,
1976, a copy of which is attached hereto and this license
is subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in
said resolution."
You will also note that the last paragraph of the resolution directs that
any excess fees paid by the applicant be refunded to him.
If you have any questions with respect to this matter, please call me.
Yours very truly,
ROBERT W. TASKER
RWT:MY
Enclosure
WHEREAS, Eastern Long lsland Kampgrounds, Inc. has filed an
application and plan with the Town Clerk for a permit to operate a tourist
camp to be located at the southwest corner of Queen Street and County Route
27 near the Village of Greenport, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 88
of the Code of the Town of Southold, and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by this Board with respect to
said application on the 10th day of August, 1976, at which time all interested
persons were given an opportunity to be heard with respect to said application,
and
WHEREAS, the applicant has obtained the approval of the Southold
Town Planning Board of the site plan, and special exception approval of the
Southold Town Board of Appeals, all in accordance with Chapter 100 of the
Code of the Town of Southold, and
WHEREAS, this Board has examined said plan of the proposed
tourist camp which consists of 73 units; an administration building with a
swimming pool adjacent thereto and a parking field comprising 20,000 square
feet likewise adjacent to said administration building and two satellite build-
ings which said plan appears to be in compliance with the provisions of the
Code of the Town of Southold,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
A tourist camp permit is hereby granted to Eastern Long Island
Kampgrounds, Inc. for the establishment, maintenance and operation of a
tourist camp to contain not more than 73 units on premises located on the
south side of County Route 27 and generally bounded northerly by County
Route 27; easterly by Queen Street and land of Bolling; southerly by ]and
of the Village of Greenport; and westerly by lands of Fenno, Francisco and
Sledjeski, and the Town Clerk is hereby directed to issue such permit,
subject, however, to the following terms and conditions, to wit:
a. That the public water supply and sanitary sewage disposal to the
premises for which said permit is issued shall be supplied by the Incorporated
Village of Greenport at the sole cost and expense of the applicant which said
water supply and sewage disposal systems shall comply with all of the
requirements of all agencies having jurisdiction thereof, and said water supply
and sewage disposal systems shall be installed and in operation prior to the
occupancy of the premises for any purposes whatsoever.
b. That in the event that any portion of the premises located within
100 feet of the land owned by the Village of Greenport is utilized for camp-
grounds or trailer sites, a six foot chain link or equivalent type fence shall be
erected and maintained along the boundary line of said land of the Village of
Greenport. That prior to April 1, 1977 the applicant shall erect and maintain
a similar type fence along the entire boundary line of applicant's premises
abutting the lands of Fenno, Francisco and Sledjeski.
c. That the portion of applicant's premises adjacent to County Route 27
to a distance of 100 feet therefrom shall at all times be maintained as a
landscaped buffer zone and no buildings or structures of any type whatsoever
except an identification sign shall be erected or maintained therein. That the
type and location of landscaping within said buffer zone shall be of the type
heretofore approved by the Planning Board of the Town of Southold; that in the
event that County Route 27 shall be widened, altered or relocated said buffer
zone shall be extended so that said buffer zone shall at all times extend 100
feet from said highway.
d. That to minimize traffic hazards that may occur by reason of
trailer vehicles entering and leaving said premises, suitable turnoff or
deceleration lanes or such other highway facilities as the agency having
jurisdiction of County Route 27 shall prescribe shall be provided and construct-
ed prior to the use of any portion of the premises for tourist camp uses.
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e. That in order to provide suitable access to the premises over
Queen Street, a 33 foot wide town highway, the same will be required to be
widened to 50 feet along its entire length, l~rior to the occupancy of the
premises for tourist camp purposes, the applicant shall at its own expense
improve and pave a 17 foot strip along the entire westerly boundary of
Queen Street in accordance with the present town highway requirements and
when so improved and paved, dedicate the same to the Town of Southold.
f. That the portion of the premises extending from a point 100 feet
south of County Route 27 to a point 600 feet south of County Route 27 shall be
restricted to open recreational uses with no structures erected thereon. The
term "structures" when used herein is intended and construed as not to pro-
hibit the erection and maintenance in said open recreational area of suitable
fences, facilities and equipment necessary and incidental to the open
recreational activities to be conducted thereon.
g. That the premises for which a permit is hereby authorized shall
be used only for the purpose of operating thereon campgrounds franchised
by Kampgrounds of America, Inc., in accordance with all of the ordinances,
laws and regulations of the Town of Southold and other governmental agencies
having jurisdiction thereof and no buildings or structures shall be erected or
maintained on the premises nor shall the premises be used for any use except
the uses specified herein and uses accessory and incidental thereto.
h. That a parking lot of at least 20, 000 square feet in area to be
constructed in accordance with the Southold Town highway specifications
located adjacent to the main administration building shall be completed prior
to the use of the premises for tourist camp purposes.
i. That except as otherwise provided herein, said tourist camp shall
be constructed, maintained and operated in compliance with the site plan
approval granted by the Southold Town l~Ianning Board on June 21, 1976;
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the special exception use granted by the Southold Town Board of Appeals on
July 22, 1976; and the terms and conditions of Chapter 88 of the Code of the
Town of Southold.
j. That the fee for such license authorized hereby shall be $730,00
and any and all sums in excess thereof heretofore paid by the applicant paid
to the Town Clerk are hereby directed to be refunded to the applicant.
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APPLICATION TO OPERATE TOURIST CAMP - E.L.I.KAMPGROUNDS, INC.
Public Hearing was held August 10, 1976. Present wore:
Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia
Justice Louis Demarest
Justice Martin Surer
Councilman James H. Rich, Jr.
Councilman James F. Homan
Justice Demarest read the Notice of Hearing.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a hearing will be held by the
Town Board of the Town of Southold at the Supervisor's Office,
16 South Street, Greenport, New York, on Tuesday, August 10, 1976,
at 4:30 p.m., in the matter of the application of Eastern Long
Island Kampgrounds, Inc. for permission to establish and operate
a tourist camp on Queen Street, Greenport, New York.
All persons interested in said matter shall appear at the
time and place above specified and will be given an opportunity
to be heard.
DATED: July 27, 1976
BY ORDER OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN
BOARD, JUDITH T. TERRY, TOWN CLERK
Proofs of publication were presented from the Suffolk Times aud
the Long Island Traveler - Watchman and an affidavit of posting
on the Town Clerk's bulletin board signed by the Town Clerk was
presented.
Supervisor: You have heard the judge read the legal notice of
the hearing today at 4:30 at this location, the legal advertising
in the official paper which is the Traveler of Southold and the
alternate paper, the Suffolk Times, and also the posting on the
bulletin board in the Town Clerk's Office. At this time, the
hearing is open to anyone that would like to speak in behalf of
the applicant for this application.
Richard Lark, Main Road, Mattituck, New York, speaking on behalf
of Eastern Long Island Kampgrounds, Inc. I will speak from the
presentation here. When the Board granted the change of zone
back on March 29th of this year, they had before it, this is the
proposed layout of the K0A campgrounds and the Board has also had
at prior public hearings an aerial photograph of the area showing
the 24 acres which is on the left panel and a smaller aerial
photograph showing the relationship of the property with every-
thing else. I thought for the purposes of the presentation since
we are for a use permit, we are applying for one, from the Town
Board for permission to operate a transient trailer campground,
I thought I would cover, more or less, the conditions required
in that specialized ordinance. However, since the time of granting
of the change of zone, which was on March 29th, the applicant
has obtained from the Planning Board site plan approval, which is
necessary because in order to use this land, even though it has
been zoned for multiple and business, you had to obtain a special
exception from the Board of Appeals so I will be handing for the
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record a copy of the Planning Board resolution on June 21, 1976
granting site plan approval and a copy of the Southold Town
Zoning Board of Appeals resolution under date of July 22nd
granting the special exception. Now, both of these agencies as
well as the Town Board when they adopted the change of zone,
imposed certain conditions over and above the normal zoning
requirements for the use of this property. As I run through the
ordinance, I will try to touch the bases of what the applicant
is proposing to do. Basically, he has site plan approval and
special exception approval for 73 units. The initial application
which was approved by the Suffolk County Planning Commission and
the Town Board called for 161 units but he is going in on a
Section I or Phase I for 73 units. I will be referring to these
various exhibits and then I will try to put them straight so the
rest of the crowd can see them. Part of your conditions is to
have Suffolk County Health Department approval. He has received
Suffolk County Health Department approval for Section I. They
have approved of his water and sewer layout and the general scheme
of things that he does have. One of the things that the Board is
going to have to determine and it is in the ordinance and I will
cover it in a moment, the Tourist Ordinance, is his planting
schedule, what he has planted and whether it provides suitabl®
screening. That, the PlanningBoard has approved, on a planting
schedule, on the perimeter of the property. I will refer back
to that. In order to design the sewer, the road layout, which
are required by the regulations, he had to see, these are
permanent fixtures, how it would fit in to the overall scheme of
things. You saw the road layout for the 161 sites and he proposes
a Section 2 which he hopes to get started next year and he will
have to come back for further approvals, it will be 145 sites,
but before you today is 73 sites which is this one here. This
is the one I will be speaking from. I believe the application
complies with all the requirements and fees have been paid. The
site, I think the Board is familiar with the change of zone, is
a 24 acre parcel formerly known as the Sledjeski farm which is
basically on the easterly side, the westerly side of Queen Street
and the southerly side of Middle Road CR 27. The site, due to
its geographical layout and the topography, does lend itself to
this type of use. It is surrounded by woods which is part of the
Greenport watershed, vacant property to the west and we have a
migrant camp to the east and there are some single family
residences along Queen Street. I think after the rain we have
just experienced, the property isn't experiencing any undue
puddles or anything like that at the present time. Because of
the underlying clay, cesspools are not feasible and the applicant
has entered into a contract with the Greenport Village for sewage
and also for water so that is covered, which is one of the require-
ments of your tourist ordinance. We will have an adequate supply
of water of.~sanitary quality and, of course, the Board of Health
has looked at his plans which have been prepared by McLendon,
Holzmacher and Morrel and they have given approval for this
hookup and the sewer loop and the water loop. Removal of garbage
is covered by, in the application, will be removed during the
season which will be April 1st to November 30th, which is one
of the prior conditions for the change of zone, on a daily basis
by a local contractor. There will be suitable containers around
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the convenience store or the main administration building which
is located 600 feet back from the roadway which is also another
requirement of the Board and it is located 600 feet back. In
the parking area, which has been worked out with the Building
Inspector, and found to be suitable because this is a new first
for the Town, we can't use the normal square footage for a
parking area, that he feels that adequate parking spaces have
been provided so the garbage disposal will be provided in that
area and over in the areas by the satellite buildings. Two
brown buildings which you saw on the first map of 162, stay in
the same spot. They are the wash house and bathrooms for the
use and convenience of the camper and they are hooked directly
into the sewage lines, also. I might cover that because it is
important for later on. As I indicated, the sewage lines and
everything, once they are put in, then that's it. The sewage
lines are in on a permanent basis and as the Board can see, the
main building and the two satellite buildings will be hooked.
The waterworks people in Greenport tell me there is no problem
for future expansion in continuing these loops of water down
and around and out that way. The sewage lines pretty much are
fixed, are a fixed situation. Although, the Section I is for
73 units, a lot of the permanent things are being built for the
overall thing so there wouldn't have to be any change. One of
the requirements of your ordinance is that each one of the trailer
or recreational vehicles shall be not less, shall be parked on an
area overnight where they will be sleeping, on an area 50 feet by
100 feet. Each one of these scaled blocks that you see here is
more or less rectangular or a parallelagram, are 50 by 100 feet
and that 50 by 100 feet requirement also requires that none of
the trailers be more than 30 feet from any property line or
more than 20 feet from any interior roadway. So, any recreational
vehicle parking on here, there will be ample space to have it
more than 30 feet away from the property and, also, more than 20
feet from any of the interior roads. Also,auother requirement in
your ordinance is that no two vehicles at the present time may
be parked closer than 30 feet from one another. This also does
provide ample space for that and the applicant will comply with
that. The roadways which4y°u2 see in brown and in the paving for
the parking, have to be feet wide and that is what the scale
is there and will be built to the Southold Town specifications
as required by the ordinance. The management of the tourist camp
since you are issuing a tourist camp permit or license will be
under the direct management of Mr. Wilton who will be managing
the place directly. He is the principle stockholder and
president of Eastern Long Island Kampgrounds, Inc. and he will
speak a little bit later as to how he intends to run it. The
compliance in your ordinance for notification to the police, his
phone number and registration will be made available to the
Police Department if the permit is granted by the Board. The
ordinance also provides for fire extinguishers in at least five
pound oapacity COo. They will be attached to the administration
building and spread throughout the site. I think at this time I
would like to make one point to the Board. There has been a lot
of confusion on this. If an aerial photograph were to be taken
of this when it is built, the only thing that will be seen will
be the pool and the three buildings and the roads. All of those
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squares will be underground lighting, underground wires for
lighting, underground water and electrical connections, as well
as underground sewage. It will be, basically, an open field,
the way it is today. There is not going to be any clearing
required for this first phase at all. We are not going to touch
any of the woodland because it is not required. You can see in
the aerial, it is all open farmland and, basically, it will be
the same except for the three buildings and the road which I
referred to. The screening, which is required by your regulation,
he has received site plan approval for his planting schedule.
As I understand it, he has consulted with the Soil Conservation
District in Riverhead, for types of plautings such as the Japanese
black pine, very desiduous trees. This is one of the things the
Board is going to have to approve, what he has done, and what he
proposes to do to provide a screening buffer or a scenic buffer
to keep the campground self-contained. He has provided one on
the chart which the Board has in its record, has received approval
of the Planning Board. That basically, unless the Board has some
questions on it, I have covered the main requirements of the
Tourist and Trailer Camp Ordinance. However, in addition to that,
over and above that, the Board did require certain conditions if
he was going to apply for a KOA permit to operate it as a camp-
ground, in the zone change in the spring. I will run through
those briefly so the Board has them in front of them. He was to
supply public water and sewage. I have covered that. He has a
contract with the Village of Greenport and they will be providing
it. That any portion of premises located within 100 foot, and we
are not too much involved in this in phase one as we will be in
the later phases, anything within 100 feet of the Village of
Greenport public property, he is to provide a six-foot chain link
fence. Phase I will require in certain areas on the easterly
side, but since he will be beyond 100 feet on the southerly and
westerly side, there won't be going in at the present time. That
requirement will be met as required by the Board in the change of
zone. The Board also required, as did the Suffolk County Planning
Commission, a 100 foot buffer on CR 27 which will be used as
nothing more than a landscape buffer. That has been provided.
The only thing that would ever be allowed in there would be a
directional sign with approval of the Board of Appeals. That has
be~ provided for. He is to provide a single-lane turnoff. In
other words, a deceleration lane, which will be on County property.
That has received the approval of the Suffolk County Department
of Public Works for that so that a widening of CR 27 would take
effect in front of his property so the vehicles turning in would
have an opportunity to get off the two lane, the travel lane.
The Queen Street, he has presented plans to both the Planning
Board and the Board of Appeals for the widening and to eliminate
that sharp acuteness of that angular curve going into Queen Street.
That will be complied with and Queen Street will be, as a condition
of this, widened an additional seventeen feet and that seventeen
feet will then be dedicated to the Town to coincide with its
existing 33 feet. The 600 feet as the Board knows because of the
interpretation of the Building Zone Ordinance by the Building
Inspector, in order to have a convenience store and administration
building, required a business zone on the front. The applicant
didn't want a business zone per se. The only thing he is going
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to put in there will be the check-in building. The board, to
insure that, requested a requirement that for 600 feet from the
road, there are to be no buildings. The site plan, as approved,
provides for that. The building will be located back 600 feet
and there will be no other structures, building structures,
located thereon. The applicant has proposed, as part of his
conditions, that he run it from April 1st to November 30th,
which will be a requirement for the use permit, and as the
Board also knows, the applicant also holds a XOA franchise. The
Board of Appeals, in granting the special exception, on July
2nd and I will hand this up to the Clerk, adopted all the
conditions of the Suffolk County Planning Commission which the
Town Board adopted, adopted all the Town Board conditions that
I have just covered, and in addition to the conditions of the
transient trailer ordinance. And, in addition, added two
conditions which I will have to bring to the Board's attention,
that are over and above everything we have talked about. The
first one I have alluded to is that all conditions of the tourist
and trailer camp ordinance be complied with. The second one is
that and I covered it because it is more than ample, that the
parking area be at least 20,000 square feet. In my introductory
remarks, I mentioned that this is kind of an oddball parking
situation because you have trailer vehicles and larger vehicles
than you normally figure on for retail shopping area which was
already provided for in the existing ordinance. Other than that,
those were the two conditions put on, and this site plan does
comply with them. Unless there are any questions from the Board
or anybody, I have covered the compliance aspects of the
application with our Tourist and Trailer Ordinance, the zoning
conditions imposed, the special exception conditions imposed,
and the site plan conditions imposed. Mr. Wilton would like to
take just a few minutes of the Board's time of what he intends
to do and how he intends to operate because we are here for the
permit.
Justice Surer: You said Phase I was 73?
Mr. Lark: That's correct.
Justice Suter: And Phase 2 is 1457
Mr. Lark: Total, it would be a total of 145.
Richard Wilton: This particular piece of property has several
natural plantings around it which tend to enhance the campground.
For example, this whole back portion is wooded. Along this
portion of the campground is a row of trees and shrubs. (He
showed a picture.? That picture was about this portion of the
boundary line here. Along the road here is a row of locusts
and go pretty much down all of Queen Street. The only place
where there is no screening at this time is along the back of
Leo Sledjeski's property and along this leg and across the
front of the property. Today, without that planting you can
stand anywhere along this road here and you cannot see these
12 foot storage trailers that are parked there right now. Once
this campground is populated with the travel trailers, the
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maximum height of those is about eight feet, so it will be
virtually impossible to see anything back in this property.
Today, we have planted several thousand Japanese black pine
seedlings. We are going to plant some large shrubs as indicated
on this plan on the back of Leo Sledjeski's house and along the
side road here to give him some more buffer. The plantings were
suggested by a fellow named Barnett in Riverhead, with the Soil
Conservation District. We chose Japanese black pine mainly
because of the rapid growth. They are suitable for poor soil
conditions and they are suitable for near the seashore which is
where the property is. The interior of the campground will be
populated with desiduous trees and pine trees,at about every
other site there will be a tree. There will be sporadic planting
to break up the view. This was worked out with the Planning
Board and ultimately approved by them. This campground when it
is completed will be a big asset to the community. It will
promote the tourism which Greenport, Southold is desparately
needing. It will preserve the open spaces. The only thing you
will see is the three buildings if you take an aerial. The
rest is grass and trees. We will pay taxes, probably more than
if it was converted to a residential area and we will add no
children to the school system as they will not be full-time
residents. We will increase local employment. Most of our
construction will be done by local people, Southold people,
Greenport people. It will be operated by myself and my family.
It will be full-time. I think I am capable. I have a business
degree and eighteen years experience in business. Maintenance,
we will hire local people to maintain it and keep the grass cut
and the trees trimmed and the gardens clean. Another benefit,
there are several homes and a migrant labor camp which at the
present time dump their raw sewage into cesspools. Traces of
this have been found back in Moore's Woods. Once the campground
has put in their sewer line, it will come down Queen Street, the
migrant camp will be forced to hook in and the other people in
a reasonable amount of time will also have to hook into it.
Another benefit would be the use of the campground in the closed
season, with the Board's approval, for youth groups - boy scouts,
girl scouts and people like that. It would stop them from having
to use park areas and importing portable stations. My timetable
for this, assuming Board approval, is to begin the construction
almost immediately. The buildings are on the premises now and
stored in storage trailers. Our first step would be the founda-
tions and roads and put the buildings up rather quickly. We are
really surprised at the amount of support that we have received
from local service groups, the Rotary and Chamber of Commerce and
people like that. Some of our early opposition we learn now is
not really against the campground or that type of business but
the fact that we were successful in having the piece of real
estate zoning changed. I think that's what the main objection
was. Now, that that's out of the way, I think almost everybody
in the town is for the pro~ect. I would like to refer you to a
letter in the Suffolk Times that Mrs. Csajko sent to Mrs. Dorman.
I think she makes that point too that the association is not
necessarily against the KOA campground but they were against the
spot zoning that they originally thought it was. Another thing
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that was in the paper was an editorial "Breakfast with Charlie".
I think that I might be Charlie.
Mr. Lark: I would like to hand up to the Board, I have a
certified copy of the Town Planning Board resolution approving
the site plan for the 73 sites and also I have an original
signed by the Chairman of the Board of Appeals signed August
10th today of the special exception. There were two other
conditions that the Board of Appeals added and I think the Town
Board should be aware of them. The first one is that Queens
Street, there was a little ambiguity in the Town Board's original
resolution, and they in their wisdom decided that Queen Street
should be improved. In other words, it should be a 50 foot road
just south of the entrance which would be about six hundred and
some odd feet as shown on the site plan. The Queen Street
widening would be just south of where the entranceway is here and
the reason for that is that on the maps it was determined that
they are just not sure just how far that dedication went, the
original dedication, because it disappears into an unknown owner
and the road is nothing more than a driveway. That was one
condition they put in and the other condition that they put in
is in the 600 feet prohibition that they interpreted after
consulting with the Town Board and the Town Attorney, that
recreational structures such as fencing, or tennis or baseball
or other recreational uses, could be permitted since the Building
Inspector, believe it or not, requires a building permit for a
backstop. That the westerly border of the applicant's property
shall be fenced with a six-foot as far south as the Village of
Greenport and that would be this westerly border. There was some
objection at the Board of Appeals and the only real objection was
that the Town Board required fencing where the Village of Greenport
was concerned but did not require fencing where this vacant land
was concerned, so the Board of Appeals felt, they insisted that
the same requirement where if you build within 100 feet over here,
you should also put fencing over here to be consistent, so
eventually the entire property would probably be self-contained
and have a chain link fence around it. That is, basically, the
only thing added by the Board of Appeals and I will hand up the
original of the Board of Appeals, so the Town Board now has
before it the site plan, the special exception approval and the
Suffolk County Department of Planning on July 6th, since it did
involve a special exception, since it was within so many feet of
the County highway, it was sent back to them and they sent it
back for local determination as of the letter of July 6th, subject
to their original conditions which I referred to before. That
pretty much concludes.
Mr. Martocchia asked if any of the Board members had any
questions and the answer was in the negative.
Supervisor: At this time, is there anyone in the audience that
would like to speak in favor of granting this application to
operate this camp?
Mr. Bouffard: I would like to know why it has taken so long,
four years, for this plan to go through. Number two, why are we
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talking in terms of 73 instead of 160 at this time?
Supervisor: Seeing this is the first project of this mature,
I wouldn't exactly say the Town Board was dragging their feet,
they wanted to make sure that the citizens of Southold Town were
being given every opportunity for their protection, that the
community should develop p~operly. Between the Planning Board
and the Appeals Board, there are many, many conditions considered
that the proper agencies should apply to this project so it would
be a good project, if the Town Board went the final route. There
many changes to it in the beginning that, perhaps, the applications
were not good enough to satisfy the County of Suffolk as sewage
conditions were not met. On re-application to the Suffolk County
Plauning Commission, there were indications that they had arrived
at an agreement with the Village of Greenport for water and
sewage. The Planning Board, at that time, of Suffolk County
left it to local determination. Some of the considerations were
162 units, I believe. The Town Board, in their wisdom, and
advice of counsel and study of our own ordinances, indicated
that that many units couldn't come out of approximately 24 acres,
with certain areas being restricted. We came down to an area
somewhere of l~O some. Other meetings were held and between the
Planning Board and the Appeals Board, who shoved it back and forth
many times, and it touched us when the zone change hearing was
involved which was about May or June of last year. That is the
reason for some of the delays. At this point, the applicant
being late in the season, late spring, he knew he could not get
the full project going due to lack of time. So, they discussed
the possibility of doing it in stages and proposal number one is
for seventy some odd units. They worked with the Planning Board
and the Appeals Board and got it to this stage where we are today.
They say the wheels of government move slowly. I hope my answer
is satisfactory. Is there anyone else?
Mr. Gehring: My name is Robert Gehring. Actually, I was quite
startled that the parking areas are 50 by 100. I have stayed in
a lot of K0A campsites and I don't think the areas have ever been
this large. However, I was quite pleased to hear that they
wanted to go along with this. I, myself, am all for this camp-
ground. I would like to see it go through.
Leo Tillinghast: The hurricane just chased me back from
Chincoteague, Virginia, trailing my trailer behind me. I left
4 o'clock yesterday morning. When I was in Chincoteague, I stayed
in Bals Cove Campground. It has 650 sites. You talk about your
parking around the main building, the store and so forth. I
looked. I never saw more than six vehicles parked around the
site around the building and some of those were checking in.
People don't drive a car or a trailer or what have you to buy a
loaf of bread. They walk. There has been a lot of arguments
over the water that was going to be used by all these people. The
site I stayed in was 20 feet wide and 40 feet long. We had water.
We had electricity. Each trailer has its own tank which holds
body waste and it also holds sink and shower waste. Where we were
they had the showers as he will have. We didn't use it. I don't,
after four days, I would say I had about 12 gallons of water in my
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tank from my sink. The last meeting we had, I heard 200 gallons
of water a person. I don't know what they would ever do with
it. Down there in those small spaces, everyone was happy. The
Village of Chincoteague, I hadn't been there for five years.
Every house is painted. They all have flower gardens out. They
are prosperous where they certainly weren't before and they are
getting this from tourists. We went away. We stayed on the
road. Let's see, we went the second of August. We got chased
home and it cost me about $300. That $300 was spent away from
here and it was spent where these campgrounds are and it was all
spent in these villages and towns and stores. Somebody has to
benefit.
Mrs. Hulse: I am all for these csmpgrounds. We are tent people.
We are not trailer people. We are a family of six and we can't
afford to take our kids to a hotel or motel. We like camping.
We enjoy it very much. We have been married 15 years and we have
camped the biggest part of that 15 years. There has been a lot
of talk about campgrounds and camping in this area. This has
been going on for a long time. Now, this man has finally gotten
through to the people around here to bring in this campground.
When we go camping, we look for KOA because they are the best
campgrounds, they are the cleanest campgrounds. They have to
meet an awful lot of requirements in order to get their franchise.
It's not just a dump that is going to be run by somebody that
doesn't really care, that is just out for a fast buck. These men
are trying to bring money in to our area. Right now, we have
shops that open up and close down within one season. That doesn't
bring that much money into this area. I feel KOA will.
Betty Capon, Greenport: I am a taxpayer. I have been to your
meetings many times and I've always been in favor and I am
reiterating the same thing.
Ethel Quillin, Greenport: I don't have a camper but I think it
is about time we brought some more business into our town. It's
been going down, let's start building it up.
Dianne Gehring, Greenport: I would like to say that I am all
for the campsite and if I tell you why, I'll be here a long time.
Melvin Leden: (16 Main Street, Greenport) I don't own a camper
but I have been acquainted with a lot of them. I have seen what
happened in McCann's Trailer Park here in Greenport. They wish
they could have had a little better place than they have there,
near the water where they could enjoy the beach and so forth.
They tried but the Village couldn't do it so they finally ended
up in the woods which turned out to be a beautiful spot. People
come down here from the other end and they love it. They stay
there a lot longer than they are supposed to and a lot of
different things changed. I would like to go down as being in
favor of this KOA.
Dorothy Christiansen, Greenport: I am a camper and Bob and I
go for many, many trips. KOA is clean. The people are friendly.
When you get to a campsite and park next to someone, they come
over and converse and it's a family get-together all the way
around. I am in favor of this.
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Richard Hulse, Greenport: I just want to add to what my wife
says. They are beautiful places to go and I like them. In fact,
we try to get to them as often as we can and I am in favor of
this campsite.
Margaret Bush: I have camped many, many, many years, Girl Scouts
and otherwise. I am a tent camper and, locally, there is no place
for tent campers. We really need the KOA.
Rod Wells, Greenport: I have stayed in KOA's all over the
country and in Canada and I think it will be an asset to the
town and I am definitely in favor of it.
Supervisor: Does anyone else wish to speak in favor? Hearing
none, is there anyone who wishes to speak in opposition? Hearing
none, is there anyone wishing to speak in either direction? Or
for information?
Mrs. Wiggin: I am Mrs. Wiggin of the North Fork Environmental
Council. I have given a copy of the letter to the clerk that we
wrote to you on May 21st of 1975. Our feelings are still the
same as they were expressed in that letter. I do, however, have
a question. Is this the appropriate time?
Supervisor: This hearing is for the purpose of you telling us
if you are for or against it or no opinion.
Mrs. Wiggiu: My only question was I wanted to know how long this
chain link fence was going to be in the Phase I area.
Supervisor: I believe there was an agreement arrived at at one
of the most recent hearings that the property to the west of it
and I am not sure if I know the correct name of the owner. They
had two points they raised and one was they thought it was spot
zoning. The other was they thought they would like to have a
fence for protection, and something has been worked out. I
think Mr. Terry, the attorney, represented them.
Supervisor: Has everyone had the opportunity to speak that wishes
to speak? Hearing none, the Board will close this hearing and
make a determination in the very near future. Thank you for
coming.
Respectfully submitted,
Muriel Brush, g~ecretary
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that a hearing will be held by the
Town Board of the Town of
Southold at the Supervisor's Of-
rice, 16 South Street, Greenport,
New York, on Tuesday, August
10, 1976, at 4:30 p.m., in the
matter of the application of
Eastern Long Island Kamp-
grounds, Inc., for permission to
establish and operate a tourist
camp on Queen Street, Green-
port, New York.
Al1 persons interested in said
matter shall appear at the time
and place above specified and will
he given an opportunity to be
heard.
DATED: July 27., 1976
BY ORDER OF THE
SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
JUDITH T. TERRY
TOWN CLERK
IT-7/29
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK /. ss:
STATE OF NEW YORK j
Sherley Katz, being duly sworn, soys that she is an
Editor, of THE LONG ISLAND TRAVELER-WATCHMAN,
a public newspaper printed at Southold, in Suffolk County;
and that the notice of wbich the annexed is a printed copy,
has been published in said Long Island Traveler-Watch-
man once each week for ............ ~'i .......................... weeks
~uccessivel~, commencing on the ...... -5.'.'/. .............................
day of ..... ~ ~/~.:i . .......................
Sworn to before me this ...... ~,~...~....'~...~... Gay o,
............ ......... , fg..7, g
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that a hearing will be held by the
Town Board of the Town of
Southold at the Sup~'visor's
Office, 16 South l~'~et, Green-
port, New Y~ on .~l'uesday,
August 10, 1~/6, at 4:3~ P.M., in
the matter of the application of
Eastern Long Island~ Kam-
pgrotmd~ Inc. for 'perr~ion to
establish and operate ~ tourist
camp o~q~m S~, 'Green-
matte~' ~[' ~-'?~ the time
and pla~/~e ~S~ified and
will be gl~i~ opportunity to be
heard.
DATED: July 27, 1~'/6.
BY ORDER OF THE
SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
JUDITH T. TERRY
TOWN CLERK
~TJ29-24N
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, |
STATE OF NEW YORK, ? ss:
~'~ ~' being duly Sworn,
soys that ....... is Printer and Publisher of the SUFFOLK
WEEKLY TIMES, a newspaper published at Greenport, in said
county: and that the notice, of which the annexed is a printed
copy, has been published in the soid Suffolk Weekly Times
once in eoch week, for ............. :.. i .'~ .........weeks
s~ccessively commencing on the ... i'. .....................
day of ..
........ . ~ .... .~ ...... 19..
Sworn to belore me this .
day of .... ~.c~ ........ 19...~ I
.-../..Z
STATE OF NEW YORK:
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK:
SS:
JUDITH T. TERRY,
Southold, New York, being duly sworn,
age of
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notice
most public place
York,
Townn Clerk of the Town of
says that she is over the
twenty-one years; that on the 29th day of July
she affixed a notice of which the annexed printed
is a true copy, in a proper and subs,tantial manner,
Suffolk County,
Town Clerk Office
N.Y. 11971
in the Town of Southold,
to wit:-
Town Clerk Bulletin Board,
Main Road, Southold,
in a
Notice of Hearing on application of Eastern Long Island Kampgrounds,
Inc. for permission to establish and operate a tourist camp on
Queen Street, Greenport, N.Y. - Hearing date- August 10, 1976,
4:30 P.M.
~J~dith T. Terry, TQ~ Clerk
Sworn to before me this
29th day of July
19 76
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a hearing will be held by the Town
Board of the Town of Southold at the Supervisor's Office,
South Street,
at 4:30 P.M.,
Island Kampgrounds, Inc. for permission to establish and operate
a tourist camp on Queen Street, Greenport, New York.
16
Greenport, New York, on Tuesday, August 10, 1976,
in the matter of the application of Eastern Long
Ail persons interested in said matter
and place above specified and will be
heard.
shall appear at the time
given an opportunity to be
DATED: July 27, 1976.
BY ORDER OF THE
SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
JUDITH T. TERRY
TOWN CLERK
PLEASE PUBLISH ONCE,
OF PUBLICATION TO JUDITH T.
NEW YORK 11971.
JULY 29, 1976 AND FORWARD THREE (3) AFFIDAVITS
TERRY, TOWN CLERK, MAIN ROAD, SOUTHOLD,
Copies: July 27, 1976--
Long Island Traveler,
The Suffolk Times
Richard C. Wilton
C
NORTH FORK ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL, INC.
Box 311, Sou~rhold, New Yorl~ 11971
August 10, 1976
Mr. Albert Martoccl~is
Supervisor - Southold Town
16 South Street
Greenport, L. Z.
New York - 1194.4
Dear Mr. Martocchi~:
Re: ~st~blishment of K. O. A. Campground
in Greenporto
The feelings of the N~th Fork Envirommentsl
Co~ncil remain the sa~e ss expressed in our
letter to the Town Board, dated May 21~ 1975.
Copy attached.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
NORTH FORK FJ~'VIRONMFNTAL
COUh~C IL, INC.
Merlon E. W~ggt~
Pre ~ i5 e nt
MEW/iw
Attachment (!)
May 2l, 1975
Southold Town Board
16 South Street
Greenport, N.Y. 11944
Gentlemen:
The North Fork Environmental Council wishes to go on record with the
Town Board as being opposed to thc establishment of a K.O.A. Campground
in Greenport as has been ~'ecent]y [)~opos~d, ad]actmt to Moore's Wood~:,
and being pat'ticul~r]y cc)m~rm,d wi lb th~ a,lv.'~'~a, im[)aet ~-h,tt ~hc, cam})-
ground would have on [:be area. W(, [)rosel)t thi:; ~;l:al.~,m(u~t rt.,luctantl,'
because we are not in principle,()[)})osod ~o th(~ concept of camping buh
we feel this statement must be made because real and irreparable damage
will be done to the properties and resources of the people of the Town
if approval is granted as proposed. Wa oppose this development for the
following reasons:
~ ':':'q' 1-. Damage to Moore's Woods will inevitably occur. This is a project
~,,~,,~,,, that received a presideutSal citation and was the result of the
very hard work and support of many, many people. Tr;tnsients
will not treat the area with the sam~, respect and seuse of
responsibility that permanent resS dtmts would. Dama(le wS]l
resull From tho followJ~(~ ~;ot~rcc~s:
a. V h~cles such ns bicy~']{,s, moto~- bik~,s and al] terrain
w~hicles.
b. Overuse by pedestrians, both walk-through and woods
visitors.
c. Vandalism.
d. Unintentional damage by picking plants, trampling and
disturbing habitat.
e. Trash.
f. Fire.
Noise and disturban<-c ups(*ttinq anSmals and bird.~;.
2. Down-zoning
a. Once the property i~; ,]~wn-zone,l it will nr)t have to remaLn
Southo] d Town
Board -2- May 21, ]975
,1.
Thi~ is a major incr~Mse in density 1or no majo[' benefit'
for' t, ho Town [n Ut,knl'D .
'['his Js spot zollin~I dq,lillS;k 1h¢2 'l'owB Ma:;leu Plan and could
Lead to further down-zoning.
d. A large multiple zoned parcel already exists still un-
developed in the Creenport area.
This project would crowd the nearby I;own beach. At 162 sites
with a conservative estimate of 4 persons per site, ther(~
will be at least 648 new people wanting to use tile town beach
constantly throughout thc, entire bathing season.
The heavy population den:;iky will inevJtaldy destroy
fragile oco]ogy o[ rle;~rby rnlet pond, which is pre::ent
being maintained [n it s natural ,:Olt(li I ion.
5. Water Usage
One hundred sixty-two camp sites X 200 gallons per camp site
per day = 32,400 gallons per day of fresh water consumed and
sewage to be disposed of according to Suffolk County Health
Department estimates. This is a consorvaLive figure, espe-
cially if assunlcd to i~c]ude the laundromat flow. It does
not include swimming pool drainage and backwash flow. This
is especially conserw~tiv~, considt, rinq th,~t the of~ficial
figure that the Ileu]lh l~,partmenk u:;os for d~,termining waste
flow from trailer parks i:; 450 qdllon~; pe~' trailer per day.
This llSago Will, ol:: (/OtltD:{,t oecltc dtn'inq Lbo warm hall
eaeb year, which is thf~ I ime of h¢'avit~sl- demand on water and
sewer services by tho prr,:;ent popula~ ion of Lhe Town. Wate~
will be supplied by the (;~-eenpol t Waker Dk~;trict and revenno
will go to the Village bu[ the water will probably be coming
from the district wells located in Southold Town, since the
Village wells are nearly developed ~o capacity. ALlowing an
increased density on this site will in effect be taking water
from Southold Tom that could provide for service to a much
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larger area of normal one ,~cre der, lodgment. In addition, all
this water will be wast.ed l~y discharg~ te lhe Sound through the
Greenport sewage treatment ~lant ~he~'eas wii'h one acre develop-
ment it would be recharg~cl.
Sewage
Sewage will go to the Greenport sewage treatment plant and out
to Long Island Sound with only minimal primary treatment until
a new plant is built. There is no d~e iu ~,~ight for new plant
const]-uction. No acld~t~iona] wast~,s :;boule] b,~ allow(~d ~nt~ th,~
Greenport sewage treatmen[ plant unti~ ~ n~w plant ~s constructed
and completed. Ew~n then, [~he ef~[iue~I will probably not be
recharged and I~he water will
7. Police Prot(~ction
Another potentially bad trouble spot wi. ll be created by the
camp site and will require greater coverage during the heavy
summer season both of the campgrounds and thr~ beaches than
would be caused by normal one acrt, development, and will there-
fore be an additional expense to the '['own taxpayers.
For giving away some of its precious low density land and
allowing use of a]r~ady crowded Towt~ b dch ~,, V~llage woods
and County park land, the Town will. g,,t nolhing in return:
a. No open space is proposed by the development to be dedicated
to Town use; just a scenic easement.
No significant r(~venu~,s will ¥c~sull: 1o towilslCr¢ople from
camp residents. All lees will go to the camp owners,
all sales in the stores will go to camp owners and all
laundromat sales will go to camp owners. Campers tradi-
tionally spend as little money as possible. They are
camping usually because it is the cheapest way to travel.
The only foresee,bi, signi£icant [~urchases made by campers
outside of the campqrounds will b~-[or gas and auto repairs
and those will be mostly in Greenport Village, not in the
Town.
Southold Town Board
--4- May 21, 1975
Instead of
following:
q3he land will not rew,rt to single one family residential[
7. oning if the camp si~,~ fnil~; et- if the owners want to
There is no way to .li. lnil tht~ typo el
mi.~lht be made in I:hc I rtl-ute, el I he
>arcel.
The ~ finaucial ~?~>turn thitt ['tu~ Town can expect l:; in
the term of taxes and they will probably not be as groa~
in total for a seasonal camp sst, as they would bc for
normal, permanent house site development.
approving the project as submitted, we wSsh to propose the
Allow only the density, which present zonkng will permit, per-
haps allowing 2 sites per acre instead of 1 because of the
6 months seasonal use and then protect Moore's Woods with
chain link fence surrounding the woods, at the developer's
expense.
If it can be demonstrated that a need doe,~; exist in the East~
End of Suffolk County fei' additioni/l camp sites, provide fo]'
thom on public parkland a] t'cady dedic~Lcd fei- this
which can be properly control]ed and which will bring revenue
to the public rather than to a few individuals and then strictly
limit the number of sites to what the arcs can support, not to
what the tourist market w.i]l bear. If the Town feels such a
need exists they can work closely Ju con ira]etlon w'[th Count5,
and ,qtate park offScJal~; ~o son tha~ such sci-vices are oxpanJed.
Provide several dispersed smaller camp sites, which will lessen
the adverse impact on one locality.
Large camp sites should be located in non-sensitive areas of
the Island such as interior sections of Riverhead or Brook-
haven Towns. AIl campers are mobile and primarily require
a central place to camp with adequale [utilities So that all
points of interest can be e;~sil, y reechoed, l't is not necessary
for the camp site to b(~ ]oc,tted immed[~tto]y adjactmt to the
points of interest.
Eastern Long Island KOA
Franchisee of Kampgrounds of America, lnc,
GREENPORT, NEW YORK
APPLICATION FOR TOURIST CAMP PERMIT
TO THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD:
1. Name of Applicant ~"~i~i~--~~,~-_~.~.~)
2. Address of Applicant ~, ~X ~, ~~, ~ F' I1~
3. Location of Proposed Tourist Camp ~
4. Total Area of land upon which Tourist Camp is to be established
e
o
10.
Zoning District of land upon which Tourist Camp is to be established"B
Total number of sites to be prodded within the Tourist Camp
Type of surfacing of all streets within the Tourist Camp ~.~z~ ~ ~p3& ~.~,~er~
Sources of water supply (when water supply is from a source other than that of a
municipal supply system, applicant must submit with application approval of such
water supply system by the Suffolk County Department of Health. )
Method of sewage disposal ~If other than municipal sewer system, applicant must
submit with application approval of appropriate Suffolk County agency having jur-
isdiction thereof. )
11. Method of collection and disposal of garbage from tourist camp and frequency
12. Name and address of person to have direct management and supervisio,n of the
tourist camp ~]~}/-r/ ~.~) ~'~,~1 ,~.e ~/,~ ~t-//~/~._~/~. /1~,,~.~
13. Type and location of lighting system
14. Type of screening to be provided .~:~ ~Z~,~,,,~C~ ~qC~/~.~e ,
Applicant must submit with his application the required fee and a complete plan
of the proposed tourist camp, which shall be prepared by a licensed land surveyor
or engineer, together with a metes and bounds description of the property upon
which the tourist camp is to be established. The plan must be drawn to scale and
show thereon all proposed roadways and/or driveways; the proposed sewage disposal
system; the proposed water supply system; the proposed lighting system; the
location and dimensions of all sites; the location of all screening; and the size,
location and dimensions of all present and proposed buildings and structures within
the tourist camp.
Dated: ~/~
Applicant
TOWN OF SOUTIIOLD, NEW YORK
ACTION OF THE zONENG BOAI~D OF &PPEAL$
Appeal No. 2147 Dated May 25, 1976
ACTION OF TITE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOVfN OF SOUTHOLD
To Richard C. Wilton, President (Wickham &
Eastern Long Island Kampgrounds, Inc.
600 Queen Street, Greenport, N.Y.
at a irleeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals on July 22, 1976
%vas considered and the action indicated below was taken on your
( ) Request for variance due to lack of acces~ to property
(X) Request for a special exception under the Zoning Ordinance
( ) Request for a variance to the Zoning Ordinance
( )
DATE..~.~....~.2, 1976
Lark, Att. ) Appellant
the appeal
1. SPECIAL EXCEPTION. By resolution of the Board H was determined that a special exception ( ) be
granted ( ) be denied pursuant to Article .................... Section .................... Subsection .................... paragraph
.................... of the Zon~g Ordinance and ~e decision of the Building I~pector ( ) be reversed ( )
co~irmed because 9:15 P.M. (E.D.S,T.) recessed hearing upon application of
Eastern Lon9 Island Kampgrounds, Inc. by Richard C. Wilton, President,
P.O. Box 89, 600 Queen Street, Greenport, New York (Nickham & Lark,
Attorneys) for a special exception in accordance with the Zoning Or-
dinance, Article V, Section 100-50 B (5) and Article VI, Section
100-60 B (1) for permission to construct campground and trailer park.
Location of property: south side North Road (CR27) and Queen Street,
Greenport, New York, bounded on the north by CR27 (North Road); east
by Queen Street; west by Village of Greenport, now or formerly Fenno,
now or formerly Sledjeski, now or formerly Francisco; south by Village
~f G~eenport ....
2. VARIANCE. By resolution of the Board it was determined lhat
(a) Strict application of the Ordinance (would) (would not) produce practical difficulties or unnecessary
hardship because
SEE ATTACHED
(b) The hardship created (is) (is not) unique and (would) (would not) be shared by aL1 properties
alike in the immediate vicinity of this property and in the same use district because
SEE ATTACHED
(c) The variance (does) (does not) observe the spirit of the Ordinance and (would)
change the character of the district because
(would not)
SEE ATTACHED
and therefore, it was further determined that the requested variance ( ) be granted (
that the previous decisions of the Building Inspector ( ) be confirmed ( ) be reversed.
SEE ATTACHED
FORM ZB4
OF APPEALS
) be denied and
ACTION OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Eastern Long Island Kampgrounds, Inc.
After investigation and inspection the Board finds that
the applicant own approximately 24 acres on the south side of
CR27. On March 28, 1976, the southerly 18.87 acres was zoned
"M-l" and the northerly portion of approximately 5.12 acres was
zoned "B" (Light Business) by the Southold Town Bo~d, after
referral to the Planning Board and the Suffolk County Planning
Commission, which deemed the change of zone a matter of local
determination subject to compliance with the following conditions
Public water supply and sanitary sewage disposal will
be supplied by the Inc. Village of Greenport.
The number of campsites will be limited to 162 in com-
pliance with "M-l" District requirements.
3. The buildings erected on Parcel II will be only those
used in connection with transient travel campgrounds.
A 100 ft. landscaped buffer zone comprising 0.4732
acres will be provided on the northerly portion of
premises as it fronts on Middle Road (CR27).
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5. Queen Street is to be widened and improved as per Town
of Southold specifications.
The Suffolk County Planning Department has again on July 2,
1976, approved the revised plan as presented to the Board of
Appeals and as approved by the Southold Town Planning Board on
June 21, 1976, stating that the current proposed Special Excep-
tion by the Board of Appeals is a matter for .local determination
since the current proposed action of the Appeals Board is more
restrictive than the conditions set forth in the Planning Com-
mission letter of April 10, 1975.
In summary as of this date, the Board finds that the fol-
lowing agencies of County and Town government have acted as fol-
lows in this matter:
Suffolk County Planning Commission - the Commission has
reviewed this application several times and has deemed
it a matter for local determination subject to the con-
ditions set forth in their letter of April 10, 1975.
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Suffolk County Department of Health the Health Depart-
ment approval has been received and copies of approved
drawings have been sent to the Southold Town Planning
Board and Building Department as per letter dated June 9,
1976, from Richard C. Wilton for Eastern Long Island
Kampgrounds, Inc..
Suffolk County Department of Public Works - a permit
been granted for a deceleration lane subject only to
bonding.
has
Southold Town Board - after the public hearing of May 27,
1975, the Board changed the zoning to "M-l" and "B" as
previously noted subject to eight conditions enumerated
later in this action.
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Southold Town Planning Board - the Board made recommen-
dations on the Change of zone and also made reviews of
the site plans, including the final June 19, 1976, site
plan of Part I, action dated June 21, 1976.
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Village of Greenport - the Village has signed a sewage
contract with the applicant and agrees to furnish water.
The Board of Appeals - the Board held a hearing on
June 10, 1976, for a Special Exception and recessed the
hearing until further notice. Pages 16-36 of the Board
minutes of June 10, 1976, record the hearing. A public
notice of the continuation of the recessed hearing is
given in the current Town newspapers.
The Board further finds that in addition to the above actions
the following individuals or organizations have contributed an
understanding of this project for the establishment of 73 camp-
sites at the present time known as Section I:
Building Inspector - assistance in all aspects of plan-
ning including parking requirements estimated at 20,000
sq. ft. adjacent to administration building.
Southold Town Planning Board - initial recommendations
for change of zone, review of site plans, overall re-
quirements as to water, sewage, buildings, etc.
3. Holzmacher, McLendon and Murrell, Consulting Engineers -
water and sewage layout.
John Jacobsen, Traffic Engineer - traffic count of ap-
proximately 400 or less per hour on CR27 between 4:00
P.M. and 8:00 P.M. on Memorial Day Weekend. K.O.A.
studies indicate a vehicular trip total of three (3)
per day per occupant of the campsite. Usual check-in
time is between 4:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M..
5. Richard Koopman - prepared a 36-page environmental study
for the applicant.
Richard C. Wilton - a soil study noted by Mr. Wilton in-
dicates clay under a portion of the site, which will re-
quire sewer arrangements.
The Board finds that the public convenience and welfare and
justice will be served and the legally established or permitted
use of neighborhood property and adjoining use districts will not
be permanently or substantially injured and the spirit of the
Ordinance will be observed.
THEREFORE IT WAS RESOLVED, Richard C. Wilton, President,
Eastern Long Island Kampgrounds, Inc., P.O. Box 89, 600 Queen
Street, Greenport, New York be GRANTED permission to construct a
campground and trailer park on the south side of CR27 and the
west side of Queen Street, Greenport, New York, subject to the
following conditions, which include the eight conditions origi-
nally outlined by the Town Board as well as additional conditions
and interpretations of the Board of Appeals:
That public water supply and sanitary sewage disposal
to the premises which are the subject of this
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6a.
resolution be supplied by the Incorporated Village of
Greenport at the sole cost and expense of the petition-
ers which said water supply and sewage disposal systems
shall comply with all of the requirements of all agen-
cies having jurisdiction thereof, and that said water
supply and sewage disposal systems be installed and in
operation prior to the occupancy of the premises for
any purpose whatsoever.
That in the event that any portion of the premises lo-
cated within 100 feet of the land owned by the Village
of Greenport is utilized for campgrounds or trailer
sites, a 6 foot chain link or equivalent type fence
shall be erected and maintained along the boundary line
of said land of the Village of Greenport.
That the portion of the premises adjacent to County
Route 27 to a distance of 100 feet therefrom shall be
at all times maintained as a landscaped buffer zone and
that no buildings or structures of any type whatsoever
shall be erected or maintained thereon. That the type
and location of landscaping within said buffer zone be
approved by the Planning Board of the Town of Southold;
that in the event that County Route 27 shall be widened,
altered or relocated that said buffer zone shall be ex-
tended so that said buffer zone shall at all times ex-
tend 100 feet from the said highway.
That to minimize traffic hazards that may occur by rea-
son of trailer vehicles entering and leaving said prem-
ises, suitable turn-off or deceleration lanes or such
other highway facilities as the agency having juris-
diction of County Route 27 shall prescribe shall be pro-
vided.
That in order to provide suitable access to the premises
over Queen Street, a 33 foot wide Town highway, the same
will be required to be widened to 50 feet. Prior to oc-
cupancy of the rezoned premises by the owners thereof
for trailer park purposes, the owners shall at their own
expense improve and pave a 17 foot strip along the west-
erly boundary of Queen Street in accordance with the
Town highway requirements and when so improved and paved,
dedicate the same to the Town of Southold.
(added by Board of Appeals) Queen Street shall be im-
proved as far south as the southerly side of the en-
trance to the K.O.A. campground but not beyond.
That the portion of the premises extending from a point
100 feet south of County Route 27 to a point 600 feet
south of County Route 27 be restricted to open recrea-
tional uses with no structures constructed thereon.
The Board of Appeals, after consultation with the Town
Board, construes the prohibition against structures to
not prohibit fencing such as fencing which may bound the
property; suitable fencing for recreational facilities
such as tennis, baseball, and other recreational uses;
small storage structures for recreational equipment.
The westerly border of the applicant's property shall be
fenced with a 6 foot, chain link fence or equivalent as
far south as land of Village of Greenport, at which point
Condition ~2 becomes applicable.
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That any use of said premises as a campground as pro-
posed by Petitioners shall be on a seasonal basis only
for the period from April 1st to November 30th of each
year.
That said premises be used only for the purpose of op-
erating thereon campgrounds franchised by Kampgrounds
of America, Inc. in accordance with all of the ordi-
nances, laws and regulations of the Town of Southold
and other authorities having jurisdiction thereof and
that no buildings or structures shall be erected on the
premises nor shall the premises be used for any use ex-
cept the uses specified herein and uses accessory and
incidental thereto.
CONDITIONS ADDED BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS
A condition of granting this special exception is that
the applicant's site plan shall meet all requirements
of the Tourist and Trailer camp ordinance, which in-
cludes the requirement of a permit issued by the Town
Board. Among other things, minimum requirements under
this ordinance require camp sites shall be not less
than 50 x 100 feet in area located so as to be readily
accessible from roadways or driveways; constructed to
a minimum width of 24 feet; constructed in accord with
Southold Town Highway specifications. No building per-
mits may be issued until all requirements of Town or-
dinances have been met.
10.
A parking lot of at least 20,000 sq. ft. built to Town
Highway Department specifications adjacent to the main
administration building shall be provided.
Vote of the Board: Ayes: - Messrs: Gillispie, Bergen,
Hulse, Doyen.
Suffolk County Department of Planning
H. Lee Dennison Executive Office-Building
Veterans Memorial Highway
Hauppauge, New York 11787
To~ of $outhold
Board of Appeals
July 6, 1976
Petitioner: Kampgrounds of America, Inc.
~{un. File No.: 2147
S.C.P.D. File No.: SD-76-9
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the requirements of Sections 1323 to 1332 of the Suffolk
County Charter, the above captioned application which has been referred
to the Suffolk County Planning Con~ission is considered to be a matter for
local determination. ~]e decision of local determination should not be
construed as either an approval or a disapproval.
Co~ents: Subject to conditions satforth b~ the Suffoil: County Planning
Cor~nission in letter of April 10, 1975 on change of zone application SD-75-3.
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Enci:/(1) Letter o~ ~'.?~11 10, ~
Very truly yours,
Lee E. Koppe!man
Director of Planning
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Planning Board
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June 21~, 1976
Bayview, on map of minor subdivision, shown as lots numbered
4 and 5. If it meets with your approval my brother, G. H. Smith
and myself who are the owners of this property, would like to use
this property as one single lot, with the following stipulations:
that we have permission to sell to the adjoining owner Mr. Howard
Brown a small portion to enlarge his property, approximately 20'
to 30' leaving a 20' or 30' right of way to the one lot, also
removing the restriction that we have to have public water.
Thanking you for your consideration in this matter, I am
/s/ Daniel T. Smith
The Planning Board is in agreement with the above proposals.
On motion made by Mr. Coyle, seconded by Mr. Gordon, it was
RESOLVED to approve the revised map of Kampgrounds of America
dated June 19, 1976 as presented with the exception that the lot
protruding into the parking lot be converted to additional parking
which will reduce the total number of sites to 73 as shown on map
and initialled.
Th~ P]~mm~ ~r~ wm]ld au~es~ ±hat the mooi and recrestlonai
structures should be north of the administration building.
in the opinion of the Planning Board, the 600 foot depth of
the buffer zone has been reconsidered and has been found to be
inconsisteh6 with the sKape and use of the property. Therefore,
we feel 325 feet is sufficient for a buffer zone. In our opinion,
these changes ~ould be made for Section 2.
This ~ _ . . n is subject to resolving problems with the
appropriat~ ~c~z~ [odies and town attorney.
Vote o' -:.. :~,ard: Ayes: Wick_ham, Raynor, Coyie, Grebe,
Gordon.
Notion -.c~=s z:ale by Mr. Coyle, seconded by Mr. Gordon and
carried that c:.~ ~eeting be adjourned. Meeting was adjourned at
11:07 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Muriel~rush ,~ Secretary
Jo},n WI
hairman
C. EDMONDS ALLEN
June 22, 1975~
Albert Martoaahia
Tov,m Supervisor
Southold Tov~ Board
Greenport, [few York
Dear ~,:r. 1.Tartocchia,
It is hard to conceive that the Southold
Town ~oard would seriosly consider the spot
zonin~ proposal proposed by KOA for the 18
acres at the corner of Forth ](oad a~d
Queen street..
Suffolk County is in the process of spending
millions of dollars to purchase development
rights to land in an effort to maintain the
rural ataosphere of this area. The ]OA project
would vi,~ate the well conceived ideals of the
County 8oard.
One has only to drive eround P!orida to see
how such a project can down grade a residential
.o. ~munl ty.
±ne current 'i'lme i.a~az_~ne has an anal};sis ~hich
rates campers, such as v. ould inhebit bhis i~OA,
as %he lo¥,est grade of tourists.
Don't we have enou{h orouol~ with our crov,.oed
roads and beaches, v, ith our problems of v. ater
supply and se~aged~s,~osst/?.,' 'f ~' f ~' 'ouch a project would
c om!.-~ound them.
Our community doesn't need or ~..~.n~ this ~y~e of
=.~plo1 ~a olon.
it is to be fervently hoped that the Southold
To~,e Board will bury this yroposed project
quick and deep.
S~ncerely,
C. Ed:t~onds Allen