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ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE
Town Hall, 53095 Main Road
TOWN CLERK
PO Box 1179
Southold, NY 11971
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MARRIAGE OFFICER Telephone: (631) 765 - 1800
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICER
AGENDA
SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
December 19, 2006
4:30 PM
Attendee Name Present Absent Late Arrival
Councilman Albert Krupski Jr.
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Councilman William P. Edwards
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Councilman Daniel C. Ross
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Councilman Thomas H. Wickham
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Justice Louisa P. Evans
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Supervisor Scott Russell
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Town Clerk Elizabeth A Neville
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Town Attorney Patricia A Finnegan
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POLICY:
At scheduled Town Board meetings, the attending public is encouraged to briefly
address the Town Board relating to agenda resolutions prior to their enactment; the public will
also be given time at the conclusion of the regularly scheduled business agenda to address the
Board on any given topic.
Call to Order.
Pledge of Allegiance.
I. REPORTS
1. Board of Trustees
November 2006
2. Supervisor’s Budget Report
November 30, 2006
3. Program for the Disabled
November 2006
4. Animal Shelter
November 2006
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 2
5. Justice Bruer
November 2006
6. Town Clerk
November 2006
7. Island Group Claim Lag Report
12/1/05 - 11/30/06
II. PUBLIC NOTICES
1. Notice of Order - NYS DOT
“No Stopping” restriction on the south side of Route 25, SH 8229, from a point 100 +/- feet west
of the west curb line of Cases Lane, to a point 65 +/- feet east of the east curb line of Cases Lane,
a distance of 195 +/- feet, in Cutchogue.
2. Notice of Order - NYS DOT
"No Standing" restriction on the south side of Route 25, SH 8229, from a point 15 +/- feet west
of the west side of the pedestrian crosswalk, located 180 +/- feet east of Cases Lane, to a point 15
+/- feet east of the east side of the same pedestrian crosswalk, a distance of 40 +/- feet, in
Cutchogue.
3. Notice of Order - NYS DOT
“No Standing” restriction on the south side of Route25, SH 8229, from the east curb line of New
Suffolk Road, to a point 80 +/- feet east of the east curb line of New Suffolk Road, a distance of
80 +/- feet, in Cutchogue.
4. Notice of Order - NYS DOT
“No Stopping” restriction on the south side of Route 25, SH 8229, from a point 15 +/- feet west
of the west curb line of New Suffolk Road, to the west curb line of New Suffolk Road, a distance
of 15 +/1- feet, in Cutchogue.
5. Notice of Order - NYS DOT
Reduces School Speed Limit from 30 MPH to 25 MPH on Route 25, SH 8229, adjacent to the
Mattituck School, between a point 300 +/- feet east of the school building line, and a point 300
+/- feet west of the school building line in Mattituck
6. Notice of Order - NYS DOT
Reduce speed limit from 35 MPH to 30 MPH on Route 25, SH 8181, from Factory
Avenue/Sigsbee Road to Reeve Avenue/Maple Avenue, a distance of 0.9 +/- miles in Mattituck
7. Notice of Order by NYS DOT
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 3
“No Stopping” restriction, on the north side of Rt 25 , SH 8380, from a point 75 +/- feet east of
the east curb line of Ryder Farm Lane, to a point 50 +/- feet west of the west curb line of Ryder
Farm Lane, a distance of 160 +/- feet in Orient
8. Notice of Rider - NYS DOT
“No Stopping” restriction on the north side of Route 25, SH 8380, from a point 75 +/- feet west
of the east curb line of Plum Island Lane, to a point 50 +/- west of the west curb line of Plum
Island Lane, a distance of 165 +/- feet, in Orient
III. COMMUNICATIONS
1. Commending Recreation Dept.
Letter from Santa commending Ken Reeves and Jill Franke for their dedicated assistance as
Santa’s helper during the Holiday Season.
IV. DISCUSSION
1. 9:00 AM Paving & Maintenance of Community Parking Lots
Lori Montefusco & Jim McMahon
2. Town Code Amendments
3. 9:30 AM Presentation of Draft Drainage Code
Kieran Corcoran , Jamie Richter
4. 10:00 AM Hamlet Stakeholder/Hamlet Study Process
Phillip Beltz, Mark Terry
5. Southold Animal Shelter Bidding Extension
6. Request for Zone Change
7. Five East End Towns Agreement
Grant for Rail-Bus Study
8. Request for Ethics Board Meeting
9. Size, Height & Setbacks for Accessory Buildings
10. Strawberry Fields Policy
11. 12:30 PM Executive Session
Chief Cochran - Contract
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 4
12. Executive Session
Property Acquisition
13. Executive Session
Contract - Labor Memorandum of Agreement
14. Executive Session
Acquisition of Property
15. Executive Session
Personnel
16. Executive Session
Personnel
17. ZBA, Planning Board and Board of Assessment Review
Advertise?
V. MINUTES APPROVAL
1.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
2.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
VI. RESOLUTIONS
2006-951
CATEGORY: Audit
DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
Approve Audit Dated 12/19/06
RESOLVED approves the audit dated
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
December 19, 2006.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-951
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
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Defeated Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
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Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
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Louisa P. Evans
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Scott Russell
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 5
2006-952
CATEGORY: Set Meeting
DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
Set Organizational Meeting 1/2/07 11:00 AM
RESOLVED
that the 2007 Organizational Town Board Meeting of the Southold Town Board be
held, Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at the Southold Town Hall, Southold, New York at 11:00 A. M..
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-952
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
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Defeated Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
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Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
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Louisa P. Evans
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Scott Russell
2006-953
CATEGORY: Set Meeting
DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
Set Next Meeting 1/2/07 4:30 Pm
RESOLVED
that the next Regular Town Board Meeting of the Southold Town Board be held,
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at the Southold Town Hall, Southold, New York at 4:30 P. M..
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-953
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
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Defeated Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
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Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
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Louisa P. Evans
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Scott Russell
2006-954
Tabled 12/5/2006 7:30 PM
CATEGORY: Employment - Town
DEPARTMENT: Accounting
Create Salary Scale for Senior Administrative Asst
RESOLVEDcreates the position of
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Senior Administrative Assistant and establishes the following salary scale for 2007:
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 6
Entry 45,064.24
1 48,017.23
2 49,198.42
3 50,793.07
4 51,974.24
5 54,927.24
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-954
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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William P. Edwards
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Adopted as Amended
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Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
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Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
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Louisa P. Evans
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Scott Russell
2006-955
CATEGORY: Employment - FIFD
DEPARTMENT: Accounting
Appoint David Lynch to the Position of a Part-Time Deckhand
RESOLVEDappoints David Lynch to
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
the position of a part-time deckhand
for the Fishers Island Ferry District, effective December
7, 2006, at a rate of $9.00 per hour.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-955
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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William P. Edwards
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Adopted as Amended
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Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
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Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
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Louisa P. Evans
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Scott Russell
2006-956
CATEGORY: Employment - FIFD
DEPARTMENT: Accounting
Approve a 3% Rate Increase for the Various Fishers Island Personnel Effective January 1, 2007
RESOLVEDapproves a 3% rate
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
increase for the following Fishers Island Personnel effective January 1, 2007:
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 7
Barrett, Frederick Foley, Paul
Burke, Stephen Hoch, Richard
Crowley, William Lynch, Matthew
Doherty, Thomas Marshall, Jesse
Easter, Mark Morgan, Jesse
Elsensohn, Josh Paradis, John
Fiora, Michael Schmid, Nina
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-956
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
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Defeated Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
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Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
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Louisa P. Evans
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Scott Russell
2006-957
CATEGORY: Employment - FIFD
DEPARTMENT: Accounting
Appoint Matthew Lynch to the Position of Ferry Captain
RESOLVEDappoints Matthew Lynch
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
to the position of Ferry Captain
for the Fishers Island Ferry District, effective December 7,
2006, at a rate of $18.50 per hour.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-957
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
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Defeated Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
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Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
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Louisa P. Evans
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Scott Russell
2006-958
CATEGORY: Budget Modification
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
Modify the 2006 Department of Public Works - Overtime Earnings Budget
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 8
RESOLVEDmodifies the 2006
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Department of Public Works – Overtime Earnings budget as follows:
From:
A.1620.1.300.100 Regular Earnings $58.38
A.1620.4.600.700 Licenses & Permits $17.17
To:
A.1620.1.300.200 Overtime Earnings $75.55
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-958
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
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Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
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Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
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Louisa P. Evans
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Scott Russell
2006-959
CATEGORY: Budget Modification
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
Modify the 2006 Department of Public Works - Sick Earnings Budget
RESOLVEDmodifies the 2006
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Department of Public Works – Sick Earnings budget as follows:
From:
A.1620.2.500.200 Vacuum Equipment $315.66
A.1620.4.100.300 Janitorial Supplies $562.47
To:
A.1620.1.100.400 Sick Earnings $878.13
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-959
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
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Defeated Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
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Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
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Louisa P. Evans
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Scott Russell
2006-960
CATEGORY: Budget Modification
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 9
DEPARTMENT: Accounting
Budget Modification-Pumpout Boat Grants
RESOLVEDmodifies the 2006
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
General Fund Whole Town revenue budget as follows:
From:
A.3089.85 State Aid, Pump-Out Boat Grants $ 70,000
To:
A.4997.10 Federal Aid, Pump-Out Boat Grants $ 70,000
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-960
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
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Defeated Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
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Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
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Louisa P. Evans
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Scott Russell
2006-961
CATEGORY: Grants
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
Authorize and Direct Supervisor Scott A. Russell to Sign the Individual Program Application for the 2007
Southold Youth Services Program
RESOLVEDauthorizes and directs
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Supervisor Scott A. Russell to sign the Individual Program Application for the 2007
Southold Youth Services Program, in the amount of $10,316.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-961
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
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Defeated Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
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Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
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Louisa P. Evans
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Scott Russell
2006-962
CATEGORY: Contracts, Lease & Agreements
DEPARTMENT: Recreation
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 10
Authorize and Direct Supervisor Scott A. Russell to Execute Agreements with Individuals for the Winter
2007 Recreation Programs
RESOLVEDauthorizes and directs Supervisor
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Scott A. Russell to execute an agreement with the following individuals for the winter 2007
recreation programs, all in accordance with the approval of the town attorney.
Funding for the
instructors listed below has been budgeted for in the recreation department's 2007 instructor line
A7020.4.500.420.
Martine Abitbol (French Cooking).................................................... $25/hour
Carmine Arpaia (Youth Basketball Program)………………………$25/hour
Antoinette Beck-Witt (drawing class)................................................$25/hour
Thomas Boucher (guitar)............................................................... $30/hour
Eugenia Cherouski (folk dancing)................................................... $25/hour
Doris Coniglio (knitting for beginners)…………………………… $25/hour
James Crosser (Youth Basketball Program)………………………. $12.50/hour
Paula Croteau (baking classes)……………………………………. $25/hour
Nancy Deegan (music appreciation)………………………………. $25/hour
Martha Eagle (aerobics)............................................................….. $30/hour
East End Insurance Services (defensive driving)............................. $30/person
Glen Franke (Youth Night Program)………………………………. $25/hour
Jill Franke (Youth Night Program)……………………..…………. $25/hour
Kathy Gadomski (Youth Night Program)…………………………. $25/hour
Tom Gadomski (Youth Night Program)…………………………… $25/hour
Bill Gatz (Youth Basketball Program)…………………………… $25/hour
Nancy Gilbert (Floral Arranging)…………………………………. $25/hour
Carol Giordano (baton)................................................................... $25/class
Rebecca Johnson (volleyball)……………………………………… $25/hour
Russ L'HommeDieu (weight loss)…………………………………. $25/hour
Rosemary Martilotta (Hatha yoga)……………………………….. $55/class
Judy McCleery (Digital Photography)……………………………. $25/hour
Cynthia Mignone (Youth Night Program)……..………………….. $25/hour
Elizabeth Morrison (childbirth class)………………………………. $25/hour
Lucille Naar (tap dancing for adults)………………………………. $25/hour
Riverside Gymnastics (youth gymnastics).................................... $60/person
Christina Rizzo (fictional writing)…………………………………. $25/hour
Dorothy A. Rooney (develop photographic eye)………………….. $25/hour
Connie Rosnack (Youth Night Program)……..………………….. $25/hour
Candice Schott (Youth Night Program)……..…………………….. $25/hour
Megan Schutt (Youth Night Program)……..…………………….. $25/hour
Laurie Short (bodyworks/aerobics)…………………………………$25/hour
Steve Smith (weight training)............................................................ $25/hour
Maria Thomas (Conversational Spanish)………………………….. $25/hour
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 11
Touch Dancing Studios (social dance)......................................... $48/person
US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 18-8 (boating).......................... $40/person
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-962
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
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Defeated Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
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Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
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Louisa P. Evans
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Scott Russell
2006-963
CATEGORY: Attend Seminar
DEPARTMENT: Police Dept
Grant Permission to PO Thomas Hudock to Attend NYS Juvenile Officers Quarterly Meeting In Syracuse,
NY
RESOLVED grants permission to Police
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Officer Thomas Hudock to attend the State of New York Juvenile Officers Quarterly
Meeting commencing Thursday, December 7 through Friday, December 8, 2006 in
Syracuse, New York.
All expenses for gas and tolls to be a legal charge to the 2006 JAB
budget line A.3157.4.600.200. Lodging to be paid for by State of New York Juvenile Officers
Association.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-963
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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William P. Edwards
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Adopted as Amended
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Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
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Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
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Louisa P. Evans
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Scott Russell
2006-964
CATEGORY: Employment - FIFD
DEPARTMENT: Accounting
Appoint Donald Brown to the Position of a Full Time Laborer, for the Fishers Island Ferry District
RESOLVEDappoints Donald Brown to
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
the position of a full time laborer, for the Fishers Island Ferry District
, effective December
18, 2006, at a rate of $14.00 per hour.
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 12
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-964
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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William P. Edwards
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Adopted as Amended
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Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
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Louisa P. Evans
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Scott Russell
2006-965
CATEGORY: Contracts, Lease & Agreements
DEPARTMENT: Town Attorney
Authorize and Direct Supervisor Scott A. Russell to Execute the Grant Agreement Between the County of
Suffolk Through Its Duly Constituted Department of Economic Development & Workforce Housing and
the Town of Southold and Greenport-Southold Chamber of Commerce
RESOLVED authorizes and directs
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Supervisor Scott A. Russell to execute the Grant Agreement between the County of Suffolk
through its duly constituted Department of Economic Development & Workforce Housing
and the Town of Southold and Greenport-Southold Chamber of Commerce
in connection
with the reconfiguration of a municipal parking lot in the center of the Southold Business
District, SCTM Nos. 1000-61-4-4 and 1000-61-4-5, subject to the approval of the Town
Attorney.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-965
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
??????????
Defeated Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
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Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
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Louisa P. Evans
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Scott Russell
2006-966
CATEGORY: Contracts, Lease & Agreements
DEPARTMENT: Town Attorney
Authorize and Direct Supervisor Scott A. Russell to Execute an Agreement Between Island Group
Administration and the Town of Southold Entitled “Administrative Service Agreement/Supplemental
Services/Medicare Part D Administration
RESOLVEDauthorizes and directs
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Supervisor Scott A. Russell to execute an Agreement between Island Group Administration
and the Town of Southold entitled “Administrative Service Agreement/Supplemental
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 13
Services/Medicare Part D Administration”
in connection with the Town’s pharmacy benefit
manager for an additional service fee for 2006, subject to the approval of the Town Attorney.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-966
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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William P. Edwards
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Adopted as Amended
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Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
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Louisa P. Evans
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Scott Russell
2006-967
CATEGORY: Contracts, Lease & Agreements
DEPARTMENT: Town Attorney
Authorize and Direct Supervisor Scott A. Russell to Execute the Proposal with H2M Group
RESOLVEDauthorizes and directs
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Supervisor Scott A. Russell to execute the Proposal with H2M Group
to continue the gas and
groundwater monitoring well program through 2008 in connection with the Transfer Station,
subject to the approval of the Town Attorney.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-967
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
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Defeated Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
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Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
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Louisa P. Evans
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Scott Russell
2006-968
CATEGORY: Support Resolution
DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
Town of Southold Finds that the Conservation Easement Conveyed by the Edward and Patricia Booth to
the Peconic Land Trust, Inc. is Consistent with the Town’s Public Policy of Preserving Open Space and
Scenic Vistas and that Said Conveyance Will Yield a Significant Public Benefit.
WHEREASEdward C. Booth and Patricia S. Booth (the Grantors)
, are the owners of 11
acres of land located on Soundview Avenue in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New
York, identified as Suffolk County Tax Map Parcel Numbers (SCTM #’s:) 1000-51-1-1 and
1000-50-2-15.2 and hereinafter referred to as the “Property”; and
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 14
WHEREAS
, the Property is located in the Low Density Residential R-80 Zoning District of the
Town of Southold which designation, to the extent possible, is intended to prevent the
unnecessary loss of those currently open lands which contain prime agricultural soils as outlined
;
in the Town of Southold code, Section 280-12 and
WHEREASGrantors granted a Conservation Easement on the Property to Peconic
, the
Land Trust on October 2, 2006
so that a portion of the Property shall remain in its open,
undeveloped state and be available for open space and agriculture, and a portion of the Property,
may be developed with no more than the two (2) existing single-family residences, with
appurtenant structures and improvements; and
WHEREAS
, the Property contains soils classified as Class I and Class II worthy of conservation
as identified by the United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service’s Soil
Survey of Suffolk County, New York; and
WHEREAS
, the Property is immediately to the north of approximately 28 acres of agricultural
land protected by the Grantors through the sale of development rights to the Town of Southold
on June 14, 2005; and
WHEREAS
, a portion of the Property is in the Coastal Erosion Hazard Area, which, according
to the Town of Southold code, Chapter 111 is an identified area that warrants regulation for the
purpose of protecting natural features and natural resources; and
WHEREAS
, the property is located within an area that contains or is qualified as a Natural
Features Area, including bluffs, beaches and dunes, and which, pursuant to the Town of Southold
Code, Chapter 111, should be protected from rapid growth in order to limit erosion, turbidity,
siltation, saltwater intrusion, protect marine life, protect wildlife habitat, lessen flooding, and
protect water filtration and recharge; and
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 15
WHEREAS
, the Property has a total of 1,122 feet of road frontage on Soundview Avenue which
offers the public significant, scenic vistas from a public highway of the subject property, as well
as 276 feet on Long Island Sound; and
WHEREAS
, it is the policy of the Town of Southold, as articulated in the Town’s Master Plan
of 1973, amended in 1986 and 1989 as adapted by the Town Board, Town of Southold Town
Code, Section 272-a of the Town Law, to protect environmentally sensitive areas, preserve prime
agricultural soils, to protect the scenic, open space character of the Town and to protect the
Town’s resort and agricultural economy; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEDTown of Southold finds that the
, that the
Conservation Easement conveyed by the Grantors to the Peconic Land Trust, Inc. is
consistent with the Town’s public policy of preserving open space and scenic vistas and
that said conveyance will yield a significant public benefit
; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
, that the Town Clerk will forward a copy of this resolution to
Edward C. Booth, 17235 Soundview Avenue, Southold, NY 11971 and to the Peconic Land
Trust, Inc. at P.O. Box 1776, Southampton, New York 11969.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-968
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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William P. Edwards
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Adopted as Amended
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Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
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Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
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Louisa P. Evans
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Scott Russell
2006-969
CATEGORY: Bid Acceptance
DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
Accepts the Bid of Thames Shipyard and Repair of New London, CT for Dry-Docking the Vessel Race
Point, for the Fishers Island Ferry District
RESOLVEDaccepts the bid of Thames
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Shipyard and Repair of New London, CT for dry-docking the vessel Race Point, for the
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 16
Fishers Island Ferry District
in the amount of $101,690, all in accordance with the Town
Attorney.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-969
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
????????
William P. Edwards
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Adopted as Amended
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Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-970
CATEGORY: Surplus Equip - Non Usable
DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
Donate and Destroy the Surplus Computer Equipment
WHEREAS
the Town Clerk held a bid opening on November 30, 2006 for the sale of used
computer equipment, and
WHEREAS
no bids were received, now there for be it
RESOLVEDdonates the surplus
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
computer equipment to the North Fork Women’s Resource Center and various other
individuals and/or organizations,
and be it further
RESOLVED that any of the surplus computers that are not donated be destroyed
.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-970
?
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
William P. Edwards
??
Adopted as Amended
??
Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-971
CATEGORY: Contracts, Lease & Agreements
DEPARTMENT: Accounting
Island Group 2007 Health Plan Administration
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 17
RESOLVEDauthorizes and directs
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Supervisor Scott A. Russell to execute an agreement with Island Group Administration,
Inc.
for the administration of the Town of Southold Employee Health Plan for the 2007 calendar
year, said agreement subject to the approval of the Town Attorney.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-971
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
??
Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-972
CATEGORY: Bid Acceptance
DEPARTMENT: Highway Department
Accept the Bid of Petro Commercial Services for Supplying the Town of Southold with Unleaded Gasoline
[Ethanol] and Unleaded Plus Gasoline [Ethanol] for the 2007 Calendar Year
RESOLVEDaccepts the bid[s] of Petro
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Commercial Services, at a price of $0.1285 fixed differential over the Northville Rack Price,
for supplying the Town of Southold with Unleaded Gasoline [Ethanol] and Unleaded Plus
Gasoline [Ethanol], respectively, for the 2007 calendar year,
all in accordance with the Town
Attorney.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-972
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
??????????
Defeated Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-973
CATEGORY: Bid Acceptance
DEPARTMENT: Highway Department
Accept the Bid of Petro Commercial Services for Supplying the Town of Southold with Ultra Low Diesel
Fuel for the 2007 Calendar Year
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 18
RESOLVED accepts the bid of Petro
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Commercial Services, at a price of $0.1285 fixed differential over the Northville Rack Price,
for supplying the Town of Southold with ultra low diesel fuel for the 2007 calendar year,
all in accordance with the Town Attorney.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-973
?
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
??????????
Defeated Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-974
CATEGORY: Attend Seminar
DEPARTMENT: Police Dept
Grant Permission to Police Officer Peter DiCandia to Attend MAGLOCLEN Training In Newtown,
Pennsylvania, February 6 Through 7, 2007
RESOLVED grants permission to Police
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Officer Peter DiCandia to attend a training seminar sponsored by MAGLOCLEN in
Newton, Pennsylvania commencing on February 6 through February 7, 2007.
There will be
no expense to the Town for attendance at this seminar.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-974
?
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
??????????
Defeated Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-975
CATEGORY: Contracts, Lease & Agreements
DEPARTMENT: Land Preservation
Engage the Professional Services of the Peconic Land Trust, Incorporated to Perform Conservation
Planning, Acquisition, and Professional Services Related to the Town’s Land Preservation Efforts, and
Authorizes the Supervisor to Sign the Agreement Between the Peconic Land Trust, Incorporated and the
Town of Southold
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 19
RESOLVED engages the professional
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
services of the Peconic Land Trust, Incorporated to perform Conservation Planning,
Acquisition, and Professional Services related to the Town’s land preservation efforts, and
authorizes the Supervisor to sign the agreement between the Peconic Land Trust,
Incorporated and the Town of Southold,
subject to review of the contract language by the
Town Attorney. Compensation shall not exceed sixty thousand ($60,000.00) dollars and the
contract term shall be from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-975
?
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
??
Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-976
CATEGORY: Contracts, Lease & Agreements
DEPARTMENT: Land Preservation
Engage the Professional Services of the Peconic Land Trust, Incorporated to Perform Stewardship
Services Related to the Town’s Land Preservation Efforts, and Authorizes the Supervisor to Sign the
Agreement Between the Peconic Land Trust, Incorporated and the Town of Southold
RESOLVED engages the professional
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
services of the Peconic Land Trust, Incorporated to perform Stewardship Services related
to the Town’s land preservation efforts, and authorizes the Supervisor to sign the
agreement between the Peconic Land Trust, Incorporated and the Town of Southold
,
subject to review of the contract language by the Town Attorney. Compensation shall not
exceed fifty-five thousand ($55,000.00) dollars and the contract term shall be from January 1,
2007 to December 31, 2007.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-976
?
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
William P. Edwards
??
Adopted as Amended
??????????
Defeated Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 20
2006-977
CATEGORY: Contracts, Lease & Agreements
DEPARTMENT: Land Preservation
Engage the Professional Services of the Nature Conservancy to Perform Conservation Planning,
Acquisition, and Professional Services Related to the Town’s Land Preservation Efforts Within the Pipes
Cove Area, and Authorizes the Supervisor to Sign the Agreement Between the Nature Conservancy and
the Town of Southold
RESOLVEDengages the professional
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
services of The Nature Conservancy to perform Conservation Planning, Acquisition, and
Professional Services related to the Town’s land preservation efforts within the Pipes Cove
area, and authorizes the Supervisor to sign the agreement between The Nature
Conservancy and the Town of Southold
, subject to review of the contract language by the
Town Attorney. Compensation shall be for direct travel expenses and for employee time at an
hourly rate and shall not exceed fifteen thousand ($15,000.00) dollars, and the contract term shall
be from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-977
?
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
??
Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-978
CATEGORY: Budget Modification
DEPARTMENT: Recreation
Modify the General Fund Whole Town 2006 Budget - Recreation
RESOLVEDmodifies the General Fund
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Whole Town 2006 budget as follows:
TO:
A7020.1.100.100 Recreation FT Regular Earnings 925.00
A7020.4.100.100 Office Supplies 6.14
A7020.4.500.420 Youth Program Instructors 345.28
A7180.4.100.100 Lifeguard Supplies 958.08
FROM:
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 21
A7020.4.100.150 Youth Program Supplies 200.00
A7020.4.400.600 Equipment Maintenance/Repairs 402.05
A7020.4.600.300 Travel Reimbursement 357.45
A7180.4.200.100 Beaches-Telephone 250.00
A7180.4.200.400 Beaches-Utilities-Water 100.00
A9010.8.000.000 NYS Retirement System 925.00
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-978
?
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
??????????
Defeated Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-979
CATEGORY: Budget Modification
DEPARTMENT: Police Dept
Modify the 2006 General Fund Whole Town Budget - Police
RESOLVEDmodifies the 2006 General
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Fund Whole Town 2006 budget as follows:
From:
A.3020.4.100.550 Equipment Parts/Supplies $ 600.00
A.3020.4.400.600 Equipment Maint & Repairs 2000.00
A.3020.4.600.200 Meetings & Seminars 200.00
A.3020.4.600.300 Travel 100.00
A.3120.2.300.100 Automobiles 500.00
A.3120.2.500.500 Paper Shredder 434.46
A.3120.2.500.700 Soft Body Armor 623.04
A.3120.2.500.800 Light Bars 2000.00
A.3120.2.500.850 Traffic Cones 382.57
A.3120.2.500.900 Photo Equipment 500.00
A.3120.4.100.100 Office Supplies & Station 1130.07
A.3120.4.100.125 Law Book Service 390.97
A.3120.4.100.750 K9 Food/Vet Bills 1200.00
A.3120.4.100.500 Motor Vehicle Tires 483.02
A.3130.2.300.100 Automobiles/Light Trucks 1464.12
A.3130.2.300.200 Boats 83.00
A.3130.2.300.300 Boat Engines 352.13
A.3130.2.400.300 Dry Suits/Dive Equipment 593.00
A.3130.2.400.400 Buoys 401.51
A.3130.4.400.700 Dock Rental 2425.00
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 22
To:
A.3020.4.100.600 Uniforms & Accessories $ 1835.90
A.3020.4.200.100 Telephones 7316.70
A.3020.4.600.400 Training 109.07
A.3120.2.500.600 Weapons 2.00
A.3120.4.400.400 Laundry & Dry Cleaning 4339.65
A.3120.4.500.200 Interpreter Service 1013.75
A.3130.2.400.150 Light Bars 541.64
A.3130.2.500.200 Radio Equipment 247.50
A.3130.4.100.200 Gasoline & Oil 210.73
A.3130.4.100.600 Uniforms & Accessories 20.70
A.3157.4.600.100 Promotional Handouts 225.25
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-979
?
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
??????????
Defeated Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-980
CATEGORY: Budget Modification
DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
Modify the 2006 Historic Preservation Commission General Fund Whole Town Budget
RESOLVEDmodifies the 2006 Historic
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Preservation Commission General Fund Whole Town budget as follows:
From:
A.7520.4.400.100 Historic Preservation Commission $700.00
Contractual Expense
Contracted Services
Public Information
To:
A.7520.1.200.100 Historic Preservation Commission $700.00
Personal Services
Part Time Employees
Regular Earnings
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 23
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-980
?
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
William P. Edwards
??
Adopted as Amended
??
Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-981
CATEGORY: Employment - Town
DEPARTMENT: Accounting
Promote Mark Terry to the Position of a Provisional Principal Planner
RESOLVEDpromotes Mark Terry to
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
the position of a Provisional Principal Planner
for the Southold Town Planning Board,
effective January 1, 2007, at a rate of $65,548.29 per annum.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-981
?
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
William P. Edwards
??
Adopted as Amended
??
Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-982
CATEGORY: Sanitary Flow Credits
DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
Place 3.74 (Three and Seventy-Four Hundredths) Sanitary Flow Credits Into the Town TDR Bank From
the Town’s Fee Title Purchase of the Property Owned by J. Myron Young, Susan Y. Pauley and Roger H.
Young
WHEREAS
, on November 30, 2006, the Town of Southold purchased Fee Title to the parcel
owned by J. Myron Young, Susan Y. Pauley and Roger H. Young; and
WHEREAS
, said property is identified as SCTM#1000-125-1-6.3 and is located on the n/s
Route 25, Laurel, New York; and
WHEREAS
, said property is 10.6837 acres, as per a survey prepared by Peconic Surveyors,
P.C., dated August 16, 2006; and
WHEREAS
, said property is located within the Agricultural-Conservation (A-C) Zoning
District; and
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 24
WHEREAS
, said property is located within the Mattituck-Cutchogue School District; and
WHEREAS
, the deed recorded as part of the purchase prohibits the use of the property for any
residential, commercial or industrial uses and prohibits the use of the property for anything other
than open space; and
WHEREAS
, as per Section 117-5 (Determination of Sanitary Flow Credit to be Deposited in the
TDR Bank) of the Town Code, the Land Preservation Coordinator provided the Town Board
with a calculation of the sanitary flow credits available for transfer from the above-mentioned
parcel prior to the Town Board public hearing on the purchase; and
WHEREAS
, the Land Preservation Coordinator provided the Town Board with a final
calculation of the sanitary flow credits available for transfer from the above-mentioned parcel
following the closing on the parcel; and
WHEREAS
, 3.74 (three and seventy-four hundredths) sanitary flow credits are available to be
placed into the Town TDR Bank as a result of this purchase; be it therefore
RESOLVED3.74 (three and
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby places
seventy-four hundredths) sanitary flow credits into the Town TDR Bank from the Town’s
fee title purchase of the property owned by J. Myron Young, Susan Y. Pauley and Roger H.
Young
; and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED
that the Town Clerk shall enter this transfer of 3.74 (three and
seventy-four hundredths) sanitary flow credits into the Sanitary Flow Credit Log; and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED
that the Town Clerk shall forward this resolution to the Tax Assessors
Office, the Land Preservation Department, the Special Projects Coordinator and the Planning
Department for inclusion into the Town database and GIS system.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-982
?
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
??????????
Defeated Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-983
CATEGORY: Performance Bond
DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
Accept the Site Improvement Performance Bond No. 1926N Issued by the The Service Insurance
Company, Inc. In the Amount of $284,165.00 for the Cottages At Mattituck
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 25
RESOLVEDaccepts the Site
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Improvement Performance Bond No. 1926N issued by the The Service Insurance
Company, Inc. in the amount of $284,165.00 for The Cottages at Mattituck
, SCTM #1000-
122-2-23.1, located on the s/s/o Sound Avenue and the w/s/o Factory Avenue in Mattituck, as
recommended by the Southold Town Planning Board, all in accordance with the approval of the
Town Attorney.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-983
?
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
William P. Edwards
??
Adopted as Amended
??
Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-984
CATEGORY: Budget Modification
DEPARTMENT: Police Dept
Budget Modification to the 2006 General Fund Whole Town Budget - Police
RESOLVEDmodifies the 2006 General
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Fund Whole Town budget as follows:
From:
A.3120.4.100.600 Uniforms & Accessories $1700.00
To:
A.3120.4.400.650 Vehicle Maintenance & Repairs $1700.00
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-984
?
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
??????????
Defeated Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-985
CATEGORY: Budget Modification
DEPARTMENT: Land Preservation
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 26
Modify the Commuity Preservation Fund Budget 2006
RESOLVEDhereby modifies the 2006
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold
Community Preservation Fund budget as follows:
To:
Revenues:
H3.5990.00 Appropriated Fund Balance $ 1,600,000.00
To:
Appropriations:
H3.8660.2.600.100 Land Acquisitions $ 1,594,000.00
H3.1620.1.100.100 Personal Services Regular Earnings $ 6,000.00
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-985
?
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
William P. Edwards
??
Adopted as Amended
??
Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-986
CATEGORY: Contracts, Lease & Agreements
DEPARTMENT: Land Preservation
Engage the Professional Services of Mary C. Wilson, Esquire, to Provide Legal Counsel to the Land
Preservation Committee
WHEREAS
, the Land Preservation Committee has made a recommendation to the Town Board
that the Town Board engage outside legal counsel to prepare contracts for and to provide legal
services with regard to open space acquisitions; and,
WHEREAS,
funding for such legal counsel is provided for and will be charged to the
appropriate Community Preservation Fund budget line; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVEDengages the professional
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
services of Mary C. Wilson, Esquire, to provide legal counsel to the Land Preservation
Committee
at an hourly rate of $195.00 per hour to prepare contracts for and to provide legal
services with regard to open space acquisitions. Additional expenses subject to reimbursement
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 27
shall include travel time, long distance telephone calls, telecopies, photocopying and printing
fees.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-986
?
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
William P. Edwards
??
Adopted as Amended
??
Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-987
CATEGORY: Contracts, Lease & Agreements
DEPARTMENT: Land Preservation
Engage the Professional Services of Lisa Clare Kombrink, Esquire, to Provide Legal Counsel to the Land
Preservation Committee
WHEREAS
, the Land Preservation Committee has made a recommendation to the Town Board
that the Town Board engage outside legal counsel to prepare contracts for and to provide legal
services with regard to farmland acquisitions; and,
WHEREAS,
funding for such legal counsel is provided for and will be charged to the
appropriate Community Preservation Fund budget line; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVEDengages the professional
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
services of Lisa Clare Kombrink, Esquire, to provide legal counsel to the Land
Preservation Committee
at an hourly rate of $195.00 per hour, and $90.00 per hour for
paralegal assistance, to prepare contracts for and to provide legal services with regard to
farmland acquisitions. Additional expenses subject to reimbursement shall include travel time,
long distance telephone calls, telecopies, photocopying and printing fees.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-987
?
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
??
Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 28
2006-988
CATEGORY: Employment - Town
DEPARTMENT: Accounting
Appoint Melanie Doroski to the Position of a Senior Administrative Assistant
RESOLVEDappoints Melanie Doroski
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
to the position of a Senior Administrative Assistant
for the Land Preservation Department,
effective January 1, 2007, placing her on Step 5 of the Senior Administrative Assistant 2007
salary scale (see resolution 954), at an annual salary of $54,927.24.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-988
?
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
William P. Edwards
??
Adopted as Amended
??
Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-989
CATEGORY: Retirement/Resignation
DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
Amanda Nunemaker Resignation
RESOLVEDaccepts the resignation of
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Amanda Nunemaker from the position of part-time Clerk Typist in the Assessors’
Department
, effective January 19, 2007.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-989
?
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
William P. Edwards
??
Adopted as Amended
??
Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-990
CATEGORY: Bid Acceptance
DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
Accept the Bid of Burt’s Reliable to Supply the Town with #2 Fuel Oil
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 29
RESOLVED accepts the bid of Burt’s
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Reliable to supply the town with #2 Fuel Oil
in the amount of $0.1400 above Northville
Industries wholesale price on date of delivery, all in accordance with the Town Attorney.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-990
?
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
??????????
Defeated Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-991
CATEGORY: Contracts, Lease & Agreements
DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
Authorize and Direct Supervisor Scott A. Russell to Execute an Agreement Between the Five East End
Towns Regarding a Grant for a Coordinated Rail-Bus Network Study In the Amount of $6450.00
RESOLVEDauthorizes and directs
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Supervisor Scott A. Russell to execute an agreement between the Five East End Towns
regarding aGrant for a Coordinated Rail-Bus Network Study, with a financial
contribution by Southold Town in the amount of $6450.00
, all in accordance with the
approval of the Town Attorney.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-991
?
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
?
Adopted
????????
??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
??????????
Defeated Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-992
CATEGORY: Consulting
DEPARTMENT: Town Attorney
Hereby Authorizes and Directs Supervisor Scott A. Russell to Execute L.K. McLean Associates’ Cost
Proposal Dated December 12, 2006
RESOLVEDhereby authorizes and directs
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold
Supervisor Scott A. Russell to execute L.K. McLean Associates’ Cost Proposal dated
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 30
December 12, 2006
, for engineering services in connection with performing a Phase II
Environmental Review of the Scavenger Waste Facility, in an amount not to exceed $32,140.00,
subject to the approval of the Town Attorney.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-992
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
????????
??William P. Edwards
Adopted as Amended
??????????
Defeated Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
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Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
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Scott Russell
2006-993
CATEGORY: Contracts, Lease & Agreements
DEPARTMENT: Town Attorney
Authorize and Direct Supervisor Scott Russell to Execute an Employment Contract Between Police Chief
Carlisle Cochran and the Town of Southold
RESOLVEDauthorizes and directs
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
Supervisor Scott Russell to execute an employment contract between Police Chief Carlisle
Cochran and the Town of Southold
, subject to the approval of the Town Attorney.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-993
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
????????
William P. Edwards
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Adopted as Amended
??
Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-994
CATEGORY: Local Law Public Hearing
DEPARTMENT: Town Attorney
Set January 16, 2007 At 7:35 Pm, Southold Town Hall, As the Time and Place for a Public Hearing on a
Local Law In Relation to Establishment of a Youth Bureau In the Town of Southold
WHEREAS
, there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk
“A Local Law in
County, New York, on the 19th day of December, 2006, a Local Law entitled
relation to Establishment of a Youth Bureau in the Town of Southold”
, now, therefore, be it
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RESOLVEDwill hold a public hearing on the
, that the Town Board of the Town of Southold
aforesaid Local Law at the Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York,
th
on the 16 day of January, 2007, at 7:35 p.m.
at which time all interested persons will be
given an opportunity to be heard.
“A Local Law in relation to Establishment of a Youth
The proposed Local Law entitled
Bureau in the Town of Southold”
reads as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. _________ 2007
“A Local Law in relation to Establishment of a Youth Bureau in the
A Local Law entitled
Town of Southold”
.
BE IT ENACTED
by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I. A new Chapter 68 of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby adopted as follows:
§68-1 Legislative Intent.
It is the intent of the Town Board of the Town of Southold in
enacting a local law to promote the positive development of youth through establishing a Youth
Bureau. The Youth Bureau will seek to promote and enhance the physical, mental and social
well-being of youth in the Town of Southold.
Through collaboration and partnerships with youth, parents, schools, libraries,
faith-based institutions and agencies that serve youth, the Youth Bureau will foster proactive
planning and coordination of services and programs to address the many needs of youth and their
families.
§68-2 Definitions.
For the purposes of this Local Law, the following words and phrases
shall be given meanings indicated herein:
YOUTH shall mean any person under the age of twenty-one (21).
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YOUTH SERVICE PROJECT shall mean any organized activity (other than recreation)
directed towards the positive development of youth that is under the auspices of the Town
of Southold or any governmental subdivision or agency thereof.
§68-3 Youth Bureau Created.
This is hereby created the Youth Bureau of the Town of
Southold that shall be comprised of a Youth Board (herein referred to as the “Board”)
and Director (hereinafter referred to as the “Director”). The Youth Bureau shall be a
division within the Department of Human Services. As an administrative component
within the Department, the Youth Bureau will develop a comprehensive needs
assessment of local youth with a strategic plan to address those needs.
§68-4 Director.
A. The Director shall be the principle office and administrative head of the Youth
Bureau. The Director will report directly to the Town Board. Initially, the
position of Director will serve part-time in its capacity to organize efforts to
promote positive youth development. The Special Projects Coordinator will
assume responsibility as Youth Bureau Director.
B. Duties of Director.
The Director shall be responsible for the administration of
the Youth Bureau that will include; scheduling meetings, disseminating minutes,
developing and updating the needs assessment and coordinating partnerships to
address the needs of youth. The director will be responsible for establishing a
resource directory and providing “user-friendly” information regarding youth
services and youth service projects on the Town’s website. In addition, the
Director will prepare the annual budget of the Youth Bureau and provide the
Town Board with an annual report of activities associated with the Youth Bureau.
§68-5 Youth Board.
A. Composition.
The Youth Board shall serve as an advisory body for the
Youth Bureau and consist of no less than 13 members and no more than
28 members. Youth Board members will serve without compensation and
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will be appointed by the Town Board. The Youth Board shall reflect a
balance between government and public representation and include a
minimum of two youth.
Lay citizens shall comprise at least fifty percent of the Youth Bureau and
membership shall reflect a demographic and geographic diversity within the
Town. Lay citizens with a vested or pecuniary interest in youth services or
recreation programs shall be ineligible to serve on the Youth Board.
B. Powers and Duties.
The Board shall be an advisory body and shall cooperate
with the Director to accomplish the following functions:
1. Facilitate cooperation and partnerships between human service
providers, police, schools, faith-based institutions, service clubs, local
employment programs, private agencies and recreational programs to better
address the needs of youth.
2. Compilation and analysis of data and trends including
demographics, incidences of youth crime and delinquency as well as any other
factors that impede the positive development of youth.
3. Development of an on-going comprehensive needs assessment to
illustrate existing resources and the unmet needs of youth in the Town of
Southold.
4. Research and analysis of grants from federal, state, county and private
foundations that may assist to promote positive youth development.
5. Recommendation of educational programs and youth service projects
to foster youth development.
6. Formulation and adoption of rules and by-laws governing the activities
of the Youth Board.
7. Compliance with all laws and regulations adopted by the State of New
York with reference to the advancement of youth, including, but not limited to the
“Youth Commission Law” of the Executive Law and the General Municipal Law
of New York.
The Youth Board shall meet a minimum of once a month.
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C. Terms of Appointment.
1. One-half of the total number of Youth Board members first
appointed by the Town Board shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year from
the date of their appointments. The remaining one-half of the total number shall
be appointed for a term of two (2) years.
2. Successors to Youth Board positions shall be appointed for a term
of two (2) years after the expiration of their predecessors.
3. No member may continue to serve on the Youth Board beyond the
expiration of his/her term unless reappointed by the Town Board.
D. Removal of Youth Board Members.
1. The Town Board may remove members of the Youth Board
for cause.
2. Any Youth Board member who is absent from three (3)
consecutive scheduled Youth Board meetings, without previously advising the
Director of his/her intended absence, such member shall be removed from the
Youth Board.
II. SEVERABILITY.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this Local Law shall be
adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
impair or invalidate the remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the clause,
sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such
judgment shall have been rendered.
III. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as
provided by law.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-994
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
????????
William P. Edwards
??
Adopted as Amended
??
Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
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2006-995
CATEGORY: Local Law Public Hearing
DEPARTMENT: Town Attorney
Set January 16, 2007 At 7:40 Pm, Southold Town Hall As the Time and Place to Hold a Pulbic Hearing
on “A Local Law In Relation to the Size, Height and Setbacks for Accessory Buildings”
WHEREAS
, there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk
th
“A Local Law in
County, New York, on the 19 day of December, 2006 a Local Law entitled
relation to the Size, Height and Setbacks for Accessory Buildings”
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold will hold a public hearing on the
aforesaid Local Law at the Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, on the
th
16 day of January 2007 at 7:40 p.m.
at which time all interested persons will be given an
opportunity to be heard.
“A Local Law in relation to the Size, Height and Setbacks
The proposed local law entitled,
for Accessory Buildings”
reads as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 2006
A Local Law entitled “A Local Law in relation to the Size, Height and Setbacks for Accessory
Buildings”
BE IT ENACTED
by the Town Board of the Town of Southold, as follows:
I. Purpose-
The purpose of this Local Law is to establish clear standards governing the
maximum height, size and setbacks for accessory buildings and other accessory structures, in
order to further preserve the character of single-family neighborhoods. These changes will
reduce the impact of accessory buildings on adjoining residences. These changes shall apply to
the Low- Density Residential (R-40) zoning district, as well as the R-80, R-120, R-200, R-400
and Agricultural-Conservation (A-C) zoning districts.
II
.Chapter 280 of the Zoning Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended as follows:
§ 280-4. Definitions.
FLAT OR MANSARD ROOF—Any roof that has a pitch of less than 3:12.
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HEIGHT OF BUILDING, ACCESSORY -- The vertical distance measured from the average
elevation of the existing natural grade adjacent to the building, before any alteration or fill, to the
highest point of the roof for flat and mansard roofs and to the mean height between eaves and
ridge for other type roofs. , and to the highest point of the ridge for sloping and other type roofs.
SLOPING ROOF—Any roof that has a pitch equal to or greater than 3:12.
§ 280-15. Accessory buildings and structures.
In the Agricultural-Conservation District and Low-Density Residential R-80, R-120, R-200 and
R-400 Districts, accessory buildings and structures or other accessory uses shall be located in the
required rear yard, subject to the following requirements:
A. Such Buildings with a flat or mansard roof shall not exceed eighteen (18) sixteen (16)
feet in height and shall be set back at the minimum required for a sloping roof.
B. Buildings with a sloping roof shall be subject to the following height and setback
limitations:
Lot size Maximum Height Minimum Setback
(square feet) (feet) (feet)
Less than 10,000 18 3
Less than 10,000 20 5
Less than 10,000 22 10
10,000- 19,999 18 5
10,000- 19,999 20 15
10,000- 19,999 22 20
20,000- 39,999 18 10
20,000- 39,999 20 15
20,000- 39,999 22 20
40,000 –59,999 22 15
60,000-79,999 22 20
80,000 and over 22 25
Setbacks. [Amended 7-17-1990 by L.L. No. 14-1990; 2-5-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991]
(1) On lots containing up to twenty thousand (20,000) square feet, such buildings shall be set
back no less than three (3) feet from any lot line.
(2) On lots containing more than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet up to thirty-nine
thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (39,999) square feet, such buildings shall be set back no
less than five (5) feet from any lot line.
(3) On lots containing in excess of thirty-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (39,999)
square feet up to seventy-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (79,999) square feet, such
buildings shall be set back no less than ten (10) feet from any lot line.
(4) On lots containing in excess of seventy-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (79,999)
square feet, such buildings shall be set back no less than twenty (20) feet from any lot line.
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C. Such buildings shall not exceed 660 square feet on lots containing up to 20,000 square
feet, and shall not exceed 750 square feet on lots 20,000 square feet to 60,000 square feet.
On lots over 60,000 square feet, no accessory building shall exceed three percent (3%) of
the total size of the parcel.
D. Dormers are permitted on accessory buildings up to forty (40%) percent of the roof
width.
E. Any accessory structure that is not a building shall not exceed eighteen (18) feet in
height, and shall be set back at the minimum required in Section B above. .
C.F. In the case of a waterfront parcel, accessory buildings and structures may be located in
the front yard, provided that such buildings and structures meet the front-yard principal
setback requirements as set forth by this Code, and the side yard setback requirements for
accessory buildings in Section B above.
III. Severability.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not effect the validity of this law
as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.
IV. Effective date
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided
by law.
Strike-through represents deletion.
Underline represents insertion.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-995
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
????????
William P. Edwards
??
Adopted as Amended
??
Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
??
Tabled
????????
Thomas H. Wickham
??
Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-996
CATEGORY: Local Law Public Hearing
DEPARTMENT: Town Attorney
Set January 16, 2007 At 7:45 Pm At Southold Town Hall As the Time and Place for a Public Hearing on
a Local Law In Relation to Increasing the Penalties In the Southold Town Code
Southold Town Meeting Agenda - December 19, 2006
Page 38
WHEREAS
there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk
th
“A Local Law in
County, New York, on the 19 day of December, 2006, a Local Law entitled
relation to Increasing the Penalties in the Southold Town Code”
and
RESOLVED
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold will hold a public hearing on the
aforesaid Local Law at the Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, on the
th
16 day of January, 2007 at 7:45 p.m.
, at which time all interested persons will be given an
opportunity to be heard.
“A Local Law in relation to Increasing the Penalties in the
The proposed Local Law entitled,
Southold Town Code”
reads as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 2006
“A Local Law in relation to Increasing the Penalties in the Southold
A Local Law entitled,
Town Code”
.
BE IT ENACTED
by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. The Town Board has reviewed the penalties associated with violations
of the Southold Town Code and determined that insofar as the amounts of the fines have not
been updated in at least ten years, they do not reflect a fair and appropriate assessment against
those convicted of offenses and crimes under the Town Code. Therefore, the Town Board
believes it necessary to increase the amounts of the fines to discourage potential violators from
unpermitted and/or illegal activity and as a punitive response where warranted.
Section II. Code Amendments.
Boats, Docks and Wharves
§ 96-16. Regulation of personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft. [Added 4-6-1993 by L.L.
No. 4-1993]
areas or sites.
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I. All persons operating a personal watercraft or a specialty prop-craft must comply with all
applicable provisions of New York State Navigation Law §49
§ 96-33. Compliance required; penalties for offenses.
A. It shall be unlawful for any owner, occupant, builder, architect, contractor or their agents
or any person to fail to comply with any provisions of this chapter or to fail in any manner to
comply with a written notice, directive or order of the Bay Constable or to conduct any operation
in a manner not in compliance with a permit issued pursuant to this chapter. [Added 3-22-1988
by L.L. No. 3-1988]
B. For every offense against any of the provisions of this chapter or any regulations made
pursuant thereto or failure to comply with a written notice or order of the Bay Constable within
the time fixed for compliance therewith, the owner, occupant, builder, architect, contractor or
their agents or any other person who commits, takes part or assists in the commission of any such
offense or who shall fail to comply with a written order or notice of the Bay Constable shall,
to
upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding $250
exceed five hundred ($500.) dollars
or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months,
or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day's continued offense shall constitute a separate,
additional violation.
Burning, Outdoor
§ 104-5. Penalties for offenses. [Amended 7-31-1973 by L.L. No. 1-1973]
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction
to exceed five hundred
thereof, be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding $250
($500.) dollars
or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment. The continuation of an offense against the provisions of this chapter shall
constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.
Filming
§ 139-14. Penalties for offenses.
A. Any action by any person, organization, corporation, group or other entity which violates
or does not comply with any provision of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine of not less
$2500
than $100 and not more than $1,000 , and, in addition, anyone convicted hereunder of not
complying with the requirements of § 139-4 and/or § 139-5 may be subject to a fine of not less
than the amount of the actual costs incurred and owed to the Town, and not more than an amount
to twice said actual costs.
B. Each continuing day of violation of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.
C. In addition to the above provided penalties, the Town may also maintain an action or
proceeding in the name of the Town in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance
with, or to restrain by injunction the violation of this chapter.
Harbor Management
§ 157-14. Penalties for offenses.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person or agent of any person to fail to comply with any
provision of this article or to fail in any manner to comply with a written notice, directive or
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Page 40
order of the Bay Constables or to conduct any operation in a manner not in compliance with a
permit issued pursuant to this article.
B. For every offense against any of the provisions of this law or any regulations made
pursuant thereto or failure to comply with a written notice or order of the Bay Constables within
the time fixed for compliance therewith, any person, or any other person or agent of such who
commits, takes part or assists in the commission of any such offense or who shall fail to comply
with a written order or notice of the Bay Constables shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a
five hundred ($500.) dollars
violation punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by
imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Each day's continued offense shall constitute a separate, additional violation.
Junkyards
166-8. Penalties for offenses. [Amended 7-31-1973 by L.L. No. 1-1973]
A. The owner or licensee of any such place of business who commits or permits the
commission of any offense against any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to have
committed a violation and shall be liable for any such offense or the penalty therefor. Each day
such offense shall continue or be permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
B. For every offense against any provision of this chapter, the person committing the same
not to exceed two
shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than $250
thousand five hundred ($2500) dollars
or imprisonment not exceeding 15 days, or both such
fine and imprisonment.
C. Conviction for any above-mentioned offense shall constitute and effect an immediate
forfeiture of the license.
D. Any person committing an offense against this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be
subject to a civil penalty enforceable and collectible by the Town in the amount of $100 for each
such offense. Such penalty shall be collectible by and in the name of the Town for each day that
such offense shall continue.
E. In addition to the above-provided penalties and punishment, the Town Board may also
maintain an action or proceeding in the name of the Town in a court of competent jurisdiction to
compel compliance with or to restrain by injunction the offense against such chapter.
Littering
§ 174-7. Penalties for offenses.
Any person committing an offense against any of the provisions of this chapter shall be
to exceed five hundred ($500.)
punished, upon conviction, by a fine not exceeding $250
dollars
or by imprisonment not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The
continuation of an offense against the provisions of this chapter shall constitute, for each day the
offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.
Public Entertainment and Special Events
§ 205-1. Certain entertainment restricted; permit required.
D. Applications for approval of any temporary structurestents under this chapter must be
submitted to the Building Department.
Salvaging Centers
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§ 211-6. Penalties for offenses.
The permittee who commits or permits the commission of any violation of the permit or of the
Town Code shall be deemed to have committed a violation and shall be liable for any such
any person committing an offense of any provision of this
offense or the penalty therefor
chapter shall be guilty of a violation, and be subject to a fine not to exceed two thousand
five hundred ($2500.) dollars, or a period of imprisonment not to exceed fifteen (15) days or
both such fine and imprisonment
. Each day such offense shall continue or be permitted to exist
an additional
shall constitute a separate offense.
Sewers and Sewage Disposal
Part 1
§ 215-32. Compliance required; penalties for offenses.
A. It shall be unlawful for any carter, owner, occupant, builder, architect, contractor or their
agents or any other person to fail to comply with a written notice, directive or order of the
Inspector or to conduct any operation in a manner not in compliance with a permit issued
pursuant to this Part 1. [Added 3-22-1988 by L.L. No. 4-1988]
B. For each offense against any of the provisions of this Part 1 or any regulation made
pursuant thereto or failure to comply with a written notice or order of the Inspector within the
time fixed for compliance therewith, the carter, owner, occupant, builder, architect, contractor or
their agents or any other person who commits, takes part or assists in the commission of any such
offense or who shall fail to comply with a written order or notice of the Inspector shall, upon a
an offense
first conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of not exceeding
not to exceed five thousand ($5000.) dollars
$500or imprisonment for a period not to exceed
15 days, or both. Each day on which such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate,
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additional offense. For a second and subsequent conviction within 18 months thereafter, such
to exceed seven
person shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,500
thousand five hundred ($7500.) dollars
or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days, or
both such fine and imprisonment.
C. In addition to the above-provided penalties, the Board may also maintain an action or
proceeding in the name of the District, in a court of competent jurisdiction, to compel
compliance with or to restrain any injunction the violation of this Part 1.
Part 2
§ 215-45. Penalties for offenses; disconnection.
A. Any person found to be violating any provision of this Part 2 except § 215-40 shall be
served by the District with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a
reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period
of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
B. Any person who shall violate any provision of this Part 2 shall be fined not more than
guilty of an offense punishable by a fine not
$100 or imprisoned not more than 30 days or both
to exceed five thousand ($5000.) dollars or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15
days, or both such fine and imprisonment
. Each day that any violation of this Part 2 continues
and each day that any person continues to discharge prohibited wastes or substances into any
and additional
public sewer shall be deemed to be a separate offense for the purpose of applying
the penalty provided in this section.
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C. Any person who fails to cease and desist violation of this Part 2 upon notification thereof
may, after the period of time stated in the notice for correction thereof, be disconnected from the
not less than
public sewer system. Notice of disconnection shall be served by the District 10
days prior to the actual disconnection.
Shellfish
§219-21. Penalties for offenses. [Amended 7-31-1973 by L.L. No. 1-1973]
A. Any person convicted of an offense against any provision of this article shall be deemed
to have committed a violation against such article and also shall be liable for any such offense or
penalty therefor.
B. For every offense against any provision of this article, the person committing the same
not to exceed five hundred ($500.) dollars
shall be subject to a fine of not more than $250 or
imprisonment not exceeding 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
C. A second conviction for an offense against any of the provisions of this article within a
period of one year shall constitute and effect an immediate forfeiture of a permit issued to such
person. No new permit shall be issued to such person for at least one year after such forfeiture.
D. Any person committing an offense against this article shall be subject to a civil penalty
enforceable and collectible by the Town for each such offense. Such penalty shall be collectible
by and in the name of the Town.
E. In addition to the above-provided penalties and punishment, the Town Board may also
maintain an action or proceeding in the name of the Town in a court of competent jurisdiction to
compel compliance with or to restrain by injunction the offense against
this article.
Subdivision of Land
Any person in any provision of
§ 240-60. Penalties for Offenses. A violation ofthis chapter
guilty of a violation
shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding that permitted by § 268 of New
to exceed ten thousand ($10,000.) dollars or a period of incarceration
York State Town Law
not to exceed 15 days or both such fine and imprisonment.
. Each week's continued violation
shall constitute a separate additional violation.
This Local Law shall supercede and suspend those provisions of the Town Law Section
268(1) of the State of New York which pertain to the amount of the fines assessed and/or
the terms of imprisonment imposed for a violation of this Chapter, or subsequent violations
of this Chapter.
Taxation
§ 245-5. Penalties for offenses.
person that knowingly makes a
Any conviction of having made any willful false statement in
an under this chapter, or who knowingly allows a person
the application for such exemption
to make a false statement in an application under this chapter and which application is
filed with the appropriate assessing authorityguilty of a violation
shall be punishable by a
to exceed one thousand ($1000.) dollars or a period of
fine of not more than $100
incarceration not to exceed 15 days or both such fine and imprisonment. Upon conviction
under this chapter, the person shall be
and shall disqualify the applicant or applicants
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disqualified applying for an under this chapter
from further exemption for a period of five
from the date of conviction
years.
Tobacco Advertising
. Penalties for offenses.
249-6.Injunctions
Any person in violation of any provision of this chapter is guilty of an offense punishable
by a fine not to exceed one thousand five hundred ($1500.) dollars or a period of
incarceration not to exceed 15 days or both such fine and imprisonment.
In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the Town may bring an injunction proceeding
.
to enforce this chapter
Tourist and Trailer Camps
§ 253-19. Penalties for offenses. [Amended 7-31-1973 by L.L. No. 1-1973]
A. Any person committing an offense against any provision of this article shall, upon
to exceed
conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding $250
one thousand ($1000.) dollars
or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense against the provisions of this article
additional
shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense
hereunder.
B. In addition to the above-provided penalties, the Town Board may also maintain an action
or proceeding in the name of the Town in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance
with or to restrain by injunction the violation of this article.
III. SEVERABILITY
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect the validity of this law
as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.
IV. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided
by law.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-996
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
? ? ? ?
Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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William P. Edwards
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Adopted as Amended
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Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
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Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
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Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-997
CATEGORY: Seqra
DEPARTMENT: Town Attorney
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Finds that the Adoption of the Local Law Entitled “A Local Law In Relation to Amendments to Chapter
144” is Classified As a Type II Action Pursuant to SEQRA Rules and Regulations
RESOLVEDfinds that the adoption of
that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
the local law entitled “A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 144” is classified
as a Type II Action pursuant to SEQRA Rules and Regulations
, 6 NYCRR Section 617.5,
and is not subject to review under SEQRA.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-997
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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William P. Edwards
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Adopted as Amended
??????????
Defeated Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
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Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
????????
Louisa P. Evans
????????
Scott Russell
2006-998
CATEGORY: Enact Local Law
DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
Enact the Local Law Entitled, “A Local Law In Relation to Amendments to Chapter 144”
WHEREAS,
there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk
st
“A Local Law in
County, New York, on the 21 day of November, 2006 a Local Law entitled
relation to Amendments to Chapter 144”
and
WHEREAS
the Town Board of the Town of Southold held a public hearing on the aforesaid
Local Law at which time all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard, now
therefor be it
RESOLVED
that the Town Board of The Town of Southold hereby ENACTS the Local Law
“A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 144”
entitled, reads as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 16 of 2006
“A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 144”
A Local Law entitled, .
BE IT ENACTED
by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
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Purpose –
I. To update this Chapter to include State recommendations that
will conform the Town’s Code with the Energy Code and the Uniform Code and to make current
the outdated fee schedule.
II. Chapter 144 of the Town Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended as
follows:
§144-1. Title.
This chapter shall be known as the “Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code
Administration and Enforcement Law.”
§144-2. Purpose.
Article 18 of the Executive Law, as added by Chapter 707 of the Laws of 1981, provides
for the preparation of a Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (Uniform Code), which shall
take effect on January 1, 1984, and the State Energy Conservation Construction Code (the
Energy Code), which shall take effect on January 1, 2007, and which every local government
shall administer and enforce on and after such date. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide
for the administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code in the Town of Southold.
§144-3. Administration and enforcement officers designated and definitions.
A. It shall be the duty of the Building Inspectors (hereinafter referred to as the
"Building Inspector") to administer and enforce the Uniform Code and the Energy Code and the
provisions of this chapter.
B. In addition to the Inspectors, as provided by Subsection A of this section, the
Town Board may appoint one Assistant Inspector for each of the fire districts in the Town, who
shall be recommended by the respective Board of Fire Commissioners. Such Assistant
Inspectors shall serve for a term of one year or at the pleasure of the Town Board. Assistant
Inspectors shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties within the appropriations made
therefor by the Town Board. Such Assistant Inspectors shall not have enforcement powers, their
duties being limited to conducting periodic inspections for compliance with the fire prevention
provisions (Chapter C) of the Uniform Code and the Energy Code. Assistant Inspectors shall
have the same right to enter and inspect buildings and premises as conferred upon the Building
Inspector.
C. For this chapter, the term "Building Inspector" shall include and refer to: [Added
11-24-1998 by L.L. No. 22-1998]
(1) Building Inspectors of the Town of Southold;
(2) The Director of Code Enforcement of the Town of Southold;
(3) The Engineer Inspector of the Town of Southold; and
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(4) Building Permits Examiner. [Added 9-17-2001 by L.L. No. 19-2001]
(5) Fire Inspector
D. For this chapter, the following terms shall include and refer to:
“Building Permit” shall include a Building Permit which is renewed, amended or
extended pursuant to any provision of this local law.
“Energy Code” shall mean the State Energy Conservation Construction Code, as
currently in effect and as hereafter amended.
“Permit Holder” shall mean the Person to whom a Building Permit has been issued.
“Person” shall include an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
limited partnership, business trust, estate, trust, association, or any other legal or commercial
entity of any kind or description.
§144-4. Conflicts with other regulations.
Where the provisions of this chapter conflict with or impose a different requirement than
any other provision of the Southold Town Code, or any rule or regulation adopted thereunder,
the provision which establishes the higher standard or requirement shall govern.
§144-5. Powers and duties of Building Inspector.
A. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, ordinance or regulation, or
except as herein otherwise provided, the Building Inspector shall administer and enforce all the
provisions of the Uniform Codeand Energy Code and regulations applicable to the construction,
alteration, repair, removal and demolition of buildings and structures, and the installation and use
of materials and equipment therein, and the location, use, occupancy and maintenance thereof.
B. The Building Inspector shall receive, review, and approve ordisapprove
applications and issue permits for the erection, alteration, removal and demolition of buildings or
structures or parts thereof and shall examine the premises for which such applications have been
received or such permits have been issued, for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the
,
Uniform CodeEnergy Code and other laws, ordinances and regulations governing building
construction.
C. The Building Inspector shall issue all appropriate notices or orders to remove illegal or
unsafe conditions, to require the necessary safeguards during construction and to ensure
compliance during the entire course of construction with the requirements of the Uniform Code
and other applicable laws, ordinances or regulations. He shall make all inspections which are
necessary or proper for the carrying out of his duties.
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C. The Building Inspector shall conduct construction inspections, inspections to be made
prior to the issuance of Certificates of Occupancy, fire safety and property maintenance
inspections, inspections incidental to the investigation of complaints, and all other inspections
required or permitted under any provision of this local law;
(1.) to issue Stop Work Orders;
(2.) to review and investigate complaints;
(3.) to maintain records;
(4.) to collect fees as set by the Town Board of the Town of Southold;
(5.) to pursue administrative enforcement actions and proceedings;
(6.) in consultation with this Town’s attorney, to pursue such legal actions and
proceedings as may be necessary to enforce the Uniform Code, the Energy
Code, and this local law, or to abate or correct conditions not in compliance
with the Uniform Code, the Energy Code or this local law; and
(7.) to exercise all other powers and fulfill all other duties conferred upon the
Building Inspector by this local law.
D. The Building Inspector shall possess background experience related to building
construction or fire prevention and shall, within the time prescribed by law, obtain such basic
training, in-service training, advanced in-service training, and other training as the State of New
York shall require for code enforcement personnel, and shall obtain certification from the State
Fire Administrator pursuant to the Executive Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
D.E. Whenever the same may be necessary or appropriate to assure compliance with
the provisions of applicable laws, ordinances or regulations covering building construction, the
Building Inspector may require the performance of tests in the field by experienced, professional
persons or by accredited and authoritative testing laboratories or service bureaus or agencies.
F. The Building Inspector shall keep permanent, official records of all transactions
and activities conducted by him, including all applications received, permits and certificates
issued, fees charged and collected, inspection reports, and notices and orders issued. All such
records shall be public records, open to public inspection during business hours. records of:
(1) all applications received, reviewed and approved or denied;
(2) all plans, specifications and construction documents approved;
(3) all Building Permits, Certificates of Occupancy, and Stop Work Orders issued;
(4) all inspections and tests performed;
(5) all statements and reports issued;
(6) all complaints received;
(7) all investigations conducted;
(8) all fees charged and collected.
G. All such records shall be public records open for public inspection during normal
business hours. All plans and records pertaining to buildings or structures, or appurtenances
thereto, shall be retained for at least the minimum time period so required by State law and
regulation.
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B.H. Program review and reporting.
(1) The Building Inspector shall, as directed, submit to the Town Board a written report
and summary of all business conducted by him, including permits and certificates issued, fees
collected, orders and notices promulgated, inspections and tests made and appeals or litigation
pending.
(2) The Building Inspector shall, annually, submit to the Secretary of State, on behalf of
this Town, on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, a report of the activities of this Town,
relative to administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code.
(3) The Building Inspector shall, upon request of the New York State Department of
State, provide to the New York State Department of State, from the records and related materials
in this Town is required to maintain, excerpts, summaries, tabulations, statistics and other
information and accounts of the activities of this Town in connection with administration and
enforcement of the Uniform Code.
I. The Building Inspector shall review and investigate complaints which allege or
assert the existence of conditions or activities that fail to comply with the Uniform Code, the
Energy Code, this local law, or any other law or regulation adopted for administration and
enforcement of the Uniform Code or the Energy Code. The process for responding to a
complaint shall include such of the following steps as the Building Inspector may deem
appropriate:
(1) performing an inspection of the conditions and/or activities alleged to be in violation,
and documenting the results of such inspection;
(2) if a violation is found to exist, providing the owner of the affected property and any
other person who may be responsible for the violation with notice of the violation and
opportunity to abate, correct or cure the violation, or otherwise proceeding in a manner which
violates this chapter of the Code;
(3) if appropriate, issuing a Stop Work Order;
(4) if a violation which was found to exist is abated or corrected, performing an inspection
to ensure that the violation has been abated or corrected, preparing a final written report
reflecting such abatement or correction, and filing such report with the complaint.
§144-6. Records and reports. Inspections Required.
A. Construction Inspections
(1). Work to remain accessible and exposed.
Work shall remain accessible and exposed until inspected and accepted by the Building
Inspector. The Permit Holder shall notify the Building Inspector when any element of
work described in subdivision (2) of this section is ready for inspection.
(2) Elements of work to be inspected.
The following elements of the construction process shall be inspected, where applicable:
a. work site prior to the issuance of a Building Permit;
b. footing and foundation;
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c. preparation for concrete slab;
d. framing;
e. building systems, including underground and rough-in;
f. fire resistant construction;
g. fire resistant penetrations;
h. solid fuel burning heating appliances, chimneys, flues or gas vents;
i. Energy Code compliance; and
j. a final inspection after all work authorized by the Building Permit
has been completed.
(3) Inspection results.
After inspection, the work or a portion thereof shall be noted as satisfactory as completed,
or the Permit Holder shall be notified as to where the work fails to comply with the
Uniform Code or Energy Code. Work not in compliance with any applicable provision
of the Uniform Code or Energy Code shall remain exposed until such work shall have
been brought into compliance with all applicable provisions of the Uniform Code and the
Energy Code, re-inspected, and found satisfactory as completed.
B. Fire Safety and Property Maintenance Inspections
(1) Inspections required.
Fire safety and property maintenance inspections of buildings and
structures shall be performed by the Building Inspector at the following
intervals:
(a) Fire safety and property maintenance inspections of buildings or structures
which contain an area of public assembly shall be performed at least once every
twelve (12) months.
(b) Fire safety and property maintenance inspections of all multiple dwellings not
included in paragraph (a) of this subdivision, and all non-residential buildings,
structures, uses and occupancies not included in paragraph (a) of this subdivision,
shall be performed at least once every thirty-six (36) months.
(2) Inspections permitted.
In addition to the inspections required by subdivision (1) of this section, a fire safety and
property maintenance inspection of any building, structure, use, or occupancy, or of any
dwelling unit, may also be performed by the Building Inspector at any time upon:
(a) the request of the owner of the property to be inspected or an authorized agent
of such owner;
(b) receipt by the Building Inspector of a written statement alleging that
conditions or activities failing to comply with the Uniform Code or Energy Code
exist; or
(c) receipt by the Building Inspector of any other information, reasonably
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believed by the Building Inspector to be reliable, giving rise to reasonable cause
to believe that conditions or activities failing to comply with the Uniform Code or
Energy Code exist; provided, however, that nothing in this subdivision shall be
construed as permitting an inspection under any circumstances under which a
court order or warrant permitting such inspection is required, unless such court
order or warrant shall have been obtained.
(d) OFPC inspections.
Nothing in this section or in any other provision of this local law shall supersede,
limit or impair the powers, duties and responsibilities of the New York State
Office of Fire Prevention and Control (“OFPC”) and the New York StateFire
Administrator under Executive Law section 156-e and Education Law section
807-b.
§144-7. Cooperation with other departments.
The Building Inspector may request and shall receive, so far as may be necessary in the
discharge of his duties, the assistance and cooperation of the police and fire officers and all other
municipal officials exercising any jurisdiction over the construction, use or occupancy of
buildings or the installation of equipment therein.
§144-8. Building permit required; application for permit. [Amended 5-30-1995 by L.L.
No. 11-1995]
A. Building permit required prior to commencement; exceptions. [Amended 12-8-
1998 by L.L. No. 28-1998; 10-26-1999 by L.L. No. 17-1999]
(1) No person, firm or corporation shall commence the erection, construction,
enlargement, alteration, removal, improvement, demolition, conversion or change in the nature
of the occupancy of any building or structure, or cause the same to be done, without first
obtaining a separate building permit from the Building Inspector for each such building or
structure. A building permit shall be required for any work which must conform to the Uniform
Code, and Energy Code,except that no building permit shall be required for:
(a) Necessary repairs which do not materially affect structural
features.
(b) Alterations to existing buildings, provided that the
alterations:
[1] Cost less than $10,000;
[2] Do not materially affect structural features;
[3] Do not affect fire safety features such as smoke
detectors, sprinklers, required fire separations and
exits;
[4] Do not involve the installation of electrical
systems; and
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[5] Do not include the installation of solid fuel-burning
heating appliances and associated chimneys and
flues.
(c) Small noncommercial structures less than 100 square feet in floor area not
intended for use by one or more persons as quarters for living, sleeping, eating or cooking; for
example, a small storage building. Construction or installation of one-story detached structures
associated with one or two-family dwellings or multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses)
which are used for tool and storage sheds, playhouses or similar uses, provided the gross floor
area does not exceed one hundred (100) square feet.
(d) installation of swings and other playground equipment associated with a
one or two-family dwelling or multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses);
(e) installation of swimming pools associated with a one or two-family
dwelling or multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) where such pools are designed for a
water depth of less than 24 inches and are installed entirely above ground;
(f) installation of fences which are not part of an enclosure surrounding a
swimming pool;
(g) construction of retaining walls unless such walls support a surcharge or
impound Class I, II, or IIIA liquids;
(h) construction of temporary motion picture, television and theater stage sets
and scenery;
(i) installation of window awnings supported by an exterior wall of a one or
two-family dwelling or multiple single family dwellings (townhouses);
(j) installation of partitions or movable cases less than 5’ 9” in height;
(k) painting, wallpapering, tiling, carpeting, or other similar finish work;
(l) installation of listed portable electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation or
cooling equipment or appliances;
(m) replacement of any equipment provided the replacement does not alter the
equipment’s listing or render it inconsistent with the equipment’s original specifications; or
(n) repairs, provided that such repairs do not involve (1) the removal or cutting
away of a loadbearing wall, partition, or portion thereof, or of any structural beam or load
bearing component; (2) the removal or change of any required means of egress, or the
rearrangement of parts of a structure in a manner which affects egress; (3) the enlargement,
alteration, replacement or relocation of any building system; or (4) the removal from service of
all or part of a fire protection system for any period of time.
(2) The exemption from the requirement to obtain a building permit for work in any
category set forth in subdivision (1) of this section shall not be deemed an authorization for work
to be performed in violation of the Uniform Code or the Energy Code. All work, structures and
buildings must comply with the provisions of Chapter 280, Zoning, of the Southold Town
Code.
B. Any building permit issued in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be
null and void and of no effect without the necessity for any proceedings, revocations or
nullification thereof; and any work undertaken or use established pursuant to the issuance of a
permit in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be invalid. [Amended 10-26-1999 by
L.L. No. 17-1999]
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C. Applications. [Amended 3-3-1998 by L.L. No. 2-1998; 10-26-1999 by L.L. No.
17-1999]
(1) Every application for a building permit shall be made in writing, on a
form provided by or otherwise acceptable to the Building Inspector. The application shall be
signed by the owner or an authorized agent of the owner andcontain the following information
and be accompanied by the required fee. In addition, plans and specifications shall be filed with
the building permit application to enable the Building Inspector to examine such plans to
ascertain if the proposed building will comply with applicable building construction, housing and
fire codesrequirements of the Uniform Code and the Energy Code. The application shall include
or be accompanied by the following information and documentation:
(a) The actual shape, dimensions, radii, angles and area of the lot on which
the building is proposed to be erected, or of the lot on which it is situated if an existing building,
except in the case of the alterations of a building which do not affect the exterior thereof.
(b) The section, block and lot numbers, if any, as they appear on the latest tax
records.
(c) The exact size and locations on the lot of the proposed building or
buildings or structural alteration of an existing building and of other existing buildings on the
same lot.
(d) The dimensions of all yards in relation to the subject building and the
distances between such building and any other existing buildings on the same lot and adjacent
lots.
(e) The existing and intended use of all buildings, existing or proposed, the
use of land and the number of dwelling units the building is designed to accommodate and the
necessary computations to establish conformity to the bulk and density regulations.
(f) Such topographic or other information with regard to the building, the lot
or neighboring lots as may be necessary to determine that the proposed construction will
conform to the provisions of this chapter.
(g) An application for a building permit for construction on a vacant lot
which is not on an approved subdivision map shall be accompanied by a certified abstract of title
issued by a title company which shall show single and separate ownership of the entire lot prior
to April 9, 1957.
(h) A plot plan drawn to scale and signed by the person responsible for each
drawing. At the discretion of the Building Inspector, a survey may be required, prepared by a
licensed engineer or land surveyor.
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(i) Each application for a building permit for a new dwelling unit shall be
accompanied by plans and specifications bearing the signature and original seal of a licensed
professional engineer or architect.
(j) Construction documents will not be accepted as part of an application for a
Building Permit unless they satisfy the requirements set forth as above. Construction documents
which are accepted as part of the application for a Building Permit shall be marked as accepted
by the Building Inspector in writing or by stamp. One set of the accepted construction
documents shall be returned to the applicant to be kept at the work site. However, the return of a
set of accepted construction documents to the applicant shall not be construed as authorization to
commence work, or as an indication that a Building Permit will be issued. Work shall not be
commenced until and unless a Building Permit is issued.
(k) All work shall be performed in accordance with the construction
documents which were submitted with and accepted as part of the application for a Building
Permit. The Permit Holder shall immediately notify the Building Inspector of any change
occurring during the course of work. The Building Permit shall contain such a directive. If the
Building Inspector determines that such change warrants a new or amended Building Permit,
such change shall not be made until and unless a new or amended Building Permit reflecting
such change is issued.
(2) Exception to the requirements set forth in §144-8C. Building Inspectors have the
right, when an application for a structure is accompanied by plans and specifications bearing the
signature and original seal of a licensed professional engineer or architect and accompanied by
an affidavit stating that the plans and specifications comply with the Uniform Codeand Energy
Code, to verify that both the plans and the construction comply with the Uniform Code and
Energy Code at the field inspection stage.
D. No building permit shall be issued for the construction or alteration of any
building upon a lot without access to a street or highway as provided by §280-a of the Town
Law.
E. No building permit shall be issued for any building where the site plan of such
building is subject to approval by the Planning Board, except in conformity with the plans
approved by said Board.
F. No building permit shall be issued for a building in any district where such use is
permitted by special exception unless and until such approval has been duly granted by the board
having jurisdiction thereof.
G. No building permit shall be issued for any building until approval has been
received from the Suffolk County Department of Health Services for the proposed water supply
and sewage disposal system.
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H. The building permit application and all supporting documentation shall be made
in triplicate. Upon the issuance of a building permit, the Building Inspector shall return one copy
of all filed documents to the applicant.
I. The Building Inspector shall, within 10 business days after the filing of a
complete and properly prepared application, either issue or deny a building permit. If a building
permit is denied, the Building Inspector shall state, in writing, to the applicant the reasons for
such denial.
J.I. Every building permit shall expire if the work authorized has not commenced
within 12 months after the date of issuance or has not been completed within 18 months from
such date. If no zoning amendments or other regulations affecting the property have been
enacted in the interim, the Building Inspector may authorize, in writing, the extension of the
permit for an additional six months. Thereafter, a new permit shall be required.
K.J. As soon as the foundation of a building or of any addition to an existing building
is completed and before first-story framing or wall construction is begun, there shall be filed with
the Building Inspector an accurate survey, signed by the person responsible for said survey,
showing the exact location of such foundation with respect to the street and property lines of the
lot. No further construction shall be performed until such survey is approved by the Building
Inspector.
L.K. Permit fees. [Amended 5-8-2001 by L.L. No. 9-2001]
(1) The following fees shall be paid upon the filing of an application with the
Building Inspector for a building permit, which fees shall be paid into the general fund if the
application is approved or returned to the applicant if the application is denied:
(a) Single-family dwellings:
[1] New dwellings and alterations or additions to existing dwellings:
$150 $200, plus $0.30 $0.40 for each square foot of floor area in excess of 850 square feet.
[2] Accessory buildings and additions or alterations to existing
accessory buildings: $75 $100, plus $0.30 $0.40 for each square foot of floor area in excess of
500 square feet.
(b) Farm buildings and additions or alterations to existing farm buildings:
$150 for each building.
(c) Hotel, motel, multiple dwellings and business, industrial and all other
buildings, including wineries:
[1] New buildings and additions and alterations to existing buildings:
$200 $250, plus $0.30 $0.40 for each square foot of floor area in excess of 1,000 square feet.
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[2] Accessory buildings and additions and alterations to existing
accessory buildings: $75 $100, plus $0.30 $0.40 for each square foot of floor area in excess of
500 square feet.
(d) Foundations constructed under existing buildings: $100 $200.
(e) In-ground swimming pools, together with required enclosure fencing:
$150 $250; aboveground swimming pools, together with required enclosure fencing: $150 $250.
(f) The permit fee for all signs shall be $50 $75 per permit.
(g) Demolition and/or removal of any building: $35 $70 minimum and $0.15
$0.30 for each square foot in excess of 300 square feet of floor area.
(2) If an application is denied and a notice of disapproval is issued, the applicant
shall pay a fee of $35 $50.
(3) For the purpose of this Subsection L, cellars, decks, attached garages and any
habitable area shall be included in the calculation of floor area.
(4) Preconstruction fee. If any land clearing or excavation or building or
commencement of any construction activity is without the benefit of applicable Town permits,
all fees associated with any land clearing or excavation or building or construction activity will
be equal to double the otherwise applicable fee for all permits as provided by this chapter.
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no fee shall be required of or paid by taxing
entities or districts, including but not limited to fire districts, school districts, park districts and
the like.
(6) In the event that a building permit is not approved, the applicant shall be entitled
to a refund of 50% of the fee paid within one year of issuance, provided that no construction has
commenced.
§144-9. Issuance or denial of building permit.
A. The Building Inspector shall approve or disapprove the application within a
reasonable time, and in all events within 10 business days. [Amended 10-26-1999 by L.L. No.
17-1999]
B. Upon approval of the application and upon receipt of the legal fees therefor, he
shall issue a building permit to the applicant upon the form prescribed by him and shall affix his
signature or cause his signature to be affixed thereto.
C. Upon approval of the application, two sets of plans and specifications shall be
endorsed with the word "approved." One set of such approved plans and specifications shall be
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retained in the offices of the Building Inspector and the other set shall be returned to the
applicant, together with the building permit, and shall be kept at the building site, open to
inspection by the Building Inspector or his authorized representative at all reasonable times.
D. If the application, together with plans, specifications and other documents filed
therewith, describes proposed work which does not conform to all the requirements of the
Uniform Code and all other applicable building regulations, the Building Inspector shall
disapprove the same and shall return the plans and specifications to the applicant. The Building
Inspector shall cause such refusal, together with the reasons therefor, to be transmitted to the
applicant in writing.
§ 144-10. Performance of work under permit.
A. A building permit shall be effective to authorize the commencing of work in
accordance with the application, plans and specifications on which it is based, for a period of 18
months after the date of its issuance. For good cause, the Building Inspector may allow an
extension for a period not exceeding six months.
B. The issuance of a building permit shall constitute authority to the applicant to
proceed with the work in accordance with the approved plans and specifications and in
accordance with the Uniform Code and applicable building laws, ordinances or regulations. All
work shall conform to the approved application, plans and specifications.
C. Compliance with the following regulations shall be a continuing condition for the
validity and existence of any building permit and issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the
Town of Southold: [Added 11-6-2003 by L.L. No. 24-2003]
(1) Stormwater runoff generated as a result of up to a two-inch rainfall, or its
equivalent in melting snow/ice, shall be contained on-site during construction. Implementation of
and use of erosion control measures and devices to prevent soil erosion and flooding of
neighboring properties and roadways shall be required, including but not limited to straw bales,
silt control fences, and/or grading.
(2) Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, it shall be determined
that drainage of roofs and paved areas, yards and courts, and other open areas on the premises
shall not be discharged in a manner that creates a public nuisance.
(3) Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, all premises shall be
graded and maintained to prevent the erosion of soil and to prevent the accumulation of stagnant
water thereon or within any structure located thereon.
(4) Where a construction site is traversed by a watercourse, drainageway,
channel or stream, provision shall be made to divert that waterway around any areas disturbed by
construction and reconnected to its natural path by means of culverts or other measures.
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D. Building permits shall be visibly displayed at the work site and shall
remain visible until the authorized work has been completed.
§ 144-11. Building permit fees.
A. Upon filing of an application for a building permit, fees shall be paid in
accordance with § 144-8 of the Town Code. [Amended 6-6-1989 by L.L. No. 10-1989]
B. In the event that an application for a building permit is not approved, the
applicant shall be entitled to a refund of 50% of the fee paid, provided that no construction has
been commenced. If construction work has been started and the application is not approved, the
fees paid shall not be refunded.
§144-12. Revocation of building permit.
The Building Inspector may revoke a building permit theretofore issued and approved in
the following instances:
A. Where he finds that there has been any false statement or misrepresentation as to a
material fact in the application, plans or specifications on which the building permit was based.
B. Where he finds that the building permit was issued in errorbecause of incorrect,
inaccurate or incomplete information, or that the work for which a Building Permit was issued
violates the Uniform Code or the Energy Code, the Building Inspector shall revoke the Building
Permit or suspend the Building Permit until such time as the Permit Holder demonstrates that (1)
all work then completed is in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Uniform Code and
the Energy Code and (2) all work then proposed to be performed shall be in compliance with all
applicable provisions of the Uniform Code and the Energy Code. and should not have been
issued in accordance with the applicable law.
C. Where he finds that the work performed under the permit is not being prosecuted
in accordance with the provisions of the application, plans or specifications.
D. Where the person to whom a building permit has been issued fails or refuses to
comply with a stop work order issued by the Building Inspector.
§144-13. Stop Work Orders. orders.
A. The Building Inspector is authorized to issue Stop Work Orders pursuant to this
section. The Building Inspector shall issue a Stop Work Order to halt:
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(1) any work that is determined by the Building Inspector to be contrary to
any applicable provision of the Uniform Code or the Energy Code, without regard to whether
such work is or is not work for which a Building Permit is required, and without regard to
whether a Building Permit has or has not been issued for such work, or
(2) any work that is being conducted in a dangerous or unsafe manner in
the opinion of the Building Inspector, without regard to whether such work is or is not work for
which a Building Permit is required, and without regard to whether a Building Permit has or has
not been issued for such work; or
(3) any work for which a Building Permit is required which is being
performed without the required Building Permit, or under a Building Permit that has become
invalid, has expired, or has been suspended or revoked
B. Stop Work Orders shall:
(1) be in writing
(2) be dated and signed by the Building Inspector
(3) state the reason or reasons for issuance
(4) if applicable, state the conditions which must be satisfied before
work will be permitted to resume.
C. The Building Inspector shall cause the Stop Work Order, or a copy thereof, to be
served on the owner of the affected property, and if the owner is not the Permit Holder, on the
Permit Holder, personally or by certified mail to the owner or Permit Holder and posting at the
work site. The Building Inspector shall be permitted, but not required, to cause the Stop Work
Order, or a copy thereof, to be served on any or all of the following: builder, architect, tenant,
contractor, subcontractor, construction superintendent, or their agents, or any other person taking
part or assisting in work affected by the Stop Work Order, personally or by certified mail and
posting; provided, however, that failure to serve any person listed above shall not affect the
efficacy of the Stop Work Order.
D. Upon the issuance of a Stop Work Order, the owner of the affected property, the
Permit Holder and any other person performing, taking part in or assisting in the work shall
immediately cease all work which is the subject of the Stop Work Order.
E. The issuance of a Stop Work Order shall not be the exclusive remedy available to
address any event described in this section, and the authority to issue a Stop Work Order shall be
in addition to, and not in substitution for or limitation of, the right and authority to pursue any
other remedy or impose any other penalty under any other applicable local or State law. Any
such remedy or penalty may be pursued at any time, whether prior to, at the time of, or after the
issuance of a Stop Work Order.
Whenever the Building Inspector has reasonable grounds to believe that work on any building or
structure is being prosecuted in violation of the provisions of the Uniform Code or other
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applicable building laws, ordinances or regulations and not in conformity with the provisions of
an application, plans or specifications on the basis of which a building permit was issued, or in
an unsafe and dangerous manner, he shall notify the owner of the property, or the owner's agent,
or the person performing the work, to suspend all work, and any such persons shall forthwith
stop such work and suspend all building activities until the stop order has been rescinded. Such
order and notice shall be in writing, shall state the conditions under which the work may be
resumed and may be served upon a person to whom it is directed either by delivering it
personally to him or by posting the same upon a conspicuous portion of the building under
construction and sending a copy of the same by certified mail.
§144-14. Right of entry.
Any Building Inspector, upon the showing of proper credentials and in the discharge of
his duties, may enter upon any building, structure or premises at any reasonable hour, and no
person shall interfere with or prevent such entry.
§144-15. Certificate of occupancy required; application.
A. No building hereafter erected shall be used or occupied in whole or in part until a
certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Building Inspector.
B. No building hereafter enlarged, extended or altered, or upon which work has been
performed which required the issuance of a building permit, shall be occupied or used unless a
certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Building Inspector.
C. No change shall be made in the use or type of occupancy of an existing building
unless a certificate of occupancy authorizing such change shall have been issued by the Building
Inspector.
D. The owner or his agent shall make application for a certificate of occupancy.
Accompanying his application and before the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, there shall
be filed by the Building Inspector an affidavit of the registered architect or licensed professional
engineer who filed the original plans, or of the registered architect or licensed professional
engineer who supervised the construction of the work, or of the building contractor who
supervised the work and who, by reason of his experience, is qualified to superintend the work
for which the certificate of occupancy is sought. This affidavit shall state that the deponent has
examined and approved plans of the structure for which a certificate of occupancy is sought, that
the structure has been erected in accordance with approved plans and, as erected, complies with
the Uniform Code and EnergyCode and other laws governing building construction except
insofar as variations therefrom have been legally authorized. Such variations shall be specified
in the affidavit.
§144-16. Inspection prior to issuance of certificate; records.
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A. Before issuing a certificate of occupancy, the Building Inspector shall examine or
cause to be examined all building, structures and sites for which an application has been filed for
a building permit to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, demolish or change the use or
occupancy; and he may conduct such inspections as he deems appropriate from time to time
during and upon completion of the work for which a building permit has been issued.
B. There shall be maintained by the Building Inspector a record of all such
examinations and inspections, together with a record of findings of violations of the Uniform
Code, the Energy Code,and other applicable laws.
§144-17. Issuance of certificate of occupancy.
A. When, after final inspection, it is found that the proposed work has been
completed in accordance with the Uniform Code and other applicable building laws, ordinances
and regulations, and also in accordance with the application, plans and specifications filed in
connection with the issuance of the building permit, the Building Inspector, upon the payment of
the fees specified in § 280-154 of the Town Code, shall issue a certificate of occupancy upon the
form provided by him. If it is found that the proposed work has not been properly completed, the
Building Inspector shall refuse to issue a certificate of occupancy and shall order the work
completed in conformity with the building permit and in conformity with the Uniform Code, and
other applicable building regulations. [Amended 6-6-1989 by L.L. No. 10-1989]
B. The certificate of occupancy shall certify that the work has been completed and
that the proposed use and occupancy is in conformity with the provisions of the Uniform Code
and other applicable building laws, ordinances and regulations, and shall specify the use or uses
and the extent thereof to which the building or structure or its several parts may be put.
A. The Building Inspector shall issue a Certificate of Occupancy if the work which
was the subject of the Building Permit was completed in accordance with all applicable
provisions of the Uniform Code, the Energy Code and, if applicable, that the structure, building
or portion thereof that was converted from one use or occupancy classification or
subclassification to another complies with all applicable provisions of the Uniform Code and the
Energy Code. The Building Inspector shall inspect the building, structure or work prior to the
issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. In addition, where applicable, the following documents,
prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Code by such person or persons as
may be designated by or otherwise acceptable to the Building Inspector, at the expense of the
applicant for the Certificate of Occupancy shall be provided to the Building Inspector prior to the
issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy:
(1) a written statement of structural observations and/or a final report of special
inspections, and
(2) flood hazard certifications.
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B. A Certificate of Occupancy shall contain the following information:
(1) the Building Permit number, if any;
(2) the date of issuance of the Building Permit, if any;
(3) the name, address and tax map number of the property;
(4) if the Certificate of Occupancy is not applicable to an entire
structure, a description of that portion of the structure for which the
Certificate of Occupancy is issued;
(5) the use and occupancy classification of the structure;
(6)the type of construction of the structure;
(7) the assembly occupant load of the structure;
(8) if an automatic sprinkler system is provided, a notation as to
whether the sprinkler system is required;
(9) any special conditions imposed in connection with the
issuance of the Building Permit; and
(10) the signature of the Building Inspector issuing the
Certificate of Occupancy and the date of issuance.
§144-18. Temporary certificates of occupancy; fee.
Upon request, and the payment of a fee of $15 $25, the Building Inspector may issue a
temporary certificate of occupancy for a building or structure or part thereof before the entire
work covered by the building permit shall have been completed, provided that such portion or
portions as have been completed may be occupied safely without endangering life or the public
welfare.
§144-19. Tests for compliance with standards.
Whenever there are reasonable grounds to believe that any material, construction,
to
equipment or assembly does not conform with the requirements of the Uniform Code or the
applicable building laws, ordinances or regulations, the Building Inspector may require the same
to be subjected to tests in order to furnish proof of such compliance.
§144-21. Abatement of violations.
Appropriate actions and proceedings may be taken at law or in equity to prevent unlawful
construction or to restrain, correct or abate a violation or to prevent illegal occupancy of a
building, structure or premises or to prevent illegal acts, conduct or business in or about any
premises; and those remedies shall be in addition to the penalties prescribed in the preceding
section.
SEVERABILITY
III.
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If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect the validity of this law
as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.
EFFECTIVE DATE
IV.
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided
by law.
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2006-998
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Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
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Albert Krupski Jr.
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Adopted
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William P. Edwards
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Adopted as Amended
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Defeated ????????
Daniel C. Ross
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Tabled
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Thomas H. Wickham
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Withdrawn
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Louisa P. Evans
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Scott Russell
VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Motion To:
Motion to recess to Public Hearing
COMMENTS - Current Meeting:
RESOLVEDbe and hereby is declared
that this meeting of the Southold Town Board
Recessed in order to hold a public hearing.
2. Set Tuesday, December 19, 2006, At 5:00 Pm, Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold
As the Time and Place for a Public Hearing on a Local Law Entitled “A Local Law In
Relation to Amendments to Chapter 144”
3. Motion To:
Adjourn Town Board Meeting
COMMENTS - Current Meeting:
RESOLVED
that this meeting of the Southold Town Board be and hereby is declared adjourned at
__________ P.M.
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Elizabeth A. Neville
Southold Town Clerk