HomeMy WebLinkAboutTR-01/24/2001Albert J. Krupski, President
James King, Vice-President
Henry Smith
Artie Foster
Ken Poliwoda
Town Hall
53095 Route 25
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, New York 11971-0959
Telephone (631) 765-1892
Fax I631) 765-1366
BOARD OF TOWN TRUSTEES
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
MINUTES
Wednesday, January 24, 2001
7 p.m.
PRESENT WERE; Albert J. Krupski, Jr., President
James King, Vice-President
Artie Foster, Trustee
Henry Smith, Trustee (absent)
Kenneth Poliwoda, Trustee
Charlotte Cunningham, Clerk
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
NEXT FI]~LD INSPECTION: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 at 8 a.m.
TRUSTEE KING moved to Approve. TRUSTEE FOSTER seconded. ALL
AYES
NEXT TRUSTEE MEETING: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 at 7:00 p.m.
WORKSESSION: 6:00 p.m.
TRUSTEE POLIWODA moved to Approve. TRUSTEE KING seconded. ALL
AYES
APPROVE MINUTES: Approve Minutes of November 21,2000 and December
20, 2000
TRUSTEE KING moved to Approve. TRUSTEE FOSTER seconded. ALL
AYES
III.
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MONTHLY REPORT: The Trustee monthly report for January 2001.
A check for $7,750.60 was forwarded to the Supervisor's Office for the
General Fund.
PUBLIC NOTICES: Public Notices are posted on the Town Clerk's
Bulletin Board for review.
AMENDMEENTS/WAIVERS/CHANGE S:
J. Kevin McLaughlin on behalf of ORIENT WHARF CO., requests an
Amendment to Permit g474 to allow the existing 6'x8' shed, which houses
necessary water filtration equipment to remain on the wharf, as long as
the filtration system is required in order to obtain a potable water supply,
Located: 2100 Village Lane, Orient SCTM#24-2-28.1 POSTPONED
UNTIL FEBRUARY AS PER AGENT'S REQUEST
WILLIAM & IRENE OLDENBURGER requests a Waiver to erect a
vinyl shed on the north side of the property in the rear of the yard 40' fi:om
the water. Existing shed to be removed. Located: 2100 Ole Jule Lane,
Mattituck SCTM#122-4-8 TRUSTEE FOSTER moved to Approve the
application. TRUSTEE KING seconded. ALL AYES
DEBORAH PENNEY requests a Waiver to build a porch enclosure and
deck. Located: 1 Sailors Needle Road, Mattituck SCTM#144-05-026
TRUSTEE FOSTER moved to deny the Waiver and to require a Minor
Wetland Permit.
TRUSTEE POLIWODA seconded. ALL AYES
JON KERBS requests an Amendment to Permit #4992 remove 10'x24'
asphalt drive and landscape the area. Relocate 150 s.f. asphalt drive, add
11 s.f. garage span add 9 s.f. 3x3 foot section of porch, add 70 s.f. 7'x10'
entrance steps. There will be no change in lot coverage. There will be no
change in setback from wetlands. Located: 430 Riley Avenue, Mattituck
SCTM#143-5-9 TRUSTEE POLIWODA moved to Approve the
application for Permit #4992 as written. TRUSTEE FOSTER seconded.
ALLAYES
S.E.L. Permits on behalf~of MICHAEL & JANE SUEIRO requests an
Amendment to Permit #2170 to re-sheath 80' bulkhead on landward side
using treated lumber, replace 5'x20' float with a 4'x40' catwalk, 3'x12'
ramp, 6'x20' float secured with 2 piles, 3'x4' access steps, two-pile
dolphins and construct timber deck over existing concrete patio in same
footprint. Located: 700 Snug Harbor, East Marion SCTM#35-5-36
TRUSTEE KING moved to Approve the application to re-sheath bulkhead
with a 10 foot non-turf buffer and approve deck over existing concrete
patio in same footprint. Revisit the site to look at the dock and the
walkway at next month field inspection. TRUSTEE POL1WODA
seconded. ALL AYES.
Ongioni & Borrelli on behalf of AQUAVIEW HOMEOWNERS
ASSOC., INC. C//O WILLIAM A. GEROSA requests a Waiver to
install a temporary "barrier" type fence with sign on the west and east
property lines of the Aquaview Homeowner's Association, Inc. The
homeowners association wishes to install iron stanchions with a light
chain linking each stanchion from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Suspended from each chain will be a sign that states "private property".
Located: 425 Aquaview Avenue, East Marion SCTM#21-2-6
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI moved to Approve the application with the
condition that the iron stanchions can stay.. The chain that will be
removed after Labor Day. TRUSTEE POLIWODA seconded. ALL
AYES
JMO Consulting on behalf of LAWRENCE C.CREEL request an
Amendment to Permit #5200 to modify the approved single family and
decking further away from the wetlands and increase the buffer area.
Located: Crescent Avenue, Fisher's Island SCTM#6-1-4.3 TRUSTEE
KING moved to Approve the application TRUSTEE FOSTER seconded
ALL AYES
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI Do I have a motion to go offthe Regular Meeting
and onto the Public Hearings. TRUSTEE FOSTER so moved. TRUSTEE
POLIWODA seconded. ALL AYES
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS;
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING IN THE MATTER OF THE
FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS UNDER THE
WETLAND ORDINANACE OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD. I
HAVE AN AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION FROM THE SUFFOLK
TIMES. PERTINENT CORRESPONDENCE MAY BE READ
PRIOR TO ASKING FOR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS ORGANIZED AND BRIEF
FIVE (5) MINUTES OR LESS IF POSSIBLE.
ANTHONY SHANNON requests a Wetland Penni/to install a 4
foot black chain link fence and for the cleating of brush, planting
of trees, shrubs and grass. Located: 3325 Wickham Avenue,
Mattituck SCTN#114-04-1.1 POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT
MONTH UNTIL PLANS ARE SUBMITTED
Proper-T Services on behalf of C&D REALTY requests a
Wetland Permit to construct single family dwelling with private
well and on site sewage disposal system. Located: 5640 Cox Neck
Road, Mattituck SCTM#113-4-1 POSTPONED UNTIL
FEBR UAR Y AS PER A GENT'S REQ UES T
SUSAN BRAVER/JOSEPH GULMI requests a Wetland Permit
to add 273 s.f. addition to existing single family dwelling.
Located: 250 Pine Tree Court, Cutchogue SCTM#98-1-7.11
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Is there anyone here would like to speak in
favor or against the application? The property was not posted. I
had a hard time finding it. Actually the deck does not seem to be
accurate. It is a much larger deck that I was standing on today. I
really do not have a problem with it. It is very heavily vegetated.
If there are no other comments? I will make a motion to close the
hearing.
TRUSTEE KING: So moved.
TRUSTEE POLIWODA: Seconded.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: All in favor. ALL AYES
The CAC recommends approval, with the condition that hay bales
are placed and drywells are installed and we will take their
comments into account. I will make a motion to Approve the
application with the condition that hay bales be placed do you
think that 15 feet gives then enough room to work, Artie. It is all
wooded right there and I do not want to go into the lawn area.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: What are they going?
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: It is an addition to a house 21x13.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: Full basement? Excavation may require
more room than that.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: It might not be. Take a look at the house it
is only a small addition.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: Them is a crawl space. There is one on
either side.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Fifty cubic yards will be excavated.
TRUSTEE FOSTER:: From both of them?
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Yes with a backhoe. So a backhoe does not
need that much room.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: You come do some backhoe work with me
some day.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: I will give you 12. I will make a motion
to Approve the application with the hay bales be placed at the edge
of the work area and that gutters and drywells be installed on the
~vhole house to contain the roof ran-off. That the disturbed area
be re-vegetated after construction. Note that the hay balesbe
placed no more than 20 feet from the addition. All in favor. ALL
AYES.
RAYMOND JAY AKSCIN request a Wetland Permit to install a
driveway within 75 feet of wetlands to access basement garage.
Located Bayview Road, Southold SCTM#88-2-17
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Is there anyone here would like to speak in
favor of the application?
RAYMOND JAY AKSCIN: I am Raymond Jay Akscin you have
the wrong address on there. You have 12565 it is 13565.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: All right, is that your only comment? We
met Mr. Akscin in the field and environmentally we did not have a
problem with his project. Do you want to explain it to us. You do
better than I would I am sure.
RAYMOND JAY AKSCIN: Explain what? The problem I do not
see it as a problem. The Trustees said to notify property owners
and I do not consider DeHaan a property owner..
TRUSTEE FOSTER: Something that I do not know about?
RAYMOND JAY AKSCIN: They have a quick claim deed that
they got for a $100. in 1953 and my grandfather's deed dates back
to 1914. He did not sell it to anyone. It was past through the
family. Mr. Lark can explain it better than I can.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: We may ask Mr. Lark to do that. Let me
explain to the Board, they are unaware of this. A letter came in
yesterday from Debroah Doty representing Mrs.Florence DeHaan
who claims that she was not noticed of the hearing. It says that it
appears that no notice was issued is that Mr. Akscin believes that
he is the co-owner of the adjacent property and that she states that
belief is incorrect and that the premises known as 14105 Main
Bayview Road is erroneous included in the January 11th 1983
deed from Francis Askcin, George Askcin, Raymond Askcin,
Robert G. Titus to Raymond Askcin and Geraldine Askcin and
erroneously included in a deed dated May 2ncl, 1996 from
Raymond J. Akscin to Raymond Jay Akscin. The grantors on the
1983 abd 1996 deeds have never been entitled to 14105 Bayview
Road, accordingly because of the failure to provide proper notice
my client objects to the heating going forth as schedule.
RAYMOND JAY AKSCIN: They do not have title either?
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Maybe Mr. Lark could clear this up? Is
there anyone here representing either Ms. Doty. Or Mrs. DeHann
MR. LARK: I got a copy of that letter last evening also. You are
all familiar with the layout of the property, so by way of history
here. The Akscin farm went fi:om Main Bayview Road to North
Bayview Road with people by the name of Hall lived there was the
Akscin Family Farm stood. The property that you are dealing with
this application was the bam and so on and so forth in the original
farm and it went all the way back to Northern Bayview. When the
grandfather died. Basically they divided it into four parcels,
because there were four brothers in the family. Raymond who is
Jay's father got this southerly piece which included the house.
Minnie Terry handled the estate and this was back in the early 60's
I guess and there was some confusion because that the property
that Ms. Doty refers here is immediately to the east of where you
have your application. The pond in the area there was man made
that was created by the grandfather way back .for an irrigation
pond. Now, of course, the DEC has take~ that over and so on so
forth. You have jurisdiction on it, but it was basically used as a
form of irrigation pond. In the map of Cedar Beach which was
filed in the late twenties, maybe early thirties. Which included all
those lots all around the General Wayne Inn. That whole area
down in there. They included this adjacent parcel which I will
refer to as tonight as Park and Tennis Grounds it is on the early
maps. Tennis/park and playground that is what it said on it. But
whenever the owners by the name of Totter which was the
developers of that map. Decided to do anything the Akscin Family
came out shot guns and all and said get off of our property and
nothing ever happened over all the years. They farmed it they did
everything with it, in fact Jay's father used it as a means of eqress
and egress to go to and fi:om his house when he got married and
built his own house down on the creek, by the boat basin there. So
it kind laid around nobody did anything with it and then when he
died. The whole Akscin Farm was quartered Raymond though he
had this piece and then he and his son went into the landscaping
business, nursery business and so on and so forth. They planted
the entire thing. Along in the late 70's early 80's Rudolph and
Mrs. DeHann who is still alive Florence DeHann came along and
said that you are on our property. They showed this quick claim
deed that Ms. Doty has referred to here. You got to understand all
these farmers "yeah fine get out of here" that was the end of it.
There was a litigation in the mid eighties with the Supreme Court
which ended up being a non-suit it was a combination of factors.
Basically there was no judgment there was no decision rendered by
the Court. That is how it sat ever since. When his father and the
brothers were finalizing the Estate that is how these deeds
emanated that are into Raymond and Geraldine Askcin at the time
and then Jay's mother passed on and the father decided that he did
not want iy in his name anymore so that is the later deed over to
Jay it was all family transfer. So what Jay says is true it has been
in the family since world War I. Or a little before World War I
when the Askcin family had deeds everything to it. There has been
a genuine dispute now however for purposes of this hearing. For
the purpose of the Boar's jurisdiction when I got wind of this I
checked the zoning code and you adopted in yon Wetland
Ordinance the notice for any hearings the generic ordinance for the
whole town which by the Board of Appeals, Planning Board so on
and so forth Town Board and everybody and it does say that you
have to mention all abutting land owners. So when I went over the
map in my mind and spoke to Lauren I said in technicality that is
what the ordinance said and I checked it and it did I said that you
really have to give notice to the old Dickinson Farm on the other
side, westerly side of Bayview because sub-division has not been
filed. (Change Tape)
By reading the technically reading of the ordinance that would abut
so she would be notified by virtue of that anyway. Because if Jay
is claiming ownership to this piece it would pass through to the
next piece anyway. So I think you have a solid hearing from a
legal basis you have to notify everybody anyway. So it probably
has to be adjoined I do not think that anyone will object to the
application. I looked at the application of the driveway I thought
no big deal. But from a technical point of view the way our
ordinance reads now that they have extended it across the street
abutting because if I own property say with my wife and I am
applying on my property alone which is adjacent to it. It passes
through to the next one that is the interruption and that has been
legally up-held in zoning type cases and not in case like this. But
Zoning type cases, so I think it is academic and if you notice when
Jay applied for the sub-division he did not include the disputed
land. The park and tennis grounds. Which is the L shape inverted
L shape piece he did not include it in the application because there
is not clear title to it. There is no question I would be misleading
you if I said that he owned it, she owned it. It is not clear title to it.
It has never been adjudicated. They have come close to doing it
again but somebody dies or something happens in the family and
nothing happens to it. So Jay is using it. He is using 95% of it, he
is using irrigation pond for his farm he has his trees on there,
shrubs on there. His life has gone on as it has since World War I.
So that is why he says she is not the owner. I am the owner. I am
there.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Are you satisfied with that? That it be
postponed.
RAYMOND JAY ASKCIN: I have a question as Mr. Lark puts it.
Do I have to notify the people on the south side.
MR. LARK: As the ordinance is written technically yes. I know.
I am on your side. Because I am trying to do it right.
RAYMOND JAY ASKCIN: Where does the line end. Do I have
to notify everyone in Angel Shores.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Just the adjacent - opposite your driveway
I would think. The frontage on Bayview.
MR. LARK: Is only about one hundred feet.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKh Less than 100 feet so whoever is directly
opposite.
RAYMOND JAY ASKCIN: So that would be the company,
whoever has that property. Because that vacant land they cannot
build there.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKh So you would just notify them.
RAYMOND JAY ASKCIN: The old Dickerson Farm, Angel
Shores which is a buffer zone. Who owns the buffer zone, the
Town?
MR. LARK: You have to check the tax role.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: You can come in and ask Charlotte she
will look it up for you. We do not have a problem doing it
properly. It will cost Mr. Akscin another month to notice
everyone, I do not know if the Board has any comments. We have
the hearing opened. It would be appropriate at this time if the
Board made any comments concerning this. So that Mr. Akscin
could address them completely at the next month hearing.
TRUSTEE KING: I did not have any problem with the project at
all. It was just a matter of notifying the neighbors that is the
problem.
MR. LARK: More of a technical thing that is what she is objecting
to.
RAYMOND JAY ASKCIN: It has to be put back in the paper
again.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKh You do not have to notify the people that
you notified.
MR. LARK: Because it really is postponed pending proper
notification.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKh We are postponing it for a month, which
we do in a lot of these. They get postponed for one reason or
another. You only have to notify the two.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: So we really could not even approve it.
Pending notification because someone may object to it.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: So it will be re-noticed in the paper with
the correct address 13565. So I will make a motion to postpone
this application until next month.
TRUSTEE KING: Seconded.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: All in favor. ALL AYES.
Albertson Marine on behalf of BUDD'S POND MARINE
Requests a Wetland Permit to tie into existing bulkhead next to
travel-lift slip. An area 5'x8' will be added to make a launching
area for the fork lift. The launch area will be 11 feet wide.
Material will be treated lumber and 4 treated piles, No dredging.
Located: 61500 Main Road, Southold SCTM#56-06-2.2,3.2&3.3
TRUSTEE FOSTER: We all looked at this and I think we all
agreed that it was not a problem and that we should~approve the
application. Is there any comments fi:om the aUdience on this
application? For or against - no. Do I have a motion to close the
hearing.
TRUSTEE KING: So moved.
TRUSTEE POL1WODA: Seconded.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: All in favor. ALL AYES
TRUSTEE FOSTER: I will make a motion to Approve the
application on behalf of BUDD'S POND MARINE to precede
with the work listed in the application.
TRUSTEE KING: Seconded.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: All in favor. ALL AYES SO MOVED.
Fairweather-Brown on behalf of LEO & VIRGINIA ALESSI
requests a Wetland Permit to build a two (2) car garage 24'x24'.
Located: 1700 Cedar Point Drive, Southold SCTM#92-1-3
TRUSTEE POLIWODA: Is there anyone want to make a
comment?
AMY MARTIN: I am Amy Martin I lived at 318 Fifth Street,
Greenport and I am here on behalf of the Alessi's and Fairweather-
Brown. The architect 413 Main Street, Greenport. The house was
built in 1980 and renovation took place in 1987 and the Alessi's
would like to retire there now. Therefore, they would need a
garage. We do know that all of the run-off and things like that
will be provided for in dry wells and french drains and of course
hay bales will be placed during construction, Thank you.
TRUSTEE POLIWODA: Would anyone like to make a comment?
I have looked at this application and I did not have any problem
other than the roof run-off and drainage. Does another Board
member have a comment?
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: No.
TRUSTEE POLIWODA: I would like to make a motion to close
the heating.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Seconded.
TRUSTEE POLIWODA: All in favor. ALL AYES
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TRUSTEE POLIWODA: I will make motion to Approve the
Wetland Permit for LEO & VIRGINIA ALESSI to build a two car
garage located 1700 Cedar Point Drive, Southold with the
stipulation that there be roof-m-off as well.
TRUSTEE KING: Seconded.
TRUSTEE POLIWODA: All in favor. ALL AYES
Fairweather-Brown on behalf of ALVIN BERMAN & ELLEN
BUCHBINDER-BERMAN requests a Wetland Permit to install a
stairway down face of slope and bluff to gain residential access to
shoreline. Located: 215 Hillcrest Drive North, Hillcrest Estates,
Orient SCTM#13-2-8.16
TRUSTEE KING: Is there anybody here would like to comment
on this application?
AMY MARTIN: I am Amy Martin again for Fairweather-Brown.
The only thing that is different due to the fact that we went to the
site after the snow storm and they are not clearing anything that
has anything that has to do with cliff or the bluff. The staking that
we were able to do there. It is 231 feet from the road rather than
the proposed 278. So it appears that the stairs will have to go
higher to make them accessible to the homeowner. The
configurations as they are shown on the survey and as they actually
are in the site are a little different than the terrain is rougher than it
appears. We obviously will not make them any longer than they
need to be.
TRUSTEE POLIWODA: I have looked at this application also,
can you tell me how wide the stairway will be?
AMY MARTIN: These are five feet wide. Again this is the first
stairs that we have done down the sound in about twenty years.or
fifteen years. So if there are recommendations. You realize that
there is no platform allowed at the top, and we just want to make
them accessible.
TRUSTEE POLIWODA: Most stairways I have been on are four
feet.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: We have a survey in the file here. That
shows the proposed dwelling well back of the Coastal Erosion line
and then on the site plan it shows a proposed dwelling well a lot
closer.
AMY MARTIN: Yes it is one of those situations where the
proposed dwelling was set-up before the property was purchased to
make sure that it was a build able lot. The house site has been
closer to what the surveyors call (cannot understand). So what
they were hoping was to be able to put the house where it is
presently proposed. We have asked for a letter of non-jurisdiction.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Where it is proposed. Is definitely non-
jurisdictional and coastal erosion with the wetland line. The
problem that we have had in the past was you get into a land
clearing situation at the top of the bluff. If you take a look at the
contours from the house towards the water. They all run down
towards the water. Most of the sound bluff, the bluffcrest up so
that all the water is running from the house is running away from
the edge of the bluff. Some cases the water accumulates from the
house and runs down and destabilize the bluff and then you get
into destabilizing the whole shoreline. We have seen that once in
Mattituck which is really a severe situation where it affected not
only the applicant's property but the neighbors property. We are
seeing it again in Cutchogue where the same situation is occurring.
Violations have just been issued to try to remediate that because it
is damage to their own property. Which is taking place initially.
There is one up here on Lighthouse Road at Horton's POint in
Southold. Similar situation where the proposed house is on a slope
facing the water. We have asked for a plan that would
accommodate the up-land water. Up-land for recharge so that it
does not go over the bluff once the lot is cleared and destabilizes
the bluff.
AMY MARTIN: Some sort of retaining situation.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Anything that would retain whether it is a
French drain or a swale or something that is going to show
complete containment of that up-land water. Because it is in the
applicant's best interest as well.
AMY MARTIN: You know that the neighbor to the east, Mr.
Gerond, has already secured Trustee's approval. The question of
his house is also further and we will be glad to meet with any thing
that we need to do.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Technically, it is out of our jurisdiction.
However, the less cleared and the water is directed down the face
of the bluffand then it is in our jurisdiction. But then the damage
has been done.
So we are trying to apprize people of this, but this is a potential
problem and we want to see the applicant put his own safe guards
on it because it is his own property.
AMY MARTIN: Are there recommendations or suggestions that
have been done before that you have proved to work satisfactorily.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: You minimize the devegation for one thing.
TRUSTEE POL1WODA: The lot is cleared already.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: Recently cleared.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Well it is out of our jurisdiction.
AMY MARTIN: You will find that the trees remain but they were
cut so that you can walk through it. It is physically naked.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: So the ground has been disturbed
TRUSTEE POLIWODA: Not the bluff.
TRUSTEE KRLIPSKI: About how far down?
TRUSTEE POLIWODA: It does run down, it could be a problem.
AMY MARTiN: When we went to put the stake in we could only
get. Because of the vegetation we could only get 231 feet from the
circle. So it is nowhere near down the bluffas the stairs here
show.
TRUSTEE POLIWODA: The problem will probably occur once
the house is built.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Before any construction you should
consult some engineer that is familiar with this. Contours so that
you do not have a problem.
AMY MARTIN: Again the house will have French drains and dry
wells for the run-off from the house itself. It will only be a one-
story structure. We have the plan of that.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: We will put that in the permit and we will
assume that the applicant takes responsibility for that, because it
technically is not in our jurisdiction but we do not want it to
become in our jurisdiction.
AMY MARTIN: Very good, thank you very much.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Ken can you close the heating?
TRUSTEE POL1WODA: I will make a motion to close the
hearing.
TRUSTEE KING: Seconded.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: All in favor. ALL AYES
TRUSTEE POL1WODA: I will make a motion to Approve the
Wetland Permit for ALVIN BERMAN & ELLEN
BUCKBINDER-BERMAN to install a 4 foot stairway down the
face of slope and bluff to gain residential access to shoreline. Also
put a french drain in the rear of the yard before construction and
once construction of the house occurs to show that there are dry
wells. Hay bales be placed at the Coastal Erosion line and no
clearing past the Coastal Erosion line.
TRUSTEE KING: Seconded.
TP~USTEE POLIWODA: All in favor. ALL AYES.
Fairweather-Brown on behalf of ELLEN ItUFE request a
Wetland Permit to remove existing family residence replacement
with new family residence in a different location. Located: 3745
Wells Road, Southold SCTN#70-04-09
AMY MARTIN: Again Amy Martin from Fairweather-Brown. We
were before you earlier and we were told to go back behind the
100 foot line as I gave to Charlotte the corrected survey which is
102 feet 9 inches from the high water mark. We would like
(cannot understand) Because there was an obision the last time.
The house will be totally provided with French drains, hay bales
and everything in place. For any work that has to go on the water
side. There would be drywells existing septic system will be
moved landward.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: We will take another comments first. Is
there any other comment on this?
RICHARD LARK: Richard Lark, Jim Rich could not be here
tonight he has family business out of town so he could not be here.
So he asked me to appear and acquaint you and I would ask your
indulgence. When I was here the last time I pointed out that you
have a title problem here. You own their land, and no one wants to
recognize that so what I have got is some aerial photographs to
show you and if I can indulge you. You will have to come
around here. What Jim did, he took three aerial photographs here.
One is 1955 1 think we will start with that one because that shows
when the land was basically virgin it was the earliest aerial that he
could get. Now what he did he has taken this and sketched it as it
is. This is lot 7 this is lot 9 which you are dealing with here. He
shows you as you can see from the aerial in 1955. They are all 100
feet to an inch. Of what the coastal line was. When you take this
overlay that he did there you maybe interested in Lot 9 and then
you lay it on the 1964 aerial survey. As I explained to you before
if you get out of the fluorescent lights you can actually see the
dredging of the channel. What Carl did over a period of time after
he built his house he would have the County, because he always
kept big boats in there have them dredge it. Then they would put
the spoil in here and the property over there. That is basically
where they put the spoil, Jim was telling me they wanted to put
spoil down in here. But he and the neighbors did not want it.
Because there was an enbankment there and they only had it for
small boat as docks in and out and it was very convenient to slide
them on and offthe draft rather than to have them bulkhead so they
did not want it there. So he just built it out over there over the
period of time. This is probably the closest you are going to get,
you can see the difference in the development between the two of
them. You come over here to this one here you can see how it has
been vegetated and filled in. The problem with all of that is. Is
that filled land it is not normal addition that was done with the
dredge spoiling. Jim is a witness to that as he explained this before
and belongs to the Andreas Patent. Fortunately, or unfortunately
belongs to you inherited all of that being the Trustees so you own
the property down there. So you not only have the 100 feet as she
referred to. You own it. There really is not clear title to it. In the
old times they would come in when that happened especially when
the County did the dredging and for a dollar for years Albo would
give a deed, that is how the practice was. It happened in Mattituck
Creek and I know that you are familiar with Mattituck Creek and it
happened in various other places on the Creek. The people next
door and she is here tonight, this neighbor right here. There was a
deed restriction in the deed that Carl took it that they could not
build 10 feet from the embankment. When you come over in these
early ones you can actually see especially the 55 where the
embankment was. There was an embankment all the around with
oak tree.type that grew vegetation and it went all the way around.
They wanted everybody back 10 feet back from that point. Carl
kind of violated that and we know that nobody said anything at the
time you have to live with it. So I explained to them that if they
use the existing the footprint of the house. Whether they tear it
down put one over night it really does not matter. That is where it
is and that is what the neighbors wanted. When you stand on any
of these properties over here. Especially the one next door and you
look east you have an unfettered view over there and in the
summer time you have the breezes as you know that is our
prevailing com'mg up that way. That is why they are objecting as
being put out further than it is. They are still pertruding out a little
bit and the neighbor's are still objecting to it. Jim is upset because
of the present situation here we have a classic case where there is
no question that when the County who ever did dredging did dump
the spoil there. Because I am a witness to it he said. And no body
did anything about it. Now they are trying to compound the
problem by coming forward and I am sure if they came to you with
an application with property surveys everything give you the dollar
and no one would object to it from that stand point He is not
stand'mg in the way of that at ail because that happened so many
years ago. The Hufe have not done any of that. They had lived
over here. They sold that and bought Carl's over there. It is not a
question of that. So he wanted to make you aware of it he is so
upset about it. He is not upset to build it where it is and
apparently the neighbor to the west is upset since her air flow is
going to be blocked off. By moving it further out to the west which
they are proposing. Although it is better than they did before.
Identify yourself, so they k now who you are.
MARYANNE HORAN: I am Maryanne Horan I am the neighbor
to the west.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: We were out there Friday and this survey
shows exactly what you said, this area is not located on the
property. Having said that we measured from the Wetland line.
Our measurement to the bulkhead I think was about 96 feet and if
you go to the adjacent wetlands. Our jurisdiction is only 100 feet
from the wetland.
MR. LARK: I understand that, but you have got to understand
something it is not only a wetland situation is is an ownership
problem. You are the owner.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: I understand that.
MR. LARK: You have inherited that.
TRUSTEE POLIWODA: Who would establish that?
MR. LARK: The surveyor would. Based on the evidence.
TRUSTEE POLIWODA: That is what we need to see in the field..
MR. LARK: No you cannot I have done the same thing and even
with Jim Rich who remembers it who is using trees and stuff like
that. That is not good enough. He can tell you where that old
berm was and how Carl just leveled it out. But you are within
three or four feet you are not accurate. Armed with the file map
and with the earlier aerials and everything that can be
accomplished.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: From the beginning we could say two
factors one we only have jurisdiction at 100 feet. This is 102 we
measured less than 100 in the field. We also measured the
wetlands line in here I think it was more than 92 feet. We
measured originally it was 94 feet to the bulkhead. It was less
here. Our jurisdiction is only at 100 feet so you can bring it back
more. Our standard policy on housing is that we keep them in line
with the neighbors. So that eliminates a lot of problems
MR. LARK: I want to address that they know it has been that way.
They are not in line and they know that. Carl pushed it out
initially.
AMY MARTIN: That is what was talked about in the covenant is
no longer. Presently the distance behind the fence, it is away from
flood zones.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: So we would like to see them staked ..
The property lines. We can only hold them back to 100 feet.
MR. LARK: There really is no problem if they clean up the Title
if they come in with all the right stuff. Which you historically
have done all of that.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: We want to see the property line staked.
AMY MARTIN: We will have the property line staked and we
will propose it no further than the 100 feet from the wetland. I
know that is out of your jurisdiction once you get that.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Once you get out of our jurisdiction than I
think it will be in front of the original house. Even though it is
ourside of our jurisdiction.
MR. LARK: You are probably right, what Jim showed me is the
measurement early on prior to the other hearing. You are probably
talking three or four feet. You are probably about right. Is that
what you came up with.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: We determined where the high tide was.
We had a tape and measured it with a tape measure. We are high
teck. Without it actually being staked by a surveyor when we
meas~ed it. I believe the house from the stakes that you put in
showing where the footprint was. I believe had to come back six
more feet. That is without survey stakes. We do not know where
the survey stakes are going to wind-up.
AMY MARTIN: They will be 14 feet in this corner. We will
definitely go back and have it properly stake it.
MR. LARK: If they need any of these maps he will be welcomed
to them.
AMY MARTIN: One other apology I have to make. I was on
vacation when the re-notification went out, and Mary Anne was
not sent as a new homeowner.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Thank you.
MR. LARK: If Tony needs to borrow then he can.
You have anything else you want to say to me.
MARYANNE HORAN: We will have to see what the new map
says.
TRUSTEE POL1WODA: I will make a motion to Table the
Wetland Permit for ELLEN HUFE until next month.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: Seconded.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: All in favor. ALL AYES
Patricia Moore, Esq. on behalf of WILLIAM F. TYREE requests a
Wetland Permit to construct a 4'x178' catwalk with a 12' "T" structure
shall be constructed 14" above grade of marsh for the purpose of kayak
launching. Located: 2280 Moore's Lane, Cutchogue SCTM#116-01-8.3
POSTPONED UNTIL FEB R UAR Y AS PER A GENT'S REQUEST
10. First Coastal Corp. on behalf of LONE STAR INDUSTRIES. INC.
requests a Wetland Permit to construct a new marina & restaurant facility.
The portion of the site adjacent to Mattituck Creek to be excavated to
create a boat slip area the proposed marina to contain approximately 37
boat slips. The boat slip area is to be accessed through one 75 ft. wide
opening into the site fi:om Mattituck Creek. Approximately 36,500 cy of
material to be excavated to accommodate the boat slip area.
Approximately 100 wood piles to be installed for pier and a slip fie-off
piles. A proposed 10,000 sq. ft. building containing a 80 seat restaurant
marine office, and restrooms and is to be located on the southerly portion
the site landward of the boat slip. Parking area for the marina, restaurant
and the office are also located on the southerly portion of the site. A 2 ft
high landscaped eastern bern running along the southern limit of the boat
slip area will prevent storm water from entering the waterway. Drywells
will be installed in the parking area a to collect storm water. An area of
wetland approximately 500 sq. ft. on the northeast comer of the site
seaward of the proposed bulkhead, will Undergo wetland restoration.
Located: Naugles Drive, Mattituck SCTM#99-04,1,1
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: I would like to make a Resolution for our Board
to co-ordinate the Environmental Review with the Planning Board.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: Make a motion. I second it.
TRUSTE KRUPSKI: All in favor. ALL AYES.
Is there anyone who would like to speak on it?
NEIGHBOR; I have a petition from the neighbors objecting to the
proposed proj ecu.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Feel free to submit it to the Board. You must
have comein after the meeting started. Because we are not going to have
much of a public hearing on this tonight. We met on the site on
Wednesday, they did not have the information that we requested on the
site. Then because of the magnitude of the project. This Board has
decided to coordinate Environmental Review with the Planning Board.
Because they need Planning Board permits also. So this is going to be an
on going process here. We are not going to make any decisions tonight.
We really do not want to discuss it. Because we did not get the
information that we requested. There really is not much to discuss.
NEIGHBOR: Is there a way that we can be notified because I called this
mormng and they told me that the meeting was going on. Also that it
would be taking place about 8 o'clock. That is why we were little late.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Call Charlotte in the morning and she can notify
you if anything is going to move on this. So we past a resolution to
coordinate with the Planning Board. Is there any other comment on Lone
Star. Do I have a motion to postponed the hearing.
TRUSTEEPOLIWODA: So moved.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: All in favor. ALL AYES
11. Land Use Ecological Services, Inc. on behalf of JOSEPH CORTALE
requests a Wetland Permit to construct a recreational dock facility
consisting of 4'x40' fixed CCA timber Dock, 3'x20' float. The proposed
fixed dock is proposed to be elevated a minimum of 4' above grade from
that tidal wetlands line seaward. The ramp and float are proposed to
project offofthe fixed dock at an "L" configuration. The float is
proposed to be supported by (2) 6" Dia. CCA timber piles on the landward
side of the proposed dock facility. A light post with an electrical outlet is
proposed near the end of the fixed dock. Located: Glenn Road, Southold
SCTM#78-02-39
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: POSTPONED AS PER AGENT'S REQUEST
12. Catherine Mesiano Inc.on behalf of JOAN MCDONALD requests a
Wetland Permit to construct +/- 2000 s.f. single family with decks/porch,
septic system, public water supply mhd pervious driveway. Septic set
back 100' from wetlands, house and deck/porch to be setback from
wetlands. Selective clearing to within 30' of wetlands, cut phragmites
down to 12" restore 30' buffer with non-fertilizer dependent vegetation
with 4' wide mulch path. Located: 705 Bay Shore Road, Southold
SCTM#53-3-9
TRUSTEE KING: Would any one like to speak on behalf of the
applicant?
CATHERINE MESIANO: Catherine Mesiano on behalf of JOAN
MCDONALD proposing construction on this new residence.. After
speaking with A1 on Monday, my understanding that there are concerns.
He indicated a 50 foot non-disturbance buffer on the survey. However
Ms. McDonald is hopeful that the Board will be a little more lenient and
grant her a 36 non-disturbance buffer as she would naturalize the area in
the back yard up to that area. Rather than have afull lawn, she just loves
to do selective clearing just to gain (cannot understand) Also I
understand you are concerned with the alignment of the property. This
house is set no more seaward on the line to the house to the east. They are
both set back 75 foot point. The house to the west does not come back
that far. One of the major considerations in this site form was the
consideration of the septic system. We realize that we have some
concerns because two of the properties immediately across the street are
still using wells for their water supply. Given that fact we had to maintain
150 foot separation between those wells and our proposed septic system.
So essential what we have done (tape change).
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Are there any other comments on this application?
TERRY HUGHES: I am Terry Hughes my husband and I live at 605
Bayshore Road. The property to the west of this one. We do not have a
problem with someone building a house next door to us (cannot
understand). But we have a couple of concerns. One is the placement of
the septic system, we are on town water. But the septic system is about 15
feet from my back deck which is about another 3 feet fi:om my kitchen
table. It is also only a few feet over where the flood zone changes on the
property fi:om a X.&E Zone. I think that everyone is aware that the houses
across the water on Bankment Road, every time there is a storm. There
septic system is under water. I do not really want to smell this right offmy
back deck. We live here year round. Ms. McDonald lives in the city has
not been here much of the time and if there is a problem. What could be
done about it afterwards. I saw a the surveyor there in December.. He
specifically asked me ifI knew who had well water and who did not. I
specifically told him that the three houses directly across the str fi:om that
property were on well water. I know that Mrs. Dobsonski sent a letter
stating that she did have well water. In placement of the septic system
was put where it was. Because they put on the original survey that her and
us both had town water. My second concern is that the policy is to keep
houses in line with the neighbors so why is her house going to be pretty
much in my back yard. Her house is set so much further back then our
house. Why can't it be set up even with our house. Keep it in line with
the rest of the neighborhood. The only house it is going to be in hne with
the home that was built a year ago. All the other houses in the
neighborhood are set offthe road. So why wouldn't this house be set to
keep it in line with the neighborhood and the existing houses.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: That was our observation from the field..
TERRY HUGHES: I think some of you people were there on Friday.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: We saw you looking out the window.
TERRY HUGHES: I tried to meet you but you were gone already by the
time that I got outside, But that is how close that where I was standing
where you waved to me I could touch my kitchen table.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Normally the cesspools are outside of our
jurisdiction and we do not have any say. We only have a 100 foot from
the wetland jurisdiction. The survey that we had in the field the wetland
line is the same on it, but we disagree with the wetland line as flagged.
So the wetland line really moves in land another six feet in reality. Not on
the survey, so we would push the septic system. We can always push it
with our jurisdiction back another 6 feet toward the road. That is as far as
we can legally push our jurisdiction only extends that far. You will have
to go to the Health Department because they ultimately are the ones who
place the cesspools.
TERRY HUGHES: I called the Health Department today, I was down at
the Tmstee's office this afternoon and they gave me the name of the senior
engineer. Which I placed a called to him this afternoon but I have not
heard back. We are not looking for problems with Ms. McDonald we
just want to do what is right.
TRUSTEE KING: They are legitimate concerns.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: The septic system you probably would have to go
down to the Health Department.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: This is all subject to their review. They do not let
too much slip by. This comes here and then it will go to the Health
Department before there is a building permit issued and it will get a lot of
screening down there. Believe me. If any thing has to be moved it will. In
terms of the odor it is a subsurface system and I do not think that you
should be concerned about that. It is not going to smell, it is not going to
hurt anything.
TERRY HUGHES: If it is underwater?
TRUSTEE FOSTER: That is another concern where are your cesspools?
TERRY HUGHES: In the front of my house.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: How much higher, is that considerably higher.
TERRY HUGHES: Her property is down lower than mine. Our property
is even where they have the line going straight across the property. That
does not go straight across on our property, It goes back here, we only
have one far comer back here. That is really which is in the E zone all the
other property is all land exposed.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: This will also be addressed by the Health
Department. They have roles and regulations about flood plans so forth
and so on.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: This will be pushed out of our jurisdiction so you
will have to talk to them, because they are the governing agency on septic
systems.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: But this system, today's requirements this will all
be covere& The cover that is only up to grade. Is a cast iron cover which
is a locking cover and it is sealed. So if the land floods no water would
get into the septic system other than what drains through the ground and
get into there.
TERRY HUGHES: But what if the ground is saturated with water. What
happens then?
TRUSTEE FOSTER: I do not know them is no such thing as 100%
prevention. Acts of nature take place The Health Department will give it
the attentiom
TERRY HUGHES: I do not want to have it there. We spend a lot of time
in the summertime on our deck. We are here all year round.
MR. HUGHES: What I would like to address why this house is not in line
with our house. Why will it be in my back yard, we go all the way back.
ABIGAIl, WICKHAM: Could I respond to that comment, my name is
Abigail Wickham and I am Ms. McDonald attorney and as you explained
the Health Department is really the one to look at the cesspools. As far as
the placement of the house back from the wetlands. Once we figure out
where the line is going to be 75 full feet from it. The point that she made
about the house where it is supposed to be located being in her back yard
is really very challenging point, because it is not her back yard. It is our
property, and the leveling of the part of the house with the adjourning
property on the east is creating a line of houses and that was a president
that you set on the house to the east. A neighboring property has no legal
right of view or water view or any other type of view over an adjourning
piece of property or a house placement should be determined because of
the view of a neighbor might get. I think we would set a very dangerous
president certainly with regard to legal president in this country for
hundreds of years.
TERRY HUGHES: Can I respond, I do not object to the placing of the
house, because we are not going to loose the view. We always have the
view of the water in the back. That is not going to be taking away from
us. As far as the view to the east the main view really is from our second
story. Yes, I can see at this point all the way and watch the ferry go from
Greenport to Shelter Island. Which I probably will not be able to see
anymore if the house is put where it is. We realize that we do not have a
right to say that you cannot put the house there because we are going to
loose the view what we were reflecting was what you said earlier was that
it was standard policy to keep houses in line with the neighbors. So if
99% of the houses are 40 or 50 feet from the road why is this house going
to be 85 feet from the road. You are using one house that was built last
year which was built on an angle. It was built and she was talking about
the back of the house being 75 feet from the wetlands. That house over
one comer of that house is close to the wetlands. Because the house is set
at an angle. She wants to put this house straight across and put it 75 feet
and first of all I thought it was suppose to be 100 feet from the wetlands.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: When we approved that permit for that house.
Our jurisdiction was 75 feet from the wetlands. We pushed that house
back as far as we could under the Town Code. The Town Board in its
wisdom increased our jurisdiction recently to 100 feet.
ABIGAIL WICKHAM: That is not a set back as I understand it. It is
jurisdiction.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: It is a jurisdiction. It does not mean that a house
has to be 100 feet back from the wetlands. That we have jurisdiction
within that 100 feet,
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Because of your house is not built right on top of
the wetlands we set back the existing neighboring house. As far back as
we could. Because of environmental reasons. It was not a view factor.
Strictly environmental reasons to set the house back as far as we could.
So we have jurisdiction now 25 feet greater on the last existing lot.
TERRY HUGHES: Well it is not the last existing lot there. There are
properties to the east of us that are not built either.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: I think that there is only one that does not have a
hole there.
TERRY HUGHES: But what we feel is that we have woods com'mg up to
our house and then our house is set in line. As the same as the houses
across the street from us. Further down the street from us. If you are
going to go just past us and you are going to push the house way back, and
then if somebody ends building on the east side of us.. There house is
going to get set way back. Everybody houses are going to be when I said
in my back yard I meant in line with my back yard.
ABIGAIl, WICKHAM: Just to get back to the house to the east, that we
are in line with and that is a neighboring house. So I think that is
important to the Trustee's look at placing the house. The reason that the
house is angled if you recall I have that map here. As you precede east
ward along the creek. It would be southward at that point, and therefore,
the house had to be angled in that direction.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: That is where they wanted it. We put that house
back 75 feet, we put it back as far as we could. The set back as far as we
could at the time. We could not put it back another inch. They angled it
because they wanted to angle it.
ABIGAIl, WlCKHAM: Her point was that it was one little point. That
was 75 feet away from the wetlands. That is because the house is actually
75 feet but that is why it is like this. Instead of straight across.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: But they could have made it straight across here
to. But they choose to do that. 'They did that because they wanted to.
We could not have put it back any further. They could not have gone
ahead any further. It was an impasse there. So it has always been the
Boards policy to keep the house or any activity as far away as practical
from the wetlands. To afford the greatest mount of protections for the
wetland that is the environmental reason.
ABIGAll, WICKHAM: I would hope that you would feel that based on
the entire approval a few years ago. The alignment with the neighboring
houses to the east and the verification of the true wetland lines is to the 75
feet. Again we have to deal with the Health Department.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: But it was approved on the basis of maximizing
the distance from the wetlands. The 75 feet was the number in the code at
that time. That is why we maximized that distance.
ABIGAIl, WICKHAM: All we are asking is that you maintain that
distance.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Except that the code has changed now. So now
we have an extra 25 feet. I mean it was 100 feet before in all likelihood
we would have had them put the house back at 100 feet. We did not have
that obis ion.
ABIGAIL WICKHAM: Well you cannot put the cesspools up any further.
Because the wells are across the street.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Take a look at this Ken, Artie.
TRUSTEE POLIWODA: You are going to fred that the wetland line
obviously is 9 feet landward.
ABIGAIl, WICKHAM: What ever it is it has got to be a line. The house
has to be a lined to what ever it shows. I do not know why he did not
stake it the way you saw it.
TERRY HUGHES: Is that the revised survey?
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: This is your house. Here is the neighboring
house. Draw a line in between from this corner to this corner. The
wetland line is, this is the 75 feet. What is the set back on that road.
CATHERINE MESIANO: The building line is on that survey.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Thank you, I see.
ABIGAIL WICKt-IAM: We will have to re-map this again.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: We want the wetland line put on the map.
CATHERINE MESIANO: When we spoke on Monday, ifI had know
this I would have had it done.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Sorry you caught me in the barn. I was not
completely focused on this.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: I do not think that any of us where of this until
tomight.
TERRY HUGHES: The surveyors came back yesterday, they were there
8 o'clock yesterday morning to define the Deboskies well, and the Board
wanted to see the placement of our house.
CATHERINE MESIANO: There was an error created an error corrected.
At this point and time we believe the survey should be accurate. When we
were given other information.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: One thing that we did notice when we were out
there it did not have floats. Is it not a building department requirement
that there be a minimum set-back or in line.
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ABIGAIl, WICKHAM: What you are saying is that you want to be closer
than the front set-back. In other words if there are houses like hers less
than 40 feet. As long as other houses on the street are less than 40 feet.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: Minimum of 40 or in line with the other.
ABIGAIL WICKHAM: No that is only if you want to make your set-back
closer to the road.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Moving this back does not make it a hardship for
the applicant. Because there is clearly room.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: What will come into play, is if you move this house
back You are required to have a certain distance from the foundation to
the septic system. If this house comes back, it will be too close to the
septic system. Then according to Health Department regulations, then you
cannot move the septic system because here is your 150 feet.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: What you are saying is that this house cannot be
accommodating on this lot.
CATHERINE MESIANO: If you bring the house forward. We are
creating a situation where the septic system is no longer in the front yard.
Then I have a problem with the Health Department.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: But our main concern is not what the Health
Department set backs are. Our main concern is protection of Pipes Creek
and to maximize all the activity that we can from it. We try to make
compromises to accommodate everyone.
CATHERINE MESIANO: We are just looking for what you recently
approved. In a very similar situation without looking for anything more.
ABIGAll, WICKHAM: If this property was able to accommodate a
bigger separation. They probably would not have approved the variance.
This is 100 foot separation probably could not.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: By present day criteria without no variances in
place that is the only place on this lot that this septic system can go.
ABIGAIL W~CKHAM: Where they put the house more than 15 feet away
from your side yard set-backs. The house it self could have been closer.
It has been angled away from you. You do have that advantage. As A1
said 75 to 100 feet is kind of an arbitrary determination by the Town
Board.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: I think that the Board's focus is always to
minimize the impact so any time that we can minimize the impact on a
project that is what we are looking for.
TERRY HUGHES: As far as environmental impact when this house is
built. Any body that lives on this creek. The deer were worse this past
year. Because they were chased out of the woods. We all had nice the
entire winter and summer when the house was being built because they all
got chased out of the woods they had no place to live any more. Any time
there is a house built on a piece of property and clearing has taken place
you are making an environmental impact on the land.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Sure this is going to happen.
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TERRY HUGHES: But as far as the house being put closer to this one to
me. If she put it in the middle of the lot I would not really care. Rather
not have the septic system over there.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: I guess we will have to re-visit this again. He has
a straight line here. Did Chuck Bowman do this?
ABIGAIL WlCKHAM: Chuck did it.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: We Will be happy to meet Chuck to re-flag it. In
fact that might be the best way.
CATHERINE MESIANO: I will have him call you.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: You call Charlotte and thank you for having it
cleared.
TRUSTEE POLIWODA: You know what we need is to measure from the
house comer. We need to measure from the house comer to where we felt
the wetlands. The deviation line is? But we could not because the thick
brash.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: We will meet Chuck in the field and establish the
wetland. You might not be able to because of the septic you might not be
able to accommodate that size house. There are limitations. It is less than
an ½ acre lot.
TRUSTEE KING: Fifty foot wide.
ABIGAIL WlCKHAM: I do not know if the size of the house is a
problem so far it is in the building operation.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Let us move on. I will make a motion to Table the
heating until next month.
TRUSTEE KING: Seconded,
En-Consultants, Inc. on behalf of LUKE LICALZI requests a Wetland
Permit to construct approximately 52 linear foot extension to existing
bulkhead and backfill with approx. 50 cubic yards of clean sand fill to
preserve existing beach cottage. Place approx. 147 liner ft. of 50-100 lb.
stone tip-rap on filter cloth along eroded embankment and plant intertidal
zone with Spartina altemiflora (12" on center) to re-vegetate eroded
former marsh area. Construct 2.5"x3.5" timber steps to beach from
existing catwalk existing 8'x19' timber deck attached to beach cottage will
be removed and replaced (in/kind and in/place0 for construction of
bulkhead. Located: 2105 Calves Neck Road, Southold SCTM#70-4-46.1
TRUSTEE FOSTER: Anyone like to speak in favor of this application.
ROB HERRMANN: I am Rob Herrmarm of En-Consultants on behalf of
the applicant LUKE LICALZI. Just quickly the project is pretty straight
forward. We submitted quite a few photographs of the application. I
understand that the Board had seen the property. This area as Dr. Licazzi
might wish to discuss briefly used to be much higher much better
vegetated. There was intertidal and high marsh at this location as you can
see, on the accompany photographs that we submitted. Basically we are
looking to secure some of that area, prevent the further land ward
transgression of that embankment. Also preserve the integrity of that
small beach cottage that exist adjacent to the bulkhead half of the
property. Essentially we would be placing the riprap stone along the toe
of the embankment. In the area of the cottage we actually did meet on site
with Ctu:is Arsten of the DEC and of course pursuant to Chris
suggestions. The bulkhead would be constructed as close as pratical.to the
foundation footings of the cottage. It would basically extend directly off
the angle bulkhead to the northeast so it would not leave any alley way
there: Extended across the front, 19 feet across the front of that cottage
and tie back into the retaining wall which is just landward ofthe cottage.
Dr. Licalzi is going to try to revegetate that intertidal marsh area with
Spartina. alterflora. Basically work to try to restore this area back to a
condition which it used to exist. Dr. Licalizi has invested a lot of time in
the Planning of this. He will go on briefly and address the Board.
LUKE .LICALZI: Good evening, I am Luke Licalzi I am the hone owner.
I purchased that property in 1996 and previously there was one owner of
that property for fifty years. That little beach cottage was built in the
1940's I had submitted some of the photographs and one of the
photographs was taken in 1996 or 1997 when my youngest daughter was
sitting on that catwalk. I understand that you all went out to see the
property. That catwalk is turning into (cannot understand) We have seen a
dramatic change in the wave action in that particular area. As observed
by myself and my neighbors. The consequence is that there has been a
tremendous amount of erosion. My primary concern initial the intrigue of
the beach cottage. The foundation became exposed and also along with
that we lost a lot of beach. The whole beach was Sand; There was grass
along the beach in certain areas. We also lost some of the dune effect of
the other grass that is high up. I guess the application is two fold. One is
to try to preserve that cottage and prevent further erosion. Actually I went
out this evening in the dark, this is the second home that I have. Over the
last three weeks there has been additional erosion. That little picket fence
in the enclosed area because now there is a 6 inch space under the picket
fence. My neighbor, John Kramer, I spoke to him by telephone because
he had intended to attended, the meeting. He was telling me that there was
a very bad storm, there were three foot waves.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Do you know why this area experiencing that
king of erosion. If you look off shore from your property. I would
imagine when the creek was originally dredged the groins were put in.
The groins were allowed to fall into disrepair and all the sand washed
away 10 years ago due to the dredging project to the west of the channel.
The sand filled that groin field again, to restore that beach area. The DEC
would not allow it. That would have provided protection for your
property. Now you almost have bay front there as opposed to the creek.
LUKE LICALZI: I went out there off that Lighthouse property and John
Kramer told me that the last storm all the trees. All the tress on that island
have washed off and ended on some one properties. There had been a lot
of action. This project is to try to preserve my property and I am willing
to do almost anything. Within whatever the Trustee's and the DEC would
allow to replenish the beach addition to the refurbishing the cottage. I
guess the application that we have, pretty much is what Rob felt is what
the DEC would approve. Even the bulkhead in front of the cottage it
comes back in. We had to put it pretty much against the building there.
We had to pull up the patio to do it whatever it takes.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: I had a suggestion to Rob when I spoke to him on
the phone the other day. When you put the bulkhead in front, first of all it
should be the vinyl bulkhead in front of the building. To extend the stone
all the way in front before that protection as well, Not to stop the stone at
the building but just to extend that in front of that.
ROB HERRMANN: Prompted by that conversation and this is a redone
dent. situation out there. I was able to speak with Chris Arsten about
coming tonight. He disagrees with your assessments. I suppose there is a
sense that the bulkhead is going to be quite close to the high water mark
and the placement of the rock would basically add fill into that intertidal in
there now. To me, I am not sure who to agree with. Because you are
applying.
TRUSTEE POLIWODA: Where that shack is I believe that is 10 to 20
feet above the high tide mark.
ROB HERRMANN: The lovely beach cottage you refer to as a shack.
It is closer than that Ken. But I am not going to assume the position I will
only say that in my professional judgment of it would be it probably
would not create too much harm or benefit one way or the other. I think it
would afford additional protection to the structure if you have
circumstances of inclement weather. You are going to have an increase
ability to dissipate wave energy coming in rather than reflecting up and
down.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: That was my feeling.
RIB HERRMANN: By the same token it is going to be a short bulkhead.
It is only about 2-1/2 feet above grade; it is going to be under the deck, I
do not know if you would have that open water wave situation. We had
tremendous waves deflecting up and down. There are obviously problems
so I do not want to underestimate the enmity.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: If you look at the photographs you can see on the
pilings the amount of sand that has been lost.
ROB HERRMANN: My question is if the people put Dr. Licalzi in the
situation as well it seems like a good idea to agree to it as a condition of
your permit. We submit a revised plan to the DEC and the department
then objects to the placement of the stones. So Dr. Licalzi ends up in a
position of whose permit does he violate. I do not want to get into a
position like that. So I would ask maybe if any of you would be willing to
IfI do submit it and it comes back with an objection from the DEC. If we
can call on this Board at that time to maybe make your sentiment known
as far as your feelings for the need for that additional protection.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: What does the Board feel. It is something that I
thought of afterwards. I did not discuss it as a Board.
TRUSTEE KING: I think it would help in a storm event.
ROB HERRMANN: It is the same stone that we are placing on the
embankment..
TRUSTEE KING: How far would that extend.
ROB HERRMANN: We are showing a width of about three feet for the
rest of the bank. Two feet high, three feet two on three floats. Chris's
feeling was that it really never happens that way. The stones go out and it
kind of starts to spill out farther.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: But it is spilling out under that deck.
ROB HERRMANN: That is right I think it is unfair to regulate based on
the assumption that a good plan should not be designed because everyone
is going to violate the plan. I realize that this happens that is the reality of
it. But I think Dr. Licalzi will be pretty meticulous in terms that he does
not want'~o end up in a situation of a violation.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: I do not think that we are trying to encourage him.
I would like to see you try and if you do not and if it comes to push to
shove I would be happy to yield because it looks like a good project over
all. But it seems like a conscience thing to continue that as an easy
component of the project. It is not like something unusually.
ROB HERRMANN: It would be continuation of the riprap that you are
placing along the edge of that embankment, anyway. So it is not like
would be an introduction of a new aspect of the property.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: No, and cost wise it would not be a burden to the
applicant because it is the same project, only 15 feet or so. You mention
re-establish a beach. In the past we have required some of these structures
to be covered with sand and planted. Would that offer any appeal?
Because you have lost so much you demolished such as dramatic such a
loss it does not have any appeal to have that sand placed there? In an
attempt to re-establish what was lost.
ROB HERRMANN: That was part of our original questions when we
meet with Chris in the field of the sense of how far would you take the
beach replenishment. How much of volume of. sand. (Tape Change)
TRUSTEE KRUPSK8I: I am just looking at the pictures showing. You
are doin~ to plant that whole area. You might as well get a little more
material at a planting.
ROB HERRMANN: I agree with that.
TRUSTEE POLIWODA: I do not see how the DEC could disagree. If
planting is actually is done.
ROB HERRMANN: [ would not anticipate an objection there.
TRUSTEE POL1WODA: It would enhance the water fowl habitat.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: That is the only suggestions I had..
ROB HERRMANN: They are good suggestions.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: We do not hear Rob say that often. Any other
comments. Do I have a motion to close the hearing.
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TRUSTEE FOSTER: So moved.
TRUSTEE KING: Seconded.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: All in favor. ALL AYES
I will make the motion to Approve the application with the extension of
the stone rip-rap underneath the cottage.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: There are no toilet facilities in that cottage is there?
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: The addition of covering the rip-rap with the sand.
Planting with beach grass 18 inches off center. You might want to get
your DEC permit first before you change your plan. Instead of giving us a
set of plans what is the difference you can easily add that on.
ROB HERRMANN: I would have to change the plans and resubmit them
to the DEC. That is the only way find out what they will do.
DR. LICALZI: With regards to your comments regarding the groins out
there. Ten years ago was to put the dredge fill there. Do you feel that
way?
TRUSTEE FOSTER: They will not allow them to rebuild the groins.
That is the only thing that saved the whole area for years.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: It was upland but who knows what it looked like a
100 years ago. See the mouths of the creeks have been altered so much.
Before they dredged ever.
DR. LICALZI: Are there any plans to dredge any of the two creeks at all.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Only the mouth. The county only dredges the
mouth.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: If they thought they could get away with it. They
would not do that.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: I will make a motion to Approve that with those
conditions.
TRUSTEE KING: Seconded.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: All in favor. ALL AYES.
En-Consultants, Inc. on behalf of LISA EDSON requests a Wetland
Permit to construct on pilings a one-family, two story dwelling, deck and
swimming pool. Install a pervious driveway and sanitary system and that
the sanitary system proposed be more than 130 feet from the wetland
boundary place approximately 850 cubic yards of sand fill, establish a 30'
non-disturbance buffer adjacent to the tidal wetland boundary, and connect
to public water and other utilities. Located: 9326 Main Bayvuew Road,
Southold SCTM#87-5-25
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: The site was not inspected because of adverse soil
conditions. So I will make a Motion to Table until February meeting.
TRUSTEE POLIWODA: Seconded.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: All in favor. ALL AYES
ROB HERRMANN: But I have relative information for you.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Go ahead.
ROB HERRMANN: I got a call today, from Chris Arsten, You will get a
chuckle out of this. Apparently, the wetland on the Kirsch's property, the
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southerly of the two wetlands on the Kirsch's property which I flagged is
actually closer to the development as now proposed than it was initially.
The surveyor not having placed that wetland flag by eye on the map. I
was not aware until today: phone call that the sanitary system as presently
located. May actually be and I do not have a scale version of the Kirsch's
map but it maybe 80 feet plus or minus, as opposed to 100 feet as required
by the DEC. So we may have to enter into Stage Three, with yet a third
constricting wetland. I have to see what can be done with the site plan in
terms of trying to meet that. There is an erratic finger that extends to the
south of it. It seems odd to me again I am talking about my own wetlands
but I do not. It is something that is very strange looking. Would not have
affected the Kirsch's cause it was all the way to the south. But none the
less will affect Edson, so what we need to do again is revisit the design of
the site plan because when we through on the wetland on the Kirsch
property onto this map. There maybe yet a one, two, third wetland that
we need to maintain a proper setback. The house would meet it and
exceed it, however the sanitary system requiring a one hundred foot
setback under Article 25 may not meet that. Point being properly would
have been the first thing that Ms. Kirsch brought up to the Board tonight.
So do not go out and review the property. As we need to adjourn this
pending my request to rehear it. Only because I maybe able to save us all
some time on this. Coming in with a plan that conforms to every
conceivable wetland in that area with a 50 foot buffer all the way around.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Great - thank you
15. En-Consultants, Inc. on behalf of ELLEN KASSCItAU requests a
Wetland Permit to remove and replace(in place) existing 34'x29' timber
groin with 27" and 22' low-profile groin respectively, within area of 35'
use frontage associated with easement of Wunneweta Pond, construct
fixed timber catwalk with 4'x4' steps at landward end (elevated a
minimum of 3.5' above grade) a 3'x14' hinged ramp and 6'x 20' float
secured by (2) 8" diameter pilings. Located: 8500 Vanston Road,
Cutchogue SCTM#118-1-1.2 Withdrew without prejudice proposal to
construct a timber dock in easement frontage on Wunneweta Pond.
TRUSTEE KRUPSI: So it is just the groins on the proposal
ROB HERRMANN: Correct.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Unfortunately, I had a sick child and another
problem today with another child. I did not make it. Sorry.
ROB HERRMANN: As long as you promise to do it next month.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: So I will make a motion to postpone the heating.
16.
JENNIFER & PENN SANGER requests a Wetland Permit to rebuild
and improve an existing rock revetment. The seawall will consist of 2-4
ton boulders placed in a bed of rock chips and backed with filter fabric.
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All rocks in the existing seawall will be reused. Located: Penninsula
Road. Pole #466, Fisher's Island SCTM#10-3-20
TRUSTEE KING: I looked at this Monday, there is no problem. The
only thing.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: You went over there Jim?
TRUSTEE KING: Yes I was over there on Monday. Instead of a straight
line of stone on this bank. They may terrace it in a couple of spots So
there was no problem whatsoever. Everything is pretty accurate. I will
make a Motion to Approve, close the hearing.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: Seconded.
TRUSTEE KING: All in favor. ALL AYES
J.M.O. Environmental Consulting on behalf of FISItER'S ISLAND
COUNTRY CLUB requests a Wetland Permit to remove material that
has eroded into an existing drainage ditch, then to install soil erosion
matting in the existing ditch to provide for proper drainage between fl~e 1st
Fairway and the 2nd Green. Between the 17th Tee and the 16th Tee. The
applicant proposed to remove existing collapsed drainage pipes and to
remove any material restricting the flow throughout the existing ditch.
Collapsed pipe shall be replaced with 18" PVC piping. Between the 1st
Tee and the 1st Green the applicant proposed to re-grade a 60'x70' area
and then to re-vegetate area with Spartina patens which shall be planted on
6" centers. Along the 14th and 16th Holes, the applicant proposed to install
erosion control blankets, place staked hay bales on top of the blankets, and
to raise: the elevation of the area to prevent flooding and therefore erosion
into the existing marsh area shall be replanted with grass. Located: East
End Road, Fisher's Island SCTM#1-1-13
TRUSTEE KING: We are going to have to postpone it. I will make a
Motion to Postpone.
TRUSTEE FOSTER: Seconded.
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI: All in favor. ALL AYES
TRUSTEE KRUPSKI MOVED TO GO OFF THE PUBLIC HEARING
AND GO BACK TO THE REGULAR MEETING. TRUSTEE FOSTER.
SECONDED. ALL AYES
V. RESOLUTIONS
DOCKO INC. on behalf of DAVID HARRINGTON requests a
Grandfather Permit' to reconstruct 148+/- 1.f. of an existing 172+/- lfx7
wide fixed dock including seven batter braced tie-offpiling water-wards
of the high tide line. Located: East End Road, Fisher's Island SCTM#002-
1-12
TRUSTEE KING moved to deny Grandfather Permit applicant must come
in for a Wetland Permit TRUSTEE FOSTER Seconded. ALL AYES .
VI. MOORINGS;
KATHY LOFRESE requests an offshore stake with pulley to onshore
stake in Corey Creek for a 12 foot row boat. ACCESS: Private
TRUSTEE POL1WODA moved to approve the application. TRUSTEE
KRUPSKI seconded. TRUSTEE FOSTER All in favor. ALL AYES
MEETING ADJOURNED A T: 9:45 P.M.
RECEIVED
2001
RespectfullY submitted by,
Charlotte Curmihgham, C~rk
Board of Trustee.