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DRAFT LOCAL WATERFRONT
REVITALIZATION PROGRAM
SECTION 1.0
COASTAL AREA MANAGEMENT BOUNDARY
CASHIN ASSOCIATES, P.C.
ENGINEEI:I~ - ARCHITECTS - PLANNERS
PLAINVIEW, HEW YORK
THE PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT WAS FINANCIALLY All)ED T~ A FEDERAL GRANT
(GRANT-IN-AID AIII~ARD NO. NA-82-AA-i~.CZ-0~) FROM THE OFFICE OF OCEAN AND
COASTAL ~ MANAGEMEI~IT, NATIONAL OCEANIC ANO ATMO.~I~IERIC AI)I~IDII~TRATION
LIIIDER THE COA.~TAL ZONE MA#A4~EJ~ENT ACT OF lCJ72, AS AMENOED. THI~ ~ WA~
PREPARED FO~ TItE NEW yORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1
Coastal Area Management Boundary
].1 New York State Coastal Area Boundary
1.2 Proposed Changes to the Coastal
Area Boundary
1.3 Southold Local Waterfront Revitalization
Area Boundary
1.4 LWRP Coastal Boundary Sub-Areas
Paqe No.
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SECTION
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Section 1.0
Coastal Area Management Boundary
Local Waterfront Revitalization Program
The boundary shown in Map 1-1 indicates the Coastal Management Area as designated
by the New York State Department of State. This area sets the inland limit of
the Local Waterfront Area or the area within which the LWRP will apply. Certain
changes have been made to this boundary to reflect local conditions and
objectives in the Town of Southold. This section of the LWRP document outlines
the State's original boundary, the Town's modified boundary, and the reasons for
the proposed changes.
As seen on Map 1-1, the coastal area in the Town of Southold, inclusive of the
creeks, is extensive. For ease of reference, the shoreline has been reviewed
in the following manner: starting along the north shore of the Town (Mattituck},
at the Riverhead Town Line, and moving in a northeasterly direction to Orient
Point; then in a southwesterly direction back to the Riverhead Town Line
{Laurel), along the south shore or bay side of the Town. Fishers Island,
although located within the Town municipal boundary, is independent of mainland
Southold and is studied as such in this document.
1.1 New York State Coastal Area Boundary
m Inland Boundary
The State boundary starts at a point along the Riverhead-Southold Town
Line that lies approximately 3,000 feet northeast of Sound Avenue and
1,500 feet southwest of Long Island Sound. This line runs in a
northeastward direction, roughly parallel to the Sound, for a distance
of about 6,200 feet to a point referred to as Old Farm Road, which is
a private right-of-way. The line then runs in a southeasterly direction
perpendicular to the shoreline along Old Farm Road for a distance of
600 feet. At that point, the line again runs in a northeasterly
direction, parallel to the shoreline for a distance of about 800 feet.
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This stretch of the line runs roughly parallel to Stanley Road to the
south.} The line then runs in a northeasterly direction perpendicular
to Stanley Road and parallel to Sunset Drive for a distance of about
200 feet, intersecting with Ruth Road. The line runs along Ruth Road,
which runs parallel to the shoreline, to its intersection with Summit
Drive. At Summit Drive, the line runs in a northeasterly direction
along Summit Drive to its intersection with Central Drive. At this
intersection, the line turns in an easterly direction and runs along
Central Drive to its intersection with Luthers Road {known locally as
Breakwater Road).
The line runs in a northeasterly direction along Luthers Road to its
intersection with Naugles Drive. The line then follows Naugles Drive
in its southeasterly course to its intersection with Mill Road. The
boundary line turns west, then in a southwest direction following Mill
Road to its intersection with Cox Neck Road. The line follows Cox Neck
Road to its intersection with Westphalia Avenue. It then runs
northeast, and then southeast along the entire length of Westpahlia
Avenue to its intersection with County Road 48. At County Road 48, the
line turns in a northeasterly direction to intersect with Wickham
Avenue. At Wickham Avenue, the line runs in a northerly direction over
the new Grand Avenue bridge, along Grand Avenue to Reeve Avenue. The
line follows Reeve Avenue in a northerly direction to a point that is
about 2,500 feet southeast of the Long Island Sound shoreline and 2,000
feet northwest of Mill Road. The boundary then runs in a northeasterly
direction roughly parallel to the shoreline to Dignan's Road (a private
road that runs from Oregon Road north to Duck Pond Point).
At Dignan's Road, the boundary turns to the southeast and follows this
road to its intersection with Oregon Road. It then follows Oregon Road
to the northeast to its intersection with Bridge Lane, where it turns
southeast again following Bridge Lane to a point about 2,000 feet
northwest of County Road 48, also known as Middle Road. The boundary
then runs in a northeasterly direction, parallel to Middle Road, until
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it reaches Henry's Lane in Peconic. At Henry's Lane, it turns north
for a distance of about 450 feet to the right-of-way for the Long Island
Lighting Company power line, whereupon it runs northeast to Sound View
Avenue. The boundary follows Sound View Avenue in a northeasterly
direction until it reaches Hickory Road where it turns to the southeast
for a distance of 500 feet. The boundary then continues in a
northeasterly direction at a distance of 500 feet south of, and parallel
to Sound View Avenue, to Clark Road. At Clark Road, the boundary runs
southeast along the road to its intersection with Middle Road.
At Middle Road, the boundary turns to the southwest and follows Middle
Road to its intersection with Boisseau Avenue and Yennecott Drive. The
boundary then follows Yennecott Drive east to Laurel Avenue. The
boundary follows Laurel Avenue southeast to its intersection with State
Route 25, also known as Main Road. From this point on, the boundary
runs to the west along the Main Road to Indian Neck Lane in Peconic.
The boundary follows Indian Neck Lane in a southeasterly direction to
its intersection with Leslie Road. It then runs southwest along Leslie
Road to Bay Avenue. At Bay Avenue, the boundary turns northwest, then
southwest at the intersection of Bay Avenue and Eugene's Road. The line
follows Eugene's Road to its terminus at Main Road (State Road 25).
At this point, the boundary follows Main Road in a southwesterly
direction to Locust Avenue in Mattituck. There it turns south on Locust
Avenue to New Suffolk Avenue. The line follows New Suffolk Avenue west
to Main Road. It then follows Main Road to the west until it reaches
the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) right-of-way (overpass near Laurel Lake
Drive). The line then follows the LIRR right-of-way to its intersection
with Laurel Lane in Laurel, which coincides with the Riverhead Town
Line.
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· Waterside Boundary
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The seaward boundary of the Coastal Management Area runs along the
Southold Town {New York State)-Connecticut State line in the Long Island
Sound, from the Riverhead-Southold Town Line to Fishers Island. It then
follows the municipal boundaries of Southold Town across Gardiners Bay,
through Southold, Little Peconic, and Great Peconic Bays.
1.2 Prooosed Chanqes to the Coastal Area Boundary
The State designated boundary typically follows local landmarks such as
roads, utility right-of-ways, and in some cases, topographical features,
such as a high point or ridge. Both the Southold Town Planning Staff and
the Waterfront Advisory Committee felt strongly that this boundary needed
to bear a closer and stronger relationship to the goals and objectives of
the Local Waterfront Program. The following discussion includes a
description of the boundary changes, as well as an explanation of why the
original boundary required modification and how the revised boundary
location better satisfies the goals and objectives of the program. The
proposed boundary changes will be discussed in the same manner as the
preceding description of the State's boundary. A description of the Town's
revised coastal area boundary is presented in Section 1.3.
Proposed Chanqe #1:
The landward boundary between the Southold-Riverhead Town line and
Mattituck Inlet was changed to run at a distance of 1,500 feet back from
the Sound shoreline and parallel to the shoreline for a distance of
approximately 5,500 feet.
Reason for Change:
The State boundary line started at a point 3,000 feet north of Sound Avenue
at the Southold-Riverhead Town line. It then proceeded to the northeast
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in a fashion that did not parallel either the shoreline or Sound Avenue.
The line did not seem to bear any specific relationship to the topography
or to any other discernible factor. The State's line is particularly
puzzling when you review the Riverhead side of the Town line where the
State boundary lies south of Sound Avenue, a difference of more than 3,000
feet from the abutting Southold boundary.
The boundary was changed to incorporate the bluffs and the land that slopes
towards the bluffs. The rationale behind this change was to include the
bluffs and the approximate watershed area that would be likely to impact
the bluffs from their landward side.
It must be noted here that the Town does not have watershed maps. (There
is one notable exception to this situation, which will be discussed
shortly.) Consequently, the New York State Department of Transportation's
topographic maps from 1975 were used in order to obtain a general overview
of the terrain. Their small scale, which is 1" = 24,000', limited their
usefulness in analyzing local conditions. Further, any changes in the
terrain that had occurred in the shoreline since 1975, whether natural or
man-made, did not show on these maps since they have not, to our knowledge,
been updated.
It is recommended that after the local waterfront program is in place, the
Sub-Area 1 boundary be revised, using topographic maps that were drafted
for the Suffolk County Department of Public Works (SCDPW), in the mid-
1970's. These maps were drawn at a scale of 1"= 200'. This scale is much
more effective for watershed analysis than the 1" = 24,000' scale maps.
Although these maps suffer from the same drawback as the State maps in that
they do not reflect major man-made changes in the terrain since the lgT0's,
they will be a useful resource that will enable the Town to more accurately
identify and predict important watershed areas and the headwater areas of
creeks and streams in this sub-area.
There was insufficient time, resources and money to do a thorough watershed
analysis of the entire coastline for this initial draft. Nevertheless,
this watershed analysis should be done in time for the final document.
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When this analysis is completed, appropriate changes to the landward
portion of the coastal area boundary should be made.
Proposed Chanqe #2
The State's boundary line around Mattituck Creek followed existing roads
or ran parallel to such roads. The Town proposes to move that line inland
to include the entire watershed area of Mattituck Creek. As noted in the
preceding section, the landward line of the watershed of Mattituck Creek
starts at a point about 5,500 feet east of the Riverhead-Southold town line
and 1,500 feet south of the shore of Long Island Sound. It runs in a
southwesterly direction, yet in a straight line that is perpendicular to
the line running parallel to the shore.
The revised boundary line runs southeast for a distance of about 4,500 feet
to a point which is 1,000 feet southeast of Bergen Avenue. It then cuts
in an easterly direction to meet Cox Neck Road at a point approximately
1,250 feet northwest of the intersection with County Road 48. The boundary
line runs southeast along Cox Neck Road to the intersection with County
Road 48. The line crosses County Road 48 to Old Sound Avenue.
The boundary then follows Old Sound Avenue to the east to its intersection
with the Long Island Railroad right-of-way. It then turns to the northeast
to follow the right-of-way to its intersection with Mill Road, on the south
side of County Road 48. At that point, the boundary turns northwest along
Mill Road to Wickham Avenue, where it makes a turn to the northeast,
following Wickham Avenue, for a distance of about 1,500 feet. At this
point, it again makes a perpendicular turn to the northwest, for a distance
of about 1,500 feet. Then it turns again to the west, running back to Mill
Road.
The boundary then follows a straight line to the northwest along Mill Road
to its terminus at Oregon Road, continuing northwest to a point 1,500 feet
from the Sound shoreline.
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Reason for Change: DRAFT
In 1981, the Suffolk County Planning Department completed the first part
of an intensive study of Mattituck Creek, (Mattituck Creek Watershed Study:
Phase I Inventory of Existing Conditions and Identification of
Development Opportunities). Although Phase II was never commissioned, this
study remains, to date, the most thorough inventory and planning analysis
of any creek within the Town. Aside from shellfish surveys that are
required for certification of shellfishing areas, none of the creeks have
been studied to the same degree as Mattituck Creek. The Town's revised
coastal boundary corresponds to the Mattituck Creek watershed.
Since one of the primary goals of the Town's Local Waterfront Program is
the protection of surface water quality, it follows that the control of
non-point source pollution into the creek should be a primary objective.
Analysis of the watershed area can indicate the type and density of the
land uses, as well as the volume and character of the stormwater runoff.
Prooosed Chanqe #3
The State boundary uses two reference points, each located 2,000 feet from
existing roads. The line that the State has drawn between Reeve Avenue
and Oregon Road does not run parallel to either the shoreline or the road.
The Town proposes to redraw the boundary line 1,500 feet back from the
shoreline between the Mattituck Creek Watershed and the intersection of
Henry's Lane and Sound View Avenue in Peconic.
Reason for Change:
The boundary was changed for the same reasons that the other sections of
the boundary to the west were changed.
Proposed Chanqe #4
The State's line in Peconic runs along Sound View Avenue northeast from
Henry's Lane to Hickory Road before turning southeast. The Town proposes
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to shift the line from the intersection of Henry's Lane and Sound View
Avenue to the south a distance of 500 feet. The boundary would run
parallel to Sound View Avenue in a northeasterly direction for a distance
of about 4,000 feet to the eastern border of a parcel identified as Tax
Map Section 68, Block 4, Lot 12. At that parcel, the line would then turn
to the north back to Sound View Avenue, where it would continue to
northeast to Hickory Road, as designated by the State.
Reason for Proposed Change:
There are many freshwater wetlands located in this area to the south of
Goldsmith Inlet, hence it was felt that this area should be included within
the coastal boundary. It should be noted that the LWRP Waterfront Advisory
Committee made this recommendation at a time before the State Department
of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) had completed its survey of
freshwater wetlands in Southold Town. Based on the draft freshwater
wetlands map that has been prepared by the NYSDEC, the above noted change
should be reflected in the sub-area boundary for area 2. Either the entire
freshwater wetland area {designated as S0-26 on the State freshwater
wetlands map) should be included in the boundary area or a determination
should be made as to which wetland areas within the S0-26 designation
actually drain into Goldsmith Pond and Inlet. Such changes should be made
once the LWRP is in place.
Pronosed Chanqe #5
At Hickory Road, the State's boundary turns to the southeast for a distance
of 500 feet, then runs parallel to Sound View Avenue until it meets Clark
Road. The Town proposes to use Sound View Avenue as the boundary line
all the way to Clark Road.
Reason for Change:
The property south of the road appears to slope away from the shorefront.
A review of the topographic maps suggests otherwise.
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Proposed Chanqe #6
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The State's version of the inland edge of the coastal area runs from the
Clark Road intersection with County Road 48 to the southwest {along County
Road 48) to Yennecott Drive. The boundary line then follows Yennecott
Avenue east to Laurel Avenue where it turns to the southeast to meet State
Route 25. The line then runs westward along State Route 25 to Indian Neck
Road in Peconic.
The Town proposes to shift the latter part of the boundary {from Laurel
Avenue west) so that it runs southwest along the Long Island Railroad
right-of-way, instead of State Route 25. Where the railroad overpass
intersects with Ackerly Pond Road, the line will run southeast along
Ackerly Pond Road for a distance of about 800 feet, then turn to the
southwest at a point located between tax lots 4.1 and 7, in Block 5 of
Section 69.
The line will then run westward for approximately 900 feet before turning
southwest again for a distance of about 1,700 feet until it reaches State
Route 25. At State Route 25, the Town agrees with the State boundary.
Reason for Proposed Change:
The Town wishes to incorporate the watershed areas that flow into Town
and Jockey Creeks. As with Sub-Area 1, once the local waterfront program
is in place, the boundary for Sub-Area 7 should be revised to include the
entire watershed areas for these creeks, once they have been determined
using the Suffolk County Department of Public Works maps (see Change #1).
Proposed Chanqe #7
In Cutchogue, the State's landward boundary line between Skunk Lane and
State Route 25 follows Eugene's Road. The Town proposes that the line
should continue along Skunk Lane to its intersection with State Route 25
then should run southwesterly along State Route 25.
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Reason for Proposed Change:
D, AF1.
There are wetlands on the north side of Eugene's Road in the proximity of
the headwaters of East Creek. These wetlands drain toward East Creek and
may have been physically connected to East Creek before Eugene's Road was
built.
Prooosed Chanqe #8
Between the hamlets of Mattituck and Cutchogue, the State boundary line
takes a turn south off State Route 25 onto Locust Avenue. It then runs
along New Suffolk Avenue in a southwesterly direction until it intersects
with State Route 25. The Town wants the boundary to remain along State
Route 25 for the entire distance.
Reason for Proposed Change:
The Town proposes that the boundary remain on State Route 25 so as to
incorporate the watershed that drains into Deep Hole Creek and Marratooka
Lake.
1.3 Southold Local Waterfront Area Boundary
· Inland Boundary
The boundary starts at a point on the Riverhead-Southold Town line that
is located 1,500 feet back from the Sound shoreline. The line runs
northeastward and parallel to the Long Island Sound shoreline for a
distance of about 5,500 feet, to a point where it makes a perpendicular
turn to the southwest. The boundary runs in this direction for about
4,500 feet to a point that is about 1,000 feet south of Bergen Avenue.
It then turns in a southeasterly direction to meet Cox Neck Road at a
point lying about 1,250 feet north of the intersection of Cox Neck Road
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and County Road 48. The boundary then runs in a southeasterly direction
along Cox Neck Road to its intersection with County Road 48.
The boundary then continues across County Road 48 to Old Sound Avenue.
It follows Old South Avenue to the southeast to its intersection with
the Long Island Railroad right-of-way. It then follows the right-of-
way to the northeast until it intersects with Mill Road, on the south
side of County Road 48. The line then turns northwest along Mill Road
to Wickham Avenue, where it makes a perpendicular turn to the east for
a distance of about 1,500 feet. At this point, it again makes a
perpendicular turn to the northwest, for a distance of about 1,500 feet.
Then it makes a third perpendicular turn to the southwest, back to Mill
Road.
The boundary follows a straight path to the northwest, along Mill Road
to its terminus at Oregon Road, then continues across Oregon Road {as
though Mill Road continued to the Sound) to a point 1,500 feet from the
Sound shoreline. At this point, the line turns perpendicularly to the
northeast, and runs parallel to the Sound shoreline all the way to
Henry's Lane in Peconic. It then follows Henry's Lane to the southeast
to a point 500 feet southeast off its intersection with Sound View
Avenue. The line makes a perpendicular turn and continues
northeastward, parallel to Sound View Avenue for a distance of about
4,000 feet. At that point, {identified as the eastern border of a
parcel identified as Tax Lot 12, in Block 4 of Section 68), the line
returns to Sound View Avenue. It then follows Sound View Avenue
northeast to its intersection with Clark Road in Southold.
The boundary follows Clark Road from Sound View Avenue to Middle Road
(also known as County Road 48), where it turns and follows Middle Road
to the southwest. At the intersection of Boisseau Avenue and Middle
Road, the line turns to the south along Boisseau Avenue to its
intersection with Yennecott Drive. It then turns to the east as it
follows Yennecott Drive to its terminus at Laurel Avenue. The boundary
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then turns to the southeast and follows Laurel Avenue to its
intersection with the Long Island Railroad right-of-way. At that point,
it makes a perpendicular turn to the southwest and follows the right-
of-way to the point where it crosses over Ackerly Pond Lane. The line
runs southeast on Ackerly Pond Lane for a distance of about 800 feet
to a point of tax lots 4.1 and 7 in Block 5 of Section 69. At that
point, it turns to the southwest for a distance of about 900 feet before
making a perpendicular turn south, back towards State Route 25; a
distance of about 1,700 feet.
Upon reaching State Route 25, the boundary follows it to the southwest
until it reaches Indian Neck Road, where it turns and follows Indian
Neck Road in a southeastward direction to its intersection with Leslie
Road. The line follows Leslie Road to its terminus at Skunk Lane,
whereupon it turns northwestward and follows Skunk Lane to its
intersection with State Route 25. The boundary then turns southwestward
and follows State Route 25 through Cutchogue and Mattituck until it
intersects with the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) right-of-way (overpass
near Laurel Lake Road) in the Mattituck/Laurel area. The boundary then
shifts and follows the LIRR right-of-way to intersection of the
Riverhead-Southold Town Line.
Waterside Boundary
The waterside boundary of the Coastal Management Area would remain as
established by the State, and discussed in Section 1.1.
1.4 LWRP Coastal Boundary Sub-Areas
In order to facilitate the use of this document, the coastal management
area was subdivided into ten sub-areas. Nine of the sub-areas are located
within the mainland of the Town. The tenth sub-area incorporates all of
Fishers Island. The designation of sub-areas was designed as a mechanism
for enabling an organized discussion of the Town's local waterfront area
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(LWA) in the following sections of the LWRP. The east and west
demarcations of the sub-areas do not have any particular political or
environmental significance.
Map 1-1 shows the sub-area divisional boundaries. The areas are numbered
sequentially in the same direction as the boundary description. The east-
west divisional boundaries for the sub-areas are described as follows.
Sub-Area 1
Sub-Area 2 -
Sub-Area 3
Sub-Area 4
Sub-Area 5
The westernmost divisional boundary for Sub-Area 1 extends
southeast from the Long Island Sound shore in Mattituck
along Riverhead - Southold Town Line, coinciding with this
Town boundary.
The divisional boundary between Sub-Area 1 and Sub-Area 2
extends southeast from Duck Pond Point, along Digmen's Road,
to the established inland boundary of the LWA.
The divisional boundary between Sub-Area 2 and Sub-Area 3
extends southeast from Horton Point, along Lighthouse Road,
to the established inland LWA boundary. Sub-Area 3 is
further divided from Sub-Area 6 (to the.south) by County
Route 48. This route represents the inland boundary for
Sub-Area 3, beyond Clark's Road.
Sub-Area 4 is bounded on the west by Lighthouse Read, and
on the south by State Route 25( which separates Sub-Area
4 from Sub-Area 5}, and extends northeast to Orient Point.
This represents the eastern extreme of the LWA.
Sub-Area 5 is bounded to the north by State Route 25 and
extends west from Orient Point to the eastern boundary of
the Incorporated Village of Greenport.
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Sub-Area 6
Sub-Area 6 is bounded on the east by the Incorporated
Village of Greenport and on the west by the eastern extremes
of the established LWA boundary. County Route 48 represents
the northern boundary separating Sub-Area 6 from Sub-Area
3. The division boundary between Sub-Area 6 and Sub-Area
7 is Town Harbor Lane, which extends southeast from the Main
Road (State Route 25) to Southold Bay.
Sub-Area 7
Sub-Area 7 extends west from Town Harbor Lane {the
divisional boundary with Sub-Area 6), and is bounded on the
north by the established LWA boundary (mainly State Route
25). The divisional boundary between Sub-Area 7 and Sub-
Area 8 is Indian Neck Lane and Arrowhead Lane, which extend
southeast from State Route 25 to Little Peconic Bay.
Sub-Area 8
The divisional line between Sub-Area 8 and Sub-Area g is
Moore's Lane which extends southeast from State Route 25
to Great Peconic Bay. Leslie Road, Bay Avenue and State
Route 25 represent the established inland LWA boundary.
Sub-Area 9
Sub-Area 9 extends west from Moore's Lane to the Riverhead-
Southold Town Line. State Route 25 represents the inland
boundary.
Sub-Area lO - Fishers Island in its entirety.
Although located within the jurisdictional boundaries of the Town of Southold,
Plum, Little Gull and Great Gull Islands are under direct Federal control.
Therefore, they are not subject to regulation under the Southold LWRP and are
not discussed in this document.
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