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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/23/1971Southold Town Planning Board E~OUTHrlLD, L. I., N. Y. 119'71 PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS John Wickham, Chairman Henry Moisa Alfred Grebe Henry Raynor Frank Coyle M I N U T E S SOUTHOLD TOWNPLANNING BOARD Special Meeting March 23, 1971 A special meeting of the Southold Town Planning Board was held at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, March 23, 1971, at the Town Office, Main Street, Southold, New York. There were present: Messrs: John Wickham, Chairman; Henry Moisa, Vice-Chairman; Henry Raynor; Frank Coyle. Absent: Mr. Alfred Grebe Also present: Howard Terry, Building Inspector This meeting was called for the purpose of preparing a resolution for the adoption of the Southol6 Town Development Plan aha proposed Development Plan Map, and for the purpose of preparing a statement on the adoption of the Development Plan to be released for publication in the newspapers. Southold ToWn Planning Board --2-- ~,/ March 23~. 1971 The Planning Board reviewed the statement which was prepared by Henry'Raynor. After several minor revisions~ it was unanimously agreed that the folloWing statement' be released to the ~ewspapers: "Adoption of the Southold Town Development Plan was for- malized at the Southold Town Planning Board meeting on March 23rd. This is ~the culmination of a seven year study on every aspect of~Southold Town~'s natural~ social~ and economic re- sources. Primary consideration of any form of development hinges on the ability-of our water resources to meet the demands of 'the Town's population. After several engineering studies were compUteda there appears to be water enough for approx- imately 35~000 people. This figure is based on a gradual reduction of agriculture. The Planning Board feels strongly that there is an urgency to develop new and diVersified busi- ness,, industry, and housing to support a well "balanced" community. Each of 'these factors is so intricately integrated that it has become necessary for our Town Government to create guidelines to insure the success oE its goals. The gradual decline in agriculture, coupled with rising costs of operations, has provided great latitude 'for land speculation throughout the Town, The plan endeavors to prepare our community for this influx of inevitable develop- ment. Only by setting up guidelines, will the ToWn be able to cope with this situation and future situations. The' Development Plan maynot be a perfect documente The Planning Boardhas culled and sorted information from all phases of engineering and planninq to give ~the most flexibility to our Town. As the peoples~ needs and require- ments changes so must the planning. Any plan is good only if it represents the best interests of the people. The implementation of the Development Plan lies with the proposedZoning Ordinance amendments~, currently being studied by the' Southold ToWn Board. It-will be this legislation that will carry out the guidelines set forth in the new Southold Town Development Plan." After due consideration of numerous telephone calls~ letters, and personal visits to the Chairman and other members of the Planning Board~ relative to the proposal for the new light industrial zoning in the New Suffolk Southold Town Pl~a~ing Board -3- .L~rch 23, 1971 area, the Board held a lengthly discussion as to the present and future uses for the existing business and industrial areas in New Suffolk. On motion by Mr. Moisa, seconded by Mr. Raynor, it was RESOLVED to hold the following area in the "B-l" Business District: The parcel on the southwest side of Old Harbor Lane running north from the entrance to Schoolhouse Creek and on the east side of the first canal or channel back a distance of 300± feet to include the property of Harry Lundine with a distance of 350~ feet on the southwesterly side of Old Harbor Lane. Ail the remaining property shown on the Development Plan Map as "C-l!' Light Industrial Districts to remain as such. Vote of the Board: Ayes:- Messrs: Wickham, Moisa, Raynor, Coyle. On motion by Mro Moisa, seconded by Mr. Raynor, it was RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board adopt the Development Plan for Southold Town and the proposed Development ~an Map as presented at the "Public Information Meeting" on March 4, 1971, with the exception of the above noted change~ Vote of the Board: Ayes:- Messrs: Wickham, Moisa, Raynor, Coyle. The Chairman read letter received from the New York State Department of Transportation in reference to the proposal for the improvement and elimination of curves in Route 25 (in the vicinity of Aldrich Lane), Laurel, New York. A design report booklet was enclosed. This booklet described the re-construction project in detail and contained various maps. The Chairman in- structed that a letter be sent to the New York State Depgrtment of Transportation advising them that the Planning Board'i~s very much in favor of this improvement, and requesting that they send us a set of the final construction plans, upon their completion. Southold Town Planning Board -4- ~arch-23~, 1~71 The Chairman read letter received from the Suffolk County Health Department in regard to the construction of a dwelling on recently filled land on the south side of North Road to Bayview,~ $outhold~, New York. The Health Department stated their emphasis on the preservation of wetlands and urged the Town of $outhold to adopt an ordinance to prevent instances such as this. The Board discussed 'several possibilities for preventing the destruction of wetlands and other open areas. The Cha/rman to send a letter to the Health Department in reference to the above. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 Respectfully submitted~, ~et~ty ~~Secretary Southold Town Planning Board