HomeMy WebLinkAboutPB-07/21/1992PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS
Bennett Orlowski. Jr., Chairman
George Ritchie Latham. Jr.
Richard G Ward
Mark S. McDonald
Kenneth L. Edwards
Telephone (516) 765-1938
PLANNING BOARD OFFICE
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
SCOTT L. HARRIS
Supervisor
Town Hall. 53095 Main Road
P.O. Box 1179
Southold. New York 11971
Fax (516) 765-1823
SOUT~OLD TOWN PLANNING BOARD
Present were:
Absent were:
MINUTES
JULY 21, 1992
Bennett Orlowski, Jr., Chairman
G. Ritchie Latham
Richard Ward
Mark McDonald
Valerie Scopaz, Town Planner
Holly Perrone, Secretary
Melissa Spiro, Planner
Kenneth Edwards
Mr. Orlowski: Good evening, I would like to call this meeting
to order. Board to set Monday, August 17th, 1992 at 7:30 p.m,
at Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold as the time and place
for the next Planning Board Meeting.
Mr. Latham: So moved.
Mr. Ward: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Ward, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Latham,
Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
SITE PLANS
Mr. Orlowski: Port of Egypt Enterprisest Inc. - This
proposed site plan is to construct a 25,375 square foot storage
building located at the south side of the marina on Route 25 in
SOUTHOLD PLAhrNING BOARD 2 JULY 21, 1992
Southold. SCTM ~1000-56-4-10.!, 11 & 13.2 and SCTM
~1000-56-6-3.2, 3.3, 4 & 6ol. We have proof of publication in
the local papers and at this time everything is in order for a
public hearing. I'll ask if there are any endorsements of this
site plan. Hearing nons, are there any objections to this site
plan.
Linda Levy: I am from North Fork Environmental Council. I am
here to request that the Planning Board not approve the proposed
site plan for construction of the boat storage building as
proposed by the Port of Egypt Enterprises Inc. Our opposition
to this proposal begins with the Planning Board's original
application of this project as unlisted and subsequent issues in
June 1989 of a Negative Declaration. This site is within a
Critical environmental area mainly the 500 feet inland from the
Peconic Bay, thus making it a Type I classification under
SEQRA. There is a presumption of significance which has been
overlooked by all three agencies, the T~tees, the ZBA and the
Planning Board) regarding the cumulative impact on the Peconic
Bay, Budd's Pond, and Hashamomuck Pond. Clearly, a full
environmental impact study should have been performed.
The Planning Board had its chance to rectify this matter
when the plan was significantly changed in 1990. At that time,
the site area was changed from approximately seven acres, to
4.98 acres. Such a revision, together with the later addition
of 30,000 square feet on the north side of Route 25 for a
parking lot, constitutes a significant change which calls for a
new EAF and new determination. The Planning Board did not
take this opportunity to take a fresh look at this plan and
revoke its negative declaration.
The NFEC believes it is not too late to revoke the
negative declaration, and requests that the Planning Board do
so. The potential impact to the Peconic Bay of additional boats
and usage is particularly significant at this time. With the
latest resurgence of the brown tide, it is obvious that ~e must
be extremely cautious when contemplating any expansion of the
existing marina industry in Southold or anywhere else on the
Estuary.
In addition to the SEQRA questions that have been raised by
this project, there are many other concerns. The size of the
building exceeds height requirements. The parking lot does not
meet code requirements. The plot coverage is over the permitted
limits -- in short, there seems t0 be a disregard for the
provisions of the Town Code in virtually all aspects of the plan.
We recognize that this proposal has been pending for
several years. However, all three agencies h~qe been told of
these problems repeatedly. Each time the agency in question has
chosen to disregard the concerns of the citizens of this town
The NFEC is asking that the Planning Board take this final
opportunity to protect the fragile ecosystem of our coastline
S~ITHOLD PLANNING BOARD 3 JULY 21, 1992
and call for a full Environmental Impact Study of this proposed
site plan. Thank you.
Mr. Orlowski: Are there any other objections of this site
plan?
Are there any endorsements of this site plan?
Bill Leiblein: I guess as the owner of the Port of Egypt, I
would have to say I endorse the site plan. Sorry I got here
late, I think most of the questions have been addressed over the
years.
Mr. Orlowski: Is there anyone out there neither pro nor con
but may have information pertaining to this site plan that would
be of interest to the Board? Hearing none, any questions from
the Board?
Mr. McDonald: What was the result of the DOT curb cut for the
northern part? Was there a resolution of the need of what the
DOT determination on the parking for the northern parking lots
was?
Ms. Scopaz: (Inaudible)
strictly for overflow.
The north side of the building is
Mr. McDonald: O.K., thank you.
Ms. Scopaz: No comments.
Mr. Latham: No comments.
Mr. Ward: No comments.
Mr. Orlowski: Being there are no further co~,,ents and
questions, I'll entertain a motion to close the hearing.
Mr. McDonald: So moved.
Mr. Ward: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Ward, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Hearings Held Over From Previous Meetings:
Mr. Orlowski: Paul Matthews (Willow Run) - This major
subdivision is for thirty four lots on seventy acres located on
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the north side of Mill Road; 852 feet east of Reeve Road,and on
the south side of Soundview Avenue in Mattituck.
SCTM ~1000-100-2-1. We are waiting to receive the letter from
the Suffolk County Planning Commission, we basically have that
letter and everything is in order to close the hearing and I'll
entertain a motion.
Mr. McDonald: I'll move to close this hearing.
Mr. Ward: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. McDonald, Mr. Ward, Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: Does the Board have any pleasure on this?
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
motion.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board grant
preliminary approval on the maps for the major subdivision of
Willow Run: Willow Run, Section 1 plat dated May 11, 1992, and
the map titled "Preliminary Lot Configuration for Paul
Matthews," plat dated April 30, 1992, with the following
conditions of approval:
The order of the sections submitted for final
approval shall be changed from that shown on the
map for Sections 2, 3 and 4, dated April 30, 1992
to the following:
Section 1:
Seven (7) lots as shown on the
map for Willow Run Section 1,
dated May 11, 1992.
Section 2:
Lots 9 - 13,
Lots 14 - 18, and
the proposed re-construction of the
intersection of Oregon Road and
Mill Lane.
Section 3: Lots 19 - 28.
Section 4: Lots 1 - 8.
Due to the fact that the Planning Board has allowed
some of the clustered open space to be included with
Lot 3 (rather than be owned by a Homeowners
Association the 10 foot pedestrian accessway
shown on the map for Section 1, shall be omitted
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from the final plat for Section 1.
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A 20 foot buffer shall be placed on the west side of
Lot 1 of Section 1, and on the west side of Lots 1
and 8 of the revised Section 4 (currently shown as
Section 2). Such buffer area shall remain in its
natural state. This restrictions shall be noted
on the map and shall be included in the Declaration
of Covenants and Restrictions.
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Road and Drainage plans must be submitted fo~
Section 1 and the revised Sections 2, 3 and 4. The
plan for Sections 2, 3 and 4 must include the
reconstruction of the intersection of the proposed
road with Mill Road, Mill Lane and Oregon Road as
a four-way intersection.
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The location of any firewelts, if such are
required, must be shown on the final map
for each section.
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A Homeowner's Association must be established
for the open space area, drainage areas and
roads. Such Association shall be established
prior to any approval of Section 2 and shall include
the six (6) lots created in Section t.
Mr. Ward: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Ward, Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowski, Mr. McDonald.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Art Melash: I noticed on the latest map, it contains from
40,000 square feet to 58~000 square feet. Is there any
particular reason why that was granted?
Mr. McDonald: Which lot?
Mr. Melash: Saltaire, Mattituck - Ail of the six lots that
are facing Soundview Avenue. This letter was dated JUly 8th
and there are 58,070 square feet, lots 1,2,3,4, and 5. The
original map shows 20,000 square feet. It's an acre and a
quarter and it's suppose to be an acre approximately.
Mr. McDonald: The rest of that is in the large lot isn't it?
Mr. Orlowski: Yes.
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Mro McDonald: So it's transferring it from the large lot into
the separate lots to make these lots a little larger. Is that
the map you mean?
Mr. Orlowski: Yes. I also wanted to get the 150 foot setback
off of Soundview Avenue.
Mr. McDonald: I see, we pushed it back.
Mr. Melash: I was just curious why this was granted.
Mr. Orlowski: It makes for a better lot, we thought.
Mr. McDonald: He had an exceptionally wide setback from
Soundview Avenue so he added some more acreage into the lot to
make up a little bit for what he was losing.
Mr. Melash: What about the subsequent lots south of that,
what is going to happen to those lots?
Mr. McDonald: They are as shown on the map.
Mr. Melash: 40,000 square feet? That's going to cut down on
the open space.
Mr. McDonald: The open space is going into a separate and
single lot.
Mr~ Melash: It is going to be attached to one of the other
lots. There no road going into Soundview Avenue from this
correct?
Mr. McDonald: Correct. It will all be exited on to Mill Lane.
Mr. Orlowski: I have a motion made and seconded. Ail those
in favor?
Ayes: Mr. McDonald, Mr. Orlowski, Mr. Ward, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. OrloWski: Eleanor Sievernich - This minor subdivision
is for two lots on 31743 acres located on the east side of Cox
Neck Lane in Mattituck. SCTM $1000-i13-8-5. This is still at
the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Mr. Ward: So moved.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
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Ayes: Mr. Orlowski, Mr. McDonald, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Ward.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? so ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: Wolf Pit Estates - Board to discuss amending
the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for this major
subdivision located on Mill Road in Mattituck.
SCTM ~1000-107-4-2.1.
Mr. McDonald: I move to hold this over. I think we should send
a letter to the applicant stating that we will not hold this
open indefinitely.
Mr. Orlowski: O.K.
Mro Ward: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Ward, Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowski, Mr. McDonald.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered°
MAJOR AND MINOR SUBDIVISIONS, LOT LINE C~kNGES AND SET OFF
APPLICATIONS
Setting of Final Hearings:
Mr. Orlowski: Suzanne M. Egan & Venetia Hands This
proposed lot line change is to subtract 7,840 square feet of
land from a 15,700 square foot parcel and add it to a 17,180
square foot parcel and to subtract 7,860 square feet from the
same 15,700 square foot parcel and add it to a 15,909 square
foot parcel located at the south side of South View Drive at the
intersection of Brown's Hill Road.
SCTM ~1000-13-3-10,11 & 12. What is the pleasure of the Board
in setting this for a final hearing.
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board set Monday,
August 17, 1992 at 7:30 p.m. for a final public hearing on the
maps dated June 1, 1992.
Mr. Latham: Second.
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Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Ward, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr~ Orlowski: Mattituck Aviation 'Corporation - This
proposed lot line change is to subtract .43 of an acre of land
from a 32.4 acre parcel and add it to a 15 acre parcel located
on Airway Drive in Mattituck.
SCTM ~1000-123-1-1 & 2.
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
motion.
RESOLVED that the Southold town Planning Board set Monday,
August 17~ 1992 at 7:35 p.m. for a final public hearing on the
maps dated May 19, 1992.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. Ward, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: Dennis A. & Jane A. McBride and Carl E. &
Frances Stelzer - This proposed lot line change is to subtract
5,932 square feet of land from a 23,497 square foot parcel and
add it to a 11,459 square foot parcel located on the westerly
side of Mary's Road, i50 feet north of Pike Street in
Mattituck. SCTM $1000-140-2-34, 35 & 36.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
motion.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board set Monday
August 17, 1992 at 7:40 p.m. for a final public hearing on the
maps dated May 29, 1992.
Mr. Ward: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Ward, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowski.
SOUTHOLD PLANNING BOARD 9 JULY 21, 1992
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: Robert E. Van Nostrand and Pasquale Gemma
This proposed lot line change is to subtract 7,866 square feet
of land from a 15.76 acre parcel and add it to a 21,099 square
foot parcel located on the north side of King Street,
approximately 350 feet west of Old Farm Road in Orient.
SCTM ~1000-25-4-11.4.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chaiza~an., I would like to offer the following
motion.
RESOLVED that the Soutkold Town Planning Board set Monday,
August 17, 1992 at 7:45 p.m. for a final public hearing on the
maps dated June 22, 1992.
Mr. Ward: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Ward, Mr. Latham, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Preliminary Determinations:
Mr. Orlowski: Paul Matthews ( Willow Run)
SCTM ~1000-100-2-1.
Already done.
Sketch Extensions
Mr. Orlowski: William and Viola DeLuca - This minor
subdivision is for two lots on 2.468 acres located on the west
side of Breakwater (Luther's) Road in Mattituck.
SCTM~I000-99-2-18.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
motion.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board grant a six
month extension of sketch approval from July 16, 1992 to January
16, 1993. This will be the last extension that the Planning
Board will be granting.
Mr. Ward: Second.
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Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any qu~estions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Ward, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. O~lowski: Ernest & Jean Schneider - This minor
subdivision is for three lots on 13.423 acres located on the
southwest side of Alvah's Lane; 1347.3 feet northwest of C.R.
48 in Cutchogue.
SCTM 91000-95-3-10; 101-1-14.3.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board grant a six
month extension of sketch approval from July 13, 1992 to January
13, 1993.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Ward, Fir. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Review of Reports -Engineer
Mr. Orlowski: Harvest Homes Estates Section II - This major
subdivision is for twelve lots on 14.9 acres located on
Oaklawn Avenue and Wells Avenue in Southold.
SCTM 91000-70-3-22.
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
motion.
RESOLVED to adopt the Engineering Inspector's report dated
July 15, 1992.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on
that motion?
Mr. Charlie Grigonis: Inaudible.
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Mr. Orlowski: We'll adopt this report and when he comes in
and review the new reco~m,endations we will proceed with those
according to the engineer.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Ail those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Orlowski, Mr. Ward.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
MAJOR AND MINOR SUBDIVISIONS, LOT LINE CHANGES, SET OFF
APPLICATIONS - STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT
Determination:
Mr. Orlowski: Barbara Dow - This minor subdivision is for
two lots on 4.99 acres located approximately 1,450 square feet
north of Main Road on a right of way, located 2,600 square feet
west of Young's Road in Orient.
SCTM $1000-13-3-10, 11 & 12.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
motion.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board rescind its
resolution of May 15, 1989, in which a determination of
significance was made and a Positive Declaration was issued to
the above mentioned project.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Orlowski, Mr. Ward.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer a further
motion.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board, acting
under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, make a
determination of non-significance, and grant a Conditioned
Negative Declaration for the minor subdivision of Barbara B.
Dow. It is the opinion of the Planning Board that the proposed
a~ternative combined with the conditions imposed will reduce the
project's potentially significant adverse effects to
non-significant level.
Mr~ Ward: Second.
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Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Ward, Mr. Latham, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: Suzanne E. Egan and Venetia Hands -
SCTM 9 1000-13-3-10, 1t
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
motion.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board, acting
under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, do an
uncoordinated review on this unlisted action. The Planning
Board assumes lead agency status and in that capacity makes a
determination of non-significance and grants a Negative
Declaration.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham: Mr. Edwards, Mr. Ward, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: Mattituck Aviation Corporation -
SCTM $1000-123-1-1 & 2
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board, acting
under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, establishes
itself as lead agency, and as lead agency makes a determination
of non-significance, and grants a Negative Declaration.
Mr. McDonald: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. McDonald, Mr. Ward, Mr. Latham, Fir. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
SOUTHOLD PLANNING BOARD 13 JULY 21, 1992
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, it is kind of a late moment to
raise since we just voted on it but that was a proposed lot line
change for Mattituck Aviation and one of. the lots, maybe I am
mistaken, but doesn't one of the lots front on or abut Peconic
Bay.
Mr. Orlowski: Isn't there a house at the end of that farm?
Mr. McDonald: The lot lines are way up by Mattituck Aviation by
the buildings. One of the lots goes all the way to the water
and that concerns me that technically, it would be Type I. I
hate to do this.
Mr. Orlowski: It's five hundred feet isn't it?
Mr. McDonald: I know, but it is a lot line change between two
lots, if one of the lots, I'm not pretending to be an expert,
I'm just asking.
Ms. $copaz: You are asking if one of the lots .......
Mr. McDonald: I am asking if one of the lots is, I think on
Peconic Bay Blvd. isn't this a Type I action?
Mr. Orlowski: Not Peconic Bay.
Ms. Scopaz: Inaudible.
Board discussion.
Mr. McDonald: Rather than take any action, why don't we just
check into it.
Mr. Orlowski: We will note that if there is a mistake, it
will be rescinded.
Mr. McDonald: Unfortunately, if it is a Type I action, we can't
do a conditional negative declaration. We can only do that if
it is an unlisted action.
Mr. Raynor: You could make it subject to the clarification of
the action.
Mr. McDonald: Oh, this one yeah.
Mr. Orlowski: Dennis A. & Jane A. McBride and Carl E. &
Frances Stelzer. SCTM ~ 1000-140-2-34, 35 & 36.
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
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RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board, acting
under the State Environmental Quality Review ACt, do an
uncoordinated review on this unlisted action. The Planning
Board assumes lead agency stat,~ and in that capacity makes a
determination of non-significance, and grants a Negative
Declaration.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? Ail those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowski, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Ward.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: Robert E. Van Nostrandand Pasquale Gemma
SCTM $1000-25-4-11.4.
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board, acting
under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, do an
uncoordinated review on this unlisted action. The Planning
Board assumes lead agency status and in that capacity makes a
determination of non-significance and grants a Negative
Declaration.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowski, Mr. Ward, Mr. McDonald.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
SITE PLANS
Determinations:
Mr. Orlowski: Matt A Mar Marina - This proposed site plan
is to add a 2064 square foot addition and two handicap bathrooms
to an existing restaurant located on Wickham Avenue in Mattitu~k.
SCTM $10-00-114-3-1.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
motion.
SOUTHOLD PLANNING BOARD 15 JULY 21, 1992
WHEREAS, Ali Agarabi is the owner of the property known
and designated as Touch of Venice Restaurant at Matt-A-Mar
Marina SCTM 91000-114-3-1, located at Wickham Avenue and
Mattituck Creek in Mattituck; and
WHEREAS, a formal application for the approval of this site
plan was submitted on February 10, 1992; and
WHEREAS,~ the. Southold Town Planning Board, pursuant to the
State Environmental Quality Review Act, (Article 8), Part 617,
declared itself Lead Agency and issued a Negative Declaration on
June 30, 1992; and
WHEREAS, all the requirements of the Site Plan Regulations
of the Town of Southold have been met; and
WHEREAS, this site plan was certified by Victor Lessard,
Principal Building Inspector on July 6, 1992.
be it therefore,
RESOLVED, that the Southold Town Planning Board approve and
authorize the Chairman to endorse the final surveys for the
restaurant addition dated March 11, 1992. This approval applies
to the restaurant addition only and does not imply approval of
the plan for the marina. This approval is subject to a one year
review from date of building permit.
Mr. Ward: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mro Ward, Mr. Latham, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: Port of E97pt Enterprises, Inc. -
SCTM $1000-56-6-3.2, 3.3, 4 & 6.1.
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution but prior to offering the resolution, I would just
like to make a statement that in all efforts to the North Fork
Environmental Council we have, as a Planning Board been
reviewing this project for a number of years and the master plan
for this town identified and in terms of proposed zoning and
uses in certain areas within the Town for reuse and expansion,
we have very limited areas within this Town to do such
activities and thishappens to be one of them and therefore, I
offer the following resolution.
SOUTHOLD PLANNING BOARD 16 JULY 21, 1992
WHEREAS, Port of Egypt Enterprises, Inc. is the owner of
the property known and designated as Port of Egypt Enterprises,
Inc. SCTM ~1000-56-4-10.1 and 56.6-3.1, 3.3, 4 & 6.1, located
at Route 25, Southold; and
WHEREAS, a formal application for the approval of this site
plan was submitted on January 18, 1989; and
WHEREAS, the Southold Town Planning Board, pursuant to the
State Environmental Quality Review Act, (Article 8), Part 617,
declared itself Lead Agency and issued a Negative Declaration on
June 20, 1989; and
WHEREAS, all the requirements of the Site Plan Regulations
of the Town of Southold have been met;
be it therefore,
RESOLVED, that the Southold Town Planning Board grant
conditional final approval on the surveys dated July 20, 1992
and September 13, 1990, subject to the survey dated July 20,
1992 being stamped and signed by a licensed surveyor, engineer,
or architect and receipt of certification by the Principal
Building Inspector of the plans dated July 20, 1992 and
September 13, 1990. The approval is subject to a one year
review from the date of the Certificate of Occupancy. All
conditions must be met within six (6) months of the date of this
resolution.
Mr. McDonald: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion'made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. McDonald, Mr. Ward, Mr. Orlowski, Mr. Latham.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: O.K., I have nothing left on my agenda, does
anyone out there have any questions or comments for the Board?
Mr. Henry Raynor: Mr. Chairman, members of the Board. I
represent Manor Hill Vineyard. I understand from your staff
this week that there were some concerns and questions on the
proposal I discussed at the last meeting and I am here if there
are any questions that I can clear up with regard to the
proposal and the development of sections of the vineyard with an
average lot area of five acres. I will be happy before we go
any further (inaudible) feel that this is an opportunity to
establish some different residential construction within the
Town over a period of years. We certainly (inaudible).
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Planning Board looking at maps.
Mr. Orlowski: Some of the Board members had some ideas that
maybe we could use the cluster provision and obtain some
different size lots and also preserve some open space and also a
mix with the five acre lots. I don't know what that does for
you or what you are looking for, if you are looking for relief
because of the water quality, and to speed things up are you
looking to really promote mini vineyard here or "vinerettes."
Mr. Raynor: Basically, I have no aversion to listening to any
proposal in variance to the five acres as creating a five acre
density I think particularly over the water protection area
makes good sense. I don't want to run (inaudible) the
Department of Health Services° Yes, we can proceed on a two
acre density and because of the depth of the aquifer at that
particular location, we have no problems in meeting the
specifications of the Department of Health. I spent
considerable time in discussing this with the principals
involved with the vineyard at this point and they would rather
see the perpetuity of this vineyard in that the development be
two and a half times the density allowed by the Town. They also
think it is a great marketing tool. We would propose to
construct wherever possible the building envelopes outside the
existing vineyard. This is, right now, an all working
vineyard. What we are trying to do is just get a mix and
moderate reports of aCtion and certainly a moderate density on
the property.
Mr. Orlowski: Can you place the building envelopes in such a
way on there with the five acre lots and in doing so you might
lose one or two of those lots also but basically protecting the
vista and not putting anything close to the road and keeping
them interior and protecting most of the vineyard.
Mr. Raynor: We have a theory of absolutely no problem with
protecting the vistas. The initial discussion on this project
was for a minimum of a 100 foot setback similar to something
that the Board had worked on already. We think that the
setbacks on the size are what's going to be the deal for second
home users out here and we will not proceed this as a primary
residential construction. As far as density, gentlemen I have
got to tell you I going to base to get the five acres. If you
are going to tel1 me that you want to cut it and go beyond seven
and eight we just won't pursue it. I say that as straight
forward and as honestly as I can. This was a considerable
compromise on the part of the developers that are involved and
again if we can revert the thing and cluster it on the north end
as one of the proposals within and what they do with the bottom
line of the vineyard I can't help you with. This way, we could
create something of a very modest homeowners association where
the vineyard could be operated in some type of unit or system.
We're dealing here with twenty people as opposed to forty-seven.
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Mr. McDonald: Homeowners associations, the experience I have
with them is that they control lands that are held by the
homeowners association. In this case, you would have group of
people owning all of the land because it would be five acre
lots. Do you have any idea how that would work?
Mr. Raynor: Yes, absolutely. This is something that has been
discussed at length. Quite honestly it is an incumbrance on the
land that the homeowners would have in some form of restricted
easement to allow the vineyards to operate or be controlled by a
Board of Governors or whatever the association chooses to do.
The idea is to maintain the character of what is there, not to
disrupt it.
Mr. Ward: I think what we have seen to date wasn't very
creative. I think what the biggest drawback to it was that I
don't know that it was thought out in a sense as to where the
vineyard is or what is happening and how far back in we can set
back houses and where the right a way is going to be, I don't
know any other question which we are starting to answer now in
fact of the vineyard operation that how does this overlay work.
Maybe a agricultural easement on each of these properties and in
turn that easement is going to be managed by someone or at least
that is the intent.
Mr. Raynor: They are talking about setting an association
with a lease operator. Certainly to answer your question, as to
the design or something that was done on a table in about thirty
or forty five minutes to get a conceptual approval on behalf of
the development as to density. If I had my way, I would never
put a road up in that vineyard, I would do something with flags,
I'm not sure that is going to be the case. If we want to get
truly diverse on how we are going to handle this perhaps rather
than look at a five acre lot in one section, in one section, we
could look at a ten acre lot with a duplex on it. We are
looking at new area, we are trying to be a little innovative
with what is there. It is up to the Boa~d if they think this is
proper to proceed with. By all means, we don't want to proceed
Mr. Ward: Personally, I would rather see a duplex on the ten
acres because you have less management involved with less people
in it and a possibility of maintaining more of the vineyard.
Mr. Raynor: That has been kicked around as one side of the
spectrum. Three acres has been kicked around here as the other
side of the spectrum. If it is not something that is going to
sail smoothlywe won't do it.
Mr. Ward: The other item is, in terms of the housing, whatever
can be kept back into the site more rather than having anything
more visual on 48.
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Mr. Raynor: We have already discussed a hundred foot setback,
but maybe we can go over the rise at southwesterly quarter of
the property. However that cuts into more vineyard. It has its
pros and cons and I know the Board had reservations at one point
of not looking at some of the low area that divides the property
running north to south. However, building into that section
might very well be the least disruptive to the vineyard itself.
Mr. Ward: Why don't you present the plan with the vineyard and
how you anticipate doing it with the five and ten acre lots.
Mr. Orlowski: Do you have a map showing the vineyard.
Mr. Raynor: You should have a copy in your file showing the
vineyard only.
Mr. Orlowski: Would you mind coming in and maybe sitting down
with Ms. Scopaz and going over it roughly first and talking
about layout and what you are talking about?
Mr. Raynor: I have no problem at all. I do need direction
from the Board.
Mr. McDonald: I thought, last time we talked that the major
intent was the fact that all of these were going to be cut into
five acre parcels and pretty soon what was vineyard would no be
no longer because the guy would be saying, "I don, t like the
vineyard anymore." The way you are talking about it is rather
considerably different than that. You are going to actually
incumbent these properties in such a way that the decisions are
going to be made by the farmland and be unified. That was what
I thought was the major objection. There may be others that I
didn't get out of the discussion. But, that is in line. I
think it is a way. It looks like a way to me.
Mr. Orlowski: You could sit down with Valerie first and go
over this and maybe Ms. Scopaz has some ideas too.
Mr. Raynor: Thank you.
Mr. Orlowski: Any other questions or comments? Hearing none,
I'll entertain a motion to adjourn.
Mr. McDonald: So moved.
Mr. Orlowski: Ail those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. McDonald, Mr. Latham, Mr. Ward, Mr.'Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
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Being there was no further business to be brought before the
Board, the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m..
Res~ctfully submitted,
e Rousseau, Secretary
Bennett Orlowski Jr., Chai~m~n