HomeMy WebLinkAboutHeritage at Cutchogue - 03/10/08 Resolution
KENNETH L. EDWARDS
MARTIN H. SIDOR
GEORGE D. SOLOMON
JOSEPH L. TOWNSEND
MAltiNG ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, NY 11971
OFFlCE LOCATION:
Town Hall Annex
54375 State Route 25
(cor. Main Rd. & Youngs Ave.)
Southold, NY
PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS
JERILYN B. WOODHOUSE
Chair
Telephone: 631 765-1938
Fax: 631765-3136
PLANNING BOARD OFFICE
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
March 11, 2008
Charles Cuddy, Esq.
P.O. Box 1547
Riverhead, NY 11901
Re: The Heritage at Cutchogue
Located on the northwest corner of Griffing Street and School House Lane,
approximately 1,079 feet north of Main Road in Cutchogue
DEIS Review for Adequacy for Public Comment
SCTM#1000-102-1-33.3
Dear Mr. Cuddy:
The following resolution was adopted by the Southold Town Planning Board at a meeting held
on Monday, March 10, 2008:
WHEREAS, this proposed residential site plan application is for the development of a Planned
55+ Active Adult Community consisting of 139 detached and attached dwellings, 14 of which will
be permanently affordable. The affordable units are approximately 1,135 sq. ft each. 46 units
will be 2,647 sq. ft. each, 21 units will be 1,930 sq. ft. each, 36 units will be approximately 2,700
sq. ft. each, and 20 units will be 3,110 sq. ft. each. Additional buildings proposed are an 8,840
sq. ft. clubhouse; a 1,160 sq. ft. swimming pool; two 3,200 sq. ft. tennis courts; a 2,400 sq. ft.
maintenance garage; a gazebo; a gatehouse; 322 parking spaces, of which 278 are associated
with the individual dwelling units and 44 are associated with the clubhouse and recreational
facility; 197,043 sq. ft. of manmade ponds to serve as natural drainage basins/irrigation
systems; 1,162,022 square feet (27.676 acres) of landscaping; and various other site
improvements including road pavement, patio and sidewalk improvements, on a vacant 46.17-
acre parcel in the Hamlet Density (HD) Zoning District located on the northwest corner of
Griffing Street and School House Lane, approximately 1,079 feet north of the Main Road, in
Cutchogue; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board found the proposed project may have a significant impact on
the environment, and on July 16, 2007, issued a Positive Declaration pursuant to 6 NYCRR Part
617 of the implementing regulations pertaining to Article 8 (State Environmental Quality Review
- SEQR) of the Environmental Conservation Law and Chapter 44 of the Town Code of the
Town of Southold; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board held a Public Scoping Session for the proposed project on
August 20, 2007, with written public comments on the scope accepted until September 4. 2007;
and
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WHEREAS, the Planning Board adopted a Final Scope for the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DE IS) on September 7, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the applicant submitted the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on
December 24, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board requested, by letter to the applicant's agent, Charles Cuddy,
Esq., dated January 11,2008, an extension of time of an additional thirty days beyond the forty-
five day requirement to review the DEIS; and
WHEREAS, the applicant granted a thirty (30) day extension to the Planning Board in a letter
from the applicant's agent, Charles Cuddy, Esq., dated January 29, 2008; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board hired a consultant, KPC Planning Services, Inc. to review the
document and provide a report analyzing the adequacy of the DEIS with respect to its scope
and content for the purpose of commencing public review; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board, at their March 10, 2008 Work Session, received and accepted
the report from KPC Planning Services, Inc., dated March, 2008; the report provides a detailed
description of the DEIS, identifies areas where it is deficient and failed to fulfill the Final Scope,
and recommends the Planning Board find the DE IS inadequate for public review; be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the Southold Town Planning Board, pursuant to 6NYCRR Part 617, of the
Environmental Conservation Law acting under the State Environmental Quality Review Act,
hereby determines the Draft Environmental Impact Statement to be inadequate with respect to
the adopted Final Scope and content for the purpose of commencing public review.
Enclosed please find the report from KPC Planning Services, Inc.
If you have any questions regarding the above, please contact this office.
Very truly yours,
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Chairperson
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Scott Russell, Southold Town Supervisor
Southold Town Clerk, Town Board
South old Town Building Department
Southold Town Zoning Board of Appeals
South old Town Engineer
South old Town LWRP Coordinator
Suffolk County Dept. of Health Services
Suffolk County Planning Commission
Suffolk County Water Authority
NYSDEC, Commissioner, Albany
New York State Department of Transportation
NYSDEC, Regional Office, Stony Brook, NY