HomeMy WebLinkAboutPB-09/30/1991PLANNING 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 Yorl~ 11971
Fax (516) 765-1823
SOUTHOLD TG~ PLANNING
MINUTES
Present were:
SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
Bennett Orlowski Jr., Chairman
G. Richie Latham
Richard Ward
Kenneth Edwards
Mark McDonald
Valerie Scopaz, Town Planner
Melissa Spiro, Planner
Holly Perrone, Secretary
Jane Rousseau, Secretary
Mr. Orlowski: Good evening, I would like to call this meeting
to order. First order of business is to set Monday, October 21,
1991 at 7:30 p.m. at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold
as the time and place for the next regular 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. McDonald, Mr. Latham, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. Ward, Mr. Orlowski.
PUBLIC HEARINGS: Final Subdivisions
Mr. Orlowski: 7:30 p.m. Mattituck Creek Estates (James
Cohilt) This major subdivision is for six lots on 19.1220
acres located on the southwest corner of Mill Road and Grand
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Avenue in Mattituck. SCTM % 1000-107-1-2. We have proof of
publication in both the local papers and at this time everything
is in order for a final hearing. I'll ask if there are any
objections to this subdivision? Hearing none, are there any
endorsements of this subdivision? Hearing none, is there anyone
out there neither pro nor conbut may have information
pertaining to this subdivision that would be of interest to the
Board? Hearing none, any questions from the Board?
Board: No questions.
Mr. Orlowski: O.K., hearing no further questions, we have a
Engineering Report, I'll entertain a motion to adopt it.
Mr. Ward: So moved.
Mr. Edwards: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Ward, Mr. Edwards, Mr. McDonald,
Mr. Latham, Mr. Ortowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: We have the bond estimate.
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED to adopt the bond estimate dated as revised
September 20, 1991, and to recommend same to the Town Board.
This bond estimate is to take the place of the bond estimate
adopted bythe Town Board on March 13, 1991. The current bond
estimate is in the amount of $77,900, with an inspection fee in
the amount of $4,674.00.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes:
Mr. Orlowski:
Mr. Orlowski:
to the map}
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Mr. Latham, Mr. Ward, Mr. McDonald.
Mr. Edwards, Mr. Orlowski.
Opposed? So ordered.
The Board would also like to see some revisions
The "Open Space Easement" shown as part of Lot
Number one is to be re-labeled as "Agricultural
Reserve Easement Area."
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The actual building e~velope, with proper
set-backs, is to be indicated for Lot one. The
general building envelope shown of 33,965 square
feet is not acceptable.
The Planning Board is also requiring a declaration of
Covenants and Restriction for the Agricultural Reserve Easement
area. A copy of these covenants and restrictions will be in the
office for anyone to take a look at. They will be available
tomorrow morning. That is all I have here, I'll entertain a
motion to close this hearing.
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. Latham, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. McDonald, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: 7:35 - Baxter/Terp - This proposed lot line
change is to subtract 8,352 square feet of land from a 121,051
square foot parcel and to add it to a 28,550 square foot parcel
located on the east side of Griffing Avenue and State Road 25
in Cutchogue. SCTM ~ 1000-102-5-9.3. We have proof of
publication in both the local papers. At this time I'll ask if
there are any objections to this lot line change? Hearing none,
are there any endorsements?
Richard J. Cron: On behalf of the applicant. In the light of
the fact that all required documents have now been submitted to
this Board, I would move on behalf of the applicant that the
application be approved as submitted.
Mr. Orlowski: O.K., any other endorsements? Hearing none,
is there anyone out there neither pro nor con but may have
information pertaining to this application that might be of
interest to the Board? Hearing none, any questions from the
Board?
Board: No questions.
Mr. Orlowski: Being there are no further questions, I'll
entertain a motion to close the hearing.
Mr. McDonald: I make a motion to close this hearing.
Mr. Latham: Second.
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Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Ail those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. McDonald, Mr. Latham, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. Ward, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. McDonald: I would li~e to make a further motion.
WHEREA~, William J. Baxter, Jr. and Alfred J. Terp, Jr.
are the owners of the property known and designated as SCTM ~
1000-102-5-9.3 & 5, located at the north side of Route 25 in
Mattituck; and
WHEREAS, this lot line change, to be known as lot-line
change for William J. Baxter, Jr. and Alfred J. Terp, Jr., is
for a lot line change subtracting 8,352 square feet from a
121,051 square foot parcel owned by William J. Baxter, Jr. and
adding it to a 28,550 square foot parcel owned by Alfred J.
Terp, Jr.; 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
August 12, 1991; and
WHEREAS, a final public hearing was closed on said lot line
amendment application at the Town Hall, Southold, New York on
September 30, 1991; and
WHEREAS, all the requirements of the Subdivision
Regulations of the Town of Southold have been met; and
be it therefore,
RESOLVED, that the Southold Town Planning Board grant
conditional final approval on the surveys dated August 8, 1991,
and authorize the Chairman to endorse the final surveys subject
to fulfillment of the following conditions. These conditions
must be met within six (6) months of the date of this resolution.
The submission of corrected surveys showing the tax
map number of both lots and the tax map number and
area of the portion of the lot to be conveyed.
The filing of the deed pertaining.to the merger of.
8,352 square feet from a parcel now owned byWilliam
J. Baxter, Jr. and designated as SCTM %1000-102-5-9.3,
with a 28,500 square foot parcel now owned by Alfred J.
Terp,Jr. designated as SCTM %1000-102-5-5,
resulting in a merged parcel of 36,902 square feet.
A copy of filed deed must be submitted tO the
Planning Board and Liber and Page number of the filed
deed must be placed on the survey.
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Mr. Ward: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and secomded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Ward, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Latham,
Mr. Edwards, Mr, Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: 7:40 p.m. - Porter J. and Mary Goss - This
proposed lot line change is to subtract a .09 acre of land from
a .74 acre parcel to add it to a .9~ acre parcel on Fishers
Island. SCTM ~1000-2-1-13 & 14. We have proof of publication
in the local papers and at this time everything is in order to
for a lot line change. I'll ask if there are any objections to
this lot line change? Hearing none, are there any endorsements
of this lot line change?
Steven Ham: I am here on behalf of the applicant and request
that you approve as submitted.
Mr. Orlowski: OoK.~ any other endorsements? Hearing none, is
there anyone out there neither pro nor con but may have
information pertaining to this application that would be of
interest to the Board? Hearing none, any questions from the
Board?
Board: No questions.
Mr. Orlowski: Being there are no further questions, I'll
entertain a motion to close this hearing.
Mr. Latham: So moved.
Mr. Ward: Second.
Mr. OrlOwski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Ward,
Mr. McDonald, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: Does the Board have any pleasure?
Mr. McDonald: Mr.-Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution:
W~RREAS, Porter J. and Mary Goss are the owners of the
property known and designated as SCTM ~1000-2-1-13 & i4,
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located on the east side of a private road on West Harbor on
Fishers Island; and
WHEREAS, this lot-line change, to be known as Lot Line
Change for Porter J. and Mary Goss, is for a lot line change
to subtract .10 acre of land from a .74 acre parcel owned by
Porter and Mary Goss and to merge it with an adjoining .99
acre parcel also owned by Porter & Mary Goss; 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
March 11, 1991; and
WHEREAS, a final public hearing was closed on said lot-line
amendment application at the Town Hall, Southold, New York on
September 30, 1991; and
WHEREAS, all the requirements of the Subdivision
Regulations of the Town of Southold have been met; and
be it therefore,
RESOLVED, that the Southold Town Planning Board grant
conditional final approval on the surveys datedNovember 20,
1990, and authorize the Chairman to endorse the final surveys
subject to fulfillment of the following conditions. These
conditions must be met within six (6) month~ of the date of this
resolution.
The submission of corrected surveys showing
the tax map nu~ers of both lots and the tax
map number and area of the portion of the lot
to be conveyed.
The filing of the deed pertaining to the merger
of .10 acre from a lot designated as SCTM ~1000-
2-1-13, with a .99 acre parcel designated as
SCTM ~i000-2-1-14, resulting in a merged parcel
of 1.09 acres. A copy of the filed deed with the
notation that SCTM ~ 1000-2-1-13 is not a separate
building lot, must be submitted to the Planning
Board, and the Liber and Page number of the filed
deed must be placed on the survey.
Mr. Ward: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. ward, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowksi.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
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Mr. Orlowski: 7:45 p.m. Porter and Mary Goss and Michael
Laughlin - This proposed lot line change is to subtract a
.66 acre of land from a 5.47 acre parcel and to add it to a 1.16
acre parcel~on Fishers Island. SCTM ~I000-2-1-15.1 & 16.
We have proof of publication in both papers and at this time
everything is in order for this hearing° Do you have any
objections to this lot line change? Are there any endorsements
for this lot line change?
Steven Ham: For the applicants. This is a related application
as you know and I urge you to approve this.
Mr. Orlowski: O.K., any other endorsements? Hearing none, is
there anyone out there neither pro nor con but may have
information pertaining to this lot line change that may be of
interest to the Board? Hearing none, any questions from the
Board?
Board: No questions.
Mr. 0rlowski: I'll make a motion to close the hearing.
Mr. Latham: So moved.
Mr. Edwards: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Edwards, Mr. Latham, Mr. McDonald,
Mr. Ward, Mr. OrlOwski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
WHEREAS, Porter & Mary Goss and Michael Laughlinare
the owners of the property known and designated as
SCTM ~I000-2-1-15.1 & 16, located at the east side of a
private road on West Harbor on Fishers Island; and
WHEREAS, this lot line change, to be known as Lot line
change for Porter & ~ary Goss and Michael Lau~hlin~ is to
subtract a .66 acre of land from a 5.47 acre parcel now owned by
Michael Laughlin and add it to an adjoining 1.16 acre parcel
now owned by Porter and Mary Goss; 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
March 11, 1990; and
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WHEREAS, a final public hearing was closed on said lot-line
amendment application at the Town Hall, Southold, New York on
September 30, 1991; and
WHEREAS, allthe requirements of the Subdivision Regulations
of the Town of Southold have been met; and
be it therefore,
RESOLVED, that the Southold Town Planning Board grant
conditional final approval on the surveys dated November 21,
1990, and authorize the Chairman to endorse the final surveys
subject to fulfillment of the following conditions. These
conditions must be met within six (6) months of the date of this
resolutions.
The submission of corrected surveys showing the tax
map numbers of both lots and the tax map number and
area of the portion of the lot to be conveyed.
The filing of a new deed pertaining to the merger
of .66 acre from the lot owned by Michael Laughlin
and designated on the survey as SCTM$1000-2-1-16,
with a 1.16 acre parcel owned by Porter and Mary and
designated as SCTM #1000-2-1-15.1, resulting in a
merged parcel of 1.82 acres. A copy of the filed
deed must he submitted to the Planning Board, and the
Liber and page number of the filed dead must be placed
on the survey.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. McDonald, Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowski,
Mr. Edwards, Mr. Ward.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Hearings Held Over From Previous Meetings:
Mr. Orlowski: Eleanor Sievernich- This minor subdivision
is for two lots on 3.748 acres located on the east side of Cox
Neck Lane in Mattituck. SCTM ~1000-113-8-5. There are no
questions or co~m~ents on this subdivision so I will entertain a
motion to keep this hearing open since it is subject to a
Article 78 proceeding at this time.
Mr. Ward: So moved.
Mr. Latham: 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. Edwards, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
MAJOR ANDMINOR SUBDIVISIONS, LOT LINE CHANGES AND SET OF
APPLICATIONS
Final Determinations:
Mr. Orlowski: Harry & JanetHohn This minor subdivision
is for three lots on 7.368 acres located on the southwest corner
of Aborn Lane and Nassau Point Road in Cutchogue.
SCTM %1000-118-6-t.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to make a motion.
WHEREAS, Eda L. McKnight Ko,be is the owner of the
property known and designated as SCTM ~ 1000-118-6-1 and 3.1,
located at Nassau Point Road and Aborn Lane in Cutchogue; and
WHEREAS, this minor subdivision, to be known as Minor
Subdivision for Harry G. and Janet Hohn, is for three lots on
7.368 acres; 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
March 11, 1991; and
WHEREAS, a final public hearing was closed on said
subdivision application at the Town Hall, Southold, New York on
September 9, 1991; and
WHEREAS, all the requirements of the Subdivision Regulation
of the Town of Southold have been met; and
RESOLVED, that the Southold Town Planning Board approve and
authorize the Chairman to endorse-the final survey dated
September 16, 1991.
Further I would like to go on record to say that in no way
shall the Planning Board's approval refer to anywhere outside
the boundary of the subject parcel, not bounded by the C & R's
imposed on this parcel.
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. Edwards, Mr. McDonald,
Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered. (Chairman endorsed maps.)
Mr. Orlowski: Porter J. and Mary Goss -
SCTM %1000-2-1-13 & i4.
Already done.
Mr. Orlowski: Porter & Mary Goss and MichaelLaughlin -
SCTM ~ 1000-2-1-15.i & 16. Already Done.
Mr. Orlowski: William J. Baxter, Jr. and Alfred J. Terp,
Jr.
SCTM %1000-102-5-9.3 & 5. Already Done.
Preliminary Extensions
Mr. Orlowski: Pamela Hunt (Puritan Farms) - This major
subdivision is for eight lots on 17.551 acres located on the
southwest side of AckerlyPond Lane; approximately 1040 feet
northwest of Lower Pond Road in Southold.
SCTT4 %1000-69-5-7.
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board grant a six
(6) month extension of preliminary approval from October 1, i991
to April 1, i992. Conditional preliminary approval was granted
on April 1, 1991.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Ortowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. Ward, Mr. Orlowski,
Mr. Edwards, Mr. McDonald.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Sketch Determinations:
Mr. Orlowski: The Fields at Mattituck - This major
subdivision is for twenty-seven lots on 60.4 acres located on
the north Side of Bergen Avenue in Mattituck.
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SCTM %1000-113-2-1.1.
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board grant sketch
approval on the map dated April 26, 1991 with the following
conditions:
1. Proposed Lot Number 4 and proposed Lot Number 5,
are to be combined and shown as one lot.
2. Proposed Lots 1, 2 and 3 are to be re-divided as two
lots.
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A building envelope is to be indicated for the area
currently shown as "Open Space Area." All building
setbacks must be indicated for the building envelope.
A Homeowner's Association will be required for the
road and drainage area prior to any final approval
by the Planning Board.
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Covenants and Restrictions, as determined bythe
Planning Board, and a Soil Conservation Management
Program, as determined by the Suffolk County Soil
Conservation Service will be required for the
"large lot" prior to any final approval by the
Planning Board.
Mr. McDonald: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. McDonald, Mr. Orlowski, Mr. Latham,
Mr. Edwards, FAr. Ward.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: John and JoanPetrocelti - This minor
subdivision is for two lots on 9.8 acres located on the east
side of Paradise Point Road in Southold. SCTM ~1000-81-3-19.5.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
motion.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board grant sketch
approval on the map .dated August 24, 1991 with the following
conditions:
1. There shall be no further subdivision of Lot ~1
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in perpetuity.
2. Any further subdivision of Lot ~2 shall be
considered a major subdivision.
Mr. Ward: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Ward, Mr. Orlowski, Mr. McDonaldt
Mr. Edwards, Mr. Latham.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: Samuel S. Polk - This minor subdivision is
for two lots on 4.88 acres located on East End Road Chocomount
Hill on Fishers Island. SCTM ~1000-4-5-5.9.
Mr. Edwards: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board grant sketch
approval on the map dated April 30, 1990.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Ortowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. Ward, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. McDonald, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: Michael Adams - This minor subdivision is for
two lots on 71.42 acres located on Sound Avenue in Mattituek.
SCTM ~1000-121-5-4.1.
Mr. Raynor: Mr. Chairman, I represent Michael Adams or the
estate of Michael Adams and would ask that the Board make a
determination with regard to the sketch. I would like to bring
the Board's attention to a resolution, correspondence to the
Board in March of 1988. (Gave copies to the Board) I am sure
that the Board is well aware that this was a set-off that was
granted by resolution of this Board as well as a SEQRA
determination granted by resolution of this Board at that time.
Certainly I would stand before you saying that there has been
some time that has been consumed on those, primarily with the
Michael Adams' passing, as well as changes in regard to map
PLANNING BOARD 13 SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
specifications of the County. However, should the Board
determine to go on with a minor subdivision on this property, I
would certainly want them to include and affirm their resolution
both with regard to-SEQRAand the sketch approval that was given
in 1988.
Mr. Orlowski: Ms. Scopaz, do you have any comment on that?
Ms. Scopaz: No, other than to say that the Planning Board has
been proceeded originally with the application as a set-off and
then the application sat for a number of years and when it was
revised the decision of the Board was that under our current
rules and regulations it would be treated as a minor subdivision
and so we're in a sense, picking up where we left off but we are
treating it a little bit differently' and in order to prevent
there being any confusion as to whether we are treating it as a
set-off or a subdivision we were essentially processing it all
over again.
Mr. McDonald: Are we saying that the SEQRA on this is good
still?
Ms. Scopaz: Pardon?
Mr. McDonald: The SEQRA has been done on this?
Ms. Scopaz: I don't believe the SEQRAhas been done on this.
Mr. Raynor: I would call your attention to page two and three
with regard to some typos.
It reads "resolved that the Southold Town Planning Board declare
itself Lead Agency on this State Environmental Quality Review
Act." You also, that evening approved the set-off by
resolution. The minutes are somewhat out'of order which leaves
the question in my mind. However, on the prior page, page nine
it says "the board to take action on this set-off located on
Sound Ave., etc. etc., to determine the Lead Agency statu~ and
it goes on." I have no objection to this being held over to the
next meeting to clarify where we are or what we are doing. I
thought we had been put to bed but apparently, there seems to be
some question.
Ms. Scopaz: I would like to point out to the Board that even
if theSEQRA had been done, the action has not proceeded and the
property in question lies within an area that has been
designated as part of the special ground water protection area
and in a sense had information that it has to consider before
proceeding with this set-off or snhdivision regardless.
Mr. Raynor: I would also like to point out to this board that
there has been no change in this application prior to 1988 or
subsequent there to outside of the change that has been
initiated in the zoning use in regard to this property. There
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is no change and you have had the site plan in your possession
since 1988.
Mr. McDonald: So, any copies that we would be endorsing would
have the same date on them as this resolution.
Mr. Raynor: I can't speak for what you may have in your file
outside of what I have submitted.
Mr. McDonald: Obviously, we're not going to approve anything
you haven't submitted.
Mr. Raynor: The final site plan is not so dete£mined because
we went back to polish the thing off with regard to species of
trees, planting, set back and we have reorientated the building
approximately fifteen degrees. There was some grading
specifications as well as a designation set back in the
southwestern corner for wetlands. All of which have been
complied with. The final site plan has not happened.
Mr. McDonald: I would like to ask that we hold this over until
the next meeting and review the file.
Mr. Ward: Second.
Mr. McDonald: I have two questions in mind. Is what we are
doing the exact same plan as what was done before? If it is,
then certainly their conferment that they have done the SEQRA is
valid. If it is different, then a change in the plan would
warrant another SEQRA. Second of all~ there have been a change
of circumstances in the fact that where it previously was an
unlisted action, it is now a type I action. There has been a
change of circumstances that might warrant it but then again it
might not and I would like to see the file to see if there is
any change° I don't want to get opinions here, I would just
actually like to see the file.
Ms. Scopaz: The information that you have submitted here
someplace says that the Planning Board started the Lead Agency
process, it did not make a determination.
Mr. Raynor: I didn't stipulate that it did.
Ms. Scopaz: If there was no determination made, then that is
the key issue here.
Mr. Raynor: I did not vote on the Planning Board, that was
there volition, not mine. That is why I brought to the Board's
attention that I questioned the sequence that the minutes have
been typed in. If you loOk at page ten, as designated it seems
to be that the Resolutions are out of sequence.
Mr. McDonald: Could you send roughly a letter of your basic
intention or would that be too much.
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Mr. Raynor: Not at all. But again, I have a copy of the
resolution with regard to the statement of the Board with regard
to the action then.
Mr. McDonald: (Inaudible)
Mr. Raynor: No. I would just ask the Board to review it
before duplicating.
Mr. Orlowski: O.K., we will hold that one up.
Mr. Orlowski: ACTM Corporation - This proposal is to set
off a 80,000 square foot parcel from an existing 47.0520 acre
parcel located on the northwest side of Oregon Road in Cutchogue.
SCTM $1000-95-1-3.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
motion.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board grant sketch
approval on the map dated April 10, 1990 with the following
conditions:
The scale of the final maps must be one inch
equals one hundred feet (the current maps are 1" =
200').
2. The name of the set-off must be revised from ACMT
to ACMT.
Mr. Edwards: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Edwards, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Ward,
Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: DonaldSwahn - This proposal is to set off
a 22,000 square foot parcel from an existing 58,500 square foot
parcel located on the south side of Park Avenue and Bungalow
Lane in Mattituck.
SCTM 91000-123-8-8.
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
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SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
RESOLVED THAT THE Southold Town Planning Board grant sketch
approval on the map dated April 9, 1991.
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. Edwards, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Sketch Extensions:
Mr. Orlowski: FrankCichanowicz & Thomas Jerome - This
major subdivision is for seventeen lots on 35.7022 acres located
on the north side of Main Road (SR 25) off Maple Road in
Southold.
SCTM $ 1000-75-2-8 & 9.
Mr. Edwards: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board grant a
retroactive six month extension of sketch approval from July 14,
1991 to Januar~ 14, 1992.
Mr. McDonald: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Edwards, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Latham,
Mr. Ward, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: A. P. Sepenoski - This proposal is to set
off a 90,697 square foot parcel from an existing ten acre parcel
located on Main Road, East Marion.
SCTM $ 1000-31-1-5.2.
Mr. Edwards: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
motion.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board grants a
twelve (12) month retroactive extension of sketch approval from
February 13, 1991 to February 13, 1992.
PLANNING BOARD 17 SE~EMB~ 30, 1991
Mr. McDonald: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Edwards, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Ward,
Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Review of Reports: Engineer's Report
Mr. Orlowski: Mattituck Creek Estates -
SCTM $1000-107-1-2.
Has been done already.
Bond Determinations:
Mr. Orlowski: Mattituck Creek Estates -
SCTM ~i000-107-1-2.
Has been done already.
MAJOR AND MINOR SUBDIVISIONS, LOT LINE CHANGES, SET OFF
APPLICATIONS STATE ENV/RO~NTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT
Lead Agency Process:
Mr. Orlowski: The Fields at Mattituck -
SCTM $1000-113-2-1.1.
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board start the
lead agency coordination process on this unlisted action upon
receipt of maps revised in accordance with conditions 1, 2 and 3
of the conditional sketch approval.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? Ail those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. Ward, Mr. Orlowski,
Mr. McDonald, Mr. Edwards.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
~LANNING BOARD 18 SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
Mr. Orlowski: Harbor View Landing - This major subdivision
is for ten lots on 83.117 acres located on Sage Boulevard in
Greenport, Southold.
SCTM ~1000-53-5-12.5.
Mr. McDonald: Fir. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
motion.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board start the
lead agency coordination process on this Type I action subject
to revised maps as per the Planning Board's last letter.
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. Edwards, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Fir. Orlowski: Ethel H. Betz - This minor subdivision is for
two lots on 1.281 acres located on Calves Neck Road in Southold.
Mr. Edwards: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offez the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board start the
lead agency coordination process on this Type I action.
Mr. McDonald: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. McDonald, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Ward,
Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: John & Joan Petrocelli -
SCTM $1000-81-3-19.5.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to make a motion.
RESOLV~m that the Southold Town Planning Board start the
coordination process on this Type 1 action.
Mr. Ward: Second.
PLANNING BOARD 19 SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Ward, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Latham,
Mr. Edwards, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: ACMT Corporation - SCTM # 1000-95-1-3.
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
motion.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board start the
coordination process on this unlisted action.
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. Edwards, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: Samuel S. Polk - SCTM $ 1000-4-5-19.5.
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board start the
coordination process on this Type I action.
Mr. Edwards: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Ward,
Mr. McDonald, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: Michael~Adams - SCTM $ 1000-121-5-4.1.
We're holding this is abeyance.
Mr. Orlowski: Donald Swahn - SCTM.$1000-123-8-8.
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Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
motion.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board start the
coordination process on this Type I Action.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. Ward, Mr. Orlowski,
Mr. McDonald, Mr. Edwards.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Determinations:
Mr. Orlowski: William & 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 ~ 1000-99-2-18.
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, establishes
itself as Lead Agency, and as lead agency makes a determination
of non-significance, and grants a Negative Declaration.
Mr. Ward: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. McDonald, Mr. Ward, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. Latham, Mr. 'Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: Thomas L. Shalvey - This set off is on a
21.782 acre Parcel located at the southeast corner of Middle
Road (CR 48) and Bridge Lane in Cutchogue.
SCTM # 1000-84-2-2.
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
PLANNING BOARD 21 SEPTE~ 30, 1991
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 Decla~ation.
Mr. McDonald: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Ward, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Orlowski,
Mr. McDonald, Mr. Latham.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Final Environmental Impact Statement
Mr. Orlowski: Angel Shores Board to adopt the Final
Environmental Impact for the proposed subdivision of Angel
Shores. A findings statement will be issued on or before the
next public meeting on October 21, 1991.
SCTM ~ 1000-88-6-1~
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman~ I would like to make the following
motion.
RESOLVED that on this day the Planning Board hereby adopted
the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed major
subdivision of Angel Shores, Sections I and II,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a preliminary hearing on
subdivision maps that have been revised to comply with the
Findings Statement be set for November 18, 1991, subject to
receipt of such maps by November 1, 1991.
The Planning Board will distribute copies of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement to all coordinating and involved
agencies to which the DEIS was sent for review. Copies of the
Statement will also be made available to the public through the
Planning Board office and through three public libraries located
at Southold, Cutchogue and Mattituck.
The Planning Board Will issue a Findings Statement after
October 9, 1991,.but no later than its next public meeting on
October 21, 1991.
On November 18, 1991, the Planning Board will hold a
preliminary hearing on the revised plans for this subdivision.
Ten copies of subdivision plans that eomply with the substance
of the Findings Statement shall be submitted to the Planning
Board office by November 1, 1991 so that the legal notice can be
prepared in time to advertize for the November 18th hearing
PLANNING~ARD 22 SEPItEMB~ 30, 1991
date. If revised maps in compliance with the Findings of Fact
are not received by this date, the hearing will be rescheduled.
Mr. Ward: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Ward, Mr. Orlowski, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. McDonald, Mr. Latham.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
SITE PLANS - STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIE~ ACT
Lead Agency Coordination
Mr. Orlowski: William A. Hands - This proposed site plan is
for an extension to a vehicle storage shed located on the north
side of Route 25 in Orient.
SCTM $ 1000-18-2-32.
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board start the
coordination process on this unlisted action. The Board makes
an initial determination of non-significance.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Ward, Mr. Latham, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. Orlowski, Mr. McDonald.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: Village Marine - Board to start the
coordinated environmental review on this action to remove an
existing building and replace it with another. This action is
considered a Type I aCtion.
SCTM $ 1000-122-3-15.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, t would like to offer the following
motion.
PLANNING BOARD 23 SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
RESOLVED that the Planning Board hereby starts the lead
agency coordination process on this Type I action subject to the
receipt of the long environmental assessment form.
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. Edwards, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Determinations
Mr. Orlowski: McDonalds Corporation - Board to respond to
the Zoning Board of Appeal's request that the Conditional
Negative Declaration be rescinded. SCTM $ 1000-i22-7-3.1.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to read the following
letter into the record. This letter is addressed to the law
firm of D'Amato, Forchelli, Libert, Schwarz, Mineo,
Laurino & Carlino. It say's:
The Planning Board read the following statement into the
record at its September 30, 1991 meeting.
"On July 22, 1991, the Zoning Board of Appeals sent this
Board a memorandum asking that we rescind the Conditional
Negative Declaration that was filed with the Commissioner of the
Department of Environmental Conservation on February 12, 1991.
Copies of this memo were sent to the applicant, as well as
to all coordinating and interested agencies that had
participated in the initial environmental review. The Planning
Board has reviewed all the correspondence that has been
generated by the Zoning Board's request, including the written
responses received by the general public. In addition, the
Town's Solid Waste Task Force, which has been workin~ with the
Town Boardto develop and implement a Solid Waste Management
Plan, was asked to review and comment on the responses.
Upon review of the information that was sutzmitted, and a
review of the Town's Solid Waste Management Plan, the Planning
Board has decided not to rescind its Conditional Negative
Declaration.
The reasons for not rescinding the conditional Negative
Declaration are noted here for the record.
PLANNING BOARD 24 SEPTEMB~ 30, 1991
First, in our review of the Town's Solid Waste Management
Plan which was adopted on March 12, 1991, we noted that the plan
specifically calls for a ,a "resource recove~ system: that
could effec%ively dispose 70% to 75% of the total waste stream
through elements of reduction, re~se, recycling, household
hazardous waste removal, and yardwaste compoSting.' (Page S-6
in Solid Waste Management Plan/Draft Generic Environmental
Impact Statement". However, the plan does not mandate limits to
the amount of garbage that may be generated by any commercial,
industrial, and institutional operation.
Rather, the plan emphasizes the need for legislation and
education, specifically in the area of waste reduction.
"Reduction of the volume of waste could be achieved through Town
support of legislation and other ~niatives that aim to encourage
residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional
establishments to reduce waste generation at the source or point
of packaging. This would effectigely reduce the volume of waste
that the Town would need to make ~
collection, processing, disposal,
financing.' (Page S-7) "In addit
all sectors of the Town (public, ¢
institutional establishments) wou]
reduce the generation of waste wh~
responsibility of the Town to hand
accomplished through local and re¢
rovisions for with regard to
administration, and
ion to legislative actions,
o~m~ercial, industrial, and
d be encouraged by the Tow~ to
ch would ultimately become the
le and dispose. This can be
ional public education
programs coordinated by the State." (Page S-8). These
proposals are repeated in more detail in Section~5 of the Plan.
Second, there is insufficient data upon which to decree
hat McDonald's Restaurant would ~se any more or less of a
urden on the Town's landfill than any other business. Since
the Management Plan lacks a detailed inventory of the volume of
waste generated monthly by co~mr~er~ial operations within the
Town, it was not possible to compare whether McDonald's
projected monthly volume was excessive. The information
presented in Table 2.2.2-2 was apDlica~le to Institutions only.
Third, the discussion in Section 4 of the Plan emphasized
the need for national and State initiative. While there is
mention of a two-tier fee system '~hat Would encourage recycling
by creating a financial incentive for commercial, industrial,
and institutional sectors to recycle ~nd reduce the volume of
waste [Page 4-5), there are no proposals to place'caps on the
volume of garbage generated by co~m~ercial operations~
Given that there are no specific guidelinesor standards in
the Town's Management Plan agains~ which to judge whether the
McDonald's Corporation has mitigated the potential environmental
impact of its waste stream, this Board finds that it cannot
substitute its own judgement in place of the Plan itself.
If and when the Town decides to impose a mandatory waste
reduction program on all existing commercial and industrial
PLANNING BOARD 25 SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
operations, this Board will address this during the
environmental review of all proposed commercial and industrial
projects.
OTHER
Mr. Orlowski: Mr~ Cron is here with Mr. Friemann tonight
and would like to discuss Mr. Friemann's application.
Mr. Richard Cron: I'm here tonight to address the Board with
respect to it's letter of March 12th, 1991, addressed to S. H.
Frieman and others, with respect to an application made to the
Board for a minor subdivision.
The results set forth in your letter to Mr. Friemann was
to the effect that basically you had converted his application
from a minor subdivision to a major subdivision. The basis for
that being that there was road construction going to be required
by the Board. In turn you enlarged the width of the existing
road or street from twenty-two feet to thirty feet, and
requiring at the same time a twenty four foot pavement width.
The street that is in existence is twenty-two feet in width and
is paved to the same extent, and has been in that local for as
long as one can remember.
The street had the Zoning Board of Approval in terms of
Section 280A of the Town Law. If one looks at what this
application is all about, there is little or no change with
respect to this aPPlication even as to the proposed minor
subdivision.
What you have is two parcels of land, one of which fronts on
Main Street, 132 feet in width, which is currently improved as a
business parcel. The application went before the Zoning Board
of Appeals basically to get a variance with respect to the
parcel, and an adjacent piece to the rear likewide zoned
B-business. That is an unimproved parcel. The larger parcel to
the rear is in an AC zone which would require clustering in
terms of any residential development, and consists of somewhere
in the vicinity of seventeen plus acres.
The extent of the minor subdivision is basically getting
the approval of the unimproved business lot. There is no
subdivision pending with respect to the seventeen acres in the
rear which houses a perennial nursery operation. There is no
contemplated change to that operation. There is no contemplated
improvement to the vacant business parcel on the Main Road. I
do not believe that this Board has the power, where there is an
existing street, Zoning Board of Appeals approved, under Section
280A of the Town Hall, to require a substantial improvement in
terms of the construction of that street to a width greater than
exists. Not for the purpose of this minor s~bdivision. If you
read your own statute, the construction that is talked about in
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subdivision regulations is with respect to a major subdivision.
I think the Board itself recognize you could not require such
construction certainly with respect to a minor subdivision.
Moreover, the construction that the statute.speaks of is with
respect to a new street.' A new road in a major subdivision, not
an existing road. What you want this application to do, on the
basis of a minor subdivision to this Board, is to substantially
improve, at great hardship, and cost to this applicant, an
existing street which is already approved. I do not believe
this Board has the power to compel that. In the light of that,
'I would respectfully request that you reconsider the
requirements set forth in you letter of March 12, 1991, and
after viewing it, in the light of what I have indicated, make a
new determination that the applicant may proceed with his minor
subdivision on the basis of the existing road, which is already
paved, and has been found by the Zoning Board of Appeals to be
in excellent condition, such as to warrant Section 280A Town
approval. T~at's basically my pitch to the Board this evening.
I think it is an unjust determination by the Board that places
this particular application in a major subdivisionarea. I
believe the purpose of it is to compel the construction of a
street which needs no construction, not for these three lots.
Mr. Orlowski: Does the Board have any comments?
Board: No co,m~ents.
Mr. Orlowski: O.K., we'll look into that.
Mr. Orlowski: Next we have Mr. Baxter.
Mr. Baxter: I could probably save a lot of time by just saying
ditto.
Mro Orlowski: Do you want to do that?
Mr. Baxter: I won't take much time. As the map indicates there
is an existing house on the property. We owna strange h0rse
shoe shaped piece of property o~er on the sound and Gallagher
has been living in between the horse shoe for, my guess is,
thirty years. It Could be thirty-five or fortyyears and he has
had this access road right- of- way that is drawn on the map
that he uses to go back and forth driveway, as a driveway or
what ever you want to call it, an unapproved road and that is
what he has been using for forty years to go back and forth to
his house. We weren't aware that this was two lots. It was
treated as one lot, we thought it was two lots and Bill Wickham
discovered a couple of years ago that it is really treated as
one lot so we started to.process it by subdividing it and then
came up with the proposal from the Board to improve the road.
Pave it with catch basins and trees etc. Mostly everything that
Dick Cron said applies here. I could really stop there if you
PLANING BOARD 27 SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
would like because it is obviously a hardship and I think there
is some merit in leaving the road as is. I had. other property
just to the east of that with improved roads and they get all
gravely and they are difficult to drive on . This path going to
Gallagher's house you can ride a bike on. It is a well
traveled, useful path. There are only two houses that would
ever go there and we are not planning to do anything with it
now. Obviously, at some date we could sell the lots.
Incidentally, I got another estimate from Young and Young and
his estimate was nintey-five hundred dollars higher than the
Town Engineer's estLmate so it seems ludicrous to spend $100,000
on a lot that is probably only worth $200,0001 As far as the
trees are concerned, I like trees but part of the beauty in the
area is the openness, the flatness, there is a real appeal to
that and I am not sure at all that trees are going to add
anything to the visible environment. I won't comment on the
firewell because that is something I don't have any knowledge
of and if the Board feels its necessary I couldn't quarrel with
that. As far as putting in all the asphalt and improving the
driveway that has served so well for thirty-five years, I feel
is unnecessary as well as the catch basin. I would appreciate
it if you would consider it. Thank you.
Mr. Orlowski: We'll go out and take a look at it.
Mr. Baxter: Thank you.
Mr. Orlowski: Any other questions or comments from the
audience?
Mr. Bill Moore: Good evening, I'm here on behalf of the
Mohring family. I got a phone call today from Paul Caminiti
to ask me to appear here to discuss with you or raise for a
brief moment some problems that have developed with same
covenants and restrictions that were imposed on Long Pond Estate
subdivision which was approved by the Board in November of last
year. I have got a copy of the map if you will take a quick
look. What these people are seeking is relief from this
covenant and restriction. The covenant required common
driveways on lots that were paired and we are not getting a lot
of cooperation from the purchasers of the lot, in wanting to
comply with that covenant. One in particular is troublesome for
us now which is lot number thirty~ four. In laying out their
property, the buyers had the Mohring's put the garage on the
north side of the property. On that piece the curb cut is shown
on the south side of the property. Now, everybody bought these
lots or are buying these lots and signed the contracts subject
to those covenants and restrictions. Having said that it's
great to say well, you know stick it to them and we don't like
that. But the problem is that we have got one acre lots here
with people who are squawking and moaning. You've got garages
PLANNING BOARD 28 SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
that have to satisfy the Town's side yard set back. Even on
those lots in which the garage is located properly on the same
side of the curb cut, the way the covenant is written, you would
have to swing your driveway down to the edge of the property.
That C & R is written such that you have to share that curb cut
with your adjoining lot owner. No one seems to be appreciating
the thought process that the Board went to in terms of acquiring
it in the first place. I took exception to your acquiring it
for a couple of reasons, one of which was my experience has been
that you don~t try .and force property owners to work together
involuntarily. If you and I are neighbors and we chose to share
a hedge or a driveway or share the responsibility for it that is
great we can elect to do so as neighbors. But to force it upon
neighbors can create a problem. The one I thought of was if
someone chose a asphalt driveway and the next guy chose a
bluestone driveway you would have different surfaces right there
and you could people irritated right off the bat for having to
share a curb cut and where these things approach. Any event,
the only relief you can give us as I read those things is to
have a public hearing with a request from the owners' to amend
that covenant or to waive that covenant as to that particular
lot. So I'm here tonight to ask that perhaps you'll put it on
your next agenda to open that up and I would be happy to have
these various lot owners come in and explain, their thought
process as to why they don't like this. At the present, we are
seeking Certificate of Occupancy for the Flatley's who have
built and the Conway's who have built and the Building
Department doesn't want to issue us a C.O. unless we can put the
driveways in, in satisfaction with that covenant and
restriction. I'm not sure how we are going to solve that
problem. They've got bank financing and things that are running
out on them.. We can work that out with the Building Department
for the time being but it is a problem we have got and we're
going to have to seek some relief here.
Mr. McDonald: You said that Mr. Mob_ring placed a garage in
that location. He did the subdivision as well, right?
Mr. Moore: Right.
Mr. McDonald: So he was well aware of the covenants and
restrictions when he placed the garage.
Mr. Moore: Right, absolutely. When the people bought the lots
and contracted for the houses, those were subject to that
covenant And restriction also. The bulk of them worked out
even though the people don't like ...... You have lots
twenty-five and twenty-six, the garages were put on the
respectively south and north sides. The people still don't like
the notion the driveways go down, the driveways don't come down
to the exact corner. I haven't checked this physically, with a
survey to see but I'm told the driveways don't go down to the
corner. They are at least on the same side in that theory. The
same goes for the pair of twenty-seven and twenty-eight. The
PLANNING BOARD 29 SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
next required pair then is thirty-two and thirty-three which is
not a problem at the moment. Flatley's house has the garage
on the north side, it can go down to that if it absolutely has
to. In the processof getting the Certificate of Occupancy,
they asked please, please, don't make us put the driveway down
on the corner down there. Intheir case, the garage faces north
so somehow in terms of doing it, sweeping curb to get into their
garage when you come in from the corner it doesn't work. I
don~t know, I don't design driveways~ The one where it has
become a real problem is in the Conway house, the garage and
the house as it was laid out as the Conway's wanted it and
the Mohring's built it, they put the garage on the north side
and that is the most glaring problem because the curb cut in
that one does'nt share because it curves to the south. There
is the problem.
Mr. Orlowski: Didn't the Mohring~s have an idea that they
had a problem?
Mr. Moore: The only one that came to be a problem was Conway
and I don't know if it was an oversight on everybody's part or
what have you. Everyone else is matched up fine.
Mr. McDonald: In reality, they may not be matched up at all.
Mr. Moore: In reality, it may not be down to the corners of the
lots. One of the problems was, and I didn't even realize it at
the time, is there is no curb, this is the town,road. Laurel
Avenue is a town road and in fact there is no fact there is no
curb there. Had the curbs been placed byMohring, you would
see the curb cuts and we would all say, well there they are and
they would have been very visible to see. There is certainly no
intention to slide something pass this Board because it doesn't
do any good.
Mr. Orlowski: You've got C.O.'s on the other lots don't you.
Mr. Moore: I've.got C.O.'s on the other ones so I can only
assume that the TOWn and building people didn't notice that on
the survey's that were given to them. At least some of.the
survey's that I have seen have the curb cuts shown down on there
and whether or not the thing actually goes to it I don't know.
Interestingly enough., something that strikes me as why I took
exception to that covenant in the first place. Although I
understand it on multiple lots fronting on a road,~..
Mr. Ward: Part of the deal was to allow it on the road rather
than build them all off an interior road. So the subdivider got
a break to start with by doing that. We shouldn't have to force
these peopleto have to work together. Let me. ask you, if there
were two flag lots in the back, and rather than building a road
we told them they could have a conauon driveway with flag lots,
would .you be opposed to that? Forcing the two neighbors to work
together.
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Mr. Moore: Yes, I am.always troubled by that because when I sit
here for a developer and we've got to debate agreeing to a
condition on a map to accomplish the map, and then trying to
market that map, yes, I really am troubled by sharing those
things beca~se you do require then all kinds of agreements and
people who are willing to work together, some people just don't
want to do it. Something like this you really are pushing
neighbors.
Mr. McDonald: Can we tell Mr. Baxter on legal counsel for Mr.
Moore that we can't do flag lots there.
Mr. Latham: Do people choose the surface of their driveways in
this development?
Mr. Moore: They can.
Mr. McDonald: There are no specs on the driveway so you can do
whatever you want.
Everyone talking at once.
Mr. Moore: Another interesting point to think about and maybe
it is more appropriate to argue it at a public hearing to
re-open this is that the-way that curb cut language was required
of you and I took your language and put it in a covenant and
restriction. There is no restriction on the number of curb cuts
so theoretically the Conway's and Flatley's the Conway's
may have to put in a circular driveway.
A lot of discussion.
Mr. McDonald: The minutes should show clearly that our intent
was to reduce the number of it, so that it is on record that
that is the purpose of this.
Mr. Moore: I am just saying that I'm dealing with the
purchaser's attorney who bought a piece of PropertY subject to
the covenant who liked the house this way. Whether it was an
oversight on everybody's part or somebody who knew and didn't
say anything, like I said there is no benefit for us to play
games like this.
Mr. McDonald: Well, we're going to go out and take a look at
that too.
Mr. Moore: I'll confirm a request in writing to open this as a
public hearing, pursuant to the C & R'swhich has the language
for a public hearing ..... majority plus one.
Mr. McDonald: I'm sure you will get a letter from us either
saying you are going to get a hearing or that we're going to
enforce.
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Mr. Moore: Well, I'm still entitled to request a hearing. You
can deny the hearing.
Mr. Orlowski: We'll just take a look and review the whole
thing.
5ir. Moore: O.K., thank you.
Mr. Orlowski: Anyone else out there that would like to say
anything out there tonight?
Nancy S.: I would just like to say that I was very happy to'see
you at the ~aster Plan that was put on the other night and I was
very disappointed that Scott Harris wasn't there and I
congratulate you Benny for caring about our Town. Now that
'you've not rescinded your negative declaration on McDonald's
does that mean that it won't go back to the Zoning Board of
Appeals now you'll .......
Mr. Orlowski: No, it's at the Zoning Board of Appeals. They
have to make a determination.
Nancy S.: They just handed their site approval in the other day.
Mr. McDonald: No, we're not doing anything until the Zoning
Board of Appeals makes their decision.
Nancy S.: I would like to give you this article that Hampton
Bays didn't get their approval for a zone change.
Mr. Orlowski: This is a zone change, they wouldn't have
gotten it here either.
Nancy S: Well, it's just interesting, maybe you didn't see it.
Mr. Orlowski: O.K. all those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Edwards, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Ward,
Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Being there was no further business to be brought before the
Board, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m~.
Re~ct fully~itted,
~ane Rousseau,
~ennett Ofl6w~ski Ur. , Ch~i~man~