HomeMy WebLinkAbout1000-87.-6-12.1 OFFICE LOCATION:
Town Hall Annex
54375 State Route 25
(cor. Main Rd. & Youngs Ave.)
Southold, NY
MAILING ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, NY 11971
Telephone: 631 765-1938
Fax: 631 765-3136
LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
To: Town of Southold Town Board
Kieran Corcoran, Assistant Town Attorny
From: Mark Terry, LWRP CoordinatorNl~~-
Principal Planner
Date: November 30, 2007
Re:
Fee title purchase of properties owned by Julius Blocker Revocable Trust aJk/a the
Blocker Parcel SCTM #1000-87-6-12.1.
This proposal is for the fee title purchase of the 45 + property S CTM # 1000-87-6-12.1. owned
by Julius Blocker Revocable Trust a/k/a the Blocker property.
The proposed acquisition is for the Town of Southold, in a joint 50%/50% partnership with the
County of Suffolk, to acquire fee title to the entire 45_+ acres for open space purposes.
Based upon the information provided on the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP)
Consistency Assessment Form submitted to this department, the proposed action is
CONSISTENT with the policy standards and therefore is CONSISTENT with the LWRP.
Please contact me at (631) 765-1938 if you have any questions regarding the above
reconm~endation.
Cc: Melissa Spiro, Land Preservation Coordinator
Town of Southold
LWRP CONSISTENCY ASSESSMENT FORM
A. INSTRUCTIONS
All applicants for permits* including Town of Southold agencies, shall complete this CCAF for
proposed actions that are subject to the Town of Southold Water~ont Consistency Review Law. This
assessment is intended to supplement other information used by a Town of Southold agency in
making a determination of consistency. *Except minor exempt actions including Building Permits
and other ministerial permits not located within the Coastal Erosion Hazard Area.
Before answering the questions in Section C, the preparer of this form should review the exempt
minor action list, policies and explanations of each policy contained in the Town of Southold Local
Waterfront Revitalization Program. A proposed action will be evaluated as to its significant
beneficial and adverse effects upon the coastal area (which includes all of Soutbold Trow0.
If any question in Section C on fits form is answered "yes" or "no", then the proposed action will
affect the achievement of the LWRP policy standards and conditions contained in the consistency
review law. Thus, each answer must be explained in detail listing both supporting and non-
supportin~ facts. If an action cmmot be certified as consistent with the LWRP policy standards and
conditions, it shall not be undertaken.
A copy of the LWRP is available in the following places: online at the Town of Southold's ,~,ebs~te
(southoldtown.northfork.net), the Board of Trustees Office, tbe.Plamfing ~partment~ all local
libraries and the Town Clerk's office.
B. DESCRIPTION OF SITE AND PROPOSED ACTION
Planning Board~ Building Dept. []
The Application has been submitted to (check appropriate response):
Town Board
Category of Town of Southold agency action (check appropriate response):
(a) Action undertaken directly by Town agency (e.g. capital
construction, plam~/ng activity, agency regulation, land transaction)
(b) Financial assistance (e.g. grant, loan, subsidy)
(c) Permit, approval, license, certification:
Nature and extent of action:
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Location of action:
Site acreage:
Present land use:
Present zoning classification:
If an application for the proposed action has been filed with the Town of Southold agency, the following
information shall be provided:
(a) Name of applicant:
(b) Mailing address:
(c) Telephone number: Area Code ( )_
(d) Application number, if any:
Will the action be directly undertaken, require funding, or approval by a state or federal agency?
Yes [] No [~ If yes, which state or federal agency?.
C. Evaluate the project to the following policies by analyzing how the project will further support or uot
support the policies. Provide all proposed Best Management Practices that will further each policy.
Incomplete answers will require that the form be returned for completion.
DEVELOPED COAST POLICY
Policy 1. Foster a pattern of development in the Town of Southold that enhances community character,
preserves open space, makes efficient use of infrastructure, makes beneficial use of a coastal location, and
minimizes adverse effects of development. See LWRP Section II1 - Policies; Page 2 for evaluation
criteria.
[~Yes [] No [~ Not Applicable
Attach additional sheets if necessary
Policy 2. Protect and preserve historic and archaeological resources of the Town of Southold. See LWRP
Section 11I - Policies Pages 3 through 6 for evaluation criteria
~ Yes [] No [~ Not Applicable
Atiach additional sheets if necessary
Policy 3. Enhance visual quality and protect scenic resources throughout the Town of Southold. See
LWRP Section III - Policies Pages 6 through 7 for evaluation criteria
~ Yes [] No [-~ Not Applicable
A~Xach additional sheets if necessary
NATURAL COAST POLICIES
Policy 4. Minimize loss of life, structures, and natural resources from flooding and erosion. See LWRP
Section III - Policies Pages 8 through 16 for evaluation criteria
[~ Yes [] No [~ Not Applicable
At~ach additional sheets if necessary
Policy 5. Protect and improve water quality and supply in the Town of Southold. See LWRP Section III
- Policies Pages 16 through 21 for evaluation criteria
[~ Yes [] No [-~Not Applicable
Attach additional sheets if necessary
Policy 6. Protect and restore the quality and fuuction of the Town of Southold ecosystems including
Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats and wetlands. See LWRP Section III - Policies; Pages 22
through 32 for evaluation criteria.
[~Yes [] No [] Not Applicable
Attach additional sheets if necessary
Policy 7. Protect and improve air quality in the Town of Southold. See LWRP Section III - Policies
Pages 32 through 34 for evaluation criteria.
[] Yes [] No [] Not ApplicabLe
At~ach additional sheets if necessary
Policy 8. Minimize environmental degradation in Town of Southold from solid waste and hazardous
substances and wastes. See LWRP Section III - Policies; Pages 34 through 38 for evaluation criteria.
--[~ Yes [] No [-~ Not Applicable
PUBLIC COAST POLICIES
Policy 9. Provide for public access to, and recreational use of, coastal waters, public lands, and public
resources of the Town of Southold. See LWRP Section III - Policies; Pages 38 through 46 for evaluation
criteria.
~Yes[] No[~ Not Applicable
Attach additional sheets if necessary
WORKING COAST POLICIES
Policy 10. Protect Southold's water-dependent uses and promote siting of new water-dependent uses in
suitable locations. See LWRP Section III - Policies; Pages 47 through 56 for evaluation criteria.
[] Yes ~ No ~ Not Applicable
Aitach additional sheets if necessary
Policy 11. Promote sustainable nsc of living marine resources in Long Island Sound, the Peconic Estuary
and Town waters. See LWRP Section III - Policies; Pages 57 through 62 for evaluation criteria.
[] Yes [-'] No [] Not Applicable
Attach additional sheets if necessary
Policy 12. Protect agricnltural lands in the Town of Southold. See LWRP Section III - Policies; Pages 62
through 65 for evaluation criteria.
[] Yes [~ No [~ Not Applicable
Attach additional sheets if necessary
Policy 13. Promote appropriate use and development of energy and mineral resources. See LWRP
Section II1 - Policies; Pages 65 through 68 for evaluation criteria.
Yes [~ No [~ Not Applicable
Amended on 8/1/05
TITI,E
DATE
RESOLUTION FOR November 20, 2007 TB MEET1NG
Scheduling of public hearing for open space acquisition:
Blocker (The Nature Conservancy)
SCTM# 1000-87-6-12.1
RESOLVED that pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 185 (Open Space Preservation)
and Chapter 17 (Community Preservation Fund) of the Town Code, the Town Board of
the Town of Southold hereby sets Tuesday, December 4, 2007, at p.m.,
Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York as the time and place for a
public hearing for the purchase of property from The Nature Conservancy, contract
vendee of the property owned by Julius Blocker Revocable Trust, and known as the
Blocker property. Said property is identified as SCTM #1000-87-6-12.1. The total area
of the property is 45± acres. The address of the property is 1005 Takaposa Road in
Southold. The property is located within the A-C zoning district. The property has
approximately 596± of road frontage on Main Bayview Road and 50± of road frontage on
Watersedge Way. The property is currently accessed by Takaposa Road that is located on
the southerly side of Main Bayview Road approximately 400 feet west of the intersection
of Jacobs Lane and Main Bayview Road in Southold. The property shares an easterly
boundary line with a filed subdivision map known as "Bay Haven" and common
boundaries with five individual parcels now or formerly owned by Margaret McNamara,
Ralph L. & Elaine B. Panella, Theodore Zang, Spiridon & Letta Kouzios and Harford
Living Trust. The property also has approximately 3200-]= feet of shoreline along Corey
Creek and approximately 2480± feet of shoreline on Hog Neck Bay.
The proposed acquisition is for the Town of Southold, in a joint 50%/50% partnership
with the County of Suffolk, to acquire fee title to the entire 45+ acres known as the
Blocker property for open space purposes. The exact area of the purchase is subject to
survey. The purchase price for the entire 45+ acre parcel is $8,000,000 (eight million
dollars) and the purchase will be funded by the Town's Community Preservation Fund
and the County of Suffolk in a 50%/50% partnership which will include the purchase
price and any related acquisition costs associated with the purchase of this property. The
Town has made application to, and the Town may become eligible for grant funding
from, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
The property is listed on the Town's Community Preservation Project Plan as property
that should be preserved for open space. The purpose of this acquisition is for open space
protection and passive recreational purposes. Proposed uses of the property may include
the establishment of a nature preserve, passive recreational area with trails and limited
parking for access purposes, all subject to a Management Plan which will be developed
for this property.
The Land Preservation Coordinator has review the acquisition in accordance with
Chapter 117 (Transfer of Development Rights) of the Code of the Town of S outhold,
Section 117-5. Sanitary flow credits are not available for transfer from this acquisition as
it is a joint purchase with the County of Suffolk and the County regulations do not allow
for transfer.
FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that a more detailed description of the above
mentioned parcel of land is on file in Land Preservation Department, Southold Town Hall
Annex, 54375 Route 25, Southold, New York, and may be examined by any interested
person during business hours.