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LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
To: Town of Southold Town Board
Patricia Finnegan, Town Attorney /
From: Mark Terry, Principal Planner
LWRP Coordinator
Date: September 8, 2008
Re: "A Local Law in relation to adding Bed-and-Breakfast Uses to Marine Districts"
The proposed local law has been reviewed to Chapter 268, Waterfront Consistency Review of the Town
of Southold Town Code and the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) Policy Standards.
Based upon the information provided on the LWRP Consistency Assessment Form submitted to this
department as well as the records available to me, it is my recommendation that the proposed action is
CONSISTENT with the following Policy Standard and therefore is CONSISTENT with the LWRP.
10.1 (b)
Improve the economic viability of water-dependent uses by allowing for non-water
dependent accessory and multiple uses, particularly water enhanced and maritime
support services where sufficient upland exists.
The proposed action, with appropriate siting, could be a water enhanced use, ancillary to a water
dependent use. The term water-enhanced use means a use or activity which does not require a
location adjacent to coastal waters, but whose location on the waterfront adds to the public use
and enjoyment of the water's edge. These uses usually support the financial operation and
viability of water-dependent uses.
Marine II is more intensive than Marine I. It permits more water-enhanced uses as well as a
greater intensity of water-dependent development. For this reason, most Marine II sites are
located directly on Peconic Bay or near the mouth of tidal creeks where flushing action is strong
and where supporting infrastructure is available. The one exception to this rule is in Mattituck
Creek on Long Island Sound (Reach 1) which contains Marine II zoning at the head of the Creek.
The LWRP suggests that a mix of permitted uses be reviewed to see if a more supportive mix of
accessory uses appropriate to water-dependent uses should be added. Key factors in this review
will be the capability of public infrastructure to support the revised mix and desired intensity of
development. Such an assessment could be accomplished during the Zoning Board of Appeals
review.
Pursuant to Chapter 268, the Town Board shall consider this reconmaendation in preparing its written
determination regarding the consistency of the proposed action.
Cc: Kieran Corcoran, Assistant Town Attorney