HomeMy WebLinkAbout1000-140.-2-30 & 32F£B
Wickham Avenue
Mattituck, NY 11952
Feb~,a~ 7, 1986
Southold Town Board
Town Hall - M~{n Road
Southold, NY 11971
DiVello - property o~ wickham Ave.,
& Hill St.~ Mattituck, N.Y.
~ %1000-140-2-30 & 32
Gentlemen:
We are the owners of two parcels of Light Industrial zoned p~u~_rty
in Mattituck, New York, running fa~u wickham Avenue easterly to Mary's
Road. Our property is bounded on the North by the Long Island Railroad
and on the South by Hill Street. A copy of the tax map is enclosed.
We have been advised that you are considering a revision to the
Master Plan which would place this property in a residential zone. We
are strongly opposed to this rezc~ing, because it is c~,~letely out of
character with the neighborhood and would result in significant
financial loss to us since the value of cur land would be greatly
Th~ p~u~osed change would make our building on Wickham Avenue a
nc~-confonning use. This would seriously limit the pennitted types of
business in the building and therefore limit our flexibility and the
value of the ]~uil~t'b~9'. It would also jeopardize our ability to ob~n
n~rtgage financing on the p~uperty. The building is very old and for
many dec~s has been used for a variety of uses, including produce,
ice, coal, recycling, sanitation, publishing, plumbing, storage and
warehousing. The proposed rezoning would be contrary to the long-
stana~,g historical character and use of the building.
The proposal is also ill-advised for plann~ reasons. The
business activity in our buila~ng on Wickham Avenue is intensive, and
that impacts on our adjoining parcel. The vacant parcel is relatively
narrow and would not have required setbacks for residential
devel~,~nt. In ~tio~, the area is an ia~l site for the current
zoning because of the proximity to t~e ~ailroad and ~ute 48 and the
character of su~uunding uses.
We note that on the map originally cc~sidered for the Mas%er Plan,
this p£o~erty is designated for Light Industrial zoning.
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February 7, 1986
For your infoxmatic~, we have obtained permission f~u. the Town to
construct a trailer on the vacant parcel as a residence for our
grandparents. This arrangement was necessitated due to the fact that
our ~lparents had no other place to live and is probably t~mporary.
We ask you to re~msider and continue the current zoning
classification of Light Ir~ustrial.
DiVello
cc: Southold Town Plarming Board
Propert,¥ Tax Service