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LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
MEMORANDUM
To:
Jill Doherty, President
Town of Southold Board of Trustees
,From: Mark Terry, Principal Planner
LWRP Coordinator
Date: October 18, 2010
Re: Proposed Wetland Permit for FISHERS ISLAND CLUB
SCTM#1000-1-1-3.13
q'he proposed action is located in a designated NEW YORI~ STATE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL
FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT and a NEW YORK STATE CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL
AREA.
J.M.O. Environmental Consulting on behalf of FISHERS ISLAND CLUB requests a Wetland
Permit to maintenance dredge (at the 14th Hole) approx. 4000 sf. of sand bars and stone
shoals to a maximum depth of -1' ALW to establish a better flushing between an existing tidal
pond and East Harbor. The spoil, approx. 340 cy. of sand and stone shall be placed on the
adjacent beach for beach nourishment. The existing timber golf cart bridge shall also be
reconstructed. Dredge (at the 12th & 13th Holes) an existing tidal pond (approx. 8,250 sr.) to -1'
ALW and to widen the existing 4' wide channel to 8'. The resulting spoil approx. 535 cy. of
sand will be disposed of at an upland site. Use existing rocks to create a new stone slope;
remove and reconstruct an existing golf cart bridge; and remove existing concrete weir which
is located under the golf cart bridge. Located: East End Rd., Fishers Island. SCTM#1-1-3.13
The proposed action 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 INCONSISTENT with the Policy Standards and
therefore is INCONSISTENT with the LWRP.
Policy 6.3 Protect and restore tidal and freshwater wetlands
Comply with statutory and regulatory requirements of the Southold Town Board of
Trustees laws and regulations for all Andros Patent and other lands under their
jurisdiction
Comply with Trustee regulations and recommendations as set forth in
Trustee permit conditions.
Bo
Comply with statutory and regulatory requirements of the State's wet/and
laws.
1. Comply with regulatory requirements of the Stream Protection Act for the
excavation or placement of fill in all wetlands that are adjacent to and
contiguous at any point to any of the navigable waters of the state, and
that are inundated at mean high water level or tide.
Comply with the regulatory requirements of the Tidal Wetlands Act for the
protection of mapped tidal wetlands including coastal fresh marsh;
intertidal marsh; coastal shoals, bars and fiats; high marsh or salt
meadow; littoral zones; and formerly connected tidal wetlands.
§ 275-12. Standards forissuance of permit.
The Trustees may adopt a resolution directing the issuance of a permit to perform
operations applied for only if it determines that such operations will not substantially:
D. Adversely affect fish, shellfish or other beneficial marine organisms, aquatic
wildlife and vegetation or the natural habitat thereof.
The proposed action is located within a Significant Fish and Wildlife Habitat Area (see
the attached narrative) and a New York State Critical Environmental Area. The potential
of the projects to cause adverse "impacts or effects" on such areas must be identified
and discussed pursuant to 6NYCRR Part 617 State Environmental Quality Review
617.14. g. (iii) (4).
It is recommended that the Board require that the applicant submit a Full Environmental
Assessment Form for the action.
In the application made to the Board the applicant's agent states that "their should be
no negative impacts upon the waters or wetlands", however, no documentation
indicating such has been submitted to the Board. Further, the application does not
clearly state why the pond area is proposed to be dredged.
The survey titled Proposed Dredging Holes 12 & 13, dated 08/16/2010 has the notation
"Protect existing plantings throughout construction" however the method of protection
is not identified. The dates when the dredging would be performed are also not
.identified.
To further policy 6.4 "Protect vulnerable fish, wildlife, and plant species, and rare
ecological communities" to the greatest extent practicable, it is recommended that the
Board contact Penny Sharp, the Ferguson Museum Board President, to discuss the
potential impacts to shore and wading birds that frequently utilize these tidal systems.
-Pursuant to Chapter 268, the Board of Trustees shall consider this recommendation in
preparing its written determination regarding the consistency of the proposed action.
Cc: Lori Hulse, Assistant Town Attorney
COASTAL F~SH & WILDLIFE HABITAT ASSESSMENT FORM
Name of Area: Fishers Island Beaches, Pine Islands and Shallows
County: Suffolk
Town(s): Southold
7V2' Quadrangle(s): Mystic, CT-NY-RI
Originally designated: March 15, 1987
Modified: October 15, 2005
Assessment Criteria
Ecosystem Rarity (ER)-the uniqueness of the plant and animal community in the area
and the physical, structural, and chemical features supporting this community.
ER assessment: A combination of marine shallows with significant eelgrass populations,
small segments of undeveloped sand and pebble beach, and undisturbed rock and salt marsh
islands; unusual in the coastal lowlands subzone.
Species Vulnerability (SV)-the degree of vulnerability throughout its range in New
York State of a species residing in the ecosystem or utilizing the ecosystem for its
survival. (E= Endangered, T -- Threatened, SC -- Special concern)
SV assessment: Piping plover (E, T-Fed) and least tern (T) nesting. Osprey (SC) feeding.
Historic nesting by roseate tern (E) and common tern (T) but not in recent years. Additive
Division: 36 + 25/2 + 16/4 = 52.5
Human Use (HU)- the conduct of significant, demonstrable commercial, recreational,
or educational wildlife-related human uses, either consumptive or non-consumptive, in
the area or directly dependent upon the area.
HU assessment: No significant fish or wildlife related human uses of the area.
Population Level (PL)-the concentration of a species in the area during its normal,
recurring period of occurrence, regardless of the length of that period of occurrence.
PL assessment: The Pine Islands area contains one of the largest nesting concentrations of
double-crested cormorants in New York State, and is an important area for wintering harbor
seals in the state.
Replaceability (R)--ability to replace the area, either on or off site, with an equivalent
replacement for the same fish and wildlife and uses of those same fish and wildlife, for
the same users of those fish and wildlife.
R assessment: Irreplaceable.
Score
16
52.5
0
16
1.2
Habitat Index = |ER + SV + HU + PL] =84.5
Significance =HIxR= 101.4
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NEW YORK STATE
SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT
NARRATIVE
FISHERS ISLAND BEACHES, PINE ISLANDS, AND SHALLOWS
LOCATION AND DESCRiPTION OF HABITAT:
The Fishers Island Beaches, Pine Islands, and Shallows habitat incorporates much of the shallows
area along the north shore of Fishers Island on Fishers Island Sound up to 14 feet deep at mean low
water, including two beach areas and a small group of rocky islands. A beach area on the island's
south central shoreline on Block Island Sound is also included. The approximately 786 acre habitat
lies within the Town of Southold, Suffolk County (7.5' Quadrangle: Mystic, CT-NY-RI). The
shallows area provides important habitat for eelgrass (Zostera marina) in what is the most extensive
series of beds of this submerged aquatic vegetation along the New York State shore of Long Island
Sound. The maximum depth at which eelgrass was identified during the 2002 United States Fish
and Wildlife Service Eelgrass Survey along the north show of Fishers Island was 14 feet in depth
at mean low water.
The north shore portion of the habitat commences at Stony Beach on Hay Harbor near the western
end of the island and extends easterly to East Point. The Middle Farms Beach area (a.k.a. Beach
Pond Fishers Island) is an approximately 17 acre sand, gravel and cobble beach interspersed with
shrubs adjoining Island Pond and Beach Pond. There is some human disturbance at the western end
of the beach. Island Pond is currently being leased for oyster aquaculture. The Mud Pond Beach
(a.k.a. East End Fishers Island) area is approximately 8 acres in size, consisting of beach and rocky
strand with a protective barrier of dense shrubs between the beach area and Mud Pond and further
on, between the beach and golf course. The western part of this area has been posted to protect
beach nesting shombirds. The area is mostly under private ownership and is partly abutted by the
golf course of the Fishers Island Club. There is some recreational disturbance of the beach habitat
from boaters, picnickers, golfers and occasionally from four-wheel drive vehicles. The third area,
Hay Harbor Spit (a.k.a. Stony Beach), is an approximately ten-acre spit of sand, gravel, and pebbles
dividing Hay Harbor from Fishers Island Sound at the far western end of the island. Them is very
little human disturbance here, due to inaccessibility. The Pine Islands are located along the north
shore of Fishers Island, approximately one and one-half miles from the eastern end of the island.
These small islands (each less than three acres in size) consist almost entirely of exposed rock with
small clumps of trees and salt marsh. The Pine Islands are currently undeveloped and privately
owned.
Several rare plant species have been documented by the New York Natural Heritage Program in the
Stony Beach area, including saltmarsh aster (Aster subulatus), large calyx goosefoot (Chenopodium
berlandieri var. macrocalycium), and fireweed (Erechtites hieraciifolia var. rnegalocarpa).
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FISH AND WILDLIFE VALUES:
The Fishers Island Beaches, Pine Islands, and Shallows habitat is an important nesting area for a
variety of shorebirds. An estimated annual average of 11 pairs of nesting least tern (T) were
observed along the habitats beaches from 1993 to 2001, with a peak of 26 pairs in 1993. Small
numbers of common terns (T) nested at Stony Beach in the early 1980s, but they have been absent
since 1985. One pair of nesting common terns (T) was documented at Beach Pond on Fishers Island
in 1999. Roseate terns (E) were observed at Mud Pond Beach in 1984 but nesting was not
documented. Piping plover (E, T-Fed) also nested historically within the habitat area.
In addition to colonial waterbirds, there are double-crested cormorant, herring gull, and greater
black-backed gull rookeries on the rocks offshore of all three of these beach areas; most
predominantly near Hay Harbor. Data from 1995, 1998, and 2001 indicate an annual average of 475
nesting pairs of double-crested cormorants within the habitat area. This represents one of the largest
nesting concentrations of this species in New York State. For these same years, an average of 42
nesting pairs of herring gull, and 31 nesting pairs of great black-backed gull were observed. The
gulls and cormorants are thought to be the major deterrent to nesting of terns and plovers on these
beaches. Other species nesting within the habitat include American oystercatcher and black skimmer
(SC). There are three active osprey (SC) nests on poles adjacent to Middle Farms Beach and one
active osprey (SC) nest adjacent to Mud Pond Beach. Other bird species using these beach areas
include great blue heron, little blue heron, green-backed heron, black-crowned night heron, great
egret, snowy egret, mallard, American black duck, gadwall, green-winged teal, wood duck, common
goldeneye, red-breasted merganser, spotted sandpiper, solitary sandpiper, greater yellowlegs, lesser
yellowlegs, belted kingfisher, eastern kingbird, tree swallow, ham swallow, and brown thrasher. No
significant human activities are associated with the fish and wildlife resources on these three
beaches.
In addition to significant bird concentrations, a concentration of harbor seals has been regularly
documented at and in the vicinity of the Pine lslands during the winter months and early spring
(December I - April 1). The exposed rocks in this area provide an important haulout area, which
seals use for resting and sunning. This location serves as an activity center for seals feeding in the
Fishers Island vicinity, and is part of a larger harbor seal use area which includes Gardiners Island
and Orient Point. There are no significant human use activities associated with the wildlife resources
of Fishers Island Beaches, Pine Islands, and Shallows.
The 2002 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service eelgrass (Zostera marina) survey for Eastern Long Island
Sound, Connecticut, and New York has documented moderate to heavy densities of this submerged
aquatic species within much of the marine shallows areas along the north shore of Fishers Island.
Eelgrass beds range at depths from 4.5 to 14 feet at mean low water; about 194 acres of beds have
been documented and mapped. Eelgrass meadows provide critical habitat for a great diversity of
aquatic species, including numerous finflsh, shellfish, and crustacean species. These eelgrass
meadows represent the only substantive populations of this species along the New York State
shoreline portion of Long Island Sound. Historically, eelgrass beds were documented along the
south shore of Fishers Island as well as within some of island's coves and harbors. According to the
survey results, these sites no longer support eelgrass beds.
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IMPACT ASSESSMENT:
Any activity that would substantially degrade the water quality in the Fishers Island Beaches, Pine
Islands, and Shallows habitat would adversely affect the biological productivity of this area. All
species of fish and wildlife would be affected by water pollution, such as chemical contamination
(including food chain effects resulting from bioaccumulation), oil spills, excessive turbidity or
sedimentation, non-point source mn-off, and waste disposal (including vessel wastes). Specifically,
activities which could adversely impact the water quality of the ponds and coves adjacent to the
beaches would likely have detrimental effects on the suitability of the area for feeding and nesting.
Efforts should be made to improve water quality, including reduction or elimination of discharges
from vessels and upland sources. Vegetated upland buffer zones should be protected or established
to reduce non-point source pollution and sedimentation from upland sources.
Alteration of tidal pattems in the Fishers Island Beaches, Pine Islands, and Shallows habitat could
have negative impacts on the fish and wildlife communities present. No new navigation channels
should be excavated in the area. Dredging to maintain existing boat channels should be scheduled
between September 15 and December 15 to minimize potential impacts on aquatic organisms, and
to allow for upland placement of dredged material when wildlife populations are least sensitive to
disturbance. Dredged material placement in this area would be detrimental, but such activities may
be designed to maintain or improve the habitat for certain species of wildlife.
Construction of shoreline structures, such as docks, piers, bulkheads, or revetments, in areas not
previously disturbed by development may result in the loss of productive areas which support the
fish and wildlife resources of the Fishers Island Beaches, Pine Islands, and Shallows habitat.
Elimination of salt marsh and intertidal areas, through loss of tidal connection, ditching, excavation,
or filling, would result in a direct loss of valuable habitat area. Alternative strategies of the
protection of shoreline property should be examined, including innovative, vegetation-based
approaches.
Unrestricted use of motorized vessels including personal watercrat~ in the protected, shallow waters
of this habitat can have adverse effects on aquatic vegetation and fish and wildlife populations. Use
of motorized vessels should be controlled (e.g., no wake zones, speed zones, zones of exclusion) in
and adjacent to the area's shallow waters and vegetated wetlands.
Eelgrass beds are particularly sensitive to alterations in water quality parameters including
temperature, salinity, light penetration, organic matter concentration, and the presence of pollutants.
Docks may be detrimental to eelgrass beds because of shading, and review of any proposed new
docks in this habitat area should be conducted with potential impacts to eelgrass beds fully
considered. Restoration opportunities for eelgrass may exist if water quality parameters are
appropriate.
Any activity that significantly disturbs or destroys a portion of the habitat, including human use,
would likely cause a reduction in the fish and wildlife resource value of the Fisher Island Pines, Pine
Islands, and Shallows habitat. Specifically, if the privately owned islands of the Pine Islands were
to be developed there would be a major impact on that area's fish and wildlife values; town, state
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or federal governments should consider acquisition of the Pine Islands if the opportunity arises. Any
permanent alteration or human disturbance of the Pine Islands area would adversely affect the
ecological integrity of the habitat. Disturbance of the harbor seal hanlout area, especially from
December 1 through May 15, or obstruction of seal migrations, would adversely affect this species.
Significant underwater noise, from dredging or other activities, could also preclude marine species
from using the area.
Nesting shorebirds inhabiting the Fishers Island Beaches, Pine Islands, and Shallows habitat are
highly vulnerable to disturbance by humans, especially during the nesting and fledging period
(March 15 through August 15). Significant pedestrian traffic or recreational use of the area's beaches
(e.g., boat and personal watercraft landing, off-road vehicle use, picnicking) could easily eliminate
the use of this site as a breeding area and should be minimized during this period. Predation of
chicks and destruction of eggs or nests by unleashed pets (e.g., dogs, cats) and natural predators may
also occur, and predator control should be implemented where feasible. Fencing and/or continued
annual posting of shorebird nesting areas should be provided to help protect these species. Control
of vegetative succession, through beneficial use of dredged material or other means may improve
the availability of nesting habitat in this area. Management activities to reduce the gull population
may enhance the suitability of beaches as nesting sites.
HABITAT IMPAIRMENT TEST:
A habitat impairment test must be applied to any activity that is subject to consistency review
under federal and State laws, or under applicable local laws contained in an approved local
waterfront revitalization program. If the proposed action is subject to consistency review, then the
habitat protection policy applies, whether the proposed action is to occur within or outside the
designated area.
The specific habitat impairment test is as follows.
In order to protect and preserve a significant habitat, land and water uses or
development shall not be undertaken if such actions would:
n destroy the habitat; or,
* significantly impair the viability of a habitat.
Habitat destruction is defined as the loss of fish or wildlife use through direct physical alteration,
disturbance, or pollution of a designated area or through the indirect effects of these actions on a
designated area. Habitat destruction may be indicated by changes in vegetation, substrate, or
hydrology, or increases in runoff, erosion, sedimentation, or pollutants.
Significant impairment is defined as reduction in vital resources (e.g., food, shelter, living space) or
change in environmental conditions (e.g., temperature, substrate, salinity) beyond the tolerance range
of an organism. Indicators of a significantly impaired habitat focus on ecological alterations and may
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include but are not limited to reduced carrying capacity, changes in community structure (food chain
relationships, species diversity), reduced productivity and/or increased incidence of disease and
mortality.
The tolerance range of an organism is not defined as the physiological range of conditions beyond
which a species will not survive at all, but as the ecological range of conditions that supports the
species population or has the potential to support a restored population, where practical. Either the
loss of individuals through an increase in emigration or an increase in death rate indicates that the
tolerance range of an organism has been exceeded. An abrupt increase in death rate may occur as
an environmental factor falls beyond a tolerance limit (a range has both upper and lower limits).
Many environmental factors, however, do not have a sharply defined tolerance limit, but produce
increasing emigration or death rates with increasing departure from conditions that are optimal for
the species.
The range of parameters which should be considered in applying the habitat impairment test include
but are not limited to the following:
physical parameters such as living space, circulation, flushing rates, tidal amplitude,
turbidity, water temperature, depth (including loss of littoral zone), morphology, substrate
type, vegetation, structure, erosion and sedimentation rates;
biological parameters such as community structure, food chain relationships, species
diversity, predator/prey relationships, population size, mortality rates, reproductive rates,
meristic features, behavioral patterns and migratory patterns; and,
chemical parameters such as dissolved oxygen, carbon dioxide, acidity, dissolved solids,
nutrients, organics, salinity, and pollutants (heavy metals, toxics and hazardous materials).
Although not comprehensive, examples of genetic activities and impacts which could destroy or
significantly impair the habitat are listed in the impact assessment section to assist in applying the
habitat impairment test to a proposed activity.
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KNOWLEDGEABLE CONTACTS:
Habitat Unit
NYS Department of State
Division of Coastal Resources
41 State Street
Albany, NY 12231
Phone: (518)474-6000
NYSDEC--Region 1
State University of New York, Building 40
Stony Brook, NY 11790-2356
Phone: (63 l) 444-0354
Bureau of Marine Resources
NYSDEC
205 N. Belle Meade Road, Suite 1
East Setauket, NY 11733
Phone: (631) 444-0430
Town of Southold Trustees
Town Hall
53095 Main Road
Southold, NY 11971
Phone: (631) 765-1892
New York Natural Heritage Program
625 Broadway, 52 Floor
Albany, NY 12233-4757
Phone: (518) 402-8935
Office of Ecology
Suffolk County Dept. of Health Services
Bureau of Environmental Management
County Center
Riverhead, NY 11901
Phone: (516) 852-2077
Charles Ferguson
Fishers Island, New York 06390
Phone: (516) 788-7479
Edwin H. Homing
The Henry L. Ferguson Museum
Fishers Island, NY 06390
Phone: (516) 788-7293
Fishers Island Conservancy
Fishers Island, NY 06390
Phone: (516)788-7437 (summer)
P.O. Box 132
Green Village, NJ 07935
Phone: (201)635-5470 (winter)
Town of Southold
Planning Department
Town Hall
53095 Main Road
Southold, NY 11971
Phone: (631) 765-1938
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Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats
. ~,.~.~ ~ s~.~ Fidaet~ Isled Benches, Pine Island~ and Shallow~ {in Part)
Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats
Fisher's Island Critical Environmental Area (CEA)
Effective Date of Designation: 3-16-90 Designating Agency: Suffolk County
Legend
~ Fisher's Island CEA
Base Map: 1:24,000 DOT Plenimel~ic Image
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Disclaimer: This map was prepared by the New York Slate Department of Envimnrnental Conservation using the most current data available. It is
deemed accurate but is not guaranteed. NYS DEC is not responsible for any inaccuracies in the data. Please contact the designating authority for
additional information regarding legal boundary desalptiona.
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 Waterfrom 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 Protein.. A proposed action will be evaluated as to its significant
beneficial and adverse effects upon the coastal wea (which includes all of Southold Town).
3. If any question in Section C on ~ form is answered "yes", then the proposed action may afl%ct the
achievement of the LWRP policy standards and conditions contained in the consistency review law.
Thus, the action should be analyzed in more detail end, if necessary, modified prior to making a
det~;c~ination that it is consistent to the maximum extent practicable with the LWRP policy
standards and conditions. If an action cannot be certified as consistent with the LWRP policy
standards and conditions, it shall not ~ ~__~.
A copy of the LWRP is available in the following places: online at the Town of Sot~aOld's
website (southoldtown.northfork.ne0, the Board of Trustees Office, the Pla~nlng~all
local h~oraries and the Town Clerk's office.
B. DESCRIPTION OF SITE AND PROPOSED ACTION ' '~
?
The Application has been submitted to (check appropriate response): ,ff' ~ c~
own rd [] r ,,,ing p ' uildingI pC [-a rdof r,,t [] /
1. Category of Town of Southold agency action (check appropriate response):
(a) Action undertaken directly by Town agency (e.g. capital []
construction, planning activity, agency regulation, land transaction) ~
(b) Financial assistance (c.g. grant, loan, subsidy)
(c) Permit, approval, license, certification: [-~
Nature and extent of action:
See attached
L0enfionofacfion: East End Road, no #, Fishers Island
S~e acreage:. 103
Present land use: Golf course
Present zoning classification: R- 120
If an application for the proposed action has been filed with the Town of Southold agency, the following
information shall be provided:
(a) Nameofapplicant: Fishers Island Club
~) Ma~ingadd~: P.O. Box 692
Fishers Island, N.Y. 06390-0692
(c) Telephone number: Area Code ( ) 631-788-7224
(d) Application number, if any: Unknown
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?.
DEVFJOPEI) COAST POLICY
Policy 1. Foster n pattern of development in the Town of Southold that enhances community character,
preserves open space, makes efficient use of infrastrncture, makes beneficial use of a coastal location, and
minimizes adverse effects of development See LWRP Section IH - Policies; Page 2 for evaluation
criteria.
RYes ~ No ~--~NotAppli~ble
The pro~ect will have no impact
community or open space. It is
consistent with this Policy
upon thm charmctmr of
felt that the project is
Attach additional sheets if necessary
Policy 2. Protect and preserve historic and archaeological resources of the Town of Southold. See
LWRP Section IH - Policies Pages 3 through 6 for evaluation criteria
~-~ Yes ~-~ No [] Not Applicable
The ~roiect shall have no impact unon the historic or
the archaeological resources of the Town. It is felt that this
project is consistent with this Policy
Att~tch additional sheets if nece~aty
Policy 3. Enlmnce visual ~p,n#gy nmi pro~__,~g__ scenic resources throughout the Town of Southold. See
LWRP Section HI- Polieies Pages 6 through 7 for evaluation criteria
[] Yes [] No ~'~ Not Applicable
The project shall not fmpact any scenic_ r~.~onr~_~.~ nrfh~
visual quality of the site, It is felt that this project
is consistent with this Policy.
Attach additional sheets if necessa~
NATURAL COAST POLICIF_.S
Policy 4. Miniml-e loss of life, structures, and natural resources from floodin~o and erosion. See LWRP
Section HI - Policies Pages 8 through 16 for evaluation criteria
[] Yes [] No [] Not Applicable
The project does not involve erosion control ,structures. It
is ~eZt that this project is consistent with this policy
Attach additional sheets if necessary
Policy 5. Protect nnd improve water qnnligy and supply in the Town of Southold. See LWRP Section HI
- Policies Pages 16 through 21 for evaluation criteria
~ Yes ~'~ No [] Not Applicable
The project shall have no impact upon the oualitv or quantity of
potable water. It is felt that this project is consistent
with this Policy
Attach additional sheets if nccessa~
Poflcy 6. Protect and restore the quality and function of the Town of Southoid ecosystems including
SiLjniflcant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitnt~ and wetlands. See LWRP Seetion HI - Policies; Pages 22
through 32 for evaluation criteria.
[] Yes [] No [] Not Applicable
The project has been designed to restore the flow of tidal waters
between two existing ti~a£ pon~s an~ East Harbor. It is ~elt
tha~ ~his project is consistent with chis ~olicy
AO~ach additional sheels if necessary
Policy 7. Protect and improve air qna~ in the Town of Southold. See LWRP Section HI - Policies
Pages 32 through 34 for evaluation criteria.
[] Yes [] No [] Not Applicable
The project shall have no impact upon air qualitY. It im folf
that thls project ls consistent wlth thls Pollcy
Attach additional sheets if necessary
Policy 8. Minimi,e environmental degradation in Town of Southold from solid waste and ha~r~rdous
substances and wastes. See LWRP Seetion HI - Policies; Pages 34 through 38 for evaluation criteria.
[] Yes ~-] No [] Not Applicable
The project does not involve the use of or d~spo~] of ~]~
waste and hazardous substances and wastes. The dredqe spoil
sand and stone shall be utilized for beach nourishment and
excess spoil snail be disposed of at an upland site. It is
£~it that this projec~ is consistent with this Policy
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 HI- Policies; Pages 38 through 46 for evaluation
criteria.
[] Ye~ NO ~-~ Not Applicable
The project shall have no impact ~no~ p11h]i~ ~ tO, ~
recreational use of, coastal waters, public lands.or the public
resources of the Town. It is felt that this project is consisten-~
with this Poiicy
Attach additional sheets if necessary
WORKING COAST POLICIES
Policy 10. Protect Southol&s water-depemient uses and promote siting of new water-dependent uses in
suitable locations. See LWRP Section HI- Policies; Pages 47 through 56 for evaluation criteria.
~ Yes [] No ~-~ Not Applicable
The'project shall have no impact upon Southold's
water-dependent uses. It is felt that this nroject'is
consistent with this Policy.
Attach additional sheets ff necessary
Policy 11. Promote sustainable use of living marine resources in Long Island Sound, the Peconic
Estuary and Town waters. See LWRP Section HI- Poficies; Pages 57 through 62 for evaluation criteria.
Yes No Not Applicable
The pro~ect shall not negatively impact the sustainable use of
living marine resources. It is felt that this project is
consistent with this Policy
Attach additional sheets if necessa~
Policy 12. Protect agricultural lands in the Town of Southold. See LWRP Section HI - Policies; Pages
62 through 65 for evaluation criteria.
[] Yes [] No [] Not Applicable
The project does not involve agricultural lands. It is felt
that this Policy is not applicable to this Dro~ect
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Policy 13. Promote appropriate use and development of energy and mineral resources. See LWRP
Section HI- Policies; Pages 65 through 68 for evaluation criteria.
~'~ Yes [] No ~-~ Not Applicable
The pro~ect does not involve the use of or the develonment
of enerq¥ or mineral resources., It is felt that this
Policy is not applicable to this project
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Project descriptions for the Fishers Island Club
1. Proposed dredging at the 14th' Hole- Applicant proposes to
ma'mtenance dredge approximately 4,000 SF of sand bars and
stone shoals to a maximum depth of-l' ALW to establish a better
flushing between an existing tidal pond and East Harbor. The
spoil, approximately 340 CY of sand and stone shall be placed on
the adjacent beach for beach nourishment. The existing timber
golf cart bridge shall also be reconstructed. All proposed work is
depicted on the enclosed plans (sheet 1) last dated 8/16/10
prepared by CME Associates.
2. Proposed dredging at the 12th & 13th Holes- Applicant proposes
to dredge an existing tidal pond (approximately 8,250 SF) to -1'
ALW and to widen the existing 4' wide channel to 8' the resulting
spoil approximately 535 CY of sand will be disposed of at an
upland site ,to use exist'mg rocks to create a new stone slope, to
remove and reconstruct an exist'mg golf cart bridge and to remove
the existing concrete weir which is located under the golf cart
bridge. All proposed work is depicted on enclosed plans (sheet 2)
last dated 8/16/10 prepared by CME Associates.