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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1000-45.-5-3 & 4 OFFICE LOCATION: Town Hall Annex 54375 State Route 25 (cor. Ma~n Rd. & Youngs Ave.) Southold, NY 11971 MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1179 Southold, NY 11971 Telephone: 631 765-1938 Fax: 631 765-3136 LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM TOWN OF SOUTHOLD MEMORANDUM To: From: Date: Re: Town of Southold Town Board Mark Terry, Principal Planner LVVRP Coordinator t~0V 2 9 2010.__~ November 29, 2010 Purchase of a fee title to certain properties, owned now or formerly by Julia Sill, or from The Nature Conservancy as Contract Vendee of the property owned by Julia Sill. Location: 70282 Route 25 and 70284 Route 25 in Greenport, New York SCTM #1000-45-5-3 and SCTM #1000-45-5-4. The proposed acquisition is fee title of 23.5+, acres of property for passive open space purposes, The 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 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 recommendation. Cc: Martin Finnegan, Town Attorney Melissa Spiro, Land Preservation Coordinator Town of Southold A. INSTRUCTIONS 1. .,LWRP CONSISTENCY ASSESSMENT FORM NOV 2 3 ulO proposed actions that are subject to the Town of Southold Waterfront Consi~ · aSsessment is intended to supplement other information used by a To'~ making a determination of consistency. *Except minor exempt actiOn~ in. and other ministerial permits not located within the Coastal Erosion Haza~a Before answering the questions in Section C, the preparer of this form si · minor action list, policies and explanations of each pohcy contained in the Town of Southold Local 'Waterfront Revitalization Program. A ro osed action will be evaluated as .to its si 'ficant _beneficial and adverse effects u on the coastal area which includes all of Southold Town. · If any question in Section C on this form is answered "yes" or "no", then the iiroposed action will affect the achievement of the LWRP policy standards and conditions contained in the consistency review law. Thus each answer must be ex hiined in detail listiu both su ortin and'non~ ~. If an action cannot 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 ofSouthold's website (southoldtown. northfork, net), the Board of Trustees Offico, the Planning Deparauent~ all lOCal libraries and the Town Clerk's office. - NOV B. DESCRIPTION OF SITE AND PROPOSED ACTION scm# - - S q 2 za0 The Application h~ been submitted to (chub ~propriate respo~e): 1. Catego~ of To~ of Southold agency action (ch~k appropriate respo~e): (a) Action unde~en ~rectly by Town agency (e.g. capit~ ~ const~ction, piing a~tivity, agency regulation, l~d ~action) (b) Fin~cial assistance (e.g. ~t, loan, subsidy) (c) PenniA, approval, license, certification: Natm-e told extent of action: 2 o~cte%/ Locafionofacfion: 7° 2. .~ 2 ~ tx Site acreage: '~D .'7.~ /DOfC.~{{ : ~8.~ ~ Orr.r Pr=ent~mgcl=sification: klO * ~ ~O . ~eSi,~t~-M If ~ application for ~e propos~ action h~ been fil~ with ~e To~ of 8ou~old agency, ~e folloMng info~ation 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 not 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 I. Foster a pattern of development in the Town of Southoid 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 III - Policies; Page 2 for evaluation criteria. ~es [] No ~'~ Not Applicable Attach additional sheets if necessary Policy 2. Protect and preserve historic and archaeological resources of the Town of Southoid. See LWRP Section III - Policies Pages 3 through 6 for evaluation criteria ~ Yes [] No ~ Not Applicable Attach additional sheets if necessary Policy 3. Enhance visual quality and protect Scenic resources throughout the Town of Southoid. See LWRP Section III - Policies Pages 6 through 7 for evaluation criteria ~Yes [-~ No [-~ Not Applicable At~ach 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 F~ Yes ~ No ~]5)Not Applicable Attach 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 ~ot Applicable Attach additional sheets if necessary Policy 6. Protect and restore the quality and function 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. ~gYes ~'~ No [~ Not Applicable Attach additional sheets if n~c~sary 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 Attach addifiona~ 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. R 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. Attach additional sheets if necessary Policy 11. Promote sustainable use 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 ~tt~ch addit/onal shects if necessary Policy 12. Protect agricultural lands in the Town of Southold. See LWRP Section III - Policies; Pages 62 through 65 for evaluation criteria. [] Yes ~] No~ot Applicable Attach additional sheel~ if necessary Policy 13. Promote appropriate use and development of energy and mineral resources. See LWRP Section III - Policies; Pages 65 through 68 for evaluation criteria. ~ Yes [] No ~ Not Applicable PREPARED BY Amended on 8/1/05 DRAFT resolution to purchase for Nov. 30, 2010 TB meeting. Public hearing is scheduled for Nov. 30th. 11/23/10 WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold held a public hearing on the question of the purchase of fee title to certain properties, owned now or formerly by Julia Sill, or from The Nature Conservancy as Contract Vendee of the property owned by Julia Sill, on the 30th day of November, 2010, at which time all interested parties were given the opportunity to be heard; and WHEREAS, said properties are identified as SCTM # 1000-45-5-3 and SCTM # 1000-45- 5-4. The addresses of the properties are, respectively, 70282 Route 25 and 70284 Ronte 25 in Greenport, New York. The properties are, respectively, located within the LIO (Light Industrial Park/Planned Office) and R-80 (Low Density Residential) Zoning Districts; and WHERESAS, the proposed acquisition is for the Town to acquire fee title to the entire area of the two properties known as the Sill Property, totaling 23.5+, acres for passive open space purposes. The exact area of the purchase is subject to a Town provided survey; and WHEREAS, the Seller has reserved a life estate for Julia Sill on that portion of SCTM #1000-45-5-3 that contains the house and lawn; and WHEREAS, the purchase price is $488,000 for SCTM 1000-45-5-3, and $50,000 for SCTM# 1000-45-5-4, with the total purchase price being $538,000 (five hundred thirty- eight thousand dollars) for the entire 23.5+ acre purchase. The purchase will be funded by the Community Preservation Fund; and WHEREAS, the purchase of fee title to these properties for open space purposes is in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 185 (Open Space Preservation) and Chapter 17 (Community Preservation Fund) of the Town Code; and WHEREAS, the properties are listed on the Town's Community Preservation Project Plan as properties that should be preserved for open space, park, nature preserve and passive recreational purposes, fresh and saltwater marsh and wetland protection, and the preservation of undeveloped beach land and shoreline; and WHEREAS, proposed uses of the properties may include the establishment of a nature preserve, passive recreational area with trails and limited parking for access purposes. The properties are adjacent to, and in the vicinity of, other properties preserved within the Pipes Cove Area for similar purposes and use of the properties will be in conjunction with passive recreation uses that may be developed for the Pipes Cove Area. The Town does not intend to continue the residential use of the properties past the term of the life estate and does not intend to keep the residential structure for any future purposes. The Nature Conservancy will be working in partnership with the Town to prepare a Pipes Cove/Arshamomaque Park Stewardship and Management Plan for preserved properties within the Pipes Cove area. Community Preservation Funds will be used for stewardship of the properties with details to be described in the Town's CPF Management and Stewardship Plan; and WHEREAS, as per Chapter 117 (Transfer of Development Rights) of the Code of the Town of Southold, Section 117-5, the Land Preservation Coordinator has estimated that 1 (one) Sanitary Flow Credit may be available for transfer from the properties upon the Town's purchase of the properties and upon termination of the life estate. The transfer of this Sanitary Flow Credit into the Town TDR Bank will not be finalized, and shall not occur, until the Town closes on the properties, and the Town Board passes a resolution allowing the transfer in the Town TDR Bank; and WHEREAS, the proposed action has been reviewed pursuant to Chapter 268 (Waterfront Consistency Review) of the Town Code and Local Waterfront Revitalization Program ("LWRP") and the LWRP Coordinator has recommended that this action is consistent with the LWRP; and WHEREAS, the Land Preservation Committee has reviewed the application for the acquisition, and recommends that the Town Board acquire fee title to this open space acquisition; and WHEREAS, the Town Board deems it in the best public interest that the Town of Southold purchase fee title on these properties; and WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold classifies this action as an Unlisted Action pursuant to the SEQRA Rules and Regulations, 6NYCRR 617.1 et. Seq.; and WHEREAS, the Town of Southold is the only involved agency pursuant to SEQRA Rules and Regulations; and WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold accepted the Short Enviromnental Form for this project that is attached hereto; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby finds no significant impact on the environment and declares a negative declaration pursuant to SEQRA Rules and Regulations for this action; and, be it further RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby elects to purchase fee title to certain properties identified as SCTM #1000-45-5-3 and SCTM #1000-45-5-4, owned now or formerly by Julia Sill, or from The Nature Conservancy, as Contract Vendee of the properties owned by Julia Sill. The proposed action has been reviewed pursuant to Chapter 268 (Waterfront Consistency Review) of the Town Code and the LWRP Coordinator and the Town Board has determined that this action is consistent with the LWRP.