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Home My WebLink About1000-12.-1-10 OFFICE LOCATION: Town Hail Annex 54375 State Route 25 (cor. Main Rd. & ¥oungs Ave.) Southold, NY 11971 MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1179 Southold, NY 11971 Telephone: 631 765-1938 Fax: 631 765-3136 LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGI~akM TOWN OF SOUTHOLD MEMORANDUM Jill Doherty, President Town of Southold Board of Trustees From: Mark Terry, Principal Planner LWRP Coordinator Date: March 14, 2011 Re: Proposed Wetland Permit for FISHERS ISLAND FERRY DISTRICT SCTM#1000-12-1-10 FISHERS ISLAND FERRY DISTRICT requests a Wetland Permit to replace or repair, and restoration of the main ferry ramp potentially enlarging the ramp to 22' wide by 30' long in the Silver Eel Cove including the installation of new counterweight support towers, ramp support beams and piles and protective dolphins waterward of the apparent high water line. Located: Silver Eel Cove, Fishers Island. SCTM#12-1-10 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 CONSISTENT with the Policy Standards and therefore is CONSISTENT with the LWRP. 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 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 Waterfront 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 for minor exempt actions including BuiMing Permits and other ministerial permits not located within the Coastal Erosion Hazard Area. Before answering the questions in Section C, the should review the exempt minor action list, policies of each policy contained in the Town of Southold Revitalization Program. A proposed action will be significant beneficial and adverse effects u includes all of Southold Town). his form Waterfront to its area (which If any question in Section C on this form is then the proposed action will affect the policy standards and conditions in law. each answer and non-su facts. certified as consistent > policy it shall not be undertaken. "yes" or "no", of the LWRP consistency review detail, both an action cannot be [ conditions, A copy of the LWRP is available in of Southold's website (~ Office, the Planning Department, all loca Office. places: online at the Town the Board of Trustees and the Town Clerk's B. DESCRIPTION OF SITE AND PROPOSED ACTION SCTM# 1000 - 012 - 1 - 10 PROJECT NAME: Main Ramp Repair, Fishers Island Ferry District The Application has been submitted to (check appropriate response): Town Board __ Planning Board __ Building Dept. __ Board of Trustees X~ Category of Town of Southold agency action (check appropriate response): a) Action undertaken directly to Town agency (e.g. capital construction, planning activity, agency regulation, land transaction) b) Financial assistance (e.g. grant loan subsidy) c) Permit, approval, license, certification: X Nature and extent of action: Repair and refurbish or replace the existing main ramp ferry landing facility at the Fishers Island Ferry's island terminal in Silver Eel Cove. Location of action: Property off of Trumbull Avenue Site acreage: Parcel = 2.8 Acres Present Land use: Industrial Present Zoning Classification: Industrial 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: Fishers Island Ferry District b) Mailing Address: P.O. Box H, Fishers Island, New York 06390 c) Telephone number: Area Code (631) 788-7873 d) Application number, if any Will the action be directly undertaken, require funding, or approval by a state or federal agency? Yes ~X No If yes, which state or federal Agency? US ACOE, NYS DEC Evaluate the project to the following policies by analyzing how the project will further support of 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. 2 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 benefidal use of a coastal location, and minimizes adverse effects of development. See LWRP Section III - Polities; Page 2 for evaluation criteria. ~X Yes __ No __ Not Applicable The ramp restoration or replacement makes appropriate use of an existing waterfront site and complies with environmental design factors published by the NYS DEC Tidal Wetlands Regulations, and the DOS Coastal Management Program, Southold Local Law No. 6, 2004 and the Southold LWRP. The ramp facility will basically be restored within its existing footprint. Rails will be 42 inches above the deck. Piles will be about 10' above the finished grade of the ramp landing. There will be no impairment of waterflow or navigation. Policy 2. Protect and preserve historic and archaeological resources of the Town of Southold. See LWRP Section III - Policies Page 3 through 6 for evaluation criteria. Yes __ No ~X Not Applicable 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 X.. Not Applicable The only portion of the proposed work visible to any extent is the counterweight tower and the dolphlns_~ the changes in appearance, especially the ground level ramp, will hardly be noticeable. The only land side visual access affected by this project is at the terminal site and immediate neighbors in this small cove. The terminal site will be visible from the water only when directly north of the line of the cove. NATURAL COAST POLICIES Policy 4. Minimize loss of life, structures, and natural resources from flooding and erosion. See LWRP Section IIl- Policies Pages 8 through 16 for evaluation criteria. Yes No X~ Not Applicable These proposed ramp repair and refurbishment or replacement will take place in Silver Eel Cove and is acknowledged to be in a flood-prone area; there is little wave exposure at this site. The ramp will be designed to accommodate complete submersion and resist hydrostatic uplift pressures due to flooding. Policy 5. Protect and improve water quality and supply in the Town of Southoid. See LWRP Section III - Policies Pages 16 through 21 for evaluation criteria. Yes __ No X Not Applicable This project will not have any affect on suitability of or availability of drinking water on Fishers Island. 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. X Yes __ No __ Not Applicable This project is consistent with this policy because it proposes minimal work in an area of no tidal wetlands. In addition, the NYS DEC prepared a study showing that the proposed pressure-treated Southern Pine timber products construction materials are suitable for this type of project in this location, except for decking in this project which will be of untreated woods or composite (or plastic) materials. As mentioned earlier, the design parameters shown on the drawings provides an optimum balance between acceptable design and access standards without adverse environmental impact 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 X Not Applicable There are no air quality issues related to this project. No emissions will be generated by the dock facility. 4 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 X~ Not Applicable There is no solid waste or hazardous substances to be generated from this project. The pressure-treated wood trimming'3 from the dolphin construction and existing ramp demolition will be collected and disposed of in accordance with current regulations so as to minimize any harmful affect. The new ramp fabrication or the existing ramp restoration work will be done off-site. 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 X Not Applicable This proiect is being built on municipal land. The public trust lands and waters constitutes the area between the mean high water line and mean low water line and the resources are from the high tide line, out and there is none on this site. These environmental resoumes are being protected by the design standards dictated by the Town of Southold and the NYS DEC. There is virtually no public use of the waterfront in this area and the reconstruction of the ramp landing facilities waterward of the apparent high water line are not likely to influence or change this fact. 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. X Yes __ No __ Not Applicable This project is to refurbish or replace the main ramp landing at the Fishers Island Ferry Terminal, a water-dependent, essential transportation facility. This usage is defined as water-dependent in the LWRP because the operation provides transportation access to the mainland. 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 X Not Applicable This pier is not used for commercial fishing or shellfish industries or enterprises. Policy 12. Protect agricultural lands in the Town of Southold. See LWRP Section III - Policies; Pages 62 through 65 for evaluation criteria. Yes No X .. Not Applicable This pier is not used for or in support of any agricultural or aquaculture industries or enterprises. Policy 13. Promote appropriate use and development of energy and mineral sources. See LWRP Section III - Polities; pages 65 through 68 for evaluation criteria. Yes __ No X Not Applicable This pier is not used for or in support of any energy or mineral mining or processing operations. 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