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Hamlet Study
MEETING MINUTES
MATTITUCK HAMLET STAKEHOLDERS MEETING
NOVEMBER 08, 2004
Present: Stakeholders: Sue Auer, Charlie Zaloom, Frank Wills, Joseph "Skip" Lee,
Constance Connor, Ray Nine, Walter Krupski, Peter Coleman and Ron McGreevy.
Non-stakeholders: Tom Wickham, Patrick Cleary and Phillip Beltz plus two members of
the general public.
The meeting commenced at 7:05 p.m.
Hamlet Center BoundarF: Consensus was reached at the group's September 27th
meeting to delineate a firm boundary that will exclude Penny Lumber, Lou' s Service
Station, KG Brown's and Mattituck Sanitation. In addition, participants suggested that
the American Legion and VFW also be excluded and that Wickham Avenue be included
all the way to the water.
HALO Zone: Hamlet Locus (HALO) floating zones are those areas that support
residential development outside of hamlet centers. Handouts were provided that
described: HALO zone background and purpose, standards and requirements. The
concept of the halo zone promotes the ability to save open space in rural/agricultural
areas while compensating with increased housing in the halo zone. The creation of halo
zoning provides incentives that will yield increased density with a variety of housing
types (attached housing, townhouses, garden apartments, accessory apartments, etc.)
The group had difficulty in determining how much growth should be supported within
the halo zone as well as whether there should be a specified distance to the host hamlet
center. Stakeholders agreed that a maximum density of 1/4 acre lot size was appropriate in
certain areas but felt that the density should be reduced to 1/2 acre in other more outlying
areas.
Hamlet Center Image Elements': A Mattituck Hamlet Image Map was provided along
with descriptions of the five hamlet forms: paths, edges, districts, nodes and landmarks.
The following suggestions were adopted by the group: a path should be continued on
Wickham over to the water; an edge should be established to the school on the east side;
water district should include the two ramps; south side of route 25 with its restaurants and
church should be considered a district as well as the library and Our Lady of Good
Council church. This church was also sited as a landmark and the group felt that Penny
Lumber is not a landmark.
SustainabililF Principles: A handout was provided however this was not discussed. It
was suggested that group members discuss this amongst themselves at their next meeting.
Hamlet Center Issues: Patrick provided the group with a list of "issues" (i.e. strengths
and weaknesses) that were recorded from previous meetings.
Hamlet Center Goals: This exercise will determine those hamlet center issues listed
above that it wishes to: preserve, add, remove or prohibit. The group will complete the
Mattituck hamlet center goal matrix at its next meeting.
Next Meeting Items: The group will reconvene a meeting and complete exercises as
noted in the minutes.
The meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm.