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Hamlet Study
MEETING MINUTES
SOUTHOLD HAMLET STAKEHOLDERS MEETING
NOVEMBER 09, 2004
Present: Stakeholders: Ray Tamayo, Rich Mullen, Marian Salerno, Sue Fisher, John
May, Leslie Weisman, Donald Wilson, John Rooney, John Nickles, Jr. and Kathleen
Dolmite.
Non-stakeholders: Pat Moore, Tom Wickham, Patrick Cleary and Phillip Beltz.
Hamlet Center BoundarF: Although consensus was reached m the last meeting
regarding the hamlet boundaries, discussion ensued about including additional areas.
Members reiterated that the boundary line was drawn to reinforce the ability of persons to
walk to various points within the hamlet as opposed to driving.
Hamlet Center Image Elements': A Southold Hamlet Image Map was provided along
with descriptions of the five hamlet forms: paths, edges, districts, nodes and landmarks.
The group adopted the following suggestions: Colonial Quarters should be added as a
district, the 7/11, Fire Department and IGA should be included as nodes. St. Patrick's
church and the Presbyterian Church will be added as landmarks and Colonial Village will
be excluded.
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.)
After significant discussion regarding how much development and growth the hamlet and
Town can support, the group concluded that with a diversity of housing the hamlet could
support additional development, including affordable housing. Acceptable varieties in
housing include: two-family and multi-family dwellings, condos, garden apartments and
owner-occupied accessory apartments. In recognition of this housing diversity, the
group agreed that 1/4 acre minimal lot size was appropriate and a minimal number of
scattered 1/8-acre lots would be acceptable.
HALO zone development will be discussed m the group's next meeting. Due to the
limited amount of available land for development, land between Main Road and North
Road (Routes 25 & 48) from south to north and Ackerly Pond Lane and Laurel Lane
from the west to east will be considered
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: t~reserve, add, remove ort~rohibit. The group will complete the
Southold hamlet center goal matrix at its next meeting.
Next Meeting Items: The group will reconvene a meeting on Wednesday, December 1st
from 6-8 pm at the Southold Library and complete exercises as noted in the minutes.
The meeting adjourned at 8:10 pm.