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HomeMy WebLinkAboutParking on Village LaneSOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD PUBLIC HEARING June 5, 2012 7:34 PM Present: Supervisor Scott Russell Justice Louisa Evans Councilman Albert Krupski, Jr. Councilman William Ruland Councilman Christopher Talbot Councilwoman Jill Doherty Town Clerk Elizabeth Neville Town Attorney Martin Finnegan This hearing was opened at 7:54 PM COUNCILMAN TALBOT: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, on the 8th day of May, 2012, a Local Law entitled "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 260~ Vehicles and Traffic~ in connection with Parking Restrictions and Traffic and Pedestrian Safety on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient" and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Southold will hold a public hearing on the aforesaid Local Law at Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, on the 5th day of June, 2012, at 7:34 p.m. at which time all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. The proposed Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 260~ Vehicles and Traffic~ in connection with Parking Restrictions and Traffic and Pedestrian Safety on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient" reads as follows: LOCAL LAW NO. 2012 A Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 260~ Vehicles and Traffic~ in connection with Parking Restrictions and Traffic and Pedestrian Safety on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient". BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows: Purpose. The purpose of this local law is to improve safety for pedestrians and vehicles, as Amendments to Chapter 260 Public Hearing June 5, 2012 well as dealing with impacts to the public's health, safety and welfare resulting from vehicle parking and standing on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient. II. Chapter 260 of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended as follows: §260-8. Parking prohibited at all times. The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited at all times in any of the following locations and at any other location where signage indicates "no parking": Name of Street Side Location Village Lane West At Orient, between a point 50 feet north of the northerly curbline of Orchard Street and ~ v ..... ~75 feet ~ extending to the terminus of Village Lane at the intersection with King Street Name of Street Side King Street South Location At Orient, from the southeasterly comer of the intersection of King Street and Village Lane to the southwesterly comer of the intersection of King Street and Willow Terrace Lane III. SEVERABILITY If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect the validity of this law as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid. IV. EFFECTIVE DATE This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided by law. It has been posted in the Suffolk Times on May 24, 2012 and posted on the Town Clerk's bulletin board on May 16, 2012. We have a letter from Andrew Freleng, Chief Planner for the County saying 'Pursuant to requirements of sections A 14-14 through A 14-25 of the Suffolk County Administrative Code, the above reference application which has been to the Suffolk County Planning Commission is considered to be a matter for local determination as there is no apparent significant county wide or inter-community impact. A decision of local determination should not be construed as either an approval or disapproval.' This letter was dated August 1, 2011 'Dear Town Board members, The Amendments to Chapter 260 Public Hearing June 5, 2012 3 Board of fire commissioners of the Orient Fire District respectfully requests the Southold Town Board consider and act to prohibit parking in an area of Orient Village as follows: We request 'no parking' on the south side of Village Lane from the Orient Yacht Club to King Street and continuing 100 feet on King Street to the area of Willow Terrace Lane. This request is due to the narrow road/populated area, for the safety of the residents, citizens and responding emergency personnel. Currently there is 'no parking' prohibited on Village Lane fi.om Orchard Street to the yacht club on the west side. Our request would continue the parking regulation on that side of Village Lane to the area on King Street as mentioned. Your consideration and action on this matter of safety is appreciated. If any further information is needed, please contact a board member or the chief of the department. Respectfully submitted, Claude Kumjian District Administrator.' I have a letter fi.om Venetia Hands, of the Orient Association. 'Dear Scott, I received a note fi.om John Henry pointing out that several of the houses on the lower part of Village Lane have very little parking room. A couple don't have drive or garage and certainly no room for a guest or visitor. I do think the fire department and town should consider how these residents are going to park and access their own homes if the ban is extended down the lane. Because they can't park on the other side of the street, can they? You can pretty much see how tight the situation is by looking at Google earth. I realize this comes after Ruth Ann, I and others said it seemed okay so long as only one side. But we weren't looking at this part of the puzzle. I won't be able to attend the heating on June 5 but I'll see ifa couple of others from Orient Association can. And maybe I can reach out to the fire department and ask them to take a close look beforehand. Venetia.' A letter fi.om Clare Air, 'The proposal to modify the parking regulations on lower Village Lane and King Street in Orient is unnecessary as vehicles, including emergency ones, have sufficient room to transit with the current rules in effect. Further, there is no issue of pedestrian safety as pedestrians use the sidewalk and/or greenway and the flow of vehicles on the street is light and slow moving so they have ample opportunity to cross the street safely. The proposed modification would be a severe hardship on property owners in the area who don't have on-site parking and therefore, park on the street. We are in that category as the owners of a 4 unit vacation accommodation that we have operated for 19 years and which has been in existence for upward of 80 years as an original part of the bay house complex. There are approximately 20-25 times throughout the entire year when there is dense parking on the effected areas of Village Lane and King Street and they are of short 2-4 hours duration. These occur when there is an event at the yacht club, historical society, Poquatuck hall or Poquatuck park. During these times, informal verge parking is the norm southward fi.om beyond the bay house driveway on the east side of the street and southward fi.om beyond bayside cottage on the west side of the street, where the curbs end, thereby leaving room for adequate traffic flow. Because there would be a serious hardship imposed on the residents of lower Village Lane and King Street with this change, the necessity of the proposal should be more closely studied and alternatives aired before a decision is made. Fixing one problem by creating another is not a solution. Thank you.' And we can go to the discussion. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Who would like to go first on addressing the Town Board on this particular local law? Amendments to Chapter 260 Public Hearing June 5, 2012 4 GLYNNIS BERRY: Glynnis Berry, Peconic green growth. Actually parking on streets is actually a traffic calming device. And it actually slows traffic so it is safer for pedestrians. It also blocks cars from hitting pedestrians, so you know, parked cars can actually help safety and maybe just if there is a problem with the turning radius, just limit a certain distance so that radius can be accommodated by any emergency vehicle. JOHN HENRY: Good evening. I am John Henry and I am the owner of two properties on the south side of Village Lane in Orient. One of them at 2360 and the other at 2440. and I just want to amplify a bit on what you have already heard but I strongly urge you to reconsider the proposed role eliminating parking on the south side of Village Lane and the portion extending from Orient wharf to King Street where my two properties are. I just want to point out that prohibiting parking on the west side of Village Lane as is now the case, makes sense. Every house on the west side in that stretch of upper Village Lane extending from the wharf to Orchard Street, has a driveway. On the other hand, in lower Village Lane, no fewer than 5 houses in a row have no driveways, so that the residents have no place to park except on the street. But on the other side of Village Lane in that same portion, every house has a driveway and it does seem, I, it hasn't been explained to my satisfaction that there really is a problem of fire tracks getting through when cars are parked on both sides. Indeed, every Memorial Day celebration, the tracks manage to get through. It seems to be in a way, a solution in search of a problem but nonetheless, if one side of the street has to be banned from parking, it should be on the north side and not on the south side. Thank you. COUNCILMAN KRUPSKI: Excuse me, could you tell me why there are a lot of residents that don't have driveways? MR. HENRY: I think the houses are so close together, there simply isn't space. Some of them are just small beach cottages and I think one of the owners can address that. COUNCILMAN KRUPSKI: Maybe someone can, you have to take the mic though. Thank you. ERICA KLEINE: My name is Erica Kleine and I own one of those properties, it is 2300 Village Lane. And I have no garage, I have no driveway. It is a summer cottage, I have lived there for 12 years. I have never seen, with an exception of a couple of hours on Thursday evenings when there are events at the yacht club, maybe 2 hours over a stretch of maybe 8 weeks, there is, you wouldn't even say congestion but there are you know, there are quite a few cars parked. Even Memorial Day weekend, there are almost no cars around and as John pointed out, we have photos of cars parked on both sides of the road and the fire tracks passed with no problem during Memorial Day parade. So if they can do it then, I am not really sure why we need any change. I have no place to park, I mean, I have to park on the street and I would prefer to park in front of my house than have to drive around looking for parking. COUNCILMAN KRUPSKI: Thank you. Amendments to Chapter 260 Public Heating June 5, 2012 5 RICHARD GILLOOLY: Hi, my name is Richard Gillooly. I have two cottages at 222 Old Village Lane and just to reiterate what my neighbors and friends have said, this is a solution in search of a problem, we have lived in peace, I have been there for over 40 years and I don't understand why all of a sudden I am going to be impacted by this regulation that basically makes no parking in front of two of my cottages. I could go on but you get the drifL DON ROSE: I am Don Rose, my cottage is at 145 King Street. There are four houses on, at the comer from Village Lane and King Street to Willow Terrace and I have not mn into any condition where there has been congested parking along that portion of King Street. My cottage is being renovated and at times there have been 10 tracks, I am happy to say, 10 trucks working at the same time at my cottage. But that is going to end the end of June, so I don't understand why there should be no parking on the street in that small area of town. COUNCILMAN TALBOT: Sir, your house is on the north side of that? Or, would it be the north or west side of King Street? As you make the left on King, you are on the left hand side? MR. ROSE: That is correct. Make a left on King, I am on the left side. COUNCILMAN TALBOT: You have room for parking on your property though, right? MR. ROSE: Yeah, I have a driveway. COUNCILMAN TALBOT: So it wouldn't essentially affect you? MR. ROSE: It would affect guests coming for dinner. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Who else would like to address the Town Board? MARGARET MINICHINI: Good evening, I am Margaret Minichini, we also have a cottage in the area, at the comer where the yacht club is. I think that one of the things to take into consideration that has been mentioned is that there are businesses in terms of the rental cottages there that are, that have been there for all of these years that don't have any proper parking for the guests in those cottages to be there, so that you are really sort of impacting the business of rentals that goes on in that area because about half of those cottages that are along there are actual rental properties. So I think it has an impact on not just on residents living in the area but it has an impact on the owners for the businesses in terms of the rentals that they do there as well. ANDY RUROEDE: Andy Ruroede, I am chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Orient fire department. The road is narrow, yes, sometimes you can get through. All you need is one car to stop, the road is done. We can't get through. UNIDENTIFIED: Inaudible. Amendments to Chapter 260 Public Hearing 6 June 5, 2012 MR. RUROEDE: Because some people do that. If we are coming with a fire track in one direction and somebody is coming in the other direction .... SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Can I just, for the interest of, you are free to speak as many times as you like but we will let everybody speak and then everybody else can speak. MR. RUROEDE: I don't want to see anybody get hurt by this. I wish there was, if there is some other solution, I would love to see it. I just, like I said, you could have one car coming in the other direction and then the fire track, cars on both sides of the road, it is not going to work. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Andy, can I ask, the speaker before you suggested it was almost a segmented no parking. The no parking is on the west side as you come down, to shift that over to the east side, would that be a solution? MR. RUROEDE: Just as long as we get parking on one side, I think it would solve the problem. I am not worried too much about which side but it is just should be the point that you have got the car on each side of the road and one car is coming down the road, we are just not going to get through. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Okay. MR. RUROEDE: That's what our point is. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you. TIM FROST: My name is Tim Frost, my wife spoke before. We have two properties on Village Lane, one at 2163 and one at 2198. in terms of the alternatives that had been considered, if there were to be any change, it would appear to me, it would seam to me that the decision should be considered of moving the no parking to the, what would be the east side of Village Lane. And the primary reason for that is if you are driving around that comer and you are looking forward for oncoming traffic, you are going to be looking on the inside of the arc of the radius to the turn. So that you would be, if there were no parking there, as you made the turn, you would be able to see whether cars were coming in that direction. I think it is just a consideration you should make. If there is going to be a change, that it does make sense that the parking, that the no parking requirement move to the other side of the street. Thank you. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Who else would like to address the Town Board? Linton? L1NTON DUELL: I am a member of the Orient fire district, I am a commissioner and what Mr. Frost just said actually does have some merit. His property is the one that can be the most impacted by the change in parking because he has a curve in front of his rental properties, it would be very difficult to get over that or to make any changes. The next couple of properties are owned by Dick Gillooly and they do park offthe road, on Amendments to Chapter 260 Public Hearing June 5, 2012 7 the grass in front of a picket fence. So that could be or could not be something, the problem, to continue further on the road, you get to John Henry's two properties or excuse me, Erica Kleine. She has room for about one or two cars off the street right in front of her property but it is difficult. Then you get a little bit further and you have John Henry's property. He has a garage plus two spaces in front of the garage for parking on that side and then he has property to the side, further along the road which is vacant but which is decorated and landscaped. So there would be parking there. As to which side you want to have it, that is really immaterial, except for the people who are on the other side that all of a sudden going to have parking on their property versus the folks on the other side. Of course, Dick Gillooly has property on both sides and takes up parking on Fletcher or what the other name of that street is. So, there is ample parking in certain areas for some of these homeowners and others, it is a hardship. So how you decide whether which side or the other, Mr. Frost's idea about limiting parking on the east side of the mm, that would work if it was from the bay house continuing to King Street. Our whole purpose here is to make sure we have access, a parade on Memorial Day is one thing, when you are driving a vehicle at about 1 or 2 miles an hour. It is another thing when you are racing on an emergency call or a fire call, which would be even more difficult because of the size of our trucks. So those are the things that have to be taken into consideration. How you want to do it is probably up to you and maybe a planner that has a better idea of how to facilitate this but it is a concern of ours and we would like to see parking on one side or the other, especially from the bay house going south on King Street and to the (inaudible) area on King Street. Thank you. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Who else would like to address the Board on this particular issue? ELLEN MCNEILLY: Hi, my name is Ellen McNeilly and I live in Orient and I wanted to speak in support of some of my neighbors although I don't have property on that particular stretch of land. Sorry?. TOWN CLERK NEVILLE: Can you pull the mic down? They can't hear you. MS. MCNEILLY: I said I wanted to speak in support of some of my neighbors who have expressed concern about the parking regulation. In support of Tim's suggestion about the arc on the right hand side of it. it's been, I got some information the other day that there are basically 80 emergency calls per year a year to the fire department, 80 % of which are emergency services that require the ambulance and not the trucks. Therefore, there are roughly 10 fire calls per year in the entire town of Orient. So the comment was made that it was kind of a solution in search of a problem, this may have some bearing on this issue relative to what's happened, what is in fact the pattern of calls in the area. So I think that really should be looked at more in terms of what actually has happened, does happen and whether or not the fire department can in fact stop traffic when it is answering a call or if there is, because that very often happens in Greenport, I have seen whenever there is a call or in East Marion whenever there is a call, boom, traffic is stopped, cars are moved out of the way, people can't get through. Same thing happened with that fire on Willow Terrace. Traffic was stopped in the areas that were leading up to it for all the tracks that Amendments to Chapter 260 Public Hearing 8 June 5, 2012 were coming from the different towns. So I think that this is a bit of an overkill situation, in my opinion. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Who else would like to address the Town Board on this particular issue? UNIDENTIFIED: What is the procedure? How does this get resolved? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Well, that is something that the Town Board will put on the table right now. We are six individual members here, I will go first, since I am talking. I have to be honest, I have no reason to doubt the fire department and the commissioners when they say that there is a problem that needs to be resolved. I am intent on helping them resolve it. at the same time, I have heard some good suggestions tonight. Mr. Henry had actually emailed me a good suggestion just the other day. what I would like to see, my personal goal, would be to table this and sit down with the community, sit down with the fire district officials and see if we can come up with some reasonable compromise that addresses both concerns. That is my personal view. COUNCILMAN KRUPSKI: After, I looked at it on Saturday because, you know, you drive down there and you don't even notice the names of the, (inaudible) Street, so I had to go and look at it. Took the map and to see where the problem or where I thought there was a problem and I agree with the Supervisor, I was waiting for the public hearing to get input, to get more information and I certainly would like to take another look at it, after what I have heard tonight. UNIDENTIFIED: Inaudible. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: She won't be able to hear when we transcribe the minutes. We need you to use the microphone so the people who transcribe the minutes can .... UNIDENTIFIED: I just wondered if there is any precedent for giving stickers so the residents could at least park in front of their homes, the people that don't have driveways? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Usually in other cases, when we try to solve parking problems, it is generally the abuse of the beaches. People are going to beaches and they don't have the stickers, so they park in front of, so we extend those parking by sticker only out, the problem is here is it is the presence of the vehicle, whether there is a sticker on it or not that is presenting the problem, that is presenting the challenge. But again, I have heard some good suggestions, I think these are suggestions that can be resolved with a little bit of dialogue. And also with Linton's excruciating detail of that Village Lane, I want to hire him per diem in the Assessor's office. JUSTICE EVANS: I think we should defeat it and come back with a new law. I do support the fire department, particularly on that curve, I have driven down there many times and to have parking on both sides of the street there could be really dicey with a big Amendments to Chapter 260 Public Hearing 9 June 5, 2012 truck coming along and there may only be 80 incidents a year but all it takes is one where a fire truck or the ambulance cant get there. So I think some kind of compromise may have to be made and maybe the residents and the fire department can get together and figure out exactly where the no parking should be, that gives people access to parking that don't have driveways but also gives the fire department the room to maneuver down there. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Would we need to defeat this? I mean, that would be a substantial change. COUNCILMAN TALBOT: Bring it back to the Transportation Commission, have them look at it a little more intently? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Okay, the rest of the Board? COUNCILWOMAN DOHERTY: I agree with Louisa, I think it is going to have to change so much that we might as well defeat it and I think it is important that the people that live on the street help develop the plan. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Okay. Can I invite some of the members of the fire department to sit down with members of the Transportation Commission and go over an alternative plan that would satisfy all parties? Members in the community, yes. COUNCILMAN TALBOT: The Transportation Commission meeting, the next one coming up it's on Monday at 10:00 AM. Here, down in the conference room. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: We will try to set up a separate meeting in the evening, so that people can make it. I am sure there are a few members there that would be willing to, you know, we don't need to have the whole commission, just a few reps from that commission along with reps from the fire department and the community to work out some reasonable solution. So we will set that up as an evening meeting, if that would work better for everybody. Okay? Would anybody else like to comment? (No response) This heating was closed at 8:19 PM Southold Town Clerk RESOLUTION 2012-492 DEFEATED DOC ID: 7923 THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2012-492 WAS DEFEATED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOV~N BOARD ON JUNE 5, 2012: WHEREAS there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk . County, New York, on the 8th day of May, 2012, a Local Law entitled "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 260~ Vehicles and Traffie~ in connection with Parking Restrictions and Traffic and Pedestrian Safety on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient" and WHEREAS the Town Board of the Town of Southold held a public heating on the aforesaid Local Law at which time all interested persons were be given an opportunity to be heard, and now therefor be it. RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby ENACTS the proposed Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 260, Vehicles and Traffic, in connection with Parking Restrictions and Traffic and Pedestrian Safety on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient" reads as follows: LOCAL LAW NO. 2012 A Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 260, Vehicles and Traffie~ in connection with Parking Restrictions and Traffic and Pedestrian Safe .ty on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient". BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows: Purpose. The purpose of this local law is to improve safety for pedestrians and vehicles, as well as dealing with impacts to the public's health, safety and welfare resulting from vehicle parking and standing on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient. Il. Chapter 260 of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended as follows: {}260-8. Parking prohibited at all times. The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited at all times in any of the following locations and at any other location where signage indicates "no parking": Name of Street Side Location Village Lane West At Orient, between a point 50 feet north of the northerly curbline of Orchard Street and a-poim-6g$-f~ ~ extending to the terminus of Village Lane at the intersection with Kin~ Street Name of Street Side Location Resolution 2012-492 King Street South Board Meeting of June 5, 2012 At Orient, from the southeasterly comer of the intersection of King Street and Village Lane to the southwesterly comer of the intersection of King Street and Willow Terrace Lane III. SEVERABILITY If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect the validity of this law as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid. IV. EFFECTIVE DATE This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided by law. Elizabeth A. Neville Southold Town Clerk RESULT: DEFEATED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice SECONDER: Jill Doherty, Councilwoman AYES: Ruland, Talbot, Doherty, Krupski Jr., Evans, Russell Updated: 6/5/2012 2:19 PM by Lynda Rudder Page 2 SUMMARY OF LL/VlLLAGE LANE PARKING THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS EVENING'S PUBLIC HEARING AMENDS CHAPTER 260 ENTITLED "VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC" OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN CODE. THE PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENTS IS TO IMPROVE SAFETY FOR PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICLES, AS WELL AS DEALING WITH IMPACTS TO THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE RESULTING FROM VEHICLE PARKING AND STANDING ON VILLAGE LANE AND KING STREET IN THE HAMLET OF ORIENT. THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE AND ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE. #10705 STATE OF NEW YORK) ) SS: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK) Karen Kine of Mattituck, in said county, being duly sworn, says that she is Principal Clerk of THE SUFFOLK TIMES, a weekly newspaper, published at Mattituck, in the Town of Southold, County of Suffolk and State of New York, and that the Notice of which the annexed is a printed copy, has been regularly published in said Newspaper once each week for 1 week(s), successfully commencing on the 24th day of May, 2012. Sworn to before me this Principal Clerk ~/~(~ 2012. ~ ~OUI~ISKI NO't'ARY PUBLiC-STAlE OF NEW YORK NO. 01V06105050 Qualified in SuffOll[ county MY commli~lon ExOl/es Fe~ua(¥ 28, 2016 STATE OF NEW YORK) SS: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK) ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE, Town Clerk of the Town of Southold, New York being dulyswom, says that on the /~, dayof OT,~/ ,2012, she affixed a notice of which the annexed printed notice is a true copy, in' a proper and substantial manner, in a most public place in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, to wit: Town Clerk's Bulletin Board, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York. Re: PH Village Lane, Orient parking Sworn before me this ~¢ day of~t~__ 2012. VI~othry Pt{blic '- LINDA J COOPER NOTARY pUBLiC, Stato of New York NO. 01004822563, Suffol~k C~o~utit~ Term Expires December 3t, ~u I ( v Southold Town clerk LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE of PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, on the 8th day of May, 2012, a Local Law entitled "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 260~ Vehicles and Traffic~ in connection with Parking Restrictions and Traffic and Pedestrian Safety on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient" and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Southold will hold a public hearing on the aforesaid Local Law at Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, on the 5th day of June, 2012, at 7:34 p.m. at which time all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. The proposed Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 260~ Vehicles and Traffic~ in connection with Parking Restrictions and Traffic and Pedestrian Safety on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient" reads as follows: LOCAL LAW NO. 2012 A Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 260~ Vehicles and Traffie~ in connection with Parking Restrictions and Traffic and Pedestrian Safety on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient". BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows: Purpose. The purpose of this local law is to improve safety for pedestrians and vehicles, as well as dealing with impacts to the public's health, safety and welfare resulting from vehicle parking and standing on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient. II. Chapter 260 of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended as follows: {}260-8. Parking prohibited at all times. The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited at all times in any of the following locations and at any other location where signage indicates "no parking": Name of Street Side Location Village Lane West At Orient, between a point 50 feet north of the northerly curbline of Orchard Street and a-~ sou~ extending to the terminus of Village Lane at the intersection with King Street Section 275-11 is amended to clarify standards fro all construction and operations within the Trustees' jurisdiction and to modify the rules for installation of fences for erosion control purposes and platforms on or near bluffs. Section 275-14 is amended to allow for transfer of permits to another applicant upon a showing to the Trustees that the structure in its current state conforms to the terms and conditions of the permit as issued. The full text of the proposed local law is available for review at the Town Clerk's Office, 53075 Route 25, Southold, during regular business hours or you may access it on the Town's website: southoldtown.northfork.net Dated: May 8, 2012 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD Elizabeth Neville Town Clerk PLEASE PUBLISH ON May 24~ 2012 AND FORWARD ONE (1) AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION TO ELIZABETH NEVILLE, TOWN CLERK, TOWN HALL, P.O. BOX 1179, SOUTHOLD, NY 11971. Copies to the following: The Suffolk Times Bd of Trustees Website Town Board Members Comptroller Town Attorney Town Clerk's Bulletin Board COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Steven Bellone SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE Department of Economic Development and Planning RECEIVED 5outho~d ToWn Clerk Joanne Minieri Deputy County Executive and Commissioner May 11, 2012 Division of Planning and Environment Town of Southold PO Box 1179 Southold, New York 11935 Att: Ms. Elizabeth A. Neville, Clerk Dear Ms. Neville: Applicant: Zoning Action: Public Hearing Date.: Resolution No.: S.C.P.D. File No.: Town of Southold Amendment; Chapter 260 (Vehicles & Traffic) June 5, 2012 #2012-412 & 413 SD-12-LD Pursuant to the requirements of Sections A14-14 thru A14-25 of the Suffolk County Administrative Code, the above referenced application which has been submitted to the Suffolk County Planning Commission is considered to be a matter for Local Determination as there is no apparent significant county wide or inter-community impact. A decision of Local Determination should not be construed as either an approval or disapproval. Very truly yours, Sarah Lansdale Director of Planning Chief Planner APF:ds LOCATION MAILING ADDRESS H. LEE DENNISON BLDG. - 4TH FLOOR P.O. BOX 6100 (631) 853-5191 100 VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788-0099 TELECOPIER (631) 853~.044 MAY. 31,2012 3:15PM EECE~ED N0,748 OR~r~ ~ DIglXICT O;~,ZBN"F, N'.Y. ~,!~ ~JTHOLD TOWN BOX 11~ SOU'I'/'H}LD~, N,Y, 119'71 AUGUST 01,2011 DEAR TOWN BOARD. MEMBeRS: THE &OARD OF Fm~ COMMISSIONEIL~ OF TIlE ORIENT FIRE DISTRICT, RESpECt'FULLY REQUEST THE SOUTHOLD TOWN ~OARD CONSIDER, AND ACf, ~ PROHIBIT PARKING IN AN AREA OF ORIENT VILLAGE, AS ~ WE REQUEST "NO PARKING" ON THE ~ SIDE OF VILLAGB LAN~ FROM THE ORIENTYACHT CLUB TO KING S'TREIET~ AND CONTINUING loft ON KING STREET TO THE AREA OF WILLOW' TERRACE LANF- THIS REQUEST IS DUE TO THE NARROW ROAD~q:)PULATED ~ FOR THE SAri. m ~ OF THE RESIDENTS, cmZ,ENS, AND RESPONDING EMERGENCY PERSONNEL CUIILRENTLY, THERE IS '"'MO PARKII~ pROHIBITED ON V1LLAGE LANE, FROM ORCHARD ,,. ! KEET TO THE YACIfr CLUB (ON THE WEST SIDEL OUR K~-QUF. ST WOULD COkrI'INUE THE PARKING REGULATION ON THAT SIDE OF LANE TO '~E~ AREA ON KING STREET Aa MENTIONED. YOUR CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON THI~ MATTER OF SAFETY IS A~R.ECIATED, iF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IS Nr~nED, IR.~E CONTACT A BOARD MEMBER, OR THE CHIEF OF ID~PARTMENT. L'I, AUD~ I. KUI~U~ DI ~T'IP,.ICT ADMINISTRATOR LA g 5t0$~;gL~EB << c;£ZgIT£ZLE@ H3JH$¥~g ~ N 0L;;L L0~L~£L0~ From: President Orient Association [mailto:president@orientassociation.org] Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 3:19 PM To: Russell, Scott Cc: john henr~ Subject: Orient Village Lane parking ban .... difficult for residents on west side below wharf Dear Scott, I received a note from John Henry pointing out that several of the houses on the lower part of Village Lane have very little parking room. A couple don't have drive or garage and certainly no room for a guest or visitor. I DO think the Fire Department and Town should consider how these residents are going to park and access their own homes if the ban is extended down the lane. Because they can't park on the other side of the street can they? You can pretty much see how tight the situation is by looking of Google Earth! I realize this comes after Ruth Ann, I and others said it seemed okay so long as only one side, But we weren't looking at this part of the puzzle. I won't be able to attend the hearing on June 5, but I'll see if a couple of others from Orient Association can. And maybe I can reach out to the Fire Department and ask them to take a closer look beforehand. Venetia Venetia Hands, Presid nt '~)k g~G RECEIVED JUI 4 6/4/2 0 ] Soulhold Town Clef[ Re: "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chanter 260. Yehieles and Traffic. in connection with Parkin~ Restrictions and Traffic and Pedestrian Safety on Village Lane and Kin~ Street in the hamlet of Orient". Dear Supervisor Russell and Town Board Members, The proposal to modify the parking regulations on lower Village Lane and King Street in Orient is unnecessary as vehicles, including emergency ones, have sufficient room to transit with the current roles in effect. Further, there is no issue of pedestrian safety as pedestrians use the sidewalk and/or greenway and the flow of vehicles on the street is light and slow moving so they have ample opportunity to cross the street safely. The proposed modification would be a severe hardship on property owners in the area who don't have on-site parking and, therefore, park on the street. We are in that category as the owners of a 4-unit vacation accommodation that we have operated for 19 years, and which has been in existence for upward of 80 years as an original part of the Bay House complex. There are approximately 20-25 times throughout the entire year when there is dense parking on the effected areas of Village Lane and King Street, and they are of short (2 - 4 hours) duration. These occur when there is an event at the yacht club, historical society, Poquatuck Hall, or Poquatuck Park. During these times informal verge parking is the norm southward from beyond the Bay House driveway on the east side of the street and southward from beyond Bayside Cottage on the west side oftbe street, where the curbs end, thereby leaving room for adequate traffic flow. Because there would be a serious hardship imposed on the residents of lower Village Lane and King Street with this change, the necessity of the proposal should be more closely studied and alternatives aired before a decision is made. Fixing one problem by creating another is not a solution. Thank you. Respectfully submitted, Clare L. Air RECEIVED 6/4/2012 "]: JUN 4 2012 Re: "A Local Law in relation to Amendmentg to Chapter 260. Vehiliim~mt~ ~t,*C~lk con.Junction with Parldn? Restrictions and Traffic and Pedestrian Sllfcty. Oil ¥illa~e I.nne arid Kin~ Street in the hamlet of Orient". Dear Supervisor Russell and Town Board Members, Imposing further parking restrictions on Village Lane and King Street will create a tremendous hardship for the effected homeowners and budmesses who now use street parking where lot sizes are small and current site planning requirements allowing on-property parking cannot be met. There simply is no code compliant way to create parking on the effected properties. As owners and residents in the area for over 19 years, we don't feel the town should attempt to solve one possible problem by creating another. More study of the situation and consideration of alternative solutions should be applied to solving the perceived parking problem. Ample street parking has been the status quo in the area for decades and homeowners and businesses have found ways to cooperate and thereby absorb vehicle parking at those few scheduled times when the Orient wharf, or the other institutions of the town, hold events. We request that the Town Board postpone the implementation of the proposed new parking prohibitions pending further study and consideration of alternatives if a problem exists. Res~tfully submitted, JOHN I-IE NHY 5~ RIVERSIDE DRIVE, APT. 16-B NEW YORK. NEW YORK 10024 (212) 724-50A I May 31, 2012 Town Board Southold Town Hall P.O. Box 1179 Southold, NY 11971 RECEIVED $outhold Town Cle~ Proposed Parking Rules on Village Lane, Orient Dear Mr. Chairman: I write as the owner of two properties on the west side of Village Lane in Orient, one at 2360 and one at 2440. I strongly urge you to reconsider the proposed rule eliminating parking on the west side of Village Lane in the portion extending southward from Orient Wharf to King Street. To be sure, prohibiting parking on the west side of Village Lane makes perfect sense in the portion between Orient Wharf and Orchard Street; every homeowner on the west side of the street there has off-street parking. The situation on lower Village Lane is different, however. Five dwellings on the west side of lower Village Lane lack driveways, so residents of those properties must park on the street in front of their houses. On the east side of the street in this portion of Village Lane, all but two houses have driveways either on Village Lane itself or on a side street. Accordingly, if parking were to be eliminated on one side of the street in this section -- and it's questionable whether that's even necessary -- it should be on the east side. Respectfully, RECEIVED MAY 24 201l Southold Town Clerk RECEIVED MAY 24 201Z Cooper, Linda From: Sent: To: Subject: Richter, Jamie Thursday, May 24, 2012 3:00 PM Cooper, Linda RE: Orient Parking PH comment Linda The parking restriction this resident is concerned about was requested by the Orient Fire Department. The Transportation Commission discussed it and we did note that residential parking was going to be limited with the small lots. It was determined however, that the Fire Department concerns outweighed the residential parking ones. Do I need to officially respond to the resident that has a problem? Please let me know how I should proceed. Thank you! Jamie James A. Richter ~office of the Engineer wn of Southold, New York iamie, richter~town.southold, ny. us Office: 631-765-1560 Cell: 631-926-9430 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication with its contents may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. It is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). Unauthorized interception, review, use or disclosure is prohibited and may violate applicable laws including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of the communication. From: Cc: Subject: Cooper, LJnda Thursday, May 24, 2012 2:20 PM Berliner, Sandra; Neville, Elizabeth; Norklun, Stacey; Tomaszewski, Hichelle; Al Krupski (alkrupskitown@yahoo.com); Chris Talbot (chdstptal@yahoo.com); Doherty, Jill; Louisa Evans (Ipevans@fishersisland.net); Russell, Scott; W. Ruland (rulandfarm@yahoo.com); Andaloro, Jennifer; Finnegan, Hartin; Krauza, Lynne Cooper, Linda; Flatley, Hart. in; Frank Field; Harris, Peter; Jim Baker; Lanza, Heather; Margaret Brown; iViichael Domino; Neb Brashich; Richter, Jamie; Robert Feger; Tom Fox Orient Parking PH comment << File: Orient Prkimg PH comment_20120524141605.pdf >> ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE, MMC TOWN CLERK REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS MARRIAGE OFFICER RECORDS OF MANAGEMENT OFFICER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICER Town Hall, 53095 Main Road P.O. Box 1179 Southold, NewYork 11971 Fax (631) 765-6145 Telephone (631) 765-1800 southoldtown.nor th fork.net OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK TOWN OF SOUTHOLD May 8, 2012 Re: Resolution Numbers 2012- 412 & 413 "A Local Law in Relation to Amendments to Chapter 260 Vehicles & Traffic in connection with Parking Restrictions and Pedestrian Safety on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient. Andrew P. Freleng, Chief Planner Suffolk County Department of Planning Post Office Box 6100 Hauppauge, New York 11788-0099 Dear Mr. Freleng: The Southold Town Board at their regular meeting held on May 8, 2012 adopted the resolutions referenced above. Certified copies are enclosed. Please prepare an official report defining the Planning Department's recommendations with regard to this proposed local law and forward it to me at your earliest convenience. This proposed local law is also being sent to the Southold Town Planning Board for their review. The date and time for this public hearing is 7:34 PM, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Please do not hesitate to contact me, if you have any questions. Thank you. Very truly yours, Southold lown Clerk Enclosure cc: Town Board Town Attorney ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE, MMC TOWN CLERK REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS MARRIAGE OFFICER RECORDS OF MANAGEMENT OFFICER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICER Town Hall, 53095 Main Road P.O. Box 1179 Southold, NewYork 11971 Fax (631) 765-6145 Telephone (631) 765-1800 southoldtown.northfork.net OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK TOWN OF SOUTHOLD May 8, 2012 Re: Resolution Numbers 2012-"412 & 413" "A Local Law in Relation to Amendments to Chapter 260, Vehicles and Traffic in connection with Parking Restrictions and Pedestrian Safety on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient. Mr. Donald Wilcenski, Chairman Southold Town Planning Board 53095 Main Road Post Office Box 1179 Southold, New York 11971 Dear Mr. Wilcenski: The Southold Town Board at their regular meeting held on May 8, 2012 adopted the resolutions referenced above. Certified copies are enclosed. Please prepare an official report defining the Planning Department's recommendations with regard to this proposed local law and forward it to me at your earliest convenience. This proposed local law is also being sent to the Suffolk County Department of Planning for their review. The date and time for this public hearing is 7:34 PM, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Please do not hesitate to contact me, if you have any questions. Thank you. Very truly yours, $outhold lown Clerk Enclosure cc: Town Board Town Attorney RESOLUTION 2012-412 ADOPTED DOC ID: 7850 THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2012-412 WAS ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON MAY 8, 2012: WHEREAS, there has beent~resented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, on the 8 day of May, 2012, a Local Law entitled "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 260~ Vehicles and Traffic~ in connection with Parkino Restrictions and Traffic and Pedestrian Safety on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient" now, therefore, bc it RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold will hold a public hearing on the aforesaid Local Law at Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, on the day of June, 2012, at 7:34 p.m. at which time all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. The proposed Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 260~ Vehicles and Traffic~ in connection with Parking Restrictions and Traffic and Pedestrian Safety on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient" reads as follows: LOCAL LAW NO. 2012 A Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 260, Vehicle~ and Traffic, in connection with Parking Restrictions and Traffic and Pedestrian Safe.tv on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient". BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows: I. Purpose. The purpose of this local law is to improve safety for pedestrians and vehicles, as well as dealing with impacts to the public's health, safety and welfare resulting from vehicle parking and standing on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient. II. Chapter 260 of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended as follows: §260-8. Parking prohibited at all times. The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited at all times in any of the following locations and at any other location where signage indicates "no parking": Name of Street Side Location Village Lane West At Orient, between a point 50 feet Resolution 2012-412 Name of Street King Street Board Meeting of May 8, 2012 north of the northerly curbline of Orchard Street and somhedy4h~eo~ extending to the terminus of Village Lane at the intersection with King Street Side Location South At Orient, from the southeasterly comer of the intersection of King Street and Village Lane to the southwesterly comer of the intersection of King Street and Willow .Terrace Lane IlL SEVERABILITY If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect the validity of this law as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid. IV. EFFECTIVE DATE This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided by law. Elizabeth A. Neville Southold Town Clerk RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Christopher Talbot, Councilman SECONDER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice AYES: Ruland, Talbot, Doherty, Kmpski Jr., Evans, Russell Updated: 5/8/2012 11:21 AM by Lynne Krauza Page 2 RESOLUTION 2012-413 ADOPTED DOC ID: 7851 THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2012-413 WAS ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON MAY 8, 2012: RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to transmit the proposed Local Law entitled "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 260~ Vehicles and Traffic~ in connection with Parking Restrictions and Traffic and Pedestrian Safety on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient" to the Southold Town Planning Board and the Suffolk County Department of Planning for their recommendations and reports. Elizabeth A. Neville Sonthold Town Clerk RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Jill Doherty, Councilwoman SECONDER: William Ruland, Councilman AYES: Ruland, Talbot, Doherty, Krupski Jr., Evans, Russell  RESOLUTION 2012-412 ADOPTED DOC ID: 7850 THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2012-412 WAS ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON MAY 8, 2012: WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, on the 8tnday of May, 2012, a Local Law entitled "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 260~ Vehicles and Traffic~ in connection with Parking Restrictions and Traffic and Pedestrian Safety on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient" now, therefore, bc it RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold will hold a public hearing on the aforesaid Local Law at Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, on the 5th day of June, 2012, at 7:34 p.m. at which time all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. The proposed Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 260~ Vehicles and Traffic~ in connection with Parking Restrictions and Traffic and Pedestrian Safety on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient" reads as follows: LOCAL LAW NO. 2012 A Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 260~ Vehicles and Traffic~ in connection with Parking Restrictions and Traffic and Pedestrian Safety on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient". BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as fbllows: I. Purpose. The purpose of this local law is to improve safety for pedestrians and vehicles, as well as dealing with impacts to the public's health, safety and welfare resulting from vehicle parking and standing on Village Lane and King Street in the hamlet of Orient. 1I. Chapter 260 of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended as follows: §260-8. Parking prohibited at all times. The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited at all times in any of the following locations and at any other location where signage indicates "no parking": Name of Street Side Location Village Lane West At Orient, between a point 50 feet north of the northerly curbline of Orchard Street and ~ -~:~' ~'~ r~ ......... : ........ extendin o the Resolution 2012-412 Name of Street King Street Board Meeting of May 8, 2012 terminus of Village Lane at the intersection with King Street Side Location South At Orient, from the southeasterly comer of the intersection of King Street and Village Lane to the southwesterly comer of the intersection of King Street and Willow Terrace Lane IlL SEVERABILITY If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect the validity of this law as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid. IV. EFFECTIVE DATE This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided by law. Elizabeth A. Neville Southold Town Clerk RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Christopher Talbot, Councilman SECONDER: Louisa P. Evans, Justice AYES: Ruland, Talbot, Doherty, Krupski Jr., Evans, Russell Updated: 5/8/2012 11:21 AM by Lynne Krauza Page 2