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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPB-04/25/1960-JOINTSouthold Town Planning Board SOUTHOLD, L. II, N. Y. PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS John kK/ickham, Chairman Henry Moisa Alfred Grebe Archibald Young William Unkelbach ~outhold Town Boazd Southold Town Board of Appeals Southold Town Planning Board April 25, 1960 A joint meeting of the Southold Town Board,~ .Southold Town Board of Appeals and $outhold Town Planning Board was held Monday, April 25, 1960 at the Town Clerk Office. Main Road, Southold, New York. Town Board Members Present: Messrs. Henry Tuthill, Supervisor~ Lester Albertson, Councilman~ Louis Demarest, Councilman~ Henry Clark, Justice of the Peace, Ralph Tuthill, Justice of the Peace. Planning ~oard Members Present: Messrs. John Wick~am~ chairman. Henry Moisa, Alfred Grebe, Arch/bal~ Yo~ng~ and William gnkelbach~ Board of Appeals Members Present: Messrs,. Robert Gillispie. Jr.~ Chairmar~ Robert Bergen, Herbert RoseD3~erg, and Charles Grigonis, Jr. Also Pres~ent: M~ssrs. Robert W. Tasker, Town Attorney. Al~ert.W. ~iehmond, Town Clerk, ~oward ~. Terry~ Building Inspector. Harold Price, Highway Superintendent, Otto W. Van Tuyl, Counsultant, and Otto Anrig, Police Chief, Joint Meeting -2- April 25~ 1960 The meeting was called to order at 7:50 P.M. ~ollowing a regula~ meeting of the Southold Town Board which began at~7:30 The first matter under discussion was increasing thle size of the minimum lot area fr.om 12.500 sq. ft. to 20,000 sq. ft~ Supervisor Tuthill spoke on the need of increasing the size of the lots or installing publicwater supply as outlined by the Health Department at the last joint meeting. The outcome was t~hat the members present decided not to Lncrease the size of the lots at this time. Jo~n Wickham spoke as being oppDsed to five tots or more compris//ag a subdivision. ~e is also opposed to the ~ealth Department enforcing their rules and regulations in the Town of Southold~ All members discussed T/~e requirements of the Health Department to be enforced in the Town, a-bulletin on which was to be supplied by the Health Department. Town Attorney Tasker stated that we should not take any active part in any rul.es and regulations the Health Department want to enforce. They should enforce their own~ However~ the Town has a moral obligation to apprise builders or prospective home ~owners that thereare other rules and regulations besides the Zoning Ordinance requirements which should be investigated~ The outcome of this suggestion was ~t theHealth Department will supply ~nformative bulletins or required application blanks to be handed o=t by the B~ilding /~spector upon the receipt of an. application for a building permit. And it should be cleartystated to all parties that these are not Town regulations and are given to them for their information only.. The following amendments to the Zoning Ordinance were discussed and decision reached: 1. By amendingArtic~e I.. Section i00~ by add//~,g thereto a new paragraph to be paragraph7A~ to read as roi-lows: 7A-COUNSELIk{G SE~VI~-~$ - Advice on investments~ insurance and the like. 2. By amen~gArticle I. Section 10©~ by adding thereto a new paragraph 'to be paragraph 12B to read as follows= 12B~HANDICRAFTS -- Minor electrical and mechanical repairs. sign painting, model makimg~ minor furniture repairs and refinishing, and occupations of a similar character. ~oint Meeting --3-- April 25~ 1960 3. By amending Article I, Section 100. by adding thereto a new paragraph 12C, to read as follows: 12E--HOME OCCUPATIONS - Dressmaking, millinery~ home baking, hand laundry, and similar occupations. All phases of these three items were discussed in detail and it was decided that they should all be dropped. -- Items 1, 2~ and 3. The following one was approved as submitted~ 4. By amend~gArticle II, Section 20'0, to read as follows: SECTION 200 - USE DISTRICT REGULATIONS -For the purpose of this Ordinance, the Town of Southold. outside of the incorporated villages, is hereby divided into our ~(4) classes of districts which shall be designated as follows: "A" Reside~utia! and Agricultural Districts "M" Multiple Residence Districts "B" Business Districts "C" industrial Districts. No. 5 was also approved as submitted: 5. By amendingArticle III, Section 300, by adding thereto a new subdivision to be subdivision lA to read as follows: lA - Two (2) family dwellings. The ~ollo~ing proposed amendment was discussed at length and it was decided they should be dropped: 6. ~y amending Article III~ Section 300~ Subdivision 8~ to read as follows: 8 ~ ~sescustomarilY incidental to any of the above uses when located on the same lot and not involving the conduct Of a. Separate business. This shall be understo~ to include the professional office .or studio of a doc%or, dentist~ teacher~ artist~ architect, Joint Meeting April 25, 1960 engineer, musician~ lawyer~ magistrate, investment and insurance adviser or practitioner of a similar character or rooms used for hobbies, handicrafts~ or for home occupations~ including dressmaking~ millinery~ or simearth-handicrafts, PROVIDED that the office~ studio or occupational rooms are located in a dwelling in which the practitioner resides and in a building accessory thereto, and PROVIDED further, no goods ~re publicly displayed~on the premises and no sign or advertisement is shown otAer than a sign not larger than one (1) foot by two (2)~feet in size, bearing only the name and occupation (words only) of the practitioner. The next proposal was approved with the addition of the words "or grown"' on line 2 as shown below: 7. By .amending Article III~ Section 300~ Subdivision 9, to read as follows: 9 - The sale at retail of farm garden or nursery products produced or grown on the premises or of animals raised on the premises. One (1) adver~sing sign~ either single or double faced~ not larger than four (4] feet by six (6) feet in size. advertising the sale of farm garden or nursery products produced on the premises or of animals raised on the premises. The following proposals numbered 8, 9 and 10 were approved as they stand: 8. By amending Article III, Section 300~ Subdivision 10, to read as follows: 10 - On.e (i) real ~estate sign~ either single or. double faced~ nctlarger than three (3) feet by four (4) feet in.size on any o~e (1) or mo~e l~ts~ advertising the sale or lease o~ only the ~remises on which it is maintained ~nd set back not less than the required front yard distance and lot ~ess than ten (10) feet from each side line. 9. By amending Article IIIA, Section 360~ Subdivision 2~ to read as follows: (2) On premises used for hotel~ motel, boarding and tourist house purposes~ unlessotherwise provided as Joint I~eeting -5- April 25~ 1960 a special exception by the Board of Appeals as herein- after provided, one (1) advertising sign~ eib_her ~single or do~ble faced, not exceeding fifty (50)s~F~are feet in area, the lower edge of which shall be not less than four (4) feet above the ground~and the upper edge of wAich shall not extead more th~n thirty-fi~e (35) feet above~ the gro%uld. Such sign shall advertise only~ the ~siness conducted on the premises~ and shall be setback not less than-~fi~e (5) feet from all street and property lines. 10. By amending Article IV, Section 400, Subdivision-7, to read as follows: 7- Places of amusement When approved as a~special exception by~%e Board of Appeals as hereinafter provided. The following proposal was dropped for the present and will be .taken up at a later date: tl. By amending Article V, Section 503, to re~%d as follows: Section 503 -."C" front TARD~- In the "C" Industrial District~ the required front yard shall be at least .thizty (30) feet, provided further that-were~r0perty is bounded on any side by a private right--of-way, ~th~r than~a railroad right~-of-way~, there shall be a setback along the entire length_of such private right-of-way.of at Ie~st fifteen (15) feet. The following addition w~s alsD discussed .and approved.. Article ~, Section 400, Sut)section 9 add thereto-: NeW and used car lots when approve~ as a special e~eeption b~ the Boa-rd o~f ApPeals as hereinafter provided. The interpretation~ this new.addition shall be thatthere shall be one (1) fee required for any combination of things applied for under Section 400, S%%bsection 9. The~ e was considerable discussion held relative to overhead fuel ta~ks; gasoline, fuel oil~ asphalt, etc. tanks, amd it was decided that all fuel ta'nks over 300 gal. must~ installed ~elow' the ground level in any or all dis~icts~ .Joint Meeting -6- April 25,.1960 It_was the conclusion of the members present there should be a new section in Article X stating that.all fue~ tanks over 300 gal. should be installed below ground level in ail~districts. A lengthy d%scussion was held relative to safety features and. the type of tanks to be ~nstalled .and it was left to the Town .Attorney to draw up a new section of the Ordinance to be submitted at a later date. A discussion .was held on sign proposal of the~.Witherspoons. After a.long discussion it was decided the BOard of Appeals should, for the time. being, grant thempermission to-relocate any signs, where the location of an existing sign had bean lost due to a change oft he highwayor the tossof a site beyond their immediatecontrol. Discussion was held on the.requirements of fenuing of junk yards. It was agreed by all present that this fencing, as required under Section 100i in the Building Zone Ordinance should be carried out as stated in the ~0rdinance. Meeting adjourned at 10:45 P.M. Secretary, Pro Tek