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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPB-03/24/1960-JOINTSouthold Town Planning Board SOUTHOLD, L. I., N. Y. PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS John Wickham, Chairman Hcn~/ Moisa Alfred Gr~b~ Archibald Youn~ William U~e!bach Southold Town Board Southold Town Board of Appeals Southold Town Planning Board March 24~ 1960 A joint meeting of the Southold Town Board~ Southold Town Board of Appeals and Southold TOwn Planning Board was held Thursday~ March 24, 1960 at the Town Clerk's Office~ Main Road~ Southold~ New York. Town Board Members Present: Messrs. Henry Tuthill. Supervisor~ Lester Albertson~ Councilman~ LOuis Demarest~ Coun¢ilman~ Henry Clark~ J,~tice of the Peacea. Ralph Tuthili, Justice of the Peace~ E. Perry E~wards~ Justice of the Peace~ Planning Board Members Present~ John Wickham, ~enry Moisa, Alfred Grebe, Archibald YoUng~ and William ~nkelbach. Board of Appeals Members Present: Messrs. Robert Wo ~iilispie~ Jr., Robert Bergen,~ Herbert Rosenberg, Charles Grigonis, Jr., ~nd Serge Doyen~ Jr. Also Present: Messrs. Robert W. TaSker~. Town Attorney, Albert W. Richmond, Town Clerk, Howard ~. Terry~ Building Inspector, Harold Pri~e, Highway Superintend~nt~ Otto W. Van Tuy!~ Consultant, ~nd Joseph ~nd Anthony Stagnitta. Joint Meeting --2-- March 24~ 1960 Each Board separately held their re~r meetings from 7:00 until 8:00 P.M~ ~ At 8:05 P.F~ Supervisor Tuthill called the Joint Meeting to order and introduced ~Lr. Robert Villa~ District Engineer for the Suffolk County Health Department. Mm. Villa stated that he had come before this group to ask the cooperation of the Town of $outhold in helping to enforce the Health Code. He explained the need for increasing,the minimum lot size to 20~000 sq. ft~ the main reason being to curtail population density on a tract of land~ which affect the water and sewage disposal~ Mr. Villa stated thatasking for20~000 sq. ft. now is onlya stoic-gap measure between now and the time public water will be a necessity which will be the very near future. Mr. Villa also requested t hat the Town Board pass a resolution requiring a certificate from the Health Department approving water snpply and cesspools or other sewage disposal systems before a certificate of occupancy is issued by the Building Inspector. Me~bers of the various Boards asked questions which were answered in the light of what-would have to be done to protect the public's interest? M2r. Gillispie questioned Mr. Villa relative to converting salt water into fresh water and Mr. Villa stated that it is presently in the test stage. Mr. Rosenberg asked aboutlots that are in existence att he present time with less than 20,000 sq~ ft. and Mrs. VLlla stated that as a general rule if they are in existence now and comply with the 100 ltl regulation betweenthe well point ~nd eesspool~ the Health Department is not insisting on 20~008sq~ ft. Discussion was held relative to subdivisioas and M~. Villa stated that the' definition of subdivision by'the Health Depart- ment iS'5 ~r more lots~ The members present then hear d from Mr. John-.G~ Wetzel~ District Engineer for the Bureau of State Building Code.~ State of New York~ whose office is at270 Broadway~> NeW York 7~ New York. ~Lr. Wetzel spoke relative to the Town of Southold adopting the State B~ilding Code. He explained how it operates and what Joint Meeting ~arch 2'4~ 1960 the procedure is for adopting the Code. Mr. Wetzel stated that the Code Commission would supply technical advice on how to go about setting up the Code and the cost to the Town~ upon request~ Several questions were asked and answered by the various members of-the Boards. Since the discussionswith Mr. Villa and Mr. Wetzel wer~ so lengthy the members presM~t decided to forego discussion on the proposed amendments tot he Building Zone 0rdin~nceuntila later date. This date to be set on April 5th. The meeting adjourned atll:30 P.~L John Wickham~ Chairman Southold Town Planning Board Respectfully submitted~ Judith T. Boken Secretary