HomeMy WebLinkAboutPB-06/09/1969Southold Town Planning Board
SOUTHOLD, L. I., N. Y. 11971
PLANNING ,BOA R~D
M EM,B ERS
John IWickh~atmr, Cha, ir~man
Henm/ "Moisa
Alfred Grebe
William U n kelbach
,Frank Coyle
MINUTES
SOUTHOLD TOWN PIANN~G BOARD
June 9;,. 1969
A regular meeting of the Southold Town Planning Board was
held at 7:30 PgM.~, Monday:=, June 9. 1969~ at the Town Office~
Main Road~ Southold., New York.
There were present: Messrs: John-WiCkham~, 'Chairman; 'Henry
Moisa~ Vice Chairman; Alfred Grebe., Henry Raynor.. Frank Coyle
present mt 8:'35
Also present: Howard Terry~, Building Inspector~OttoVan Tuyt.
Consultant.
~IE CHAIRMAN: I will call the meeting to order and'read the
legal notice of hearing.
NOTICE IS 7dEREBY'G:L-Vg~ that pursuant to-Section 276 Of the
Town 'Law. public hearing will be held ~y the SouthOld Town
Planning Board atthe Town Office..Main Roada. Southold~, New York.,
in said Town on ~he 9t.h' day of JuneJ.. 1969:~. at 7:30 o'cI~ck in 'the
evensong of ssid day$~ on the question of approval of ~_he following
plat:
Plat of property owned by Robert~J. Douglassz entitled
Will.w Terrace~ Sectionla consisting of a parcel-.f land of
11.87 acres~, situated in Orient~, in the T~nofSouthold.,
J Southold Town Pi g Board -2- June 9~, 1969
Suffolk County., New York~ and bounded and described as 'follows':
BEGINNING at a monument on t_he southerly line .f King Street,
said point of beginning being the following three c.urses along
the southerly and westerly line of said King Street fr~m a ~m?nument
at the southerly terminus of the westerly line of Bay '.A?enue, (1), N.
8g° 29' 10" E. -- 180115 feet; thence (2) N' 84' 33' 30". 1E, - 120~85
feet; t~henue (3) S. 8' 33' 00" E. -- 4.73 feet to the point of
beginning; frc~ said point of beginning running the followin~g 20
courses: (1) Along said southerly line of King Streets.~ N, 84 5'2'
40" E. - 20.04 feet; thence ~(~) S. 8' 33' 00" E. - 185~.28 feet;
~3) N. 80' 08.' 00" E. - 80&71 feet; thence !(4) N. 79° 39' 00" E.
78.82 feet; thence ~(5) S. 14' 48' 30" El - 189.29 feet; thence
S. 64' 26-' 30" E, -- 97,42 feet; thence ~(7) S. 1' 38' 10" W. - 150.0
feet; thence !(8)~ S. 88' 21' 50" E. - 40.0 feet; thence (9} S.
19' 00" E, - 190.95 feet; thence ~0) $. 74° 05' t0"'E. - 134.61
feet; thence-(I1) S. 13~ 30.' 0O" E. -114.0 feet; thence ~(~12) S.
23° 30,' 00" Eo - 150.0 feet; thence (13) S. 88~ 21' 50" E. - t16.50
feet; thence ~14) S. 1° 38' 10" W, -243.53 feet; thence-(~5) S.
46' 30' 00" E. - 67.14 feet; thence (16] S. 1° 38~ 10" W. - 10.41
feet; thence [17) S. 75' 40~ 20" E. - 132.71 feet; thence (18,)
Southeasterly on an irregular ~curve,. 100 feet,~ more or less, as
measured by a tie-line,~ S. 24' 25' 30" E. - 96.25 feet; thence
(19~ S. 4~'17' 30" W. - 155.91 feet; thence ~20) Si 75' 42' 20"
W. - 90.0 feet to ordinary high water mark of Orient Harbor; thence
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along said high water mark~., the following six courses: ~1) N. 57
29' 30" W. - 171.86 feet; thence ~) N. 51° 00' W. -- 150.0 feet;
~hence"~) N. 48' 30' 00" W' - 405,0 feet; ~_hence ~4) N. 45° 00"
'W, - 130.0 feet-; thence ~(5) N. 42' 00' W* - 130.0 feet; thence
~(~) N. 40~ 00' W. - 125,.0 feet; thence the following eight'courses:
(i) ~N. 66~ 08' 50" E. - 258.40 feet; t_hence !(2) N. 22 30~ 00 W. -
143.0 feet; thence !(~) S. 71' 36' 20" W. - 146.66 feet; thence
(4) N. 22° 30' 00" W. -- 296.23 feet; thence (~5) N. 16~ 22' 10" W.
2'01.22-feet; thence '~6) N, 79® 52' 00" E. --59.92'fee~; thence
~7) N. 79' 24' 00" E.'-- 67.72 feet; thence (8) N. 8~ 33' 00" W. -
186.89 feet to-the point of beginning, Containing '11.87 acres'.
The Chairman read the affidavits attesting 'to its publication
in the Long Island Traveler--Mattituck Watchmana and the-SuffOlk
Weekly 'Times,
THE CHAIRMAN: 'We have here a report of the Planning Board
Enqineer for-what he considers to be the cost of c.nstruction
of the h/~hways in this subdivision. Also a letter~, dated
January 13, 1969~, from the Superintendent of Highways -stating
that he has inspected the map and approves the lay-(rut of ~the
roads~ road profiles~, etc. In view of the fact t_hat Mr, Douglass
has been in several times 'and has met the requirements of the
Planning Board~l I will .pen this hearing for anyone who wishes
'~ 'Southold T~mn'~l~n~"~g Board -3-- June 9,. 1969
to speak in opposition to this subdivision.
~There was no response.)
THE CH~: I will now open this hearing for anyone who
~wishes to speakin favor of this subdivision.
MRj ROBERTJ~' DOUGLASS: I would appreciate ~he Board'helping
us out and getting us going. Here is a letter from Long Island
Lighting Company,. I have one.from the Telephone Company but I left
it home. The engineer was downSaturday, He ~alied me today~
they are ready to go ahead with poles and wiring. Theywill have
to increase ~he height of the poles to service-the new houses.
If there is anything else~. I will be glad to answer-any questions.
MRS' FRY: I ama home owneradjacent to this subdivision.
It is 'a pleasure to see ~these services being installed~, and the
roadsgoing in ~ith catch basins. When I moved here quite a
few yearsago~.I had to pay dearly for my services and road
up keep, I t~ink this is going to be a very'nice subdivision.
T~E CHAI~: I understand that most of the ,work has been
done.
MR~ ROBOT J.' DOUGLASS: The ~only thing ~at has not been
done is the oil finish.
The Chairman read a contract for Paul'~ra~z~l to.finish
the paving of '~e roads in accordance withT~Wn Highway ~Speeifications.
Contract in the amount of $5~125.
THE CHAIRMAN: The Town Board will require a bond.
ROBERT J~ .DOUGLASS: I didn't know that.
THE CHAI~: Therequir~d bond to be-in the amount of
$5~125~ plus increase costsa plus_administrative costs~
'MR~ ROBERT~J~"DOU~ASS: I would like to reduce ~he bend by
reimbursing the Town'Engineer.
~ CHAIRMAN: The Town Engineer has already been paid out
of the filing and inspection fee. Do a~y of the board members
have any further questionS?
I~R,' .OTTO 'VAN 'TUYL: Will the bond hold up the filing of
the map?
THE CHAIRMA%~: Ordimarily the,map is not signed until the
Town Board notifies us. Anything else?
-' $outhold Town Pla~'ng Board -4- June 9, 1969
:~There was no response~ )
,On motion by Mr. Moisa~ seconded byMr, Grebe~ it was
RESOLVED: WHE~REAS: Robert J, Douglass~ Orienta has petitioned
the Southold Town Plann/~g Board for final approvat .f his sub-
division WillowTerrace, located off south side King Street,
Orient~ and ~
WHEREAS: TheSuperin~end~t of Highways has approved the
lay-out of the roads~ and the~'Planning Board accepts his reporta
and
WHEREAS: ~he signing sf the final map is waived until such
time as a perfo~/nance bond ispostedand said bond is accepted
bytheSouthold~Town Board,
b~OW, TMEREFORE BE'ITRESOLVED: that final approval be gr~nted
to the subdivision. Willow Terrace~ located o~fffsouth side King
Street~ Orient~ New York~ subject to the following condition:
{1) The Town Board approving the, estimate-for the performance
bond for the completion of the roads in the subdivision.
Vote of the Board: Ayes:- all.
'Mr. Kappand.Wir. Wm. Grigonis appeared before ,~hePlanning
Board in .regard to se~ting a bond for'Harvest' Homes ~Estate,.'Section
I. Mr, Kapp presenteda contract fromWm. Payne for complete
installation of'water system. Larry Tuthill was to bring in a
revised estimate~ but he did not show up~ Mr. Wickham adwised
Mr. Kapp thathe-and ~he TownEngineer will have to come to terms
on this estimate.. Mr, Kapp said he would get a contract from
Corazzini for the roads, Mr. Wickh~m will recommend the bond
estimateto the Town'Board based on these two contracts plus
excess as figured by'Larry Tu~hill.
Mr. George Matthews~ ,Nassau Point~ CutchOguepresented a
survey of.pr:operty tocat~d on Nassau Point Road and Wur~weta
Rsad. M~. Matthews,asked the Board for'suggestiOns as to how
hecould divide the 'property. He.asked if it could be split
into 4 1.ts. Mr~ Wickham said this would be permissable as
long as.each lot contained an area of 20~000 sq. ft, Mr. Wickham
advisedMrl Matthews to draw up a preliminary plan and submit
it together with an application for a minor subdivision.
~ Southold Town PlaD~ng Board --5- ~ June 9~a 1969
lw~r, Dan :Smith presented a survey of property owned by
Sour/told DevelQpment~or~oration~ The 'Board~scussedthelmap
at some leng~th. Mr, Wickhamsuggested that-he file.for-m/nor-
-subdivision of 3 lots~ make pr~ision for 50 ft~ =igh.~-o~way~
and label balance ofland 'as reserved for possible future
:dedication to theTown for beach and recreation facilities.
~ir, Kurt Hambach of the ~South' Fork Development.'Co~-p,
appeared before the Planning Board in regard tomapDf-Corey
'Crcck Est~teso ~neyhave dredgedout part or,he required
100 ft~ turn-around in the road bed and the parkland play-
ground area. He was 'told that this w.uld not be acceptable
to the~Town. The~Board advise-d him to have M~, Van Tuyl
survey ita and then file an amended ma~.
Fir. Jim Reeve presented ~he Board with'~a revised preliminary
plan for proposed Bennetts~Pond subdi~is~ion~ lOCated '0ff,-Westphalia
Road~, Mattituck. The~ first lay-out created a problem of access to
one 'of the lots. The Board .inspected ~the revised map andsuggested
that'he submit it together'~ith an application for a subdivision.
He was authorized to precede withthe lengineering~work~ Health
Dept. required test~'holes~ water samples.~,etc~ '~-
Mr, HaIlack of~NorthvilleConstruction Inc, appeared before
the Board in regard to subdivision known as North Woods, located
E/S Cox'Lane~"Cutchog~e~ Larry TuthiI1 was to submit'estimate
for performance bond~ but did not apl~ar. Mr~ Hallack.-was given
subdivision applications to file. · A hearing is to be set ~up on
this subdivision for the next-meeting.
Mrl Terry.presented the Board~itha copy of the .new Zoning
Ordinance of ~he Town of Riverhead. The Town of.~outhold was
not n~ified or'their proposal to amend their'zoning ordinances,
and was not sent ~a notice of public'hearing~ They haverequeste~
us to sign awaiVer'approving 'their~new~ordinan=e~ ~Mr. Robert
W. Gillispie~ Jr. met'with Riverhead Town Officials to discuss
'the .matter,. Apparently the only thing that concerns us ~is-the
industriai zoning of the area bordering~iSou~hold Town on the
,westerly line~ At present we have a 500 ft. buffer zone b~tween
us and the ToWn'of'Riverhead's industrial diStriCt~ They propose
to extend their indus%rial zoning right up to out, line. Mr.
Gillispie,re~d the report ofthe New Yore'State Department of
~ $outhotd Town Plan~,%g Board --6- /'~ June 9~ 1969
Conservation~ Water i Resources-'Commission~ and~ explained Why
this would not-be desirable to us. The main oppos~ition ~ing
that-this ,project ~iI1 destroy 'the fresh water t~ble in the
area and cause salt water intrusion~, and the-water lost ~cannot
be replacedl Recharging ~ of -well d~&wn 'water 'will not overcome
the fresh water lost through .t~heir man ;made harbor~
On moti,n by Mr. Grebem, s~conded by-Mr~ Raynor~& it was
'RESOLVED ~hat the ~outholdTown'Planning Board.send a
letterto the~Southold Town B~ard recommending disapproval
of ~he Town of Riverhead extending their industrial zoning
to our westerly border.
Vote oft he Board: Ayes:-- All
Mt. Kenneth Schold appeared before-,the Board for'an informal
discussion regarding Pine .CrestDUnes~, Inc, He explained that he
cannOt afford to, operate .as 'a childrens camp anylongerdue to 'the
high cost of-empioyin~g suitable labor. ~He a~ticipa~es closing
down his present operation ina year'or so a~d/ask~d the~Board for
suggestions as to the future use of the property. He suggested
opening ,a tz~nsient'trailer uamp which wouldextendhis seasonal
operat/~nf=om April 15 to November 15 and give himadditional
income, or subdividingand selling 'the property. Th-e ~Planning
Board has ~recommended thisarea to theTown Board~fora recreation
park. The subject parcel contains anarea of approximately 40
acres w~th,960 ft~ frontage ,on-~he' sound and morethan I000 ft.
fr~n~age'~n~the'lake. The possibility of the .Town purchasing the
land,~as-di~cusSe~ The Board decided ~that since .this-matter did
not ~equire immediate-attention, they 'would give it moreth~ght
a~d discuss it further ~ith the Town Board and try to arrive at a
plan in ~th~near future~
DiekLark,~Esq. presented prel/minary plan ~f map 'of property
o~ned by Nic~io~as &'Frank ~and~ro~ Griffing Street~-C~tc~og~e~, It
was decided to' start fromm. School House Road r~rth and-try~toget a
tapered entrance by making a deal with the ToWn to get a piece ,of
their drainage ~area. Twin roads north to theadj~ining proper~y
lineof IandownedbyBill Beebe & others. -East~west roads and
north-s~uthroads to go south to make a supe~ block~ South-east
,section of map~ adjoining land of Tyler~: to be,reserved for park
an~layground ~eao Mr~ Lark was advised tohave the map revised
and bring it 'to the,next meeting, ~lr.& Lark also brought'Sunset
Knolls~ Section II~ andLaurel COumtryEsta~es ~Leonard C, Emma)~
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up for discussion, but the Highway Super~ntendent recommendations
were not yet available so it was decided to hold these over for the
next meeting.
Southold To~n Planm~g Board --7~ ~'~une 9~, 1969
The-~,~airman read a letter from Raymond~; May& Parish~
& Pine~ dated June 3,~ 1969~, in re-feren~e to the sc~pe of
services for the -Masfier "Plan 'amendments, Mr, Terry ~has
spoke with Art'Letter of H~w~-vd 'Q~inn~s office in _rega=d
to our Rpplication for extra -funds to' ~inance this project,
Another letter -dated June 6,. 1969 was received from Raymond~,
~y~ Parish~ & '~Ptneo The Chairman d~scuss, the, matter
with the T~n Board~ on '~nursda~ . 1969~. be,~ore-,sending
Raymon~ May~ P~ish. & Pine a confirmation,
'~n m~tian by ~_he Chairman., seconded by Mr. Coyle~ it was
RESOLVED that the ~South0Id Town Planning Board recess
this meeting,, not adj:ourna until Monda~a June 23, 196'9.
Vote of the Board: Ayes~. ~ All.
The. meeting was recessed at 10=50 PiM,~
Re spectfully ' submi t ted~
Betty Neville,.~ -Secretary
Southold '-Town Planning Board