HomeMy WebLinkAboutPB-05/20/2013PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS
DONALD J. WILCENSKI
Chair
WILLIAM J. CREMERS
PIERCE RAFFERTY
JAMES H. RICH III
MARTIN H. SIDOR
PLANNING BOARD OFFICE
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
Present were:
PLANNING BOARD
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
May 20, 2013
5:15 p.m.
Donald Wilcenski, Chairperson
Martin H. Sidor, Member
James Rich III, Member
Pierce Rafferty, Member (via satellite)
Heather Lanza, Planning Director
Brian Cummings, Planner
MAILING ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, NY 11971
OFFICE LOCATION:
Town Hall Annex
54375 State Route 25
(cor. Main Rd. & Youngs Ave.)
Southold, NY
Telephone: 631 765-1938
Fax: 631 765-3136
RECEIVED
5outhold Town Clerk
Donald Wilcenski: I am going to open this meeting today for the sole purpose of discussing the
following:
SITE PLAN DETERMINATION:
Mill Creek Inn & Marina - This proposed site plan is for a 50-slip marina and 8,989 sq. ft.
restaurant with marina/dock master building, parking areas and site drainage on a 3.27-acre
parcel; and for a boat yard and 71 parking stalls on a 4.74-acre adjacent parcel (56-7-4.1) in the
M-Il Zoning District. The property is located at 64300 NYS Route 25,424' west of Dolphin
Drive, Greenport. SCTM#1000-56-7-2
Martin Sidor: WHEREAS, this site plan is for the proposed improvement and renovation to an
existing 50-slip marina & 8,989 sq. ft. restaurant with new marina/dock master building, parking
areas and site drainage on a 3.27-acre parcel and a proposed boat yard and 71 parking stalls on a
4.74-acre adjacent parcel (56-7-4.1) in the M-II Zoning District, Greenport; and
WHEREAS, on March 6, 2012, Nancy Steelman, agent to the applicant, submitted an application
for site plan review; and
WHEREAS, at a Work Session held on April 9, 2012, the Planning Board accepted the
application for review; and
WHEREAS, on April 16, 2012, the Planning Board, pursuant to Southold Town Code {}280-131
C., distributed the application to the required agencies for their comments; and
WHEREAS, on April 16, 2012, the Southold Town Planning Board, pursuant to 6 NYCRR Part
617, Section 617.7 of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), initiated the
SEQRA lead agency coordination process for this Unlisted Action; and
WHEREAS, on April 19, 2012, the Architectural Review Committee reviewed the application,
provided comments, and the plans were revised to the satisfaction of the Planning Board; and
WHEREAS, on May 2, 2012, the Southold Town Engineering Inspector reviewed and approved
the proposed drainage and the Planning Board accepted his recommendation; and
WHEREAS, on May 15, 2012, the Suffolk County Planning Commission deemed the site plan
application a matter for local determination as there appears to be no significant county-wide or
inter-community impact(s); and
WHEREAS, on June 4, 2012, a public hearing was held and closed for the above-referenced
application; and
WHEREAS, on June 6, 2012, the Greenport Fire District found that there was adequate fire
protection as proposed; and
WHEREAS, on July 6, 2012, the Town of Southold LWRP Coordinator reviewed the above-
referenced project and determined the proposed project to be consistent with Southold Town
LWRP policies; and
WHEREAS, on August 16, 2012, the Southold Town Zoning Board of Appeals reviewed the
proposal to construct a dock master building within the Code required minimum 75' from an
existing bulkhead and granted the variance as applied for under Appeal Number 6575; and
WHEREAS, on September 20, 2012, the Southold Town Zoning Board of Appeals reviewed the
Special Exception proposal to operate a restaurant in a Marine-II Zoning District and granted
approval of the Special Exception Use as applied for under Appeal Number 6589 with the
following conditions:
1. The Special Exception Permit granted herein may involve a change in occupancy or a
change in use or a change within a classification of the occupancy. Therefore, as a
condition of approval, the applicant must contact the Building Department to make the
determination whether or not a Building Permit is required and that changes will be NYS
Code compliant.
2. This Special Exception Permit shall be deemed void if the applicant cannot comply with
the minimum on site requirement of 110 parking stalls as calculated in a Planning Board
memoranda, dated September 13, 2012, written by Brian Cummings, Planner; and
WHEREAS, on September 25, 2012, the Southold Town Fire Inspector reviewed the application,
provided comments, and the plans were revised to the satisfaction of the Planning Board to
provide adequate fire protection and emergency access for the site; and
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2012, the Planning Board declared Lead Agency status for the
SEQRA review of this unlisted action; and
WHEREAS, on November 20, 2012, the Planning Board completed a coordinated review of this
Unlisted Action pursuant to SEQRA and made a determination of non-significance for the
proposed action and granted a Negative Declaration with one (1) condition: in order to mitigate
the potential adverse effects to groundwater quality, the applicant is required to pump-out the
sanitary system bi-annually - once in May and once in October, to reduce the amount of
wastewater in the system; and
WHEREAS, on December 13,2012, the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) issued three (3) permits: Tidal Wetlands Permit under Permit gl-4738-
03462/00006, Water Quality Certification under Permit gl-4738-03462/00007 and Excavation &
Fill in Navigable Waters trader Permit gl-4738-03462/00008. The three (3) permits issued expire
December 12, 2017; and
WHEREAS, on January 23, 2013, the Southold Town Trustees reviewed and approved the
proposed construction under Wetland Permit Numbers: 8026 & 8029. Both permits expire
January 23, 2016; and
WHEREAS, on March 5, 2013, the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) issued
a Highway Work Permit under Permit g20121029144 and it expires September 1, 2013; and
WHEREAS, at their Work Session on April 8, 2013, the Planning Board approved Covenants
and Restrictions for the above-referenced application and required them to be filed with the
Suffolk County Clerk Record's Office; and
WHEREAS, on April 26, 2013, the applicant submitted a "receipt of filing" verifying the
Covenants & Restrictions were filed with the Suffolk County Clerk regarding the bi-annual
pump-out of the grease trap and septic tanks required every year - Liber D00012727, Page 711;
and
WHEREAS,the site plan contains an area located on a separate 4.74-acre parcel (SCTMg1000-
56-7-4.1) that is leased by the applicant. This area contains 71 of the 110 required parking stalls
and is hereinafter referred to as the "leased parking area". The present owner of the parcel is
Richard J. Principi, Jr. and the applicant has obtained a lease to use the parcel for this purpose. A
copy of the lease has been reviewed by the Planning Board and is dated May 1, 2012 with a term
limit of twenty (20) years expiring in May of 2032; and
WHEREAS, at their Work Session on May 6, 2013, the Southold Town Planning Board
determined that all applicable requirements of the Site Plan Regulations, Article XXIV, §280 -
Site Plan Approval of the Town of Southold, have been met except for two items as follows:
1. Receipt of the site plan stamped approved by the Suffolk County Department of Health
Services; and
2. Receipt of the Building Inspector's certification of the proposed uses; and
WHEREAS, on May 9, 2013, the applicant submitted a copy of the site plan approved and
stamped by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services on May 3, 2013 for "Mixed Uses
~ 5,640 gpd" under Reference Number C 10-12-0009; and
WHEREAS, on May 17, 2013, the Southold Town Chief Building Inspector reviewed and
certified the proposed marina (1000-56-7-2) and boatyard (1000-56-7-4.1) as permitted uses in
the M-II Zoning District and certified the proposed restaurant as a permitted use by Special
Exception (ZBA File #6589); be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the Southold Town Planning Board has determined that this proposed action is
consistent with the policies of the Town of Southold Local Waterfront Revitalization Program;
James Rich: Second.
Chairperson Wilcenski: Motion made and seconded. All in favor?
Ayes.
Chairperson Wilcenski: Motion carries.
Martin Sidor: and be it further RESOLVED, that the Southold Town Planning Board grants
Approval with two (2) conditions to the site plan entitled "The Mill Creek Inn & Marina" dated
March 2, 2012 and last revised March 20, 2013, prepared by Samuels & Steelman, Architects.
The Chairman is hereby authorized to endorse the site plan, including the following twenty (20)
pages of related plans:
1) SP- 1: Key Plan, 100th Scale
2) SP-2: Key Plan, 40th Scale
3) SP-3: Enlarged Site Plan North, 20t~ Scale
4) SP-4: Enlarged Site Plan South, 20th Scale
5) SP-5: Enlarged Site Plan- Landscape & Lighting
6) SP-6: Section Thru Marina Basin
7) BEGA 1: Site Lighting Plan
8) BEGA 2: Site Lighting Plan
9) BEGA 3: Site Lighting Plan
10) 1: Sanitary Plan
11) 2: Sanitary Profiles
12) C-l: DOT Site Plan
13) C-2: DOT Grading & Drainage Plan
14) C-3: DOT Construction Details
15) SWPPP-I: SWPPP Overall Site Plan
Conditions:
16) SWPPP-2: SWPPP Details & Notes
17) 1: First Floor Plan - Restaurant
18) 2: Second Floor Plan, Basement Plan - Restaurant
19) 3: Building Elevations - Restaurant
20) 4: Floor Plans & Elevations - Dock Masters Building
1. The restaurant shall not be opened for business until all site work has been completed to the
satisfaction of the Planning Board, and a Certificate of Occupancy has been obtained from
the Building Department.
2. If the applicant cannot comply with the minimum on-site requirement of 110 parking stalls as
shown on the approved site plan referenced herein, the applicant shall immediately file an
application with the Planning Board for an amended site plan approval to identify altemative
parking or some other remedy to the situation acceptable to the Planning Board.
Failure to comply with these conditions shall constitute a violation of this approval.
James Rich: Second.
Chairperson Wilcenski: Motion made and seconded. All in favor?
Ayes.
Chairperson Wilcenski: Motion carries. With no further business I need a motion to adjourn.
Martin Sidor: So moved.
James Rich: Second.
Chairperson Wilcenski: Motion made and seconded. All in favor?
Ayes.
Chairperson Wilcenski: That motion carries. Thank you.
RECEIVED
JUN 4 2013
Respectfully submitted,
p , scn lng ecretary
Donald Wilcenski, ~ai~rson