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MEMORANDUM
TO: Southold Town Board
FROM: Zoning Board of Appeals, Leslie Weisman, Chairperson
RE: Proposed 2014 Required Annual Training Seminars
DATE: August 15, 2014
The ZBA, in consultation with ATA Kiely, Planning Director Heather Lanza, and
LWWRP Coordinator Mark Terry, has developed the following proposal for your review
and approval for our required four hours of continuing education and training for 2014.
All sessions will be conducted in house at no cost and scheduled for ZBA meetings
where all Board Members will be in attendance.
ZBA 2014 Training Proposal COMPLETED
2013 Case Law Update
1. – An overview and summary of legal determinations
involving special permits, use variances, area variances and nonconforming uses
that have been rendered by the various courts of New York State. Training will
be approximately 2 hours, Presented by ATA Kiely
One hour Special Meeting 8/28/14
One hour Special Meeting 11/20/14
LWRP “Zoning Framework”
2. – Certain ZBA actions are required to be
consistent with the Town’s LWRP pursuant to Chapter 268 of the Southold Town
Code. This training will provide an overview of LWRP policies and related
recommendations, as they apply to the work of the Board of Appeals. The review
will include policies that are designed to protect the Town’s shoreline and scenic
vistas in residential, agricultural, business/industrial, and marine/water dependent
zone districts. Training will be approximately 1hour, Presented by LWRP
Coordinator and Principal Planner Mark Terry
One hour Regular Meeting 10/2/14
Jurisdiction of the Planning Department and Planning Board
3.– The Planning
Board regularly shares concurrent jurisdiction with the Board of Appeals on
applications by property owners seeking variance relief and special exception
permits from the ZBA. This training will provide background on the work of the
Planning Department and Planning Board, including reviewing commercial,
residential and subdivision site plans and an update on the Town’s
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Chapter. Training will be approximately 1 hour,
Presented by Planning Director Heather Lanza.
One hour Regular Meeting 11/6/14