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No. Date
4-2012 3-13-2012
5-2012
4-10-2012
6-2012
4-24-2012
7-2012
5-8-2012
8-2012
6-5-2012
9-2012
7-3-2012
10-2012
9-11-2012
11-2012
9-25-2012
12-2012
10-9-2012
13-2012
11-7-2012
1-2013 1-29-2013
2-2013 2-12-2013
3-2013 2-12-2013
SOUTHOLD CODE
Subject Disposition
Unsafe buildings; property maintenance Ch. 100
amendment
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Zoning amendment
Ch. 280
Fire prevention and building code
Chs. 144; 280
administration amendment; zoning
amendment
Streets and sidewalks: removal of utility
Ch. 237, Art. V
poles
Dogs amendment; waterfowl and gull
Ch. 83, Arts. II,
feeding and domestic pet waste
IV
Zoning Map amendment
NCM
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 260
Transfer of sanitary flow credits
Ch. 117
amendment
Wetlands and shoreline amendment
Ch. 275
Waterfowl and gull feeding and domestic
Ch. 83, Art. IV
pet waste amendment
Coastal erosion hazard areas amendment;
Chs. 111; 275
wetlands and shoreline amendment
Zoning amendment
Ch. 280
Taxation: exemption for Cold War
Ch. 245, Art. VII
veterans amendment
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Local Law Adoption
DISPOSITION LIST
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No. Date
Subject
Disposition
10-2010 8-24-2010
2010 Retirement Incentive Program, Part
NCM
B
11-2010 10-5-2010
Parking at beaches amendment; vehicles
Chs. 189, Art. I;
and traffic amendment
260
12-2010 10-19-2010
Zoning amendment
Ch. 280
1-2011 1-4-2011
Animals: dog licensing and identification
Ch. 83, Art. III
2-2011 1-18-2011
Fire prevention and building code
Chs. 144; 280
administration amendment; zoning
amendment
3-2011 4-12-2011
Taxation: senior citizen exemption
Ch. 245, Art. I
amendment
4-2011 5-10-2011
Solid waste: garbage, rubbish and refuse
Ch. 233, Art. I
amendment
5-2011 5-10-2011
Fire prevention and building code
Ch. 144
administration amendment
6-2011 5-24-2011
Small wind energy systems amendment;
Chs. 277, Art. I;
zoning amendment
280
7-2011 7-19-2011
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 260
8-2011 7-19-2011
Prevention of noise
Ch. 180
9-2011 8-2-2011
Zoning Map amendment
NCM
10-2011 8-30-2011
Parking at beaches amendment
Ch. 189, Art. I
11-2011 8-30-2011
Parking at beaches amendment; vehicles
Chs. 189, Art. I;
and traffic amendment
260
12-2011 10-11-2011
Taxation: exemption for volunteer fire
Ch. 245, Art. V
fighters and ambulance workers
amendment
13-2011 12-6-2011
Fire prevention and building code
Ch. 144
administration amendment
1-2012 12-20-2012
Zoning Map amendment
NCM
2-2012 1-17-2012
Shellfish and other marine resources
Ch. 219
amendment
3-2012 2-14-2012
Fire prevention and building code
Chs. 144; 228;
administration amendment; soil removal
236; 237, Art. H;
amendment; stormwater management
240; 253, Art. I;
amendment; street excavations
275; 280
amendment; subdivision of land
amendment; tourist and trailer camps:
general regulations amendment; wetlands
and shoreline amendment; zoning
amendment
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§ 280-109
ZONING
§ 280-109
(1) No building shall be erected on a lot that does not have direct access to a public
street in accordance with § 280-a of the Town Law.
(2) All buildings and structures shall be so located as to provide safe and convenient
access for servicing, fire and police protection and off-street parking and/or
loading.
B. Residential rear or flag lots and accessways. Any rear lot or flag lot occupied or to be
occupied by a one -family dwelling shall have access thereto by means of an accessway,
having a width of not less than 15 feet, serving only such lot. The area of the accessway
shall not be included in determining the area of any lot. The front yard of any lot having
access to a street by means of an accessway shall be the required front yard specified for
the district in which the lot is located and shall be measured from the rear lot line to the
front lot.
C. All lots improved with a building or structure must ensure that access is at least 15 feet
in width and at least 15 feet in height, subject to approval by the Building Inspector for
residential structures. [Added 3-26-1991 by L.L. No. 8-1991; amended 6-11-1996 by
L.L. No. 10-1996]
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obtaining a building permit issued by the Building Inspector, subject to the following
criteria:
(1) When located in or along side and rear yards, the height of the deer exclusion
fence shall not exceed eight feet.
(2) Specifications for construction of deer exclusion fences:
(a) Fencing fabric: high -tensile, woven wire fence fabric with graduated opening.
(b) Spacing between posts: 20 feet.
(3) Deer fencing is prohibited in or along the front yard of any property.
§ 280-106. Corner lots.
A. On a corner lot, front yards are required on both street frontages, and one yard other than
the front yard shall be deemed to be a rear yard, and the other or others side yards.
B. On all corner lots, berms, walls, fences and hedges or any other potential obstruction to
vision shall not exceed a height of 2 1/2 feet above the average street level within an
isosceles triangle having thirty-foot sides along each street to preserve sight lines for
traffic.
§ 280-107. Building length and separation for buildings containing multiple dwellings.
A. No building shall exceed 125 feet in length.
B. The minimum distance between principal buildings shall be equal to two times the height
of the highest building, and the minimum distance between a principal and an accessory
building shall be 20 feet.
§ 280-108. Courts.
A. Inner courts. An inner court is permitted in multifamily dwelling developments if the
minimum dimension of such court is not less than two times the average height of all
surrounding walls, but not less than 60 feet. The height of walls surrounding an inner
court shall be measured from finished grade to the base thereof to the top of such wall,
except that, in the case of roofs with a slope exceeding five inches vertical to 12 inches
horizontal, the height shall be measured to the mean point of the roof.
B. Outer courts. The minimum width of an outer court shall be 20 feet, and the depth
thereof shall not exceed its width.
§ 280-109. Access requirements.
A. Street access.
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that any such structures that are located on any roof area that exceed in height the
limits in the particular district shall not in the aggregate occupy more than 20% of
the horizontal area of the roof and are set back one foot from the edge of the roof
for each additional foot in height greater than the specified height.
(3) All mechanical equipment necessary to operate building services, which equipment
is located on the roof of a structure, shall be screened in a manner approved by the
Planning Board.
E. Retail sales in residential districts. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
all premises located in any residential district and upon which retail sales are conducted
shall be subject to site plan approval by the Planning Board, pursuant to the provisions of
Article XXIV.
F. Exceptions for accessory buildings and structures. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this chapter, accessory buildings and structures in all zoning districts must comply
with the location and minimum setback requirements provided at § 280-15, with the
following provisions: [Added 5-31-1994 by L.L. No. 10-1994]
(1) An accessory building may be otherwise located when attached by a breezeway,
provided that it is used only for accessory storage or garage purposes and meets all
setback provisions required for the main, principal building.
(2) In the event of a change from an accessory storage or garage use to livable floor
area, the breezeway and garage -storage area may only be converted by direct
access between the rooms and made an integral part of the existing livable floor
area of the principal building for single-family use.
(3) Other types of additions which connect two buildings must meet the setback
requirements for the principal building.
(4) Deck and/or patio additions to a principal building which do not connect two
structures or buildings are permitted if they meet principal building setbacks.
§ 280-105. Height of fences, walls and berms. [Amended 11-24-1992 by L.L. No.
25-1992; 10-19-2010 by L.L. No. 12-2010]
Fences, walls or berms may be erected and maintained, subject to the following height
limitations:
A. When located in the front yard of residential zones, the same shall not exceed four feet in
height When located in the front yard of nonresidential zones, the same shall not exceed
six feet in height.
B. When located in or along side and rear yards, the same shall not exceed 6 1/2 feet in
height.
C. In residential and nonresidential zones, except properties/parcels engaged in bona fide
agricultural production, the installation of a deer exclusion fence may be permitted by
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GENERAL CODE
INSTRUCTIONS
Town of Southold Code Supplement No. 26
The enclosed new and/or replacement pages should be placed in your Code volume immediate-
ly! The dateline, on the bottom of the page, does not indicate the adoption date of the Code
changes, but rather identifies the pages printed with this supplement. This instruction page should
be placed in the front of your Code volume.
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Legislation, by number or date of adoption, included in this supplement: L.L. No. 12-2010.
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