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SCALE 1=40' APRIL 16, 2015 A, DI RECEIVED �F,En APR 172015 qo# OM SENT ON ,is ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS W A'� ,,.........._ f.W QF P6Euvli�� '1MfDLDV1, n.t✓iwr°&r OF �a d(i 7 sPAr,Es N.._.—. Y. S�— L -.-1C' A PARKING CALCUI_A'TItiNS® II200 TASTING ROOM 422 SO'. FT. , FROCL:S51 NG '100 50. FT. 0 J500 SO. F[' 4a.,Fra AIS SPAES s I ERA LOFT 422 a. Fr. Ireoo sO.FT. SPACES PECONIC SURVEYORS, P.C. E3ANDICAPPED (631) 765-5020 FAX (631) 7L AREA ' 45.512 SO. FT. P.O. BOX 909 1230 TRAVELER STREET 15, SOUTHOLD, N.Y. 11977 BOARD MEMBERS Leslie Kanes Weisman, Chairperson Eric Dantes Gerard P. Goehringer George Horning Kenneth Schneider http://southoldtown.northfork.net Southold Town Hall 53095 Main Road • P.O. Box 1179 Southold, NY 11971-0959 Office Location: Town Annex /First Floor, Capital One Bank 54375 Main Road (at Youngs Avenue) Southold, NY 11971 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS TOWN OF SOUTHOLD Tel. (631) 765-1809 • Fax (631) 765-9064 JG 0 7 2015' Date: August 7, 2015 To: Planning Board MEMO Re: Southold Farm + Cellar ZBA File#6861 The Zoning Board is requesting updated comments on the above noted application. The Notice of Disapproval was revised, see attached. FORM NO. 3 TOWN OF SOUTHOLD BUILDING DEPARTMENT SOUTHOLD, N.Y. DATE: April 9, 2015 AMENDED: June 19, 2015 TO: Southold Farm & Cellar 860 Old North Road Southold, NY 11971 Please take notice that your request dated March 31 Q 15 For permit for die converst I . . . ........ ...... . . bantling at Location of property: 860 Old North Road, Southold, NY County Tax Map No. 1000 — Section 55 Block I Lot 7 Is returned herewith and disapproved on the following grounds: Pursuant to Article I 11,-,Sqqti,qr1-280-l3A 4, (b) The winery shall be on a parcel on which at least 10 acres are devoted to vineyard or other agricultural purposes, and which is owned by the winery owner; (c) The winery structures shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from a major road; and (d) The winery shall obtain site plan approval. The proposed winery building is located 60 feet from Old North Road. fprl herniqrej lit!!sLfruction is n 1: to Article: 111. Section _ "No building or premises shall be used and no buildin or part thereof shall be erected or altered in the A- C R-80 R-12(,) R-200 and R-400 Districts unless the same conforms to the Bulk SCI)MUIC 9FILIlLarlding Schedule 1.1 incorporated into this chapter With tile, Sallie force and effect as if Stich r S _K!��ns were set forth herein full." Bulk schedule allows _one _use aaMr llt1 addifloili-la-the existing single faujily_±1we this Thej)ropos,ed construction on this wort-conformin 45 5l2 St Ualle foot )arcel in (:he ACA"Nstrict. Lis Trot; Re—rnlitted pursuant to Article X 11, Sr*anon_== 280-124 which states that, on lots ineasi it 410 L)OO—rind —59—M99-9 —smi—an,, feet in total Sire, a nliqirruttn rear yard setback of 6O feet is _re(aired. Following )n he �vj!j(jxy A setback of 15 fact and 4 "'ve " ar ""i� vIrill-bayea rear and respectiyEly. This Notice of disapproval was amended on June 19, 2015 to w1dre s 1h sue of two N, acre',4'rclfor winery, and rear yard setbacks. (C \ Cc: File, ZBA, planning Amendment to Southold Farm and Cellar Zoning Application JUN 2 6 2015 ZONING CARD of APPEALS In response to the new Notice of Disapproval from the Town of Southold's Building Department dated June 19th, 2015, we are submitting the following as an amendment to our original application to resolve the issues indicated in the new Notice. To resolve the issues of Article III, Section 280-13A, 4, b, which states: "The winery shall be on a parcel on which at least 10 acres are devoted to vineyard or other agricultural purposes, and which is owned by the winery owner". We are proposing to merge our 23.7 acre adjoining farm land including vineyard (55-1-8.3) and the one acre property that includes our house and tasting barn (55- 1.-7) which will more than cover the necessary 10 acres. In addition, we believe that making this change will serve to resolve the issue of a rear yard setback of 60 feet stipulated in Article XXIII, Section 280-124. Finally in regards to Article III, Section 280-14 regarding the second use on our non- conforming lot, we are respectfully requesting relief from this regulation. Prior to our purchase of these parcels, we sought guidance on this project from various regulatory offices within the Town of Southold. While we were aware of the lot merge issue, it was our understanding, based on the information we had at the time, that no other major issues would keep us from realizing our goal, which is to have a small farm winery operation. Knowing what we know now, we may have not pursued this endeavor. As it stands, if the Zoning Board of Appeals sees fit to not grant us the relief we are seeking, the viability of continuing to operate the farm as we'd planned will cease to exist and we will have to consider other less desirable alternatives. We understand the issues of volume of winery traffic and other competitive business models facing the Town of Southold. It was never our intention to exacerbate those issues but to provide a unique and viable alternative. With a better understanding of our business goals we hope we can shed light on our unique approach to calm these concerns. Over 30% of Southold Farm and Cellars' wine produced is distributed to world class restaurants and wine shops in NYC, Northern and Southern California and Rhode Island. While Colorado, Texas, Massachusetts and other areas of the country (along with the UK and Canada) are waiting to have access to our products while we continue to grow our production. We also have a robust direct -to -consumer model that relies heavily on our website and wine club, which means our product goes straight from a warehouse to the consumers' home. As for our tasting barn, less than 4% of our production is consumed on site, the majority of it being poured as 1oz tastings. The average visit lasts under 30 minutes. We intend to keep driving these numbers lower. In addition, we limit our hours of operation and do not employ live music. We currently do no advertising and use no signage on any major road in proximity to our facility. We rely on word of mouth, local/national social media and press to drive our business. While our tasting barn has helped significantly in introducing our product to the consumer, we view this part of our endeavor as strictly an aide to educate the public about our fruit growing and winemaking practices, rather than a so-called "agri- entertainment' model. We'd like to point to recent trends within our local market. Businesses like Lieb Cellars and Shinn Estate Vineyards operate in a similar mixed agricultural and residential area on Oregon Road that have banned buses and limos from their premises and limited group sizes. Even more to our goal, Riverhead winery Roanoke Vineyards recently announced that it will be privatizing it's tasting room on Sound Avenue making it no longer open to the public.. These are examples of our business model that show proof of its viability. Southold Farm and Cellar is essentially a small farming and manufacturing operation focused on small batch, handcrafted wine, not unlike the many new agricultural business popping up all over Southold Town operating out of a farm stand. Whether it's oysters, chickens, wine, tomatoes or snails, our goal is to produce the best product right here in Southold and get it right into the consumer's hands, whether that be in their home or through some of the best restaurants in the world. Southold Town has a long history of accepting an agricultural endeavor as a second use subordinate to the primary use of the homestead. As a family with two very young children, we are asking for the same treatment. We are a farming endeavor. Please let us farm.