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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBA-04/03/1958 ^PPE^L BOARD k4 EiviBERS Robeff W, O~l][spie, Jr,, Ch~irm~n Robert 6ergen Herber+ Ros~nberg Char[es Gregonis, Jr. S~rge Doyen, Jr. SOUTHOLI3, L.I., N.Y. Telephone SO 5-2660 MINUTES S~uthold Town Board of Appeals A~ril ~ 1958 A regular meeting of the Board of Appeals was held at 8~30 P.M. on Thursday evening, April 3, 1958 in the Town Clerk's Office, Southold, N. Y. There were present: Mr. R. W. Gillispie, Jr., Chairman Mr. Robert Bergen Mr. Herbert Rosenberg Mr. Charles Gregonia, fr. M~. Serge Doyen, Jr. Also present: Mr. Howard M. Terry, Building Inspector and Mr. Robert W. Tasker, Town Counsel. PUBLIC HE.~RING: Appeal No. 55 - Application of George J. Turner and Ethel F. Turner of Mattituck, N. Y., for a special exception to the goming Ordinance, under ARTICLE IV, Section 400, Subsection (9), to build and operate an automobile service station. Location of property: Main Road and Wickh~m Avenue, Mattituck, N. Y. The Chairman opened the meeting by reading copy of legal notice of hearing, with affidavit, published in the Long Island Traveler-Mattituck Watchman, the application for this special exception and letter to Mr. William Wick~_m, attorney for the appli- cants, advising of date of hearing. Chairma~: Is there anyone present who wishes to speak for this appeal? Mr. Wickham stated he was representing Mr. & Mrs. Turner and said Mr. Turner was present at the meeting. Mr. Wickham stated that he thought everything had been covered in the petition except for a slight error made in the petition where it said the premises are zoned commercial he thought that this should have read "B" Business District. Also that the contract for sale had been entered into on February 28, 1958 and that the property in question is nearly completely surrounded by either business or industrial property. The Chairman then asked if there were anyone present who would like to speak against the appeal and there was no response. Chairman: Mr. Wickham- how soon will this go up? 2 April 3, 1958 Southold Town Board ef Appeals i[~gTES o Continued Mr. Wick~,,,.~ Just as soon as it can be done. Of course if this appeal is granted then it will be up to the Esso Standard Oil people to secure the necessary permission from the County a~d State departments and they want to close title by September 1st. Ohair~an~ Would you, as attorney, care to discuss some conditions which ~ay be imposed on this exception if it were granted? The Ghair~an then read the conditions as follows~ No ~aJor repair work sb~ll be performed in the open. Pu~ps, lubricating and other devices sh~l be located at least fifteen (15) feet from the line of _~y street or highway, right-of way or property line. Ail fuel oil or similar substances shall be stored at least fifteen (15) feet distant from any street or lot line. No automobiles, or automobile parts, dismantled or d.mmged vehioles a~d similar articles shall be stored in the open and no parking of vehicles other than those being serviced shall be per~itted. Signs to be in accordance with proposed Sign Amendments as legally advertised for Public Hearing on April 8, 1958. Looation of any structural supports for signs or lighting fixtures to be at least five feet from all property lines. Mr. Wic~bmm: That see~s to be satisfactory. Chair~an~ The members of the B~ard agree and the special exception is granted subject to the conditions as given above. Hearing Closed. The Board then discussed ARTICLE I, Section 100, Subsection 28 of the Ordinance which reads SIZE OF LOT-AREA. It was the unanimous decision of the Board that the following definition would apply to this subsection~ "A Lot is the whole of a parcel of l~nd under one sole or u~divided ownership non-eontiguous to any other land in the same oenership." PUBLIC HEARING~ Appeal No. 47 - Application by Arnold $. Sacks of New S~ffolk Avenue, Mattituck, N. Y., for permissive use to establish a labor camp on South Side of Sound Avenue, Mattituok, N. Y. Hearing on this appeal, held on Marsh 20, 1958, had been recessed. Hearing reconvened at 9~00 P.M. and over 100 people attended. In reply to several questions by the Chairman Mr. Sacks replied that the labor camp would house perhaps ~to~ and this help would be used for the grading of potatoes and the grading s~ti~ served approximately 75 local farmers. Mr. Sacks stated he sold the land on which his labor camp had been located and was obligated to move the camp to ~d he now owned. Ohair~a~ Is there anyone present who wishes to speak "for" this appeal? Southold Town Board of ~ppeals MINUTES, Continued April 3, 1958 Mrs. Oberreich~ I a~ in favor ef it being moved to the new location. told sometime ago that this camp would be moved and we are in favor of it. We were Ohair~: Is there anyone else who would like to spe_~_~ "for" this? Perhaps Mr. Sacks' attorney would like to speak? Mr. Edgar H~l ~ I am associated with Mr. Wick~m and would like the opportunity later to refute azything that may be said. Chairman: Is there a~yone who would like to speak "against# this? Con Bullock - Mr. Bullock stated that he had four youn~ children between the ages of 3 A~d 8 and wanted to bring his children up in the right way and his family had been ~n~oyed =~m~vtimes with the people from the camp directly across the street from his house. He stated they were always coming to his house for help and to use the phone in order to call the police to the ca~p and that the m~y fights, stabbings and on one occasion a killing were upsetting to his Mother and Father. He felt that if the camp were to Be allowed there would have to be 24hour police protection for his family. Mr. Sacks replied that he had been checking on the phone situation and was definitely p]~ning cn installing a phone in the harracks. Mr. Stanley $. Corwin, representing Mr. &Mrs. Anthony S. Pylko, presented a brief which has become part of the record. Mr. Corwin stated that the brief contained the reasons for the objections to the granting of this appeal and presented a petition of 542 signatures in protest to the application, Mrs. Merrick stated that her taxes had been raied over fifty percent this year and she felt that with the installation of a labor c_~.mp the property value would decrease. She thought local help should be e~ployed and was opposed to migrants. She reasoned that m~grant help was cheaper and was against tho granting of the appeal. Peter Stric~A~d~ Ail last year we were bothered with these people. They are not good. The way they cut and kill is a shame. Mr. Riley~ Why can't he get local labor. What did the far,ers do 20 or 25 years ago? They took care of their own labor. Let Sacks build a house on the property ~d put the camp there. Mrs. Saith~ I would like to state that I attended a public hearing in M!~eola and it was conducted rather differently. I would like to address the Chairman. May I be so impertinent to ask your name? The hearing I attended was impartial to each side but tonight there is partiality shown here. P~chard Price~ Where are these men gSing to work? Mr. Sacks~ To be used in Mattituck. Mrs. Busching~ Mr. Sacks said, when he c_~_me to us, that he would not leave the camp there more tb~n a year and that he would not, uaturally, have a labor camp near his house. We do not want labor ca=ps either. Southold Town Board of Appeals April 3, 1958 MI_~, Continued B~rbara Jasombek: I am the nearest neighbor to the proposed site. I give you men on the Zoning b~ard a great deal of credit to listen to citisens, ord~-~ry citizens, and business men in particular. You must in all decency listen to us and I do not see how you can ignere the wumber of ~mes on these petitions. Mattituck is a community of ~any people a~d there is no one who is for this ca~p. This not only involves Mattituck but the entire Town of ~outhold. If one exception is made, others may be made. We con~ider it i~rtant to adhere to the wishes of the majority. I Am speaking for a majority. Thank you. Mr. Hill: I wonder if we might have a copy of the brief Mr. Oorwin has presented? We would like to su~mit a letter in reply to Mr. 0orwin's brief and I am wondering when you will ~ake your decision. Ohairm~-: I believe we will make our decision within a week or ten days. Thank you all for coming. Hearing closed. M~-utes of the March 2?th meeting were read. On motion duly made by Mr. Rosenberg, seconded by Mr. Bergen, and carried, Minutes were approved. The next meeting of the Beard is to be held at 7:30 P.M. on April 10, 1958. Meeting adjourned at ll:Z5 P. M. Respectfully submitted, ~ecretary APPROVED