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Southampton Town Board
Sundy A. Schermeyer Town Clerk
116 Hampton Road Telephone: (631) 287-5740
Southampton, NY 11968 Fax: (631) 283-5606
Hampton Bays Annex: (631) 723-2712
March 2, 2017
Honorable Elizabeth Neville
Town of Southold
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, NY 11971
Dear Honorable Elizabeth Neville:
Responding to this letter will serve as an acknowledgement of receipt of the attached
copies of resolutions adopted by the Southampton Town Board. Please sign this letter and
return it to the Town Clerks Office via standard mail, by fax at 631-283-5606 or you may
scan and email it back to townclerk@southamptontownny.gov.
Signature: ____________________________ Date: __________________
Please be advised that the Town Board, at a meeting held on February 28, 2017
6:00 PM, reviewed the following resolution(s):
Town Board Resolution RES-2017-220 Adopted \[Unanimous\]
Assume Lead Agency for the Purpose of SEQRA Review for the Change of Zone Petition
entitled "Speonk Commons" Requesting Change From Village Business (VB) and Residential
(R-20) to Village Business (VB) and Multi-Family (MF44), Speonk
Town Board Resolution RES-2017-233 Adopted \[Unanimous\]
Authorize Extension of Time for the Submission of Written Comments on the September
2016 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Project Entitled The Hills at
Southampton MUPDD Zone Change Petition
Town Board Resolution RES-2017-235 Adopted as Amended \[Unanimous\]
Notice of Public Hearing Regarding the Speonk Commons
Change of Zone Application
Sincerely Yours,
Sundy A. Schermeyer
Town Clerk
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Southampton Town Board
Sundy A. Schermeyer Town Clerk
116 Hampton Road Telephone: (631) 287-5740
Southampton, NY 11968 Fax: (631) 283-5606
Hampton Bays Annex: (631) 723-2712
March 2, 2017
Honorable Elizabeth Neville
Town of Southold
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, NY 11971
Dear Honorable Elizabeth Neville:
Please be advised that the Town Board, at a meeting held on February 28, 2017
6:00 PM, reviewed the following resolution(s):
Town Board Resolution RES-2017-220 Adopted \[Unanimous\]
Assume Lead Agency for the Purpose of SEQRA Review for the Change of Zone Petition
entitled "Speonk Commons" Requesting Change From Village Business (VB) and Residential
(R-20) to Village Business (VB) and Multi-Family (MF44), Speonk
Town Board Resolution RES-2017-233 Adopted \[Unanimous\]
Authorize Extension of Time for the Submission of Written Comments on the September
2016 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Project Entitled The Hills at
Southampton MUPDD Zone Change Petition
Town Board Resolution RES-2017-235 Adopted as Amended \[Unanimous\]
Notice of Public Hearing Regarding the Speonk Commons
Change of Zone Application
Sincerely Yours,
Sundy A. Schermeyer
Town Clerk
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TOWN BOARD RESOLUTION 2017-220
Item # 7.25
ADOPTED DOC ID: 26591
Assume Lead Agency for the Purpose of SEQRA Review for
the Change of Zone Petition entitled "Speonk Commons"
Requesting Change From Village Business (VB) and
Residential (R-20) to Village Business (VB) and Multi-Family
(MF44), Speonk
WHEREAS, in July 2016, Georgica Green Ventures (GGV) and the Town of Southampton
Housing Authority (TSHA) submitted a request, pursuant to Town Code §330-185(C), for a
public work session to discuss a proposed application for a change-of-zone; and
WHEREAS, specifically, GGV and TSHA seek a zoning change on a 4.27 acres (186,405 sq.
ft.) parcel split zoned VB/R20 and located on the west side of North Phillips Avenue
approximately 180 ft. north of Montauk Highway, within the Hamlet of Speonk (SCTM #900-
350-2-18); and
WHEREAS, the project sponsors specifically request that the Village Business (VB) portion at
the front of the site remain, but the zoning line be moved so that the portion zoned VB is
effectively reduced by approximately 1 acre (resulting in 30,944 sq. ft. of land area zoned
as VB) and the Residential (R-20) portion is requested for change to Multi-Family
Residential (MF-44) and with the shift of the zoning boundary the area designated as MF-44
would increase by 1 acre (resulting in 150,644 sq. ft. of land area zoned MF-44). The
applicants are further requesting to utilize the provisions of §330-8 to increase the
permitted residential density on the parcel to 38 units to provide 100% affordable
community benefit rental housing; and
WHEREAS, two public work sessions were held on the change-of-zone proposal on
September 22, 2016 and October 6, 2016 where the Department of Land Management
submitted a report and recommendation as provided in §330-185 (C) (1); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Town Code §330-185(C) (4), by Resolution 2016-1041, the Town
Board elected to consider a formal application on said proposal; and
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2016, the Town Clerk received a formal application for the
change of zone; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Change of Zone is a Type I Action pursuant to the State
Environmental Quality Review, and the regulating provisions of 6 NYCRR Part 617; and
WHEREAS, the following are deemed involved agencies:
1. Town of Southampton Town Board
2. Town of Southampton Planning Board
3. Suffolk County Department of Health Services
Office of Ecology, 360 Yaphank Avenue suite 2 B
Yaphank, New York 11980
4. Suffolk County Planning Commission
PO Box 6100
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Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099
WHEREAS, the following are deemed interested agencies:
1. Suffolk County Water Authority
4060 Sunrise Highway
Oakdale, NY 11769
2. Southampton Town Engineer’s Office
3Southampton Town Building and Zoning Division
.
4Southampton Town Fire Marshal
.
5Southampton Town Highway Department
.
6Southampton Town Architectural Review Board
.
7Southampton Town Police Department
.
8Southampton Town Transportation Commission
.
9. Speonk/Remsenburg School District
10. Speonk/Remsenburg Civic Association
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 2017-96 dated January 24, 2017, the Town Clerk
forwarded the Change of Zone application to all involved agencies for the purposes of
determining Lead Agency for the SEQRA review, and
WHEREAS, no involved agency has responded to the coordination request or made
comments on the action at this time;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Southampton
hereby assumes Lead Agency, and will assess the potential significance of any associated
adverse impacts on the environment pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review
Act and Chapter 157 of the Town Code, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Town Clerk is directed to notify all involved and interested
agencies of the Town Board’s Lead Agency Status.
Financial Impact:
None
RESULT: ADOPTED \[UNANIMOUS\]
MOVER: Jay Schneiderman, Supervisor
SECONDER: John Bouvier, Councilman
AYES: Schneiderman, Lofstad, Scalera, Bouvier, Glinka
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TOWN BOARD RESOLUTION 2017-233
Item # 7.39
ADOPTED DOC ID: 26630
Authorize Extension of Time for the Submission of Written
Comments on the September 2016 Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Project Entitled The Hills at
Southampton MUPDD Zone Change Petition
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southampton received a revised Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (“DEIS”) dated September 2016 for the project entitled
“The Hills at Southampton” and, by Resolution No. 951 of 2016, scheduled a public hearing
for the purpose of commencing public review; and
WHEREAS, specifically, public hearings on the DEIS were held on November 7, 2016,
December 5, 2016, January 10, 2017, and February 7, 2017; and
WHEREAS, at its meeting of February 7, 2017, the Town Board closed the public hearing on
the DEIS, and kept the record open to accept additional written comments for a period of 30
days, or until March 9, 2017; and
WHEREAS, further time is necessary for the submission of written comments; and
WHEREAS, by letter dated February 21, 2017, the applicant, DLV Quogue, LLC, by its
attorney, Wayne D. Bruyn, Esq., has consented to an extension of time for the Town Board
to accept written comments on the DEIS, that is, up until April 1, 2017; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Southampton hereby authorizes an
extension of time for the submission of written comments on the September 2016 DEIS for
the project entitled The Hills at Southampton, up until April 1, 2017; and be it further
RESOLVED that, accordingly, pursuant to 6 NYCRR Part 617.9(a)(5), the 45 calendar day
timeframe within which the Final Environmental Impact Statement (“FEIS”) must be filed
shall commence on Sunday, April 2, 2017, unless further extended upon consent of the
applicant.
Financial Impact:
None, see resolution text.
RESULT: ADOPTED \[UNANIMOUS\]
MOVER: Jay Schneiderman, Supervisor
SECONDER: Christine Preston Scalera, Councilwoman
AYES: Schneiderman, Lofstad, Scalera, Bouvier, Glinka
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TOWN BOARD RESOLUTION 2017-235
Item # 7.42
ADOPTED DOC ID: 26634
Notice of Public Hearing Regarding the Speonk Commons
Change of Zone Application
WHEREAS, in July 2016, Georgica Green Ventures (GGV) and the Town of Southampton
Housing Authority (TSHA) submitted a request, pursuant to Town Code §330-185(C), for a
public work session to discuss a proposed application for a change-of-zone; and
WHEREAS, specifically, GGV and TSHA seek a zoning change on a 4.27 acres (186,405 sq.
ft.) parcel split zoned VB/R20 and located on the west side of North Phillips Avenue
approximately 180 ft. north of Montauk Highway, within the Hamlet of Speonk (SCTM #900-
350-2-18); and
WHEREAS, the project sponsors specifically request that the Village Business (VB) portion at
the front of the site remain, but the zoning line be moved so that the portion zoned VB is
effectively reduced by approximately 1 acre (resulting in 30,944 sq. ft. of land area zoned
as VB) and the Residential (R-20) portion is requested for change to Multi-Family
Residential (MF-44) and with the shift of the zoning boundary the area designated as MF-44
would increase by 1 acre (resulting in 150,644 sq. ft. of land area zoned MF-44). The
applicants are further requesting to utilize the provisions of §330-8 to increase the
permitted residential density on the parcel to 38 units to provide 100% affordable
community benefit rental housing; and
WHEREAS, two public work sessions were held on the change-of-zone proposal on
September 22, 2016, and October 6, 2016, where the Department of Land Management
submitted a report and recommendation as provided in §330-185(C)(1); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Town Code §330-185(C)(4), by Resolution No. 2016-1041, the Town
Board elected to consider a formal application on said proposal; and
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2016, the Town Clerk received a formal application for the
change of zone; and
WHEREAS, by memorandum dated January 4, 2017, the Town Planning and Development
Administrator indicated that the project submission complies with the minimum submission
requirements pursuant to Town Code §330-185(D); now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Southampton hereby directs that a public
hearing shall be held on March 22, 2017, at 6:00 p.m., at the Remsenburg-Speonk
Elementary School, 11 Mill Road, Remsenburg, New York, to hear any and all persons either
for or against a proposed local law entitled: “A LOCAL LAW to change the zoning
classification of a 4.27 acre parcel identified as SCTM No. 900-350-2-18 located on the west
side of North Phillips Avenue approximately 180 ft. north of Montauk Highway, within the
Hamlet of Speonk and currently split zoned Village Business (VB) and Residential (R20) to
allow for a shift in the zoning boundary line that would reduce the existing area of Village
Business (VB) and reclassify the R-20 portion to Multi-Family (MF-44). The provisions of
§330-8 would be invoked to increase the permitted residential density on the parcel to 38
units in order to provide 100% affordable community benefit rental housing,” which
provides as follows:
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LOCAL LAW NO. ___ OF 2017
“A LOCAL LAW to change the zoning classification of a certain split zoned parcel identified as
SCTM No 900-350-2-18 to reduce the existing land area zoned Village Business (VB) by
approximately 1 acre and reclassify the increased R-20 portion to Multi-Family (MF-44), as
well as allow for an increase in residential density pursuant to ell as allow for an increase in
residential density pursuant to §330-8 to facilitate the construction of 38 100% affordable
rental units in the Hamlet of Speonk”.
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southampton as follows:
SECTION 1. Legislative Findings.
Pursuant to Chapter 330, Section 185, a petition has been received requesting a change in
the zoning classification of a certain parcel identified as SCTM No 900-350-2-18 in the
Hamlet of Speonk Specifically, Georgica Green Ventures and Town of Southampton
.
Housing Authority seek a zoning change on a 4.27 acres (186,405 sq. ft.) parcel split zoned
VB/R20 and located on the west side of North Phillips Avenue approximately 180 ft. north of
Montauk Highway where the Village Business (VB) portion at the front of the site would
remain, but the zoning line be moved so that the portion zoned VB is effectively reduced by
approximately 1 acre (resulting in 30,944 sq. ft. of land area zoned as VB) and the
Residential (R-20) portion is requested for change to Multi-Family Residential (MF-44). With
the shift of the zoning boundary the area designated as MF-44 would increase by 1 acre
,
(resulting in 150,644 sq. ft. of land area zoned MF-44). The applicants are further
requesting to utilize the provisions of §330-8 to increase the permitted residential density
on the parcel to 38 units to provide 100% affordable community benefit rental housing. It
is the intention of this Local Law to effectuate the aforementioned zone change if the Town
Board determines that this action is in the best interests of the Town.
SECTION 2. Amend the Zoning Map of the Town Code as follows:
Parcel identified as SCTM No. 900-350-2-18 is hereby changed so that the existing Village
Business (VB) zone is reduced by approximately 1 acre (resulting in 30,944 sq. ft. of land
area zoned as VB) and the Residential (R-20) portion is requested for change to Multi-
Family Residential (MF-44). Further, the Town Board will allow for the use of §330-8 to
establish an increase in residential density on this parcel.
SECTION 3. Severability.
If any section or subsection, paragraph, clause, phrase or provision of this law shall be
judged invalid or held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, any judgment
made thereby shall not affect the validity of this law as a whole or any part thereof other
than the part or provision so adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. Effective Date
.
This Local Law shall take effect upon the filing of this Local Law with the Secretary of State
pursuant to the Municipal Home Rule Law.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk is hereby authorized to publish the
following Notice of Public Hearing:
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
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TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held on March 22, 2017, at 6:00 p.m., at the
Remsenburg-Speonk Elementary School, 11 Mill Road, Remsenburg, New York, to hear any
and all persons either for or against a proposed local law entitled: “A LOCAL LAW to change
the zoning classification of a 4.27 acre parcel identified as SCTM No. 900-350-2-18 located
on the west side of North Phillips Avenue approximately 180 ft. north of Montauk Highway
and currently split zoned Village Business (VB) and Residential (R20) to reduce the existing
area of Village Business (VB) and reclassify the increased R-20 portion of the site to Multi-
Family (MF-44). The provisions of §330-8 would be invoked to increase the permitted
residential density on the parcel to 38 units in order to provide 100% affordable community
benefit rental housing within the Hamlet of Speonk.”
Copies of the proposed local law, sponsored by Supervisor Schneiderman, are on file in the
Town Clerk’s Office, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD
TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON, NEW YORK
SUNDY A. SCHERMEYER, TOWN CLERK
Financial Impact:
None, see resolution text.
RESULT: ADOPTED AS AMENDED \[UNANIMOUS\]
MOVER: Jay Schneiderman, Supervisor
SECONDER: Stan Glinka, Councilman
AYES: Schneiderman, Lofstad, Scalera, Bouvier, Glinka
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