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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
May 25, 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 May 23, 2017 6:00 PM,
reviewed the following resolution(s):
Town Board Resolution RES-2017-507 Adopted \[Unanimous\]
Resolution of Adoption Amending Section 216-9 of the Town Code of the Town of
Southampton In Order To Eliminate the Exemption To The Long Island Workforce Housing
Program Applicable to Reduced Density Development
Town Board Resolution RES-2017-526 Adopted \[Unanimous\]
Notice of Public Hearing to Consider Amending Chapter 330 (Zoning) Article XXVI (Planned
Development District) Eliminating the Availability of Planned Development Districts For
Applications Received After June 6, 2016
Town Board Resolution RES-2017-527 Adopted \[Unanimous\]
Notice of Public Hearing to Consider Amending Town Code §330-248(T) (Sandy Hollow Cove
Residential Planned Development District) to Extend the Expiration of Approval
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
May 25, 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 May 23, 2017 6:00 PM,
reviewed the following resolution(s):
Town Board Resolution RES-2017-507 Adopted \[Unanimous\]
Resolution of Adoption Amending Section 216-9 of the Town Code of the Town of
Southampton In Order To Eliminate the Exemption To The Long Island Workforce Housing
Program Applicable to Reduced Density Development
Town Board Resolution RES-2017-526 Adopted \[Unanimous\]
Notice of Public Hearing to Consider Amending Chapter 330 (Zoning) Article XXVI (Planned
Development District) Eliminating the Availability of Planned Development Districts For
Applications Received After June 6, 2016
Town Board Resolution RES-2017-527 Adopted \[Unanimous\]
Notice of Public Hearing to Consider Amending Town Code §330-248(T) (Sandy Hollow Cove
Residential Planned Development District) to Extend the Expiration of Approval
Sincerely Yours,
Sundy A. Schermeyer
Town Clerk
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TOWN BOARD RESOLUTION 2017-507
Item # 7.20
ADOPTED DOC ID: 27192
Resolution of Adoption Amending Section 216-9 of the Town
Code of the Town of Southampton In Order To Eliminate the
Exemption To The Long Island Workforce Housing Program
Applicable to Reduced Density Development
WHEREAS, the Town Board is considering amending Chapter 216 (Housing For Income
Eligible Household; Community Housing Opportunity Fund), Article II (Long Island
Workforce Housing Act), Section 216-9 (Long Island Workforce Housing Program) to
promote affordable housing opportunities through the elimination of exemptions from the
Long Island Workforce Housing Program; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the Town Board of the Town of Southampton on
May 23, 2017, at which time all persons either for or against said amendment were heard;
and
WHEREAS, the Department of Land Management has advised the Town Board that this
proposed local law is considered a “Type II Action” under 6 NYCRR Part 617.5, provisions of
the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and Chapter 157 of the
Town Code, and that no further review under New York Conservation Law, Article 8, is
necessary; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that Local Law No. 10 of 2017 is hereby adopted as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 10 OF 2017
A LOCAL LAW amending Chapter 216 (Housing For Income Eligible Household; Community
Housing Opportunity Fund), Article II (Long Island Workforce Housing Act), Section 216-9
(Long Island Workforce Housing Program) to promote affordable housing opportunities
through the elimination of exemptions from the Long Island Workforce Housing Program.
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southampton as follows:
SECTION 1. Legislative Intent.
A dearth of affordable housing remains one of the largest problems facing Southampton and
the entire East End community. Over the years, the Town has made significant efforts to
address this problem. Among them was inclusion of the Long Island Workforce Housing
Program (“LIWHP”) into our Town Code. The LIWHP requires the construction of affordable
housing units into certain larger-scale developments or payments to the Town for affordable
housing opportunities elsewhere. While this program has done much to address the
problem, many developers have been able to avoid its requirements through utilization of a
provision that exempts developments that build less than their full permitted density. This
amendment will eliminate that provision thereby requiring every large development to
provide affordable housing opportunities.
SECTION 2. Amendment.
Southampton Town Code Chapter 216 (Housing for Income Eligible Household; Community
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Housing Opportunity Fund), Article II (Long Island Workforce Housing Act), Section 216-9
(Long Island Workforce Housing Program) is hereby amended by removing the stricken
words and adding the underlined words as follows:
§216-9 Long Island Workforce Housing Program
.
A. When the Town approves a subdivision plat or site plan for five or more residential
units, or a mixed-use development that incorporates five or more residential units,
except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this section, the applicant shall receive
a density bonus or other incentive pursuant to a written agreement between the
applicant and the Town, and the Town shall require, at the Town's option, that the
applicant:
(1) Set aside at least 10% of such units for affordable workforce housing on site; or
(2) Provide other land and construct the required affordable workforce housing units that
are not part of the applicant's current subdivision plat or site plan, but which must be
provided, on another site within the Town; or
(3) Pay a fee equal to two times the median income for a family of four for the Nassau-
Suffolk Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the Federal Department of
Housing and Urban Development, for each additional unit which results, or would have
resulted, from the density bonus, except that when such fee exceeds the appraised
value of each lot resulting from such density bonus, then such fee shall be equal to the
appraised value of the lot or lots, or the equivalent thereof, for each additional unit
created by the density bonus.
(a) Where the Town requires that the applicant either construct affordable units off site or
provide a fee in lieu of units as provided in Subsection A(2) and (3) above, the
resultant units created pursuant to these options shall be located within the same
school district as the applicant's initial development project, subject to compliance with
the Town's Comprehensive Plan. The resultant units may be placed outside the same
school district as the applicant's initial development project only after authorized by a
duly adopted Town Board resolution and subject to compliance with the Town's
Comprehensive Plan.
(b) Where the Town requires that the applicant provide a fee in lieu of units as provided in
Subsection A(3) above, a duly noticed public hearing shall be held before the Town
Board to consider any alternatives to such payment.
(c) All fees collected by the Town as provided in Subsection A(3) above shall, at the sole
discretion of the Town, be:
\[1\] Deposited in a single trust fund under the control of the Town, to be kept in trust and
separate and apart from all other monies, for the specific purpose of constructing
affordable workforce housing, acquiring land for the purpose of providing affordable
workforce housing, or rehabilitating structures for the purpose of providing affordable
workforce housing. Unless otherwise prohibited by state law, the Town Board may also
utilize such funds for the purpose of working with not-for-profit organizations to provide
down payment assistance to eligible homebuyers. Pending expenditures from such trust
fund, monies therein may be invested in the manner provided by law. Any interest
earned or capital gain realized on the monies so deposited shall accrue to and become
part of such trust fund; or
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\[2\] Paid to another local government within Suffolk County pursuant to an intermunicipal
agreement, to be kept in trust and separate and apart from all other monies of such
other local government, for the specific purpose of constructing affordable workforce
housing, acquiring land for the purpose of providing affordable workforce housing, or
rehabilitating structures for the purpose of providing affordable workforce housing
within such other local government. Pending expenditures from such trust fund, monies
therein may be invested in the manner provided by law. Any interest earned or capital
gain realized on the monies so deposited shall accrue to and become part of such trust
fund; or
\[3\] Paid into a single trust fund under the control of the Long Island Housing Partnership
(LIHP), to be kept in trust and separate and apart from all other monies of such
partnership, 50% of which shall be used for the specific purpose of constructing
affordable workforce housing, acquiring land for the purpose of providing affordable
workforce housing, or rehabilitating structures for the purpose of providing affordable
workforce housing within Suffolk County. The remaining 50% of such funds shall be
used to provide down-payment assistance to eligible homebuyers who qualify for the
existing Employer Assistance Housing Benefit Program administered by LIHP. The
down-payment assistance funds shall be secured by a note and mortgage on the
property purchased with such funds and shall be fully repaid to the fund by the
recipient upon the sale or refinancing of the aforementioned property.
B. In determining which density bonus to utilize, that is, on-site housing, off-site housing,
or payment in lieu of, the applicable Town agency, to wit, the Planning Board or the
Town Board, shall first consider the recommendation of the Administrator of the
Department of Land Management. When making said density bonus recommendation,
the Department of Land Management Administrator, in consultation with the Town
Attorney and Housing Director, shall ensure compliance with the Town's
Comprehensive Plan, as well as applicable density incentives already articulated within
the Code, such as the goals and objectives of § 330-9. In addition, the value of the
resultant units; the true affordability of the resultant units, such as the associated
common costs and fees for each unit; and applicant's preference for achieving the 10%
density bonus shall also be among the factors considered when making said density
bonus recommendation. Where the applicable Town agency chooses to offer a density
bonus to an applicant different from that recommended by the Administrator of the
Department of Land Management, said action must be achieved by a vote of a majority
plus one of the Planning Board, or a majority of the Town Board.
C. The provisions of this article shall not apply when an applicant elects a lesser
percentage than the maximum allowable residential density, or floor area ratio if part
of a mixed-use development, under the Town's Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive
Plan in effect as of the date of the application by the applicant to the Town.
CDThe Town shall ensure that all affordable housing units created pursuant to this article
.
remain affordable. Thus, subsequent purchasers of such units shall have at the time of
purchase, pursuant to the definition of "affordable workforce housing" herein, an
income at or below 130% of the median income for the Nassau-Suffolk Primary
Statistical Area as defined by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
DENotwithstanding any discrepancies in the income ratios pursuant to §§ 216-2 and
.
216-8 herein, the policies and procedures of § 216-5 for placing individuals in the
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units created under this article shall govern.
EFWithin six months of the establishment of a trust fund as set forth in Subsection
.
A(3)(c)\[1\] and \[2\] of this article, the Town shall issue guidelines and policies which
shall govern the expenditure of trust fund monies.
(1) In furtherance of the establishment of said trust fund, the Town may establish separate
accounts within said trust fund to track the monies deposited into the fund by
community planning areas, as described in the Town's Comprehensive Plan, with a goal
towards reinvestment of said monies into the community planning area from which the
monies originated. The Town Comptroller shall provide an annual accounting of the
monies within each account. Consistent with the trust fund policies described herein,
any interest earned or capital gain realized on the monies so deposited into each
separate account shall accrue to and become part of such account.
FGAny monies that are not expended by the Town within three years from the date of
.
such monies being collected shall be paid into a single trust fund under the control of
the Long Island Housing Partnership, as set forth in Subsection A(3)(c)\[3\] of this
article.
GHThe Town may enter into intermunicipal agreements with any local government within
.
the County of Suffolk to meet the purposes of this article.
SECTION 3. Authority.
The proposed local law is enacted pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law §10(1)(ii)(a)(11)
and (12) and §10(1)(ii)(a)(14).
SECTION 4. 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 hereof other
than the part or provision so adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. Effective Date.
This Local Law shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of State pursuant to Municipal
Home Rule Law.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk is hereby directed to publish the
following Notice of Adoption:
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that after a public hearing was held on May 23, 2017 at Southampton
Town Hall, 116 Hampton Road, Southampton, New York, the Town Board at their meeting of
May 23, 2017 adopted LOCAL LAW NO 10 Of 2017 as follows: “A LOCAL LAW amending
Chapter 216 (Housing For Income Eligible Household; Community Housing Opportunity
Fund), Article II (Long Island Workforce Housing Act), Section 216-9 (Long Island
Workforce Housing Program) in order to promote affordable housing opportunities through
the elimination of exemptions from the Long Island Workforce Housing Program.”
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Copies of the proposed local law, sponsored by Councilwoman Christine Preston Scalera 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
RESULT: ADOPTED \[UNANIMOUS\]
MOVER: Christine Preston Scalera, Councilwoman
SECONDER: John Bouvier, Councilman
AYES: Schneiderman, Lofstad, Scalera, Bouvier, Glinka
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TOWN BOARD RESOLUTION 2017-526
Item # 7.39
ADOPTED DOC ID: 27163 C
Notice of Public Hearing to Consider Amending Chapter 330
(Zoning) Article XXVI (Planned Development District)
Eliminating the Availability of Planned Development Districts
For Applications Received After June 6, 2016
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Southampton hereby directs that a public
hearing shall be held on June 27, 2017, at 6:00 p.m., at the David W. Crohan Community
Center, 655 Flanders Road, Flanders, New York, to hear any and all persons either for or
against a proposed local law entitled, “A LOCAL LAW to consider amending Town Code
Chapter 330, Article XXVI eliminating the availability of Planned Development Districts for
applications received after June 6, 2016,” which provides as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. OF 2017
A LOCAL LAW to consider amending Town Code Chapter 330, Article XXVI, eliminating the
availability of Planned Development Districts for applications received after June 6, 2016.
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southampton as follows:
SECTION 1. Legislative Intent.
For decades, the Town Board has considered applications for Planned Development Districts
(PDDs). PDDs, which craft specific and unique zoning regulations for a particular parcel in
exchange for pre-determined public benefits, were meant to achieve flexibility within the
Town Zoning Code in order to accommodate growth and development. Over the years, the
Town Board received numerous PDD applications and approved more than twenty of them.
The original purpose of the PDD law was “to facilitate increased flexibility to achieve more
desirable development through the use of more creative and imaginative design of
residential, mixed use, commercial and industrial areas than is presently achievable under
conventional land use techniques and zoning regulations…...” Despite this stated purpose,
the PDD approval process was often confronted with vehement public opposition, both to
specific applications and the process in general. Much of this opposition condemned the very
flexibility PDDs were established to create.
As a general concept, zoning is intended to “provide an orderly fashion for residents’ needs
for various types of….structures.” See, Marx v. Village of Mill Neck, 137 AD2d 333 (2d,
Dept., 1988). Municipal planning and zoning exists to preserve "a uniform and harmonious
development of growth." See Village of Lynbrook v. Cadoo, 252 N.Y. 308 (NY, 1929). It is
,
among the primary municipal powers whose goal must be the “development of a balanced,
cohesive community which efficiently uses the municipality’s land.” See, Marx v. Village of
Mill Neck, 137 AD2d 333 (2d, Dept., 1988). Implicit in these calls for balance, cohesiveness,
uniformity and order is the need for predictability. To that end, The American Planning
Association has endorsed polices that emphasize predictable zoning controls. Residents
must be able to predict with relative certainty where specific uses and structures will be
permitted and how their neighborhoods and communities will look and feel as time
progresses. Naturally, with increased flexibility comes decreased predictability. Accordingly,
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despite its noble intent, the PDD law created a level of unpredictability that effectively
rendered all parcels on the Town’s zoning map open to innumerable uses at any time
.
In May of 2016, the Town Board adopted Chapter 319 of the Southampton Town Code. This
Chapter called for a Moratorium on PDDs, thereby enabling the Town to undertake a year-
long comprehensive review of the PDD law, its historic use, and the process for approval.
Such review culminated with the majority of the Town Board agreeing that the
unpredictability of PDDs outweighed their benefits as a zoning tool, and that the objectives
of the PDD would be best be achieved through the use of zoning tools that could
accommodate both versatility in use and predictability in application. Such tools, which
could include greater reliance on special exception approvals, would best be identified by
reviewing and updating the Town’s Comprehensive Plan for the first time since 1999.
In light of the foregoing, the Town Board hereby eliminates PDDs as a zoning tool for all
applications made after June 6, 2016, that being the date the moratorium became effective.
This permits unresolved PDD applications existing at the time of the moratorium to
complete the application process while, at the same time, eliminating PDDs going forward
from that point.
SECTION 2. Amendment.
Subsection 330-240 (Findings and Purpose) of Town Code Chapter 330 (Zoning)
Article XXVI (Planned Development Districts), is hereby amended by deleting the stricken
words and adding the underlined words as follows:
For decades, the Town Board has considered applications for Planned Development Districts
(PDDs). PDDs, which craft specific and unique zoning regulations for a particular parcel in
exchange for pre-determined public benefits, were meant to achieve flexibility within the
Town Zoning Code in order to accommodate growth and development. Over the years, the
Town Board received numerous PDD applications and approved more than twenty of them.
The original purpose of the PDD law was “to facilitate increased flexibility to achieve more
desirable development through the use of more creative and imaginative design of
residential, mixed use, commercial and industrial areas than is presently achievable under
conventional land use techniques and zoning regulations…...” Despite this stated purpose,
the PDD approval process was often confronted with vehement public opposition, both to
specific applications and the process in general. Much of this opposition condemned the very
flexibility PDDs were established to create.
As a general concept, zoning is intended to “provide an orderly fashion for residents’ needs
for various types of….structures.” See, Marx v. Village of Mill Neck, 137 AD2d 333 (2d,
Dept., 1988). Municipal planning and zoning exists to preserve "a uniform and harmonious
development of growth." See Village of Lynbrook v. Cadoo, 252 N.Y. 308 (NY, 1929). It is
,
among the primary municipal powers whose goal must be the “development of a balanced,
cohesive community which efficiently uses the municipality’s land.” See, Marx v. Village of
Mill Neck, 137 AD2d 333 (2d, Dept., 1988). Implicit in these calls for balance, cohesiveness,
uniformity and order is the need for predictability. To that end, The American Planning
Association has endorsed polices that emphasize predictable zoning controls. Residents
must be able to predict with relative certainty where specific uses and structures will be
permitted and how their neighborhoods and communities will look and feel as time
progresses. Naturally, with increased flexibility comes decreased predictability. Accordingly,
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despite its noble intent, the PDD law created a level of unpredictability that effectively
rendered all parcels on the Town’s zoning map open to innumerable uses at any time
.
In May of 2016, the Town Board adopted Chapter 319 of the Southampton Town Code. This
Chapter called for a Moratorium on PDDs, thereby enabling the Town to undertake a year-
long comprehensive review of the PDD law, its historic use, and the process for approval.
Such review culminated with the majority of the Town Board agreeing that the
unpredictability of PDDs outweighed their benefits as a zoning tool, and that the objectives
of the PDD would be best be achieved through the use of zoning tools that could
accommodate both versatility in use and predictability in application. Such tools, which
could include greater reliance on special exception approvals, would best be identified by
reviewing and updating the Town’s Comprehensive Plan for the first time since 1999.
In light of the foregoing, the Town Board hereby eliminates PDDs as a zoning tool for all
applications made after June 6, 2016, that being the date the moratorium became effective.
This permits unresolved PDD applications existing at the time of the moratorium to
complete the application process while, at the same time, eliminating PDDs going forward
from that point.
A. It is hereby found and determined by the Town Board of the Town of Southampton that
there exists in the Town vast but diminishing natural resources and tracts of land
deserving of preservation and maintenance for this and future generations. This need is
balanced by a need to accommodate and provide for the future economic welfare and
development of the Town.
B. The purpose of this planned development district (PDD) legislation is to facilitate
increased flexibility to achieve more desirable development through the use of more
creative and imaginative design of residential, mixed use, commercial and industrial
areas than is presently achievable under conventional land use techniques and zoning
regulations and to preserve, adapt and improve existing open space, land uses and
communities, consistent with the recommendations of the Town's Comprehensive Plan.
The implementation of planned development shall be established on a floating zone
basis with attendant controls and regulations intended to provide the means to
accomplish the salutary purposes and goals set out herein.
C. A planned development district may be established as a receiving site for development
rights or Pine Barrens credits pursuant to the applicable transfer of development right
portions of this chapter and § 261-a of the Town Law of the State of New York. Said
transfer shall be consistent with the recommendations of the Central Pine Barrens
Comprehensive Land Use Plan and/or the Town's Comprehensive Plan.
D. A planned development district may be established as a method of providing incentives
or bonuses for development providing substantial community benefits or amenities
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this article and § 261-b of the Town Law of the
State of New York. The development incentives or bonuses and the community benefits
or amenities shall be consistent with the recommendations of the Central Pine Barrens
Comprehensive Land Use Plan and/or the Town's Comprehensive Plan.
(1) “Community benefits or amenities” shall mean open space, housing for persons of low
or moderate income, parks, elder care, day care, or other specific physical, social or
cultural amenities, or cash in lieu thereof, of benefit to the residents of the affected
community or communities and commensurate with the benefit to the applicant.
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(a) Any monies collected pursuant to the "cash in lieu of" alternative shall be placed in a
dedicated account, restricted to only those uses specifically delineated within the
legislation authorizing the planned development district, and may only be allocated
pursuant to a duly adopted Town Board resolution.
E. The various long-term goals which the Town Board wishes to achieve by this legislation
are:
(1) Preservation and conservation of open space, natural resources, diverse ecological
communities, species diversity, and groundwater quality and quantity.
(2) Connection of open space systems and maximization of open space corridors and to
establish and maintain open space and open space corridors for active and passive
uses.
(3) Preservation of agricultural lands and uses.
(4) Increase consideration of and coordination with school districts, utilities and
governmental services.
(5) Encourage the most efficient and purposeful use of all remaining vacant land.
(6) Preservation and improvement of existing smaller communities.
(7) Preservation of a sense of place in communities and the creation and reestablishment
of small hamlet communities and atmosphere which foster the sharing of amenities and
the utilization of local services.
(8) Creation of planned residential communities providing an array of housing meeting the
social and economic needs of the residents of the hamlets, the Town and the region.
(9) Reduction in the effective cost of governmental and other public services.
(10) Elimination of excessive and inefficient infrastructure and the minimization of
infrastructure development and maintenance costs and maximization of efficiency and
coordination of existing and planned transportation facilities and networks.
(11) Prevention of inappropriate development on stale previously filed subdivision maps
encompassing wetlands, high-water-table areas, steep slopes and other impractical or
unsuitable terrain and topography.
(12) Development of communities wherein, collectively, the mix of uses, aesthetically,
physically, socially and economically encourages the creation and/or preservation of a
sense of place, pride and values.
(13) Provide flexible but definitive standards to facilitate innovative and creative land use
planning and development techniques not possible under conventional zoning
ordinances.
(14) Encourage the development, rehabilitation and improvement of identifiable and unique
historic and architecturally significant areas and communities, “main streets” and
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centers of residential, commercial and industrial activities.
(15) Encourage comprehensive and innovative planning and design of the highest quality,
utilizing and incorporating a variety of land uses.
(16) Provide reasonable incentives and standards to encourage private participation in and
compliance with the comprehensive goals of this article.
(17) Assure that lands set aside for receiving or sending areas are consistent and
harmonious with the Town's comprehensive land use objectives and locate areas
permitted to be developed in such a manner as to maximize the continuity and
connection of open spaces, preserves and wildlife corridors.
SECTION 3 Amendment.
.
Subsection 330-243 (Planning and zoning approval) of Town Code Chapter 330
(Zoning) Article XXVI (Planned Development Districts), is hereby amended by deleting the
stricken words and adding the underlined words as follows:
Provided the process for PDD approval was commenced prior to June 6, 2016, The Town
Board may rezone land from that of the underlying zoning district to a planned development
district upon its own motion or by written application of the landowner pursuant to the
provisions of this article and Article 16 of the New York State Town Law. PDD Approval shall
not be available for any PDD Application received after June 6, 2016 whether initiated on
,
motion of the town or otherwise. The procedure for planning and zoning approval of a PDD
listed in this article shall involve the following two-stage review process:
A. Town Board approval of a preliminary development concept plan and the
reclassification of a specific parcel(s) of land for development in accordance with that
plan.
B. Planning Board approval of the subdivision map or site plan.
SECTION 4. Authority.
This local law is adopted pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law §§10(1)(ii)(a)(11), (12) and
(14), 10(1)(ii)(d)(3), and 22.
SECTION 5 Severability.
.
If any section or subsection, paragraph, clause, phrase or provision of this law shall be
adjudged 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 6 Effective Date.
.
This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State pursuant
to Municipal Home Rule Law.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Southampton hereby
directs the Town Clerk to forward a copy of this proposed local law to the Southampton
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Town Planning Board, as well as the Suffolk County Planning Commission pursuant to
General Municipal Law §239-m, for their review and recommendations; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk is hereby directed to publish the following Notice of Public
Hearing:
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TAKE NOTICE, that the Town Board of the Town of Southampton hereby directs that a
public hearing shall be held on June 27, 2017, at 6:00 p.m., at the David W. Crohan
Community Center, 655 Flanders Road, Flanders, New York, to hear any and all persons
either for or against a proposed local law entitled, “A LOCAL LAW to consider amending
Town Code Chapter 330, Article XXVI, eliminating the availability of Planned Development
Districts for applications received after June 6, 2016.”
Summary of Proposed Law
The Town Board of the Town of Southampton proposes to eliminate the potential for
Planned Development District (PDD) approval unless the application for the PDD was
received prior to June 6, 2016, that being the effective date of the PDD Moratorium.
Copies of the proposed law, sponsored by Supervisor Schneiderman, Councilman Bouvier
and Councilwoman Lofstad, 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 \[UNANIMOUS\]
MOVER: Jay Schneiderman, Supervisor
SECONDER: John Bouvier, Councilman
AYES: Schneiderman, Lofstad, Scalera, Bouvier, Glinka
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TOWN BOARD RESOLUTION 2017-527
Item # 7.40
ADOPTED DOC ID: 27214
Notice of Public Hearing to Consider Amending Town Code
§330-248(T) (Sandy Hollow Cove Residential Planned
Development District) to Extend the Expiration of Approval
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Southampton hereby directs that a public
hearing shall be held on June 13, 2017, at 1:00 p.m., at Southampton Town Hall, 116
Hampton Road, Southampton, New York, to hear any and all persons either for or against a
proposed local law entitled, “A LOCAL LAW to consider amending Town Code §330-248(T)
(Sandy Hollow Cove Residential Planned Development District) to extend the expiration of
approval,” which provides as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. OF 2017
A LOCAL LAW to consider amending Town Code §330-248(T) (Sandy Hollow Cove
Residential Planned Development District) to extend the expiration of approval.
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southampton as follows:
SECTION 1. Legislative Intent.
On June 12, 2014, by Local Law No. 19 of 2014, with the purpose of allowing economically
viable multifamily residential development consistent with the goals of the 1970 Town
Master Plan and the 1999 Comprehensive Plan Update, the Town Board of the Town of
Southampton approved the Sandy Hollow Cove Residential Planned Development District
(“SHCRPDD”). Indeed, in recognition of the rising cost of housing and the increase in
population growth, the SHCRPDD allowed for twenty-eight (28) community benefit units for
the residents of the Town of Southampton to, among other purposes, create affordable
housing that is in keeping with the historic, architectural, and material qualities of
Southampton, and which increases the amount of quality affordable rental housing within
the Town.
Since that time, though Planning Board approvals were obtained on September 25, 2014,
litigation ensued in Supreme Court, and financing timelines were slowed due to Federal,
State, and County requirements. Thus, the approval of the SHCRPDD is set to expire on
June 18, 2017, that is, thirty-six months since the filing of Local Law No. 19 of 2014 with
the Secretary of State. In order to continue to promote the goals and purposes of the
SHCRPDD, the purpose of this local law is to extend the expiration of approval until June 18,
2018.
SECTION 2. Amendment.
Subsection 24 (Expiration) of Town Code §330-248(T) (Sandy Hollow Cove Residential
Planned Development District) is hereby amended by deleting the stricken words and
adding the underlined words as follows:
(24) Expiration. This Subsection T shall take effect upon filing of this Subsection T with
the Secretary of State pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law. Pursuant to §330-
244J, this Subsection T shall expire 36 months after the date of approval by the
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Town Board on June 18, 2018, unless the appropriate Planning Board approvals have
been obtained and substantial construction has begun.
SECTION 3. Authority.
This local law is adopted pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law §§10(1)(ii)(a)(11), (12) and
(14).
SECTION 4. Severability.
If any section or subsection, paragraph, clause, phrase or provision of this law shall be
adjudged 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 5 Effective Date.
.
This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State pursuant
to Municipal Home Rule Law.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Southampton hereby
directs the Town Clerk to forward a copy of this proposed local law to the Southampton
Town Planning Board, as well as the Suffolk County Planning Commission pursuant to
General Municipal Law §239-m, for their review and recommendations; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk is hereby directed to publish the following Notice of Public
Hearing:
Notice of Public Hearing
TAKE NOTICE, that the Town Board of the Town of Southampton hereby directs that a
public hearing shall be held on June 13, 2017, at 1:00 p.m., at Southampton Town Hall,
116 Hampton Road, Southampton, New York, to hear any and all persons either for or
against a proposed local law entitled, “A LOCAL LAW to consider amending Town Code
§330-248(T) (Sandy Hollow Cove Residential Planned Development District) to extend the
expiration of approval.”
Summary of Proposed Law
The approval of the SHCRPDD is set to expire on June 18, 2017, that is, thirty-six months
since the filing of Local Law No. 19 of 2014 with the Secretary of State. In order to
continue to promote the goals and purposes of the SHCRPDD, the purpose of this local law
is to extend the expiration of approval until June 18, 2018.
Copies of the proposed 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
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RESULT: ADOPTED \[UNANIMOUS\]
MOVER: John Bouvier, Councilman
SECONDER: Christine Preston Scalera, Councilwoman
AYES: Schneiderman, Lofstad, Scalera, Bouvier, Glinka
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