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SOUTHOLD TOWN LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Meeting, July 15, 1987
Present : John Stack, William Peters, Ralph Williams, Joseph Townsend,
Jean Cochran and Joy Bear
On July 14, the day before the regular Landmark Commission meeting,
the Southold Town Board met . On their agenda was a final vote on the
1087 Local Law outlining the rules governing the Commission 's right to
name and protect Southold 's landmark houses and to preserve the
architectural integrity of the Town.
The final vote was - pro: Supervisor Murphy, Jean Cochran and
Paul Stoutenburg; against : George Penny, James Schondebare and
Raymond Edwards . The law was defeated .
At this point the Town Board went into private session, and then
announced that the case was open again. A second public hearing was
s=chedul-edfor August 11, 1987, at 7:30 p.m. Before that date, Mr.
Schondebare wanted every prospective owner of a landmark house to
receive a copy of the preservation law, with a covering letter inviting
the owner to the August 11 meeting.
Landmark Commission members got busy compiling a list , of_=houses
from the recently completed 'blue sheets . " Areas at the East End not,
yet inventoried by S.P.L.I,A. were listed by Ralph Williams . Every
single house in Southold Town whose owner 's name was listed' on the
blue sheets, or whose name was available elsewhere, was sent a copy of
the Landmark Law and a, covering letter, by mail. The list was given to
Judith Terry, Town Clerk, who sent out 535 pieces of mail. Judy was
most gracious about this monumental task, and the Commission thanks
Judy most sincerely.
Questions and comments from those receiving letters were routed
by Town Hall to the Landmark commissioner from the hamlet the caller
wanted to discuss .
The regular meeting of the Landmark Commission was held the day
after the Town Board meeting, on July 15 . Discussion was on how best to
get the Landmark _Law into the hands of every landmark house ownep.. The
Commission met again at the Joseph Townsend Insurance office on July 20
to work out details . It was decided that we would review the individual
blue sheets and list names of owners of houses worthy of landmark
designation. This we did, as written above .
The second part of Southold Town's inventory of houses, conducted
by Barbara Van Liew for S.P.L. I.A, has been delivered, and the
contract for the third and final work is in her hands . Supervisor Murphy
LANDMARK MEETING, July 15, 1987
has had these forms, covering from Cutchogue to Arshamomaque, duplicated
by a summer interne . Copies have been delivered to town offices and
libraries .
William Peters reported that he delivered to Ray Jacobs, of the
Highway Department, a map locating Southold Town's Mile Markers .
George Penny owns a historic house now occupied by Burt Lewis
Realtors on North Road, Southold . Mr. Penny asked the Landmark Commission
to make a report on the house . Ralph Williams, John Stack, William
Peters and Joy Bear carefully examined the structure on July 6, from
10 a .m. to 2 p.m. It is indeed a fine old house, which Lieut. Moses
Case built in Peconic c . 17+7, and which was moved to North Road in
1966. The report on this house is in the Landmark file at Town Hall,
and a copy was delivered to Mr. Penny.
In "Preservation Notes" of July 1987, is a story, "Supreme Court
Backs Right of Property Owners . " The story states that the Supreme Court
has ruled that property owners who successfully challenge land use
regulations are entitled to compensation.
Jackson Walter, National Trust president, says preservationists should
not worry, because it will not upset the constitutional validity of__
historic preservation ordinances, and it will not require local, gov_ernments
to compensate property owners . Thus, he states, the Supreme Court '-s-- ---
decision "should have little, if any, adverse impact on historic
preservation laws , " since these ordinances do not deny the owner of "all
use" of a property, but instead, "permit reasonable beneficial use . "
The Landmark Commission was asked to look at the home of Lucille
Mosback, 11150 Main Road, East Marion. On July 22 Ralph, John, Bill-
and Joy spent five hours in the house - a lovely home built in the
early 1800fs . Ralph uncovered a surprise during the afternoon : around
1830 the house faced south on Main Road (then Kings Highway) because at
that time the highway ran south of the house, not north, as it does today.
A report was sent to Mrs . Mosback, and one is filed at Town Hall.
NEXT LANDMARK PRESERVATION MEETING
August 19, at 7:30 P.Y.