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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/15/1987 RECEIVE® AUG 0 51987 Town Clea sa, q 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.