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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-06/30/1953 i MEETING OF JUNE 301 1953. The Southold Town Board met at the office of Supervisor Norman E. Klipp at Greenport' on Tuesday, June 30, 1953. The meeting was called to order at 1:30 P.M. with the following present: Supervisor Klipp; Justices Terry, Tuthill, Albertson and Clark; Town buperintendent of Highways Price; Town Attorney Terry and Town Clerk Booth. Moved by Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Clark:. RESOLVED: That the minutes of the previous meeting be and hereby are duly approved as read. Vote of Town Board: Ayes- Supervisor Klipp; Justices Terry, Albertson, Tuthill and Clark. Mrs . Evelyn Clark and Mrs. Marguerite Leyden were present at the meeting as a committee representing the Women' s Society of the Methodist Church of Greenport ' New York. The Town Board had requested a committee to meet with the Board to discuss matters stated in a, resolution which was received by the Town Board from this Society at a meeting held June 9, 1953. Moved by Justice Tuthill; seconded by Justice Albertson: RESOLVED: That the regular monthly Audit meeting of this Board be held at the office of Super-fisor Norman E. Klipp at Greenport, on Tuesday, July 75 1953 , at 1:30 P.M. Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Terry, Tuthill, Albertson and Clark. A communication was received from William Sterling , Clerk of School District No. 8 Cutchogue, stating that the school bus filled with children crosses the Long Island Railroad tracks on Cox Lane several times daily. He stated the cross- ing is unprotected. Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Tuthill: RESOLVED: That Supervisor Norman E. Klipp be instructed to communicate with the Long Island Railroad Company and request that more adequate protection be given at Cox Lane crossing at Cutchogue. Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Terry, Tuthill, .Albertson and Clark. The Supervisor received a letter from J. L. Jacobs & Co. on the plan for equitable reappraisal and assessment equalization of -ldxable property. Moved by Justice Albertson; seconded by Jusstice Terry: RESOLVED: That the Supervisor be instructed to turn the said letter over to the Town Board of Assessors. Vote of Town Board:Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Terry, Tuthill, , Albertson and Clark. Moved by Sup6tintendent of Highways; seconded by Justice Albertson RESOLVED: That inasmuch as the required dedication has been duly received, map of same duly filed and the necessary papers signed, the Town Board take over and maintain as public highways , Gillette Drive, Manor Road, Midland Place, Cleaves Point Road and East Gillette Drive situated at East 1"larion, Town of Southold, New York. Vote of Town Board:Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justice Terry, Tuthill Albertson and Clark, and Sup . of Highways Price. A communication was received from the Brushes Creek .Assoc- iation requesting some financial assistance from the Town. Board in drddging the channel in Brushes Creek at Mattituck. G rC\ `J Loved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Tuthill: RESOLVED: That Norman E. Klipp, Supervisor, be and hereby is authorized to contribute the sum of $475.00 towards the cost of dredging the channel in Brushes Creek at Mattituck Town of Southold , N.Y. Vote of Town Board:Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Terry, Tuthill, .Albertson and Clark. Moved .by Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Clark: RESOLVED: That Norman E . Klipp , Supervisor, be and hereby is authorized to approve the actions of the Commissioners of the Fishers island Ferry District in executing an extention to License Contract No. DA30-075-Eng-1 569 Supplemental Agreement No. 2, between the Corps of Engineers , U.S . Army, and the Fishers island Ferry District for the right to the Non-exclusive use of a certain parcel of land known as Silver Eel Cove Dock together with Buildings nos . 248? 29, and the north wing of Building No. 1, located at Fort H. G. Wright , 'Fishers Island, New York, and including certain access to roads all as shown in red on Exhibit "A" attached to said License at the rental rate of- One Dollar ($1.00) per annum for a period from October 1, 19521 up to and including September 30, 1953. Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Terry, Tuthill, Albertson and Clark. Barney Harris requested that two street lights be installed on Youngs Avenue in Mattituck, New York. Moved. by Justice Tuthill; seconded by Justice Terry: RESOLVED: That the Town Clerk be and he hereby is directed to request the Long Island Lighting Company to install two additional 100 c p aerial street lights in the Mattituck #1 Lighting District , said lights to be placed on Pole #3 and Pole #9 on Youngs Avenue in Mattituck. Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Terry, Tuthill, Albertson and Clark. Lawyer Krupski appeared before the Board presenting an application on beEalf of William H. Kalynack requesting the Board to take over certain proposed highways through his property at Southold, said highways to be known as PARK WAY, BRACKWOOD WAY, CRITTENS LANE , AND WOOD END WAY. Moved by Supt. of Highway Price; seconded by Justice Clark: RESOLVED: That the Town Board will view the above named pro- posed roads and if they comply with the Town Highway Spec- ifications they will consider taking them over as public highways . Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Terry, Tuthill, Albertson and Clark, and Supt. Of Highway Price. A hearing was held at the office of the Supervisor at Green- port , on Tuesday, June 30, 1953 , to consider a proposed Town Ordinance for the regulation of Tourist Camps , House Trailer Camps , House Trailers or similar establishments. The Town Clerk presented proof of publication of such hearing. Supervisor Klipp opened the hearing at 2:30 P.M. and read the call of the meeting. He then called upon any person pre- sent wishing to speak either for or against the proposed ordinance. The following persons spoke in favor of such an ordinance. Edward Wirsing , Jr. Mattituck Donald Swahn Mattituck Athelstane Kendrick Cutchogue Artemas Ward East Marion James O 'Brien Mattituck 'Betty Penny Mattituck Mrs . Willard Haggen Mattituck James Geoffroy Mattituck Dorothy Swahn Mattituck AFrr�edr1Nlo�rhomas Mattituck Mattituck 64 Robert Thomas Mattituck Arthur McGaw Mattituck Grace McCaw Mattituck The Supervisor then called for a vote on the proposed ordin-' ante. There were sixteen (16) persons present at the meeting all of whom voted in favor of the ordinance. Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Tuthill: RESOLVED: That the Southold Town Ordinance providing for the regulation of Tourist Camps , House Trailer Camps , House Trailers or similar establishments be' and hereby is duly adopted as amended by the Town Board. Vote of Town Board: .Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Terry, Tuthill, tlbertson and Clark. NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that after a public hearing held pur- suant to the requirements of law the following ordinance was duly adopted, enacted, and ordained by the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, at a regular meet- ing of said Board held at the office of the Supervisor at Greenport, N.Y. , on June 30th, 1953: SOUTHOLD TOWN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF TOURIST CAMPS , HOUSE TRAILERS CAMPS , HOUSE TRAILERS , OR SIMILAR ESTABLISHMEiNTS . Section 1 Definitions (a) A Tourist Camp is hereby defined to be any lotri piece or parcel of ground where two or more tents , tent houses , camp cottages , house cars , or trailers used as living or sleeping quarters are or may be located, said camp being operated for or without compensation. (b) A unit is hereby defined to be any section or pl6t of ground, upon which is erected any tent, tent house or camp cottage , and/or for the accomodation of each automobile trailer or house car. (c) Camp Cottage is defined to be any small building of whatever material constructed having less than 350 square feet of cross section area and used as living or sleeping quarters and constructed and equipped only for seasonal occupancy. (d) Automobile Trailer or House Car shall be defined to be, any vehicle used as sleeping or living quarters , which is or may be mounted on wheels and is or may be propelled either by its own power or by another power driven vehicle, to which it may be attached. (e) Board of Department of Public Health shall mean any such Board or Department established pursuant to the laws of the State of New York and entrusted with the regulation, control and ;-supervision of matters pertaining to and affecting the public health in the Town of Southdld. Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person, persons , firm, assoc- iation, corporation or co-partnership to establish , main- tain, or operate within the limits of the Town of Southold any tourist camp on any location or plot of ground for use of transients by the day, week, month, or season, whether a charge is or is not made, who does not possess a permit from the Department of Health and Town Board of the Town of South- old. The permit of the Town Board of the Town of Southold shall expire on December 31st following the date -of issuance. Such permit shall not be transferable or assignable. All Town Board permits may be revoked for cause by such Board after a hearing. Section 3. Any person or persons , firm, association, corporation or co-partnership hereafter applying for a permit and/or a license to establish and operate a tourist camp must first file with the Board of Health and the Town Clerk a complete copy of the plan of the .proposed camp. This plan with the legal description of the property shown, shall be drawn to CZ scale and must show clearly the extent and area to be used for camp purposes . All proposed roadways and/or driveways shall be shown together with each proposed location or site for tents, tent houses , camp cottages , and/or trailers or camp cars; location of all proposed sanitary conveniences , laundry buildings and slop sinks; the proposed method of sewage disposal or removal and the plan for water supply and lighting. A typical plan for proposed camp cottages , toilet and wash room and laundry shall be filed for future reference. Section 4. All' land used as a tourist camp shall be located on well drained sites of ample size, free from heavy or dense growth of brush or weeds. The land shall be free from marsh and shall be graded to insure rapid drainage during and following rain. ' Section 5. Each site used as a tourist camp shall be provided with an ample and adequate supply of water of safe sanitary quality, approved by the Board of Health. Where water from other sources than that of the municipal supply is proposed to be used, the sources of supply shall first be approved by the Board of Health. Section 6 . Each tourist camp shall be provided with safe and adequate provision for the collection and removal of garbage and shall provide a proper and acceptable sewer system either by conn- ection to a municipal sewer system, where such is available, or to septic tanks; all of which shall comply fully with all laws , ordinances and/or requirements prescribed by the Board of Health. Section 7. Each unit in any tourist camp upon which a tent, tent house, camp cottage, trailer or house car is erected or placed shall not be less than 4-Ox 50 feet in area clearly defined by markers in each cormer and no single family cottage used for living or sleeping quartwrs shall be less than 280 square feet or less than 14 feet wide at its narrowest point or less than 7 feet high from floor to plate or shall have less than 27 square feet of ventilating opening or windows properly and fully screened. Section 8. Each cottage site or location shall be well drained and the floor of each cottage shall be raised not less than four inches above the ground level to permit free and uninterrupted vent- ilation. If floor be of wood it shall be raised not less than 12 inches above the ground level. Section 9. The roof cover of each cottage shall extend sufficiently beyond the exterior wall line so that all roof water shall fall free of walls. Section 10. No cottage shall be erected or placed upon any site at less distance than 15 feet from any other building or cottage. Section 11. No trailer or camp car shall be located on any site where there is less than 15 feet between the trailer or camp car and other buildings , trailers , or camp cars included in the camp area and no cottage site or location of trailer or camp car site shall be placed or erected within less than q0 feet from the property line separating the camp from adjoining property, measuring from the nearest point of the cottage site or location, tr:�iler of camp car site. No tourist camp abutting any public street, avenue , boulevard, terrace , court, or place shall locate any tent, tent house, or cottage site or locate trailer camp car site beyond the established line set and agreed upon and in no case closer than 20 feet to such street, avenue, boulevard, terrace , court , or place. Section 12. Roadways or driveways shall be provided not less than 25 feet in width, well marked in the day time and lighted at night. Said roadways, or driveways to be so located that each unit of the camp is easily accessible. Said roadways or driveways shall be so constructed that a dust nuisance will not be created. All entrances and exits from the camp shall be well 66 marked and so arranged that they will be easily controlled and supervised. Section 13. Each camp upon which two or more tents , tent houses , camp cottages , trailers or camp cars are erected or placed and where private conveniences for each site or cottage are not provided shall provide at locations hereinafter defined, toilets , urinals , wash basins , slop basins , showers , or baths , water faucets or spigots in accordance with the following: (a) One toilet or stool for each unit. (b) Each toilet room provided for men shall have in addition urinal stalls. (c) Each toilet room shall be provided with one lavatory or wash basin for every five toilets or fraction thereof. (d) One shower or bathtub shall be provided for each sex for each 10 units or fraction thereof. (e) All Toilets , basins and showers , shall be placed in properly constructed buildings conveniently located as to .each cottage or unit. (f) Buildings shall be well lighted at all times , day or might , well ventilated with screened open- ings , and constructed of such moisture-proof material as shall permit rapid and satisfactory cleaning , scouring and washing. (g) The floors shall be of waterproof material elevated not less than four inches above grade Pnd each floor pro- vided with floor drains. (h) Slpp sinks or basins with water supply over shall be provided to serve each seven units and shall be constructed in accordance with design, size and material approved sty the Board of Health. Section 14. Each tourist camp shall be under the direct management of the owner or licenses or his agent or representative for whose acts he or they shall be fully responsible. The names of the person entrusted with the direct management of the camp shall be filed for reference with the Board of Health and with the Police Department of the Town of Southold. Such person or persons must be of good reputation and character and shall satisfy the public authority of their experience and capacity to supervise, manage , regulate , control and maintain good order in the camp. Section 15. Each tourist camp shall be provided with a building to be known as the office in which shall be kept copies of all records pertaining to the management or supervisor of the camp , such records to be available for inspection by the Board of Health or �y the Police Department. Section 16. It shall be the duty of the owner , his agent or manager, to keep a register of all persons accommodated in the camp, said register to include the names of all persons , their home addresses , the registration numbers and description of their automobiles or other vehicles ; to prescribe rules . and regulations for the management of the camp; to make adequate provision for the enforcementofsuch rules; to subscribe to and adopt such general rules and regulations which may be hereafter adopted for the management of such camps . Further , it shall be the duly of the owner , his agent or manager to: �a) Provide for regular inspection of the water and the sanitary conveniences . (b) Provide for the collection and removal of garbage or other waste material. (c) Prohibit the placing or storage of unsightly material or behicles of any kind. (d) Provide for the regular cleaning, Painting , repairing 3 disinfecting of all buildings , and le) Provide at least one 22 gallon soda and acid fire extinguisher , or its equivalent, for each 5 units , so 1Qcated that all units shall be within 200 feet of an ext ingui s4'3�. (f) Take such other measures as may be deemed to be necessary by the Board of Health to preserve the health, comfort , and safety of all persons residing in the camp and the general public. (g) Cause each dog, cat , or other pet animal to be kept under control at all times , either by being tied up or confined in proper enclosure. (h) Repot to the Board of Health all cases,- of communicable disease or suspected cases of communicable disease affecting any occupant of the camp. (i) Report immediately to the public authority all acts of disorderly character committed by any person or persons inside the camp; and (j ) See that copies of Standard Rules and Regulations shall be prepared and posted in conspicuous locations throughout the camp. Section 17. Each tourist camp shall clearly indicate one or more .en- trances and exits the use of which shall be enforced. Where it is established by complaint of adjoining property owners that their property is being trespassed upon by inmates of any tourist camp:,. it shall be the duty of the owners , manager or other person responsible + to provide fence or other effective barrier to insure such owners of adjoining property protection against trespassing. Section 18. CD The provisions of this ordinance shall be in addition to and supplementary to the provisions of all other ordinances of the Town of Southold and where there is any conflict be- tween the provisions of this ordinance and any other ordin- ance, then -the ordinance providing the stricter regulation shall prevail. Section 19. On every Trailer Camp a suitable planting not less than five ( 5) feet high, sufficient to screen the Trailer Camp from view shall be erected along all lines of public lands and publihc highways and such fence shall be not less than ten (10) feet from such public lands or highiaay lines . Section 20. On receipt of any application fora permit, other than a renewal under this article the Town Clerk shall cause a notice of public heari.nf thereon specifying the time and place thereof tft be published once in the newspaper pub- lished in the Town at least 10 days before the day of the hearing. Section 21. This ordinance shall not apply to any territory included within the limits of the incorporated village of Greenport. This ordinance shall not apply to any tourist camp, unit, camp cottage, or house trailer camp in operation on or be- fore July 1, 1953. Section 32. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction be punishable by a fine of not less than $50.00 nor to exceed $100.00 or by imprisonment for a term not exceed- ing six months or by both such fime and imprisonment. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall con- stitute a separate offense. EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall take effect upon publication and post- ing as required by Law. Dated at Southold, New York. June 30, 1953. 68 i BY ORDER OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD RALPH P. BOOTH, TOWN CLERK STATE OF NEW YORK) COUNTY OF SUFFOLK) SS :- TOWN OF SOUTHOLD ) I, RALPH P. 'BOOTH, Town Clerk of the Town of Southold, in the County of Suffolk and State of Nevi York, do hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing ordinance duly approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Southold duly called and held on the 30th day of June, 1953 , with the original there- of on file in my office and entered in the minutes of the meeting of said Board, and that the same is a true and correct transcript thereof and of ,the whole of said original. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the Town of Southold, this 1st day of July, 1953. Ralph P. Booth (SEAL) Town Clerk, Town of 6outrold Adjournment was at 5 P.N. Ralph P. Booth Town Clerk