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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2025-923 OFFICE LOCATION: aQF SO(/j- MAILING ADDRESS: Town Hall Annex �p`� �/_ P.O. Box 1179 54375 State Route 25 �O Southold, NY 11971 (cor. Main Rd. &Youngs Ave.) Southold, NY Telephone: 631 765-1938 aQ www.southoldtownny.gov PLANNING BOARD OFFICE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD MEMORANDUM To: Denis Noncarrow, Town Clerk Members of the Town Board cc: Paul DeChance, Town Attorney From: James H. Rich III, Chairman Members of the Planning Board Date: January 9, 2026 Re: Planning Board Comments A Local Law in Relation to an Amendment to §280-207, Maximum Gross Floor Area (Resolution 2025-923) The Planning Board supports the proposed code amendment,which eliminates an onerous and impractical requirement when evaluating applications for variances from the gross floor area limitations in the zoning code. Importantly, this amendment does not alter the broader obligation of the Zoning Board of Appeals to consider community character when reviewing any variance request. The Planning Board appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on this local law. Please contact the department with any questions. DENIS NONCARROW Town Hall, 53095 Main Road CLERK P.O. Box 1179 TOWN C � cop Southold, New York 11971 REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS Fax(631) 765-6145 MARRIAGE OFFICER ` + Telephone(631)765-1800 RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER, "° ► www.southoldtownny.gov FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK TOWN OF SOUTHOLD December 5, 2025 Re; Resolution. 2025-923 A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 280 .S-4 13 -Mr. James Rich, III, Chairmanitzc ._ Southold Town Planning Department 54375 State Route 25 DEC 0 5 2OL5 Post Office Box 1179 k SOUTHOLD T',L)"4id'N Southold,New York 11971 P�ar�i ° Dear Mr. Rich, III, The Southold Town Board at their regular meeting held on December 2, 2025 adopted the resolution referenced above. A Certified copy is enclosed. Please an official report defining the Planning Department's recommendations with prepare e re and to the proposed Local Law and forward it to me at a suitable time in order to allow g sufficient time for the Town Board to review it before the public hearing. This propsed local law will also be transmitted to the LwRP Coordinator for their review. The date and time for the public hearingis 6:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 13, 2026 respectfully. Please do not hesitate to contact me, if you have any questions. Thank you. Very truly yours, Wv, �• Jennifer M. Mudd Deputy Town Clerk Enclosures 1 DENTS NONCARROw Town Hall, 53095 Main Road P.O. TOWN CLERK Oaf Soup Box 1179 � Southold, New York 11971 Fax REGISTRAR OF VITAL (631) 755-6145 Telephone(632) � 765-1800 STATISTICS MARRIAGE OFFICER RECORDS MANAGEMENT � -crv�,�v�nT.southoldtow�nny.goV OFFICER FREEDOM OF 0, INFORMATION OFFICER �r 0#j11, OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK. TOWN OF S OUTHOLD THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2025-923 WAS ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON DECEMBER. 2, 2025: VMEREAS, there was presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, on the 2nd day of December 2025, a Local Law entitled "A Local Law 1n relation to Amendments to Chapters 2 8 0" and RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold will hold a public hearing on the aforesaid Local Law at Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold,New York, on the 13th day of January 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at which tulle all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard, be it htrther RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby declares itself lead agency for the purposes of SEQRA review of the proposed local law; and be it further RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold has requested the Planning Board and/or Planning Staff to prepare a report and recon-niendations on the proposed local Law, including a SEQRA and LWRI' reports and reconu-nendations; and it is fiirther RESOLVED that the Town Clerk of the Town of Southold is directed to forward the following to the Suffolk County Planm*n.g Concession, along with any associated fees, for a report and recommendations. The proposed Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Amendments to Chapter 280" reads as follows: LOCAL LAW NO. -2026 BE IT ENACTED by the Town.Board of the To Nm of Southold as follows: I. Purpose. The purpose of this local law is to address issues concerning the maxii-nimi size of one and two family dwellings in certain zoning districts consistent with the Southold Town Comprehensive Plan adopted September 8, 2020, the Vision Statement of which calls for future planning within the Town to be consistent with existing cormuunity character and a periodic review and amendment of the Town Code to that end. The Town Board because of objectives outlined M' the plan, especiaily Chapter 3 Land Use and Zoning, finds it necessary to modify the code that established standards for the construction and reconstniction of residential dwellings in certain zoning districts to modify the requirements concerning the use of GFA. IL Chapter 280 of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended to include the underlined words and remove the struck-through words as follows: § 280-207. Maximum gross floor area for residential dwellings In A-C,R-40, R-80,R- 120, R-200, and R-400 Districts t 2) In determining the maximum permitted gross floor area,the following t!) provisions shall apply: ing (c) The new construction, reconstruction or improvement of any dwell' shall be limited by the standards established by this code, or by variance no.t. two T T%wc&A A J 11A "Isla, a-FtLa-as determined by the Zoning Board of Appeals. 111. SEVERA-BILITY If any clause, sentence,paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, thejudgment shall not affect the validity of this law as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be tuiconstitialonal or invalid. IV. EFFECTIVE DATE This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided by law. Denis Noncarrow Southold Town Clerk RESULT: Adopted MOVER: Councilwoman Smith SECONDER: Councilwoman Doherty 1h n Smith, Councilwoman Doherty, AYES: Councilman Mealy. Cotme -vorna nu Justice Evans, Couiicilman 1-)oroski, Supervisor Krupski, Jr.