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PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS W SCOTT L. HARRIS
Bennett Orlowski, Jr., Chairman • Supervisor
George Ritchie Latham, Jr. 0 a
Richard G. Ward �4 Town Hall, 53095 Main Road
Mark S. McDonald P.O. Box 1179
Kenneth L. Edwards Southold, New York 11971
PLANNING BOARD OFFICE
Telephone (516) 765-1938 TOWN OF SOUTHOLD Fax.(516) 765-1823
SOUTHOLD TOWN PLANNING BOARD
MINUTES
DECEMBER 9-, 1991
Present were: Bennett Orlowski Jr. , Chairman
Richard Ward, Member
G. Richie Latham, Member
Mark McDonald, Member
Valerie Scopaz, Town Planner
Melissa Spiro, Planner
Absent: Holly Perrone, ' Secretary
Jane Rousseau, Secretary
Kenneth Edwards, Member
Mr. Orlowski: Good evening, I would like to call this meeting
to order. First order of business, Board -to set Monday,
December 23 , 1991 at 7: 30 p.m. at the Southold Town Hall as the
time and place for the next regular Planning. Board meeting.
Mr. Ward: So moved.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded, any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. Ward, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. McDonald, Mr. Orlowski:
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Subdivisions - Finals:
Mr. Orlowski: Jennie Harris Estate - This minor subdivision.
is for two' lots on 48,453 square feet located on the northwest
side of County Road 48; 918 feet southwest of Cox Lane in
Cutchogue. SCTM # 1000-96-1-18. We have proof of publication
in both local papers and at this time everything is in order for
a final hearing. I ' ll ask if there are any -objections to this
subdivision? Hearing none, are there any endorsements of this
subdivision? Hearing none, is there anyone out there neither
pro nor con but may have information pertaining to this
subdivision that may be of interest to the Board?
Mr. Dan Ross: I represent the Jennie Harris application and am
in support of it. I believe we have met all of the Board's
requests and requirements. I know there were some misgivings
with respect to this subdivision early on, the fact that the
subdivision will allow the Taylor family and the five children
to live in the house and own the house and on behalf of the
Taylor family, we wish to thank the Board and request that the
application be granted.
Mr. Orlowski: O.K. , any other comments? Hearing none, any
questions from the Board?
Board: No questions.
Mr. Orlowski: Being there are no further questions, I ' ll
declare this hearing closed. Does the Board have any pleasure?
Mr. McDonald: I would like to offer the following resolution.
WHEREAS, Jennie Harris Estate is the owner of the property
known and designated as SCTM # 1000-96-1-18, located at the
northwest side of C. R. 48 in Cutchogue; and
WHEREAS, this minor subdivision, .to be known as Jennie
Harris Estate, is for two lots on 48,453 square feet; and
WHEREAS, the Southold Town Planning Board, pursuant to the
State Environmental Quality Review Act, (Article 8) , Part 617,
declared itself Lead Agency and issued a Negative Declaration on
March 27, 1990; and
WHEREAS, a final public hearing was closed on said
subdivision amendment application at the Town Hall, Southold,
New York on December 9, 1991; and
WHEREAS, all the requirements of the Subdivision
Regulations of the Town of Southold have been met; and
be it therefore,.
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RESOLVED, that the Southold Town Planning Board approve and
authorize the Chairman to endorse the final survey dated October
23 , 1991.
Mr. Ward: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Ward, Mr. Orlowski, Mr. McDonald,
Mr. Edwards, Mr. Latham.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered. (Chairman endorsed maps)
Mr. Orlowski: ACMT Corporation - This proposal is to
set-off a 80,000 square foot parcel from an existing 47. 0520
acre parcel located on the northwest side of Oregon Road in
Cutchogue. SCTM # 100,0-95-1-3. We have proof of publication
in both the local papers and at this time everything is in order
for a public hearing. I ' ll ask if there are any objections to
this subdivision? Hearing none, are there any endorsements of
this subdivision? Hearing none, is anyone out there neither pro
nor con but may have information pertaining to this subdivision
that may be of interest to the Board? Hearing none, any
questions from the Board?
Board: No questions.
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Mr. Orlowski: Being there are no ,questions, I will declare
this hearing closed. Does the Board have pleasure.
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
WHEREAS, ACMT Equities Inc: is the owner of the property
known and designated as SCTM # 1000-95-1-3, located at Oregon
Road in Mattituck, and
WHEREAS, this set-off, to be known as ACMT Corp. , is to
set-off a 1. 8365 acre parcel from a 47.052 acre parcel, and;
WHEREAS, the Southold Town Planning Board, pursuant to the
State Environmental Quality Review Act, (Article 8) , _Part 617,
declared itself Lead Agency and issued a Negative Declaration on
November 18, 1991; and
WHEREAS, a final public hearing was closed on said
subdivision amendment application at the Town Hall, 'Southold,
New York on December 9, 1991; and
WHEREAS, all the requirements of the Subdivision
Regulations of the Town of Southold have been met; and
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be it therefore,
RESOLVED, that the Southold Town Planning Board approve and
authorize the Chairman to. endorse the final survey dated October
9, 1991.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?'
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. Ward, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. McDonald, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered. (Chairman endorsed maps) .
Mr. Orlowski: A. P. Sepenoski - This proposal is to set
off 2. 08 acre parcel from an existing 10 acre parcel located at
the north side of Main Road (S.R. �25) ; west of 'Rocky Point Road
in East Marion. SCTM #1000-113-8-;5. We have proof of
publication in both the local papers and at this time everything
is in order for final hearing. I -11 ask if there are any
objections to this subdivision? '. Hearing none, are there any
endorsements of this subdivision? Hearing none, is there anyone
out there neither pro nor con but may have information
pertaining to this subdivision that may be of interest to the
Board? Hearing none, any questions from the Board? .
Board: No questions-.
Mr. Orlowski: No further questions, ' I° 11 declare this hearing
closed. Does the Board have any pleasure?
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
WHEREAS, A. P. Sepenoski; is the owner of the property
known and designated as .SCTM # 1000-31-1-5.2, located at the
north side of Main Road (S.R. 25) ; and west side of Rocky Point
Road in East Marion; and
WHEREAS, this set-off, to be known as Set-off. for A. P.
Sepenoski, Jr. , is to set-off a 2.08 acre parcel from an
existing ten acre parcel; and
WHEREAS, the Southold Town Planning Board, pursuant to the
State Environmental Quality Review Act, (Article 8) , Part 617,
declared .itself Lead Agency and issued a Negative Declaration on
October 2, 1990; and
WHEREAS, a final public hearing was closed on said
subdivision application at the Town Hall, Southold, New York on
December 9, 1991; and y
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WHEREAS, all the requirements of the Subdivision
Regulations of the Town of Southold have been met and
be it therefore,
RESOLVED, that the Southold Town Planning Board approve and
authorize the Chairman to endorse the final survey- 'dated, January
7, 1991:
Mr. ,Latham: Second:
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. Orlowski, Mr. Ward..
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered. (Chairman endorsed maps) .
Hearings Held Over From Previous Meetings:
Mr. Orlowski: Eleanor Sievernich - This minor subdivision
is for two lots on 3 .748 acres located on the east side of Cox
Neck Lane in Mattituck. SCTM # '1000-113-8-5. If there are no
questions, I will entertain a motion to keep the hearing open.
Mr. Latham: So moved..
Mr. Ward: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Ward, Mr. Latham, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. Orlowski, Mr. McDonald.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
MAJOR AND MINOR SUBDIVISIONS, LOT LINE CHANGES AND SET OFF
APPLICATIONS
Final Determination:
Mr. Orlowski: Jennie Harris Estate - SCTM #1000-96-1-18.
Already done.
Mr. Orlowski: ACMT .Corp. - SCTM #1000-95-1-3 . Already
done.
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Mr. Orlowski: A. P. Sepenoski - SCTM # 1000-31-1-5.2.
Already done.
Final .Extensions:
Mr. Orlowski: Baxter Sound Estates - This minor subdivision
is for two lots on 5 .022 acres located on the north side of
Oregon Road; 1100 feet west of Bridge Lane in Cutchogue.
SCTM # 1000-73-2-2. 1 & 3 .
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like, to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board grant a
ninety ( 90) day extension of conditional final approval.
Conditional final approval was granted on February 25, 1991.
This second 90 day extension will expire on February 25, 1992
unless all conditions of approval have been fulfilled.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. Ward, Mr. McDonald,
Mr. Ward, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Sketch Extensions
Mr. Orlowski: John S. Guest - This minor subdivision is for
three lots on 13.7 acres located on the west side of Cresent
Avenue on Fishers Island. SCTM # 1000-6-1-5.
Mr. Orlowski: I would like to offer the following resolution.
RESOLVED. that the Southold Town Planning Board grant a; six
month extension of sketch approval from November 30, 1991 to May
30, 1992. This will be the last extension that the Planning
Board will be granting.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Orlowski, Mr. Ward, Mr. McDonald,
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Mr. Edwards, Mr. Latham.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: BergenHollows - This minor subdivision is
for four lots on ten acres located on the north side of Bergen
Avenue in Mattituck. SCTM # 1000-112-1-16. 1.
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board grant. a six
month extension of sketch approval from October 1, 1991 to April
1, 1992.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. Ward, Mr. McDonald,
Mr. Edwards, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Bond Release:
Mr. Orlowski: Cedarfields - This major subdivision is for
thirty-nine lots on 26.471 acres located on Middle Road (North
Road) and Moore' s Lane in Greenport. S.CTM #1000-55-2-9.1.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board recommend
that the Town Board release the Letter of Credit for the above
mentioned subdivision in accordance with the report dated
November 20, 1991 from Raymond Jacobs, Superintendent of
Highways and the report dated November 15, 1991 from James
Richter, Engineering Inspector.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. McDonald, Mr. Latham, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. Ward, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
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Mr. Orlowski: HighpointMeadows Sections 1, 2 & 3 formerly
known as DBM Affordable Housing - This major subdivision is
for fifty-five Tots on 37.762 acres located on the .east side of
Boisseau Avenue in Southold. SCTM #1000-55-6-15.1.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board recommend
that the Town Board release the Letter of Credit for the above
mentioned subdivision in' accordance with the report dated
November 20, 1991 from Raymond Jacobs, Superintendent of
Highways and the report dated October 23 , 1991 from James
Richter, Engineering Inspector.
Mr. Ward: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Ward, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
MAJOR AND MINOR SUBDIVISIONS, LOT LINE CHANGES, SET OFF
APPLICATIONS - STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT
Determinations:
Mr. Orlowski: Frank Cichanowicz & Thomas Jerome - This
major subdivision is for seventeen lots ,on 35.7022 acres located
on the north side of Main Road (S.R. 25) off Maple Road in
Southold.
SCTM # 1000-75-2-8 & 9.
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board, acting
under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, take Lead
Agency, and as Lead Agency make a determination of
non-significance, and grant a Negative Declaration.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Ward,
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Mr. Edwards, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed. so ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: Bayberry Estates - This major subdivision is
for eighteen lots on 50.0171 acres located on the west side of
Laurel Avenue; 140 feet south of Yennecott Drive in Southold.
SCTM # 1000-55-6-35 and 36 and 1000-56-1-1.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board, acting
under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, as Lead
Agency, make a determination of non-significance, and grant a
Negative Declaration.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. Ward,' Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: Samuel S. Polk - This minor subdivision is
for two lots on 4.88 acres located on East End Road Chocomount
Hill on Fishers Island. SCTM # 1000-4-5-5. 9.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board, acting
under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, establishes
itself as lead agency, and as lead agency makes a determination
of non-significance, and grants a Negative Declaration.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. McDonald, Mr.. Edwards,
Mr. Ward, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
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SITE PLANS
Final Determinations:
Mr. Orlowski: Oregon Road Recycling - This proposal is to
develop a non-residential recycling and salvage facility
property located on the south side of Oregon Road; 572.53 feet
west of Cox's Lane in Cutchogue. SCTM * 1000-83-3-4.5.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board, acting
pursuant to the State Environmental Quality .Review Act, hereby
takes lead agent status; makes a determination of
non-significance and grants a Negative Declaration for this
proposal to construct a recycling and salvage facility.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on. the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. Ward, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to make a further
motion.
RESOLVED that the' Southold Town Planning Board hereby
grants site plan approval upon fulfillment of the following
conditions:
Submission of five revised site plans which incorporate the
following:
1. A ten (10) foot wide vegetative buffer around the
entire perimeter of the side and 'rear portions of the
property. The landscape plan for the buffer shall
show a double row of staggered evergreen trees. ' A
mix of the following species shall be used: white
pines, white cedar, red spruce and arborvitae.
The trees shall be between 8 and 10 feet in height
and shall be planted twenty ( 20) feet apart (on
center) ; except that trees between the southern edge
of the car ,storage area and the southernmost end
of the property may be between 5 and 6 feet in.
height.
2. The following notations:,
A. The landscaping in the front yard shall be of
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sufficient depth and height to block the view
of. the equipment from the road and the
neighboring residences, subject to a one year
review by this Board.
B. In the interest of mitigating noise, additional
buffering shall be installed, as needed, subject
to a one year review by this Board.
C. A means of providing .water spray shall be
maintained on the site at all times for the,
purpose of dust control on the site and by
the crushing equipment.
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D. The site shall be operated - in accordance with
all conditions of approval as they were set forth by
the Town Board in its resolution of approval which
were adopted on April 9, 1991, November 26, 1991 and
December 1Q, 1991 and by the Zoning Board of
Appeals in its decision of September 12, 1991 on
Appeal No. 4041. (The Liber and Page numbers
of all required Declarations of Covenants and
Restrictions shall be noted on the site plan. )
3. An approval stamp by the 'Suffolk County Department of
Health and a permit from the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation for each of all proposed activities
on the site.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. Edwards, Mr. McDonald,
Mr. Ward, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: Joseph Shipman - This site plan is for a
change of ,use from Shamrock Tree Company to Acrylic Duck Marine
Canvas, and adding additional landscaping. This project is
located on Main Road in Laurel. SCTM # 1000-125-1-19.1. - '
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer -the following
resolution.
WHEREAS, Joseph P. Shipman isthe owner of the property
known and designated as Site Plan for Joseph Shipman SCTM
#1000-125-1-19.7, located at 66-19 Main Road in Laurel; and
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WHEREAS, A FORMAL APPLICATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THIS SITE
PLAN WAS SUBMITTED ON August 13 , 1991; and
WHEREAS, the Southold Town Planning Board, pursuant to the
State Environmental Quality Review Act, (Article 8) , Part 617,
declared itself Lead Agency and issued a Negative Declaration on
November 18, 1991; and
WHEREAS, this site plan was certified by Victor Lessard,
Principal Building Inspector on November 29, 1991; and
. WHEREAS, all the requirements of the Site Plan Regulation
of the Town of Southold have been met; and
be it therefore,
RESOLVED, that the Southold Town Planning Board approve and
authorize the Chairman to endorse the final survey dated July
19, 1991 and last revised on October. 8, 1991.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
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Ayes: Mr. Edwards, Mr. Latham, Mr. Ward,
Mr. McDonald, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: opposed? So ordered. (Chairman endorsed
maps) .
.SITE PLANS - STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT
Lead Agency Process
Mr. Orlowski: Metro Service Station - Planning Board to
start SEQRA coordinated review for addition of canopy to
existing site. SCTM * 1000-102-5-;26.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning .Board, acting
pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, start
the coordination process on this Unlisted action.
The environmental review is proceeding with .the
understanding that the changes requested in the November 14,
1991 letter, will be made to the site plan along with any
environmental mitigation measures that may be deemed necessary.
Mr. Latham: Second.
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Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. Ward, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: NYNEX Mobile Communications - Planning. Board
to start SEQRA coordinated review for proposed amendment to
approved site plan for Arthur V. 'Junge to permit the
installation of a one hundred foot telecommunications monopole.
SCTM #k 1000-96-1-19.1.
Mr. Ward: , Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board, acting
pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, start
the coordination process on this Unlisted Action.
Mr. McDonald: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. McDonald, Mr. Ward,, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowski.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: Ralph Pugliese - This proposed site plan is
to convert existing barns into a winery on approximately two
acres located on Main Road in Cutchogue. SCTM *1000-97-1-P/0
12.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to make a motion.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board start the
coordination process on this unlisted action. The Board makes
an initial determination of non-significance.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. McDonald: Mr'. Chairman, I have a question.
Mr. Orlowski: Go ahead.
Mr. McDonald: This property is now subdivided, it is attached
to the rear section of the property right?
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Mr. Orlowski: Yes.
Mr. McDonald: Is the northern most section of this property in a
SGPA, and if that is the case, does this have to be a Type I
action?
Mr. Orlowski: It is only connected by a strip.
Mr. McDonald: Well, what I would ask is, since we're acting on
the winery which clearly is not part of it, is this an unlisted
action or because it is connected, is it a Type I action.
Mr. Orlowski: I think it is an unlisted action.
Mr. McDonald: Alright, O.K.
Mr. Latham: I' ll second it again.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded.
Mr. McDonald: Let me ask one more thing. Did you have a long
form on. this?
Mr. Orlowski: That is a good question.
Ms. Spiro: I don't think 'so, I ' ll have to check. We have a
short form.
Mr. McDonald: Short form?
Mr. Orlowski: Short form? Do you-want to proceed?
Mr. McDonald: Yes. It would have been better with a long form
though.
Mr. Orlowski: I can get him to fill one out.
Mr. McDonald: No.
Mr. Orlowski: It' s a good question though Mark. Motion made
and seconded. Any questions on the motion? All those in- favor?
Ayes; Mr. Latham, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Orlowski,
Mr. Ward, Mr. Edwards.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: BillysBistro - This proposed site plan is
to add a 924 square foot addition to an existing restaurant
located on Main Road in Greenport. SCTM #1000-45-4-7 & 8.2.
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Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I. would like to offer the following
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board start the
coordination process on this unlisted action. The Board makes
an initial determination of non-significance.
Mr. McDonald: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. McDonald, Mr. Orlowski, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. Ward, Mr. Latham.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Determinations:
Mr. Orlowski: Hardy Plumbing and Heating -
SCTM #1000-114-11=05.
Mr. McDonald: Mr. Chairman, I would like to make a motion that
Southold Town Planning Board take Lead Agency status and I would
also like to incorporate the following motion. "
RESOLVED that the Planning Board finds that it is 'unable to
makes determination of significance because of additional
information that has been brought to the Planning Board' s
attention during the coordinated review: to wit,
1. The site plan shows the use of the accessory garage
as an apartment, which use has been denied by the Zoning
Board in the last appeal before it. The site plan must
be revised to show a proposed use other than an
apartment.
2. A variance is needed for the proposed structure.
The proposed storage building has insufficient side
yard setback for either an accessory or a principal
building in this zone.
The Planning Board hereby requests that the applicant provide a
corrected site plan and sufficient information for this Board to
complete the environmental review.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Latham, Mr. Orlowski, Mr. Ward,
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Mr. Edwards, Mr. McDonald.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
Mr. Orlowski: Oregon Road Recycling - SCTM *1000-83-3-4. 5.
. Done already.
Mr. Orlowski: At this 'time we have some people that have
scheduled appointments. Mr. Rudy,Bruer is here to discuss the
parcel for the Southold Fire District.
Mr. Rudy Bruer: The Fire District is purchasing some property
at Bayview for the purposes of a substation for emergency and
auxiliary equipment to service the Bayview and Peconic area.
They essentially feel that there is potential. for loss of life,
particularly in the summer time for the inadequate response time
that traffic and whatever might take to get a emergency vehicle
for instance, from the fire house in town to out to the end of
Bayview. They think it is essential to have a substation
there. This property has become available and it is large
enough and suits all their needs. It has access on three
different roads. They specifically asked for, and received,
this fifty foot access off to South Harbor which has a
firewell midway on the Sepnoski farm not too .f.ar away, down
here, and access off. . . and they can get to just about anywhere
down there and up to Peconic. We would like to do this by way
of a set-off. As a matter of fact tomorrow, if 'you read the
paper, there is a resolution for the funding of this, subject to
of course, the Board here approving it eventually. . I will get
the application in at the meeting. Actually, I thought I had
submitted it.
Mr. Ward: What are' they actually planning to build there, what
is going to be housed?
Mr. Bruer: Initially, it is going to be for a emergency.
vehicle and then there will be some fire. equipment. That is all
at this point. It is solely because the population has grown so
much out there that they feel that particularly at this point
the emergency vehicles, somebody is going to die because of the
response time. Particularly in the summer time. This is ideal,
it is the main access to Bayview, you can shoot right down
there. You can. get to Peconic, it is near water for its own
purposes and the property is large enough and' they. are fortunate
to have somebody who is willing to sell it to them. I agreed to
do it as a service, actually just to get it through because the
owner wasn' t about to do it and we agreed we would take it upon
ourselves to do it as a condition of the sale. They are paying
a fair price for it.
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Mr. Orlowski: Does anybody have any questions?
Mr. Ward: Do you plan to have access off all three roads?
Mr. Bruer: Well, the idea would be, I assumed because it was
very important to them to be able to say that they could get out
this way. I guess fence it off because they have got fifty feet
wide and they can get their trucks out. I would imagine it
would be on this street here. Bayview Avenue facing out and
they will get going on it as soon as they can. One of the
things we are going to have to do; with respect to the purchases
is go through the SEQRA process because it is a fire district,
to coordinate the whole thing, here rather than having it
haphazard. ; !
Mr. Orlowski: Do you want us to coordinate the whole thing?
Mr. Bruer: I would like to get together with it but I would
like to get it going sooner on that end of it otherwise I'm
going to have to do it myself andiI wouldn't want to have to
have you redo it.
Mr. McDonald: All we would need would be some idea of a
building envelope and maybe the elevation of the building. I'm
not even sure we need drawing elevations but we do need height.
Mr. Scopaz: Well, you might be concerned about the setting of
the building because of the slope 'on this property.-
Mr. McDonald: I 'm not so concerned about that part of the
review because if they wanted to do this themselves they could.
But I want to make sure that ifwe are going to do the SEQRA
that we are not leaving them open for any kind of litigation on
that. If we do it without having any kind of building envelope
or some idea of what the building 'is, they are going to say it
wasn' t a thorough investigation because clearly we didn't even
know where the building was going to be, so how did we do a
SEQRA on that part of it. That is the action you will be
taking, the construction of the building.
Mr. Bruer: This is strictly for the cutting up of it. That
is what we are concerned about at this point.
Mr. McDonald: I understand but the fire department is no party
to the subdivision of the property. '
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Mr. Bruer: In one technical sense yes, in another sense no.
I mean we are for the contractual purpose of the property and we
do have a equitable interest in the property.
Mr. McDonald: But, by our code, you can't do that. I don't
think it really matters. If we do; the whole thing we can lock
the whole thing all tip rather quickly. Do they have any idea
where the building is going to be or anything at all?
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Mr. Bruer: I don't know if they have anything specific at
this moment as I said there is a meeting tomorrow, the election
for the commissioner is on for tomorrow.
Mr.. McDonald: I would think that all we need is the envelope.
We don't need the building and we can wrap the whole thing down
in one move.
Mr. Ward: The more you can show the better.
Mr. Bruer: My only thing is, it is like any Board it is a
matter of getting everybody together. I will get this in as
soon as I can.
Mr. -Orlowski: Just get the application in and if you get a
footprint on there we can 'do the, whole thing.
Mr. Bruer: O.K. , thank you very much.
Mr. Ward: A description of what they propose to do would be
helpful even if they don't have it drawn up.
Mr. McDonald: So we can put it into the record for the SEQRA
part of it.
Mr. Bruer: They did have a informal meeting early in the fall
or late summer in the paper and there was no opposition.
Mr. Orlowski: O.K. , another thing here. A bond for the
Southold Villas.
Mr. Ward: Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the following .
resolution.
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board adopt the
revised bond ESTIMATE for Phase l of Southold Villas dated
December .9, 1991, and to recommend same to the Town Board.. The
revised bond .estimate for Phase l is in the amount of
$358,130. 00 with an inspection fee of $21,488.00. The bond
estimate for Phase 2 is to remain as adopted June 24, 1991.
Mr. Latham: Second.
Mr. Orlowski: Motion made and seconded. Any questions on the
motion? All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Ward, Mr. Latham, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. Orlowski, Mr.. McDonald.
Mr. Orlowski: Opposed? So ordered.
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Mr. Orlowski: O.K. moving on, I see Mr. McCarthy is here.
Do you have a question for the Board tonight.
Tom McCarthy: I just wanted to get the Board' s feedback on
the property in New Suffolk. I would also like to inform the
Board that I 've been working together with the Community
Development Office as per your recommendation last month and the
North Fork Housing Alliance and the project has got feedback
from Bessie Swan and the Board of Directors to look further into
it. I will be looking for any of the Board's feedback as .to how
you would like to see it done.
Mr. McDonald: What did you present to them?
Mr. McCarthy: What did I present? I presented the idea of a
subdivision in four parts and single and separate dwelling units
and they will be meeting Thursday to move further. They are
interested.
Mr. McDonald: So you talked ona mostly preliminary basis with
them about it.
Mr. McCarthy: Basically, but they are interested and they did
bring it up at one of their regular meetings to the Board of
Directors and the Board of Directors are very interested in the
project.
Mr. McDonald: I think if that is the road you are going to take
that there is some serious interest here as well.
Mr. McCarthy: O.K.
Mr. Orlowski: O.K. , we' ll get back to you and you can keep us
informed as to how you are making out.
Mr. McCarthy: O.K.
Mr. Orlowski: Next, I see Mr. Lark out in the audience.
Mr. Lark: Good evening, when we were here the last time you
said you were going to go down at look at the Grigonis parcel
on Wells Avenue. Has the Board been down there?
Mr. Orlowski: We've been done there but we haven't sat down
together and made any decisions yet.
Mr. Grigonis: Did VanTuyl get in touch with you?
Mr. Orlowski: No.
Mr. Grigonis: The secretary said she was going give him a
message to get in touch with you.
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Mr. Orlowski: No. We just took a look at it and we are. going
to discuss it at the work session.
Mr. Lark: O.K. , I have got a couple of questions that maybe you
could put- in your discussion. ' I know that. you wanted to treat
the application as more, or less a yield map, and keeping in mind
that it is R=40. Then I finally get a hold of that September
24thletter that Melissa Spiro wrote, and in it she says that
the Environmental Assessment must be corrected specifically
number 16. That is very interested, which number 16 since
there are three of them on the long form Environmental
Assessment form, let me get that clarified.
Ms. Spiro: Can I look that up and get back to you on that one?
Mr. McDonald: If .you have any questions for the Board we would
,like to entertain them.
Mr. Lark: Well, Mr. Orlowski wrote the letter even though he
never saw it.
Mr. Orlowski: , How do you know I never saw it?
Mr. Lark: We already went through that. When will the Board
have an answer? As you know, we have seven members- and we have
an estate to settle here and one of them has just gone to his
eternal reward.
Mr. Ward: We will be having a meeting very shortly and we will
be taking it up.
Mr. Lark: O.K. , did you need anymore contours then he has shown
on the map that I gave you the last time?
Mr. Ward: Not to make a determination as to which way it goes.
Mr. Lark: Is there anything else ,you need from us?
Mr. McDonald: Have we made a request to them?
Ms. Spiro: About, a year and a half ago we did.
Mr. McDonald: O.K. , but we don't need it to make a decision,
the basic decision. -
Mr. Lark: There will be public water there.
Mr. McDonald: We may need that to'.do the final. I,t won't
effect the R-40. 'It is not goingAo effect the decision 'as to
how we handle the layout, but we will need it for engineering I
am sure.
Mr. Lark: Why will you need that?[
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Mr. McDonald: We are going to have to take a look at the
drainage I assume.
Mr. Lark: No, they are going to talk about public water, they
are going to hook up the two ends of the subdivision to public
water.
Mr. McDonald: I 'm not talking about how they are going to get
water to drink, I am talking about how they are going to handle
the runoff.
Mr. Lark: Oh, you are talking about drainage.
Mr. McDonald: yes.
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Mr. Lark: Did you want VanTuyl do give you a study on that?
Mr. McDonald: Well, let's decideihow the layout is going to go
before we spend your money.
Mr. Lark: Can we, have a date on that?
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Mr. Latham: We'll get back to you.
Mr. Lark: When is the next meeting.
Mr. Lark: One died and' one is sick so we are going to be here
every week.
Mr. Orlowski: Well, don't rush them.
Mr. Lark: I 'm not rushing them.
Mr. Lark: On Varano. I spoke to you the last time and I
think Melissa had the equal lot layout and I wanted to apply to
the Board of Appeals on that. Can I go ahead on that, would I
get a recommendation, a favorable recommendation?
Mr. McDonald: Have you made a application to the ZBA?
Mr. Lark: I am in the process. I just have to finalize it. I
have a one lot variance now. Remember this is the one I have
the one lot variance?
Mr. McDonald: I 'm asking if you .have asked the Board for a
change in the variance?
Mr. Lark: No, I wanted to hear it from you first because they
are going to ask me your input.
Mr.. Ward: You have three lots so it didn't matter to us.
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Mr. Lark: O.K. , the last one I had was the Dalchet
application. They are here tonight also. We applied for a
subdivision on that. And on that ;one we have applied to the
Board of Appeals because this will take a variance request
application to do.
Mr. McDonald: You are asking foria variance on lot coverage?
Mr. Lark.: Lot *3 as it appears on the minor subdivision. It is
a curious situation because you can see where the R-40- comes
up. The R-40 comes across the street and comes up here and
comes down so portions of this property are in R-40 and the rest
of it is in R-80, it has been split off there.
Mr. Orlowski: Just for the record, I am abstaining from all
discussion in this.
Mr. Lark: For what reason?
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Mr. Orlowski: It`s an Orlowski.
Mr. Lark: Well, I know you know them but what is the basis of
objection.
Mr. Orlowski: Because we are relatives, should I vote on this?
Mr. Lark: Sure.
Mr. Orlowski: We are cousins.
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Mr. Lark: You can decline if you want, you can excuse yourself
but not on the basis that it is a relative.
Mr. Orlowski: I just did. (Mr. Orlowski left meeting room) .
Mr. Ward: If you are going to have four lots and this is what
the yield is this is how -we prefer to see them laid out.
(gave Mr. Lark sketch of cluster layout)
Mr. Lark: Well, that is not technically true. Make this one
lot here?
Mr. McDonald: What is the total acreage on this?
Mr. Lark: 9.04 acres.
Mr. Ward: We are reserving for the future this right-of-way.
Mr. Lark: We discussed that with the adjoining owner and he is.
, not interested.
Mr. Ward: Who is the adjoining owner?
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Mr. Lark: Frank Cichanowicz, he has it in Holly Hollow
nursery. We explored that and we also explored that the Board
should know
Mr. Ward: What happens if Frank sells the property, . what are
they going to do with it then?
Mr. Lark: I have no idea, he is not interested. Also, we
explored the ownership with each one of the property owners
behind and they are not interested, so we tried that.
Mr. Ward: The road really isn't contingent on whether the
neighbors want it or not. I mean, we are trying to look to the
future in this to a degree.
Mr. McDonald: Take it back for your review.
Mr. Lark: Is this for me?
Mr. Ward: Yes.
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Mr. Lark: Do you have any questions?
Unknown: In' other words, they want to do away with the 'fifth
lot?
Mr. Lark: Well that is in theory, but look at what they are
creating over here. What is it, a three acre lot, a four acre
lot?
Mr. Ward: At the present time, you don't have a fifth lot.
Mr. Lark: That is interesting because some of the property is
on R-40.
Mr. Ward: What you should do is settle it at the ZBA.
Mr. Lark: Yes, but they are going to refer it back to you.
Mr. McDonald: Yes, but they will make the decision if you feel
that you are technically entitled ,to it, they will do the
decision on the R-80, R-40 part based on the technical
considerations not on whether we like it or don't like it.
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Mr. Lark: O.K. , well we already filed with them.
Mr. McDonald: Well, we' ll make that decision so as far as the
technical parts of it go, I don't1think our approval or
disapproval is going to be signif1cant in any way about the
technical aspects. The layout of Cthe property is something else.
Mr. Lark: O.K. , so what you are saying is if they come back
with the fifth lot. . . .
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Mr. McDonald: So, what you are saying, if they come back with a
fifth lot.
Mr. McDonald: You have five lots.
Mr. Lark: So the subdivision plan that we proposed to you is
not absurd. Because giving this back you said the subdivision
plan we submitted to you is absurd. This is not the same thing
at all.
Mr. McDonald: I agree.
Mr. Lark: It is not even close.
Mr. McDonald: Who told you it was absurd?
Mr. Lark: Well, I 'm just interpreting, by giving me this back
you saying this is absurd.
Mr. McDonald: What you're saying is that we didn't like it as
much as we like this.
Mr. Lark: Not you like or dislike„ you' re saying it' s absurd
because every one of these things that you raised we explored
all with the adjoining property owners and they turned us down.
Mr. McDonald: We are not asking you to hook up to the adjoining
property owners.
Mr. Lark: I know that.
Mr. McDonald: As far as the tap road goes, we make tap roads
all the time with people who say they are never going to
subdivide the property and then we' find the properties being
subdivided the next month because it has changed hands or
circumstances. Now, this is not the final layout so take it
back and review it.
Mr. Lark: O.K.
Mr. McDonald: And you still have the matter before the ZBA that
you have to deal with.
Mr. Lark: You just have to consider that Chester Orlowski has
been dealing with the Building Department for about two years on
this situation and has spent several thousand dollars in various
layouts with VanTuyl because of the peculiarity when the area
got from R-40 to R-80 and portions of his property wasn't
included see so. . . . . .
Mr. McDonald: Hopefully, the ZBAfwill straighten the yield part
out for you.
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Mr. Lark: O.K. , so is this going to be in abeyance until the
ZBA makes a determination?
Mr. McDonald: Well, there is no point in designing a
subdivision without knowing how many lots are going to be there.
Mr.. Lark: Alright, that is fair enough so we will be back to
you as soon as the ZBA renders a decision.
Mr. Orlowski: O.K. , Would someone here from Metro like to
make -a few comments:
Mr. Frank Nealon: Mr. Chairman, Members of the Board, I am
with Permit Research Environmental consultants. When Valerie
telephoned my office this. morning and mentibned 'the fact that
they were going to have a hearing tonight, not as much as a
public hearing but a presentation or that the application was
going before a SEQRA review. I asked if I may come out and
share some of our concerns with the Board regarding two
particular items. One is the buffer zone in front of the pump
islands and number two, the street trees along Depot Road. If I
can address the street trees first, I believe the. Planning Board
suggested that three street trees be planted on the Depot Road
side. One in the rear buffer zone, not the buffer zone but the
landscaped area and two, along Depot Road in forward landscaped
area.
Mr. McDonald: Are we carrying the plan on this? Do we have it
out.
Mr. Frank Nealon: That was an original proposal by the
Planning Department for those trees. We have no problem with
this tree located here, the rear tree. We believe that the
front tree, in time, would cause a sight problem on buses coming
down from the school along with traffic traveling east and west
, on Main Street. If we could affix this one tree, almost equal
distance of the tree that is across the street on the other
property line, I believe it is about fifty feet back and they
would balance off and give visibility to the intersection. If
the Board would consider that instead of having two trees in
that area. I believe in time they will grow together and cause
a sight problem. They were looking for some pretty large size
trees there.
Mr. Ward.: What size tree would you be willing to put in?
Mr. Nealon: What ever the town would prefer we would
implement there, three feet or .four, three inch, four inch, five
inch tree so in time it would grow to a dimension that would not
obscure and block visibility.
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Mr. Ward: I don't see a problem with that. Maybe instead of a
three and a half, use one that is four and a half.
Mr. Nealon: Eliminate the forward one and possibly plant it
equal to the tree across the street.
Mr. McDonald: Locate it on the site plan.
Mr. Nealon: Will do. Number two, I believe it was the
request of the Board initially toput a four foot wide minimum.
hedge in front of the- pump islands, between the side walk and
the pump islands. There are monitoring wells that are located
on the plan in front in between, well, right off the side walk
and they can't be anymore than two and one half to three feet.
Three feet would be a maximum. To place a hedge in that area
four feet wide would cause damage to the wells if any digging
took place in that area. . . .- any type because the concrete is in
place now and if we had to take a back hoe in there we would
certainly damage those sidewells. I had talked to Mark
McDonald about it and he said the Planning Board, their main
concern was to put some sort of a buffer zone in there. To
implement anything above the ground as Mark had mentioned
putting railroad ties in in front of the sidewalk and filling in
with soil to put some sort of a plant area. To put in azaleas,
lets say, a small growing planter on top of the sidewalk in a
dirt filled area, pretty soon the roots for those azaleas are
going to hit the concrete and when they hit the concrete, they
are going to mix in with the line. and they are. going to die.
There isn't very much planting that we can put in- there that is
going to sustain growth: I had mentioned this to the Metro
representatives and we had mentioned the fact that the Planning
Board or the Town'was looking for additional landscaping in the
area. As far as hedges are concerned, we could put hedges
between the sidewalk and the street and possibly do some
beautification in there, and additional landscaping. . . . but we
don't see how in the world any particular landscaped area could
be instituted. or placed between the sidewalk and the pump
islands.
I spoke to our engineer earlier today concerning those
barriers that you may see in parking lots where cars pull up to
but we would have to bolt those into the ground and considering
we are in the northeast and snowfall may come in the winter
time, there are only about eight, seven to eight inches high
that a plow may come along in the winter time and totally knock
them .out of placement in the winter time. If it is too low,
snow can cover it, if it is too high it may be unsightly. So
here again, I think we are submitting or proposing an option if
the Town would want landscaping to make it between the sidewalk
and the. street. We think it is the only viable area where it
can be done.
Mr. McDonald: It misses the point of what we are trying, to do
here. It is not simply a matter of beautification, _we need this
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protection and we are trying to make this protection look good
too.
Mr. Ward: I believe you could go two or three foot wide with
your planter area and be successful and make a hedge out of it.
Mr. Orlowski: How about just the planter buffers? I think
what we are looking for is a little buffer from where the. bus
stop is and the people sitting and walking on the sidewalk if
someone comes in.
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Mr. Nealon: Can you tell me where the concern is?
Mr. McDonald: There is nothing between the people driving into
your gas station and the sidewalk, literally. There is no
delineation.
Mr. Nealon: Must there be something there though?
Mr. McDonald: Yes, because we don't want the cars driving on
the sidewalk, people walk on thedsidewalk right.? We want to
delineate the difference between the sidewalk and this area so
it is not like an airport with people zooming across.
Mr. Nealon: Alright, let me describe something to you. If we
have traffic, automobiles that are traveling west to east and if
you are talking about speed. coming across the road and the fear
of pedestrians being hit, if I am traveling west on .Main Street
and I have a 1990 or 1989 car and my gas tank is on the
passenger side,. I am going to come to a stop in. front of the
service station, in front of the entrance because I have to move
all the way around to the inward pump because my gas tank is
going to be on the passenger side ,so I have to facilitate the
inner side of the pump island. If I am coming down Depot Road
and I live in the neighborhood, and I am in tune and I know there
is a school there, and that there are children walking along
there, I am not going to be doing 50 and 40 and 35 miles per
hour; I am going to be taking my time coming into the site
traversing the site and going over to the pumps. I think that
eliminates two areas where you may have the bulk of the traffic
that you will be concerned with using the pump island. The only
island or the only ingress into the site where you would. have a
problem would be people who would be traveling east to west.
Now if you are traveling east to west, the chances are you live
in the neighborhood, •you are not going out to the island on. some
sort of an excursion. You live in the neighborhood and you are
coming into the gas station and you are aware of the conditions
and .of the speed limit and of the school there. I don't know of
Any traffic accident that involved pedestrian traffic at the
site where your concerns would have a major impact on the need
for the buffer zone.
Mr. McDonald: I have to admit that you just dumped me totally.
What you said that a driver who is in complete control knows the
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conditions and does nothing foolish will not hurt anyone. I
agree with that but I am not interested in that driver because I
know he is not going to. do 'anything. I 'm interested in the
driver that -doesn't know the conditions in the area, is not
interested in driving safely and may do something stupid.
Mr. Nealon: But do we have instances that back that up
Mark?Have there been pedestrian accidents do to the traffic
entering and leaving the site?
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Mr. McDonald: None that 'I know of but it is 'a very simple
safety measure and .it amazes me that Metro would be so resistant
to try and protect pedestrian traffic safety. When you are
walking there there 1s literally no difference between the
parking lot and the sidewalk.
Mr. Nealon: Mark, I don't say this tongue and cheek. I am
retired from the New York City Police Department so I know what
cars can do to pedestrians and I just don't see it there.
Mr. McDonald: Unfortunately, what we feel is going to prevail.
We are going to ask for some kind of buffer here and we are
hoping that you are going to work with us to do something that
makes sense. Now, you have concerns and I don't want to say
that they are not concerns, they are obviously real but
something clearly can be done here.
Mr. Nealon: If you can make a suggestion I would like to hear
what could be implemented and would not be destroyed during the
winter time.
Mr. Ward: Make a planter three .foot wide and put a hick's hue
hedge in it, it will survive.
Mr. Nealon: But we are talking about earthing the ground
now and digging up the concrete, it is going to destroy the site.
Mr. Ward: How far off the sidewalk are the wells?
Mr. Nealon: The maximum three feet.
Mr. Ward: So what is the big deal?
Mr. Nealon: How are you going to dig,
how are you going to come down and dig into the soil?
Mr. Ward: All you have to do is soft cut the edge in here and
break the concrete up and put some topsoil in and plant some
shrubs.
Mr. Nealon: I still think you are going to damage those wells
in the digging.
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Mr. McDonald: You cut them free first right? You use the
cutter and cut around them to cut them free.
Mr. Nealon: You are still going to have to go down in that
soil and I believe you have to widen, you know you have to
widen, you can't just go down at cut straight° When you put a
shrub into the ground you have to give some kind of width into
your planting.
Mr. Ward: You cut vertically down 18 inches and you put the
balls of the plants in you will be alright.
Mr. McDonald: Again, as Benny said, I don't have a problem with
the planter idea either as an alternative. I think either of
them will work.
Mr. Nealon: Planter boxes above the ground?
Mr. Ward: I think you are better off cutting the planter in and
putting the hedge in. I think anything permanent, a car scrapes
it, you know you have problems with' car doors if they hit them.
This way it is a hedge and if it gets a little damage or a car
overrides it or something it is easy to replace. You are not
going to replace a car door.
Mr. Latham: They' ll live too.
Mr. Ward: Put a guard rail in there, you put a, fence, you put
something rigid in there so if a car does hit it, it is going to
be a hazard.
Mr. Nealon: Mr. Ward, you are talking about going straight
down and I don't think that can be done and put a shrub in.
Mr. Ward: It can be done, believe me.
Mr. Nealon: I 'm saying that the site wells are a maximum of
three feet from the sidewalk.
Mr. Ward: It is not a problem. You should be able to' cut
around those.
Mr. Nealon: Here is a photograph of the site well that is.
right off the sidewalk, right there and you are talking about
saw, cutting. straight down without damaging that well at all and
being able to put in a planter. I find it difficult for that to
be done.
Mr. McDonald: What could they have been done with, eight inch
diameter? Maybe they were done with six inch ID hollows, right,
so the total size of the hole is maybe ten inches? Which even
if they grout it it means that it is ten inch from the outside
of the very center of the well and it has something in it so you
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jump out twelve -inches, cut it and you are clear, there is
nothing else left. There is nothing to interfere. with.
Mr. Orlowski: How may shrubs would you be talking about?
Mr. Ward': To make a hedge you would probably put in two foot
centers or two and a half foot centers so they will grow
together and make a nice hedge.
Mr. Nealon: And talking about a ball how big?
Mr. Ward: , Eighteen inches.
Mr. Nealon: And you believe that this is going to be a
protective buffer for a car and a pedestrian.
Mr. Ward: It is going to define the pathway that we are
interested in. It is not going to stop a car going through it
if it is out of control.
Mr.. Nealon: No, there is no way in the world you are going to
do that as the testimony to the girl that passed away in East
Hampton. I mean. there is nothing that is going to stop a car if
it is out of control.-
Mr. Ward: But, it does give a guide where the cars are coming
in.
Mr. Nealon: Doesn't egress and ingress do the same thing?
Mr. McDonald: The way it is designed it almost begs a second
car to try and go by on the sidewalk because of the width of
this. It is wide enough, your property is wide enough for one
car, with the sidewalk it is wide ',enough for .two. It is like
begging someone to cut through here please.
Mr. Ward: We want to solve that. ' '
Mr. Nealon: I don't think it has ever happened gentlemen. I
really don' t. If you were driving a car and I was driving a car
would I ever attempt such a maneuver like that with a car.
Mr. McDonald: Well, I hope you wouldn't and I hope we wouldn't
either.
Mr. Orlowski: I have got to tell you. I go to church down
here Sunday morning and it is the easiest. If there are two or
three cars here we just go right along here and we are in 7-11
with no problem, don't have to stop for traffic. I 'do it, I
confess. I know I am probably on the sidewalk. It does work
well.
Mr. Nealon: I ' ll pass it on fella's. Thanks for your time.
PLANNING BOARD 31 DECEMBER 9, 1991
Mr. Orlowski: Mr. Caulfield is here to discuss Plock
property.
Mr. Caulfield: Is the whole Board .,aware of the whole project
do you think?
Mr. Orlowski: I explained it to them briefly.
Mr. Caulfield: I would like to just do two things primarily.
One is to really formerly get the ball rolling on the
subdivision and I want to thank the Planning Department and the
Planning Board for all of your help and patience and you know we
have gone through the whole process with the family and we are
ready to proceed as quickly as we' possibly can'. I. also wanted
to, before I get into how we want to go ahead here, I just
wanted to inform the Board about an independent work that the
Peconic Land Trust has been involved with with the neighboring ,
parcels. We have been having a number of discussions with two
neighbors, one is George Dunn and others and the other piece
is the Ray Kerresterparcel. We have been talking to them
about working with them on their property in a similar way that
we have been working with the Plock family to try to come up
with some kind of plan that would have a conservation element, a
significant reduction in density and then perhaps work together
with the trust, if the trust were involved in managing the open
space and preserve. As far as George Dunn -is concerned and
that is the immediately adjacent piece, the property did just
recently come back to him. He has now received a deed and they
are very interested in. the very next property and they are very
interested in working with the trust. He wanted to wait to see
if Ray Karresteron the third parcel was as interested as they
were in getting involved. We have .been meeting and talking with
Wickham, Wickham and Bressler and apparently they are very
interested although we don't have ,any final Word from Ray
Karrester. George Dunn -expressed a strong interest in
working along the same lines but wanted to wait to hear from Ray
Karrester. We may be meeting with Ray as soon as this
Wednesday so it looks good in terms of the trusts interest in
working on a larger scale in the area. However, when we look at
just the Plock property, we're at the point right now where
the Plock family really wants to go ahead with the subdivision
and my most recent communication formerly with the Planning
Department and I think the Board, was that we should submit a
six lot subdivision .which would be showing the four subdivision
lots, the trust preserve and then another piece of neighboring
lands.
Mr. Orlowski: The whole ,piece.
Mr. Caulfield: Yes. At this point. . . .
PLANNING BOARD 32 DECEMBER 9, 1991
Mr. Lark,: That is neighboring lands and we have no control over
that. I;f you want five lots, that is fine by .me, one of which
would be a covenant with 'the title will pass on final approval
of the subdivision to the Peconic Land Trust. They were going
to manage and run the boat basin but there are no six lots
there.
Mr. Orlowski: If done in Karrester.
Mr. Lark: I don' t care.
Mr. Orlowski: Wait a minute, if they want to do the same
thing, the Board can probably handle this all separately with
some type of set-off.
Mr. Lark: It won't be a sixth lot.
Mr. Orlowski: But, we can do it different then. a sixth lot.
Mr. McDonald: If you want to calljt a sixth lot you can but we
could look at it simply as just setting it off?
Mr. Lark: No, it will not be a sixth lot because we can't, we
don't own the property.
Mr. Orlowski: No, it will be Karrester's property and
Dunn's property.
Mr. McDonald: You would be set apart from that property if you
would rather look at it in that light.
Mr. Lark: That is a very important point because the Township
is getting something with this applicant and they are going to
give up something possibly with the other application because
this is a no profit application, there is no money to be made
obviously they are not in it for laughs since they had to take
it back in foreclosure.
Mr. McDonald: Those issues of whether there is a sixth lot or
not will .have no effect on your subdivision.
Mr. Lark; If you want five lots as opposed to four, that is
fine.
Mr. Orlowski: Well, on your piece it would be that. Five
lots.
Mr. Lark: The fifth lot being the covenant.
Mr. Caulfield: So we are saying the same thing.
Mr. Orlowski: Yes.
PLANNING BOARD 33 DECEMBER 9, 1991
Mr. Caulfield: So that is where we are at. We would like to
submit a application that shows just this .property and we need
to start working with the surveyor, he has been .working already
but we held it up when we were discussing a larger map. We want
to proceed with a map that just shows this property but what we
would like to do or can do is provide -every opportunity either
in this subdivision application, in' the home owners. association
that would put together for expanding it for allowing access
from adjoining parcels.
Mr. Orlowski: I 'm sure that whatever you do down here will
tie in with what you are doing over here as far as preserved
area with Mr. Dunn. That would be separate from this.
Mr. Caulfield: That is the key, I. think. We want to make
clear that any work would be all done on a separate basis. I
think there are too many people and, there are too many things
could go wrong.
Mr. Orlowski: I think with what we are gaining here we can do "-
it.
Mr. McDonald: Yes, we're ready to move ahead.
Mr. Caulfield: Q.K. .
Mr. McDonald: As long as the Plocks are happy. Let' s go.
Mr. Lark: What he is asking you is, do you want provisions :for
future expansion on .the roadway? I am not getting involved with
the boat basin. because that is a separate issue which involved
the Trustees and a lot of other people. But, do you want access
that these properties can then ultimately utilize this road for
keeping in mind that if any other' properties or any other-.
subdivision or any other resident's : use this that this would
have to be upgraded to Town specs. Then you would have a flow
through- going out which we would have to, is what' he is saying,
work out some kind of easement arrangements that in the future
with the land trust that they could grant if you would, the
right to come through this portion of. it.
Mr. McDonald: I think that .is what we would ask. That we
reserve the right that we would be.'able to grant us this is
should need it. There is really no reason to put it down
because who knows, what is going to happen.
Mr. Lark: That is what I was talking to Tim and the people in
the Land Trust. . . but 'we would provide for that language wise
and I think he can show feasibility wise because he did look at
it and did do a study and he can hook in here.
Mr. McDonald: It presents some other problems but we certainly
are going to leave the option open for the future.
PLANNING BOARD 34 DECEMBER 9, 1991
Mr. Caulfield: What type of problems do you have?
Mr., McDonald: Well, one of the problems is that it is one thing
.because of the enormous give backs in this, the proximity of
this road to the wetlands for four potential properties right
but suddenly there is this innumerable, and I 'm not going to try
and make a guess about how many would go in there vehicles and
persons in close proximity to the wetlands it might have an
impact on whether we viewed taking all the traffic in this way
or not. I 'm sure you have been up there but on paper it is not
as wide, in reality you get up there and you say this is not
that wide.
Mr. Ward: You may have additional filling in to do.
Mr. McDonald: Rather than lock ourselves into it, I would like
to be able to have the option.
Mr. Caulfield: We are talking about potentially a second
access, not the primary access.
Mr. McDonald: Once it is open, people go where ever they
please. I am not saying no, I want to make it clear, I'm just
saying that rather then get caught' up in whether we are going to
do this or not, leave ourselves the option and .if we need it, it
is there.. We would ask for that against your section.
Mr. Lark: Yeah, it would be .on lot five.. What. we're calling
lot five now.
Mr. McDonald: Should we need you to provide access in the
future it would be available.
Mr. Lark: I said. that would be no problem and we could put that
in language in an informative form; I have no problem with that
for future expansion because it is recognized and it is a very
nice road it will serve very nicely for four lots and for what
they are going to do down in here but, if you are going to
create a major subdivision, they are going to have to bring that
up to grade because you are going to be changing the drainage.
Mr. McDonald: Until you see the overall plan of how the other
properties are going to come in, it is hard to make a
judgement.
Mr. Lark: He has to make clear in his negotiations with Dunn
and anybody else if they want to impact this property with more
residences, they are going to have to bring that road up to town
specs.
Mr. McDonald: Unless their access is some other access.
Mr. Lark: When you look at the layout of Dunn' s property,
there is not some other way.
PLANNING BOARD 35 DECEMBER 9, 1991
Mr. McDonald: We feel what they are giving up is sufficient.
All this- is open for negotiation.
Mr. Caulfield: I would like a little clarification on the
road spec as it is considering one -subdivision right here. If
we went through, I just want a little clarification. Last time
I heard from the Planning Department, I think, that there would
be some road specs.
Mr. McDonald: Who owns this.
Mr. Lark: Dunn.
Mr. McDonald: This is a ZBA. matter, right? I 've been on that
road.
Ms. Scopaz: The only time it would be within the Planning
Boards prerogative is setting off one lot from the other. Then
you have control over it, if you don't then you can' t.
Mr. McDonald: The question is what happens on the section they
are going build?
Mr. Orlowski: The section they are going to. build we will
have to use the minimum spec whatever it is. There is abase in
there anyhow.
Mr. Lark: Where are you talking about now- because I do know the
property.
(Everyone talking. )
Mr. McDonald: You are going to have to do something more to
really get through- here with a minimal of disturbance.
Mr. Lark: If you get too beefy there you are going to cause
trouble.
Ms. Scopaz: I believe if you look. on the map there are two
access points here, this road is split and you can .get down here
and over.
Mr. Lark: No, they don' t intend to cross it will just be a foot
path. It will only be a foot path this way.
Ms. Scopaz: I am referring to the statement he made earlier
about emergency access.
Mr. McDonald: There is a big difference between the state of
the road that goes this way and what is left.
Everyone talking.
y PLANNING BOARD 36 DECEMBER 9, 1991
Mr. Caulfield: So what I am hearing, the part that is
unimproved right now would certainly have to be improved.
Mr. Orlowski: No, how much and how you are going to access
that property or are you going to keep the development down here
and tie this together?
Ms. Scopaz: You are going to have to decide how to split the
property off.
Mr. McDonald: I know but I don't. think that is an issue with
the road.
Ms. Scopaz: It only becomes an issue if you want control over
the road or not. If you treat it as it is then it goes to the
Zoning Board.
Mr. McDonald: I would look to our. SEQRA Determination which
could have a serious impact on the, condition of the road.
Mr. Orlowski: When Mr. Dunn comes .in you talk with him,
that will decide what we are going to do with that part of the
road.
Mr. McDonald: We are going to proceed with this though.
Mr. Lark: Yes. That may never come in.
Mr. McDonald: If and when the other people come in we will have
to adjust our plans accordingly but for now we need to move
ahead.
Mr. Lark: Well, I think what Tim wanted to know and I think you
have answered it. In this we have ,to language it for possible
future access if requested by the Planning Board. You don't
have a problem with that? Because you are semi government here
anyway because of the transactions you want to do with the Town
with the shellfishing and things like that so I 'm not too
concerned about it. That can be done language wise and then the
environmental thing will take over because you can't make a
fifty foot road in there if it is going to impact on the water.
Mr. Ward: Right now, the spec for this would be sixteen foot
without curbs.
Mr. Lark: You are talking about in here. Yeah, that's not a
problem. If we can get by here that is just not a problem.
That is all figured in and we don't have a problem with that.
Everyone talking.
Mr. McDonald: I don't want to cut it off though.
Mr. Orlowski: But, if we have that option, it would be nice.
PLANNING BOARD 37 DECEMBER 9, 1991
Mr. Lark: Well, that is what you want, that is what he is
looking for.
Mr. McDonald: It might be useful for like with a break away to ,
make the second access.
Mr. Lark: Well not only that it could be a fire access road too.
Mr. McDonald: Exactly.
Mr. Lark: The Land Trust is very nervous about the whole thing
because it is a pilot project for them.
Mr. McDonald: It is a great project.
Mr. Lark: Actually, I 'm a legal owner here unfortunately.
Mr. Orlowski: That' s what I heard. That's good-.
Mr. Lark: I think it will work out nice especially if we can
get good utilization„out of that pond area.
Everyone talking.
Mr. McDonald: I would. ask that we . take the lead agency since we
have the larger determination although there are wetlands here.
The subdivision is the major action that is taking place.
Everything the Trustees would be doing is secondary and I would
ask that we take Lead Agency but that is a discussion that will
take place within the process itself because if they make an
application for Lead Agency then there will be discussions.
Mr. Orlowski: . Well, we will initiate it and coordinate it.
Mr. Lark: The DEC indicated that they would leave it for local
determinations as far as DEC.
Mr. Caulfield: It was just a question of whether the Trustees.
wanted it or not.
Mr. McDonald: I am sure we' ll be the Lead Agency.
Mr. Lark: That makes sense because the major thing is the
subdivision.
Mr. Caulfield: The only last thing I wanted to ask you and
I 've asked. you this before. Now that we are at this size.
Technically, which application is it? The minor subdivision
application?
Mr. McDonald:. I really think it has to be the major because of
the road. That is the real problem with this. The code says
with the road, you are now a major. If I 'm not mistaken is it
cheaper for the major at this size than the minor?
PLANNING BOARD 38 DECEMBER 9, 1991
Ms. Spiro: Maybe, it depends. .
Mr. Lark: It doesn't make any difference to me, but it does to
him because there is only so many dollars for the improvement
and he is trying- to maximize the dollars.
Mr. McDonald: The major may be cheaper for him when he
calculates what it costs to make the application.
Ms. Scopaz: Except that they have an enormous amount of land
that they are not using and the major subdivision fee is based
on land acreage.
Mr. McDonald: Maybe we. can take a .look at the application.
Mr. Orlowski: Maybe we can base it on what they are going to
end up with and what we are going to end up with we can deduct
because that would only be fair.
Mr. Lark: He wants to put maximum dollars into the land as he
can, into his section of the land. This is what he is
interested in because one of the big problems that he doesn't
like to' talk about is the bulkheading, with one northeaster is
gone. He just wants to find out which way he is going so it is
obviously Trustee and DEC and everyone else.
Mr. Caulfield: Previously, we were going to have to hold off
on doing a lot of the improvements but apparently through the
goodness of the Plock family now we will be able to proceed
with a lot of the improvements a lot sooner.
Mr. McDonald: We want to do whatever we can to help move the
project ahead so if you have particular problems whatever they
may be, you should bring them to our attention. There might be
something we can do to help you.
Mr. Orlowski: Have you talked to the marine program people at
the Suffolk County Extension and Sea Grant?
Mr. Caulfield: Yes, he seems to think it would be a good
compliment to what he is doing down' there at Cedar Beach.
Mr. Orlowski: This will fit right in.
Mr. Lark: O.K. , is that about it because he is ready to file
the application he just wanted some direction on it just which
way to go. Thank you.
Mr. Orlowski: Being there are no further questions here
tonight, I ' ll make a motion to adjourn.
Richard Israel: East Marion, the eight and one quarter feet
that I want to try to take over. Do I have the right to move
PLANNING BOARD 39 DECEMBER. 9, 1991
the right-of-way as long as I give people the egress that they
would normally have?
Mr. Orlowski: That' s a legal question but they all ,would have
to be agreeable, and they all would have to be guaranteed the
same access.
Mr. Israel: Is the Board going to require me to get everybody' s
permission who has the right of that right- of- way to move it
or if I just give them proper access, it is a legal question, as
long as I give them proper access will the Board just waive it?
Mr. Orlowski: We have to ask our Town Attorney, we can't
answer that.
Ms. Scopaz: Could I suggest that you put it in writing to the
Planning Board?
Mr. Israel: You see it is actually owned by one of -the owners
who is going to prosper by me putting in that road it is owned
by Dorothy Cook, who I bought my property from, who gave me my
right-of-way in my deed but she wrote it in at closing but it
was off the assessment rolls. I basically put it back on the
assessment rolls .so she is going to be pretty mad at me so
she' ll let me buy it from her at a nominal fee. So I think that
is what I 'm going to .try to do. The other question I have
because we are going to start playing with this golf course
again is, the open space of the golf course is:,-.going to ... . . .
Is there any specific form of ownership that you guys want to
see it in. Is it 'going to be a separate lot or is it going to
be something that is going to. be owned by a homeowner' s
association? What would be easiest?
Mr. McDonald: In my opinion, we are way so early in this that
we don't even know if we can do this under the code and you are
asking us about the kinds of ownership. I don't know what kind
of' limitations are going to be placed on this or if you are
going to request a change of zone or if you are going to come in
and ask for variances. I don't know what you are going to come
in and ask for to tell you the truth, and I "m not sure you do.
I know you are trying to move this ahead.
Mr. Israel: I pretty much have talked the owners into saying we
need to make this into a public golf course not only to get it
through but in order for it to survive, it is going to have to
be public. We are not going to be like the Hamptons where
they find people for $100,000 and find a hundred of them right
off the bat. I think we can safely say that we can open it to
the public,. we need the public and the other thing now that we
are considering before we start-this application or, are we
better off to stay with this fee simple subdivision or are we
better off to make it a condominium so now it is a corporation
that owns the whole thing and sells apartments or shares etc. to
create it as far as the living portion of it and then still
PLANNING BOARD 40 DECEMBER 9, 1991
control this one major piece or are we better off to just
wrestle with this open space law? If we do wrestle with the
open space law, am I better off to stay with the perimeters that
as Tong as the one .hundred homeowners own the land that I have
to set up maybe some kind of leasing arrangement so that they
can do that and then I will try to make it conform to your
system as best as possible. . That is why we are not looking for
excessive density here, we are looking for the exact density
that is allowed under the current zoning.
Mr. Orlowski: You would be talking more of an attached
housing type.
Mr. Israel: No, it would still be single and separate homes but
it would be condominium ownership versus a subdivision.
Mr. McDonald: I think generally, and I am not speaking from the
planning standpoint but I think the condominium concept the Town
gets hit, it doesn't get the tax roll that it wants.
Mr. Ward: He is not presenting that, he is presenting single
and separate lots. You are saying a homeowners association has
the right to own the property.
Mr. Israel: I don't think anybody except for this first
discussion or this first hearing or maybe the land. trust is
buying some kind of thing and now all of sudden you are selling
off a piece of land that was suppose to be open . space just from
this brief discussion. If that can happen, then I can create a
separate golf course entity, O.K. , which would be the stronger
of the item to do because it could stand by itself and not
burden the homeowners if it goes where it costs money versus
where, if it is a homeowners association then it will end up
being responsible for it if it does go under then you are going
to see this whole enrol.
Mr. McDonald: Technically, the ownership is not our decision.
I think the number one problem is that the open space law does
not allow him to have this use on it.
Mr. Ward: What happens if you took this property and he
presented it and says this is my park and recreation space.
Mr. McDonald: But, this is a large property and has a mandatory
cluster in it so we would do a technical cluster with a large
park and playground. Park and playground is for the benefit of
the people who live in the subdivision only although he could
dedicate it to the Town in general.
Mr. Ward: For the people there, yes, they would own' it.
Mr. McDonald: And then they would have it open as a public golf
course.
PLANNING BOARD 41 DECEMBER 9, 1991
Mr. Ward: Nobody chases anybody out of their park if they come
into their subdivision.
Mr. McDonald: A really .big park.
Everyone talking.
Mr. Israel: The other thing is I can fight and get a zone
change to make it a hamlet density under the provisions that
this is the subdivision that. is going to be done in there and
under that section of the code, I don't need to cluster.
Mr. Ward: Well, after you brought it up last time, I read
through the code and I said if I was doing it how would I do
it? I feel that going the recreation park route is the way to
go.
Mr. McDonald: Interesting way to look at it. That would mean
it would put it entirely in this office.
Mr. Orlowski: Do you want to think about that?
Mr. Israel: Who owns the property under the .park and recreation
under that law?
Mr. Ward: It's a homeowners association. Every once and a
while you see a park on like the one in East Marion, Reese'
property. The park and playground is on the shore front on the
sound. Well that was the homeowners associations park, it
wasn't the publics park. There are ,minimums for park and
recreation but there is no maximum.
Mr. Israel: Can you pay a park fee per lot?
Everyone talking.
Mr. McDonald: You did on the basis of the appraisal, right?
- Mr. Israel: I guess so.
Mr. Orlowski: I have a motion to adjourn. All those in favor?
Ayes: Mr. Ward, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Latham,
Mr. Edwards, Mr. Orlowski.
Being there was no further business to come before the Board,
the meeting .was adjourned at 9:05 p.m.
Res,pectfully submitted,
J e Rousseau
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