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Bob Ghosio,Jr.,Vice-President 54375 Main Road
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James F.King
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BOARD OF TOWN TRUSTEES
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD RECEIVED
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Present Were: Jill Doherty, President
Robert Ghosio, Vice-President
Jim King, Trustee
John Bredemeyer, Trustee.
Lauren Standish, Secretarial Assistant
Lori Hulse, Assistant Town Attorney
Absent was: Dave Bergen, Trustee
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
NEXT FIELD INSPECTION: Wed., November 9, 2011 at 8:00 AM
NEXT TRUSTEE MEETING: Wed., November 16, 2011 at 6:00 PM
WORKSESSION: 5:30 PM
MINUTES: Approve Minutes of August 24, 2011
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Welcome to our October meeting. If you do speak, please
come up to the microphone, state your name for the record, and please keep your
comments as brief as possible so we can get through the agenda tonight. Wayne
Galante is here taking down everybody's words, so if we can speak one at a time and
not speak over everybody, he would appreciate that. It makes it easier. Jack
McGreevey is here, speaking for the CAC. Lori Hulse is our attorney, she will be here
shortly. And before we get started, we do have a couple, two postponements:
Page four, number four, SUSAN MAGG Si JAMES ORIOLI request an.
Amendment to Wetland Permit#4559 to include the as-built 3'X 6' ramp and 6'X 30'
floating dock with two (2) 6" pilings to secure dock.
Located: 495 Halls Creek Dr., Mattituck, is postponed.
Then we have on page six, number 16, Proper-T Permit Services on behalf of
JAMES NEUMANN requests a Wetland Permit to install a 13'X F floating dock attached
to the existing floating dock. Located: 750 East Mill Rd., Mattituck, is withdrawn.
So those two won't be heard.
The next field inspections will be Wednesday, November 9, at 8:00 AM.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO So moved.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
Board of Trustees 2 October 19, 2011
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: And the next Trustee meeting is Wednesday, November 16,
with a worksession at 5:30.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: So moved.
TRUSTEE BERGEN: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Would anybody like to approve the Minutes of
August 24, 2011?
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: So moved.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
I. MONTHLY REPORT:
The Trustees monthly report for August 2011. A check for
$11,875.87 was forwarded to the Supervisor's Office for the General Fund.
II. PUBLIC NOTICES:
Public Notices are posted on the Town Clerk's Bulletin Board for review.
III. STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEWS:
RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Town of Southold hereby finds that the
following applications more fully described in Section VII Public Hearings Section of the
Trustee agenda dated Wed., October 19, 2011, are classified as Type 11 Actions
pursuant to SEQRA Rules and Regulations, and are not subject to further review under
SEQRA:
And the list is as follows.
Philip G. Milot— SCTM#123-5-26
Eugene & Georgene Bozzo —SCTM#123-5-27
Anthony Lomangino — SCTM#104-3-15
Hans & Celeste Flick— SCTM#90-2-21
Russell & Julianne Karsten —SCTM#66-2-2.2
Beixedon Estates Assoc., Inc. — SCTM#66-2-47
Michael Mutsakis & Evelyn Capassakis—SCTM#51-4-16.1
John P. Krupski, Jr. — SCTM#111-13-7
Arthur & Audrey Ueland — SCTM#51-4-14,15.2
Gabriel Scibelli — SCTM#90-2-15
John Prizeman —SCTM#78-7-5.6
Bee Hive Development Corp. —SCTM#52-2-14
Leonard Ridini — SCTM#110-7-4
Anthony & Daniele Cacioppo — SCTM#92-1-4
Salt Lake Assoc., Inc. —SCTM#114-5-19
Henry & Susan Ruggiero — SCTM#63-7-29.1
Kevin & Jane McGilloway SCTM#144-5-30.1
Board of Trustees 3 October 19, 2011
Frank Gilbert—SCTM#71-1-11
Cove Condominiums Owners Assoc. —SCTM#87-5-20
Kevin LaTulip —SCTM#128-2-13
James Neumann— SCTM#107-1-1
Hernan Otano—SCTM#53-5-12.6
James Riley/Four-S-Properties, LLC—SCTM#111-5-11
IV. RESOLUTIONS-ADMINISTRATIVE PERMITS:
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: In order to get the meeting moving, we try and lump some of the
administrative applications together. The Board has reviewed all of these and finds
them straightforward, administerial applications. Therefore I'll make a motion to approve
numbers one through seven as applied for. They are listed as follows:
Number one, DIMITRIOS ANTONIADIS requests an Administrative Permit to construct
a 30'X 13' addition to the south side of the dwelling and redesign existing roof system.
Located: 3300 North Sea Dr., Orient.
Number two, JOHN & MARIE SHACK request an Administrative Permit for the existing
vinyl fence. Located: 1265 Shore Dr., Greenport.
Number three, JOHN WILLIAMS requests an Administrative Permit to install roof solar
panels onto the existing dwelling. Located: 1110 Cedar Point Dr. East, Southold.
Number four, GreenLogic LLC on behalf of ROBERT J. GUARRIELLO requests an
Administrative Permit to install roof solar panels onto the existing dwelling. Located: 250
Budds Pond Rd., Southold.
Number five, Briarcliff Landscape on behalf of ANTHONY LOMANGINO requests an
Administrative Permit to landscape, install Belgian block curb; paved driveway with
drywells; gazebo; tennis court; bocce ball court; horseshoe pits, and gardens. Located:
9105 Bay Ave., Cutchogue.
Number six, En-Consultants on behalf of SOUNDVIEW ISLES, LLC, requests an
Administrative Permit to erect a pool-enclosing fence amidst proposed 10' wide non-turf
buffer adjacent to crest of bluff and remove existing wood deck.
Located: 505 Soundview Ave., Mattituck.
Number seven, En-Consultants on behalf of PHILLIP STANTON requests an
Administrative Permit to remove an oak tree in danger of falling into Town Creek.
Located: 522 Town Creek Lane, Southold.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: So moved.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Number eight, Panzman Demolition and
Contracting Corp., on behalf of RANDY FAMILY TRUST requests an
Administrative Permit to demolish.an unsafe dwelling as ordered
by the Southold Town Board Building Department.
Located: 1455 Aquaview Avenue, East Marion.
This application came in, as stated, requesting to
demolish. It is on The Sound. The only thing that I would
request is that hay bales and silt fence on the top of the
bluff, not only to keep the silt and everything from going down
the bluff, but to keep.the machinery far from the bluff because
the house is within 50 feet from the top of the bluff. So I'll
make a motion to approve subject to hay bales and silt fence on
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the top of the bluff.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
V. APPLICATIONS FOR EXTENSIONS/TRANSFERS/ADMINISTRATIVE
AMENDMENTS:
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Applications for extensions, transfers, administrative
amendments. Again, these four applications were pretty much administerial and the
Board reviewed them and I'll make a motion to approve numbers one through four.
They are listed as follows:
,Number one, ROBERT O'BRIEN requests a One-Year Extension to Wetland Permit
#7206, as issued on November 18, 2009 and Amended on July 21, 2010.
Located: 3655 Stillwater Ave., Cutchogue.
Number two, ROBERTA JAKLEVIC requests the last One-Year Extension to Wetland
Permit#6999, as issued on November 19, 2008 and Amended on April 22, 2009.
Located: 900 Old Harbor Rd., New Suffolk.
Number three, DENISE VOEGEL requests an Administrative Amendment to Wetland
Permit#7555 to include a 4' wide path from the proposed dwelling to the water's edge.
Located: 1805 Laurel Way, Mattituck.
Number four, Lou Mastro on behalf of ELIZABETH MASTRO requests an Administrative
Amendment to Wetland Permit#7512 to remove three (3) diseased trees.
Located: 1595 Bayview Ave., Southold.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: So moved.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: What's the second Monday in November?
TRUSTEE KING: November 7th, I think.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Okay, and the last Monday, I believe, is March
31 st? Give us a minute. We have to check on some dates before
we do the next resolution.
VI. RESOLUTIONS: - OTHER
Number one, Set 2011/12 Scallop Season, under resolutions, resolved that the --
I'II make a motion that the Southold Town Board of Trustees open the following
dates to scallop harvesting pursuant to Chapter 219, Shellfish Code of the Town
of Southold, from Monday, November 7, from sunrise to sunset, through
Saturday, March 31, 2012, inclusive, in all Town waters as per Town Code with
exception of the shellfish and eelgrass sanctuaries in Hallocks Bay.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Second.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I thought we were going to have that thing
on the eelgrass sanctuaries removed?
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: That's has to be a code change. It's still in
the code so we have to --
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Okay, I thought that--
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: No, we have to submit it to the Town Board for
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amendment.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Coincidentally, I spoke with Chris Pickerel on
Sunday and he said nothing was taking out there as far as any of
the eelgrass projects that they planted there, it just wasn't
working. As a matter of fact, they are leaving it, they are not
going back. They are having much more success out in The Sound.
So that's where they'll concentrate.
TRUSTEE KING: But we are stuck with these until we change the
code. The only authority the Trustees have is to set the
season. We can't tell people how to harvest down there or
anything else. We can just set the season on it.
(UNIDENTIFIED VOICE): Is that normal, through March?
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Yes. It's inclusive of the DEC --
TRUSTEE KING: It coincides with the Conservation Department
season also.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: So I'll make a motion. We had our discussion
through that. I'll make a motion.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: The motion was made and seconded.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: It was, but we had a discussion, so that ruins
the record. So we have to do it over again, to keep the record clear.
Resolved that the Southold Town Board of Trustees opens the
following dates for scallop harvesting, pursuant to Chapter 219,
from Monday, November 7th, from sunrise to sunset, through
Saturday, March 31, 2012, inclusive, in all Town waters, as per
town code, with the exception of shellfish and eelgrass
sanctuaries in Hallocks Bay.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Under resolutions, number two, is a resolution
that we need to put together for Gull Pond Beach Re-Nourishment
and Dredging Project. This is a project that I have been
working on for a while now. Gull Pond, which is actually named
Normandy Cliff Park Beach, is out in Greenport. The beach over
the years has kind of been moved out into the water, and at low
tide it's very, very shallow. And you can go all the way to the
end of the buoys of the swim area and still only have water up
to your knees. So this is a project that has been, that we are
trying to get done, and we need to approach Suffolk County to
do the dredging and do the project and make application to the
DEC. So this is one of the first steps on the government side
of things to get this project up and running. So I'm going to
read the resolution into the record and then we can vote on it.
Whereas Normandy Cliff Park Beach, a/k/a Gull Pond Beach,
located at the southern end of Manhasset Avenue in Greenport, is
a cherished recreational beach providing for swimming, fishing,
shellfishing and boating and; whereas the Town of Southold has
been fortunate in its coastal location which has been able to
provide recreational opportunities for its residence, seasonal
residents and visitors like and; whereas this beach lies on the
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shores of the Peconic Bay, a part of the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation's Peconic Estuary
Program, and as such is a vital asset on the Peconic Estuary
and; whereas the Southold Town.Local Waterfront Revitalization
Program calls for the preservation of and revitalization of our
shoreline and beaches and; whereas the last time Gull Pond beach
was dredged to renourish the beach was in the 1970s and/or 1980s
and; whereas the beach is migrated into the bay such that at low
tide the water is not deep enough for swimming within the
confines of the lifeguard protected swim area buoys, a distance
of roughly 102 feet from the shoreline and; whereas at high tide
there is only 41 feet of beach front from the parking lot to the
water's edge and; whereas this has negatively affected the
ability to use this beach such that the numbers of bathers has
diminished over the years and; whereas the Southold Town
Trustees are charged with the protection of both the
Trustee-owned wetlands and bottom lands, as well as all town
assets within 100 feet of the wetlands, and; whereas there is
considerable support from the residents of Southold Town,
particularly in the area of Greenport and East Marion, to have
this beach renourished by dredging to allow for a deeper swim
area and more beach front and; whereas dredging will restore
historic slopes in`the bathing area which would discourage
bathing outside the regulated bathing area where vessel and
other hazards might be encountered. Now therefore be it resolved
that the Town of Southold Trustees do support and
request that the Suffolk County Department of Public Works
engineer, plan and perform a beach nourishment project to
reclaim the beach at Normandy'Cliff Park in Greenport.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I'll second that. All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I'll make a motion to go off the regular
hearings and on to public hearings.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
AMENDMENTS:
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Under amendments, number one, HERNAN OTANO
requests an Amendment to Wetland Permit#7400 to replace the
existing exterior walls and framing with no expansion to
footprint construction of front and rear entry steps.
Located: Unit 5 Sage Blvd., Southold.
This is an application that came before us a year ago and they
were given a permit to renovate the house. And they went beyond
the renovation -- we went out and inspected it, and as far as we
feel, they went beyond the renovation, demolished it, got a
violation, and if Mr. Otano is here we can discuss this with you,
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but we cannot move on this because the violation is still
pending. And also I believe you have to go to the Zoning Board
of Appeals first, which I think the Board is inclined to have
you do that before we move on this. Is there anyone here?
MS. MOORE: Mr. Otano is here. And he came in and showed me what
he had, so I said, well, let's show pictures, because that
really makes the most sense. I think there is some confusion
because the original plan --
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Can I interrupt you one minute. Mr. Otano, can
you please come up and introduce yourself and state that you have an
attorney representing you. We don't have anything in the file.
MR. OTANO: My name is her Hernan Michael Otano and Pat Moore is
representing me on this.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I just needed that for the record. Thank you.
MS. MOORE: Absolutely. What the original request was changing
the roof pitch and, as you can see, the same roof is there. I
have pictures. What he asked for is to take the old cottage and
raise it, and that's what he did. Here is another picture of
the raised cottage. Then this is the, you can see the angle,
this is the waterfront porch that is there. This is the
neighbor. So you can see everybody is pretty much consistent
with a back porch. And that's the Sage cottage.
The original application to you was to replace the windows,
replace the shingles, replace the roof shingles, replace the
windows here. And a new foundation. So that's what they did.
They lifted it up, they put the new foundation underneath, and
originally the plans that you had in that permit a year ago
asked for a small addition in the front, which never, the Sage
um, the co-op board, has been preventing alteration or addition.
They did not want to see an alteration, an addition in the
front. So that actually never got built. And what you see
there is this structure, and what they found is the board, this
is batten board, and what happens is they asked for hardy plank
material on the outside. Some of you are familiar with hardy
plank, it's a very heavy, manmade material, and in order to hold
up the hardy plank you have to put sheathing. There is no
sheathing under this board, this batten board. So he did a
completely inkind/inplace work that was going on and I think
there has been some confusion on exactly what was built, because
the plans that you had that reflected a porch in the front
that doesn't exist.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I think the confusion is, and hopefully the
Town Board will resolve this, is the Building Department,'the
Trustees, other boards, have a definition of demolition, and
contractors have their own definition. We as a board went out
and looked at it and we realized this was a demolition. There
is not one old board left. This is a total rebuild and
therefore that's why they got the violation. -Regardless of what
they found, what they had to do, at some point the contractor
should have stopped, come in and asked for an amendment to the
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application. And then maybe, if he got approval, continue. So
that's where this Board feels we are at right now. That's why
the violation was given. The violation has to be taken care of.
And if the Building Department sees now he has to go to ZBA,
then we would we want to see that happen first before he comes
back to us.
MS. MOORE: I actually met with Mike, and the drawing I had had
the old drawing, and we looked at it and said, well, that's a
different roof line. And we were both confused. But in fact
that never got built. That is in fact completely
inkind/inplace. I'll be talking to Mike showing him what I have
and we can talk about it, because even though this is a co-op,
so everything is not conforming, it has not moved at all. It
has not changed at all. It is the exact same structure, but
with, you know, wood that is not rotted. So that's why it was
inkind/inplace. And our code talks about--
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: But that's not what our permit said. That's
the problem.
MS. MOORE: No, your permit was beyond that. It said it was
replacing windows, it was replacing all the elements of the
building. And then what happens is that it should have said,
well, replace as needed and add supports as needed, because that
is ultimately what happened.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: But the applicant didn't apply --
MS. MOORE: But remember, inkind%inplace. I know the Town Board
is talking about changing the code, but the code has not changed
and that's where the difficulty arises, that we have in the code
that allows no permit required for windows, doors and roof
material and siding.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: And we didn't have a problem with that.
MS. MOORE: Well, that's what he did.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: He went beyond that..
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: He replaced everything.
MS. MOORE: Well, what happens is --
MR. OTANO Can I say something?
MS. MOORE: Yes, go ahead.
MR. OTANO: Admittedly, yes, a lot, when I got the call from the
contractor, when he said we pulled off the siding, and he said
there is no framing here, what do-I do.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: That's when he should have stopped, came back
and got an amendment. So any of this discussion --
MR. OTANO: I gotcha. I'm kind of caught between there.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: So that's where it is. So really any further
discussion tonight is kind of redundant.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: What was the reason for replacing all the floor
beams?
MR. OTANO: It was part of the engineer's drawings and there are
sisters there, and I guess the lifter, and the engineer required
it. They are all on the original foundation drawings.
MS. MOORE: To lift the house you need extra beams?
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MR. OTANO: Well, I mean, I guess it was part of the code, too,
because the beams that they had under there were sisters, like
2x6's.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: When I looked under, all I saw were microlams
and microlams were not invented when this was originally built.
MR. OTANO: I understand. They were replaced.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: So essentially the building was gone.
MR. OTANO: No walls came down. All the original framing is still
there that is not rotted. And, for example, on the 24-foot wall, the
builder said there were four studs in that 24-foot wall.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: So essentially there is four studs from the
original building?
MS. MOORE: That was the original building.
MR. OTANO: And he put on 16-inch centers more studs all around
and took out what was not really-- a lot of it was rotted.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: In ours, that's a total reconstruction and
that's not what the permit that you got from us said you could do.
MS. MOORE: But it seems a little bit, we should be able to just.
move ahead rather than yes, he's, you know, but now he's here
for an amendment to fix it, but it's exactly the same structure.
That's the issue. It got lifted and it got put on, as you see,
just as is, and then what happens is, you know, typical
construction, you find a rot here and there and, yes, it would
have been best if it had stopped there and come to you, but
nobody thinks that way, the contractors don't think that way.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: You'd better start thinking that way. This is
not the first time it's happened and --
MS. MOORE: But keep in mind, Sage cottages are all like this.
Every single one of them.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I don't know if I have the Minutes in front of
me, but we all recall when we were out in the field, we talked
about, we asked whoever, I forget who we saw in the filed, are
you going to demolish it? No. We talked in the Minutes, are you
going to demolish it? No. And it was basically demolished. So
this was talked about.
MS. MOORE: I understand, but there is demo and there is demo.
They spent the money to lift it and put it on a new foundation.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: That doesn't mean they get an automatic pass to
go because they spent the money. They didn't come back for the
permits properly and now they have to. And that's the simple --
MS. MOORE: That's what we're here for.
MS. HULSE: It's also the Building Department opinion that it was
a reconstruction. I met with Pat on this, I understand what her
point was, and she's made the same point here tonight.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: So, at this point I would make a motion to
table this until you get the paperwork straightened out with the
Zoning Board and the violation taken care of, then we'll look at it.
MS. MOORE: Right. I have to talk to Mike, because even in a
nonconforming setting, inkind/place is permissible. .
MS. HULSE: No, it's not,
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TRUSTEE DOHERTY: There is nothing I can do. If we get something
from the Building Department saying it doesn't have to go to
Zoning Board then we'll move ahead with it. But that's up to
Mike to decide. So I'll make a motion to table --
MS. MOORE: Do you have the drawings of the current, this
building, because -- did you give them this?
MR. OTANO: I did.
MS. MOORE: I just want to make sure you have the right drawing
because the old version, that was a larger structure than this
one. This is the existing, you know, inkind/inplace.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: That's why we want you to go to Zoning Board
first because if there is any changes, you can make those
changes and come back to us with anything you may have.
MS. MOORE: Do you have my pictures, by chance? Do you mind if I
take them back? Or you can have them and I can reprint more, if
you like.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: It doesn't matter, if you want them. I believe
we have pictures when we inspected it last year, we have pictures.
MS. MOORE: Okay.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I'll make a motion to table this application.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE KING: Number two, Patricia C. Moore, Esq., on behalf of
GABRIEL SCIBELLI requests an Amendment to Wetland Permit#6534
to install a'stone splash mat consisting of 75 ton of Long
Island boulders 8'-10' landward of the 200 linear foot bulkhead
and replace sand and American Beach grass. Located: 450 Cedar
Point Dr. East, Southold.
This was found consistent with LWRP and the CAC moved to
support the application as submitted. Is there anyone here to
speak on behalf of or against this application?
MS. MOORE: I'm here, Pat Moore, on behalf Mr. Scibelli. He
actually met at the site with you and gave me the description to
put into the permit. So I'm relying on his understanding of
what you told him.
TRUSTEE KING: We met down there, it was another instance where
it really got beat up. Storm damaged. The bulkhead got
overwashed and got damaged quite a bit behind it. It was our
suggestion to put in a stone splash pad.
MS. MOORE: He liked that idea, so, yes.
TRUSTEE KING: So any comments from the Board?
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: No, it's pretty obvious.
TRUSTEE KING: You can see what's happened there. Anybody else
on this application from the audience?
(No response).
If there are no other comments, I'll make a motion to close the hearing.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
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TRUSTEE KING: And I'll make a motion to approve the application
as submitted.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Next hearing is in the matter of Frederick
Weber on behalf of ANTHONY & DANIELE CACIOPPO requests an
Amendment to Wetland Permit#7001 to resurface the existing deck
in the existing footprint (rather than proposed expanded
footprint); relocate sanitary system to a more conforming
location; eliminate proposed garage and revise existing cabana
and planting area as cabana/shed; refurbish existing pool; and
construct a 36 sf. Kitchen addition in area of existing deck;
and the last One-Year Extension to Wetland Permit 7001, as
issued on November 19, 2008. Located: 1455 Inlet Way, Southold.
The project is consistent with the town's LWRP. The
Conservation Advisory Council performed an inspection on the
site, came up with a recommendation of 15-foot non-turf buffer.
The Trustees were on site. There is a left-open question about
drainage. At this point I'll open the hearing to discussion in
this matter. Is there anyone here who wishes to speak on behalf
of this application.
MR. WEBER: Yes. My.name is Fred Weber, I'm the architect. I
guess the house is sort of falling a little into disrepair,
particularly the deck, it got hit by a tree in Hurricane Irene.
So they are trying to refurbish and fix things up. They already
had a permit to expand the space around the pool and actually to
do it in a patio or bluestone surface. And just as far, I guess
as far as simplicity, they don't really want to expand the deck,
and they want to, in a sense, resurface the deck there with new
wood. I guess do whatever repairs they need to do with the
underside structure. Hopefully not too much. And the other
thing that came to light was the sanitary system exists
underneath that deck. Um, you know, they didn't put that there
or deck over it, but it is there. They did discover that. So we
are attempting to relocate the sanitary system to, as far as
possible, from the wetlands and still stay on their property.
There is an application, I made an application to the Health
Department in that regard. I have not gotten any action back
from them yet, but it is conforming as far as they are
concerned. So I do anticipate getting approval for that.
And in doing this, because there is, they are going to
redo some of the trim on the house that is rotting and just
generally sort of try to fix the place up a little bit, so other
things that they were trying to accomplish, um, we were
including in this amendment. I guess the first is the cabana
area. They are just trying to reconfigure that. It still has
an open, I think they have a picture of it. The cabana would
still be an open pergola structure. They also don't really have
much storage space and they want to put a small shed that would
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back up to the pergola. I think it's like 8x13, something along
those lines. And I -- let's see here, a small 36-square foot
addition to the house, to the kitchen, to make the kitchen more
workable, but it is occurring over spaces that are already
decked. And the area where the cabana and storage shed is also,
it's not as formally decked as that area but there is like a
planting area and there is some woodwork there already. And
then I guess whatever work there, they have to get somebody in
to probably just put a new liner in the pool. But we have to
kind of see how that works out. And we are showing drainage on
the plans for the shed. We are also showing backwash for the
pool. And as far as the drainage of the actual deck, I mean I
did speak to the town engineer and he said just to, what he
would recommend is to have the surface below the deck, um, kind
of just, any organic materials that would prevent water from
leaching directly down, to have that cleaned out so there is
sand and things can leach directly down. That was his
recommendation to me, so I included that on the plans.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Thank you. It seems pretty straightforward.
With respect to the Conservation Advisory Council, had requested
a 1.5-foot non-turf buffer. Is that something we might be able
to work into the plan?
MR. WEBER: My client is not here tonight but I will --
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: It was buffered all the way -- I don't
remember which direction. It's all natural. It's a little bit
of lawn, then you can see where all the buffer is, so I don't
know-- -
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: It has an existing standing native buffer
that cannot be disturbed because it's all protected wetland.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Correct. And with the addition of putting the
sand and making that more permeable, I don't think it's necessary.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Okay. I just wanted to raise the question
because the CAC had mentioned it. Okay, any further comment from
anybody?
(No response).
That being the case, I make a motion to close the hearing in this matter.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: And I'll make a motion to approve the
application as submitted, sc moved. Noting it has been found
consistent with the town's LWRP.
TRUSTEE KING: I'll second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Do we need to vote the permit extension
as a separate vote? I didn't include that in my resolution. As a
point of order.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: You can do a resolution.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I move to approve the requested permit for
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one final year for permit#7001.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Second. All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
COASTAL EROSION PERMITS
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Under Coastal Erosion Permits, Costello Marine
Contracting Corp. On behalf of ARTHUR & AUDREY UELAND requests
a Wetland Permit and Coastal Erosion Permit to remove remaining
existing face pilings; construct 90' of new sheet sheathed
bulkhead in front of existing T&G bulkhead; install 2.5 to 3 ton
rock armoring at base of new bulkhead; fill void area east of
stairway with 95 cubic yards of clean trucked in sand;
re-vegetate disturbed areas with Cape American beach
grass; extend lower platform as required and install new 3'
aluminum stairway to beach.
Located: 20845 Soundview Ave., Southold.
This application has been found by LWRP to be consistent
with the LWRP, and the Conservation Advisory Council resolved to
not support the application because, in their opinion, the
project illegally blocks public access, and stone armor cannot
be dumped on to state tidal property.
We were all out there in the field and looked at this and
the notes that l have, we are suggesting a five-foot non-turf
buffer at the top of the bluff, and suggest just restoring the
access area. Is there anybody here who would like to speak to
this application?
MR. COSTELLO: Jack Costello on behalf of the applicant, just
here to answer any questions that could be on it. It seems
pretty straightforward.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: To us it was, pretty straightforward. You have a
bluff there that has been blown out, to a certain extent. I see
there has been some stone put in there to hold it together.
MR. COSTELLO: And that's -- I had a permit to do that.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: The one question I had, if I'm not mistaken,
this is the one that you do have large metal tracks up at the top.
MR. COSTELLO: That was to bring the machinery in.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Okay. And no problem with the five-foot buffer?
MR. COSTELLO: No problem.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: I imagine the aluminum stairs will be removable?
MR. COSTELLO: Yes.
TRUSTEE KING: Jack, how far have you gotten with the DEC on it?
MR. COSTELLO: I don't know where the application is right now,
to be honest with you. I got back to the office late tonight.
TRUSTEE KING: I'm just curious how they'll feel with the armor
and stone. We seem to go back and forth sometimes.
MR. COSTELLO: We go back and forth with them, too. I didn't
have a problem next door with the Kostas property.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I think they are amenable, in this particular
area, they seem to be.
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MR. COSTELLO: I think they are sick of this area.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: So they are willing to try anything new.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: I agree. I think with everything that is going
on in this area and Arshamomaque, the armoring seems to be
helping, and the splash pad.
MR. COSTELLO: It's out of necessity. Not because anyone wants
to do it.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Right. Any other questions or concerns from the
Board?
TRUSTEE KING: That's right up against the bulkhead.
MR. COSTELLO: It's not much room there. It's not quite up
against the bulkhead. Down at the westerly edge of the property
it is up against the bulkhead. But the tide doesn't come right
up to the bulkhead in that area.
TRUSTEE KING: But the other bulkheads in that area are all
armored.
MR. COSTELLO: Yes.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: I'll make a motion to close the hearing.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: I'll make a motion to approve the application as
submitted with the addition of a five-foot non-turf buffer at
the top of the bluff.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Any further discussion on the motion?
(No response).
All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Number two, Costello Marine Contracting Corp.,
on behalf of MICHAEL MUTSAKIS & EVELYN CAPASSAKIS requests a
Wetland Permit and Coastal Erosion Permit to remove remaining
existing face pilings; construct 112' of new sheet steel
sheathed bulkhead in front of existing T&G bulkhead; install 2.5
to 3 ton rock armoring at base of new bulkhead; fill void area
1 west of stairway with 95 cy. Of clean trucked in sand; construct
10'X 10' wood deck with retaining walls; reconstruct existing
stairway, in-like/in-place; and revegetate any disturbed areas
with Cape American Beach grass.
Located: 20985 Soundview Ave., Southold.
This is right next door to the one we just did. This came
in consistent and also inconsistent with the LWRP. It's
inconsistent because of the 10x10 wood deck, which we'll talk
about in a minute. The Conservation Advisory Council does not
support the application because the project illegally blocks
public access and stone armor cannot be done on state property.
Is there anyone here to speak on behalf of this application?
MR. COSTELLO: Jack Costello, on behalf of the applicant. This
is the next door neighbor, it's a continuation, it's the same as
everybody else has down that beach with rock armor and a
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straightforward application.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: The only concern -- and it's pretty much, like
you said,just like the neighbor. The only concern we have is
the 10x10 wood deck. We would like to see that reduced to
conform with code to be no larger than 327square feet.
MR. COSTELLO: The deck is on top of the bulkhead, it's not a
landing for a stairway.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: It shows that it's attached --well, next to
the stairway, but it's on the bluff there. Still, the code says
32-square feet.
MR. COSTELLO: In the code it doesn't allow for larger decks
behind the bulkhead for access to the water? I mean, I thought
the 32-square foot mandate was just as stairway landings.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Associated with stairs.
MR. COSTELLO: I thought you were allowed to have 100-square foot
access area. This is physically right on top of the bulkhead.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I don't think the code actually says a size.
MR. COSTELLO: Because when that 32-square foot was, you know,
originally conceived, it was referring to stairways, and that is not
related to that.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: It's not on the bluff.
MR. COSTELLO: It's not on the bluff.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: You're right. It's on top of the bulkhead on
the bottom. But that's also in the coastal erosion area, isn't it?
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: That's landward of the bulkhead, right.
MR. COSTELLO: Yes.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: So really coastal erosion is less than
200-square feet and it's open construction, then it's exempt.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY; Okay. Then it's exempt from that.
MR. COSTELLO: This is only 100-square feet.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: The bulkhead you'll be connecting to, looks to
me it used the Flow-Thru decking on top of that bulkhead.
MR. COSTELLO: It's not Flow-Thru, it's a corrugated fiberglass
product. But it's similar. It's to allow the water to come up
through it rather than trying to stop the wave action.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: So that's what you'll be using.
MR. COSTELLO: Yes, it will be exactly like that. Just a
continuation.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Can we add that to this? Does it say that? I
don't know where it says that.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: It doesn't. We should probably add it to the
description.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: That's what I mean. What is it called?
MR. COSTELLO: Corrugated fiberglass cap.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Thank you.
TRUSTEE KING: Jack, I'm just looking at this drawing on the
deck, on the bulkhead, you'll have retaining walls around the
sides of that?
MR. COSTELLO: Yes, to retain the fill off of the deck, yes.
Because it's not really a lot of room there for the deck without
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the fill coming on top of it so, I mean, it's pretty minor. The
retaining walls are probably three feet high, just to keep the
fill off the deck. Because all that fill there is just mush.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: And that's just, the retaining wall is just ten
feet long?
MR. COSTELLO: Yes. They just circle the deck behind the bulkhead
to keep the fill off of it.
TRUSTEE KING: I don't have a huge issue.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I don't either. These are fairly small. And
Coastal Erosion, which lets you go up to 200-square feet with
the idea they don't want them floating around out there when we
get that bad storm. We can't really have a problem with
something that is only 100-square feet.
MR. COSTELLO: It's half the size of what is considered usually
allowable.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: What, on the stairs, I see the drawing, you
have a platform. What is the size of that?
MR. COSTELLO: Under 32-square feet, as per the code.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I see, okay. Are there any other questions
from the Board?
(No response).
We have the same request for a five-foot buffer and restore the
area, which you already said you'll be doing. Is there any
other comment from the audience?
(No response).
I'll make a motion to close the public hearing.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Second
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I'll make a motion to approve the application
as applied for and find it consistent with the LWRP and to add
the corrugated fiberglass cap to the description.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: And a five-foot buffer along the top of the
bluff. Do I have a second on that?
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Second, on the buffer.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
MR. COSTELLO: Thank you.
WETLAND PERMITS:
TRUSTEE KING: Under wetland permits, JOHN PRIZEMAN requests a
Wetland Permit to construct a single-family dwelling,
associated water supply and sewage disposal facilities,
driveway, deck and 250 cubic yards of fill.
Located: 5805 Bayview Rd., Southold.
This was found inconsistent under the LWRP. The
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Conservation Advisory Council resolved to support the
application. And some of the findings of the LWRP coordinator
was: Proposed action is located in AE elevation six flood zone.
There is quite a bit here that I'm not going to read. Just some
requirements. This was a very difficult application. This has
been going on for a long time, I don't know how many years.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: At least eight.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I believe the LWRP report is very similar from
the first report. It's the same.
TRUSTEE KING: Yes. There is a letter in here that I won't read.
It will be in the record. It's an unhappy neighbor, we'll put
it that way.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: The letter does not state any new information
from the previous public hearing.
TRUSTEE KING: I don't think so, no.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: This is an application we worked on for quite a
while. It was approved and it expired, so they are back again
for the same exact thing that we approved.
TRUSTEE KING: Is there anybody here to speak on behalf or
against this application?
MS. OHLMANN: I just have some questions. Paula Ohlmann, I'm speaking
on behalf of my aunt, whose property is directly back to this disaster.
I guess my question was why are we going for a permit when there is already
a foundation and what appears to be a septic system there?
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Well, they didn't keep track of the timetables
of the permit, and a permit has to be substantially started
before it can continue, and although it, I mean putting a
foundation is started, but the permit had expired. So they no
longer have a Trustee permit, so we asked them to stop the work
and in and re-apply. So they are applying for the same exact
thing that, exact project that we gave the permit before.
MS. OHLMANN: If you can just refresh my memory. I was under the
impression that this house was going to be on stilts, so the
water flowed. Instead there is now a ten-foot wall of cement
for the house itself and then a six-foot wall of cement for the
septic area. Where is all this water going to be dispersed to?
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: We had the same thought when we looked back on
the permit and there was discussion on that. But that was not
made part of the permit, for whatever reason, from the previous.
So what he has, it complies with the permit that we gave him.
MS. OHLMANN: To put that. So the water will be dispersed in the
surrounding properties.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: We have to conform to Chapter 236, which is the
Town Code for drainage. So any water that goes on his property
he has to contain and it cannot overflow on to other properties.
MS. OHLMANN: That's impossible.
(UNIDENTIFIED VOICE): It's already being displaced.
MS. HULSE: Sorry, sir, you can't speak unless you stand up and
be recognized. Only the person at the microphone can speak.
MS. OHLMANN: I guess the point being said, that I could produce
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photo upon photo, even with no structure there, when there is a
storm and the tide comes up, there are multiple properties that
are affected. Now something is built there that is now going to
disperse more water on to the properties and cause further
damage to the properties that may not have experienced quite as
much of a flood area. This is creating more of a flood area for
the surrounding properties. And, you know, I don't see how
anybody cannot see that. I mean, it's simple science. You have
water that is coming in, you put an object in the middle, the
water will disperse out to the other areas. So you can't claim
it won't affect the surrounding properties. That's my argument,
the whole time. Thanks.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Do you have anything to add?
TRUSTEE KING: No, just that this has been going on for a long
time, and there were some changes made. The first permit that
was issued to Mr. Baxter, the house was going to be on piles.
MS. OHLMANN: Correct.
TRUSTEE KING: Then when they came in for an amendment and
changed the footprint of the house, that was taken out, and now
it's on a foundation. I feel, I almost feel like I should have
seen that. I simply didn't see this. And, I missed it.
MS. OHLMANN: And letters are not sent out to people surrounding
that that spent a year-and-a-half fighting this, for very good
reason, and then these changes are made and we are not sent
information unless we file for every single information.
TRUSTEE KING: Did we, do we notify neighbors for an amendment?
MS. STANDISH: Yes.
TRUSTEE KING: So you should have.
MS. OHLMANN: We just received notice for this hearing today.
TRUSTEE KING: You should have gotten notice that the plan was
being amended.
MS. OHLMANN: Nope.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Well, we can't go back on that. That was 2010,
on the amendment.
TRUSTEE KING: I understand the frustration, that's the point I'm
trying to make. I understand the frustration here.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: There was frustration for all parties, just to
recap a little bit, this was a project that when it came up,
originally, I wasn't even on the Board, so it goes back that
far, um, when we, when it came up and I was on the Board, in an
effort to make it not happen, I felt the property should have
been preserved. I fought this project, in fact-- .
TRUSTEE KING: We all did.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Exactly. We all did.
MS. OHLMANN: I agree. I was here every single meeting, and I
appreciate the efforts that you made.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Please let me finish. It's kind of important to
the discussion. Myself and the rest of the Board were very into not
wanting to see this happen. The homeowner came, the
property owner came to see me. I asked him if he would be
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interested in preserving it. He said, well, certainly, as long
as it's addressed, you know, in an appropriate manner. Meaning
that he wanted to get fair market value for it. We did, as a
Board, discuss whether we wanted to see that happen. We brought
it up to the Land Preservation Committee in town, who
deliberated over it. And the decision was made that the town
could not purchase it at that time. At this point, we really
feel it was not a whole lot more we could do with it. And we
mitigated it and worked on it for a long time, and mitigated it
to the best of our ability. But it was zoned for residential,
it was subdivided to build a house, and the preservation
committee said the town could not purchase it. We can't do
anything else. I mean, the property owner has a reasonable
expectation to be able to do what he has been told he could do
by the town.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I remember years ago when this came up, Al
Krupski was president of the Board, that Board wrote a letter to
the Planning Board saying this should not be a buildable lot,
but it made it through site plan approval and it became a legal,
buildable lot. So our job now is to mitigate it as much as
possible. And we felt that we had done that and made the house
as small as possible. As the code allows.
MS. OHLMANN: Okay.
TRUSTEE KING: Thank you.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Sir? You wanted to speak?
MR. PRIZEMAN: John Prizeman. I purchased the lot from Baxter. I
spent a lot of time designing this house, to make it right, to
make it fit within the environment, that everybody wanted, and
we had two engineering companies working on this. And to answer
her question, we had, to make sure there was no flooding there,
we put in special flood vents in the foundation. We put in
three drywells to contain the water so there will be no runoff
whatsoever. It all goes into a drywell. I think three all
together. Maybe four, I'm not sure. But also we worked out a
special plan which was a little thing asked for by the town, the
driveway, so the actual runoff from the driveway would go to a
drywell as well. So there will be absolutely no runoff from the
driveway, whatsoever. If anything, where the septic system is,
will actually block the water from going up to anybody else's
property.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Okay, thank you.
MR. PRIZEMAN: Just trying to make it a little more --
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Thank you.
TRUSTEE KING: Are there any other comments from anybody?
(No response).
From the Board?
(No response).
TRUSTEE KING: I'm afraid it is what it is. If there are no
other comments, I'll make a motion to close the hearing.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Second.
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TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE KING: Somebody help me out here on this inconsistent
finding. I think we have done all we can.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I think with the extra drainage he put on the
property.
MS. HULSE: The reference to the flood zone is actually state
code compliant. I just want to make a note of that. That's
noted in the LWRP report but that's actually state code
compliant.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: So I would find it consistent.
TRUSTEE KING: And I believe there has been a DEC permit also, I
believe, in place.
MS. HULSE: Yes, there is.
TRUSTEE KING: It seems to meet all the requirements. So I'll
make a motion to approve the application and find it consistent
with LWRP.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Any further discussion on the motion?
(No response).
All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: The next two hearings involve inkind/inplace
bulkhead replacements and are sufficiently similar that I'll
open the hearing in both matters, unless anyone here raises an
objection. That being: Number two, PHILIP G. MILOT requests a
Wetland Permit to replace the existing 50 linear foot bulkhead
inplace with vinyl sheathing, and backfill with 140 cubic yards
clean fill. Located: 4185 Camp Mineola Rd., Mattituck.
And number three, EUGENE & GEORGENE BOZZO request a Wetland
Permit to replace the existing 52 linear foot bulkhead in-place
with vinyl sheathing, and backfill with 140 cubic yards of clean fill.
Located: 4135 Camp Mineola Rd., Mattituck.
Anyone here who wishes to speak on behalf of the applications?
(No response).
Both have been found to be consistent under the LWRP and both have
been recommended for approval by the Conservation Advisory Council.
And the Trustees have done a field inspection and the recommendation for
both is that some discretion and consideration about stone armoring to
protect them during strong southerly winds.
MR. MCGREEVEY: Just a point on the Conservation Advisory Council
supporting it. The word should be inplace, not inkind.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Inplace, okay. Sorry, inplace.
MR. BOZZO: I'm Gene Bozzo. Would you please clarify what just
said about that? I know Jack came down and Jim came down. The
discussion was regarding, you know, to possibly talk to the
committee about putting this armoring in the front. But we are
not sure we want to do that. But at some point if we want to do
that, is some something we have to amend our application for?
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Just let Mr. Bredemeyer finish the description.
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TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Actually I think I sort of had. But that's a
good point of clarification. You realize the Conservation
Advisory Council provides an advisory opinion, and the fact that
the project has already been deemed consistent with the town's
coastal policies means it could go.forward without any
additional changes to the project as submitted. So it would,
it's basically a recommendation on the part of Trustee King, who
is most familiar with that area;to put the stone armoring in,
because based on his experience.he thought it might be in your
own best personal interest given the cost involved in doing such
replacements. But, if the Board were to approve this tonight
without such, because you would Want to engineer that or have a
additional discussions with your contractor, that's the kind of
a thing that would be subject to an amendment to the permit at a
future date, yes.
MR. BOZZO: So we can go ahead with the way it's set up now.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: You can continue in your presentation of the
public hearing and then the Board will, after we close the
public hearing, the Board will consider the application.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: You can request to add that to the description
right now, if you would like, and we can approve it tonight
because, but you don't have to do it if you decide later not to
do it. That's another way to do it. Or you can look into it
more and come back later for an amendment.
MR. BOZZO: What would you recommend? What's the easier way to
do it?
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I think it's easier for all of us if you
request to put that into your description tonight and then we
can discuss it tonight and consider it.
MR. BOZZO: That's fine with us. Thank you.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: You want to, obviously amend your
application before the DEC to include similar--
MR. BOZZO: Right. Okay, thank you.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Any further discussion in this matter?
(No response).
I'll make a motion to close the public hearing in the matter of Philip Milot and Eugene
and Georgene Bozzo.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I'll make a motion to approve -- I'll do it
separately. I'll make a motion to approve the application of
Philip G. Milot to replace the existing bulkhead with vinyl
sheathing and backfill with 140 cubic yards of clean fill, and
provide stone armoring at Camp Mineola Road, Mattituck. I'll
move that, subject to new plans showing same.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Any further discussion on the motion?
TRUSTEE KING: What about a buffer behind the bulkhead. I don't think there is any
turf there now. Just a small, non-turf buffer behind the bulkhead. Sand or stone.
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TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Five foot buffer.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All right, I'll amend my motion to approve
with a five-foot non-turf buffer, stone armoring plans that
would reflect both the non-turf buffer and the stone armoring.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: In the application of Eugene and Georgene
Bozzo I would move for the application as submitted with the
addition of stone armoring and a five-foot non-turf buffer and
new plans reflecting those changes. So moved.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Number four, Briarcliff Landscape on behalf of
ANTHONY LOMANGINO requests a Wetland Permit to landscape;
install Belgian block curb; reset existing walk and patio;
create mulch walking path; Belgian block apron; clean out and
enlarge existing pond; plant evergreens around existing shed;
install putting green; horseshoe pits; bocce ball court; install
paved driveway and drywells. Located: 8925 Bay Ave., Cutchogue.
This application is found to be consistent with the LWRP,
and the CAC resolved to support the application, however
questions whether the cleaning out of a pond is a permitted activity.
The Board was also out there. We noted that the pond is
not an actual wetland in the sense that it is on a DEC map,
though this is a nice, small little wetland on the property.
- - And we did have some questions about that as well.
Is there anybody here who would like to address this
application?
MR. CHICANOWICZ: My name is Neil Chicanowicz, the owner of
Briarcliff Landscape, I'm here just to answer any questions you
might have. With regard to that pond, you've walked it. I've
walked it. I think initially it was an excavator-dug pond. You
could see piping going into there. It was a manmade pond, but
now it's kind of reoccurring over the course of years. I have
no idea how long it's been there. But it's definitely wet on its
own at this point.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I think the consensus of the Board is they are
treating it almost as an irrigation pond on a farm, that it was
manmade and just evolved into a wetland, so we are really not
taking jurisdiction over it.
MR. CHICANOWICZ: Our intention is really to just clean it up.
There are some bases in there, we are going to clean it up and
reuse it. I think it's far enough away from the natural wetlands.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: It's 140 feet away from the natural wetlands.
Most of the description is out of our jurisdiction from the salt
water wetlands.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: You can see from this picture here, it's a bit
of a distance from where I was standing, and I'm standing
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seaward of the pond, at this point. You can see it's still a
pretty good distance.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I believe the tree in the middle is the hundred
foot setback. That's right in the middle of the putting green.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: That's right. That's what we used for a marker.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I have a question concerning the landscaping
plan. In the undisturbed native buffer there is a reference
made to a permeable bluestone patio set in sand. I didn't know
if you had more information on that.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: It doesn't show --
MR. CHICANOWICZ: I think that's an old note from a prior plan.
I think there is an boat dock existing over there.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: That's by the boat dock, and there is no
existing --
MR. CHICANOWICZ: The boat dock I think was prepared and I think
that was just a note just left on the plan. We don't intend to
put any paving out in that area.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: So if we can get a set of plans that removes
that or strike from the approval.
MR. CHICANOWICZ: We can revise that an eliminate it. That's not
even something he's looking for.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Because that's in the no disturbance, in the
natural buffer. It would be one thing if it had a set size and
they wanted to use it in association with the dock, it would be
open for Board discussion.
MR. CHICANOWICZ: Sure. That's possible, too. You can have a
revision, because we did a late revision before your work session.
- TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Jack, do you want to say something?
MR. MCGREEVEY: In regard to that reference of a pond, the
Conservation Advisory Council's concern is that if it would come
under the definition of a vernal pond and if it does come under
the definition of a vernal pond, our big concern would be the
wording of the application which says to enlarge it and clean it
out. So I don't know if that's very subjective wording.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: The pond has a liner. It's manmade and has a
liner, so --
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Based upon what I saw, it's not a vernal pond.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I don't have the definition of a vernal pond, I
don't know the exact definition. But I would say it's not.
MR. MCGREEVEY: The other thing is the enlargement of it. I think
you to be more definitive in enlarging a pond or whatever you
might call it. Should there be dimensions on that?
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: There are on the, they have a plan showing
where, to the extent of where they are enlarging it. We are
saying, we are basically saying it's out of our jurisdiction, of
the Trustees.
MR. MCGREEVEY: As part of the record then I would like to have
the Conservation Advisory Council have a notation that for
beyond the jurisdiction of the Trustees has something be in the
wording that we are concerned about the town's natural
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resources. That's where we come into the picture.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: It's an unregulated wetland, so it's not a
natural resource.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: It doesn't really come under the reference
of a.town-owned or town-regulated resource because it appears to
be artificially dug and has a liner. And actually privately,
artificially created wetlands, if they ascribe to standards of
proper design and will functionally, eventually be an addition,
even though it may not be regulated by the town, but
functionally can be an addition to the town natural resources.
mean I think the vernal pond question, to me, I think is a
very good question, but it just doesn't have the attributes of a
vernal or femoral pond where it might be coming and going, or
might have a specific bio that the Trustees, based on plants and
its location and what is going on there, the Trustees would
regulate under the code. But this appears to have been dug, it
.has a liner, there is no other, you know, the vernal potholes
and wetlands tend to not be in isolation, so there is nothing
really here, there is nothing on DEC maps that would lead us to
believe that is actually what that is.
MR. MCGREEVEY: The CAC realizes it is outside the boundary of
the Trustees. Isn't there some point where the town comes into
this picture in regarding enlarging an area without giving
dimensions to it, just saying enlarges --
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Well, he has dimensions. It's 50x75 foot.
That's what is on the plan for the future.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: And it would come under regular landscaping of
your property.
MR. MCGREEVEY: That's the first time I've seen it, so.
TRUSTEE KING: I think it's an improvement to the existing ponds.
I mean there are phragmites in there now that will be removed.
There will be some native plants. There is cattails there now,
that I'm sure they'll keep. In my mind it's an improvement.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: That was one of the things we discussed out
there. We previously clarified that. Are you planning on keeping
the cattails? Because we would really like to see those stay.
MR. CHICANOWICZ: Sure. There is a lot of that bamboo in there
also.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Right,-taking the invasive down. It's pretty
straightforward otherwise.
TRUSTEE KING: Most of it is out of our jurisdiction. f
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: I wish I had a bocci ball court, though. If
there is no other questions or comments, I'll make a motion to
close the hearing.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: I would like to make a motion to approve the
application as submitted, knowing we'll be crossing off a
notation on the landscaping plan that has to do with the
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bluestone permeable patio that is not going to be built. And it
is found consistent with LWRP.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I'll second that.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Any further discussion on the motion?
(No response).
All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Thank you.
Costello Marine Contracting Corp., on behalf of JOHN P. KRUPSKI,
JR. Requests a Wetland Permit to remove all existing accumulated
debris on slope (i..e. leaves, grass, brush, etc.) And mulch same
and mix with clean trucked-in soil; install single 1"X 12"
terracing board staked in-place; re-grade area to top of slope
line; and re-vegetate area with native plantings to match
existing. Located: 6025 Nassau Point Rd., Cutchogue.
This was found consistent with LWRP. The Conservation
Advisory Council supports the installation of the erosion
control device consistent with best management practices. Is
there anyone here to speak on behalf of this application?
MR. COSTELLO: Jack Costello on behalf of applicant, just here to
answer any questions.. This is very minimal, at best.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: If you can just clarify with us, you remove
existing and accumulated debris. How much of that slope are you
going to clear? Are you going to clear any of the --
MR. COSTELLO: What we are hoping to do is mulch most of it in
place. But it will be a minimal clean up. It's more adding top
soil, because the leaves have such a high nitrogen value, it
won't grow until it's broken down with some top soil, so minimum
amount of clean up, but more adding topsoil to have the
indigenous species flourish.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Are you going to supplement with plantings?
MR. COSTELLO: Yes, it's more of a planting thing and removing a
minimal amount of leaves.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: We want to make sure you are not going to clear
cut the whole bluff and start from scratch.
TRUSTEE KING: Maybe ten, 12 feet along the top of the bluff
there, and the rest of it, leave it alone.
MR. COSTELLO: There is really only one area of concern there.
The leaves are stomping out the vegetation.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Right, from that tree up.
MR. COSTELLO: Right. Basically the leaves are not composting
fast enough to support growth.
TRUSTEE KING: We don't want to see the whole bluff disturbed,
that's the point we are trying to make. Just the upper section
where everything has been done, clean that up. Did we talk
about a buffer along the top?
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I haven't gotten there yet. Ten-foot buffer
beyond that.
MR. COSTELLO: Well, I mean a buffer-- that bank is huge. To
require a buffer any further back than that, the bank itself, I
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mean, if you are worried about protecting -- I know what you are
saying. But in this case, the project is so minimal, to put a
buffer in there and, you know, put something in front of the
view, then you have that entire bank out to the bulkhead as your
buffer. I mean, that is certainly a massive buffer area, just
the bank.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I understand what you are saying. But usually
what we require is from the top of the bank landward. As you
know, we require some sort of non-turf buffer area. If you
could just extend what you are doing on the bluff up and over
that top. I would be willing to go down to five, just, you
know, as you could see they are mowing right over and it just
weakens it.
MR. COSTELLO: A five-foot buffer would be acceptable.
TRUSTEE KING: The picture in the front, you can see where it is
actually sloped down and they are mowing it. They are hurting
themselves. If they could go back beyond that.
MR. COSTELLO: It will just be tough delineating where that five
feet starts and where it ends. But five feet is acceptable.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Okay. Any other questions from the Board?
(No response).
Any questions from the audience? Comments?
(No response).
I'll make a motion to close the public hearing.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I'll make a motion to approve the application
of Costello Marine Contracting on behalf of John P. Krupski,
Jr., with the addition of a five-foot non-turf buffer on top of
the bluff. And it was found consistent with LWRP.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
MR. COSTELLO: Thank you, have a good night.
TRUSTEE KING: Number six, Group for the East End on behalf of
GARDINERS BAY ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOC, requests
a Wetland Permit to modify the existing boat ramp to mitigate
stormwater run-off by installing proper drainage and replacing
impervious surface with pervious surface; restore habitat of a
reclaimed portion of boat ramp to include naturally vegetated swales;
and permanent placement of educational signage.
Located: Dogwood Lane road end accessing Spring Pond, East Marion.
This is found consistent with LWRP, which is good. And the
Conservation Advisory Council resolved to support this
application. Which is also good.
Is there anyone here to speak on behalf of this
application?
MS. HARTNAGEL: Hi, my name is Jen Hartnagel and I'm here on
behalf of the Group for the East End. The group is a non-profit
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environmental organization and we have been working with the
Gardiners Bay Estates Homeowners Association to address the,
water quality in Spring Pond. And they are really taking a
proactive role to trying to improve the water quality and
address different drainage issues throughout their neighborhood.
And the first section we chose to address was the boat ramp, and
we applied for grant funding, we received a substantial amount
of grant funding, and this is really a positive project, as we
see it. We have a few members of the homeowners,association that
would like to say a few words and also the engineer is here if
you have any questions. .
TRUSTEE KING: We were all out there. The first time we went .
out, we felt it was a little excessive, the ramp going down
there, but I see it's been downsized. I guess the DEC came in
and did some downsizing on this?
MS. HARTNAGEL: Yes.
TRUSTEE KING: This is more in line with what we envisioned of it.
Yes, sir?
MR. FISCHER: My name is Doug Fischer, I'm a board member of the
Gardiners Bay Estates Homeowners Association. Basically, this
sort of took on a life of its own. We were just addressing
repaving the roads or resurfacing the roads, which is something
we have to d. And I attended a few meeting and came to realize
that we really needed to address the runoff before we went off
and spent all this money redoing the roads. And we here we are
today. So our goal is to do this project and hopefully maybe
part of the resurfacing will be.a part of that. But we really
want to control the runoff, because it is a big problem. It's
closed off our area to shellfishing and --
TRUSTEE KING: It's a town-wide problem. And the more we can
address it, I hope we can move forward with this.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: I think it's wonderful, you were able get grant
money for this.
MR. FISCHER: We'll keep trying, so the Group for the East End
.has been very helpful. Thank you.
TRUSTEE KING: Any other comments from the audience?
(No response).
Board members?
(No response).
I'll make a motion to close the hearing.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE KING: I'll make a motion to approve this application.
It has been found consistent with LWRP.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Next application, Patricia C. Moore, Esq.,
on behalf of FRANK GILBERT requests a Wetland Permit to
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replace existing deck with 9'X 35' deck and stairs from deck to
garage; replace and repair stairs on bank; and increase the
existing non-turf buffer by 3'.
Located: 1095 North Parish Dr., Southold.
The project has been deemed consistent under the town's
LWRP. The Conservation Advisory Council has voted to approve,
the project on the condition of the existing buffer being
increased by three feet. The Trustees have some field comments
in their inspection report about adding the gazebo to the
description, although I think it may exist in a prior permit.
MS. MOORE: Yes, it was in permit number, it was an amendment to,
on July 23, 1998. It was an amendment on July 23, 1998.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I.just mention, I wasn't participating in
the original group survey and I wanted to bring that up as a
clarification. I did see it in the old permit. Thank you.
The n.on-turf buffer, the Trustees, on field inspection,
wanted to see that the non-turf buffer be even with the existing
areas that are in ivy or non-turf.
Is there anyone here who wishes to speak on behalf of the
application?
MS. MOORE: Yes. This is a pretty straightforward application.
We went to the Zoning Board, got approval for the deck and, um,
they, as part of their condition, had us extend the non-turf
buffer by another three feet. There..is not a lot of room back
there, so we still need to have some access and circulation, so
three feet was fine, you know, we could accomplish that.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Just a point of clarification; I got a
little garbled there and my communication skills are not too
good tonight. I sound pretty difficult to listen to. There is
the gazebo already on an existing chain of permits with the
Trustees.
MS. MOORE: Yes.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Any additional comments?
It looked pretty straightforward.
(No response).
I'll make a motion to close the hearing in this matter.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I'll make a motion to approve this
application as submitted, noting that it is consistent with
LWRP, and that an additional three feet of non-turf buffer be
included in the approval. So moved.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
MS. MOORE: Thank you.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Frederick Weber on behalf of JAMES
RILEY/FOUR-S-PROPERTIES, LLC requests a Wetland Permit to.
demolish existing single-family dwelling, construct new
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single-family dwelling with porches, patios, new sanitary
system, drainage and driveway.
Located: 3490 Vanston Rd., Cutchogue.
The LWRP has found this to be consistent with LWRP, and the
Conservation Advisory Council supports the application with the
condition that the expanded driveway materials are defined.
Noting that it is kind of refreshing that somebody actually
admits they are going to be demolishing the house, I would like
to see if there is anybody here to address the application.
MR. WEBER: I'm Fred Weber, the architect. Just to address that,
originally, um, we were going to renovate the house. I did
measure the house, I did some plans and then we started
discovering things about the construction; there is actually no
sheathing on the house. The stucco is put directly on slabs,
it's on the studs, so, that kind of made it a little shaky in
terms of rebuilding. So if we took that much down, we would
have a stick structure, and the living space was actually on the
landward side, not the water side, so as we sort of considered
things, it seemed like the thing,to do was to take it down, even
though we originally were not intending to do that.
The new house, um, would be constructed basically in the
same footprint. I just did sort of a color, the one you have is
black and white. But I did a color sketch which shows the dark
brown being the house, the lighter brown is the porch and then
the yellow is the footprint of the existing house. So on the
waterside there is a sliver of space, you know, on the two
porches and then on the two ends there is actually space that
the other house was actually bigger than this house.
TRUSTEE KING: The footprint is actually smaller.
MR. WEBER: The house is thicker, but it's shorter to the water
face. Now, again, the house, the location of the house is more
or less in the existing location, but it is 153 feet from the
high water. It's one --well, actually the existing house is
113.6. This will be 114 feet from the flagged wetlands, and I
guess in addition it's 38 feet from the top of the bank. So the
existing house is setback quite a distance from the wetlands
line.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: This photograph you see here is with me standing
with my back against the house. I believe it's right where the
existing chimney was. I think. Or fireplace.
MR. WEBER: I also have a picture which I think is in your file
is, you know, sort of, I know you have your back to the house.
have a picture where I'm standing on the side and then looking
kind of, you know down the length of the house, so you can see
where there is a fairly substantial -- I went there today just
to make sure the posted sign was still there and I put a tape to
the top of the bank, and, um, it looks, the line that was
generated was generated by Nathan Corwin, the surveyor, and it
seems it was more like 40 feet rather than 38 feet, from my own
tape measure.
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TRUSTEE GHOSIO: We'll call it plus or minus two feet.
MR. WEBER' And we did get a letter of non-jurisdiction from the
DEC based on the elevation. I know you were addressing the
driveway. We had not really discussed the construction of the
driveway that much. I mean, I will with the owner, but we would
provide drainage to any water that gathers on that. I think the
drainage ring is shown on there.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I believe the driveway would probably be out of
our jurisdiction but it would fall under Chapter 236 of the Town Code.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: One of the things we noted when we were out
there, it's an opportunity for us to move the house back about
ten feet. Because we noted the same thing you did, it's 40 feet
off the top of the bluff. The room is there and it's a great
opportunity. I mean, ten feet may not sound like a lot but it
gets you 50 feet off the top of the bluff, and there is
certainly room to do it with and it fits within the scope of the
plan. Is that something you would consider?
MR. WEBER: Again, the client is not here. You know, there is a
couple of issues that sort of come to mind. I guess the first
is the fact they do own the house next door to the house, the
house to the south, and they are trying to keep, I think as much
separation between the two, so it doesn't-- and as it comes
back, it does come, that structure does come closer to that
house. Which I know would be something they would be concerned
about. The other issue that I might have is the fact that, you
know, right now you have, I would consider a usable yard on the
landward side. As you move the house back, the house tends-to
sort of occupy the kind of middle ground on the site and you
sort of end up with two yards; neither one is really that usable.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Well, we did think about that and we did
measure to make sure we would not be putting you into having to
go to ZBA, and we felt there was more than enough room on both
ends. It's something to think about because this is an
opportunity for us to have that, and any erosion that occurs in
the future, you'll be just that much further away from it. So
we would like to see it setback 50 feet from the top of the bluff.
MR. WEBER: What is your, is your concern the visual or the
runoff from the house or the lawn or, what is the reason that
you are interested in setting it back more than the existing
house?
TRUSTEE KING: I think the more we can conform to the code, the
further ahead we are. You know, the setback by code is 100 feet.
MR. WEBER: From top of bluff or top of bank?
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Top of bluff.
MR. WEBER: And you consider this a bluff?
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Yes.
MR. WEBER: You do consider it a bluff. Okay. I guess I always
thought the bluffs were on the Sound and this was a quote "a
bank," not "a bluff."
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: It fits under the description of a bluff. The
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description does not say on The Sound. And you know, the
typical bluff is on The Sound. But, on the bay there are many
areas that have bluffs.
TRUSTEE KING: Nassau Point is loaded'with them.
MR. WEBER: The distance though, from the =- I know obviously in
storms, but there'is a pretty good distance of beach.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I agree you are in a pretty protected area there.
MR. WEBER: And it's not an exposure like The Sound or other--
TRUSTEE GHOSIO:Well, we have a choice --
MR. WEBER: Would it be possible to compromise on five feet
further than what we have now?
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I don't think ten feet is asking that much. I
think you have the room on the property.. I think it's to your
benefit if you move the house back to the 50-foot from the top
of the bluff. That's just mine, I don't know how the rest of
the Board feels.
TRUSTEE KING: This is a good opportunity to do it, because it
will be completely demolished. Now is the time, if you are
going to move it back.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: And the room is there.
MR. WEBER: I think the room is there'as far as zoning, but
visually, I'm not sure we are quote helping the situation. The
concept that you are now creating two like equal yards, I don't
know, it seems the house is right in the middle.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I don't know, I-think you'll still have the
view. The viewshed is still there. We are not taking the
viewshed away from you, we are not moving it back and now all of
a sudden-you have a house in front of you. We looked at that
and considered that as well.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: It's moving it about to the edge of where the
pachysandra is.
MR. WEBER: Well, yes and no. Because the house, 1 think I said,
is wider than that house. So it would be moving it, if you see
the wing that sticks out on the left-hand side there, it would
be probably ten feet would probably be --
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: About to the edge of where the rock is.
MR. WEBER: Well, it would be beyond, you know. You are talking
about the pachysandra, that is already ten, 12 feet, you know,
that abuts or is the same distance as that wing there. And
we'll actually be behind that wing kind of pushing back further
up the slope as well.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: What is the Board's'feeling? Do you want to
make a motion to include the moving it in ten feet, or do you
want.to give him the opportunity to table it and look at it
again next month?
MR. WEBER: Again, you would not consider five feet as a motion?
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: I don't think so.
TRUSTEE'BREDEMEYER: If we table, give him an opportunity talk to
the owner.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I don't think in this case that is really going
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to, 1 think it's up to us at this point. You know, I'm looking
at, I think it should be moved back ten feet. It's too close to
the bluff. I think we have the opportunity to do that. And
going back to the owner is not really going to change my mind.
So to table it is just kind of pushing it off a month.
TRUSTEE KING: He had a little drawing there, showing the new
house. (Perusing).
(INAUDIBLE).
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Do you want this on the record? I don't know
if Wayne is getting what you are saying.
MR. WEBER: The red line clearly indicates where the, so when the
house is placed into the existing location, the back edge of the
house is more or less in line with that wing that protrudes on
the left.
TRUSTEE KING: Is this the front of the existing house now?
MR. WEBER: This is the side of the house. And this is the front
of the house. The front of the house is this red line.
TRUSTEE KING: I'm looking at the wrong side.
MR. WEBER: The water is over here. So this red line is the
profile of the existing house.
TRUSTEE KING: That's existing now and we are asking you to go
back ten feet.
MR. WEBER: Right. So what I'm saying, the back of that wing now
is in line more or less with that wing there. So if you go back
another ten feet you are actually ten feet further back from
that wing, with the body of the house.
TRUSTEE KING: I don't think ten feet is a huge issue.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: I don't think so either. We moved houses
further than that back, in Nassau Point.
Is there any other discussion?
(No response).
Any other comments from the audience?
(No response).
I'll make a motion to close the hearing.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: I'll make a motion to approve the application as
submitted with the exception of adding that the house is to be
moved ten foot further back from the top of bluff to equal 50
feet, so that the house, so the distance from the top of the
bluff to the house is 50 feet. Noting that it is consistent with LWRP.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Any further discussion on that motion?
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Just a new set of plans consistent with that
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: That is correct. We would need a new set of
plans.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
MR. WEBER: Thank you.
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'TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Thank you.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Number nine, Bulkhead Permits by Gary, Inc., on
behalf of LEONARD RIDINI requests a Wetland Permit to replace
the existing 135'+/- navy style bulkhead in-kind/in-place;
replace existing 5' &14' sections of bulkhead; construct new 6'
inland vinyl sheathing return; backfill bulkhead with approx.
200 cy. Clean fill; replace existing 14'X 36' boardwalk and
30"X 8' timber stairs in-kind/in-place; replace existing 30"X 7'
timber stairs in-kind/inplace; and remove/replace existing
bathhouse and roof to allow for bulkhead replacement, and repair
as needed. Located: 805 West Rd., Cutchogue.
This is consistent with LWRP and the Conservation Advisory
Council supports the application, however suggests aligning the
bulkhead with neighboring bulkheads. Just to note, all these
structures have prior approval from this Board, from years ago,
then Hurricane Irene came along and demolished everything, so
they have to rebuild everything. Is there anyone here to speak
on behalf of this application?
MR. RIDINI: Christopher Ridini, attorney for the applicant, is
here. I just wanted to make note, basically, as you did, that
it is just a replacement mainly for the storm damage that was
done. It's an inkind/inplace job. The comment that you made,
though --
MS. HULSE: Sir, may I interrupt. Do you have an authorization
to speak on behalf of this application?
MR. RIDINI: Yes, I have one in my office. I don't have it here.
I.could send it to the Board tomorrow, if that's okay.
MS. HULSE: But you are maintaining you are authorized to speak?
MR. RIDINI: Yes, I'm an attorney and also the brother of the
applicant, okay?
If I heard you right, you made -- did you make a comment
about the alignment of the bulkhead?
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: The CAC's comment, yes. That was their
comment, to align the bulkhead with the neighboring bulkheads.
MR. RIDINI: Okay, I would just have to object to that because
what we are doing is just replacing what we have in the place it
should be and to align it would actually be taking beach front
away from the public and the existing beach that is there. It's
very limited now.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: It would be going further out. (Perusing).
Unless we are talking about it this. (Perusing). To us, that's
not an issue.
MR. RIDINI: Okay, thank you.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Is there anybody else who wants to comment?
MR. RIDINI: My name is Dave Ridini, my brother and I own a house
on that road. I wanted to speak on behalf of the people who use
the common walkway. They have a beach there, too.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Okay, thank you.
MR. RIDINI: The only other point I did want to raise is the
bulkhead material, obviously will be the new type of vinyl-type
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sheathing marine grade. As consistent with the neighbors who
have replaced it on the east side already, and it's not being
replaced on the west side. So it won't be, everything else will
be the same.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: So we should change the description where it
says replace navy-style bulkhead inkind, which is take out the
word "inkind."
MR. RIDINI: It's just inplace, I think would be better. It would
be more consistent. Because there is going to be that line.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I was going to ask that. Because most bulkheads
are so old people do use the newer material, so. Any other
comment from the Board?
(No response).
Pretty straightforward application. Are there any other comments from
the audience?
(No response).
I'll make a motion to close the public hearing.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I'll make a motion to approve the application
of Bulkhead Permits by Gary, Inc., on behalf of Leonard Ridini,
with the exception it's inplace and the newer material is used.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Any further discussion on the resolution?
(No response).
All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: And it's consistent with LWRP.
MR. RIDINI: Thank you.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Number ten, J.M.O. Environmental Consulting on
behalf of HANS & CELESTE FLICK requests a Wetland Permit to
reconstruct in-place 101' of existing navy style timber bulkhead
utilizing vinyl sheathing, backfill the structure with approx.
35 cy. Clean sand which to be trucked in from an upland source;
reconstruct in-place two sets of 4'X 15' steps; reconstruct
in-place 4'X 5' landing and construct a 4'X 93' timber walk
immediately landward-of the reconstructed bulkhead.
Located: 1200 Cedar Point Drive East, Southold.
MR. JUST: Good evening, Glenn Just, JMO Consulting on behalf of
the Flick's. If there are if questions from the board or the public.
TRUSTEE KING: I'm just looking at this. It was found
inconsistent with LWRP and I don't know why. Oh, I see. No
decks or platforms shall be permitted on or near bluffs. I
thought this was a walkway behind the bulkhead.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: It's a platform behind the bulkhead that is
connected to the neighbor's, as you can see in the picture here.
They already replaced theirs up to this point. This is just to
finish it.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: It's existing.
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TRUSTEE KING: All right, Conservation Advisory Council resolved
to support the application. They made the comment they support
the application but there is evidence of tree removal and
installation of a fence on the bluff.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Yes, we had a question.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: That fence is really rotted and old.
MR. JUST: That's an old chainlink fence from years ago. It's
shown on the surveys and the plans.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: What are your plans for that?
MR. JUST: It was never mentioned in discussion with the
homeowners, quite frankly.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Any problem with removing it?
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: I don't know if I would remove it. It's rotting
away. It will be gone in about five years.
MR. JUST: It's probably cement footings in it, if it's chainlink.
TRUSTEE KING: It's pretty well grown over.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I'm just asking.
TRUSTEE KING: I thought it was straightforward. I don't have
any huge issues with anything here.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: What was the inconsistency for?
TRUSTEE KING: I guess it's for the little platform.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: It says it doesn't allow any new. And this is
not new. So I would find this consistent. Because it's not a
new structure. And the code doesn't allow new.
TRUSTEE KING: I don't have an issue with it. Are there any
other comments from anybody?
(No response).
Board?
(No response).
TRUSTEE KING: I'll make a motion to close the hearing..
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
MR. JUST: Thank you, very much.
TRUSTEE KING: I'll make a motion to approve the application as
submitted, finding it consistent. Everything that is there has
been there.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Next application, number eleven,
En-Consultants on behalf of CHRISTOPHER & MAIRI YOUNG requests a
Wetland Permit to construct a 4'X 18' extension to the existing
4' wide fixed catwalk with a 4'X 12' fixed "T" section at the
terminal end thereof; construct a 16'X 32' in-ground, raised
swimming pool, raised masonry patio, and an outdoor shower;
construct masonry retaining walls around the west and south
sides of the pool to contain the pool and approx. 55 cubic yard
earthen material to be obtained from pool excavation; install a
drywell to contain pool backwash and a pool enclosure fence; and
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establish an 8' wide non-turf buffer and a variable width
(+/-32' - +/-71'), approx. 11,699 sf. Non-disturbance buffer.
Located: 470 Willis Creek Dr., Mattituck.
The project has been deemed both consistent and
inconsistent with the town's LWRP. The inconsistency is for the
dock construction only. The remainder of the project as
described, which entails the swimming pool that is the
consistent portion.
The CAC has voted to approve the application. And the
Trustees have been to the site to perform two inspections and
did have questions also concerning the dock at the site. Is
there anyone here who wishes to speak on behalf of the
application?
MR. HERMAN: Rob Herman of En-Consultants on behalf of Chris and
Maid Young. It is a project that has two different components
to it; one which is the upland component of the proposed
swimming pool and patio, which is proposed beyond th.e 50-foot
required wetland setback under the Wetlands Code, and as
mitigation for the project, we are proposing as John described,
a 32 to 71 foot non-disturbance buffer, and on the landward side
of that an additional eight-foot non-turf buffer. So this
project which was originally constructed entirely out of the
DEC's jurisdiction, is probably why much of this property has
remained in an undisturbed state. So this would now, as part of
the proposal to install the swimming pool, sort of make
permanent and memorialize a lot of that non-disturbance area
that had not been previously been required when the property was
originally developed. As far as the fixed catwalk is concerned,
I just handed up to Lauren a revised plan, which hopefully you
are passing around, which reflects some changes that I proposed
when I met at the property with Jill and Jim and Dave for field
inspections.
Basically, just also to fill you in, John and Bob, on a
little bit of the backdrop to this, is this is a, the existing
catwalk was approved by this Board years ago, but had originally
been approved in a longer form. At that time, the owners were
James and Marina Mitchell and the New York State DEC cut us way
back so that the catwalk didn't even really make it out beyond
low water. So it was not a particularly useful structure, but
the Mitchell's took the permit.and when the current owners
bought it they hoped that someday they might have an opportunity
to try to lengthen it.
We had originally proposed something longer than what I
just handed up. It would have extended the structure by a total
of 18 feet structurally, and then there would have been room for
about a seven-foot beam boat on the outside of that. I
anticipated that that probably would have been considered a
little too long for this area by the Board, but I had designed
it that way with the expectation that the DEC would require us
to get at least over two feet of water. With the fixed "L" or
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fixed "T" at the end.
But as I explained to the Trustees when we met at the.site,
I met previously at the site with DEC staff, both from
Environmental Permits and Marine Habitat Protection, and we
discussed the length of the structure and they had indicated
that if we had to bring it back a bit to make sure that we would
comply with your one-third rule, that they would allow us to do
that in this case. And so that is what we did. We cut the
overall proposed extension of the catwalk back by six feet. So
now you would have only an eight-foot extension to the fixed
catwalk with a four-foot"T" on the outside of that, allowing
them for another seven feet. Your total seaward intrusion from
low water would be about 18 feet, where 19 would theoretically
be allowed, measuring from the lowest or narrowest point of the
creek.
So I'm not sure if you are indicated why the project was
considered to be inconsistent, but I'm going to guess that it
had something to do with the length.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I didn't detail it. It concerned
essentially, was three parts. The first two dealt with the
width, ease of navigation and not impairing beyond the
one-third. Others related to boat usage in general concerning
high density of residential docks in the town and whether there
are facilities for handling garbage and other such things. But
that has not been a point of this Board in consistency reviews
for private properties because people can take their own waste
off their boats.
MR. HERMAN: Right. That would seem to be a concern that you
could relate to virtually any dock project, but the first of the
three would seem to be the most site specific and a legitimate
concern. But I'm hoping that we have resolved that concern by
cutting it back by six feet. But Jim and Jill were part of that
inspection, so I could let them respond.
TRUSTEE KING: Rob, the original catwalk permitted was longer
than what was actually built, right?
MR. HERMAN: Well, there are two parts to this. The original,
when the Board originally issued a permit, it had issued a
catwalk with stairs that went out into the creek. We had to
then come back in and modify that for something that, I think
was like eight or nine feet shorter because of what the DEC
would allow. Then what was built ended up being about the same
length, I think it's 46 feet I think is what the modification
was ultimately for. The angle is slightly off so it's maybe half
a foot or a foot shy of even where it should have been. So I
had given you a sketch, I don't know if you have it there in the
file, but when we met at the property, I had given you a sketch
that basically showed you what the original --
TRUSTEE KING: You are not really going out much further than the
original permit. That's the point I'm trying to get at.
MR. HERMAN: Correct.
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TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Is this the dock?
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I don't think so.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: This is the address, according to --
MR. HERMAN: I think you are getting closer.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I think it's the next one.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I don't think the dock is in that picture.
MR. HERMAN: Or it is and you can't see it. It really doesn't
extend out in the water. It's possible that is it, Bob. It
could be it, Bob. What you have centered there now, but where
is the house?
MR. HERMAN: Bob, I'm not sure. Something doesn't look right.
But I have, I can't recall if we submitted an aerial shot, but
we have a bunch of shots looking basically up and down the
creek. Do you know when that photo is from? Does it show on the
bottom?
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: It says 2011 Google.
MR. HERMAN: I don't know if they have the metadate on it. I
don't see an actual year or photo. Something looks off. I'm
thinking they missed the house, but.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I think it was within the last year.
MR. HERMAN: Most of the typical Google shots now are from like
September of 2010.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I think it's from June, because I live right
over there and I kind of Googled my house the other day because
I wanted to look at something, and I noticed that we didn't have
a big soccer goal and we didn't have this and that, and certain
things we had, so I estimate June it was, so.
MR. HERMAN: There is a mess of a dock that is in that direction.
So it may be that. So that might be the right location, more or
less.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I don't think it will impede navigation.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Particularly with this one here.
MR. HERMAN: That was why we sort of dared to put in the initial
proposal, but I think lopping off that six feet makes a big
difference. Because when we were there, you can actually see,
this was the outside, this stake was the outside of the "L"
section that we originally proposed, and this was the inside.
And this is only four feet. So the seaward side of the revised
proposal would actually be in here, two feet closer to land than
the inside stakes.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Essentially the flags would represent the
width of the boat. And those issues would address specifically
the one-third navigation issue, and the new plans do comport a
potential seven-foot beam of a vessel.
MR. HERMAN: Right. And we could go another foot to make 19,
which would still be a third, but I would rather err on the side
of caution so that if he puts a beam and somebody says, well
it's seven-and-a-half feet wide, he would still actually be
within his rights, but, I think it, the DEC's willingness to
allow us to come in closer I think resolves the issue with
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navigation, frankly.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Any further comments? Discussion?
TRUSTEE KING: I'm happy with the modification.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Just the description, just note the description
is an old description.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All right. I'll make a motion to close the
hearing in this matter.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
MR. HERMAN: So, John, the modification or description for the
modification is 4x8 extension to the catwalk and then 412 "T"
on the seaward side of that.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Thank you. A motion was made and seconded.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor to close the hearing?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I would make a motion to approve this
application subject to the new project plans stamped received in
the Trustee office October 19th, that comporting with a new
verbal description for the project which would be for the dock
portion of the project, which would be a 48 foot extension to
the existing catwalk and a 412 foot "T." The project
modifications bringing the project into consistency with the
LWRP where specific inconsistencies were noted in the project
for the water side, the dock, that being that the project now is
within the one-third limit across the creek for navigation and
does allow for an approximately seven-foot wide of a beam of a
vessel. So moved.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Any further discussion on.the motion?
(No response).
All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Number 12, En-Consultants on behalf of HENRY &
SUSAN RUGGIERO requests'a Wetland Permit to construct approx.
166 linear feet of vinyl bulkhead, +/-11' westerly vinyl return,
and +/- 28' vinyl return in place of(and 12" higher than)
existing timber bulkhead and returns; and backfill with approx.
50 cubic yards of clean sand/topsoil to be trucked in from an
upland source. Located: 425 Calves Neck Rd., Southold.
LWRP on this application find it to be consistent with
LWRP, however it does suggest that a silt boom be used to retain
all suspended sediments in the project area. And the
Conservation Advisory Council resolved to not support the
application because the return will cause excessive erosion;
there is no provision for public access and; no justification
for raising the bulkhead by 12 inches; boat lifts are prohibited
and; the property should have at least a 20-foot non-turf buffer.
When we saw this property out in the field, we did note the
20-foot non-turf buffer, including the long, the returns, and in
discussing the raising it 12 inches, we actually are proponents
of that on steep grades such as this, to help prevent runoff
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from getting into the wetlands.
With that being said, I'll ask if there is anybody here who
would like to address this.application.
MR. HERMAN: Rob Herman of En-Consultants on behalf of the
applicants. Bob just addressed one of these issues, the very
reason we are proposing this is because of the steep slope that
leads down to the water. So we tried to demonstrate in the
cross view raising that wall 12 inches will actually allow that
slope to flatten out, which will also allow probably for a
little better implementation and maintenance of the buffer. And
we do show on the plan there was a 20-foot non-turf buffer that
was previously required by the Board. We would of course ask
for the Board to allow us to do the logical thing, which would
be to replace the bulkhead and then implement the buffer to be
consistent with the prior requirement and of course this time
around I would expect that you would have a requirement for a
covenant for the 20-foot non-turf buffer. So we do show that on
the plan and the applicants understand that buffer will have to
be established upon completion of the project.
The rest of it really is all inplace replacement. With
respect to public access, I mean this bulkhead is wet at all
.tidal cycles. There really is no walking access along the
seaward face of this bulkhead, so I'm not sure how else to
address that concern. And I think that was it. Unless I'm
forgetting something.
I'm not sure why the project is even being reviewed under
268, though. It's an inplace replacement of a bulkhead on a
creek. So it should be exempt. Unless he felt that raising it
12 inches changes the condition.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Any time you change --
MR. HERMAN: But I think the way it actually reads, it would be a
substantial change. To me that's not really a substantial change.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Who is that?
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: LWRP.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: He found it consistent.
MR. HERMAN: I was wondering why it was even being reviewed. It
would seem it should be exempt, as a minor action. Whatever. And
the silt boom, that's fine.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: That's what I figured. Any comments from the
board? Jack, do you want speak?
MR. MCGREEVEY: I didn't inspect the site and I don't know if
it's an optical illusion, but the width of that pier, I see the
angling going out to it, but the width of that structure seems
like it's at least six foot wide, and it looks like it's at
least 40 feet out into the waterway.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Yes, it is larger than the code allows. It's
something that has been there for a long time. I believe it's
permitted, and it was not part of this review, so that's why we
didn't comment on it.
MR. HERMAN: I think these owners had been into the Board when
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they purchased the property. I think this goes back, this is --
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: About five years ago, because I remember making
comments about leaves that were being dumped at the time.
MR. HERMAN: Yes, and what I'm looking for, though, was the
original -- yes, I think there was, they had come in a couple of
occasions, it was originally back in 2000, um, where the Board
issued a permit for the floating dock. And then they had come
in, again, in '08, for some retaining walls and a patio and
that's when the Board had required the implementation of the
20-foot non-turf buffer.
So we did look into, I mean we are not proposing to do
anything with the dock other than temporarily remove the ramp.
But we did look to see if it had been addressed and permitted by
the Board and apparently it had been in 2000.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: And the plans do show a 20-foot non-turf buffer
on them.
MR. HERMAN: And I think I even noted on the plan it was as .
previously required.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Any other comments?
(No response).
I'll make a motion to close the hearing.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: I'll make a motion to approve the application as
submitted with the addition of a 20-foot non-turf buffer in the
description, even though it is shown on the plan, knowing that
it is consistent with LWRP, and also with the addition of a
requirement of the silt boom during the process.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Second. All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Thank you.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Number 13, En-Consultants on behalf of KEVIN &
JANE MCGILLOWAY request a Wetland Permit to remove approx. 2,318
square feet of existing wood deck and steps and construct
partially in heir place approx. 1,585 square feet of masonry
patio and steps; establish planting beds in place of deck areas
to be removed and not replaced with new patio; resurface
existing swimming pool; and install drywell to contain backwash
from existing pool. Located: 430 Sailor's Needle Rd., Mattituck.
This is consistent with the LWRP. The CAC supports the
application with the condition roof drains are installed on the
pool house; the floating dock is included on the plans; the
patio is permeable; and a drainage plan for the cottage located
on island.
The floating dock, Jack, do you know what floating dock
they are talking about?
MR. MCGREEVEY: I didn't inspect this property but it was
mentioned that, at our meeting, that there is somewhere around
that diagram, the one we received, it was an indication of a
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floating dock.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All right, I don't believe there is a floating
dock on there. And I don't know how the rest of the Board feels
but I think the cottage is.totally separate from this project.
It could, you know, be a request for them to do drainage over
there but the work is not going to be anywhere near that area.
Drainage for the pool house, definitely would fit into this.
MR. MCGREEVEY: What the CAC does, in doing these inspections, we
try to do it as a comprehensive look, even though we are talking
about maybe an isolated construction, we do take the whole
property into consideration. Because I think as time goes on, I
think that will be more and more stressed by the Trustees and by others.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Sure, it's worth mentioning.
MR. HERMAN: I think I know what dock CAC is talking about. I'm
looking at an old, I'm actually looking at the plan that was
approved by the Trustees for a prior project, remember we
replaced the concrete seawall, and there had previously been
shown a little ramp and floating dock coming off the north side
of the bridge that connects the little island. So the only
thing I can think of is when this survey was updated at some
point, that that float was out-seasonally. But it is reflected
in prior approvals from the Trustees, so I'm not sure it's
necessary to have the surveyor go out and locate that now for
this project.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: No, I don't think it's necessary. I think we
have been out, you've gotten your approvals for this and I think
what you are doing now is downscaling what you have, and it just
improves the whole area.
MR. HERMAN: There will be an over 700-square foot reduction in
the actual surface area in the back. A drywell will be added
for the existing pool.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Can you add the pool house drainage to that
drywell?
MR. HERMAN: Pop another drywell in there, sure.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY:.What about the drainage on the house, is there
any plan to put that into drywells or, I think maybe we talked
about maybe a French drain around the house? Because if they
don't want to put gutters and leaders.
MR. FABB: Jonathan Fabb, Greenport Landscape Contracting. We talked about that
once before. So we can do that, we can do a gravel French drain.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Just really on the one side. The rest of the
area is flat and kind of closer to the parking lot. But on the
east side, you know, that would be important to have a French
drain mostly on that side.
MR. HERMAN: Yes. I didn't even take notice.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Is there any other comment from the Board?
(No response).
Any comment from the audience?
(No response).
I'll make a motion to close the public hearing.
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TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I'll make a motion to approve the application
of En-Consultants on behalf of Kevin and Jane McGilloway with
finding it consistent with LWRP and the condition that the pool
house be included into the drywell, the drainage there, and to
do the French drain around the rest of the house.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
MR. HERMAN: Thank you.
TRUSTEE KING: Number 14, Catherine Mesiano, Inc., on behalf of
BEE HIVE DEVELOPMENT CORP., requests a Wetland Permit to
construct a 44'X 41' two-story frame dwelling, septic system and
associated site improvements; install a 4'X 27' walkway @ 3'
above grade on six 8" X 15' piles @ 9' on center, 30" X 15'
seasonal ramp and seasonal 5'X 18' floating dock secured to two
8" X 15' anchor piles..Located: 400 Old Cove Blvd., Southold.
This was found inconsistent by the LWRP coordinator.
Proposed action is located in AO flood zone, an area subject to
flood depth from one to three feet; applicant has not shown
adequate controls to prevent storm water from entering
Arshamomaque Pond; proposed action to install a 4x27 walkway
upgrade is not a permissible action pursuant to, and it goes on.
It's in the Wetland Code no new docks will be permitted over
vegetated wetlands such that it causes habitat fragmentation in
Arshamomaque Creek and Pond.
The CAC resolved not to support the wetland application.
The property requires numerous variances.
Is there anyone hereto speak on behalf or against this
application?
MS. MESIANO: Catherine Mesiano on behalf of the applicant.
Before we get started, I would like to request that we withdraw
any reference to the dock from this application, without prejudice.
TRUSTEE KING: So we are just addressing the house.
MS. MESIANO: Yes. I would like your comments first because you
described the project, so.
TRUSTEE KING: Go ahead.
MS. MESIANO: Well, what we are proposing to build is a two-story
frame dwelling, as you described. We are maintaining a setback
from the existing seawall of 48-feet to the nearest corner--
excuse me, 45-feet to the nearest corner of the house. I just
want to make sure that on the survey where distances from the
bulkhead are noted, the 37-foot distance is from a two-story
deck. It's not a first-floor setback. In your discussion of
LWRP and CAC, you mentioned the flood zone, and the house is
designed in conformance with the FEMA requirements maintaining
the adequate first-floor elevations.
As far as flood controls, we are proposing hay bales and
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silt fencing to be maintained for the duration of the
construction so as not to allow any runoff into the creek, and
upon completion of construction there will be drywells adequate
to contain roof runoff that is calculated in accordance with the
code. The septic system is designed in conformity with Suffolk
County Health Department regulations.
Clearing, this is not clearing per se because this is a
clear property, so disturbance is limited to the areas immediate
to the construction site. And if the Board has any questions.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I have a question. Have you received
Suffolk County Department of Health Services approval yet?
MS. MESIANO: I can't get their approval without the town and
DEC.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: They want the town and DEC first, okay. On
the cross-section for sanitary system it shows you are proposing
six eight-foot diameter by two-feet deep leaching pools. I
thought the standard system for the county Health Department was
a five pool system for shallow to ground water areas.
MS. MESIANO: This is a septic system that will, the minimum that
is required, side wall surface for, I believe a four-bedroom house.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Okay, it relates to bedrooms at this time.
So you are adding a leaching pool to accommodate greater flows,
I guess, to meet sanitary code?
MS. MESIANO: Yes, this is the minimum septic system that is
required for this size house, and the Health Department -
requirements are based on the number of bedrooms in a house, not
the square footage or cubic area of the house.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Thank you. Point of clarification, I guess,
because I was concerned that sanitary system that can't meet the
separation from the bottom of the leaching pools to ground water
might have to be higher up, and might pose difficulties to site
drainage.
MS. MESIANO: The engineer was able to mathematically work
everything out so that a large retaining wall is not necessary
to build this up for the proper separation distance between
ground water. So at this point we basically shoehorned the
septic system in and saw what was left afterwards. That's
typically how I go about recommending development of a site is,
okay, let's design the septics system and see what you are left
with rather than propose a great huge house and have a
compromised septic system that they are trying to battle for.
It doesn't make sense. So this is how this all came to be. But
the septic system does maintain the adequate setbacks from the
wetland and it does maintain the adequate separation from the
ground water.
TRUSTEE KING: Cathy, just reading this, evidently you went to
the ZBA with this?
MS. MESIANO: Yes, the Zoning Board didn't have a problem with
anything but they said, well, go to everybody else first and
then come back. I proposed the same plan to the Zoning Board as
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I brought here, and they didn't deny the application, they
denied it without prejudice and said back after I get Trustees.
and DEC. The DEC application is complete. I have submitted any
additional information they required and I'm just waiting for
their permit to come in. And the DEC is, um, actually, will be
a letter of non-jurisdiction, because I was able to demonstrate
the existence of this bulkhead prior to '77. So the
construction of the dwelling will be non-jurisdiction. They
will approve the proposed dock but, as I said, we are
withdrawing that. And the Army Corps and Department of State
had okayed it as well, but again withdrawn.- So'a moot issue.
should also give to the Board a copy of a map that
actually I would like to give it to you, fax it or send it in,
because I think this is my last copy. But I had the surveyor do
a map for me, that showed the setbacks from the bulkhead in the
area immediate to this, and our proposed setback is greater than
every waterfront house within the immediate area.
TRUSTEE KING: That was in the findings of the ZBA. I see that
in here.
MS. MESIANO: So you have that map?
TRUSTEE KING: No, I don't have the map, just the description.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Cathy, I have a question. It's really not in
our purview, but I always like to know. What's the first floor
elevation?
MS. MESIANO: The first floor elevation should be noted on the
survey, and if you look at the cross-section of the septic
system, the finished floor elevation,is ten.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Sometimes we, you know, first floor elevation,
because the flood plain is up so high and it ends up being this huge --
MS. MESIANO: Yes. No, we kept the overall height of the house
TRUSTEE KING: So Zoning denied the variances as applied for.
MS. MESIANO: Yes.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: And the way you applied for Zoning is just what
you are applying to us.
MS. MESIANO: Exactly what I'm applying to you, and they said
come back to them after I apply to you. Does your application
package have the a copy of the proposed house plan? Just so you
can see that it's not an imposing structure. I didn't know what
the Zoning Board would have -- (handing). That measurement is,
the height is to keep at 31, so the midline would be well
within, you know, reasonable --
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Lori, I have a question. I don't understand why
Zoning --why couldn't they table it and ask them to go to other,
boards, like we do?' I mean unless there is another reason why
they denied it. Do they have a different procedure?
MS. HULSE: The ZBA?
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Yes.
MS. HULSE: I didn't see the decision in this case.
MS. MESIANO: Jerry was having one of those days. I hate to say
that.
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MS. HULSE: We can't comment on the reason why they made the
decision.
MS. MESIANO: We got all the way to the end and they discussed
everything as to how they would like and approved conceptually
of certain things, and I got the decision and I was surprised.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I'm just concerned with if, you know, you are
applying to us the same thing that they denied and then go back
to them are they going to deny it again, if, say, we approve this.
MS. MESIANO: I don't know on what basis that could deny the plan
itself, because I went to them a year ago for the structure
immediately adjoining, for setback•issues, and it was approved.
And the site, the house immediately adjoining, had earlier
variances from the early '70s. So there is plenty of precedent
for approval of what I've requested because I'm requesting less
relief than everything around it.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: What's the relief you are requesting from the
ZBA, is it just from behind the bulkhead?
MS. MESIANO: It was the distance from the bulkhead and it was
the front setback because Beverley Road is a paper road, private
road, and the lot line is actually on the far side of Beverley.
So that poses a sticky situation because you can't obstruct any
egress there. So that's why we proposed the driveway on the
north side of the property. If you look at the site plan,
you'll seal the driveway is coming off of that dirt road, Old
Cove Boulevard, so as not to obstruct Beverley Road, and beyond
this house there are really only two properties to be accessed.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I'm just concerned with,-from my understanding
is if something is denied without prejudice, you can't come back
with the same exact plan. You would have to change the plan in
some way. And if you are planning on going back to them with
the same exact plan, I don't understand if you would get
anywhere with that. I don't understand.
MS. MESIANO: I'm just doing what they told me to do. They
denied without prejudice on the basis of my not having the other
permits. And I couldn't get, I mean, from a practical
perspective, I would not design something if the Zoning Board
said I won't give you the front setback. This Board is not
concerned with the front setback.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Correct.
MS. MESIANO: If the Zoning Board took away anything from us,
granted us less relief, it would be less, the only thing that
would affect this Board would be the distance to the bulkhead.
And they would not give me more, they would give me less. So
any modification I might come back to you with, would be for a
greater setback to the bulkhead. I would not be asking you for
greater relief. Because they would have already determined
that. So anything that this Board approves would not be, how
shall I say it, I wouldn't have an approval of a greater
magnitude from the Zoning Board.
MS. HULSE: This Board can't approve something that is applied
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for in the same way as it was applied for in the ZBA and denied.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: That's my question.
MS. HULSE: Sorry, it took me a while. I just read the decision.
The Trustees can't do that. We are not a board of variance. If
that variance is denied, they cannot then grant you a permit for
the same request.
MS. MESIANO: I'm at a loss.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I see that you have the footprint of the house
48-feet from the bulkhead. Is there any Way we can get that
50-feet, even if we kind of shorten the house there?
MS. MESIANO: Well, the house is designed, I mean it's a minimal
footprint. I'll go back to the Zoning Board and I'll move the
house closer to the --
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: It's a 3,000-square foot house.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: That's not minimal.
MS. MESIANO: The footprint is --
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: 1,600-square feet.
MS. MESIANO: But look at the dimension.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: 41x40. It's 1,600-square feet.
TRUSTEE KING: It's almost twice the minimum --
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: It's room to work here.
MS. MESIANO: So the dimension is 45.45, that's the northerly
wall, with the 20.7, if I bring that in two feet and I make that
depth of the house at that point 42.5.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: That would get it 50-feet away from the
bulkhead.
TRUSTEE KING: I'm just wondering if the whole thing can be
completely reconfigured, and if the house was turned, so that
one wall was parallel with the seawall, it would kind of get
everything away from everything and you'd have a smaller house.
MS. MESIANO: Well, what dictates is the setback to the septic
system. You have to maintain ten feet between the septic --
TRUSTEE KING: You could maintain that. You could maintain that
same setback, very easily.
MS. MESIANO: I understand what you are saying, however realizing
that putting a dock in diminishes the value of the property
substantially, and now to whittle away the size of the house is
more of a taking, if you will.
TRUSTEE KING: I disagree it's a taking.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Frankly I'm surprised there is nobody here to
speak against it. I mean I understand it's a beach community
and the houses are fairly close together, but I actually
expected a couple of folks to come in and not support it.
MS. MESIANO: The other houses are much higher or very unsightly.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: I guess that depends upon your point of view,
but this will substantially cut down on the view from a couple
of those homes. I'm surprised nobody is here to fight against it.
MS. MESIANO: The house across the street, as I recall, is quite
a bit higher. It's a much taller house. I can't help that
nobody is here to protest.
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TRUSTEE GHOSIO: I'm just making a statement. I'm surprised. I
could see what comes down the road with this, after it's
approved and goes up, people come in screaming.
MS. MESIANO: It's not exceptionally high. The code allows
greater height. We didn't go for that. We kept it as low as we
could. You know, 50-foot setback, I think is a concession.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Well, it seems we are sort of in the box
that we can't go ahead with the plan as submitted because of the
ZBA having denied it, so most of the discussion we have here is
a bit hypothetical until we get a new plan in. I sort of look
at it similar to Jim, there is still a little bit more wiggle
room on the application.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Maybe we ought to just deny it, or table it, I
don't know. It will have to be resubmitted anyway, so
MS. MESIANO: If this Board approves an application for a 50-foot
setback from the seawall, I'm really shoehorned in because this
septic system takes up about, almost a quarter of the property.
Not quite a quarter. I would say 20% of the property. And
putting, we can't put the house on the northwest corner because
we've got the same situation with the distance to the wetland.
You know, without speaking with my client, I'm willing to say,
yes, we'll give up the two feet across the back of the house,
give the Board a 50-foot setback, which is significantly more
than anything in this area. You know, I can't help that nobody
came and complained.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: It's irrelevent, I was just making a statement.
MS. MESIANO: It does not appear to be an issue for anyone there.
I'm offering more to the Board than any other property in the
area.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Cathy, Jim is drawing something over here that
is more in the center of the property, if you want to come up
and take a look.
TRUSTEE KING: It's just a rough --
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I think they would even have a better view of
the water.
TRUSTEE KING: It's a rough sketch. That's roughly 4500, the
little sketch I just drew in.
MS. MESIANO: We had discussed that, and for esthetic purposes
they didn't want to canter the house in such a way because it
would not look good having a house caddy corner across the
property. It would just not be esthetically pleasing.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I disagree but, that's, it's up to the owner.
TRUSTEE KING: I don't think we can do anything the way it's
submitted. I really don't.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Kathy, at this time we have two choices here.
We can deny as submitted or we can table for you to go back and
redesign something we are legally able to consider.
MS. MESIANO: I would prefer that you table it because to what
end would denying and re-applying.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: And we would deny without prejudice and you
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would have come re-apply. So we are offering to table and you
can re-design and come back..
MS. MESIAN& And I'll have to accept that.
TRUSTEE KING: So I'll make a motion to table this application.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Next application, Mark K. Schwartz,
Architect on behalf of RUSSELL & JULIANNE KARSTEN requests a
Wetland Permit to construct a partially covered deck off rear of
existing dwelling; hot tub; as-built pool, patio and fencing.
Located: 57908 Main Rd., Southold.
This project is deemed inconsistent because it does not
have a current Trustee permit and should contemplate vegetated
buffers. The CAC voted to approve. I don't think the Trustees
really had a problem with it. It's a matter of I guess bringing
this into compliance with some historic structures on the site.
Anyone here wish to speak on behalf of the application?
MR. SCHWARTZ: Yes, Mark Schwartz, architect for the project.
The pool and patio does have a permit. It does have a C of O.
I think what happened during the application from the previous,
I think from the.pool contractor, was that they had a-dimension
on their survey from the wetlands boundary, from high water.
Which was 120 feet. So I think when the Building Department
looked at it, they saw this as out of the jurisdiction back in
2001. So I.think that's why this got approved from the Building
Department and got a C of O but didn't go to the Trustees.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: That makes sense.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: That's a reasonable explanation, I guess.
Interesting.
MR. SCHWARTZ: Because even on their application they checked off
not within 100 feet. But it was within 300 feet. But it's
non-jurisdictional from the DEC because it's above elevation
ten. I'm pretty sure that's the way it went down.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I don't think the Board had a problem with
it. What about addressing the inconsistency, is there a
potential for non-turf buffer? I didn't visit the site, so --
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: There is plenty of buffer.
TRUSTEE KING: It's all non-disturbance buffer.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: This is not new construction, and with the
existing, I would find it consistent.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All right. Any further discussion?
(No response).
Hearing none, I'll make a motion to close the hearing in this matter.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I'll make a motion to approve this
application as submitted, noting that this has an existing and
natural vegetated buffer, that the discrepancy that might
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account for the structure having been built without a Trustee
permit was deemed reasonable by the Board. That the CAC and
Trustees visited the site and don't have a problem with the
plans as submitted, so I would move to approve.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Number 16, Proper-T Permit Services on behalf
of JAMES NEUMANN requests a Wetland Permit to install a 13'X 5'
floating dock attached to the existing floating dock. Located:
750 East Mill Rd., Mattituck. The application is withdrawn and I
would make a motion to refund half of the fees.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Number 17, Proper-T Permit Services on behalf of
COVE CONDOMINIUMS OWNERS ASSOC, requests a Wetland Permit to
maintenance dredge to 3' below mean low water approx.
82 cubic yards from channel at entrance to Association docking
area as needed, within the docking area itself; dredge as
necessary in the same areas to maintain width, depth and full
accessibility of entrance channel and docking area on a maximum
of four additional occasions during the next ten (10) years.
Spoil will be removed to an approved upland location for
deposition. Located: Main Bayview Rd., Southold.
We did go take a look at this. LWRP has found this
application to be consistent with LWRP. Also recommending an
installation of a silt boom to retain all suspended sediments.
The CAC resolved to support the application as submitted.
That being said, as I recall from our field inspection, we
didn't have any problems with it. The only question we had is
who owns the bottom.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: If I can help clarify.
MR. FITZGERALD: The property line runs down the middle,
essentially of that waterway.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: The tax map shows apparently, there maybe
there was an abandoned tax parcel that shows a piece of property
that Suffolk County owns, if I read the tax map correctly. Are
you aware of that?
MR. FITZGERALD: Not getting that, John, sorry.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: After the Trustees field inspection I was
doing office follow-up because being incapacitated with this bug
I got, I went to address that question specifically who owned
it. It appears, it's true, they own half, but the other half may
actually be property of Suffolk County.
MR. FITZGERALD: It is. And this is a repeat of previous
ten-year maintenance dredging.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: It is. I don't know if we have to require a
sign off by Suffolk County or we ever did. That was the
question.
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MR. FITZGERALD: I don't know either. But they --
TRUSTEE KING: I would feel better if we had something from the
county saying it's okay.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Because they had a regular-- and it may be
perfunctory -- because we have a regular relationship with them
with dredging. And I do recall this is a maintenance item that
goes back to after the cove had originally been built. So it
goes way back.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Yes, I agree with that.
MR. FITZGERALD: You know, we had the approval of the county last
time. And presumably they-would see it the same way this time.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Have you applied to the county yet?
MR. FITZGERALD: No.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: With that being said, I'll suggest we table it
until we can get permission from the county, or at least verify,
because it does have that property line shown right through the
middle of where this work is being done. We can't issue a permit
on work being done on somebody else' property without having at
least a letter or some kind of permit from the county.
MR. FITZGERALD: That's what we got last time.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: We don't have a problem with the project as long
as we have everything in order. So I'll recommend we table it
until we get that.
MR. FITZGERALD: Okay.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: I'll make a motion to table.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Number 18, Proper-T Permit Services on behalf
of SALT LAKE ASSOCIATION, INC., requests a Wetland Permit to
maintenance dredge portions of boat basin to 5' below mean low
water; place dredge spoil at approved location. Maintenance
dredge to same conditions as necessary at maximum of four(4)
additional events during the next ten (10) years.
Located: Old Salt Rd., Mattituck.
This is consistent with LWRP and the CAC supports the
application with the condition of the 20-foot non-turf buffer
around the entire boat basin.
One comment I have on the description, instead of saying
additional, for additional occasions during the next ten years,
what we normally do is just do a ten-year maintenance. So it's
whenever you need to do the maintenance, you do it. If it has
to be six times, it's six. If it's two times, it's two. So
instead of specifying how many times, just do a ten-year
maintenance.
MR. FITZGERALD: Fine.
TRUSTEE KING: That's good. Makes sense.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Is there anyone here to speak on behalf of this
application?
MR. FITZGERALD: If I may, this, again, is a re-do of a former,
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and the other two permits are still in effect, the Corps of
Engineers and the DEC, because the last time around it got mixed
up with a bulkhead thing and the three permits were spread out
over almost a two-year period before they were all approved. So
as I said, the other two are still valid.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: How are you, how is the work planned on being
done, coming from the water or coming from the land?
MR. FITZGERALD: Mr. Hocker will be glad to describe that to you.
MR. HOCKER: John Hocker, Latham Sand & Gravel. The plan is to
do it by barge and load it on to the barge, unload it at the
association property. They own a narrow strip at the end of the
basin. We can get close enough, directly into trucks, directory
to the beach.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: The reason I asked is just the condition of the
CAC wanted a 20-foot non-turf buffer. If you are not going to
be disturbing any of that grass.
MR. HOCKER: I would be destroying a lot of property to do it all
by land.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: So I don't see, I could have you send a message
to the landowners that we would like to see a non-turf buffer
behind the bulkheads there, I know they have lawns all the way.
If you could request people put non-turf buffers there. We can
only request it in this application. I don't think we can make
it a condition.
_ MR. HOCKER: Ultimately they'll replace bulkheads.
Trustee king: Sooner or later we'll get them.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Yes.
MR. FITZGERALD: So you are saying that the non-turf buffers will
be just optional, yes?
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Yes, in this instance.
TRUSTEE KING: I think the time to address non-turf buffers is
when bulkheads are built.
MR. FITZGERALD: All right.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I mean just make them aware this is what we
want. If they want to do it now, fine. If not, when they come
in for the bulkhead, it will be conditioned on that permit.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: It's an excuse not to cut their lawn.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Any other questions from the Board?
(No response).
All right, anybody else in the audience?
(No response).
I'll make a motion to close the public hearing.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
Motion to approve the permit of Proper-T Permit Services on
behalf of Salt Lake Association, finding it consistent with LWRP
as applied for.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Is this a place where we might want a silt boom?
I wasn't here when you were looking at it. I'm just asking.
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TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I'll make a motion to open the public hearing
again. Do I have a second?
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: It's a recommendation from, yes, we are talking
maybe putting a silt boom up during dredging. Is that something
you would agree to? Would that be a problem?
TRUSTEE KING: Is it physically possible?
MR. HOCKER: It is for a good portion of it, I think. As you get
part of it kind of extends out into the creek a little bit, that
might be a little difficult. Obviously I have to maneuver the
barge, I don't want to keep running it off over.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: It's to the extent possible. It just popped
into my head.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Any further comment?
(No response).
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: I'll make a motion to close the public hearing.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
I'll make a motion to approve Proper-T Permit Services on behalf
of Salt Lake Association, finding it consistent with LWRP and
using a silt boom to the extent possible.
TRUSTEE KING: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE KING: Number 19, Proper-T Permit Services on behalf of
KEVIN LATULIP requests a Wetland Permit to spot repair as
necessary the existing timber sheathing of 100 linear feet of
bulkhead; add vinyl sheathing and filter cloth on landward side
of existing bulkhead and repair, replace, or add deadmen as
needed landward of existing bulkhead; place estimated 110 cubic
yards of clean sand fill in washout area behind existing
bulkhead. Located: 5386 Peconic Bay Blvd., Laurel.
We all went out and looked at it. It was pretty well
destroyed. And it's found consistent with the LWRP. The CAC
resolved to support the application with the condition of a
non-turf buffer of ten feet. We have all been out there. Most
of these places, really, the whole front yard is basically a
buffer. I see no turf, no fancy stuff, so I think it remains as
it's traditionally been. And they don't have to necessarily
have a ten-foot buffer. The whole yard is a buffer, basically.
The only thing we suggested in that one corner maybe armor that
with some stone. That would really help, because that corner
took a real beating. If that had stone in that corner it would
really help
MR. FITZGERALD: The reason of the wash out was a significant
failure of the bulkhead that did not have the vinyl sheathing
behind it. So, but we'll see how the owners feel about it, and
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if it's going to make it better, I think probably they would
want to do that.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: It was just a thought I had out in the field.
Because if we get the storm at the right angle; it will just
wash out that corner, and I just thought it would protect it
that much more.
MR. FITZGERALD: And it would slow down the wave beating.
TRUSTEE KING: And there is a letter of support from neighbors.
Robert and Salvatore Detrano (sic) are supporting this
application.
Anybody else want to speak to this application?
MR. BURKARD: My name is William Burkard. My wife is the owner of
the property you see there, the home you see there. And I
strongly support your approval of this bulkhead, because it's,
the actual wash out damage is now approximately five to six feet
from my front porch, and ever growing as we speak, with today's
nor'easter. My bulkhead that you can see there, was built by
the same individual that is going to be doing the LaTulip
bulkhead, and I lost my bulkhead completely, um, the nor'easter
of April 15, 2007, and we had to have a full replacement, and it
was because of that corner that it's constantly been a problem
there, going back many, many years. And I just, um, want this
to get done as soon as possible, because it's actually, it's
more detrimental as it stands to my house now than it•is to the
LaTulip property.
TRUSTEE KING: Actually, when they bring fill in, some of that
fill will be on your property. You have no objection to.that?
MR. BURKARD: No, not at all. I have a $50,000 investment,
uninsured, with that bulkhead there, and I don't want it going
because —
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: We just needed to get that on for the record.
TRUSTEE KING: Thank you.
MR. BURKARD: Yes. Thank you.
TRUSTEE KING: Any other comments from anybody?
(No response).
111 make a motion to close the hearing.
TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Second.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
TRUSTEE KING: I'll make a motion to approve the application as
submitted, and also if they need to put stone armoring in that
corner, that would be part of this permit also.
MR. FITZGERALD: Okay.
TRUSTEE KING: That's my motion. And it's consistent with LWRP
and everybody likes it.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Second. All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
MR. FITZGERALD: Thank you.
TRUSTEE DOHERTY: Motion to adjourn.
TRUSTEE GHOSIO: Second.
Board of Trustees 55 October 19, 2011
TRUSTEE DOHERTY'. All in favor?
(ALL AYES).
Respectfully submitted by,
Jill e. Doherty, PresidenBo Trustees
RECEIVED
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So hold Torn Clerk