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Southold Town PlanningBoard
SOUTHOLD, L. I., N. Y.
PLANNING BOARD
MEMBERS
John Wickham, Chairman
Henry Moisa
Alfred Grebe
Archibald Young
William Unkelbach
J O I N T M E E T I N G
Southold' Town Board
Southold Town Board of Appeals
Southold' Town Planning Board
March 24, 1960
A joint meeting of the Southold Town Board., Southold
Town Board of Appeals and Southold Town Planning Board was
held Thursday, March 24t 1960 at the Town Clerk's Officer
Main Road, Southold, New York.
Town Board Members Present: Messrs. Henry Tuthill,
Supervisor,, Lester Albertson,, Councilmanr. Louis Demarestr
Councilman,,_ Henry Clark,,. Justice of the Peace,; .Ralph
Tuthill,- .Justice of the Peace,,- E. Perry Edwards.,_ Justice
of the Peace.
Planning Board Members Present: John Wickham« Henry
Moisar Alfred Grebe, Archibald Young,_. and William Unkelbach.
Board of Appeals Members Present: Messrs. Robert W.
Gillispie,, Jr. , Robert 'Bergen, Herbert Rosenberg, Charles
Grigonis, Jr. , and Serge Doyen, Jr.
Also Present: Messrs. Robert W. Tasker,. Town Attorney,
Albert W. Richmond, Town Clerk, Howard M. Terry, Building
Inspector, Harold Price, Highway Superintendent, Otto W.
Van Tuyle Consultants and Joseph and Anthony Stagnitta.
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Each Board separately held their regu]a r meetings from 7: 00
P.M. until 8:00 P.M. A
At 8s05. P.M. Supervisor Tuthill called the Joint Meeting to
order and introduced Mr. Robert Villas- District Engineer for the
Suffolk County Health Department.
Mr. Villa stated that he had come before this group to ask
the cooperation of the Town of Southold in helping to enforce the
Health Code. He explained the need for increasing the minimum
lot size to 20,,1000 sq. ft.,- the main reason being to curtail
population density on a tract of 1and4l which affect the water and
sewage disposal.. Mr. Villa stated that asking for 20,,000 sq. ft_
now is only a stop--gap measure between now and the time public
water will be a necessity which will be the very near future.
Mr. Villa also requested that the Town Board pass a resolution
requiring a certificate from the Health Department approving water
supply and. cesspools or other sewage disposal systems before a
certificate of occupancy is issued by the Building Inspector.
Members of the various. Boards asked questions which were
answered in the light of what would have to be done to protect
the publicks interest.
Mr. Gillispie questioned Mr. Villa relative to converting
salt water into fresh water and Mr. Villa stated that it is
presently in the test stage_
Mr. Rosenberg asked aboutlots that are in existence at the
present time with less than 20,000 sq. ft_ and Mr. Villa stated
that as a general rule if they are in existence now and comply
with the 100 ft. regulation between the well point and cesspool,,,
the Health Department is not insisting on 20�000sq_ ft_
Discussion was held relative to subdivisions and Mr. Villa
stated that the definition of subdivision by the Health Depart-
ment is 5 or more lots.
The members present then hear d from Mr. John G. Wetzel,
District Engineer for the Bureau of State Building Code# State
of New York,,: whose office is at 270 Broadway New York 7,,, New
York.
Mr_ Wetzel spoke relative to the Town of Southold adopting
the State Building Code. He explained how it operates and what
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the procedure is for adopting the Code, Mr. Wetzel stated that
the Code Commission would supply technical advice on how to go
about setting up the Code and the cost to the Towns_ upon request.
Several questions were asked and answered by the various
members of the Boards.
Since the discussions with Mr. Villa and Mr, Wetzel were so
lengthy the members presdnt decided to forego discussion on the
proposed amendments to the Building Zone Ordinance until a later
date. This date to be set on April 5th.
The meeting adjourned at 11:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted*.
Judith T. Boken
Secretary
John Wickham,, Chairman
Southold Town Planning Board