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SOUTHOLD"TOWN BUILDING...ZONE.ORDINANCE40,..8"OARD OF APPEALB=
APRIL 25 1957
The Eoard of Appeals met Apri1.;25; 1957 .at 7:30 P.M.in the Southold
Town.Clerk' s..Off ic.e. Purpose of the meating was: a general discussion
of! procedures:under the ordinanceiand .a• series ,.of. .wr_itten' questions. were
presented- for- -considerationr.by the board:.:PresentiS"erges Doyens;Robert
Bergen,C Gregonis,Herbert Rosenberg,and R 19 Gillispie.Jr416o present; ,:
'at this meetings R,.G_ Terry Jr,Town Counsel' John' Muddeman;Consultant_ .
Suffolk County Planning Board,N-orman K1ipp,Town Supervisor;John.Wickham,,.,
Chairman Town Planning Board,and Mr Grebe- Fi'sher s_ Island. representative
.on -the Planning Board..
#1'. 'In the case .of an individual applying for a building` permit.. on..a,lot
held,in.single and separate ownership before April 2 1957Nff ective, date,.
of Building,Zone Ordinance),where:.the lot is under sized,,the Building.
Inspector may issue a. permit varying the yard requirem'ents:witP iri. the_.
„permissible .limits- established in:the ordinance. �1
-#2.PROCEDURE:IN:'0ASE-OF..AP.P:EALs: Applicant files for permt'.,d:s rejected,
.fil :s::,out Appeal-Application files: with Building Inspec.tor,pays feel ;
Building Inspector arranges -public notice in two local papers as_ required ,,
by,Towns;sets:..time and p.lace,. of public hearing.- after consulting'Appeala
Board .Tlie building- Inspector is cautioned against offering. any verbal
or_..'written...mlanz�n opinions as: to action: of the board on_any, matter.
#3.SPMZAL_EXCEPT.IONSs:Special, exceptions which come under Board 'o£
", ,Appeals jurisdiction are only those noted in. ordinance such as•if9 iri
'ArticleclV " S tP Business Di strict(ielatiing to garage or gam statio=
in:business-.zone);numbers .1,17,& 34 in Section.V "I'VI Industrial etc:.'
-#4.. Why, were;longtime .businesses which were- spotted onr. the map -in, the,
_p'reparatiorn of the Zoning Map, left off- the final map,while. some areas. "
which_were never-_used,for business but on which business zoning was.
requested,included 2 Itt 'was":believed that these were_inadvertently left
off_ the,:Zoning Map' and that the Town Board could on its own motion in .
revising the map include:theseL areas- or businesses- as llbusiness" or spot
f #hem as non-conforming uses. ;
CHANGE-OF:'ZONE an.individual wishing to establish &'business in a .
residential zone can apply to, Town Board via applications furnished .by
Town:Clerk fora change of zone...as provided in the ordi2ianceaafter
two public 'notices.,on successive:weeks and public hearing., In.'.eff ec:t the,.
Map and 'Ordinanic.e�•are considered as one.17hen changes of zone are,made the_
Map must be,revised aril dated.In:.cases of doubt,interp.retatioi: of 'the
is one of the functions of Bbard of Appeals.lziterpretationi of the•meaning
of the ,ordinanc.e is also a- duty of the Board 'of Appeals:.
6 :GENERAL_:DISCUSSION-OF ADVISABLE-.- RULES AND_ PROCEDURES' for $oard of App"eels;
Testimony,should,be taken under oath,which may b.e administered• by Chairman:-,,
or acting Chairman;verbatim transcript on-public hearings;.tape recorders. ,
not' '& legal record;,witnesse's should be'heard at length'both " for" and:
!'against.;rebuttal of testimony permitted;but.cross-exami#Ltion .of witnesses".' ,
-not permitted;sinoe.this is ,a board of equity*Chairman`has subpoens.power; I
anyone aggrieved' with a decision ,of the Board of Appeals must, appeal to-
the Appellate.Division ,.of the Supreme Court,State of -Nevi York,within 30..
days from.filing of mmnmtes of Board. Publication of decision_by board.,riot'
required,r_easoning''of board. in reaching deci�sion.c`an be .described briefly
in the. minutes as being " in'line with" or- ° ,out-of line with" .ordinance
and q_ah- uote;section.Minutes- must show hose each member .voted.Decisions , � 1
Minutes
April 25 1957........ PAGE ..Board of Appeals
should not necessarily be made in presence of witnesses or appellants.
In hearing a case Secretary reads notice of publication. Chairman
asks if there is anyone present who wishes to speak for the Application.
Anyone-.against? Witnesses should be brief.. There is no cross-examination
of witnesses permitted,however,after both sides have been.heard,there may
be rebuttal testimony.
#7.In cases of "one family" dwellings where it is desired by Applicant
to build a guest house,provide an appartment for parents or children,or
other reason,recommendations were that the board should consider the
"Human aspect" of the case,however,the situation should be examined as
to whether such an application is for commercial exploitation of a
residential area.
#8.John Muddeman is of the opinion that the mere fact of a "filed map"
of under-sized lots does not necessarily relieve- the owner from adapting,
to lot s 'zez required under the building zone ordinance.Consideration
in such cases should be given to character of area and lots already sold..
Also there was discussion of the fact that some filed maps exist in the
town going back over a hundred years.
#9.No-,.a permit is not required for erection of a sign,hoi-rever,purpose,
sizeyand erection of sign must conform to the ordinance.It was pointed
out that an advertising sign is a non-conforming use where the sign is
for commercial advertising. Such commercial advertising signs shall be
discontinued within five years from effective, date of ordinance unless
continuance of such non conforming use is granted by Special Exception.
7#10. Considerable discussion of what constitues a "start" of a building
before effective date of ordinance.It was Mr Muddeman's opinion that a
start should be indicated. by physical evidence$and that sticks and strings
as evkdence:.of a start were not clear indications of real intent to build.
#11.Board of Appeals is charged with interpretation of Map and ordinance,
is concerned with variances based on hardship„and special exceptions. It
is not.. concerned with change of zone. or proposed subdivision of land.
#12.Board of Appeals does not publish decisi.ons,must record in minutes
how each member voted,does- not give reasoning at length,.can make decisions
in�presence of appellant or not as seems advisable,will notify appellant
in-.writing of decision.
#13.Considerable discussion of an accessory building permit for a permitted
use.'and for a non-conforming use. Should an existing non-conforming use:,
becpermitted to expand?
Meatingadjourned 11:50 P.M.
CHAI DIIAN I S' MINUTES
R W Gllispie Jr
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