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SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
OCTOBER 18, 1994
WORK SESSION
Present: Supervisor Thomas Wickham, Councilman Joseph J. Lizewski, Councilwoman
Alice J. Hussie (10:45 A.M.), Councilman Joseph L. Townsend, Jr. , Councilwoman Ruth
D. Oliva, Justice Louisa P. Evans, Town Clerk Judith T. Terry, Town Attorney Laury
P. Dowd.
9:15 A.M. - Carol and Edward Worth met with the Town Board to request permission
to temporarily place a house trailer on their property at Baldwin Place and Strohson
Road, Cutchogue, to serve as living quarters while they build a new home on the
property. They expect. to begin construction about November 15th, and would
hopefully only need the trailer for six months (see resolution no. 23) .
9 :20 A.M. - Town Board reviewed a request from John Sullivan, Chairman of the Board
of Assessment Review, requesting an increase in the total compensaton of the BAR for
1994. The Board agreed they would retook at the formula of compensation while
working on the 1995 Budget.
9:30 A.M. - John Congdon, representing Wright Risk Management Company, Inc. , made
a presentation to the Town Board on providing Property and Liability insurance for
the Town of Southold through NYMIR - New York Municipal Insurance Reciprocal - a
nonprofit, tax-exempt licensed insurance company owned by its subscribers who are
New York State counties, towns, villages and district corporations. NYMIR provides
custom tailored municipal property and liability coverage at significant savings, and
through its Board of Governors, NYMIR also enables local governments to exercise.
substantive control over coverages, claims policy, investments and other integral
elements of the program. Following the presentation the Town Board agreed Councilman
Townsend, Senior Accountant Cushman, who was in attendance during this
presentation, and the Town's Insurance Consultant William F. Mullen, Jr. would meet
and review Wright Risk Management's proposal for Southold Town.
10:15. A.M. - Town Board discussed the proposed Ethics Code Financial Disclosure
Statement, and concluded that the best way to handle the statement and proposed
amendments to the code itself, would be to hold a special work session and invite all
interested elected officials and department heads to join them and participate in the
discussion. 7:30 P.M., October 26th was set for this meeting.----Data Control
Supervisor Jeanne Ruland joined the Board for a discussion concerning a grant applica-
tion request from .the Justice Court. They are applying to the New York State Division
of Criminal Justice Services for a Local Court Automation Project which would enable
the Justice Court to obtain accurate criminal records of individuals through computer
access without the intervention of outside agencies. Board agreed to the request and
placed on a resolution (no. 27) on the agenda authorizing the Supervisor to execute
the grant application.
10:35 A.M. - Solid Waste Issues: Discussed a memorandum from Solid Waste Coordinator
Bunchuck informing the Town Board that the program for distribution of Town Garbage
Bags for merchants from Town Hall has been' found to be ineffective and costly, due
to the fact it has been utilized by very few merchants. Board agreed to discontinue
(resolution no. 28) .----Discussion of Landfill closure costs with regard to the Solid
Waste Management District. Justice Evans brought to the Town Board's attention the
Interim Agreement between the Town and the Fishers Island Garbage and Refuse
District. This _agreement specifically stated that all costs associated with the site
maintenance, closure and capping of the Fishers Island Metal Dump would be assessed
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on a townwide basis, including Fishers Island. And the District will assume full
managerial and financial responsibility for the maintenance and closure of the Landfill,
including fines, costs or penalties assessed by a court of any State or Federal agency.
At the conclusion of the discussion the Town Board agreed with Justice Evans'
assessment of the Town/District responsibilities.----Tom Maher, P.E. , Vice President
of Dvirka and Bartilucci Consulting Engineers, met with the Town Board to discuss
his firms proposal for services with regard to the Landfill Closure Investigation field
program (see resolution no. 29) . Also in attendance during this discussion and the
next discussion was Solid Waste Coordinator Bunchuck.----The Board next met with
John D. Cameron, Jr., P.E. , President of Omni-East End, Inc. Mr. Cameron submitted
a pricing proposal to the Town of Southold for long-term solid waste management
services, the pricing structure of' which is the same as offered to and accepted by the
Town of Southampton. - He envisions both Southold and Southampton accessing his
facility, a composting plant to be constructed in Calverton, through an intermunicipal
agreement with the Town of Riverhead, which is presently under long-term contract
with East End. Omni is permitted and prepared to go forward with construction of
their state-of-the-art recycling and composting facility in Calverton. Their proposal
to Southold Town is $74.95 per ton delivered to Calverton, for a total of 10,000 tons
guaranteed: Following the discussion with Mr. Cameron the Town Board asked
Councilwoman Hussie if she would convene a meeting of the Solid Waste Task Force to
look at the proposal and make a recommendation to the Town Board.--Another solid waste
discussion was led by Town Attorney Dowd with regard to the Fishers Island Metal
Dump. Town Attorney Dowd advised that the DEC requires the Town to either prepare
a closure plan or submit the specifications for review. The unanimous decision was
to submit the specifications for review. A final engineering decision was made to go
to bid on a lump sum contract, but separate out the hazardous waste at a per ton
basis. Supervisor Wickham will ask Fagan Engineering to submit an estimate for
revising the specifications.----Lastly, the Town Board discussed a lease of the
equipment at the Cutchogue Transfer Station from the Town to the District. Joining
this discussion was Solid Waste Coordinator Bunchuck and Senior Accountant Cushman.
The Board placed a resolution on the agenda to put the lease into effect immediately
(no.30), "as well as a second resolution to convey the land and improvements at the
Disposal Area to the Solid Waste Management District (no. 31) .
12 :25 P.M. - Recess for lunch.
1 :50 P.M. - Steve Ridler, Department of State, Coastal Management Program, met with
the Town Board to discuss the steps necessary for completion of the Town's draft of
the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program. Also in attendance was Town Trustee
President Albert Krupski, Jr. The Town has received two grants of $25,000 each, for
a Harbor Management Program and a Coastal Erosion Shoreline Program. Mr. Ridler
advised the Town Board to seek RFP's for consulting services so the Town can moved
forward with the studies. Trustee President_ Krupski told the Town Board that
inasmuch as the Trustees administer the Coastal Erosion Law, the study is most urgent.
2:30 P.M. - Town Board reviewed the amended proposed Local Law in Relation to
Wineries and placed a resolution on the agenda (no. 32) to transmit it to the Southold
Town Planning Board and Suffolk County Department of Planning for recommendations
and reports.
2:40 P.M. - Supervisor Wickham informed the Town Board that Joe Gold, who has been
representing him at CAST Board meetings, has notified him that he will no longer be
able -to fulfill that obligation. Supervisor Wickham sought a replacement from the Board
members, and if there anyone is interested they should contact him. CAST monthly
Board of Directors' meeting is the second Thursday of the month.----Supervisor
Wickham stated that CAST would like ,a monetary contribution from the Town for youth
activities. Objection was expressed by Councilpeople Hussie, Lizewski and Evans.
Supervisor Wickham said he would like to extend an invitation to CAST for a
presentation on their requirement for the requested funds for youth activities.----
Councilman Townsend submitted a proposal to the Town Board for the creation of a
Southold Town Activities Scholarship Program which would allow young people of limited
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means to participate in the many activities now available in Southold Town and that will
support these activities through increased membership. He proposed the eligibility be
based on Section 8 "Very Low Income" guidelines. Administration of the program would
be through the Southold Town Recreation Department. Initial funding would come from
money budgeted by _the Town for the Youth Bureau, and additional funding would come
from a consortium of local service clubs. Overview of the program would be by the
Youth Support Committee. After considerable discussion on the concept of the
program, Board. members agreed (resolution no. 33) that the program would be for
Town Recreation programs only, and allocated a sum not to exceed $5,000. If service
clubs wish to participate at a later date, the Town would not be in a position to object
if their money went to outside activities. Before the program is initiated, guidelines
will be created by the Youth Support Committee for formal Town Board approval.
3:30 P.M. - Supervisor. Wickham briefed the Town Board on: Memorandum from Town
Attorney Dowd stating that under the current town code, the review for special
exceptions and site plan review cover the same ground, and many uses are now
required to have both reviews. Board agreed this should be referred to the Code
Review Committee.----Creation/merger of lots also referred to Code Committee.----
Supervisor's proposal for a meeting between the Town Board and Greenport Village
Board here at Town Hall to discuss scavenger waste plant, police, Geier proposal for
annexation, public water and the role of the Suffolk County Water Authority, the
proposed Harbor Walk and Flounder Fish; Hatchery in the Village, and any other items
of mutual interest.
3:50 P.M. - Town Board reviewed the resolutions to be voted on at the 7 :30 P.M.
Regular Meeting.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
4:05 P.M. - On motion of Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilman Lizewski, it
was Resolved that the Town Board enter into Executive Session to discuss personnel
contracts, and negotiations. Vote of the Board: Ayes: Supervisor Wickham, 'Councilman
Lizewski, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Oliva, Justice
Evans. Also present: Town Clerk Terry, Town Attorney Dowd.
4:40 P.M. - Work Session adjourned.
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REGULAR MEETING
A Regular Meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on October
18, 1994 ,at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York.
Supervisor Wickham opened the meeting at 7:30 P.M., with the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.
Present: Supervisor Thomas H. Wickham
Councilman Joseph J. Lizewski
Councilwoman Alice J. Hussie
Councilman Joseph L. Townsend, Jr.
Councilwoman Ruth D. Oliva
Justice Louisa P. Evans
Town Clerk Judith T. Terry
Town Attorney Laury L. Dowd
Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the following bills be and hereby ordered paid: General
Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $86,680.69; General Fund Part Town
bills in the amount of $72,215.50; Nutrition 'fund bills in the amount of
$4,369.70; Adult Day Care bills in the amount of $1,952.40; SNAP Program
bills in the amount of $255.98; Community Developement Fund bills in the
amount of $7,389.40; Highway Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of
$23,735.87; Highway Department bills in the amount of $50,598.18; Employee
Health Benefit Plan bills in the amount of $9,216.79; Fishers Island Ferry
District bills in the amount of $9,478.79; Refuse 8 Garbage District bills
in the amount of $176,613.86; Southold Wastewater District bills in the
amount $17,773.34; Fishers Island Sewer District bills in the amount of
$103.52; Fishers Island Ferry District Agency 8 Trust bills in the amount of
$851 .32.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the minutes of the October 4, 1994, Town Board meeting
be and hereby approved.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, .it was
RESOLVED that the next regular meeting of the Southold Town Board will
be at 4:30 P.M., Tuesday, November :1, 1994, at the Southold Town Hall,
Southold, New York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I think you all have copies of the agenda out
there. , We've had a very busy day today, beginning at 9:00 o'clock this
morning with a series of discussions through the Work Session this morning
and the afternoon, and this is the public session where we consider taking
up resolutions stemming from that discussion period. It's the recent
practice of the Board to summarize some of the things, that were discussed
during the Work Session, and if you turn to the last page of the agenda,
the order of business, I'll just summarize a few of them, which are not on
for resolution today. There are some things, that were taken up, that are
not followed by with a particular resolution on tonight's agenda. At 10:00
o'clock this morning we had a discussion about the proposed Ethics Code. We
have before the Board a draft page for disclosure of financial interests,
and that disclosure form has generated quite a bit of discussion on the part
of the Board, and we've scheduled a meeting next Wednesday of the whole
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Board, a special meeting of the Board, to take that up in more detail, and
to try to get through all aspects of the Ethics Code draft, that's before
us. At 10:15, we had a discussion on a proposed access to CRIMENET.
CRIMENET is a computer software available from Albany, that would our
Justice Court to pull up on their computer screens records of people who
are. arraigned, and brought into the Justice Court, similarly to the way the
Police can call up, or. the Justice Division can call up, people with motor
vehicle violations on their licenses. You'd be able to look at criminals,
or prospective criminals records, and make a more efficient Justice system,
be able to not have wait through a long period of consideration, as to all
the details, and all the information, that it normally takes. At 10:30 and
10:45 we took up several other matters to do with Solid Waste, which are on
for resolution tonight. At 11 :00 o'clock we had a discussion from Omni
regarding a solid waste proposal. Omni, you may know, is planning to build
a compost facility in Calverton. Their proposal is that the Town of
Southold would. join ' with Riverhead, - and Southampton, and Brookhaven
now, as prospective towns that would send some of our municipal solid waste
_ for garbage to that facility. So, they had a proposal for us, which we
considered at some length, and forwarded it on to the Solid Waste Task
Force for a recommendation from our Task Force. Eleven-fifteen or there
about, we had a lengthy discussion as to how to petition, and how to pay
the costs of getting your garbage between the solid waste district, which as
You must know, is a taxing district within the Town of Southold, that
includes basically all of the Town, including Creenport, exclusive of
Fishers Island. Up until now, the legal costs of settlement of the
litigation that we've had, and the capping and closure of our landfills, has
been financed from the Whole Town Budget, which includes Fishers Island.
Are discussions this morning led to a distinction, and putting in either the
Solid Waste District specifically here, on the North Fork, to pay those
costs associated with the Cutchogue Landfill, rather than from the Whole
Town Budget, which would have resulted in people of Fishers Island paying
some of those costs, even though they get no benefit from our Landfill here.
Eleven-forty-five we had a discussion for about the third or. fourth
consecutive time on the specifications for how we're going to clean up the
Metal Dump on Fishers Island, and I think, maybe, that's about the end of
it. Turning to the afternoon, just I'd like to mention very briefly, at
1 :45 the discussion on two modest grants, that the Town of Southold has
received from New York State government in Albany, dealing with the
Waterfront Revitalization Program. Two very specific studies, each one
should take about six or seven months, for which the . Town is being
provided with $25,000.00 to conduct those studies. On of them is a
so-called Harbor Management Study, a study of Mattituck Inlet, and some of
the other inlets, as in the Town creeks, in ways that will permit the
development of those inlets, and ways that don't contaminate, or jeopardize
the cleanliness, of the waters for clamming or shellfishing. The other study
is a study of coastal, erosion primarily along the Sound. As you
probably
know there is quite a bit of little drift in the Sound, the resulting loss
of quite a bit of sand in front of a number of people's homes, and the
question is, what is an appropriate policy for the Town of Southold to deal
with this question? What kind. of hardening, and beach structures should
we encourage, where should they be place, how should the Town address
these questions? Another $20,000.00 grant from the State to assist the
Town in addressing these questions. Both these questions would be part of
our Waterfront Revitalization Program, which the Town has been making a lot
of work on, and with the assistance of Ruth Oliva here, I think you'll be
hearing more about it in coming months, as we pull together a series of
policies of the town dealing with our waterfront. Lots of other things,
that the Town Board discussed during the Work Session, but I think most of
them were covered in the resolutions. that we're taking up tonight, and won't
take any more time.
I. REPORTS.
1 . Southold Town Community Development Monthly Report for
September, 1994.
2. Southold Town Justice Tedeschi's Monthly Court Report for
September, 1994.
3. Southold Town Clerk's Monthly Report for September, 1994.
4. Lawrence Healthcare PBA Benefit Monthly Report for September,
1994.
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5. Lawrence Healthcare Town Benefit Monthly Report for September,
1994.
6. Southold Town Justice Evan's Monthly Court Report for September,
1994.
7. Southold Town Scavenger Waste Treatment Facility Monthly Report
for September, 1994.
8. Southold Town Recreation Department Monthly Report for September,
1994.
9. Southold Town Supervisor's Monthly Budget Report for September,
1994.
10. Southold Southold Police Department Monthly Report for September,
1994.
11 . Southold Town Planning Board Monthly Reports .for July, August,
and September, 1994.
12. Southold Town Trustees Monthly Report for September, 1994.
If . PUBLIC NOTICES.
1 . U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region I, Notice of Significant
Meeting at 10:00 A.M., Friday, October 21, 1994, in the DRP Conference
Room, Region I Office, King of Prussia, Pa.to discuss violations by
Northeast Nuclear Energy Company, Millstone Station.
2. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Notice of
Complete Application of Anthony Mr. Petrill to construct a single family
dwelling with deck on East End Road, Fishers Island, New York. Comments
to be received by November 14, 1994.
III . COMMUNICATIONS.
1 . Robert E. Holley, of the Peconic Bay Homeowners Association to
Supervisor Wickham to express appreciation of meeting with them in
reference to various requests.
2. Residents of Peconic Lane with thanks for removal of pay phone in
front of the Recreation Center.
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
1 . 8:00 P.M., on a proposed "Local Law .in Relation to Parking Permits".
2. 8:02 P.M., on a proposed "Local Law in Relation to Landfill Permits".
3. 8:05 - P.M., on a proposed "Local Law in Relation to Parking of
Vehicles".
V. RESOLUTIONS.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: We have before us a series of resolutions to take
up. Before we do that it is the right of anyone in the audience to address
the Town Board on any matter related to these particular resolutions. Is
there anyone who would like to address the Board on that?
DAVID CORWIN: My name is David Corwin, and I'd like to address you
concerning Resolution #19. Resolved that the Town has no object to the
proposed sale of the Cove Condominium in Bayview to the Suffolk County
Water Authority, and supports it for the reasons discussed by the Board. I
don't think that's exactly what you meant, or mean to say, in that
resolution. I think what you're trying to say_ is that you are going to tell
the Water Authority you have no objection to their coming in, and operating
the Cove water system. Am I correct. on that?
TOWN CLERK TERRY: That is correct. That was apparently incorrectly
entered in the agenda, but the resolution is corrected.
DAVID CORWIN: That was not on the order of business. You did briefly
discuss it at the very end, and because I was just hanging in there to see
what goes on in Town Board, I picked up 'on this resolution, and this in the
Village of Greenport water franchise _district, which I think you all .know,
and what happened there was, let's go back, maybe four years, maybe six
years ago, the developers of that condominium., unit came into the Village of
Greenport, and said, would you run the water system for us? The Village
of Creenport said, yes, we'll run the water system. It's a very small water
system. I think it has two pumps, that runs sixty gallons per minute. I'm
not sure what happened. Apparently, the developer went bankrupt. I'm not
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sure but he owed the Village of Greenport a large sum of money. That's
why the Village of Greenport stopped service to that complex. They owed
money. What else could they do? They couldn't get their money any other
way. They certainly couldn't put it on the tax bills like they can in the
Incorporated Village of Greenport. I don't know if the Village of Greenport
got any money from the sale, the recent sale of this condominium, got a
settlement on what they were owed, or not, but I do believe that the Village
wrote a letter to the Suffolk County Water Authority indicating to them that
the Cove Condiminiums were in the Village's franchise. The Village owns
the pipeline. There's a water main that runs between, I guess, it's the
Cove and is it Angel Shores? There is a water pipeline, that runs in. It's
owned by the .Village of Greenport. The two pumps; I think, are owned by
.the developer, or whoever succeeded the developer. I don't think it's
proper for you to tell the Suffolk County Water Authority to come into the
Village franchise district, which is in effect what you're telling us. Now,
the Village may not want to carry on this Cove Condominium, but I don't
know, but I think you should have a dialogue with the Village, and say, get
_their input, see what's going to happen before you vote on this resolution.
You discussed briefly at the ending of the Work Session today talking to the
Village, having another joint meeting, which I think is great. I think
there's got to be more dialogue between the Town and the Village. You
mentioned you were going to discuss water. I think this is one of the items
you should discuss before you go ahead, and say you weren't opposed to
the sale, and apparently the reason you have to do this is, because the
Suffolk County Legislature has to have a resolution allowing the Water
Authority to go in there, and nobody wants to introduce a resolution until
the Town says, it's fine by us, and, again, until you go to the Village of
Greenport who has the franchise, incidentally, when the Village of Greenport
took over the old North Fork Water Company, I believe it was back in the
'60's, which were the water mains in Southold here, the North Fork Water
Company had the franchise for the whole Town of Southold, not just Suffolk
County. So, in my mind I question whether the Water Authority even has
the right to come in as they did, and start up in Mattituck, or Laurel,
because at one time the North Fork Water Company had the whole franchise
for everything west of the Village of Greenport. So, again, to sum up,
before you vote on this, I would say table it, have a discussion with the
Village of Greenport. Maybe they're going to say to you, hey, we don't
want it, go ahead, bring the Water Authority in. I just want to make one
comment on the Water Authority. They're coming in like a lamb. They're
saying we're not going to do anything unless the Town wants us to do, but
let me tell you, I've dealt with the Water Authority on engineering
projects, they are a big bureaucracy, they're here to supply water, they
want to supply water, and I guess what you could say is once the genie is
out of the bottle, the Water Authority is going to go full blast through the
Town. They're going to hook up to the pine barrens on Riverhead-Center
Moriches Road, and it's going to be all the water wants, and maybe, that's
a good thing. Maybe, that's what you people want, but before you let the
genie out of the bottle, I would suggest you should know exactly what you
want, because the Water Authority is in business of supplying water to
people. That's what they want to - do. That's where the political
appointments come from. So, I say to you, be careful with the Suffolk
County Authority.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Is there anyone else in the audience, who would
like to address the Board on any matter to be taken up among the
resolutions? Yes, sir?
FRANK BARUTO: My. name is Frank Baruto, and I'm in Southold. I
don't know whether to have a discussion, or any argument with you, Mr.
Wickham, and it's about the garbage bags. You spoke to me about it
several times, and it's my belief that nothing is going to done about the
bags, and I wonder why. Would you like to reply, as to what you might do
on that?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: What we might, or might not do about the garbage
bags, isn't really on for resolution tonight, but I think there is a
resolution actually dealing with garbage bags, so I'll take the opportunity
to say, I- think the issue that you've raised with me several times is isn't
there a way that the Town could reduce the cost of the bags, or remove
them all together? Isn't that right? Indeed, I had hoped all year, that
there would be a way that we reduce those costs, because I have felt they
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were too high, but, I believe in the principle of the garbage bags. In fact,
it was I, as much as anybody, who brought that principle to the town, and
saw that it was carried out. I had hoped there would be way that we could
reduce those costs. When I discovered the tax implications of the 1995, and
the conclusion, that with only a 1 .9% increase spending in the Town, it
leverage out to a 12.4% increase in taxes, I just didn't feel that it would
be prudent, or in any way proper to reduce the cost of the bags, which
would have resulted in an even higher tax rate. So, it seemed to me, that
in my proposed budget for 1995, we would keep the price-of the bags at the
same level they are now.
FRANK BARUTO: It's not the price of the bags alone-. It's the problem
of the bags, why do we have to have the damn things in the first place?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: The reason for having them is to finance how
we're removing garbage in a reasonably fair, and equitable way.
FRANK BARUTO: I've got a better. idea. Why can't we use our own
bags. I already discussed this with Scott Harris before he left us. He
asked me, what would you. rather do, pay more taxes? I said, yes. That
would be better than having to worry about these darn bags. They're a lot
of trouble. I have trouble opening them up, and putting garbage in them,
and everything else. First of all, why can't we use our own bags? Why do
we have to go out, and but them in the first place?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: There are other alternatives. One of the
alternatives is to use your own bags, and have a tag system.
FRANK BARUTO: Right, I suggested that.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Pm with you on that, and I also proposed it, but
the rest of the Board at that time did not agree with it. We might revisit
that question. If you think that's a good idea, I'm prepared to review it,
again, within the Board, and continue same concept, but instead of yellow
bags, we could have tags to be affixed to the bags, and they could
basically have the- same effect. We could take that up, but I have no
assurance how the Board is going to go with it, but there's no reason we
couldn't consider it.
FRANK BARUTO: Well, I think something should be done, because the
garbage thing has been a pain in the neck ever since it started. I don't
know why we have allowed this DEC, or whoever it is, that has prevented
us from using our own land, and putting garbage in the land, that we
have. I don't know why we have to suffer all this nonsense. First of all,
second of all, whatever, it was supposed to alleviate the tax problem. Now I
understand we're going to have another tax. What was the point? We have
a tax every year, every two years. It's got to stop somewhere, and if the
bags aren't doing, and then the costs that is involve to have it shipped
out, I would say we should do something about our garbage right in this
town, never mind shipping it out. I think it's ridiculous, the whole set
up. Somebody's making money. I don't mean you, or anybody here, but
these companies, that are receiving the garbage, and nothing is going to
stop them from asking for double the next time, next year, two years. It
will never end.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: . I would be glad to introduce consideration on the
Board about changing from a bag system to a tag system. I'm not sure
where to go, but I'd glad to introduce some discussion about that in the
coming weeks.
FRANK BARUTO: Either that, or add it on the taxes. Don't give us any
other new taxes. We have enough. That's all.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Is there anyone else, who would like to address
the Board?
FRANK CARLIN: Frank Carlin, Laurel. I don't know what resolution it
was, but what you were reading on the back -here before we started about
the composting plant in Calverton, OMNI?
TOWN CLERK TERRY: There is no resolution for it.
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FRANK CARLIN: I know, but said about forming a committee to study
about Southold going in with it?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: There is a Solid Waste Task Force, which has been
in existence now for some four years, and we are asking the Task Force to
have a look at that proposal, and make a recommendation to the Board.
FRANK CARLIN: So, there will be another task force?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: The Task Force already .exists. It's been there for
four plus years.
FRANK CARLIN: It's time to get to the point. It's come down to the
nitty-gritty of this thing, when it comes to deciding to go in, I think the
Board should decide, and not all these committees to confuse you, like the
Task Force we got here. Resolution 11 and 12, public hearings on signs,
and the one on lighting, you've going to have another public hearing signs
and lighting, again?
TOWN CLERK TERRY: We never had one.
FRANK CARLIN: What did we have here two months ago, when the place
was full here about signs?
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: An informational meeting.
FRANK CARLIN: Oh, a informational meeting, now we got a public
hearing. I tell you, to . solve this here problem here, if you're wondering
about the Riverhead garbage system is, and operated the way they do, we
wouldn't have no problem. I tell you, pay one fee a year, and have
everything picked up; you wouldn't have all this problem we got now, and it
would cost you practically the same, or even less.
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: It would cost you a lot.
FRANK CARLIN: Why we have the yellow bag system, I agree with him,
it stinks.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: . Thank you, Mr. Carlin. Anyone else like to
address the Board?
PAUL SZPARA: Paul Szpara from Mattituck. Number three, resolution
number 3, for attend a seminar in Wordperfect shortcuts, I'm just curious
about that. How much that's going to cost, because there are other ways. If
it's a free seminar.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I'm not certain, but I think it's $150.00 to attend.
PAUL SZPARA: Even at that, that's with my experience with
Wordperfect, and other different software programs like that, especially
word processing, and Wordperfect, is, one just this month P.C.
Computing, or ' one of those, I forget which one, came out with those
shortcuts in the magazine. I have it at home, especially for outlining
various other things. The other thing, those magazines offer vidoe tapes,
that you can purchase, and that will be in-house, that can be constantly
used, and they're only about forty-five bucks. Then they are always
around. I know once you usually purchase a video from them, and usually
it's put out by the companies themselves, that anytime there's any kind of
upgrade, or something, they also offer that to you at a discount, at a
discounted price. Shortcuts in Wordperfect, one I don't particularly care
of Wordperfect, I have both programs. I like another one instead, but if
Southold Town is going to go with Wordperfect, there's not that many
shortcuts offered. There are some in the outlying mode, and different
things. I don't think it warrants that price, just for one person to go,
unless that person is going to be the resource for other people. I would
rather see a video tape here, because you go these seminars, and yes, they
provide you with the information, they have a nice presentation, but
unfortunately, any of that stuff, you know, is a hands on thing. It's nice
138 OCTOBER 18, 1994
to have a little manual, or a tape, and practice as you're going through on
computer .terminals. I can bring in magazines tomorrow for you. It's right
there, and it's self-explanatory in the magazine, and it offers a resource
for the person to actually play right then, and there. One hundred and
fifty dollars seems like an awful lot of money.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Thank you. Anyone else, who would like to
address the Board on any matter to be taken up in the resolutions? (No
response.) If not, I can begin the first one.
I .-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs Supervisor Thomas Wickham to submit the 1995 Individual
Program application to the Suffolk County Youth Bureau for a $10,000 grant
for the Southold Town' Youth. Service Program.
I .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
2.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs Supervisor Thomas Wickham to submit the 1995 Individual
Program Application to the Suffolk County Youth Bureau for the Southold
Town Juvenile Aide Bureau Program.
2.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
3.-Moved by Councilman Lizewski, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants
permission to Data Control Supervisor Jeanne Ruland to attend the seminar
entitled, "Wordperfect Shortcuts", presented by the American Management
Association, on December 5, 1994, from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., at
Smithtown, N.Y., and the necessary expenses for registration, -and
transportation, using a Town Vehicle, shall be legal charge to the Central
Data Processing 1994 Budget.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: I think given the fact that there may some
audio visual tapes, we ought to authorize her to do, but, you know, this
goes on in December, so she'll have a chance to review it. She basically
instructs everybody in Town, so I imagine what she'll be doing is reviewing
what she has learned with all the other people that use the same program in
town. But, I think it's worthwhile looking into the video.
TOWN CLERK TERRY: It may be part of the package.
3•-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Number four we're holding for tonight, a
resolution transferring funds for placement in an account for NYS-DEC
environmental compliance.
5•-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
the following budget modification to the General Fund - Whole Town 1994
Budget to provide appropriation for additional expenses for Fagan
Engineering for the Fishers Island Metal Dump closure activities:
To:
A8160.4 Refuse E Garbage, Contractual Expenses $ 4,300.00
From
A9901 .9 Transfers to Other Funds $ 4,300.00
5.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
_ OCTOBER 18, 1994 139
6.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs Supervisor Thomas Wickham to endorse a two-party check in the
amount of $25,000.00, as part of the New York State Affordable Housing
Crant for Southold Villas, . Section 11; an on-going program which has been
funded by the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation.
6.Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie; Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
7.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs Supervisor Thomas Wickham to execute a Contract Budget
Modification Request from the Suffolk County Office for the Aging, for the
Southold Town Nutrition Program budget contained in the agreement of
1/1/94-12/31/94, which modification results in a zero net change.
7.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
_Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
8.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs Lawrence Healthcare Administrative Services, Inc. to pay the
Eastern Long Island Hospital medical bill for a dependant of Town of
Southold employee Michael - Caydosik, which . claim was received more than
90 days after the date of service.
8.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
9.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Supervisor Wickham,
WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of
Southold, a proposed Local law entitled, "A Local Law.in Relation to Parking
at Wilderness Point"; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby sets 5:00 P.M., Tuesday, November
1, 1994, Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York, as time and
place for a public hearing on this Local Law, .which reads as follows:
A Local Law in Relation to Parking at Wilderness Point
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I. Chapter 65 (Parking at Beaches) of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby
amended to read as follows:
1. Section 65-3.1(A) is hereby amended as follows:
A. The use of Race Point and Wilderness Point as a recreational areas area on
Fishers Island by persons other than residents has increased to such an extent
that such areas hav area has.become overcrowded with the result that
residents are denied the use thereof. The Town Board therefore declares it to
be policy of the Town of.Southold to restrict and regulate the parking of
vehicles at Race Point, located at the southwesternmost tip of Fishers Island;
and-Wilderness Point to the east.
II. This Local Law shall take effect upon its filing with the Secretary of State.
* Underline indicates addition.
** Strikethrough indicates deletion.
9--Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
140 OCTOBER 18, 1994
10.- Moved by Councilman Lizewski, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva,
WHEREAS, there was presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold,
on the 6th day of .September, 1994, a proposed Local Law entitled, "A
Local Law in Relation to Bed and Breakfast Facilities"; and
WHEREAS, this proposed. Local Law was referred to the Southold Town
Planning Board and Suffolk County Department of Planning for their
recommendations and reports, all in accordance with the Southold Town Code
and the Suffolk County Charter; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby sets 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, November
15, 1994, Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York, for a public
hearing on this Local Law, which reads as follows:
A Local Law in Relation to Bed 8 Breakfast Facilities
BE IT ENACTED, BY THE Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I. Chapter 100 (Zoning) of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby
amended as follows:
INTENT: The intent of this ordinance is to provide B&Bs as an important housing
base for our tourist industry while mamtianing the residential integrity of our
communities. This section provides clear criteria for B&B approval and establishes
a simplified permitting process.
1 . Section 100-13 (Definitions) is hereby amended as follows:
B�0-AffD-6R EA-K FA-ST---T+(e-rent4V-off i-rat-more-tha n-three-
{3)rooms--in-arr-owner-oceapjed-t1weeHi=nrg-for-kxigir g-and-
servtng-of breakfast to not more- than-six f6� easaat and-
transient- roomers- provided- that the renting of sac+*r rooms-
for sacfr ptrrpose is- cieei-ly- inekknital-and- sabvrd-inate-to the
prtncip&F use-of the dweltirrg-
BED-AND-BREAKFAST, MAJOR - The renting of at least three (3)
rooms but not more than five (5) rooms in an owner-occupied dwelling
for lodging and serving of breakfast to not more than two (2) casual,
transient roomers per room, provided that the renting of such
rooms for such purpose is clearly incidental and subordinate to the
principal use of the dwelling.
BED-AND-BREAKFAST, MINOR - The renting of less than three (3)
rooms in an owner-occupied dwelling for lodging and serving of
breakfast to not more than two (2) casual transient roomers per
room, provided that the renting of such rooms for such purpose is
clearly incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the dwelling.
2. Section 100-31A(4) is hereby added to read as follows:
4. A minor bed-and-breakfast holding a bed-and-breakfast permit
issued by the Building Inspector. Said permit shall be issued
for a term of one year and shall be renewed every year thereafter
if the following conditions.are met:
(a) A smoke alarm shall be provided on each floor and in
every guest room;
The dwelling shall have at.least two (2) exits and there _
shall be a window large enough for emergency egress in
each guest room;
(c) The identification sign shall be no larger than two (2)
square feet;
No accessory apartment, as authorized by § 100-31 B(14)
hereof, shall be permitted in or on premises for which a
bed-and-breakfast facility is authorized or exists.
Notice Requirement for Initial Permit Issuance:
1 . The applicant shall mail notice of the proposed use to
all adjacent property owners thirty (30) days prior
to issuance of a permit and shall give the Building
Department proof of mailing such notice by certified
mail, return receipt requested.
OCTOBER 18, 199141
2. If the Building Department receives a written
protest regarding permit issuance, the Building
Department will refer the application to 'the Zoning
Board of-Appeals, who shall evaluate the project in the
same manner as a major bed-and-breakfast and if
approved, shall authorize the Building Inspector to
issue a permit. If no protest is received within
thirty (30) days, a permit may be issued if
the specified conditions have. been met.
3. Section 100-31 B(15) is- hereby amended to read as follows:
{453-T4 e renting of not more- than-three {3} rooms- h-r an-
owner-occupied dwe*4V for iod-ghvg and- serving-of
breakfast to not more- than-six {6 j ea s aa+ and- traps ient-
roomers-,.provided-that the renting of sacfr rooms- for saci-r-
ptrrpose iT clearly- irrc'rderrW-and- sabordirrate-to the
pr+ncipal- ase-of the dwei+'rng,- suiDject to the foHowing-
reeltri rements:-
{a�--Adequate oft-par-king- spaces-s ha+F- be-
provide&for sacf� rented-rooms- h-f addition to par4dmg-
speces-for the ase-of the fam+Ir of the owner--
f H--No- accessory-apartment-,: as aathortred by
£460-3 4&(-14 }- hereof 7 s ha+l- be-permitted in or o n-
premises-far whfcfr a bed-end-breakfast faeHRr i-s- .
author+red. or extst3--
15 A major bed-and-breakfast shall be allowed if it obtains a
bed-and-breakfast permit subject to the conditions set forth
in §100r31A(4), and if it obtains a special exception approval
from the Zoning Board- of Appeals. The use shall not require
site plan approval. In granting a special exception the ZBA
shall consider the following:
a. Adequate screening should -be provided.
b. Health Department approval.
C. Whether the proposed bed-and-breakfast will be compatible
with its surroundings and with the character of the
neighborhood and of the community in general, particularly
with regard to visibility, scale and overall appearance
d. Adequate off-street parking spaces shall be provided for
such rented rooms in addition to parking spaces for the use
of the family of the owner.
4. Section 100-42A(3) is hereby added to read as follows:
(3) Minor bed-and-breakfast subject to the requirements of
§100-31A(4) . -
5. Section 100-42B(3) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(3) Major bed-and-breakfast uses as set forth in and regulated by
§100-31B(15), without site- plan approval.
6. Section 100-61 B(5) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(5) Major bed-and-breakfast uses as set forth in and as regulated
by §100-31 B(.15)-, without site plan approval.
7. Section 100-71A(4) is hereby added to read as follows:
Minor bed-and-breakfast uses subject to the requirements of .
§100-31A(4) .
14 2 OCTOBER 18, 1994
8. Section 100-71 B(4) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(4) Major bed-and-breakfast uses as set forth in and regulated by
9100-31B(15), except that no site plan approval is required.
9. Section 100-91A(1) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(1) Any permitted use set forth in and regulated by §100-31A(1),
(3) and (4) of the Agricultural-Conservation District.
10. Section 100-91B(5) is hereby amended to read .as follows:
(5) Major bed-and-breakfast enterprises or boarding and/or tourist
homes as set forth and regulated by §100-61 B(5) of the Resort
Residential (RR) District, except that no site plan approval is
required.
11 . Section 100-101A(1) is hereby amended to read as. follows:
(1) Any permitted use set forth in and regulated by §100-31A(1),
(3) and S41 of the Agricultural-Conservation District.
12. Section 100-101B(3) is hereby amended to read as follows:
Major bed-and-breakfast enterprises or boarding and/or .tourist homes
as set forth in and regulated by §100-31B(15) of the
Agricultura-I-Conservation District, except that no site plan approval
is required.
13. Section 100-131B(13) is hereby deleted in its entirety.
f43)-Bed—attd-breakfast uses-as set forth h-r and- as regulated by-
490-34&(+&)-; prowyded- that no-sine- p+an approvM-i-3- required--
14. Section- 100-131B(14) is hereby renumbered 100-131B(13) .
15. Section 100-141B(2) is hereby deleted in its entirety.
f 2z --Bred-- t -brea-kfast uses-as set forth im and- as regtriated by-
i00-34B{H-)-,- protrided- that no-sifie- p+an approvarl-is- required:-
16. " Section 100-141B(3) is hereby renumbered 100-141B(2) .
17. Section 100-191A is hereby amended to read as follows:
Type of Use Required- Number of
Parking Spaces
Bed-and-breakfast enterprise 1 space per guest room in add-
Major or Minor ition to residential requirements
18. Section 100-274E is hereby amended to read as follows:
E. For applications for variances from Town Law §280-a
(right-of-way),and for applications for a special exception for
a bed and breakfast, the fee shall be two-hundred fifty-el ars-
f$25A.)three hundred dollars ($300. )
19. Section 100-281J(1) (i) is hereby added to read as follows:
Bed and breakfast permit and inspection: one hundred dollars
($100. ) for the initial annual permit and fifty dollars
($50. ) per annual renewal.
II . This Local Law shall take effect upon its filing with the Secretary of
State.
* Overstrike represents deletions.
** Underscore represents additions.
10.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva, Councilman
Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was declared duly ADOPTED. "
OCTOBER 18, 1994 143
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I disagree with this Code change, however, I do
agree that the public should be heard.
11 .—Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva,
WHEREAS, there was presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold,
on the 6th day of September, 1994, a proposed Local Law entitled, "A
Local Law in Relation to Signs"; and
WHEREAS, this proposed Local Law was referred to the Southold Town
Planning Board and Suffolk County Department of Planning for their
recommendation and reports, all in accordance with the Southold Town Code
and the Suffolk County Charter; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby sets 8:05 P.M. , Tuesday, November
15, 1994, Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York, as time and
place for a public hearing on this Local Law, which reads as follows:
A Local Law in Relation to Signs
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I. Chapter 100 (Zoning) of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby
amended as follows:
INTENT - This ordinance is intended to organize and simplify the existing
sign code to limit sign lighting and size, and to permit roof signs,
directional signs, contractor signs and subdivision signs. This ordi-
nance is adopted pursuant to the Town's police power.
1. Section 100-13 (Definitions) is hereby amended by adding thereto the
following:
OFF-PREMISE SIGN - Any sign that identifies, advertises or calls
attention to a business or activity taking place on property other
than the premises on which the sign is located.
2. Section 100-13 (Definitions) is hereby amended to read as follows:
SIGN AREA - Includes all faces of a sign, measured as follows:
(1) When such sign is on a plate or framed or outlined, all of the
area of such plate or the area enclosed by such frame or out-
line shall be included.
(2) When such sign consists only of letters, designs or figures
engraved, painted, projected or in any manner affixed on a
wall, the total area of such .sign shall be deemed the area-
wiaa a ;4ieh all e€ the mattes s€ w134 hra.9n con +s may
he ibed that encompasses all the letter and symbols of
the sign, together with the area of any background of a color
or material different from the general finish of the building,
whether painted or applied.
3. Section 100-31A(2) (a) (2) is hereby deleted in its entirety. .
(2) All nG sral-I cGs_ferm to the-previgiens-a€ +ian—Ion-
4. Section 100-31C(2) (h) is hereby deleted in its entirety.
h) FGr signs see SeGtlen
5. Sections 100-31C(2) (i) and (j ) are hereby re-lettered (h) and (i) .
6. Section 100-31C(9) is hereby deleted in its entirety.
ties he�eina€tee set €e�th ie rr+;,.,,, vv.
ems• names or prefensienal signs Gentaiein , a
profnrrinn>> designation as defined under "homep rofes-�
si anR] nff:--e" AS Get €girth in thi p ehap tar ea6h naRPlate and/or professional mia
square feet in area
(b) Not more than twq (2). s ign6 with a Gefi bine6l�l area-vc
RGt m9re than forty—eight--(49) sg;aare feet, no one ef
_;h n_h shall tae larger- than twenty-four (24)
i ,.dUGt63 the premises er of animate raised_-v__t.he
14 `t OCTOBER 18, 1994
the-premixes as-whinh it s-maim;aineaand e ha i. not
I_QrR +h ^ ; ++oen-rl5) feet-from any !of line Wh re
hundred (509) feet or mere, said sign shall not exczeed
twenty-fo;6ir- (24) square €set is Rign.
(d)--^one (1) bulletin laoard er ether annouaeement or identi€i
nation Rign for uses Permitted in 9GGt!;QR Ion-212(3) , (4) ,
(5) , �(6), , ,-(9) and�ion
��- -�A€ the-A g r i e u l t u r a-l-Me is+r ism,-n.
mr,re than eighteen (18) square feet in area
, locatgd not
less than fifteen feet from any street or ls+ l.incp
lei mush ethe-V Bigns _s may--lee a;thoriaed-as a special excep=
ti^^ by } e Board of Appeals as heroine€ter . ded.
7. Section 100-31C(10) is hereby renumbered 100-31C(9) .
8. Section 100-42(C) (1) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(1) Accessory uses as set forth in and regulated by Section 100-
31C(1) through (7) and-(10) (9) of the Agreicultural-Conserva-
tion District, and subject to conditions set forth in Section
100-33 thereof.
9. Section 100-42(C) (2) is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(2) Freestanding r q Gund ^jgns, sulajeGt to +he-€ 11g;;In9z �_
One (' ) rig', either single er deulals €aced, net
more than eighteen 18) square-feet--in area, and-the user edge
of ..,h;nh no project more than-five-(5) fgat: b +h
ter^ .^d .^,a^s attaa#es1-te a- enee er wall suehsign rhall
ndiez-ate Qnly the name of the-(.remises mush R gn shall hQ Rnt;
h �knot-; I^ c th m (15) feet from-.zl l-ovr�6;t RACI ls9-
Such sign r#all-comply with all of the p}aiem�.y-
-- .,i a+;ons + f +h In Mrtigln vv
10. Section 100-42(C) (3) is hereby renumbered 100-42(C) (2) . .
11. Section 100-61(C) (2) is hereby deleted in its entirety.
2) S;g^^ ag regulated hyce^+ien 199 31e(q) of the ngrisulturai
r esGr•t, to,�;R+ Mame, 40untry club, beach club, s;*Fim-e1 b or
tsar; _R GIUb, if the h.,; l ding i•s set basic twenty-five (25) feet,
one (1) freestanding or- ground-iI II'Mi Rated-sign 'th a Maximum
area of eighteen-(1 8) square feat mad-bey ermI;_ rI * +h^
Qn-
tranGe, ^e+ back a Minimum e€ €i€teen (15) feet €rem the street
iiA A
12. Sections 100-61C(3) and (4) are hereby renumbered (2) and (4) con-
secutively.
13. Section 100-71(C) (2) is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(2) The foliowing Gigns, sub eat to the supplementary sign-r-0guia
tieng RQt forth ice-As-tislp XX.
(a) one (1) lndireGtly ; , ,., ;nated nameplate erg re€essienal
sign-not not +,,,^ +..,. (2) are feet-is-area
(b) Ono ) real estate sign, eithex- r.iag-ls- or dGubie-fa^e,a
net larger-tGhan�twelve (12) rq;AQre feet In. P-lase -on any one
(.1)6r- more lets, advertising the sale or l^.-c^ ^f only
the- .remises-on A-shloh it is maintained and set 'hear-tnot
age or a subdivision has ^^+i ce-_frontage of five
hundred (-Q-feet or more,-said sign may not axGeed
twenty=€eu�- (2 4}-square feet-inri:;o--
(e) Ana (1) b;alletin-beard or--et#er-announcement or identi€i-
satieA G19n tor usesteermitted-by SeatIGn IGO-01B(3) ,-(4) ,
(5),--anal (6) , not re t h�„a�,-^ eighteen (!@) square €ecat in
area, 1e0aatod. not = than Ei€+QQR (15) feet-from.--any
st rot^rl et-lino.
14. Section 100-71(C) (3) is hereby renumbered 100-71(C) (2) .
OCTOBER 18, 1994 145
15. Section 100-81(C) (2) is herby deleted in its entirety.
(2) Signs, Gujeet to the foilo .ogregui ento
(a) or ground signs sphere the }aeilding-jG Ant
back t..9^^+ry-five-(25) feet er-mere €rem the-strew,--�-
(1) sign Tingle- er-Eiatislaie €aced, net mere than pig, teen
Lint- ;--ecuare feet the lo;rex Qrqgo ^f h ' h vh-I , h r^}
]--Age than. four-( T€eet-A .hQ;,IQ the groundT-,an1 ++
to s wall or f e and the upper edge of tixhieh shall not
sAg^ shall be s^t back not less than fifteen (1 5) Loot
from ', , ^+r^^+ Rnd-FrOpert=-lines and shall advert;i se
only the h„s;goes the Promiseehs-a�d 'n-
-th s _Ru b^^^+;^n, the ierlr. .remises" shall mean-aII CQn-
(b) Wall signs; one (1) sign attached to er incorporated in
each 14.,; ,a;. wall GR_a-publ-is-street-and.-ad=.Lem+; c ~ only
conducted i-n such bW !ding, Prom +h +
OUGh sign dQ +
(, ) EXGee'' one ( ` e-€eet in total-area €er a ;-
horIzontal foot of such
hnrciaental meaeurement�€ h wall
(3) EXGGGGI three (3) feet in he.ight.
(A ) DrOj eGt more than one (1) feet from E;uGh wa LT
16. Section 100-91(C) (2) and (3) are hereby deleted in their entirety. .
(2) Signs,, as set forth 'n-seatien l99 81G(2) of the Limited Rus
riaaQ
czirczu.] + 'on throughout the d�$jrj rt; -
17. Section 100-101(C) (2) and (3) are hereby deleted in their entirety.
of the l meted n S' a-� •, + +
(3) Freestanding or ground signs ;,;here the building is-G�
tweRty-five (25) . feet or move from the street one 'I-) r..gs,
single- or dou);)Ie-faGed, not more than square
feet; ag-bove the ground, unleos attaGhed-ta ,�-and-
the Upper edge of h' :--shall net eactend--M.ere than mare f €taen
(15) geat above the qrQQAd shall be permitted, which Gign Ghall
f' f+ 5T€.eet €Cem all +- + -1
propert -lines and shall ad-vert i Re enly the-b a
", Shall MA;;n RI -he word
18. Section 100-101(C) (4) is hereby renumbered 100-101(C) (2) .
19. Section 100-111(C) (2) is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(2) Signs, as set forth in Rnd regulated by SeGti,
thC4 T • '+ d B T1' + }
20. Section 100-121(C) (2) is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(2) S19RG, as set forth in And regulated by SeGtinn 100-21C(2) of
21. Sections 100-131(C) (2) and (3) are hereby deleted in their entirety.
81r(2) (b) of the r + a
13ti�si•nesc Aistrict, i-'m'+ .a }^
mu-cr-s; .0 of- �' }}F-(�9}-square feet in araa
SQG4-;on ,nn_,n,n,3) o•€ the 6er+er ' R n' ,* +
14 6 OCTOBER 18, 1994
22. Sections 100-191(C) (4) through (11) hare hereby renumbered (2)
through (9) consecutively.
23. Sections 100-141(C) (2) and (3) are hereby deleted in their entirety.
24. Section 100-141(C) (4) is hereby renumbered 100-141(C) (2) .
25. Article XX (Signs) , Section 100-201(B) is hereby amended to read as
follows:
B. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, signs shall
not hereafter be erected, structurally altered, enlarged or
moved or reconstructed within the Town unless a permit is
obtained from the Building Inspector and payment of a required
fee per sign in accordance with the Town of Southold fee as
specified in Subsection F below.
(1) The following two (2) operations shall not be considered
as creating a new sign and, therefore, shall not require a
new sign permit:
(a) Replacing copy: the changing of the name, advertis-
ing or message on an approved sign. f_
Ga-lly designed for- the--use of replaoeabie copy-
(b) Maintenance: painting, cleaning and other normal
maintenance and repair of a sign or a sign structure,
unless a structural change in configuration is made.
(c) Movement of a sign farther from the right of way,
provided it meets all provisions of the building code
and Town Code and the Building De artment is notified
in advance.
The following signs shall be exempt from the permit re-
quirement, but are subject to the other requirements of
this code:
Contractor signs;
Real estate signs;
Holiday lights and signs which are
incidental and customary and commonly
associated with any national, local or
religious holiday,not to be displayed for more
than sixty (60) days in one year.
Informational/directional signs.
Nameplates.
Temporary interior signs
Window signs covering 10% or less of the _
window area.
Non-profit organization directory signs.
26. Section 100-201(D) is hereby amended to read as follows:
D. The Building Inspector shall review the proposed sign and can
approve, deny or condition a Permit based on the provisions
of this code. with _9 " } ,, , qu-n},t_L:___ f..nto The
Planning Board may approve signs which differ from the
quantitative requirements set forth in this Article in the
site review process, provided that a finding is made that said
sign or signs conform to the general design principles outlined
in §100-202 hereof, and provided further that no sign shall
violate the sign prohibitions and general restrictions listed
in §100-203 herein.
OCTOBER 18, 1994 147
27. Sections 100-201 (E) and (F) are hereby deleted in their entirety
and a new subsection (E) is hereby added to read as follows:
-Ru II l l issue
Permit in -Rr=QgC1aRC;9 will-all applicable
� . (Den ed)
E. If the sign does not comply with the provisions of this code,
application for a variance may be made to the Zoning Board
of Appeals.
28. Section 100-202 (General design principles) is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Decisions an. revie of rj.9nr. by sign applicants shall be guided
by the following general design principles:
A. Signs should be a subordinate part of the streetscape.
B. Signs should be as small as practicable.
C. Signs should be as close to the ground as possible, consistent
with required safety and legibility considerations.
D. A sign should have an appropriate size relationship to the
building upon which it is placed.
E. Whenever feasible, multiple signs should be combined into
one (1) s4gn to avoid clutter.
F. A sign should not impair the visual effectiveness of
neighboring signs.
G. Garish colors and materials should be avoided.
H. Signs which have dark background colors and light letters
are preferred in order to minimize the apparent size of
signs within the streetscape.
I. Generally, signs on the same building should be within the
same horizontal band and be of a similar height.
J. Except in carefully designed circumstances, signs should be
integrated with' fences, walls or buildings and not be
freestanding.
K. Sign material should be durable, requiring little
maintenance; use of material such as corrugated plastic,
natural aluminum, bulbous plastic letters, nontextured
plastic and glass -tile should be avoided.
29. Section 100-203 (Prohibitions and general restrictions) is hereby
amended to read as follows:
A. Unless otherwise provided herein, nonaccessory signs,
billboards, off premise signs and mobile signs shall be
prohibited in all districts.
B. Flashing signs, including any sign or attraction device
on which the artificial light is not maintained stationary'
and constant in intensity and color at all times when in use, -
are prohibited.
C. Signs which compete for attention with or may be mistaken for a
traffic signal are prohibited. No sign shall be erected in
such a manner as to obstruct free and clear vision for drivers,
interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic or be located' where,
by reason of its position, shape or color, such sign may
interfere with, obstruct the view of or be confused with any
authorized traffic sign, signal or device by making use of the
words "stop", "look" or any other word, phrase, symbol or
character or red, green or amber illumination or reflection.
D. Balloons or other as-filled figures shall be prohibited.
OCTOBER 18, 1994
E. Permanen,t exterior signs made out of cardboard, paper,
canvas or similar impermanent material are prohibited.
F Standard, appr-Q ed n,-hQdn „f yt;; illuminesion-r'hnll he
Fo=mitted on g-Gund signs,-well signs and hangi.ng
i r7or17 however, that tho i 1 iumi nation shall bQ concantsated
UPGR the--area Qft;h—cj: to prevent direct glaro ;apon
#hestr-eet-or adlaGent
G.f. Signs or attraction devices with visible moving,
revolving or rotating parts, such as flags, banners or
pennants, are prohibited.
U-rG. Except for holiday seasons or a period of fifteen (15)
days from the date of a grand opening, no sign or part thereof
shall consist of pennants, ribbons, streamers, spinners or
other similar moving, fluttering or revolving devices.
4.H. Signs noting that a property has been sold are
prohibited.
J7I. No portable or temporary sign shall be placed on the
front face of any building or upon any lot, except as provided
in §100-205G herein.
K-_J. No signs other than signs placed by agencies of the government
shall be erected on any public property, unless consent is
first obtained from the Building Department. No sign shall be
placed on any private property without the consent of the owner
thereof. No sign shall be placed or painted on any tree or
rock. No sign shall be placed on any utility pole except for
utility identification or similar purposes.
30. Section 100-204 (Limitation content or copy) is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Information displayed on signs shall be limited to the name,
address, logo, and nature of the business and products available
or activity for which the building or premises is used.
31. Section 100-205 (Specific regulations) is hereby deleted in its
entirety and a new Section 100-205 (Specific Signs) is hereby adopt-
ed to read as follows:
A. Business center directory signs.
The term "directory sign" shall mean any sign containing a
list of names of business establishments located within a
business center. A business center means a site contain-
ing multiple business uses sharing a common driveway.
Each business center shall be allowed on the premises one
(1) freestanding directory sign in lieu of all other free-
standing or ground signs, to be used for the purposes of
identifying the business center and the various business
establishments located within the business center where
the sign is set back fifteen (15)feet from the street
line. No brand name advertising of any sort shall be
allowed on such sign. Said sign shall not exceed fifteen
(15) feet in height, measured from the •top of said sign to
the mean level of the ground surrounding the support of
said sign. Each business establishment name shall occupy
no more than 3 sq. ft.in total area with an additional
allowance of twenty percent (20%) of the total for the
name of the business center. Said sign shall comply with
all other applicable provisions of this chapter.
A permit issued by the Building Inspector shall be re
quired for each business center directory sign erected or
maintained pursuant to this subsection. The application
for said permit must contain an accurate drawing of said
directory sign as well as a survey indicating the
dimensions of said sign, its location and setbacks.
B. Contractor Signs. A contractor, tradesperson, architect or
building supplier may erect one name sign each on the site of
construction during the period of work. The sign area may not
exceed three (3) square feet and may be attached to a stake in
the ground located at least fifteen (15) feet from the street
line. All contractor signs must be removed prior to issuance
of a certificate of occupancy for the construction.
OCTOBER 18, 19.94 149
C. Farm, garden or nursery signs. Signs may be allowed
advertising only the sale of farm, garden or nursery_ products
grown on Eastern Long Island or of animals raised on the re-
mises and the name of the farm, garden or nursery.
D. Freestanding signs. One freestanding sign is allowed for each
frontage, on a public street or way subject to the following
requirements:
Freestanding signs are limited to either pole signs with
no guy wires .or signs permanently affixed to a fence or
other wall separate from the princi al building.
All freestanding signs shall be located within and not
overhang the property line.
The location and design of such signs shall not present a
hazard to oedestrian or vehicular traffic.
The sign may be single- or double-faced and square footage
will be calculated based on one side;
The sign shall be set back not less than fifteen (15) feet
from the pavement or five (5) feet from the sidewalk,
whichever is greater. Under no circumstances shall the
sign be placed in the pu0iic ri ht-of-way;
The sign shall advertise only business conducted on the
premises, which shall mean all contiguous property in
common ownership.
The sign shall be not more than twenty-four (24) square
feet, the. upper edge of which may not extend more than
fifteen (15) feet above the ground.
E. Historic signs. A sign is an historic sign if it existed
prior to 1970 and has not be si nificantly altered since
then. When the historic nature of the sign has been establ-
ished to the satisfaction of the Building Inspector, he may
allow the reconstruction, repair and maintenance of historic
signs for so long as the sign maintains the original size,
appearance and location.
F. Informational/Directional signs. Signs are allowed which state
open, closed, business hours, phone numbers and generic
di—`rections to the facility—. parking service and products.
Informational directional signs shall be a maximum of three (3)
s.ft. in size.
G. Nameplates. Non-illuminated name plates containing only names
or professional .si ns containing only name and rofessional
designation may be allowed. .
H. Nonprofit Organization Directory Sign One directory sign may
be erected in each hamlet to identify —nonprofit and civic orga-
nizations within the hamlet, subject to the size and location
requirements of the Business Directory sign.
I. Real Estate Sign. One sign shall be allowed to advertise the
sale or lease of real Property. The sign may be either single-
or double-faced and not larger than six (6) square feet in
size. The sign shall be located at least fifteen (15) feet
from the public right—or-way. All real estate—signs must be
removed immediately upon closing on the lease or sale. This
sign may be allowed in any zone.
J. Roof sign.
Roof signs may be erected upon or against a roof of a
building, but shall not extend above the ridge line of the
roof. A sign which is placed anywhere on a parapet other
than the fascia shall be a roof sign and may not extend
above the to of the ara et.
The top of such si ns shall not extend, at its
closest point, more than 12" from the surface of the
roof. The vertical center of the sign shall be mounted no
higher than the mid oint of the roof
150 OCTOBER 18, 1994
Such sign shall not exceed a size in square
feet equivalent to one-half times the length in feet
of the structure.
A business may have either a roof sign or a wall sign, but
it may not have both a roof sign and a wall sign.
A roof sign may not be illuminated
K. Subdivision sign. A sign shall be allowed to advertise the
sale or lease of a subdivision of properties if the subdivision
has a public road frontage of five hundred (500) feet or more
The sign may be either single-- or double-faced and not larger
than twenty-four (24) square feet in size. The sign shall be
located at least fifteen (15) feet from the street line Said
sign must be removed upon sale or lease of all properties with-
in the subdivision. This sign may be allowed in any zone.
L. Temporary signs. The erection, installation or maintenance of
temporary signs, as defined herein, is hereby prohibited, ex-
cept as specified below.
A temporary sign announcing s ecial events erected
by a municipal, charitable or nonprofit organization, which
does not exceed twenty-four (24). square feet in area, isper-
mitted for a period. not to exceed thirty (30) days.
Temporary interior signs announcing special sales or
events shall be permitted in the Hamlet Business and Gen-
eral Business Districts. Such signs shall cover no .more
than twenty-five percent (25%) of the window area to which
they are affixed, and shall be removed within twenty (20)
clays.
(3 If a business has a Permitted freestanding or ground sign,
a tem orary sign may be hung from the exterior of the
building or from the approved sign. The temporary sign
shall not exceed 6 sq. ft in area and shall not _project
more than two (2) feet from the building and shall not
obstruct pedestrian traffic.
If a business does not have a permitted freestanding,
ground or businesses center sign, a business may erect a
temporary sandwich board or A-frame sign on the business
premises if it does not hinder—public access,
traffic or vision. -The sign may not exceed 6 sq.ft. in
. area and shall be set back at least fifteen (15) feet from
all property lines. The sign shall be removed at the end
of each business day.
No more than one (1) exterior temporary sign at a time
shall be allowed on - a parcel of property. If there are
multiple businesses on the property, they shall make in-
ternal arrangements to share the sign.
An external temporary sign may not .be displayed for more
than 90 days in a one (1) year eriEd.
M. Tourist Directional signs. Tourist related businesses (i.e. ,
hotel, motel, marina, restaurant) which are located off Rte 48
or 25 may have a generic ei ht (8) inch by twenty-four (24)
inch sign on one of those roads.
N. wall signs. A wall sign or signs are allowed on the building
wall, subject to all of the following requirements
It is attached to or incorporated in the wall and does not
project more than one (1) foot from such wall;
•It advertises only the business conducted In such build-
ing;
OCTOBER 18, 1994 151
It does not exceed one (1) square foot in total area for
each horizontal foot of the business such wall facing a
street. If multi-story businesses are within the
structure, they share one wall sign allotment and shall
allocate it among themselves.
(4) It does not exceed in width one hundred percent (100%) of
the horizontal linear feet of such wall;
It does not exceed three (3) feet in height.
The sign shall not extend higher than the parapet in the
case of one story buildings. In the case of buildings
taller than one (1) story, such signs shall not extend
above the bottom of the sill of the windows of the second
story nor extend or be placed more than fifteen (15) feet
above the outside grade.
No wall sign shall cover, wholly or partly, any wall- open-
ing, including doors, fire escapes and windows nor project
beyond the ends of the wall to which it is attached All
such signs must be safely and adequately attached to said
building wall by means satisfactory to the Building In-
spector.
A_ sign may be placed on a business canopy or awning and
shall be treated as a wall sign and is subject to the size
restrictions contained therein.
0. Window signs. A permanent window sign means any sign which is
painted on the window or is made of materials other than card-
board, paper or canvas. A permanent window sign or combination
of signs shall-not cover more than ten percent (10%) of the
total glass area upon which, or in which, it is affixed, dis-
played or painted. If the window si n exceeds 10% of the window
space, it shall be treated as a wall si n and is subject to the
size restrictions contained therein.
32. Section 100-205.1. (Specific Sign Requirements) is hereby added to
read as follows:
A. The following signs will be allowed in the Residential areas of
the Town, which shall include all areas zoned A-C, R-40, R-80,
R-120, R-200, R-400, HD and AHD:
1. Not more than two (2) nameplates not to exceed two (2)
square feet in area.
2. One (1) sign identifying the residential neighborhood not
more than eighteen (18) square feet in area, located not
less than 15 feet from the street.
3. I_f the appropriate circumstances exist there may be a real
estate, subdivision, contractor or yard sale sign.
4. Such other signs as may be authorized as variance by the
Zoning Board of Appeals.
B. The following additional sign shall be allowed in the A-C zone:
1. A farm, garden or nursery shall be allowed to have the
signage permitted in Business areas.
C. The following signs will be allowed in the Business areas of
the Town, which shall include all areas zoned RR, RO, LB, HB,
B, MI, MII, LIO and LI:
1. Two (2) of the following alternatives:
a. A freestanding sign;
b. A business center directory si n;
c. A window sign;
d. A wall sign or a roof sign.
2. A temporary sign.
3. If the appropriate circumstances exist there may be a real
estate, subdivision or contractor sign.
4. Such other signs as may be authorized as a variance by the
Zoning Board of Appeals. _
D. Marinas may have a separate wall sign for the wall frontage
facing the waterfront area they serve.
152 OCTOBER 18, 1994
33. Section 100-206 (Unsafe, abandoned and unlawful signs is hereby de-
leted in its entirety and a new Section 100-206. (Sign illumination)
is hereby adopted to read as follows:
A. Except as provided below, a sign may only be lit from an exter-
nal source. The source may be above or below the si n but must
be shielded so that the light filament is not visible from
adjacent streets or properties and so that the illumination is
concentrated on the sign.
B. Only freestanding, business center and wall signs in a shopping
center or in areas zoned Hamlet Business may be internally
_illuminated. An existing sign which is ca able of illumination
may continue in use in other zones if the lights are not turned
on. Both neon and internally illuminated si ns are otherwise
prohibited.
C. Farm, garden.or nursery signs may only be illuminated during
the hours of business operations.
D. Wiring, raceways and appliances of a sign illuminated by
electricity from outside shall conform with the regulations of
the fire underwriters and shall bear the appropriate stamp
signifying such conformity.
34. Section 100-207 (Continuation of existing signs. ) is hereby deleted
in its entirety and a new Section 100-207 (Unsafe, abandoned and
unlawful signs. ) is hereby added to read as follows:
A. The owner of a sign and the owner of the premises on which such
sign is located shall be Jointly liable to maintain such sign,
including its illumination sources, in a neat and orderly con-
dition and good working order at all times and to prevent the
development of any rust, corrosion, rotting or other deteriora-
tion in the physical appearance or safety of such sign.
B. If the Building Inspector shall find that any sign regulated
herein is unsafe, insecure, damaged, deteriorated or a menace
to the public or has been erected in violation of the provi-
sions of this chapter, he shall give written notice by certi-
fied mail to the owner of the premises on which such si n is
S
located, as shown on the latest town assessment roll. aid
sign and all appurtenances shall be taken down and removed by
the owner_, agent or person having the beneficial use of the
building or structure upon which such sign may be found within
thirty (30) days after written notification from the Building
Inspector. Upon the failure to comply with such notice within
the time specified therein, the Building Inspector is autho
razed to remove or cause the removal of such sign at the ex-
pense of the person or persons named in such notice Upon such
removal, all costs and expenses incurred by the town for the
removal and storage a of such si n shall be assessed against the
land on which such si n was located, and a statement of such
expenses shall be presented to the owner of the land If such
statement is not paid within thirty (30) days after its pre-
sentment, the Building Ins ector may file a statement with the
Town Assessors, identifyin t e ro erty in connection with
which such expenses were incurred and the owner thereof as
shown on the latest assessment roll of the town. The Asses-
sors, in the preparation of the next assessment roll, shall
assess such amount upon such property. Such amount shall be
included in the levy against such property, shall constitute a
lien and shall be collected and enforced in the same manner, b _
the same proceedings, at the same time and under the same pen
alty as is provided by law for the collection and enforcement
of real property taxes in the Town of Southold The owner
of the sign removed by the Building Inspector as hereinbefore
provided shall not be-permitted to redeem such sign until all
expenses of removal and storage have been paid.
C. If, in the determination of the Building Inspector, a sign is
an immediate peril to persons or property, he may cause such
sign to be removed summarily and without notice. The cost of
such removal shall be paid by the town, and such amount shall
be and become a lien upon the premises in question and shall be
levied and collected in -the same manner and under the same en-
alties as an assessment of a yublic im rovement
OCTOBER 18, 1994 153
35. Section 100-208 (Transition. ) is hereby added to read as follows:
For a period of six (61
) months after ado tion of this ordinance, a
person may obtain a sign permit for a si n which conforms to the
provisions of the newly adopted code or the prior repealed code
Thereafter, a sign permit may only be issued for a sign which con
forms to the provisions of this code.
36. Section 100-209. (Non-conforming Signs) . is hereby added to read as
follows:
Any sign which holds a permit under the prior re ealed code but
which does not conform to the provisions of this chapter, shall be
deemed a non-conforming sign. A non-conformin si n ma be contin-
ued, without enlargement, reconstruction or relocation, until it
loses its noncomforming status throu h the occurrence of any of
these events.
1. The non-conforming use is damaged or deteriorated so that the
cost of re air or replacement exceeds 50% of the original value
of the sign,
2. The business which is served by the non-conforming sign changes
to a new use or service (i.e. , retail to food) .
3. The business which is served by the non-conforming sign has
been discontinued for a eriod of two (2) years or more.
When a sign loses its nonconforming status, it shall be brou ht into
compliance with this code and obtain a new permit, or it shall be
removed. —
37. Section 100-281(J) (1) (g) is hereby deleted in its entirety and a
new section 100-281(J) (1) (g) is hereby added to read as follows:
signs --Gxgept by
€eet e€ sig„-a ea, ith ..um-€ee e€ t�vent €i e-sle. --
The permit fee for all signs shall be fifty dollars ($50 )
per permit.
II. This Local Law shall take effect upon -its filing with the Secretary of
State.
* Overstrike represents deletion(s)
** Underscore represents addition(s)
11 .- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I'd just like to comment briefly. This public
hearing on November 15th for signs is the same ordinance, that has been
discussed a number -of times in Code Review Committee, and has been
vekited, and commented upon, contributed by a number of people, both
within Town government, and from the• outside-. The intent of the
ordinance, of the revision of the Sign Ordinance. It's intended to organize
and simplify the existing Sign Code, to limit sign lighting in size, and to.
permit roof signs, directional signs, contractor's signs, and subdivision
signs. Your ordinances after. . will be considered for the public hearing.
12.- Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Lizewski,
WHEREAS, there was presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold,
on the 6th day of September, 1994, a proposed Local Law entitled, "A
Local Law in Relation to Lighting"; and
WHEREAS, this proposed Local Law was referred to the Southold Town
Planning Board and Suffolk County Department of Planning for their
recommendations and reports, all in accordance with the Southold Town Code
and the Suffolk County Charter; now, therefore, be it
154 OCTOBER 18, 1994
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby sets 8:10 P.M., Tuesday, November
15, 1994, Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York, as time and
place for a public hearing on this Local Law, which reads as follows:
A Local Law in Relation to Lighting
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I . Chapter 100 (Zoning) of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby
amended to read as follows:
1 . Section 100-31 (B) (5) (e) is hereby deleted in its entirety.
e- Strfficierrt-exterior H+unrination of the site- sha+F-
be-required-to provide-cenverrieric�e- and- safet}t- A4F sacfr
H+a mi mat ion's ha+l- lx-s h+eFded from-the view-of a H-
s urrotnidhig streets- and- cots.-
2. Section 100-31 (B) (5) (f) is hereby changed to 100-21 (B) (5) (e) .
_3. Section 100-31 (B) (7) (e) is hereby deleted in its entirety.
e- T+r.-- dtreet- source-of aH-exterior H9+ting- sha+F- be-
shi Fded from-the v+L-w-of suriot 4V resid.entW Foi -
4. Section 100-31 (B) (8) (c) is hereby deleted in its entirety.
c- Ai l- outdoor-Hghti ng- s ha+F- Ise-a r ra nged- a nd-/vr-
sh+elded- to eHmiriate-the g+are of Hght-s- toward- nearfrt-
r e s identW Fots,- streets- or other ptrb*c facH iti e s-
5. Section 100-31 (B) (8) (d) is hereby changed to 100-31 (B) (8) (c) .
6. Section 100-61 (B) (4) (d) is hereby deleted in its entirety.
d-- NO- Hgtrts sha+F- create a g+are on-adtoirtirrg- prvppet-ty-,
7. Section 100-61 (B) (4) (e) is hereby changed to 100-61 (B) (4) (d) . *
8. Section 100-101 (B)(12) (g) is hereby deleted in its, entirety.
f gi- Outdoor- area Hgftting- sha+F- be-that germt-a+ip
required-for secur+tr purposes- and- sha+F- be-restr'tcted-
to the front one-third f 4f3j of the For- dept+r.- A*
outdoor-Hght-ing- sha+F- be-kmated- at a height of not nrore-
than-fourteen f 44J feet- above- grourrcF level- and- so d+reeteci
that H+urr14nt2ti m should-not extend- beyotid lot- Hrtes-.-
9. Section 100-101 (B) (12) (h) is hereby changed to 100-101 (B) (12) (g) .
10. Section 100-191 (0) is hereby deleted in its entirety.
O - f-H umirrat+on. Off-street- par+ei ng- areas s hotri d-be-
adegtrateiy-H+urrrinated-for and- !safety;.- but-no-
r Hgfrting- for pariring- areas sha+F- cause-g+arc on-adjvitrit�g-
properti-es
11 . Sections 100-191 (P) and (Q) are hereby changed to (0). and (P) .
12. Section 100-239.5 (Lighting) is hereby added to read as follows:
INTENT - This ordinance is adopted pursuant to the Town's police
power. Light pollution is not. beneficial to the health, safety and
welfare of -the residents of the Town and must be minimized. This
ordinance prohibits excessive light and glare by any use, restricts
lighting in the middle of the night and sets a maximum height for lights
to minimize the potential for glare.
OCTOBER .18, 1994 155
A. All outdoor lighting shall be shielded so that the filament is
not visible from adjacent property and shall be arranged so as
to minimize the projection of light and glare on adjoining
properties.
B. It is a general principal of. the Town that parking lot lights
should be reduced in intensity between 11 :30 P.M. and 4:00
A.M.
C. All freestanding outdoor lighting shall be located at a height
of no more than fourteen (14) feet above ground level and the
lighting shall be shielded so as to comply with all other
restrictions on outdoor lighting.
II . This Local Law shall take effect upon its filing with the Secretary of
State.
* Underscore represents additions
** Overstrike represents deletions
12.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I might just add on the lighting on, that we just
heard, the intent behind this proposed legislation reads as follows: Light
pollution is not beneficial to the health, safety and welfare of the
residents of the Town and must be minimized. This ordinance would
prohibit excessive light and glare by any use, restricts lighting in the
middle of the night and sets a maximum height for lights to minimize the
potential for glare. At 8:00 o'clock, we have several public hearings for
tonight. We will take a recess at this time.
Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that a recess be called at this time, 8:00 P.M., for the
purpose of holding a pubic hearing.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
MEETING RECONVENED AT 8:15 P.M.
SUPERVISOR, WICKHAM: We can resume the reading of the resolutions
beginning with number 13.,
13.- Moved by Councilman Lizewski, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants
permission to Personnel Assistant Barbara Rudder and Community
Development Administrator James McMahon to attend a Luncheon Meeting on
November 1, 1994, beginning at 11 :00 A.M. . at the Jamesport Manor Inn,
Jamesport, N.Y., sponsored by East End Job Service Employer Committee,
and the topics to be discussed are: Controlling Workers Compensation Costs;
and The Americans With Disabilities Act; actual expenses for registration,
and transportation, using a Town vehicle, shall be a legal charge to the
1994 Budget.
13.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
14.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that pursuant to Part 617 of the implementing regulations
pertaining, to- Article 8 (State . Environmental Quality Review) of the
Environmental Conservation Law, the Town Board of the Town of Southold;
as lead agency, has determined that the proposed action described below is
not expected to have a significant effect on the environment.
Title of Action: Construction and Operation of a Yard. Waste Composting
Facility.
SEQR Status: Unlisted
156 OCTOBER 18, 1994
Description of Action: The Town of Southold proposes to expand yard
waste composting operations at the site of the Southold Solid Waste Complex
on Middle Road (CR48) in Cutchogue, N.Y.
A Part 360 permit application to construct and operate a yard waste
composting facility at the site has been prepared to document the facility's
compliance with appropriate regulations and operational requirements.
In May 1990, the Town received authorization from the State to initiate
an exempt small scale yard waste composting operation for less than 3,000
cubic yards, of leaves per year. The Town has been composting leaves since
receiving the May 1990 authorization. The proposed action will allow for
expansion of yard waste composting operations for the entire amount of yard
waste, exclusive of grass, generated in the Town. Approximately 9,000 tons
per year of leaves, mulch, brush, landclearing debris and wood chips
would be aerobically composted in windrows formed on a crushed stone pad
at the Town's solid waste complex.
Location: Middle Road (CR48), Cutchogue, Suffolk County, New York.
Reason Supporting this Determination: Expanding yard waste composting
operations at the site of the existing Southold solid waste complex is not
expected to have a significant effect on the environment. This site has been
utilized .for solid waste management for a number of years and the proposed
action would not result in significant environmental impacts. The expanded
yard waste composting operations would allow for the recovering and reuse
of a greater portion of the town's waste stream thereby increasing recycling
in the Town. The proposed composting operations to be performed in
accordance with Part 360 regulations, which are described in the Part 360
Engineering Report and Permit Application, are expected to mitigate any
impacts that may result from the proposed action.
14.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
15.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby reappoints
the following individuals to the Southold Town Substance Abuse Committee,
effective October 24, 1994 through October 24, 1995, they to serve without
compensation:
Jean W. Cochran, Chairperson
Cynthia Kumelos
Henry Santacroce, Jr.
Beth Wilson
Kathleen McKeighan-Simpson
Dr. Rory Simpson
Myles Schneider
Dr. Helen C. Price
Elizabeth MacNish
15.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
16.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants
permission to the following elected or appointed officials to attend the
Annual Meeting of the Association in New York City on February 19-22, 1995:
Supervisor Thomas Wickham
Councilwoman Alice J. Hussie
Councilman Joseph J . Lizewski
Councilman Joseph L. Townsend, Jr.
Councilwoman Ruth D. Oliva
Justice Louisa P. Evans
Justice Frederick J. Tedeschi
Justice William H. Price, Jr.
Town Clerk Judith- T. Terry
Town Attorney Laury L. Dowd
Solid Waste Coordinator James Bunchuck
OCTOBER 18, 1994 157
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that one member of the Board of Appeals
and one member of the Planning Board shall be granted permission to attend
the Annual Meeting of the Association of Towns on a day trip.
16.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I think that probably most of us are going on a
t
day trip anyway.
r 17.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
the expenditure of $200.00 for a review and analysis of the Baxter
Farm/Fort Corchaug appraisal by Patrick A. Given-, SRPA.
17.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, . Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
RESCINDED 12/27/94 by Resolution #3
18.-Moved by Councilman Lizewski, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town- Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints
Leona Urban and William Evans as weekend SNAP (Supplemental- Nutrition
Assistance Program) drivers, effective October 15, 1994, 2.5 hours per day
(Saturday and Sunday), at a salary of $10.00 per hour.
18.-Vote of the Town Board:. Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski;
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
19•-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva,
WHEREAS, the Suffolk County Water Authority has proposed purchasing and
operating - the water supply system of the Cove Cqndominium in Bayview,
and
WHEREAS, residents of the Cove have expressed support for the SCWA
o acquisition because they would achieve a substantial reduction in water
w rates, and
'WHEREAS, the acquisition is subject to an approval by the Suffolk County
Legislature which in turn seeks the view of the Town of Southold; now,
therefore be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold has no objection to
the proposed sale to the SCWA supports it for the reasons mentioned
Above.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I think that we ought to hold off on this, and
see if the points that Mr. Corwin has brought up pertain to this, so
perhaps we could table it.
COUNCILMAN TO.WNSEND: I actually express some of the same points to
the Supervisor, when I heard about this. That I thought we should get the
Village's position before we move . the resolution, and the Supervisor had
mentioned that he had gotten several letters, and went through the history
of the exorbitant fees, that were being charged -by the current operator,
and the fact that Creenport did not want it. Even so, I know that
Creenport is embroiled in negotiations with the Water Authority, so I did
speak to the Mayor, and the Mayor told me, and this was without benefit of
a Village resolution, that he had no objection to this resolution. If you
want to hold it I'll be happy to hold it. I do think there's some immediacy
to their need, because they are being charged three or four times, even
What the Village is charging, $1,500.00 a year. or something, and that's a
pretty high burden for these people to bear. As I said, I don't think the
whole Village Board has not been apprise of this resolution, but I know the
Mayor has, and he expressed no particular concern, that we were going to
put it on the agenda.
158 OCTOBER 18, 1994
19.- Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Lizewski, it was
RESOLVED that Resolution Number 19 in support of the proposed . sale of the
water supply system of the Cove Condominium in Bayview to the Suffolk
County Water Authority be TABLED.
19.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilman Townsend,
Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski, Supervisor Wickham. No:
Councilwoman Oliva..
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
20.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby rescinds
resolution no. 13, adopted on October 4, 1994 directing that the Fishers
Island Sewer District rent owed by Cleveland Bakery be levied against the
real property of Cleveland Bakery, and collected at the same time and in the
same manner as Town taxes, whereas the outstanding rent was paid on
October 17, 1994.
20.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
21 .- Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants
permission to Venetia McKeighan, Director of Human Resources, to place
an - advertisement in The Suffolk Times- and The Long Island
Traveler-Watchman for two (2) weeks to advertise an expanded after school
activity program; cost to' be approximately $182.00 per newspaper.
21 .- Vote of the Town Board:. Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
22.- Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby appoints
Dwayne Farley as a back-up weekday SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program) Driver, effective immediately, at a salary of $5.00 per j
hour.
22.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
23.- Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants
permission to Carol and Edward Worth to place a single family house trailer
on their property at Baldwin Place and Strohson Road, Cutchogue, for a
six (6) moth period, effective November 15, 1994, while they construct a,
new home on that property.
23•- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
24•-.Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby recommends
the appointment of Senior Accountant John A. Cushman II as Southold
Town's representative on the Peconic County Technical Advisory Committee,
all in accordance with the recommendation of Supervisor Thomas Wickham.
24.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I'd just • like to comment, that there are two
committees formed pursuant to the study being made, the feasibility study,
for Peconic County. One is the Technical Advisory Committee, I believe is
called. The Technical Committee, which is basically specialist concerned
with finance, or legal matters, to do with the formation of the County. The
other is a Citizen's Advisory Committee of ordinary people in the town, who
have an interest in it, and would like to have their views known, and
participate somehow in that process. There are additional openings on both
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committees for people from Southold Town to participate in both the
Technical Advisory and the Citizen's Advisory levels. If there are people,
who would like to be involved in one fashion or another my office could help
put them in touch with the appropriate place, and we might find additional
representation from Southold Town.
25.- Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes
and directs the Town Clerk to advertise for resumes for one (1) member of
the Board of Assessment Review, for a five (5) year term, effective upon
appointment through September 30, 1999.
25.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
26•-_Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants
permission to Personnel Assistant Barbara Rudder to attend An Empire Plan
Regional Meeting for Participating Agencies, at the Town of Brookhaven
Office complex, Medford, N.Y., from 9:30 A.M. to Noon, on Tuesday,
October 25, 1994, and the actual expenses for meal, and transportation,
using a Town vehicle, shall be a legal .charge to the 1994 Budget.
26•- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
27.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Townsend, it wa.s
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby .authorizes
and directs Supervisor Thomas Wickham to execute a grant application under
the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services for a Local Court
Automation Project, which will enable the Southold Town Justice ..Court to
obtain accurate criminal records of individuals without the intervention of
outside agencies; total project cost is $2,625.00, award funds of $1,750.00,
and Town match funds of $875.00 from Justice Court/Central Data Processing
1994 Budget.
27.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
28.- Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Supervisor Wickham,, it .was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby rescinds
resolution no. 21, adopted on August 9, 1994, authorizing the implementation
of a program for the distribution of Town Garbage Bags at Town Hall to
merchants who resell them, whereas the program has been found to be
ineffective and costly, and has been utilized by very few merchants.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: We tried an experiment at the request of some
merchants, who felt that going to Town Hall to pay for the bags, and then
moving on up to the Cutchogue transfer station to pick the bags up, was a
burden that, they couldn't deal with, and so we experimented by having them
order bags. ahead of time, pay for them here at the Town Clerk's Office,
and then the Landfill personnel would bring those bags here to the parking
lot, and they could pick them up on the same day that they paid for them.
Only .about four' or five merchants used them, and it was just felt that we
were using an awful lot of time, and employee time and effort, and it wasn't
worth it, so, we're scrapping the idea. It will continue in the regular way,
which is, you come to the Town Clerk's Office, pay for the bags that you
want, and then proceed on to the transfer station to pick up the cartons.
28.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
29.- Moved by Councilman Lizewski, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby accepts the
proposal of Dvirka and Bartilucci, at a cost not to exceed $6,000, to
16 6 OCTOBER 18, 1994
prepare a detailed Closure Investigation Work plan with regard to the
Cutchogue Landfill, based upon the following field program:
(1) Sampling of all 16 existing wells for Baseline groundwater
quality parameters.
(2) Landfill perimeter Explosive Gas Survey.
(3) Surface Leachate Survey
(4) Vector Survey.
29.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
30.-Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, -
WHEREAS the Town established the Southold Solid Waste Management District
on February 23, 1993; and
WHEREAS the stated purpose of forming the District was to assure that all
solid waste-related revenues will be utilized to offset the costs of the
Town's solid waste program and to provide for a more orderly account of all
- solid waste-related revenues and expenditures; and
WHEREAS the Town has invested in certain equipment to operate the Landfill
and Transfer Station, which are now needed for operation of the District;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town of Southold hereby leases the equipment at the
Cutchogue Transfer Station, as more specifically described in Exhibit A
•attached hereto, to the Southold Solid Waste Management District for a
period of ten years. Pursuant to this lease, the District shall have the
care, custody and maintenance of the equipment. At the satisfactory
completion of the ten year term, District shall have an option to purchase
the equipment at a cost*of one dollar.
In consideration of the above-described Lease, the District agrees to make
lease payments to the Town at the times and in the amounts set forth in
Exhibit B attached hereto.
IT IS ORDERED that this lease shall become effective immediately upon
adoption of this Resolution.
30.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
31 .-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby conveys the
land and improvements at the Cutchogue Landfill/Transfer Station to the
Southold Solid Waste Management District for consideration of $1 .00, all in
accordance with the approval of the Town Attorney.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: As in the case of the foregoing resolution in which
equipment is still operating exactly the same way, but is nominally paid for
formerly through the Whole Town Budget, as a result of that resolution it
will now be financed through the Solid Wastes District, which is on the
North Fork of Long Island, and does not include Fishers Island. Similarly
the second resolution here will transfer, ' conveys the land and the
improvements, the structures at the Cutchogue Landfill, and the Transfer
Station, also, will proceed to be transferred to the Southold Solid
District for $1 .00, and will be a charge and a responsibility to be looked
after by that District, rather than by the Whole Town Fund. It's simply a
transactional accounting change, that will have no consequence in terms of
the amount of monies, that are -spent on those properties, and on those
equipment.
31 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
32•-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Supervisor Wickham,
WHEREAS, there was presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold,
on the 28th day of June, 1994, a proposed "Local Law in Relation to
Wineries"; and
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WHEREAS, this Local Law was referred to the Southold Town Planning Board
and Suffolk- County Department of Planning for recommendations and reports,
and on September 20, 1994 a public hearing was held, at which time all
interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, following the public hearing the Town Board reviewed and made
revisions to this proposed "Local Law in Relation to Wineries"; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED THAT THE Town Clerk be and she hereby is authorized and
directed to transmit this revised proposed "Local Law in Relation to
Wineries" to, the Southold Town Planning Board and the Suffolk County
Department of Planning, all in accordance with the Southold Town Code and
the Suffolk County Charter. This proposed Local Law reads as follows:
A Local Law in Relation to Wineries
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I. Chapter 100 (Zoning) of the Code of the Town of Southold
is hereby amended as follows:
INTENT' Tile wine industry has been an important component, not only of the
agricultural Comm unity but the Town's tourist indu try In recognition of the winery's
ability to contribute to the tourist industtcy,, the Town is cleariv defining
_a winery. adding
sales of wine-related products as an accessory�e and allowing for outdoor for-1 r� oft `
events under certain conditions
1. Section 100-31A(4) is hereby added to read as follows:
Wineries which meet the followings andards-
shall be a place or premises on which wine made from primarily Long
Island grimes is produced and sold; and
(b.). shall be on a parcel on which at least ten (I Q) acres are devoted to
vineyard or other agricultural urposes, and which is owned by the
winery owner and .
( the winery structure shall he set back a minimum of one hundred (100)
feet from a maior road;_a_nd
( shall obtain site fan approval,
real
2. Section 100-31B(13) is hereby deleted in its entirety:
0-3-)series-for t reduetien-a-nd-sale of winel"dueed-ffem-grapes-pHfflari-ly
gfowft-its4be-v,i-negafds-en-wliieh-sdeh-wines is-leeated.
3. Section 100-31B(14) and (15) are hereby changed to (13) and (14) respectively:
4. Section 100-31 C(1 1) is aid to read as follows: _
Wineries may have an acceSLory gift ShOD on the premises which may sell
iterns accessory to._ wine" such as corkscrews, winegl ss .s, dQQanters, itern,s
for the storage and dismay of wine, books on winmaking and the region and
ponspeciCc items bearing h insi nia of the wiucy. Wineries may not have a
commercial kitchen as an aceessor)� use,but may h yQ a nnn commercial
kitchen facility for private use. t)y the employees
5_ Section 100-30A.2A(1) is amended to read as follows:
(1) Same as Section 100-31A of the Agricultural-Conservation District !�eM
that wineri s ar . �x IrLtl.
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6. Section' 100-42B(4) is deleted as follows:
(4) � ii�eries-as�e�for��-arid-rtalat�d-by-Seetieri-�48��B{13� o€taje
�rlet�ltt�r-al-C�flser-vane��is
7. Section 100-61 A(1) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(1) Any permitted use set forth in and as regulated by Section 100-31 A of the
Agricultural-Conservation District Qxcept that wineries are excl idd.
8. Section 100.-71B(6) is hereby deleted as follows:
(6) 3Ainffies-
9. Section 100-71B(7) is hereby changed to (6).
10. Section 100-81 A is hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Permitted uses.
(1) Any permitted use as set forth in and regulated by Section 100-31A of
the Agricultural-Conservation District except wineries which shall be as
set fQrth bdow7
(2) The following uses are permitted uses subject to the site plan approval by
the Planning Board:
(a) Retail businesses complementary to the rural and historic character of
the surrounding area, limited to the following:
[1] Antique, art and craft shops and galleries.
[2] Custom workshops and machine shops.
[3] Wholesale or retail sale and accessory storage and display of
garden materials and plants, including nursery operations,
provided that the*outdoor storage or display of plants and
materials does not obstruct pedestrian flow of vehicular traffic
and does not occur within three.(3) feet of the property line.
[4] Libraries or museums.
(b) Professional and business offices.
(c) Funeral homes.
(d) Restaurants, except drive-in restaurants.
(e) Personal service stores and shops, including barbershops, beauty
parlors, professional studios and travel agencies.
(f) Repair shops for household, business or personal appliances,
including cabinet shops, carpenter shops, electrical shops, plumbing
shops, furniture repair shops and bicycle and motorcycle shops,
landscaping and other service businesses.
(g) Wholesale and warehousing.
OCTOBER 18, 1.994 . 163
(h) Retail uses supplemental to the service business establishment.
Wineries which meet thefollQwingsstandards7
j� shalLbe a_fa[��'�t1eq.lLc�ns�d�tader New ork Stat�jaw from
which wine made from p6marily Long Island gran es is produced
and sold and
] shall obtain site plan a[4 roval"_n
,�3.�, shall haver. ret�..sales Szp.�
11. Section 106-81B(1) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(1) •Any special exception use as set forth in and regulated by Section 100-31B
of the Agricultural-Conservation Districtbe in eonne , Fequired to
en-witi--a-Vifleyar-d.
12. Section 100-81C(l) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(1) Any accessory use as set forth in and regulated by Section 100-31 C(1)
through (8) and 11 of the Agricultural-Conservation District, and subject to
the conditions set forth in Section 100-33 thereof.
13. Section 100-91 B(I 0) is hereby deleted as follows:
(40) Wineries.
14. Section 100=101A(11) is hereby added to read as follows:
(1-1) Wineries which m ,t the EQIIQwing standards-
(s1) shall be a farm winery licensed iundfr New York State law from which
wine made from primarilv ong Island r?rapes i rod'iced and sold.—nd
S_1_Ii o Main si plan a val.ro i
fc1 shalUmme--mtai!sa_on dite
15. Section l 00-101 C(1) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(1) Accessory uses set forth in-and as regulated by Section 100-31 C(l) through
(8) I 1 of the Agricultural-Conservation District, subject to the
conditions set forth in Section 100=33 thereof.
16. Section 100-131 A(6) is hereby addcd to read as follows:
(d� Wineries as regulated by Section 100-I0IA(1 1)
17. Section 100-131 B(14) is hereby deleted as follows:
( Wineries.
18. Section 100-141 A(3) is hereby added as follows:
QJ Wineries as regulated by Section 100-I OI A(I I)
19. Section 100-141B(3) is hereby deleted as follows:
(3) 'Mnefies.
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20. Section 100-274C (Fees) is hereby added to read as follows:
C. For applications for public entertainment and special events
permits the fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) .
II . This Local Law shall take effect upon its filing with the Secretary
of State.
* Strikethrough indicates deletion.
** Underline indicates addition.
32 .- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
33.- Moved by Councilman Townsend, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby creates a
Southold Town Activities Scholarship Program, to be used under the
Southold Town Recreation Activities Program, and allocates $5,000 for this
scholarship program; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that before implementation of the scholarship program
guidelines shall be established, and shall be subject to the approval of the
Southold Town Board.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: I'd like to give an explanation. This Spring
we had the Youth Expo. A lot of good ideas came up. One of the ideas,
that was discussed then, and kicked around further by the Youth Support
Committee, which I chair, was a way to allow people, that have limited means
to participate in a lot of the activities, that we have in Southold Town,
that cost money. Be it piano lessons, or playing football, or softball, it
does cost money, and some people really have a rough time getting that
together. So, we developed a proposal by which we would create a
scholarship program for these activities. The tentative guidelines are some
people that qualify for a certain funding, the Section 80 housing has very
low income guidelines, for instance, would be eligible for a 75% grant for
the cost of their activity, as a scholarship provided they provide 250
themselves, and this would become a voucher that we could give to the
activity. This was discussed at some length with the Town Board, and they
narrowed the scope somewhat to have it apply only to Southold Town
activities, those activities offered at the Recreation Program, and, also,
to improve, or perhaps broaden the income guidelines, which I'll work on,
and get back to them shortly. It does correspond with the original goal, I
think, that was stated by this Board, to get in there, and really use that
money that we have funded for youth group, and really see if we can have
a hands on approach to activities in this town, and have a direct benefit. I
think a program like this will not only benefit those people, that up until
now have been unable to participate, but also be a benefit to those
activities, that were denied that income.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: May I say something, too, along this line? This
resolution, as you've heard it, leaves some points unaddressed.
Eligibility is one of them. Eligibility will be based on income. Music,
art, ballet, riding lessons, karate, etc. are supplements to standard
educational requirements. If Southold Town fosters, and encourages,
scholarships for these activities, we can not in good conscience restrict
them to only one group of young people. Selection is another problem. It
was suggested earlier today, that scholarships will be awarded on a
first-come, first-serve basis, making the criteria promptness. I also have
strong objections to Southold Town advertising, promoting, and supporting
only certain private businesses, which is what will happen if we continue
with the scholarship ideas that now stand. It was proposed that after
initial Town funding, additional money will come from local service clubs.
Our service clubs already give scholarships, and other help. If they're
interested in further funding, they should make the arrangements, and the
decisions. The Town can be cooperative to the extent of providing space
and encouragement. I truly believe that young people are important now,
and important to our future. I'm anxious to help them, but I want to help
all young people, not just a few.
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: I wish we could afford it.
OCTOBER 18, 1994 165
33.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Supervisor Wickham. Abstain Councilwoman
Hussie. No: Councilman Lizewski.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Now, we take up three resolutions to deal with the
three matters, that were put to public hearing tonight.
34.- Moved by Councilwoman- Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans,
WHEREAS, there was presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold,
on the 4th day of October, 1994, a Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in
Relation to Parking Permits"; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on this Local law on the 18th day of
October, 1994, at which time all interested persons were given an
opportunity to be heard; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby enacts .Local Law No. 21 -1994,
which reads as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 21 - 1994
A Local Law in Relation to Parking Permits
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I. Chapter 65 (Parking at Beaches).of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby
amended as follows:
1. Section 65-3(A)(3) is hereby amended as follows:
Resident parking permits for motor vehicles shall be permanently
affixed to the right side of the front bumper of such vehicle, and-
fesident-parking-p foraffixed to the i igj -si of sueh-tfa-ler�and shall
be valid for the vehicle and an attached trailer.
2. Section 65-3(F) is hereby amended as follows:
Nonresident seasonal beach parking permit. Beach parking permits for
nonresidents for the period April 1 through October 31 may be issued by
the Town Clerk of the Town of Southold upon application therefor forte
annualof ene `undfed fifty dollars . , at a sum prescribed by
resolution of the Southold Town Board, which annual sum shall include
both the vehicle and boat trailer.
II . This Local Law shall take effect upon its filing with the Secretary of
State.
* Strikethrough indicates deletion.
** Understrike indicates addition.
34.-Vote of - the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
35.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva,
WHEREAS, there was presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold,
on the 4th day of October, 1994, a Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in
Relation to Landfill Permits"; and
HWEREAS, the Town Board held a public hearing on this Local Law on the
18th day of October,. 1994, at which time all interested persons were given
an opportunity to be heard; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby enacts Local Law No. 22 - 1994,
which reads as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 22 - 1994
A Local Law in Relation to Landfill Permits
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
1 . Chapter 48 (Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse) of the Code of the Town of
Southold is hereby amended to read as follows:
1 ., Section 48-4.A. (2)'(c) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(c) The fee.for the issuance of a lessee landfill permit shall
be twe-nty-fiw -cW4a4 ra such fee as shall be prescribed
by a resolution of the Southold Town Board.
2. Section 48-4.A. (3) (c) is hereby amended to read as follows:
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(c) The fee for the issuance of a guest landfill permit shall be,
twenty-five- dollars {$35:j such fee as shall be prescribed
by resolution of the Southold Town Board.
II . This Local Law shall take effect upon its filing with the Secretary of
State.
* Underscore represents additions.
** Overstrike represents deletions.
35.Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
36.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilman Townsend,
WHEREAS, there was presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold,
on the 4th day of October, 1994, a Local law entitled, "A Local Law in
Relation to Parking of Vehicles"; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board held a public hearing on this Local Law on the
18th day of October, 1994, at which time all interested persons were given
an opportunity to be heard; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby enacts Local Law No. 23 - 1994,
which reads as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 23 - 1994
A Local Law in Relation to Parking of Vehicles
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I . Chapter 92 (Vehicles E Traffic) of the Code of the Town of Southold
is hereby amended by adding the following:
1 . Section 92-41 (Parking prohibited -at all times) is hereby amended
by adding the following:
Name of Street Side Location
King Street South At New Suffolk, between
Fourth Street and Fifth Street
II .This Local Law shall take effect upon its filing with the Secretary of
State.
* Underline indicates addition.
36.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: . Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
37.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby endorses
the appoint of Planning Board member Mark McDonald as Southold Town's
member on the Calverton Joint Planning and Redevelopment Commission.
37•-Vote of the Town Bard: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham. No:
Councilman Lizewski.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I'll just mention that the Calverton Joint Planning
and Redevelopment Commission is a commission established by an act of
Congress, which gives the Town of Riverhead authority of the use of the
formerGrumman Facility, but subject to a governing board of, I think,
twelve or thirteen members, and Southold Town. is given the opportunity to
appoint one of our members. That concludes the resolutions for tonight,
and now, it's an opportunity for members of the audience to address the
Board on any matter of their interest.
DAVID CORWIN: My name is David Corwin, and if the Town Board
would indulge me, I'd like to address the Budget. I realize it's not time
for the public hearing yet, but my experience is once it's down to the final
draft of the Budget, nobody wants to hear about any changes. I
understand the status is I don't think you've scheduled your public hearing
yet for the Budget, but it will be pretty soon, I imagine. One thing I want
to address is there was talk about closing the scalehouse at the dump on
Sunday to save the cost of having it staffed, and I have a small truck, and
buy the littel permit, it's ten dollars, I don't know what it's going to
be next, but the only time it's convenient for •a person like mayself to
collect the junk around the house, or do whatever little job you do around
the house, and bring it up to the dump, it's Saturday, or Sunday, and if
you're taking Sunday away from people, as a time to use that facility, I
think some people will be mad at you. So, I would ask you to rethink that
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one. The other one .I want to address is the Village of Greenport, and
including the Village of Greenport in Who Town Highway. Last year,
don't know, we probably paid in excess of $40,000. in Whole Town Highway
in the Village of Greenport. I don't think you have taken the Village of
Greenport out of Whole Town Highway. We just did our roads. -the Village
Board did the roads, hired a contractor for $91,000.00. They put loose
stone down on the roads. In years past, what used to happen was the
Town Highway Department would come in with their equipment. They would
supply the sand out of the dump. The Village would supply the oil, and at
least we got something out of the taxes we paid to the Town of Southold for
our roads. I got to say to you all, more people from outside of the Village
use Village roads than people inside the Village go out, and use Town
roads. It clearly states in the New York State Town Law, I believe, that
you can put Village inside of Whole Town. That doesn't mean you have to
do it. You can do it, but you don't have to do it. The reason for that is
that some villages are landlocked, and, the theory is you've got to go over
Town roads, you should help pay for the Town roads. That's fair enough,
but the Village of Greenport* has State Highway 25 running through it. Part
of State Highway 25 is, in fact, belongs to the Village, and has to be
maintain by the Village of Greenport, and the Village, also, has access to
County Road 48 through Village roads. So, to me, the argument that, well,
people in the Village have to use Town roads to get out of the Village,
doesn't hold much water. Needless to say the Village of Greenport has a
big concentration of low income people, of older people, of people, that are
just economically disadvantaged, and I really don't think it's fair for the
Town to take that $40,000, or whatever it's going to be this year out of the
Village, and not give any services back. At least give us some services
back. I wrote to you, Supervisor Wickham. I wrote to you, Councilman
Townsend, and I wrote' to Superintendent Ray Jacobs, and asked you to
take this out of Whole Town Highway. I asked Superintendent Jacobs to
give us some services, if you don't take us out of Whole Town Highway. At
least, held us maintain the sidewalks, and roads. I ask you to give this
serious consideration, because basically what's going to happen is you're
going to squeeze Greenport, and squeeze Greenport, and it's going to die,
and you guys are going to have all the headaches of Greenport, and I really
don't think you want the headaches of Greenport, when you see what goes
on there. I spoke with the foreman of the Highway Department of
Greenport, and apparently, the Superintendent of Highways is telling him,
well, we're going to start charging you to bring leaves into the Landfill.
Previously there's no charge, to my understanding, you'll all correct me if
I'm wrong, for the State to bring debris into the Landfill, for the County,
or for the Village of Greenport. My understanding is the Village can still
bring in limbs, and brush, but not leaves. I'm just wondering if Supervisor
Wickham, you are squeezing- the Highway Fund. You took out of there,
and said, we'll put it in the General Fund, and I'm just wondering if the
Superintendent of Highways is saying, well, look I have to make this up
someplace, I'll just squeeze Greenport a little more. I ask you all to very
seriously consider giving Greenport a little relief in terms of this Whole
Town Highway Fund. Thank you.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: There's no secret that we are squeezing the
funds. There's no question about that. Whether that results in a squeeze
on Greenport, I think is another question. Is there any interest in the
Board addressing this question at some future time? We're obviously not
going to address it tonight, but is this an issue, that the Board would like
to take up?
COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND: Sure.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: We'll put - it on our agenda. It won't happen
tomorrow, but we will put it on a agenda. Anyone else like to address the
Board?
FRANK CARLIN: Frank Carlin, Laurel. I want to correct two mistakes
I made at the last Board meeting. One was, I mentioned that when the
shopping center installed their own traffic lights, that the State charges
them $10,000 a month for maintenance. I was wrong on that. It's $1,000 a
month, .around a $1,000 a month. I started out to say $1,000, and then I
said $10,000. So, I want to correct that mistake I made on that one. The
second mistake I want to correct is that I mentioned about the North Fork
Animal Welfare League looking for property. I researched that quite closely
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this time, and it's not the property. What they're looking for, I believe,
is to renew their lease. Now, back in May when they unveiled this
proposal, it was known then what they were going to do. They were going
to build this facility for $250,000, and at that time, Supervisor Wickham,
you said in the paper, and I quote, the concept is exactly the type of
thing, that the town should be moving towards. It was right in this paper
here. Now, then we go to September for the Board to consider the
proposal. Now, we're into September now. This happened in May. I called
you again when I saw the newspaper, and I have it here. I am pleased with
this plan, and I think it's in the right direction. Now, it's October.
Could I ask you a question, that you'll be able to answer me by saying that
do know something about this, because the last meeting you said to me,
well, I just looked over this, and I'm not up to speed on it. But, in this
particular subject that I'm speaking on, I think the Board and you have
been aware of this since back in May. Now, can I ask you a simple
question? At least have you considered, or has the lease been renewed or
not for these people, at least, so they can get started on that? Has that
been done?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: No. There are two aspects to what they've
proposed. One is a proposed contract by which they would build a new
building on Town property. The other is secondarily a lease, to continue
there that they have at the present time to be continued into the future.
The current lease extends until the 31st of December. Excuse me, the
contract to carry on those service carries on till the end of December.
Beginning I'm quite certain the Board will have prepared a position, we'll
have discussed with the League, and I am confident that we will have some
form of an extension. It might be different. Terms might be different.
There may be different 'conditions, but I have every reason to believe that
they'll continue. The newspapers were basically correct. I am optimistic,
and I believe this is all in the town's interest to continue a contractual
relationship by which the League does many of the animal control duties in
this town. Does that address your question?
FRANK CARLIN: Pretty close to it. Why is it, if the proposal considered
in September, it wasn't. .?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I think the proposal that the papers are referring
to is the building.
FRANK CARLIN: I'll say, but they're looking for any kind of help, that
the Town can give them.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: They in the Town will be negotiating the .terms of
this relationship. They've made a proposal to us. The Town has looked at
it. We've had several discussions about it. Two weeks ago, I think it was,
Councilwoman Hussie asked to be relieved of that particular
responsibility. Councilman Lizewski and I will be coordinating the Town's
response to the League's proposal. In fact, I've given Councilman
Lizewski, just today, my suggestions. He and I will get our heads
together in the next few days, and I imagine we'll be discussing with the
League, and I'm very hopeful, and pleased to move ahead with this
important project.
FRANK CARLIN: It's very important, and, again, I respect the North
Fork Animal Welfare League for what they're doing with these animals, and
you know, if this continues on after December, and everything is okay,
start to move, you know, within maybe the end of this year, they could
have the building up. It would be nice, because right now the dogs are in
a pathetic operation there. This is food for thought. In Southold Town in
Laurel, on the borderline there, there's a sign that says, Southold Town.
That confuses tourism. They stop at my place in the summer, and they
come to me, or even truck drivers, they come to me say, am I in Southold
Town? No, you're not in Southold. Town, you're in Laurel. Southold town
is eight miles up. They get confused. That sign should read " Southold
Township. It gets confused. Many people stop, and they're really not in
Southold. Southold is eight miles up the road.. You're in Laurel. That can
fool people. It would fool you if you're driving, and you never drove in
this area before. That sign, in my opinion, should say Southold Township.
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SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Ought to hang a little sign under it, Frank,
entering the Village of Laurel.
FRANK CARLIN: Entering the Village of Laurel, something, or a sign
saying, Southold Town, Village eight miles ahead. Whatever. Another
congratulation I'd like to give out tonight. I'd like to give credit where
it's due. This time I'd like to give it to the Tax Assessors of Southold
Town. I think they did a nice job in working with the State in getting our
equalization tax rate increased from 2:-46 to 2.78. Now, what this means is
that our total assessment represents 2.780 of the Town's total value, not
2.49, which also means that it could mean a little reduction in our - County
taxes, not too much, but a little bit. But, most of all, it can help the
State with their funding, increased into our schools, because your
equalization is high enough. That makes it a possibility of a school will
receive a little more State aid. I think they did a good job on that, and
I'd like to congratulate them for doing that. It's very good. It's good to
see that there are ' some people that are working to get our taxes down. A
question, is the Town Board considering in their Budget this year, a salary
increase? -
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: The question is, is the Board considering the
salary increase this year? I guess you mean for the 1995 Budget?
FRANK CARLIN: In this Budget for 1995.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: The Budget proposal that I made to the Town
Board for Board consideration has no increase in salaries for the Town
Board, the Supervisor, the Planning Board, the Trustees, or the Zoning
Board.
FRANK CARLIN: But, you had one for last year, right?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I don't think so.
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: No, there was none last year.
FRANK CARLIN: You'd better check on that one. I think you did.
COUNCILMAN LIZEWSKI : Not for three years, Frank.
FRANK CARLIN: You didn't get one for three years? I don't believe it.
I want to see that in writing. I don't think so.
TOWN CLERK TERRY: Call me tomorrow, and I will have a chart.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: We're not getting rich, Frank.
FRANK CARLIN: I'm not saying that, but the answer to Councilwoman
Hussie's question, I think she mentioned the raise in Riverhead. Riverhead
is getting a ' raise this year, but Riverhead Town Board hadn't had a raise
in two years, and they're taking a 3% raise, I believe, it is, which I think
is reasonable. Tom, I missed the public .meeting on the Greenport Police
takeover. Can I comment a few things on that?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: This is the opportunity, if you could just keep it
brief.
FRANK CARLIN: I'll try to keep it as brief as I can, and I went to
another meeting, and I couldn't make it. I was here, . and it was over
with. This summer I took a drive through Southold Town on a Sunday
afternoon. It was about six o'clock, and I drove through Southold, and I
noticed one person walking on the street, on the sidewalk in Southold. That
was six o'clock. I proceeded on to Greenport. Boy, that place was jumping.
People were all over the place, Main Street, all over. What I'm trying to
. get at here is there was no way that one Police Officer is going to handle
Creenport, especially in the summertime. There's no way. Now, I want to
say something. It's my own opinion now. I have a way I could solve this
thing one, two, three. One, two, three, no messing around, one, two,
three, and I'll tell you what it is, and see how you like it. If Creenport
wanted us to take over their Police Department; here's my idea of doing it.
See how you like it. You take the the nine Police Officers. Here we go.
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You take the nine Police Officers. You transfer them to Southold Police, but
you take the Budget, which is what, $800,000 or $900,000, and you transfer
that to Southold Police. Now, you're back where you started, but you still
have your Police Department. You don't need a Chief. You don't need a
Sergeant, and you don't need anymore Detectives. I can't see, if this ever
happened, us in Southold paying any more . taxes, if this was to happen.
This way you're just taking the Budget, you're shifting it over, you still
got your Police Department, you got your Police take the cars, and
everything, and it's no problem. That's my opinion of how I would do it.
But, let me leave you with one thing, Tom,. about a Budget. You're going
to have a public. Budget meeting, right?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: We have a series of meetings with the Board, and
when the Board agrees on- a Budget, it will go to public hearing late this
month.
TOWN CLERK TERRY: The hearing will 'be, I believe, November 3rd, if
that's a Thursday. I think it's the 10th. I'm sorry. It's the following
week. It's the Thursday following the .General Election. (Tape change.)
FRANK CARLIN: I'll leave you with another thing, Tom and the Board,
you know to bring down a large tree takes more than one swing of an axe.
Think about that.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: We'll keep that in mind. Is there anyone else who
would like to address the Town Board tonight? (No response. ) Any Board
members?
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I would like to just clarify something in response
to what Mr. Corwin said concerning costs at the dump, or expenses at the
dump, or fees at the dump. Presently the . State, the County, and the
Village all pay for anything chargeable at the dump. You mentioned that
they got in free. They do not. Everybody pays.
TOWN CLERK TERRY: The Superintendent no longer controls the
regulations at the Landfill.
DAVID CORWIN: Can I just speak to that point? I did speak to Mr.
Bunchuck. I don't want to get him in trouble. Anything that's chargeable
I assume my mean garbage, a bag of garbage. My understanding with my
conversation with him, and maybe I was mistaken, maybe I didn't understand
him, was that the State and the County bring in limbs, and stuff like that,
and are not charged.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: They are charged if they are, I think, over
three inches in diameter, and any CED, and anything like that. Leaves and
little twigs are not chargeable to you, or to. anybody else, but the larger
things are.
DAVID CORWIN: My understanding is, maybe it's not Ray Jacobs'
responsibility, but apparently he told the foreman of the Creenport Highway
they were going to start charging for leaves: Obviously there's some
unknowns here, and need for discussion.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: l think the key point, that has to be made it is,
that the Town is treating Creenport at least. as fairly as the State, and the
County, or any municipality. Any other Board member who would like to
make a comment, or add anything to tonight's meeting? (No response. ) If
not, I'm ready for a motion to adjourn.
Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board meeting be and hereby is adjourned at 9:05
P.M.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
. Councilman Townsend, Councilwoman Hussie, Councilman Lizewski,
Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
Judith Terry
Southold Town Clerk.