The main topics of conversation throughout the Village during the summer months concerned the North Sea Road plan to increase commercial uses along that corridor, disputes over beach access and parking at the end of Meadow Lane, the purchase of the Town’s Land Preservation Fund of the Pyrrhus Concer site on Pond Lane, and progress on a study of residential zoning in the Village.
Additionally, redevelopment of the Village Latch into condominiums has begun, the 11 acres of farm land along Moses
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TO: Joseph Shaw, Editor, The Southampton Press
FROM: Rainer Greeven, Chairman, Executive Committee -Southampton Association
Dear Mr. Shaw,
The Southampton Association was pleased to re-engage the nationally recognized retail consultant Bob Gibbs to review his 2013 Study as it relates to the recent proposal to introduce retail as an additional use along North Sea Road. Mr. Gibbs makes 4 main points in his argument against the retail overlay in his executive summary:
TRAFFIC: traffic alone should
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North Sea Road Commercial Study by Gibbs Planning Group, made at the request of the Southampton Association, August 2016.
Background
Gibbs Planning Group has been asked by the Southampton Association to review the proposed rezoning of the North Sea Road to permit retail and restaurant land uses, as recommended in the Nelson, Pope and Voohis, LLC (NPV) March 3, 2016 report. This memorandum is intended to provide an independent third part professional planning opinion of NPV’s findings and
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Thursday, August 13 the Southampton Village Trustees approved changes to the zoning code which will limit the height and placement of houses in the FEMA flood zone. This is another zoning win for our Village. Southampton Association board member Bruce Bockmann identified the problem more than 18 months ago and has led the fight to change the procedures in our village.
Previously, Southampton Village had simply added the full FEMA required elevation which could be as much as 17 feet (plus 2 feet
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At the May 14th meeting of the village trustees, Jay Diesing presented the Southampton Association’s six point plan for zoning reform. The basics of the proposal are as follows (Full description attached):
Many Village residents are concerned about the impact these oversized houses are having on our community – which include changing the ambiance of our neighborhoods, forcing out local residents, and creating unsafe street parking, among other issues. By the June 11th meeting, specific
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Southampton Association Discussion
Overbuilding on Small and Medium Sized Lots
What Can You Do?
BACKGROUND
At the Meeting of the Directors and Members of the Southampton Association on Friday, July 24
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– Created a “6 Point Plan” to scale back oversized houses which are destroying our neighborhoods.
– Initiated Moratorium and code changes which will limit the height of houses in the FEMA flood zone.
– Initiated analysis of Building Department procedures to ensure our code is being enforced.
– Provided independent review of parking regulations and gave recommendations to reduce on-street parking.
– Actively organized opposition
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Given the concern we have regarding density, McMansions on small lots and over-development, the Association recently commissioned a study of zoning codes on the East End (see below). In the report, Lisa Liquori (a former Planning Consultant to the Town of East Hampton) clearly lays out how Southampton Village’s zoning code is significantly more generous in each of the 5 main zoning categories than our neighboring towns and Villages.
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At the November and December Trustees meetings, the main topics of conversation were discussions regarding the redevelopment of the Village Latch, the establishment of a dog park at Lola Prentice Park and the possible rezoning of North Sea Road to permit additional retail uses. In addition, the Southampton Village Volunteer Ambulance Corp. reiterated their need for a renovated or new facility and the Southampton Association offered to work with the Village to update parking requirements in the
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At the March and April Board of Trustees meetings, the main topics of conversation were presentation on the state of our beaches by First Coastal Corporation and the unveiling of the architectural plans for the Southampton Center for the Arts (former Parrish Site). In addition, the design guidelines for the business district were adopted (after the Southampton Association raised concerns over parking and control of the Hotel/Motel use), the Village budget was passed and Association Board member
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