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Posted on: July 18, 2018

[ARCHIVED] Adopt Amendment to CH. 248

PUBLIC NOTICE


            NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York met at the Town of Smithtown Town Hall, Patrick R. Vecchio Building, Victor T. Liss Board Room 99 West Main St., Smithtown, New York on Thursday, July 17, 2018 at 2:00 PM, time then effect, and duly amended  Chapter 248  (Subdivision of Land) of the Town Code re: Cluster Subdivisions as follows:


PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS

(Chapter 248 of the Town Code)

Additions indicated by underlines.

Deletions indicated by strikeouts.

§248-31 Authorized powers.

                B.            Criteria for review and approval of residential subdivision plats by the Planning Board pursuant                     to the provisions of  § 281 278 of the Town Law of New York State

                                (2)  Criteria for review and approval.

(a)  A proposed residential subdivision within the Town shall be clustered if it will           impact on any of  the following natural resources or phenomena:

                                                                [2] Prime agricultural soils defined as being Agricultural Capability Class I or                                                       Class II  soils by the Suffolk County Soil Survey, 1975.  (Reserved)

 

 

                                                                [3] Hydrogeologic Zone I, as defined by the Long Island Waste Treatment                                                           Management  Plan.  (Reserved)

 

[9] Mature woodlands. Woodlands having a median trunk diameter of more than 12 inches and an area of more than 3 acres.

 

                 

                                                (b)  (Reserved) A proposed residential subdivision shall be clustered if doing so                                                    would further serve the following objectives:

                                                                [1] To preserve and strengthen the community identity of established                                                                          neighborhoods.

                                                                [2] To diversify residential environments within the Town while meeting the                                                              needs of present and future residents.

                                                                [3] To create buffer zones between residential environments and sources of                                                               noise, pollution and traffic, e.g., highways and railroads.

                                                                [4] To preserve open space and other natural resources of the remaining                                                                     undeveloped land within the Town.

                                                                [5] To provide opportunities for passive and active recreation within new                                                                     residential neighborhoods.

                                                                [6] To provide environmentally compatible drainage systems.

                                                                [7] To improve traffic safety by separating vehicular and pedestrian paths.

                                                                [8] To encourage energy conservation.

                                                                [9] To minimize the cost of municipal services and the associated tax burdens                                                            that occur in conjunction with new residential development.



Dated: July 17, 2018


BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD

OF THE TOWN OF SMITHTOWN

VINCENT PULEO

TOWN CLERK



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