[Adopted 8-25-1998 by L.L. No. 14-1998]
A. 
The Town of Southold possesses a rich heritage of open space and scenic and natural resources and historic places which are vital to the Town's sense of place and to its economic success as a community. However, the lands which comprise these resources are rapidly being lost to development, and the Town's special identity is in danger of being damaged forever. In furtherance of its goal of preserving the Town's remaining open space and natural, scenic and historic treasures, the Southold Town Board finds it necessary to adopt a plan for their conservation. Such plan is specifically authorized under § 64-e of the New York Town Law and will serve as the basis for the expenditure of any moneys from the Southold Community Preservation Fund, including those moneys realized under this article's two-percent real estate transfer tax, which is also authorized by Town Law § 64-e and Article 31-D of the New York Tax Law.
B. 
It is the purpose of this article to establish and create the Southold Community Preservation Project Plan to help guide the Town's efforts to preserve open spaces and natural, scenic and historic places and to implement the requirements of Town Law § 64-e and Article 31-D of the New York Tax Law.
[Amended 2-4-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003; 4-12-2005 by L.L. No. 5-2005; 1-31-2006 by L.L. No. 2-2006; 9-9-2008 by L.L. No. 11-2008; 9-23-2008 by L.L. No. 13-2008; 8-23-2016 by L.L. No. 9-2016]
A. 
For the reasons set forth in § 17-12 hereof, the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves and adopts the Community Preservation Project Plan prepared by the Town’s Planning Department, the Land Preservation Committee, the Peconic Land Trust and Central Data Processing and presented to the Town Board on August 4, 1998, during the work session portion of the Town Board meeting, said plan being intended to constitute the Southold Community Preservation Project Plan which is required by § 64-e of the New York Town Law and Article 1 of Chapter 17 of the Southold Town Code.
B. 
The Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves and adopts the January 2003 update to the Community Preservation Project Plan prepared by the Land Preservation Department and Central Data Processing Department and presented to the Town Board on January 21, 2003, during the work session portion of the Town Board meeting. The 1998 List of Eligible Parcels shall be replaced by the January 2003 List of Eligible Parcels presented to the Town Board during the January 21, 2003, work session.
C. 
The Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves and adopts the March 2005 update to the Community Preservation Project Plan, which adds certain parcels in the Great Pond Wetland and Dune Area in Southold to the List of Eligible Parcels. The January 2003 List of Eligible Parcels shall be revised as of March 29, 2005, to include the identified Great Pond Wetland and Dune Area Parcels.
D. 
The Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves and adopts the January 2006 update to the Community Preservation Project Plan, which adds 194 parcels, totaling approximately 355 acres, to the List of Eligible Parcels. In addition, the existing List of Eligible Parcels has been revised to delete parcels which have been preserved using various preservation methods, to delete parcels which have been developed, and to correct, where applicable, Suffolk County Tax Map numbers for parcels included on the existing List of Eligible Parcels.
E. 
The Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves and adopts the August/September 2008 update to the Community Preservation Project Plan which adds five parcels totaling approximately 24.07 acres to the List of Eligible Parcels. In addition, the existing List of Eligible Parcels has been revised to delete parcels which have been preserved using various preservation methods and to correct, where applicable, Suffolk County Tax Map numbers for parcels included on the existing List of Eligible Parcels. The text of the plan adopted by the Town Board in 1998 (plan dated July 1998) shall remain as adopted in 1998, with an updated September 2008 Executive Summary and updated cover pages. The January 17, 2006, List of Eligible Parcels shall be replaced with the August/September 2008 List of Eligible Parcels.
F. 
The Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves and adopts the July 2016 update to the Community Preservation Project Plan, which is inclusive of the List of Eligible Parcels. In addition, the Community Preservation Project Plan incorporates additional goals of addressing and maintaining the preservation of waterways and water quality as authorized by Chapter 551 of the Laws of 2015. The July 2016 update shall supersede all previously adopted and amended plans.
G. 
The Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves and adopts the August/September 2019 update to the Community Preservation Project Plan, which adds one parcel to the List of Eligible Parcels. The text of the revised plan adopted by the Town Board in 2016 shall remain as adopted in 2016. The August/September update shall supersede all previously adopted and amended plans.
[Added 9-24-2019 by L.L. No. 13-2019]
[Added 3-24-2009 by L.L. No. 5-2009; amended 3-25-2014 by L.L. No. 5-2014; 3-10-2015 by L.L. No. 2-2015; 3-21-2017 by L.L. No. 4-2017]
The Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves and adopts the Town of Southold Community Preservation Management and Stewardship Plan 2017 for real property interests acquired by use of moneys from the Town of Southold Community Preservation Fund, prepared by the Land Preservation Coordinator, presented to the Town Board during the Work Session of February 14, 2017, and intended to be the management and stewardship plan required by § 64-e (6) of the New York State Town Law.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this article shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
This article shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided by law.