The Town Board of the Town of Southold has found that there
exists within the Town certain structures with historic or community
significance that are in danger of being permanently removed from
the Town's scenic viewshed. The Town Board further finds these structures
are deserving of preservation for this and future generations. The
Town Board has determined that it is necessary to create a floating
zone, which will be known as a Historic Preservation District, to
afford an opportunity to protect these structures from demolition
by providing an incentive to developers to maintain the façade
of said structures, in exchange for the ability to enjoy additional
uses not currently permitted in the underlying zoning district.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall,
for the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings as herein defined.
Any word or term not noted below shall be used with a meaning as defined
in Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language,
unabridged (or latest edition).
ARTISAN MARKET
A retail space for artists to sell their individually crafted
art work, jewelry, furniture, sculpture, pottery, leather craft, handwoven
articles and related items.
ARTIST STUDIO/WORKSHOP
An establishment for the preparation, display and sale of
individually crafted artwork, jewelry, furniture, sculpture, pottery,
leather craft, handwoven articles and related items.
COMMUNITY FACILITY
A structure located on a property owned, or formerly owned,
by a religious institution, governmental institution, school, fraternal
organization, library district, or fire district.
GARDEN CENTER
A place of business where retail and wholesale products are
sold to the consumer. These centers, which may include a nursery and/or
greenhouse, import most of the items sold, and may include plants,
nursery and stock, potting soil, hardware, small scale power equipment
and machinery for residential purposes, hoes, rakes, shovels and other
garden and farm variety tools and utensils.
SMALL BUSINESS OFFICE
Offices such as insurance agencies, real estate agencies,
computer software services, financial planning securities brokers
and like-kind small business establishments excluding retail sales
of any kind or nature and limited to overall floor space of 3,000
square feet.
An application for the creation of a Historic Preservation District
shall not be accepted unless the property contains:
A. A community facility; and
B. Said facility was designated as a "historic" landmark pursuant to Chapter
170 of the Code of the Town of Southold or the Town Historic Preservation Commission recommends, in writing, that it should be designated as such.
In the HPD, no building or premises shall be used and no building
or part of a building shall be erected or altered which is arranged,
intended or designed to be used, in whole or in part, for any use
except the following:
A. Permitted uses. The following are permitted uses and, except for uses permitted under Subsection
A(1),
(2) and
(3) hereof, are subject to site plan approval by the Planning Board:
(3)
Bed-and-breakfasts, subject to the procurement of a bed-and-breakfast
permit.
(4)
Multiple dwelling units - apartments (for properties located
within one mile of the hamlet centers).
(5)
Educational institutions.
(6)
Philanthropic, eleemosynary (charitable) or religious institutions.
(7)
Retail businesses limited to:
(d)
Craftsman studio/workshops.
(11)
Museums and historical societies.
(12)
Meeting hall and cultural centers.
(13)
Auditorium/theatre, library, art gallery, exhibit halls.
(14)
Buildings, structures and uses owned or operated by the Town
of Southold, school districts, park districts and fire districts.
B. Accessory uses. Accessory uses shall be limited to those which are
clearly incidental and customarily accessory to the permitted principal
use.
Prior to submitting an application for a proposed HPD, the applicant
shall participate in a pre-submission conference with Planning Department
staff in order to confirm that a community facility is located on
the proposed site, discuss the nature of the proposed HPD, the desired
results and submittal requirements.