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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. THAT WILL BE ON LOT 3 FOR A FRONT YARD SETBACK. THE ZONING BOARD DID GRANT THAT RELIEF BY APPEAL NUMBER 2023-062 ON DECEMBER 14TH OF 2023 WITH CONDITIONS. SO IF THE BOARD HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL HAND IT OFF TO THE DESIGN PROFESSIONALS AND THE APPLICANT. THANK YOU, HEATHER. I KNOW SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAD QUESTIONS ON THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD. I KNOW IF ANY OF THE DESIGN PROFESSIONALS CAN SPEAK TO THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, DOUG ADAMS, YOUNG ASSOCIATES OFFICE AT OSTRANDER AVENUE IN ROOTHEAD FOR THE THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THE THE SUBDIVISION PLAN SHOWS A DESIGN AND PROPOSED NEW ROAD, NEW DRIVEWAY. SO WHAT'S THERE NOW IS NOT IN ANY CONDITION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. IS THE ENTIRE ROAD GOING TO BE PAVED? YES. IT'S A COMMON DRIVEWAY, YEAH. IT'S A, I FORGOT HOW WIDE WE HAVE IT. I THINK IT'S 18 FEET. IT'S GOT 20 FEET LISTED. THAT'S THE COMMON, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT. THE PAVEMENT WOULD BE 20 FEET WIDE TOTAL. OKAY. AND IT FURTHER GOES DOWN TO 24 FEET WIDE. JUST WONDERING WHY YOU DIDN'T START AT 24 FEET. IT'S 20 FEET WIDE THE WHOLE WAY. AND THEN THERE'S JUST A HAMMER HEAD TURNAROUND AT THE END. OKAY. IF I MAY INTERJECT, ON THE ROAD AND DRAINAGE PLAN, IT'S SHOWING, IT'S A 20-FOOT WIDE COMMON DRIVEWAY AND THEN THE EASEMENT ITSELF IS 24 FEET. SO IT'S 20 FEET IMPROVED WHICH IS WIDE ENOUGH FOR FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS. WERE THERE PLANS TO PUT A FIRE HYDRANT THAT FAR DOWN? THERE'S A REQUEST FROM THE FIRE MARSHAL TO PUT A FIRE HYDRANT DOWN. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK INTO WHETHER WE AGREE. IT'S EXPENSIVE TO PUT A, YOU KNOW, TO EXTEND THE WATER MAIN UP THERE FOR JUST THIS SMALL PROJECT. SO IT'S, IT COULD BE COST-PROHIBITIVE FOR THE PROJECT. SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO LOOK INTO MAKING SURE THAT IT IS REQUIRED. THEY ALL BE GETTING PUBLIC WATER? YES. IS THERE ANY CURBING OR RAISED BLACK TOP? BECAUSE IF YOU'RE DOING DRAINAGE. YEAH, THIS IS A SMALL, THE TRIBUTARY FOR THIS COMMON DRIVEWAY IS WHAT IT'S CONSIDERED IS VERY SMALL. AND YOU COULD JUST HAVE BASICALLY GRASS CURBS. YOU DON'T NEED CURBING FOR THIS. THE RUNS AREN'T LONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT GUTTER FLOW THAT WOULD BECOME THAT OF A DEPTH THAT WOULD NEED A CURB. OKAY. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM COMMUNITY TO SPEAK TO? Thank you. In our opinion. Anybody from the community like to speak? Do we have anybody on Zoom? Nobody with their hand raised. Okay. Board members, any other issues? Nope. Nope. All right. Move to close. I move to close. Go ahead. I move to close the hearing on Theodora Cohen minus subdivision. So moved. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. All right. Thank you. This should be a very quick one. So the planning department received an administrative site plan application proposing to construct a 39 by 63 wooden pergola, which will be covered on a seasonal basis. That pergola is going to be constructed over an existing concrete patio on the west side of the RGNY tasting room. The project site is located at 6045 Sound Avenue in Jamesport. The proposed action is a type 2 action requiring no further environmental review. We did receive architectural plans. They were referred to the ARB. The ARB reviewed them at their meeting on January 24th. They just wanted to see revised elevations, from the west, indicating how the pergola meets the tasting room building. The plans were referred to the Riverhead Fire Marshal's office. The Fire Marshal's office had comments regarding the method of construction, materials, flame retardants, and potential sprinklers. I have spoken with the architect on the project. They're going to address all that through the Fire Marshal and the building permit process. Anything they construct will need to meet the building and fire code. Beyond that, that's basically constructing a pergola over a concrete patio. On one of the cross sections showing the roof, the one roof, and then the second, the building itself, there's a space there. Are there gutters on that, on the existing building? Are there gutters on the existing building? I mean between the building and the . Yeah, you see?

was there on the building would not be impeded by the new construction. Robert Stromsky, Stromsky Architecture PC, architect for the client. Rob, the pergola is a complete separate construction. Yes, we're not attaching it to the building at all. Correct. And Rob, can you tell me, as a pergola, why is the roof slanted? Because what we're proposing is that there would be a translucent panel, like a polycarbonate panel. It's about three-eighths of an inch thick. That would be on top of that to basically give them some rain protection during the seasonal months that they would use it. The intention is that those panels would be removed during the winter because of snow loads. That would be anticipated on that. But the idea was that it would be a translucent panel, so that it would also be able to be used as a pergola. It would also kind of reduce the UV for people sitting on the patio out there. And also just to give them some cover to be able to use that, you know, in a light, you know, rain or anything like that. So that's why there's a slight pitch of one inch per foot. Do you know if they're planning on using any type of open flames, like fire pits or any kind of portable devices? Nothing would be underneath that. No, they wouldn't even be able to with that polycarbonate panel. You wouldn't want any sort of a heat source under that. That was my concern. Yeah. As far as I know, that's not the case. If they were going to do anything, anything like that, that would be outside the structure. And I don't even believe they do anything with open flame just because I don't think they would want the liability for that. But I'm not speaking on their behalf. Right. Right. You know, being there before, I don't think I've ever been in an event where I did see that. Okay. Anybody else? Not at this time. They always do a great job over there, so I'm sure it'll look fine. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. We're moving on to 48 Cliff Wake or Chapter 219 Application with Heather Trojanowski. Okay. For the record, once again, Heather Trojanowski, planner for the Town of Riverhead. This is a Chapter 219 Coastal Erosion Management Permit Application seeking to construct a coastal erosion control system. And I'm here to explain the structure. Okay. So, the plan is to construct a new 136 linear foot steel and timber retaining wall, reinforce existing retaining walls on the bluff face and the top of the bluff and backfill with 300 cubic yards of clean fill, and also install a planted berm all seaward of the coastal erosion hazard line. The subject parcel, more particularly identified as Suffolk County Tax Number 600-39-2-34.1 is located at 48 Cliff Wake in Calverton. It's a 34,000 square foot. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. foot parcel and it's within the residence 840 zoning use district the subject property is currently approved with a single family residence with a garage underneath it and a raised rear deck it also has bulk heading at the toe of the bluff and then the existing steer steel and timber retaining walls which are in sort of poor condition at the top of the bluff so once again all work proposed is c word of the sea hall line and requires the review and approval from the planning board and the issuance of a coastal erosion management permit and dec approval is also required the applicant and their design professional have already obtained a permit from the new york state department of environmental conservation for the proposed work it was issued on november 10th of 2023 and it expires on november 9th of 2028 again for the work as proposed on the plans that you you see before you and just a note i did get comments back from the engineering department because i referred this over to them the only comment they had was that all construction drawings must be stamped and signed for a professional engineer licensed to practice in the state of new york and i had actually made that a condition of approval on the resolution that you have before you tonight other than that if the board has any questions i have a question will the finished product impede the public's use of the beach in any way no well this is a private property so there is no public access nor do they have stairs going down to the beach in that area anyway the town beach off of edwards is much further down thank you on your on your figure three that's that's what you say is existing are they replacing it they're going to reinforce and then doing a new retaining wall in front of that, so C word of that. And again, yes. So that's on the plans and also the same plans which the DEC approved. It's quite a bit of construction. It's on files and everything? Yes. But they don't want their house to, I guess, fall off the bluff base, so it's understandable. I mean, the bulk heading at the toe of the bluff is in fairly good condition, and again, the DEC didn't seem to have any conditions that were anomalies. It's all very basic standard conditions, and they would just have to adhere to all of that in addition to the conditions that I put into the resolution. Very good. Anybody else? Gentlemen? I know that they're exempt from the 1,000 yards of fill. Correct. Will there be any fill any more than 1,000 yards, do you think? No. I mean, they only proposed. They proposed around 300 cubic yards, and that's what the DEC approved. So any modifications to that DEC permit and also what they proposed to the planning board, they would need to modify that and obtain a new permit. Okay. Let's move on to our next discussion item, which is Sandy Pond Link's mini golf course with Greg. All right. Thank you. So this will just be a quick update for the board on the site. I plan application for Sandy Pond, many links, mini golf course. The board held a public hearing on this application back in December while I was on paternity leave. For the board's knowledge, this did require a special permit from the Riverhead Town Board. The town board granted that special permit by town board resolution number 2023-836, dated November 9th of 2023. That special permit was granted for the expansion of a pre-existing non-conforming use, the existing golf course. The golf course is located within the RB 40 zoning district. There just were some conditions in the special permit. Prior to the issuance of any building permits, the applicant must receive site plan approval from the planning board, that in order to protect the quality of life for neighboring residents, that the mini golf course shall close no later than 10 p.m. on any given day of operation, and that this restriction shall be recorded in a declaration of covenants on the subject property, and that an easement to the benefit of the town of Riverhead in a form approved by the town attorney's office for the drainage infrastructure installed on the property, which conveys water from Roanoke Avenue right of way, shall be recorded on the property. Just for the board's knowledge, there is a system of drainage pipes that come from Roanoke Avenue. They come across the subject property headed westward, and they dump water into one of the water features in the property. I did speak with the highway superintendent. He seems to believe this was done approximately 20 years ago. It doesn't seem like it was ever formalized. I didn't see any CNRs or any recorded easements. As I understand, there was a problem with stormwater runoff coming from one of the farm fields to the north. So as it happened very typically, it was sort of like a handshake deal to fix the problem. So we would look to record that and formalize the existence of that easement. We did get comments from the town engineer. It had to do with a stormwater pollution prevention plan. I will note that the applicant's engineer is in contact with the town engineer regarding the need for a SWPPP. That will be worked out. I do have in the preliminary approval a condition which recites the need for a stormwater pollution prevention plan. But I will say that if we get a sign-off from the town engineer that, indeed, a SWPPP is not required due to conditions on the property, that will satisfy the condition. So that will not be held up. Probably not a lot of golfers when it's raining anyway. Yeah. Yeah. So we just have a preliminary approval resolution on. We want some minor revisions to the plans. I do note if you look on sheet two of the site plan that I put before you, there is an existing row of vegetation along Roanoke Avenue, which right now is located, which would effectively shield the mini golf course from the view of Roanoke Avenue right away. Right now, the plan says selective clearing and augment with new plantings. During the warmer months when the mini golf course would be anticipated to operate, this existing vegetative buffer does serve an effective screen. So I don't really find the need to cut it down and put up a couple of trees in its place if what is there now serves as an effective screen. So I did note that to remove that and just keep that as a non-disturbance buffer, the plans do need to be revised to see if a cut and fill calculation to determine if there's a Chapter 229 exporter excavation permit is required. I do know right now on the site, there are some large stockpiles of sand and other materials. So I don't know if that's just a result from the demolition from those old commercial buildings that were there. The location of the drainage easement that's required by the special permit will need to be shown on the plan with legal description. And they do have a small mini golf kiosk. We just want to see elevations of that kiosk and refer them to the ARB. So beyond that, we do have a preliminary approval resolution offered the Board's consideration. I'm assuming it's all dark sky compliant. Correct. One of my colleagues, I forget which one of these guys, asked a good question. Do the lights for the facilities go off after closing time or do they blare all night? We can make sure. I don't have, I know Kim Judd unfortunately had a surgery today and I don't believe Mr. Stark could be here. That's a question I think it would make sense if they were shut off at a certain time when the mini golf closes. The Board's amenable. I think that's something we can address in the final approval. Or would you like to? Yeah, that's fine. All right, so I'll address that. I'll bring that up with the applicant. We can provide an answer for that. Great. Sure. Right here. Sure. Are you picking me up? Yes, state your name, Doug. Doug Adams for the applicant, professional engineer. Yeah, we wouldn't, we'd have the lights off after closing. Closing time? I think there might be some light for security maybe around the kiosk or something. But no, there's no intention to have it blaring all night or something like that. Not at all. When it's closed, it's closed. Maybe 15 minutes after closing it's on for the kids to get out of there that's running. I think there was something about the kiosk being, I think the applicant spoke with the, someone in the town today about the elevations for the, it's going to be basically a 10 by 10 car fall to shape. Really? we'll supply the details of that how much land is left i know i know the applicant mentioned that he might um want to put up a clubhouse at some point so there is a uh special permit so the town board initially reviewed the special permit for the mini golf course at the time that that application was submitted the applicant had not yet taken title to the property um as the board will recall back in 2016 you approved a two lot minor subdivision which effectively split the existing golf course from the cnd operation on the north side due to some reasons that subdivision was not actually finalized until very recently so the applicant now took title to the property he did submit an application a special permit to the town board for construction of a clubhouse the reason he could not submit that at the time of the mini golf course was the current the owner at that time would not give them authorization so um it was not within their you know capabilities or the ability to submit that application so it's not a segmentation issue so they do have an application in that's four pending special permit that will be again that will require another town board special permit and it will require an additional cycling review from this board so that's in the future that's not here greg is the applicant uh would he mind uh along lonelake avenue maybe cleaning up not cutting down some of the you know the new construction sites and other things that were not part of the new construction site and then uh the trees and brush and putting in some evergreens just to fill in because there there is growth there but it's not a lot

to see if he would be okay with that uh so you're referring to the area of the existing trees in the right the golf course um well in front of in front of the mini golf course if you uh you go to sheet two we're talking about the you got for the whole length well it would it would go from at least a sidewalk you know all the way up to uh the sandpit so i mean so they are proposing so they they are proposing street trees right along the property's frontage right right um you know i agree with you don't cut everything down but just clean it up and and put in some evergreens between there um so what i would say i mean if they're going to clear like and i don't want to say clear but if they're going to remove it and like scrub brush i just don't want to see everything ripped out i agree you know plant a couple so i mean if there was if there was some selective yeah they said selective clearing but i think that really needs to be done in like close concert with the planning department or maybe a member of the planning board to go and actually identify what would remain what would come out yeah they're going to come back for the clubhouse before too long so as this goes in we want to pick it up and just to clear up the intent on that we want to keep that screen where it is but if you look at it there's a lot of dead stuff yeah that's all and if it if clearing out the dead stuff makes it too thin we want to add stuff to that yeah that's behind it you know so we're down but what low from there we're not we're going to the toe of that slope on the west side of the road there and we're not going into that slope so we don't plan on touching anything except to we didn't leave briars in there i think they serve a purpose but you know yeah you're showing 35 40 new plantings there yeah roughly but it's on it's not within it it's really on our side right yeah i'd have no objection i i just because there was some clearing that took place without any kind of authorization with the property i'm just a little hesitant to just say yeah go ahead if it was done in close concert and we went out and you know specifically identified what was to remain and what could come out if the board has no you know heartburn about that i we could we have confidence in you greg and we're proposing sideway walk curving and street trees for the entire length of the property now not just when we get to the next right so that was my question we need to control the we need to control that the drainage and i mean and right now it's just an unrestricted it's kind of like an open there is no real curve it's kind of just free for all so this will be a really nice uh nice improvement in the site yeah mr stark's done a great job cleaning up the golf course it does a very nice job over there so again town board was very happy with this thank you it's a nice product i'm going to buy the site today it's it looks like it's under construction already anything else correct okay i'm good good good okay um good luck and we're going to move on to public comments on resolutions and i'm pretty sure we don't have them

i'll move resolution sorry hold on not a not a comment just a correction um the description on 2024-010 the 48 cliffway it's a type 2 action pursuing secret not unlisted so it was probably just a copy and paste hangover okay where is that uh the second resolution 2024-010 just the description on the agenda says that it's an action but it's a type two pursuant secret yes it was in my staff report through the resolution good catch okay having no comments uh let's move on to resolutions gentlemen i'll move on to resolution zero zero nine rg new york pergola training or administrative site approval so moved second second and uh moved in second ed mr zelnicki yes mr hogan yes mr nero hi mr bear yes and i vote aye the motion is carried i move resolution 2024-10 48 cliffway chapter 219 resolution to classify the action as unlisted secret pursuit secret two type two type two issue a negative declaration second seconded may we have a vote mr zelnicki yes mr hogan yes mr nero aye mr bear yes and i've got a vote in favor of the motion 2-0 yes i vote yes that's uh carries the motion i'll move resolution number 24 which is zero zero eleven grants preliminary site plan approval for the application of sandy pond mini course second moving in second may we have a vote uh mr zelnicki yes mr hogan yes mr daniero hi mr bear yes and i vote yes the motion's carried resolution 2024-012 818 ronald calvary minor subdivision resolution granting extension of approval for the two-lap minor subdivision i'll second it okay moving in seconded gentlemen may we have a vote mr zelnicki yes mr hogan yes mr nero mr bear yes and i vote yes the motion carries i'll move resolution 2024-013 authorizing the chairman to execute the settlement agreement mutual release with gershaw recycling of riverheads so move resolution 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 Yes, mr. De Niro. Hi, mr. Bear. Yes, I vote aye motion carries

The minutes from January 4th Second moving and seconded. Mr. Zelnicki. Yes. Mr. Hogan. Yes. Mr. De Niro. Mr. Bear. Yes. I vote. Yes motion carries Anybody have any other business Greg anything cooking all good? Okay

Next meeting date will be Thursday, February 15th at this very location at 3 p.m. We have a motion to adjourn the meeting

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