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Good evening everybody. This is the advertised time and place for the Thursday, June 4th, 2026 Planning Board Meeting. Please join the board for the Pledge of Allegiance. Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

thank you very much uh we're going to start out with public hearings number one is a north shore sprinkler supply with matt charters we do have the abd of posting and mailings i will read the public hearing into notice into the record and we can turn it over to the applicant uh please take notice that the public hearing will be before the planning board of the town of riverhead riverhead town hall 4 west second street riverhead new york on thursday the fourth day of june 2026 at six o'clock pm to consider the site plan application entitled North Shore Sprinkler Supply, which seeks approval to legalize as-built conditions, which include the paving of gravel parking areas, as well as the installation of additional drainage structures and landscaping, as required by the New York City Council. As a result of a notice of violation issued on January 18, 2023, within a 47,542-square-foot parcel, which is currently approved with a 6,558-square-foot single-story metal building, Currently used as a wholesale irrigation supply business located within the riverfront corridor RFC zoning use district. Situated at 1264 West Main Street. More particularly identified as Suffolk County Tax Pap number 600-120-2-2. If the board sees on the screen, there's a copy of the site plan in front of you. That's actually the landscaping plan, which is a good thing. The board recalls this site was originally approved as a box warehouse distribution facility. after that business was no longer there. They changed uses to a wholesale irrigation supply company. This was without the approval of the town, so they had to go to the zoning board for a change from one not confirming use to another, which they have received from the zoning board. They returned to the original planting plan in its configuration, so it complies with DEC regulations. I do have the applicant here to say a few words or to answer any of the public's questions. Okay, thank you, Matt. Does the applicant want to address the board? Yes. Good evening. Jan Jochums with Independence Engineering, firm Engineer of Records. Yes, exactly like Matt said, I've been here before. There was a violation. We made updates to the site, reduced the impervious on both east, west, and north side, And then on the south side, there was an additional – like the southwest side, there was an additional area that was paved that was not supposed to be paved per the original site plans. So that's proposed to be removed. As you can see on the landscaping plan, additional landscaping per – some of it per your direction, too, is proposed to be planted again, too. and we are also the site contains dry wells from the original design one of the one of the drainage areas was under design so we're proposing to add one more drainage well to allow for that for the previously proved imperfect as well and besides that I think I don't know we've talked about this before I believe the plans are now in compliance with what you required us to put on the plans what you want to see so if you have any questions I gladly answer that and if by the end hopefully we get it we don't have any questions but I will say they did a great job with the appearance in that place the facade is really well done okay I agree I've actually driven to the to the site I walked around with one of your managers, whatever, and you guys have done a good job. I talked to Peter. Yes, and I kind of wish that other businesses would follow your lead and do a beautiful job there. You really did a good job. Okay, thank you. Would anybody from the audience like to speak on this matter? Do we have anybody on Zoom? There is no one on Zoom. Okay. I was provided with a notice. This is a public hearing. You have to speak at the microphone.

It picks you up. I received... You need your name and address, please. My name is Ruth Pollack, Ruth M. Pollack, 128 West Main Street, Riverhead, New York. I live near the building. I just walked in. I'm handicapped physically. I don't know anything about it because the letter that I was provided with didn't say. So if I miss something, how can I find out before you make a decision? It's only like, what, seven minutes after? Six? Okay, we started at six. Basically, the job is done. Do you like what you see? Because they're done. I'm sorry, sir. What is the job? I don't mean to be impolite. They had to improve their landscaping and drainage and some parking areas. But if you like the way it looks now, that's what it's going to look like because the work has already been completed. So it's staying the same type of business? Yes. Nothing's going to change? No. And I only ask that because the letter doesn't say. Okay. And I did call the office, too. Fair question. All right. Anything else that is changing, just improving landscaping? What do you see there as what is the finished product? As a neighbor, are you happy with the appearance of the building and the grounds and everything? Yeah, I actually met the first owner when it was a tanker storage center. Right, right, right. And he promised me that it would remain in a quiet, safe environment. Which we all appreciate. Sure. Thank you very much, sir. Thank you. Pleasure. Anybody else? Gentlemen? I'll say, again, I'll make a motion to close the public hearing. Second. Moved and seconded. Mr. Zelnicki? Yes. Mr. Hogan? Yes. Mr. Manero? Aye. Mr. Baer? Yes. And I vote aye. The motion carries. Thank you very much. Thank you. Public hearing number two, Marie Andrews, minor subdivision, with Matt Chodish. Thank you.

I did receive a paper posting and mailing for this application as well, so i will read the public hearing notice into the record and mr charles scuddy is here who represents the application please take notice that a public hearing will be held before the planning board of the town of riverhead riverhead town hall for west second street river at new york on thursday the fourth day of june 2026 at six o'clock pm to consider the minor subdivision application entitled marie l andrews revocable living trust which proposes to formalize the subdivision of a 24.7909 year project area known as lot two of the minor subdivision of herbert brzezinski into three lots where lot one will contain four acres and is improved with existing greenhouses and accessory structures lot two will contain 18.7909 acres which has had the development rights purchased by suffolk county and where lot three is to contain 2.0 acres and is intended for a future single family residence located within the residence b80 rb80 zoning use district situated at the east side of pulse landing road hamlet of waiting river more particularly identified as sub-accounting tax map numbers 600-58-2-12.3 12.4 and 12.5 if the board recalls this is to memorialize a development rights sale so what often happened in times in the past is development rights were purchased but then they were never formally subdivided so when an applicant would go to the health department to approve that property the health department did not recognize the lots this project property also needs relief from from the zoning board due to the location of a greenhouse and for impervious surface coverage, which they have attained. And I have Mr. Cuddy here if the board has any questions. Thank you, Matt. Yep. Mr. Cuddy, you want to address the board? Just very briefly. Sure.

Charles Cuddy, 445 Griffin Avenue, Riverhead, New York. Basically, this is just a one lot subdivision that could have a change in it because the only lot that's could be worked on is a two acre lot that comes out on House Landing Road. And it's for the Andrews family to have somebody have a house there. The rest of it, as Matt said and explained it, I don't want to say anymore, but that's basically what it is. Okay, thank you, Mr. Cuddy. Anybody from the audience like to address the board? Well, the lots are conforming, one and three, so. I move that we close. we're going to hold on george anybody from the public anybody on zoom okay now we're going to recall the key ring from marie ell anderson revocable living trust minus subdivisions second moved and second mr zanicki yes mr hogan yes mr nero mr bear yes and i vote i had motion carries thank you all right public hearing number three JPD Calton for site plan with Matt.

Okay, once again, I do have the affidavits of posting and mailing for the subject application, and the public hearing notice reads as follows. Please take notice that a public hearing will be held before the planning board of the town of Riverhead at the Riverhead Town Hall for West 2nd Street, Riverhead, New York, on Thursday, the 4th day of June, 2026, at 6 o'clock p.m. to consider the site plan application titled JPD Calvertine, which proposes the demolition of existing 5,616-square-foot building, the retention of a 139,850-square-foot multi-tenant warehouse building, and the construction of a 74,650-square-foot multi-tenant warehouse building with related site improvements including a 162,776-square-foot concrete outdoor storage bed and a 30,000 square foot concrete outdoor storage bed, as well as parking, lighting, drainage, landscaping, and the reconfiguration of access to Middle Country Road on a 28.66 acre parcel within the Calverton Industrial CI zoning use district situated at 4195 Middle Country Road, Calverton. More particularly identified as Suffolk County Tax Map number 600-116-1-7.4. We have a little bit more history with this property. had spent through review for a little bit of time because it did get caught up in the town's industrial moratorium was subject to a zone change when we did and then the Calvert in industrial zoning use district for which this application does comply we retained a traffic consultant prior to making a secret determination on this to make sure you know there was no traffic impacts which there have not to be so more of the same I have the applicants representative here to speak a little bit more about the project and if the board has questions thank you Matt good evening for the record Joseph F Brazil the firm is Brazil Blanda Visconti 535 Broad Hollow Road suite b4 in Melville we are the attorneys for the applicant JPD Calverton the application tonight concerns approval of site plan modifications the site is at 41 95 middle country road it is zoned industrial CI the lot is generally rectangular in shape far more depth than width it's coming in at twenty eight point six six acres which is about fifteen point six times the 80,000 square foot requirement at Street it's 393 feet give or take which is more than the 300 requirement when you get down to 225 feet in it widens to 449 feet in terms of width the depth is 2145 feet it's a big number it's about four tenths of a mile it's not vacant it's improved with a one-story multi-tenant industrial building which is on the east side about 300 feet in from the street. It's the building like the site is rectangular so the building matches the configurations of the property. The long end is depth not width. There is no basement. It has about eight units supporting a variety of industrial tenants. The rear portion of the site give or take seven acres. is undeveloped. There is a block wall that now separates the undeveloped portion from the developed portion. To the east, there is a solar farm which wraps around the property to the rear. To the west, there is a farm across 25A. There are farms in the vicinity. There is a Sunoco gas station track to supply J.R. Steakhouse, of sputonic propane and a handful of houses. What the application proposes is to develop a second, one story multi-tenant building, also no basement, on the south side of the property, generally in the rear of the existing building. So for a small portion, the buildings are opposite each other, but for most of the run, one is on one side and one is on the other. together with two concrete storage pads. The small pad, about 3,000 square feet, is across from the existing building and would be used by that building predominantly for parking of trucks and equipment. There's a larger pad in the rear that is proposed that is fenced in and that would be used by tenants of the new building. There are currently two curb cuts on the site, one on the east, one on the west. The proposal is to consolidate them on the west side of the property. It's more efficient, it reduces blacktop and ants front yard landscaping, and it helps the county bus stop, which is right there, by making the area smoother and neater and less complicated. The entrance will run into a central access drive, which will pass between the buildings. It will provide access to all units and the storage areas. The units in the existing building and the units in the proposed building will have pedestrian doors and overhead doors which face the central access drive. There are also access drives to the rear of each building. The parking is designed to service the unit so it's not one big lot. The parking is spread around the site as the units are. parking required is 39 spaces parking provided is 58 all store stalls will be 10 by 20. we're under the building coverage well under it 30 allowed 17.2 proposed at 30 feet we're under the 35 foot height limit where the landscaping is 31.3 which is a little over the requirement Most of the site will have more total side yard than required because the buildings are offset and one is on the one side, one is on the other. They all meet the individual side yard. The rear yard requirement of 50 feet to the proposed building, it's 190. The drainage system uses a retention pond located in the rear of the existing building, which works with the property's grade. The grade drops as you move further towards the rear. The client has had good opportunities here in Riverhead, wants to continue them, and believes that this multi-tenant building fulfills a need. He gets a lot of calls from tenants, but until you have an approved site plan and you can give a tenant some sort of a move-in date, you're not going to be able to sign a lease. He would love to have all the units rented before he starts construction, but the reality is that there's just too many units. But you build this building in one go, he'd like to lock up enough tenants to fill at least 50% of the building, and then undertake the construction, and the rest would be easier phil uh one question the the existing roadway and parking is that going to be improved i know the last time i was in there yes it is yes thank you last time i went in there was a little lumpy now the drawing that that you have up there the old existing building uh i don't see the water tank or the silos in the back are they coming down Yes. And there are companies that will do that and take the steel. Do you have any improvement? I mean, the buildings are fine if they can just be repaired and painted or something or other. That building's been there since I've been in Riverhead. And I think it's a great investment, you know, great idea. Also, you're going to do anything with the sign that's out on Route 25. As you go along there, Tractor Supply has a nice one, the Bean and Bagel, all the other shops, something that conforms a little bit. We could put up a new sign. Okay. That would be nice and give it a little more curb appeal to people passing by. Yeah. I mean, look, this is an industrial site. You're not dealing with the general public. Right. On the other hand, an attractive sign does help the site, and it also is a little more attractive to tenants. because they like street appeal for their employees and their working environment. Right, you're doing the bus stop and everything else there, so to dress that up a little bit would be great. Yeah, that would work. That's not a problem. Perfect. Thank you. And I think the last meeting I asked about the fill that was in the back of the property. Are you going to use that or just... Yes. And you have an airfield in the back, on the back seven acres, that remains? Probably not. An airfield? Yes. It's a hobby type of thing. Yeah. It might get altered. Not sure. Would you come up? It's only open to the club? Okay. Can I join the club? I would not want to be a member of any club that would accept me. Anybody from the public? Oh, okay, Joe. I'm sorry. Do you know what the groundwater management zone is? We have to look it up. Okay, and the second question is, have you got approval from the health department for the sewage treatment?

It's pending. The health department likes to vote last or close to it. They wait for a secret determination from the local municipality before they actually issue their vote. It's not a high demand site for a sanitary. It's industrial, a lot of storage, little office. It's not like a housing site where the demand would be higher. Does it really matter to the health department? really matters to the health department but they they insist on getting the local determination before they vote i've tried to disagree with them on that issue but you know the application's been there they've yeah it's it's it's in it's being processed okay

anything else anybody from the audience i believe it's in ground wars groundwater management zone three and it's a hobby aircraft club a small plane it's not right right aircraft thank you for the clarification thank you anybody else from the audience have anything heather no one on zoom no zoom okay gentlemen i move and close the public care for jpd calverton second moved in second mr zanicki yes mr hogan yes mr nero mr bear yes and i vote aye the motion carries have a great night thank you

okay we have no discussion item tonight so we're going to go right into public comments on any resolution no comments I'll move resolution 2026-034 for malice property minor subdivision to grant two 90 day extensions of the minor subdivision so moved second moved and second mr. Zernicki yes mr. Hogan yes mr. DeNiro Mr. Baer? Yes. An aye vote aye, the motion carries. Okay, I'll move resolution number 35, which grants final site approval for the site plan for the application of 305 West Main Street. Move it. Second. Move and second. Mr. Zernicki? Yes. Mr. Hogan? Yes. Mr. De Niro? Mr. Baer? Yes. An aye vote aye, the motion carries. Okay, at this time we'll take public comment on any issue. any any issue nobody okay minutes on the date from a 7th 2026 second move this second mrs. Nick yes mr. Hogan yes mr. Nero mr. bear yes and I vote aye the motion carries no secret actions tonight okay any other business or correspondence the two correspondences one is on the agenda the other one is online so we had Claude F. Bianco and Robert Gass but that was all circulated to you guys and it's posted in the interview pocket. Yep. Okay. Very good. Thank you. Okay the next meeting date is Thursday June 18th at 3 p.m. We hope you all come back. Second. Moved and seconded. All in favor? Aye. All opposed? Have a great night everybody. Thank you.