Public Hearing: Transfer of Development Rights

TOWN OF RIVERHEAD

PUBLIC NOTICE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held before the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead at 200 Howell Avenue, Riverhead, New York on the 16th day of September, 2014 at 7:10 o’clock p.m. to consider a local law to amend Chapter 108 entitled, “Zoning” of the Riverhead Town Code as follows:

ARTICLE LXII

ZONING

Transfer of Development Rights

§ 108-330. Redemption of preservation credits.

D. Retirement Community (RC) Zoning Use District. Preservation credits may be used to increase the development yield associated with site plan applications made to the Town Board pursuant to Article XXIIIof the Riverhead Zoning Ordinance. In its review and approval of such site plan applications, the Town Board may increase the allowable development yield at a rate of one dwelling unit per preservation credit redeemed, not to exceed four dwelling units per 40,000 square feet. In its review and approval of subdivision within the RC Zoning Use District utilizing preservation credits, the Planning Board shall condition the final map approval upon the redemption of the appropriate number of credits, with the signature and recording of the subdivision predicated upon the redemption and retiring of the appropriate number of preservation credits. The purchase of preservation credits shall not be required to increase the allowable development yield when the purchase of an equivalent number of Pine Barren Credits is required by the Suffolk County Health Department.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in order to be exempt from the purchase of preservation credits to increase development yield based on the purchase of Pine Barrens Credits, the purchase and use of Pine Barren Credits can only be from properties located within the Town of Riverhead.

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Dated:  Riverhead, New York

           August 5, 2014

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD

OF THE TOWN OF RIVERHEAD

DIANE M. WILHELM,TOWN CLERK