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Golf cottages, take 2: Town Board responds to public pushback, revising proposed code change

by Mar 3, 2026
New 'golf cottages' proposal scales back cottage size, limits configuration, and rezones four golf courses from APZ to RA-80, to put them in a TDR receiving area.

Proposed code change allowing golf cottages aired at hearings

by Jan 23, 2026
The proposed code would allow the construction of up to 18 golf cottages, each a maximum of 1,200 square feet, to provide transient lodging on a standard golf course.

Riverhead Town considers legislation for golf course vacation rentals

by Sep 24, 2025
The Town Board is considering legislation to allow the building of on-site vacation rentals, known as “golf cottages,” on two golf courses in Riverhead Town.

Rebranded and refreshed, Riverhead’s par-3 Sandy Pond Golf Course to reopen under new ownership March 1

by Jan 30, 2023
The nine-hole, par-3 Sandy Pond Golf Course on Roanoke Avenue, a mainstay in Riverhead for more than half a century, has been purchased by Brian Stark and Earl Truland, who are already working on upgrades and plan to add a mini-golf course and a new clubhouse on the 18-acre site.

County considers buying two Riverhead golf courses as open space

by Feb 24, 2020
The Links at Cherry Creek and The Woods at Cherry Creek on Reeves Avenue, which are on the market for sale at $25 million, and could be developed with houses, would be returned to their natural state if acquired by the county.