Government
Planners question council member’s proposal to add retail, trade shops to Main Road corridor
Council Member Bob Kern proposes a code change to expand permitted uses along Main Road between Doctors Path and Rt. 105. .
Government
Riverhead advances zoning proposal in conflict with comprehensive plan
Town Board held a public hearing on a code amendment pushed by business committee that contradicts the town's new comp plan.
Government
Riverhead weighs major rewrite of outlet zoning code to allow more uses at Tanger
Riverhead officials say the current outlet zoning is too restrictive and prevents Tanger Outlets from competing in the modern retail environment.
Government
Halpin won’t rule out reviving shelved agritourism resorts code
The supervisor remains noncommittal on whether Riverhead’s shelved resort code should be reconsidered.
Government
Medical office’s on-street parking creates hazard, residents say
A proposal to restrict parking on Northern Parkway off Roanoke Avenue in downtown Riverhead drew criticism from some neighboring residents who said parking restrictions alone would not address the source of the problem.
Business
Golf cottages, take 2: Town Board responds to public pushback, revising proposed code change
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.
Guest Column
Code drafting process was not improper — or unusual — and it is wrong to imply otherwise
Zoning changes to accommodate possible development projects are not new or unusual, Supervisor Tim Hubbard says in this guest column. Amendments are "frequently... advanced by some combination of staff members, residents, developers or business owners."
Government
Hubbard, town staff defend developer’s involvement in agri-tourism zoning code proposal
Zoning changes to accommodate prospective developments are “not new or unusual,” Supervisor Tim Hubbard said at Thursday's work session, citing as examples the zoning for Tanger Outlets in the 1990s and a hospital overlay district adopted in 2016.
Government
Hubbard: Four of five Town Board members will vote next week to adopt 6-month moratorium on industrial development in Calverton
The Riverhead Town Board at its first meeting of the new year is poised to adopt a six-month moratorium on new development of industrially zoned land in Calverton.
Government
Code change to allow resorts on L.I. Sound in Riverhead would protect farmland, town’s rural character, board members tell residents
Town Board members last week sought to allay residents' fears about the potential impacts of Sound-front resort development under a proposed zoning code change officials say is intended to protect farmland.
