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.
Business
Residents renew objections to special permit for catering facility at Dimon Estate in Jamesport as application is teed up for decision
A public hearing on the request to add a catering facility at the former Jamesport Manor Inn was concluded last week by the Town Board, which now must decide how to proceed with the special permit application of property owner Kar-McVeigh.
Government
Riverhead Town Board adopts code aimed at helping owners of undersized lots
Owners of pre-existing lots smaller than the minimum area under current zoning will no longer need variances from the Riverhead Zoning Board of Appeals for many building additions and reconstructions.
Government
Riverhead officials ponder allowing drive-thru restaurants, coffee shops & cafés in Wading River
The town board is considering eliminating the town's longtime ban against drive-thru restaurants on Route 25A in Wading River.
Government
Riverhead Town sets dates for first round of comprehensive plan hamlet meetings
Riverhead Town has scheduled four community meetings this month to gather public input about the future of each of the town's hamlets.
News
Five-story, mixed-use building proposed for long-blighted corner near Riverhead court complex
The multimillion-dollar development proposal, by far the biggest private investment in a blighted area the town has struggled to revitalize for decades, is the first major project to come before the town board under the Railroad Avenue Overlay District adopted by the board in January.
