What's Happening
OWL HILL (proposed development) 99 Sunken Meadow Rd. north of 25A
Some highlights:
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Property size: 27.63 acres
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The old home / mansion stays.
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This is a cluster development that uses the acreage of non-buildable area as a means to reduce the lot sizes to .5 acres.
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Note: Town of Smithtown zoning allows for .5 acre cluster homes to be built
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10 acres to be preserved. However, a recharge basin is in the plan… and that would level a zillion trees.
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There are 18 homes. 16 will be priced $1-1.3 million. 2 will be workforce housing as required by Suffolk county. They are only required if you build up to a certain yield…apparently by building 16… het gets the 2 extra homes (1.6 homes but rounded up = 2). 10% of 16 = 1.6. If he built 14 homes he only gets 1 extra home. I do not have house sizes yet.
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THERE IS NO BUFFER. THERE IS NO Environmental Easement along the edge. The tree line on the map is a farce. Whoever buys the house can knock them down and do whatever they want. THIS IS A BIGGIE FOR THE FSA. Why not ‘preserve’ some more with a buffer, leaving the land in its natural state?
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The development plan is similar to Spinnaker, as there is no through street. It is a dead end. This matters for the people in my neighborhood, as we have feared a cut through at Yorktown place for decades. So, the fact that it’s self-contained is a positive.
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Next up they will need to apply to the BZA for variances for slope and yield. The current yield is only 2.
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Attorney is Vin Trimarco.
7-Eleven
The proposed new Ft. Salonga 7-11 (Basser Kaufman) will be going back to the BZA (Board of Zoning Appeals) on September 15th at the Senior Center (live). The time will probably be 6:00 but you can confirm as we get closer. Seating is limited as we have about 25 seats that are socially distanced at 6' apart. We only allow 1 application at a time in the building. They have improved the architecture and have received LWRP approval. People can submit comments in writing as well up to the day before the hearing.