Civic Association of the Setaukets, Inc.
Organized
May 14, 1942
Over 60 Years of Public Service in the
Three
Village
Area
Serving
the Setaukets, Old Field, Stony Brook, and Poquott
P.O. Box 2432
,
Setauket
,
N.Y.
11733
Phone
751-5030
The
Hon. John Foley, Supervisor August 22, 2006
Town
of
Brookhaven
1
Independence
Hill
Farmingville, N,Y, 11738
Re: Request by E. and D. Stafford for change of
zone, A-1
Residence and J Business to J-4
Business at
Bennett’s Rd. & Rt 25A, Setauket.
Dear
Supervisor Foley and Members of the Board:
Dr. and Mrs. Stafford are
requesting the re-zoning of
a somewhat problematical “L”-shaped
piece of land which faces on both State Rt. 25A and on
Bennett’s Road in Setauket. The parcel presently contains one
historic home dating from the mid-1800s, lying within the Old Setauket
Historic District. The south side of the parcel is bounded by the LIRR
tracks.
The Civic Association of the Setaukets’ Board has met with
Dr. and Mrs. Stafford, their architect and legal representatives at
various times over the past 18 months to work out a suitable agreement
on development of the parcel, and is satisfied that the overall
proposal which the Staffords are now presenting to the Town is a sound
one.
Central to these discussions,
and now incorporated into the revised concept plan, are the following:
§
An agreed-upon entrance and exit point on Bennett’s
Road and the absence of any curb cut on Route 25A.
§
Preservation and restoration of the existing historic
house and adaptive reuse as office space.
§
Deeding of a 100 ft-deep strip along 25A as a scenic or
conservation easement, removing future development from this area, and
preserving it as a green and undeveloped buffer along Rt. 25A.
§
A reduced parking formula: Only 101 parking places are
necessary for the proposed business operations - with 82 spots to be
paved and the rest land banked. In fact
82 built spaces will provide a comfortable margin over the
greatest anticipated use which the
Stafford
’s own business or that of proposed tenants is likely to generate
for the foreseeable future. We
urge the Town to adhere to the agreed reduced parking and the 100 foot
deep scenic easement along Rt. 25A.
These provisions, including the preservation and adaptive reuse
of the historic house on the site and the voluntary creation of a
scenic buffer along Rt. 25A, demonstrate how civic organizations,
business leaders, and local government officials can create strong
partnerships to benefit the entire community. The Staffords have
demonstrated a concern for the community and for their present
business location in
South Setauket
, and they and their architect, Mr. Robert Heins, have together
displayed a strong desire to create a sound site plan and a noteworthy
building which will fit the community’s standards in this new
location.
Sincerely yours,
Herb Mones, President
cc. Comm. David Woods
