Any subdivision within the Town of Southold
must:
A.
Demonstrate conformance with the various parts of
the Comprehensive Plan, adopted addendum, plans and studies, the Town
Code and the Official Map.
B.
Achieve a desirable relationship to the general land
form, its aesthetic character, topographic and geologic character,
to natural drainage, to the recharge of the groundwater reservoir
and to floodplain and ecological concerns, including provisions for
the treatment and containment of surface water runoff.
C.
Demonstrate such character that it can be used safely
for building purposes without danger to health or peril from fire
or flood or other menace.
D.
Demonstrate such character that it is not a menace
to neighboring properties or the public health, safety and welfare.
E.
Provide desirable standards of design for pedestrian
and vehicular traffic, surface water runoff, utility services and
building sites for the land use contemplated. All proposed lots shall
be so laid out and of such size as to be in harmony with the development
pattern of the neighboring properties.
F.
Include flexible design to promote the planning objectives
of the Comprehensive Plan, to realize development and maintenance
economies and to provide for a variety of housing types.
G.
Provide for facilities associated with the contemplated
use, including, but not limited to, parks, recreation areas, school
sites, firehouses, fire wells and off-street parking.
H.
Preserve and protect such natural resources and assets
as lakes, ponds, streams, tidal waters, wetlands, beaches, dune lands,
steep slopes, bluffs, prime agricultural soils, flora, fauna, general
scenic beauty, archeological and historic features of the Town.
I.
Provide streets of sufficient width, grade and location
to accommodate the prospective traffic, to afford adequate light and
air, to facilitate fire protection and to provide access of fire-fighting
equipment to buildings, and to promote a pedestrian based transit
system.
J.
Protect and preserve the ecologic function and health
of creeks, the Peconic Bay Estuary, the Long Island Sound and all
tributaries to them including all tidal and freshwater wetlands.
