Southold City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXXI
Plum Island Research District PIR
§ 280-182 Purpose.
The purpose of the Plum Island Research District is to encourage the use of land for research and educational opportunities, provide quality employment opportunities and to preserve Plum Island's regionally significant natural, historic, scenic and cultural resources.
§ 280-183 Use regulations.
In the PIR District, no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, in whole or in part, for any purpose except the following:
A.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted uses and are subject to site plan approval by the Planning Board:
(1)
Research laboratories with multiple buildings allowed in a campus-style development, subject to the following conditions:
(a)
The use shall not involve the handling, storage or discharge of explosives.
(b)
No offensive noises, gases, fumes, smoke, odors, dust, effluent or vibrations shall emanate from such use and no waste products shall be discharged therefrom of a character to create a nuisance or to be injurious to health or to negatively impact surface or groundwater.
(c)
All sewage will be treated by a sewage treatment plant or similar sewage treatment.
(2)
Educational facilities, with multiple buildings allowed in a campus-style development. All sewage will be treated by a sewage treatment plant or similar sewage treatment.
(3)
Museums housed in a designated historic landmark. All sewage will be treated by a sewage treatment plant or similar.
B.
Uses permitted by special exception of the Board of Appeals. The following uses are permitted as a special exception by the Board of Appeals as hereinafter provided and subject to site plan approval by the Planning Board:
(1)
Solar energy generation in excess of that needed to provide power to permitted uses.
C.
Accessory uses. The following uses are permitted as accessory uses:
D.
Additional standards. All uses in this district shall be subject to the following: Vegetation shall not be disturbed. Where noxious or invasive plants are overtaking native flora or where vegetation must be disturbed in conjunction with a permitted use, an application may be made to the Planning Board for an approval to remove vegetation.
(1)
The application shall include:
(2)
The Planning Board shall render a written determination within 30 days of receipt of a complete application stating the reason therefor and advising the applicant of the right to appeal; and
(3)
The Town Board shall hear appeals or shall designate a person or body to hear appeals regarding a denial under this section. Any person, whose application to remove vegetation is denied, may appeal within 30 days of a denial.
§ 280-184 Bulk, area and parking regulations.
No building or premises shall be used and no building or part thereof shall be erected or altered in the Plum Island Research District unless the same conforms to the Bulk Schedule and Parking and Loading Schedules[1] incorporated into this chapter by reference, with the same force and effect as if such regulations were set forth herein in full.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Bulk Schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter, and the Parking and Loading Schedules are in §§ 280-78 and 280-79.
§ 280-185 Setbacks.
New structures and impervious surfaces shall be set back at least 300 feet from the shoreline, bluff or dune crest, or wetlands edge, whichever is more protective.