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Southampton board grants several conditional wetland approvals, postpones multiple applications
Summary
At its July 8 meeting the Southampton Conservation Board approved conditional wetland permits for several applicants (including Douglas Bauer, Charlie Denby, Deerfield LLC, and a permit modification for Michael Hausman), and postponed multiple items to July 22 or August 12 for additional information.
The Southampton Conservation Board handled a batch of administrative and conditional wetland items at its July 8 meeting, approving several permits, clarifying conditions and postponing multiple applications for additional materials.
Key actions and votes: the board granted a conditional wetland permit to Douglas Bauer (A024028) with sequencing and construction methodology required as conditions and explicit language that compliance with the sequencing plan is a permit condition. The board issued a conditional approval to Charlie Denby (88025054) after staff confirmed the project complied with required wetland construction and buffer setbacks. Deerfield LLC’s application (2268 Deerfield LLC) likewise received a conditional wetland approval.
The board postponed several matters to the July 22 meeting: the Patricia Lynn Crew Revocable Trust administrative permit (A019131), Tarpon Road LLC (025011) and a number of other pending applications that require revised plans or survey corrections. A public hearing was scheduled for August 12 for a North Sea property (applicant seeking living‑area expansion); staff recommended and the board agreed that the sanitary system for that property must be upgraded if an expansion proceeds, and the board ordered the hearing to be posted per chapter 3‑25 section 8(e) of the town code.
Board staff reiterated that some applications remain incomplete and that additional specific documentation — including revised surveys, planting plans and, in some cases, construction sequencing reports — must be provided before final permit sign‑off. In one case (a proposed bluff restoration tied to an unauthorized dock) staff suggested a possible interim approach — temporary disassembly and stockpiling of dock components — to allow bluff and bulkhead work to proceed while legal issues around the dock are resolved; the applicant expressed reservations about that option and the matter was continued to August 12.
The board also resolved a permit modification (CB23057) allowing limited changes to fences and a chicken coop relocation at a property on Pearson Road (Michael Hausman), finding no additional wetland impacts. Several motions to postpone were approved by voice vote with aye counts recorded on the record.
Next steps: Applicants with postponed items were assigned to submit revised plans or responses before 07/22/2026 (or the date specified), and staff will follow up with clarification memos where required.
