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Southampton board asks for visual simulations for proposed 120-foot North Sea telecom tower
Summary
The Landmarks Board reviewed a proposal by LEAP Long Island Towers LLC for a 120-foot concealed telecommunications tower at the North Sea Fire Department and recommended the town request visual simulations from multiple historic and scenic vantage points; staff will send the board’s comments before the applicant’s near-term deadline.
The Landmarks and Historic Districts Board reviewed a letter from LEAP Long Island Towers LLC proposing a new telecommunications tower at the North Sea Fire Department site. Staff described the proposal as a "120 foot concealed tower, located within an equipment compound" and said no visual simulations were provided with the applicant's submittal.
Board staff recommended that visual simulations be prepared from key viewpoints — including the North Sea Schoolhouse, the Tupper Boathouse, Conscience Point Park, North Sea Harbor and on Noyac Road — so the board can assess impacts on landmarked resources and the harbor landscape. "We recommend that visual simulations be done from the standpoint of [the identified historic resources] as well as from North Sea Harbor," staff told the board.
Staff also noted an existing lattice tower and other equipment already on site and said it was unclear whether the proposed tower would replace or supplement existing structures. Because the applicant requested comments quickly (a deadline in early August), the board asked staff to finalize and send the recommended response without a formal vote.
Board members emphasized that if visual impacts are identified, the proposed project should be modified to eliminate or mitigate those impacts. The item was treated as an advisory comment from the Landmarks Board rather than a permitting decision by the board.
