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Board asks for revised EAF, authorization from adjacent owners and clearing limits for Porzio subdivision waiver straddling Sag Harbor and East Hampton
Summary
Planning staff recommended legalizing a 60‑year historic subdivision that straddles the Sag Harbor village and East Hampton town boundary but flagged incomplete EAF mapping, adjacency to cemeteries and potential northern long‑eared bat habitat; the board requested a corrected short EAF, authorization from the adjacent lot owner, updated maps with building envelopes, and a covenant limiting clearing to winter months.
Planning staff presented a minor subdivision waiver for properties at 286 and 292 Hampton Street that straddle the village of Sag Harbor and the town of East Hampton, describing a historical division that was never formally filed and noting substantial variances will be required if the board moves forward.
"The Eastern lot is about 16,393 square feet, and the western lot is 12,750 square feet," the planning staff member said, noting that 12,284 square feet of the Eastern lot and 1,297 square feet of the Western lot fall within East Hampton’s jurisdiction. Staff recommended the applicant submit a corrected short environmental assessment form (EAF) that includes acres in East Hampton, a note that the property is adjacent to a cemetery, a DEC non‑jurisdiction letter for nearby wetlands, and a check for potential northern long‑eared bat presence.
Sarah Lewis of the planning department told the board the planning department generally finds the proposed lot layout acceptable but emphasized that the lots will need frontage and lot‑area variances because East Hampton’s 85‑residence district requires 200,000 square‑foot lots. Staff recommended the board request lead agency status once the EAF is corrected, file a covenant limiting clearing on the Eastern lot to the water recharge overlay district limits, and add a condition that any clearing inside East Hampton occur during the winter inactive season (Dec. 1–Feb. 28) to reduce impacts on the northern long‑eared bat.
Miles Anderson, the applicants’ attorney, said he would seek a letter from the owner of the adjacent western lot acknowledging the application and providing any statements of objection or non‑objection. The board and staff agreed that because portions of both lots fall within East Hampton, authorization or acknowledgment from the western lot owner will be helpful — and possibly necessary — before the board finalizes approval.
By consensus the board asked the applicant to submit: a revised short EAF reflecting both East Hampton parcels, a revised sub‑waiver map showing all improvements and a building envelope (staff suggested using East Hampton B‑residence setback guidance), a DEC determination or letter of non‑jurisdiction for wetlands if needed, and a covenant limiting clearing on the Eastern lot and specifying that any clearing within East Hampton occur only during the winter inactive season. The board also agreed that scenic easement requirements (10% parcel depth) could be waived for this application given the small lot sizes and existing development pattern and that individual driveways are acceptable in this location rather than a shared driveway.
The board directed the applicant to obtain intermunicipal coordination with the Village of Sag Harbor and to provide any required authorizations from the Western lot owner before the board completes its action.
