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N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 57-0107: Definitions
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- Environmental Conservation Law
- Article 57. Long Island Pine Barrens Maritime Reserve Act
- Title 1. Long Island Pine Barrens Maritime Reserve Act
§ 57-0107. Definitions.
As used in this title, the following terms shall mean and include:
1. "Council" shall mean the Long Island Pine Barrens maritime reserve
council created by section 57-0111 of this title.
2. "Long Island Pine Barrens maritime reserve" shall mean the reserve
created pursuant to section 57-0109 of this title.
3. "Long Island Pine Barrens preserve" or "preserve" shall mean lands
within the Long Island Pine Barrens Maritime reserve that are critical
to the protection of the hydrologic and ecologic integrity of the region
including land characterized by the growth of pitch pine, dwarf pine
and/or scrub oak pine barrens which are dedicated for protection and
beneficial public use pursuant to section 57-0117 of this title. Lands
which are not deemed critical may be dedicated pursuant to section
57-0117 of this title as a protective or buffer zone for other dedicated
lands, or to otherwise support the management of the preserve.
4. "Peconic Bay system" shall mean the series of interconnected bodies
of surface waters, including Flanders Bay, Great Peconic Bay, Little
Peconic Bay, Noyack Bay, Shelter Island Sound, Southold Bay, Northwest
Harbor, Orient Harbor, Gardiners Bay, Napeague Bay, Fort Pond Bay, the
western portion of Block Island Sound, other semi-enclosed bays and
harbors contiguous thereto, and all of the tidal creeks and freshwater
streams that discharge into these interconnected basins.
5. "Plan" shall mean the comprehensive management plan created
pursuant to section 57-0115 of this title.
6. "Reserve" shall mean a region in which there is a combination of
publicly and privately owned lands and land uses, within a defined area
where there are traditional cultural patterns including agriculture,
finfishing, shellfishing and tourism, which due to their pattern and
configuration, and because of the need for sustained productivity could
best be protected and managed through the development of a comprehensive
management plan around a preserve of protected, publicly owned lands
and/or privately owned land dedicated for such purposes.
7. "Land use plan" shall mean the comprehensive Central Pine Barrens
land use plan pursuant to section 57-0121 of this title, including the
generic environmental impact statement thereon.
8. "Commission" shall mean the Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and
Policy Commission established pursuant to section 57-0119 of this title.
9. "Advisory committee" shall mean the Central Pine Barrens advisory
committee to the commission established pursuant to subdivision nine of
section 57-0119 of this title.
* 10. "Central Pine Barrens area" shall mean the contiguous area as
described and bounded as follows:
Beginning at a point where the southerly side of Route 25A intersects
the easterly side of Miller Place Road; thence southward along the
easterly boundary of Miller Place Road to Helme Avenue; thence southward
along the easterly boundary of Helme Avenue to Miller Place-Middle
Island Road; thence southward along the easterly boundary of Miller
Place-Middle Island Road to Whiskey Road; thence westward along the
southerly boundary of Whiskey Road to Mount Sinai-Coram Road; thence
southward along the easterly boundary of Mount Sinai-Coram Road to
Middle Country Road (Route 25); thence westward along the southerly
boundary of Route 25 to Patchogue-Mount Sinai Road (County Route 83);
thence southward along the easterly boundary of County Route 83 to
Bicycle Path Drive; thence southeastward along the easterly side of
Bicycle Path Drive to Mt. McKinley Avenue; thence southward along the
easterly boundary of Mt. McKinley Avenue to Granny Road; thence
northeastward along the northerly boundary of Granny Road to Port
Jefferson-Patchogue Road (Route 112); thence southward along the
easterly boundary of Route 112 to Horse Block Road (County Route 16);
thence eastward along the northerly boundary of County Route 16 to Maine
Avenue; thence northward along the westerly boundary of Maine Avenue to
Fire Avenue; thence eastward along the northerly boundary of Fire Avenue
to John Roe Smith Avenue; thence southward along the easterly boundary
of John Roe Smith Avenue to Jeff Street; thence eastward along the
northerly boundary of Jeff Street to Hagerman Avenue; thence southward
along the easterly boundary of Hagerman Avenue to the Long Island
Expressway (Route 495); thence eastward along the northerly boundary of
Route 495 to the westerly side of Yaphank Avenue (County Road 21);
thence southward along the westerly side of Yaphank Avenue to the south
side of the Long Island Expressway (Route 495); thence eastward along
the southerly side of the Long Island Expressway (Route 495) to the
easterly side of Yaphank Avenue; thence southward along the easterly
side of Yaphank Avenue, crossing Sunrise Highway (Route 27) to the south
side of Montauk Highway (County Road 80); thence southwestward along the
south side of Montauk Highway (County Road 80) to South Country Road;
thence southward along the easterly side of South Country Road to
Fireplace Neck Road; thence southward along the easterly side of
Fireplace Neck Road to Beaver Dam Road; thence eastward along the
northerly side of Beaver Dam Road to the westerly boundary of the
Carmans River and the lands owned by the United States known as Wertheim
National Wildlife Refuge (the "Refuge"); thence generally westerly and
southerly to the waters of Bellport Bay; thence generally easterly
across the Bay and northerly along the easterly boundary of the Refuge,
including all lands currently part of the Refuge and any lands which may
become part of the Refuge in the future, to the east side of the
southern terminus of Smith Road; thence northward along the easterly
side of Smith Road to the southwesterly corner of the property
identified as District 200, Section 974.50, Block 1, Lot 11; thence
eastward, northward and westward in a counter-clockwise direction along
the southern, eastern and northern boundaries of that property to the
easterly side of Smith Road; thence northward along the east side of
Smith Road to Merrick Road; thence northeasterly along the northerly
side of Merrick Road to the easterly side of Surrey Circle and the
southwest corner of the property identified as District 200, Section
880, Block 3, Lot 58.1; running thence easterly along the southerly side
of said lot to the west side of William Floyd Parkway (County Road 46);
thence northerly along the westerly side of William Floyd Parkway
(County Road 46), crossing Route 27, to the Long Island Railroad (LIRR);
thence eastward along the northerly boundary of the Long Island Rail
Road tracks 7,500 feet; thence southward 500 feet; thence eastward 525
feet to the intersection of North Street and Manor-Yaphank Road; thence
southward along the easterly boundary of Manor-Yaphank Road to
Moriches-Middle Island Road; thence eastward along the northerly
boundary of Moriches-Middle Island Road to a point due north of the
easterly boundary of Cranford Boulevard; thence southward across
Moriches-Middle Island Road and along the easterly boundary of Cranford
Boulevard to the south-western corner of the property identified as
District 200, Section 645, Block 3, Lot 29.1; thence southeastward along
the southerly boundary of said property to its intersection with
property identified as District 200, Section 712, Block 9, Lot 1; thence
generally southward along the westerly boundary of said property to its
intersection with the northerly side of the eastward extension of Grove
Drive, known as Grove Street; thence southward crossing Grove Street to
its south side; thence westward along the southerly boundary of the
Grove Street road extension to the northwestern corner of the property
identified as District 200, Section 749, Block 3, Lot 41.1; and
comprised of parcels owned by the county of Suffolk and the town of
Brookhaven; thence southward to the southwestern corner of property
identified as District 200, Section 749, Block 3, Lot 43; thence
eastward along the southerly boundary of said property to the west side
of Lambert Avenue; thence crossing Lambert Avenue to its easterly side;
thence southward along the easterly boundary of Lambert Avenue to the
northerly boundary of the Sunrise Highway Service Road; thence
northeastward along the northerly boundary of the Sunrise Highway
Service Road to Barnes Road; thence northward along the westerly
boundary of Barnes Road to the northeastern corner of property
identified as District 200, Section 750, Block 3, Lot 40.2; thence
westward along the northerly boundary of said property to the property
identified as District 200, Section 713, Block 1, Lot 2; thence westward
along the northerly boundary of property identified as District 200,
Section 713, Block 1, Lot 2 and District 200, Section 713, Block 1, Lot
1; thence northward along the westerly side of Weeks Avenue to the
northeastern corner of property identified as District 200, Section 713,
Block 3, Lot 1; thence westward along the northerly boundary of said
property to Michigan Avenue; thence northward along the easterly
boundary of Michigan Ave to Moriches-Middle Island Road; thence across
Moriches-Middle Island Road to its north side; thence eastward along the
northerly boundary of Moriches-Middle Island Road to Sunrise Highway
(Route 27); thence eastward along the northerly boundary of Route 27 to
an old railroad grade (unpaved); thence southeastward along the
northerly boundary of the old railroad grade (unpaved) to Old County
Road (Route 71); thence eastward along the northerly boundary of Route
71 to the Long Island Rail Road tracks; thence eastward along the
northerly boundary of the Long Island Rail Road tracks to Montauk
Highway; thence eastward along the northerly boundary of Montauk Highway
to Route 24; thence northward along the westerly boundary of Route 24 to
Sunrise Highway (Route 27); thence eastward along the northerly boundary
of Route 27 to Squiretown Road; thence northward along the westerly
boundary of Squiretown Road to Upper Red Creek Road; thence westward
along the southern boundary of Upper Red Creek to Lower Red Creek Road;
thence southward along the easterly boundary of Lower Red Creek Road to
Hubbard County Park; thence westward along the northern boundary of
Hubbard County Park to Riverhead-Hampton Bays Road (Route 24); thence
westward along the southerly boundary of Route 24 to Peconic Avenue;
thence northward along the westerly boundary of Peconic Avenue to the
Riverhead-Southampton border; thence westward along the
Riverhead-Southampton border and the Riverhead-Brookhaven border to the
Forge Road Bridge; thence northward along the westerly boundary of the
Forge Road Bridge to Forge Road; thence northwestward along the westerly
boundary of Forge Road to the railroad tracks; thence northward along
the westerly boundary of Forge Road (unpaved) to the intersection of
Route 25 and River Road; thence westward along the southerly boundary of
River Road to Edwards Avenue; thence northward along the westerly
boundary of Edwards Avenue 3,800 feet; thence westward 4,400 feet to an
unnamed, unpaved road; thence northward along the westerly boundary of
the unnamed, unpaved road 150 feet; thence westward and northwestward
along the eastern boundary of the United States Navy/Grumman Aerospace
Corporation property (as of 1982) up to its intersection with Middle
Country Road (Route 25); thence westward along the southerly boundary of
Route 25 to the intersection of Route 25 and 25A; thence northeastward,
westward, and southwestward along the eastern and northern boundary of
the United States Navy/Grumman Aerospace Corporation (as of 1982) and
located immediately east of Route 25A, to its intersection with Route
25A; thence westward along the southerly boundary of Route 25A to a
point due south of the southeast corner of the parcel identified as
District 200, Section 128, Block 1, lot 3.1; thence northward across
Route 25A to its northerly side at the southeast corner of parcel
identified as District 200, Section 128, Block 1, Lot 3.1; thence
northward along the easterly side of the property identified as District
200, Section 128, Block 1, lot 3.1 to its intersection with the
southerly boundary of District 200, Section 128, Block 1, Lot 1; thence
eastward, northward and westward along the southerly, easterly and
northerly sides of the parcel identified as District 200, section 128,
Block 1, lot 1 to the southeast corner of the parcel identified as
District 200, Section 82, Block 1, Lot 5.2; thence northward along the
east side of this parcel to its intersection with the south side of
North Country Road; thence northward crossing North Country Road to its
northerly side; thence eastward along the northerly side of North
Country Road to the Brookhaven Town-Riverhead Town line; thence in a
generally northwestward direction along said town line to a point in
Wading River Creek with the coordinates 40.96225 latitude and -72.863633
longitude; thence westward a distance of approximately 90 feet to the
easterly side of LILCO Road; thence southward along LILCO Road to its
intersection with the north side of North Country Road; thence westward
along the north side of North Country Road to the southeast corner of
the parcel identified as District 200, Section 39, Block 1, Lot 2;
thence in a northward and westward direction along the easterly and
northerly sides of said parcel to its northwest corner; thence northward
along the westerly boundary of the parcel identified as District 200,
Section 83, Block 1, Lot 1.4 to its northwest corner; and the southerly
shoreline of Long Island Sound thence westward along the northerly side
of the parcel identified as District 200, Section 39, Block 1, Lot 1.2
and the southerly extent of Long Island Sound to the northwest corner of
the property identified as District 200, Section 39, Block 1, Lot 1.2;
thence southward along the westerly boundary of said property to North
Country Road; thence southward crossing North Country Road to its
southerly side; thence west along the southerly boundary of North
Country Road to the northwestern corner of property identified as
District 200, Section 82, Block 1, Lot 1.1; thence south along the
westerly boundary of said property and the westerly boundary of the
property identified as District 200, Section 82, Block 1, Lot 1.2 to the
northwest corner of property identified as District 200, Section 82,
Block 1, Lot 5.1; thence southward along the westerly boundary of said
property and along the easterly boundary of property identified as
District 200, Section 81, Block 1, Lot 14.8 and along the easterly
boundary of property identified as District 200, Section 105, Block 3,
Lot 1 to the northeast corner of the property identified as District
200, Section 105, Block 3, Lot 5; thence southward along the easterly
boundary of said property to the north side of Route 25A; thence
southward crossing Route 25A to its south side; thence westward along
the southerly boundary of Route 25A to the point or place of beginning,
and excluding three distinct areas described as follows: The first area
defined as beginning at a point where the westerly side of William Floyd
Parkway (County Road 46) meets northerly side of the Long Island
Railroad (LIRR); thence westward along the northerly side of the LIRR to
Moriches-Middle Island Road; thence generally northwestward along the
northerly side of Moriches-Middle Island Road to the southerly side of
Long Island Expressway (Route 495); thence eastward along the southerly
side of the Long Island Expressway (Route 495) to the westerly side of
William Floyd Parkway (County Road 46); thence southward along the
westerly side of William Floyd Parkway (County Road 46) and containing
the subdivision known as RB Industrial Park, to the point or place of
beginning and the second area defined as the property described as
District 200, Section 39, Block 1, Lot 1.1 and the third area defined as
all parcels of real property identified as follows:
district 200, section 749, block 6, lot 24;
district 200, section 749, block 6, lot 25;
district 200, section 750, block 2, lot 27.1;
district 200, section 749, block 6, lot 14;
district 200, section 713, block 1, lot 2;
district 200, section 750, block 2, lot 38;
district 200, section 750, block 2, lot 39;
district 200, section 749, block 6, lot 26;
district 200, section 749, block 6, lot 22;
district 200, section 713, block 3, lot 2.3;
district 200, section 713, block 3, lot 2.1;
district 200, section 786, block 3, lot 13;
district 200, section 786, block 3, lot 14.2;
district 200, section 750, block 2, lot 8;
district 200, section 749, block 6, lot 13;
district 200, section 749, block 6, lot 20.2;
district 200, section 786, block 3, lot 7;
district 200, section 749, block 6, lot 23.1;
district 200, section 749, block 6, lot 20.1;
district 200, section 674, block 1, lot 39;
district 200, section 749, block 3, lot 15;
district 200, section 712, block 9, lot 1;
district 200, section 674, block 1, lot 38;
district 200, section 750, block 3, lot 40.1;
district 200, section 749, block 6, lot 21;
district 200, section 674, block 1, lot 35;
district 200, section 786, block 3, lot 1.1;
district 200, section 749, block 3, lot 43;
district 200, section 750, block 3, lot 19.1;
district 200, section 750, block 3, lot 19.2;
district 200, section 750, block 3, lot 19.3;
district 200, section 750, block 3, lot 19.4;
district 200, section 750, block 3, lot 19.5;
district 200, section 750, block 3, lot 19.6;
district 200, section 750, block 3, lot 19.7;
district 200, section 750, block 2, lot 7.1;
district 200, section 750, block 2, lot 7.2;
district 200, section 750, block 2, lot 37;
district 200, section 713, block 1, lot 1;
district 200, section 786, block 3, lot 3;
district 200, section 786, block 3, lot 4;
district 200, section 786, block 3, lot 6;
district 200, section 786, block 3, lot 1.2;
district 200, section 786, block 3, lot 8;
district 200, section 750, block 3, lot 25.1;
district 200, section 750, block 3, lot 26.1;
district 200, section 750, block 3, lot 39.1;
district 200, section 750, block 3, lot 6.1;
district 200, section 750, block 2, lot 24;
district 200, section 750, block 2, lot 35;
district 200, section 750, block 2, lot 36.1;
district 200, section 750, block 3, lot 42.1;
district 200, section 750, block 3, lot 5.1;
district 200, section 749, block 7, lot 15;
district 200, section 749, block 7, lot 16;
district 200, section 786, block 3, lot 9;
district 200, section 750, block 3, lot 37.1;
district 200, section 749, block 6, lot 10;
district 200, section 749, block 6, lot 7;
district 200, section 786, block 3, lot 14.1;
district 200, section 749, block 6, lot 23.2;
district 200, section 749, block 6, lot 11;
district 200, section 749, block 6, lot 5;
district 200, section 750, block 2, lot 21.1;
district 200, section 750, block 3, lot 35.1;
district 200, section 750, block 3, lot 35.2;
district 200, section 749, block 6, lot 9;
district 200, section 749, block 7, lot 18.1;
district 200, section 750, block 2, lot 20;
district 200, section 750, block 2, lot 22.1;
district 200, section 750, block 2, lot 25.2;
district 200, section 750, block 2, lot 25.1;
district 200, section 750, block 2, lot 33;
district 200, section 750, block 3, lot 40.2;
district 200, section 750, block 2, lot 23.1;
district 200, section 750, block 2, lot 34;
district 200, section 750, block 3, lot 41.1;
district 200, section 750, block 2, lot 18;
district 200, section 749, block 7, lot 14;
district 200, section 749, block 7, lot 43;
district 200, section 749, block 6, lot 4.4;
district 200, section 749, block 6, lot 12.3.
* NB Effective until ... (see 58/2018 Pt. CC § 5 for expiration
provisions)
* 10. "Central Pine Barrens area" shall mean the contiguous area as
described and bounded as follows:
Beginning at a point where the southerly side of Route 25A intersects
the easterly side of Miller Place Road; thence southward along the
easterly boundary of Miller Place Road to Helme Avenue; thence southward
along the easterly boundary of Helme Avenue to Miller Place-Middle
Island Road; thence southward along the easterly boundary of Miller
Place-Middle Island Road to Whiskey Road; thence westward along the
southerly boundary of Whiskey Road to Mount Sinai-Coram Road; thence
southward along the easterly boundary of Mount Sinai-Coram Road to
Middle Country Road (Route 25); thence westward along the southerly
boundary of Route 25 to Patchogue-Mount Sinai Road (County Route 83);
thence southward along the easterly boundary of County Route 83 to
Bicycle Path Drive; thence southeastward along the easterly side of
Bicycle Path Drive to Mt. McKinley Avenue; thence southward along the
easterly boundary of Mt. McKinley Avenue to Granny Road; thence
northeastward along the northerly boundary of Granny Road to Port
Jefferson-Patchogue Road (Route 112); thence southward along the
easterly boundary of Route 112 to Horse Block Road (County Route 16);
thence eastward along the northerly boundary of County Route 16 to Maine
Avenue; thence northward along the westerly boundary of Maine Avenue to
Fire Avenue; thence eastward along the northerly boundary of Fire Avenue
to John Roe Smith Avenue; thence southward along the easterly boundary
of John Roe Smith Avenue to Jeff Street; thence eastward along the
northerly boundary of Jeff Street to Hagerman Avenue; thence southward
along the easterly boundary of Hagerman Avenue to the Long Island
Expressway (Route 495); thence eastward along the northerly boundary of
Route 495 to the westerly side of Yaphank Avenue (County Road 21);
thence southward along the westerly side of Yaphank Avenue to the south
side of the Long Island Expressway (Route 495); thence eastward along
the southerly side of the Long Island Expressway (Route 495) to the
easterly side of Yaphank Avenue; thence southward along the easterly
side of Yaphank Avenue, crossing Sunrise Highway (Route 27) to the south
side of Montauk Highway (County Road 80); thence southwestward along the
south side of Montauk Highway (County Road 80) to South Country Road;
thence southward along the easterly side of South Country Road to
Fireplace Neck Road; thence southward along the easterly side of
Fireplace Neck Road to Beaver Dam Road; thence eastward along the
northerly side of Beaver Dam Road to the westerly boundary of the
Carmans River and the lands owned by the United States known as Wertheim
National Wildlife Refuge (the "Refuge"); thence generally westerly and
southerly to the waters of Bellport Bay; thence generally easterly
across the Bay and northerly along the easterly boundary of the Refuge,
including all lands currently part of the Refuge and any lands which may
become part of the Refuge in the future, to the east side of the
southern terminus of Smith Road; thence northward along the easterly
side of Smith Road to the southwesterly corner of the property
identified as District 200, Section 974.50, Block 1, Lot 11; thence
eastward, northward and westward in a counter-clockwise direction along
the southern, eastern and northern boundaries of that property to the
easterly side of Smith Road; thence northward along the east side of
Smith Road to Merrick Road; thence northeasterly along the northerly
side of Merrick Road to the easterly side of Surrey Circle and the
southwest corner of the property identified as District 200, Section
880, Block 3, Lot 58.1; running thence easterly along the southerly side
of said lot to the west side of William Floyd Parkway (County Road 46);
thence northerly along the westerly side of William Floyd Parkway
(County Road 46), crossing Route 27, to the Long Island Railroad (LIRR);
thence eastward along the northerly boundary of the Long Island Rail
Road tracks 7,500 feet; thence southward 500 feet; thence eastward 525
feet to the intersection of North Street and Manor-Yaphank Road; thence
southward along the easterly boundary of Manor-Yaphank Road to
Moriches-Middle Island Road; thence eastward along the northerly
boundary of Moriches-Middle Island Road to Sunrise Highway (Route 27);
thence eastward along the northerly boundary of Route 27 to an old
railroad grade (unpaved); thence southeastward along the northerly
boundary of the old railroad grade (unpaved) to Old County Road (Route
71); thence eastward along the northerly boundary of Route 71 to the
Long Island Rail Road tracks; thence eastward along the northerly
boundary of the Long Island Rail Road tracks to Montauk Highway; thence
eastward along the northerly boundary of Montauk Highway to Route 24;
thence northward along the westerly boundary of Route 24 to Sunrise
Highway (Route 27); thence eastward along the northerly boundary of
Route 27 to Squiretown Road; thence northward along the westerly
boundary of Squiretown Road to Upper Red Creek Road; thence westward
along the southern boundary of Upper Red Creek to Lower Red Creek Road;
thence southward along the easterly boundary of Lower Red Creek Road to
Hubbard County Park; thence westward along the northern boundary of
Hubbard County Park to Riverhead-Hampton Bays Road (Route 24); thence
westward along the southerly boundary of Route 24 to Peconic Avenue;
thence northward along the westerly boundary of Peconic Avenue to the
Riverhead-Southampton border; thence westward along the
Riverhead-Southampton border and the Riverhead-Brookhaven border to the
Forge Road Bridge; thence northward along the westerly boundary of the
Forge Road Bridge to Forge Road; thence northwestward along the westerly
boundary of Forge Road to the railroad tracks; thence northward along
the westerly boundary of Forge Road (unpaved) to the intersection of
Route 25 and River Road; thence westward along the southerly boundary of
River Road to Edwards Avenue; thence northward along the westerly
boundary of Edwards Avenue 3,800 feet; thence westward 4,400 feet to an
unnamed, unpaved road; thence northward along the westerly boundary of
the unnamed, unpaved road 150 feet; thence westward and northwestward
along the eastern boundary of the United States Navy/Grumman Aerospace
Corporation property (as of 1982) up to its intersection with Middle
Country Road (Route 25); thence westward along the southerly boundary of
Route 25 to the intersection of Route 25 and 25A; thence northeastward,
westward, and southwestward along the eastern and northern boundary of
the United States Navy/Grumman Aerospace Corporation (as of 1982) and
located immediately east of Route 25A, to its intersection with Route
25A; thence westward along the southerly boundary of Route 25A to the
point or place of beginning, and excluding one distinct area described
as follows: The area defined as beginning at a point where the westerly
side of William Floyd Parkway (County Road 46) meets northerly side of
the Long Island Railroad (LIRR); thence westward along the northerly
side of the LIRR to Moriches-Middle Island Road; thence generally
northwestward along the northerly side of Moriches-Middle Island Road to
the southerly side of Long Island Expressway (Route 495); thence
eastward along the southerly side of the Long Island Expressway (Route
495) to the westerly side of William Floyd Parkway (County Road 46);
thence southward along the westerly side of William Floyd Parkway
(County Road 46) and containing the subdivision known as RB Industrial
Park, to the point or place of beginning.
* NB Effective ... (see 58/2018 Pt. CC § 5 for expiration provisions)
* 11. "Core preservation area" shall mean the core preservation area
of the Central Pine Barrens area which comprise the largest intact areas
of undeveloped pine barrens as described and bounded as follows:
Beginning at a point where the northwestern corner of the New York
State Rocky Point Natural Resource Management Area (the "NYS Rocky Point
Land") intersects the southerly side of NYS Route 25A; thence generally
southward and eastward along the generally westerly and southerly
boundaries of the NYS Rocky Point Land (including the Currans Road Pond
State Wildlife Management Area, all adjacent or contiguous undeveloped
Town of Brookhaven parks, preserves, open space areas, or reserved
areas, and the crossings of the undeveloped Suffolk County property
known as the Port Jefferson - Westhampton road right of way, Whiskey
Road, County Route 21, and Currans Road), and including those properties
identified as District 200, Section 346, Block 1, Lots 3 and 4, to the
point where the NYS Rocky Point Land meets the northerly side of NYS
Route 25 (Middle Country Road); thence eastward along the northerly
boundary of NYS Route 25 to the southeastern corner of that property
west of Woodlots Road which is identified as District 200, Section 349,
Block 2, Lot 1.3; thence northward along the easterly boundary of that
property to the Suffolk County Pine Trail Nature Preserve; thence
eastward and southeastward along the southerly boundary of the Suffolk
County Pine Trail Nature Preserve where the Preserve is adjacent to
developed parcels or parcels in agricultural or horticultural use, or
along a line parallel to, and 100 (one hundred) feet south of, the
Preserve where the Preserve is adjacent to parcels which are undeveloped
as of June 1, 1993, to County Route 46; thence southward along the
easterly boundary of County Route 46 to NYS Route 25; thence eastward
along the southerly boundary of NYS Route 25 to the Suffolk County Pine
Trail Nature Preserve; thence southward along the westerly boundary of
the Suffolk County Pine Trail Nature Preserve where the Preserve is
adjacent to developed parcels, or along a line parallel to, and 100 (one
hundred) feet west of, the Preserve where the Preserve is adjacent to
parcels which are undeveloped as of June 1, 1993, to the northern
boundary of the United States land known as Brookhaven National
Laboratory; thence generally westward along the northerly boundary of
Brookhaven National Laboratory to County Route 46 (William Floyd
Parkway); thence generally northwestward on a straight line to the
intersection of Sally Lane and Pond Lane; thence westward along the
southerly side of Pond Lane to Ruth Lane; thence northward along the
westerly side of Ruth Lane to NYS Route 25; thence westward along the
northerly side of NYS Route 25 to the southeast corner of the NYS Middle
Island State Game Farm and Environmental Education Center; thence
northward, westward, and southward along the easterly, northerly, and
westerly boundaries of the NYS Middle Island State Game Farm and
Environmental Education Center to NYS Route 25; thence westward along
the southerly side of NYS Route 25, excluding all parcels abutting that
road which are developed as of June 1, 1993, to Giant Oak Road; thence
southward along the easterly side of Giant Oak Road to Medford Road;
thence southwestward along the southeasterly side of Medford Road
crossing to the west side of Smith Road; thence southerly along the
westerly side of Smith Road to the southeast corner of District 200,
Section 406, Block 1, Lot 6; thence westward and northward along the
southerly and westerly sides of said parcel to the southerly side of the
developed lands known as Strathmore Ridge; thence westward, northward
and eastward along the southerly, westerly and northerly sides of the
developed lands known as Strathmore Ridge to the westerly side of Smith
Road; thence northerly along the westerly side of Smith Road to the
southerly side of NYS Route 25; thence westerly along the southerly side
of NYS Route 25, to the northwestern corner of that property which is
identified as District 200, Section 406, Block 1, Lot 4.3; thence
southerly along the westerly boundary of that property and continuing
southward along the westerly sides of the properties identified as
District 200, Section 406, Block 1, Lot 4.6; District 200, Section 406,
Block 1, Lot 4.4 and District 200, Section 504, Block 1, Lot 2 to the
southerly side of Longwood Road; thence eastward along the southerly
side of Longwood Road to the northwest corner of the property identified
as District 200, Section 504, Block 1, Lot 7.2; thence southward and
westward along the generally westerly boundary of that parcel to the
eastern end of Rugby Lane (also known as Rugby Avenue or Rugby Road), a
paper street shown on Suffolk County tax maps District 200, Sections
500, 502, and 503; thence westward along the northerly boundary of Rugby
Lane, across County Route 21, to the westerly boundary of County Route
21 (Yaphank - Middle Island Road); thence southward along the westerly
boundary of County Route 21 to the northeastern corner of the parcel
identified as District 200, Section 529, Block 1, Lot 28, and which is
coterminous with the southerly boundaries of the parcels located on the
south side of Rustic Lane; thence westward along the northerly boundary
of that parcel to the southwest corner of the parcel identified as
District 200, Section 528, Block 5, Lot 2; thence northward along a
portion of the easterly boundary of the Carmans River, which comprises
the easterly boundary of the parcel identified as District 200, Section
528, Block 5, Lot 1, to its intersection with the southern boundary of
the Suffolk County Nature Preserve parcel identified as District 200,
Section 500, Block 1, Lot 1.4; thence eastward along the southern
boundary of that parcel to the southeast corner of that parcel; thence
northward along the easterly boundary of that Suffolk County Nature
Preserve parcel to the southeast corner of the Suffolk County Nature
Preserve parcel identified as District 200, Section 500, Block 1, Lot
3.1, thence generally northward along the easterly boundary of that
parcel to the north side of East Bartlett Road; thence easterly along
the north side of East Bartlett Road to the east side of County Road 21;
thence southerly along the east side of County Road 21 to the southwest
corner of District 200, Section 501, Block 1, Lot 2.1; thence easterly
and northerly along the southern and eastern sides of that property and
northward along the easterly side of District 0200, 50100, Block 0100,
Lot 002002 and across to the north side of Longwood Road; thence
westerly along the north side of Longwood Road to the southeast corner
of District 200, Section 482, Block 1, Lot 3.1; thence northward and
eastward along the easterly and southerly boundaries of that parcel to
the northwest corner of the parcel identified as District 200, Section
483, Block 2, Lot 1.4; thence eastward along the southerly property
boundary of the parcel identified as District 200, Section 482, Block 1,
Lot 4 to the southeast corner of that parcel; thence northward along the
easterly boundary of that parcel to the northeast corner of that parcel;
thence eastward and northward along the southerly and easterly
boundaries of the parcel identified as District 200, Section 456, Block
2, Lot 4 to the northeast corner of that parcel; thence generally
northerly and westerly along the easterly and northerly boundary of
Prosser Pines County Nature Preserve to County Road 21; thence westward
(directly across County Route 21) along the southerly boundary of the
property identified as District 200, Section 434, Block 1, Lot 12.1, to
the southwest corner of the property identified as District 200, Section
434, Block 1, Lot 14.3, adjacent to the eastern side of Cathedral Pines
County Park; thence northward along the eastern boundary of Cathedral
Pines County Park to the southeast corner of the property identified as
District 200, Section 402, Block 1, Lot 23.1, thence continuing
northward along the easterly boundary of that property to the southerly
side of Lafayette Road; thence westward along the southerly side of
Lafayette Road to the eastern boundary of the property identified as
District 200, Section 402, Block 1, Lot 24.7; thence generally in a
counter-clockwise direction along the easterly, northerly, westerly and
northerly boundaries of that property to the easterly boundary of the
parcel identified as District 200, Section 402, Block 1, Lot 19.2;
thence northerly along the easterly side of said lot to the southeast
corner of the property identified as District 200, Section 402, Block 1,
Lot 20, thence westward and northward along the southerly and westerly
sides of that property to the southerly side of NYS Route 25; thence
westward along the southerly boundary of NYS Route 25 to the
northwestern corner of the parcel identified as District 200, Section
402, Block 1, Lot 16.4; thence generally southward along the westerly
boundary of that parcel to the northerly boundary of the parcel
identified as District 200, Section 454, Block 1, Lot 9.1; thence
westward along the northerly boundary of that parcel to East Bartlett
Road; thence southward along the easterly boundary of East Bartlett Road
to its intersection with Ashton Road; thence westward to the
northeastern corner of the old filed map shown on District 200, Section
499; thence westward and southward along the northerly and westerly
boundaries of the old filed map shown on Suffolk County tax maps
District 200, Sections 498, 499, and 527 to Hillcrest Road; thence
eastward along the southerly boundary of Hillcrest Road to Ashton Road;
thence southward along the easterly side of Ashton Road to Granny Road;
thence eastward along the southerly side of Granny Road to the
northwesterly corner of District 200, Section 547, Block 1, Lot 18.1;
thence generally southward, westward, southward, eastward and northward
in a counter-clockwise direction along the western, northern, southern
and eastern boundaries of said parcel to the southeast corner of the
parcel identified as District 200, Section 548, Block 1, Lot 3; thence
northward along the easterly boundary of that parcel to its northeast
corner; thence generally northward, northeastward and eastward along the
westerly, northwesterly and northerly sides of German Boulevard to its
intersection with the northeasterly side of Lakeview Boulevard; thence
southeastward along the northeasterly side of Lakeview Boulevard to the
westerly boundary of the parcel identified as District 200, Section 611,
Block 1, Lot 5; thence northward along the westerly boundary of that
parcel to its northwest corner; thence southward along the westerly
boundary of the parcel identified as District 200, Section 579, Block 3,
Lot 1, comprising part of the western bank of the Carmans River also
known as Upper Lake, to the northerly side of Mill Road, also known as
County Route 101; thence eastward along the northerly side of Mill Road
to the northeast corner of the parcel identified as District 200,
Section 579, Block 3, Lot 19; thence westerly along the northerly
boundary of that parcel to the eastern boundary of the parcel identified
as District 200, Section 579, Block 3, Lot 1; thence northward along the
easterly side of that parcel, comprising part of the eastern bank of the
Carmans River also known as Upper Lake, to the southwest corner of the
parcel identified as District 200, Section 548, Block 2, Lot 5.1; thence
eastward along the southern boundary of that parcel to its southeast
corner; thence eastward across County Route 21 to its easterly side;
thence northward along the easterly boundary of County Route 21 to the
southwest corner of the Suffolk County Nature Preserve parcel known as
Warbler Woods and identified as District 200, Section 551, Block 1, Lot
4; thence generally eastward along the southerly boundary of the Warbler
Woods parcel and then southward along the westerly boundary of an
extension of that parcel's southerly boundary to the southeast corner of
the southern terminus of Harold Road; thence generally westward,
southward and westward in a counter-clockwise direction along the
northerly, westerly, northerly and westerly boundaries of the Suffolk
County Nature Preserve parcel known as Fox Lair, and identified as
District 200, Section 580, Block 3, Lot 24.2, to the northwest corner of
the parcel Suffolk County Water Authority parcel identified as District
200, Section 580, Block 3, Lot 24.6; thence southward, eastward and
southward along the westerly boundary and southerly boundaries of that
Suffolk County Water Authority parcel to Main Street; thence eastward
along the north side of Main Street to the southeast corner of said
Suffolk County Water Authority parcel to its southeast corner; thence
northward along the easterly boundary of that parcel to the southwest
property boundary of the Suffolk County Nature Preserve parcel known as
Fox Lair and identified as District 200, Section 580, Block 3, Lot 24.2,
thence generally eastward, southward, eastward, northward and eastward
along the southerly boundaries of said parcel and eastward along the
southerly boundary of the Suffolk County Nature Preserve parcel
identified as District 200, Section 583, Block 1, Lot 4.1, to the west
side of the unimproved north-south oriented road known variously as
Smith Road, Longwood Road and Private Road; thence southward along the
westerly boundary of Smith Road to the north side of the Long Island
Expressway; thence westward along the northerly boundary of the Long
Island Expressway to the south side of Main Street in Yaphank; thence
westward along the southerly boundary of Main Street in Yaphank to the
westernmost extent along Main Street of the Southaven County Park
boundary; thence westward across County Road 21 to the western boundary
of the County Road 21 right-of-way; thence southward along the western
boundary of the County Road 21 right-of-way to the northerly side of the
parcel identified as District 200, Section 611, Block 3, Lot 16,
comprising the northerly bank of the Carmans River known as Lower Lake;
thence westward along the northerly side of that property to the
southwest corner of the parcel identified as District 200, Section 612,
Block 4, Lot 1; thence northward along the westerly boundary of that
parcel to the southerly side of County Route 21 known as Main Street;
thence westward along the southerly side of County Route 21 known as
Main Street to the northeast corner of the parcel identified as District
200, Section 612, Block 2, Lot 12; thence southward along the easterly
boundary of that parcel to the southeast corner of the parcel identified
as District 200, Section 612, Block 2, Lot 11; thence westward and
northwestward along the northerly and northeasterly boundaries of the
Town of Brookhaven parcel identified as District 200, Section 611, Block
3, Lot 9 to the south side of Mill Road, also known as County Road 101;
thence generally westward and southward along the southerly side of Mill
Road and continuing southward along the eastern side of
Patchogue-Yaphank Road, also known as County Road 101, to the southerly
side of Gerard Road; thence eastward along the southerly side of Gerard
Road to its westerly boundary known as the map of Grand Heights, filed
in the offices of the Suffolk County clerk; thence southward along the
westerly map line of the filed map known as Grand Heights to the north
side of the Long Island Expressway NYS Route 495; thence easterly along
the northerly side of the Long Island Expressway NYS Route 495 to the
westerly side of County Route 21 known as Yaphank Avenue; thence
southward along the westerly side of Yaphank Avenue to the south side of
the Long Island Expressway; thence eastward along the south side of the
Long Island Expressway to the westerly boundary of Southaven County
Park, thence generally southward along the westerly boundary of
Southaven County Park to the northeast corner of the lands of Suffolk
County identified as District 200, Section 665, Block 2, Lot 1; thence
generally southward along the easterly boundary of said lot, crossing
the LIRR and Park Street and continuing southward along the westerly
boundary of Davenport Avenue as shown on the old filed map known as
Bellhaven Terrace; thence southward and eastward along the westerly and
southerly boundaries of the parcel identified as District 200, Section
744, Block 1, Lot 10 to the westerly boundary of the parcel identified
as District 200, Section 781, Block 1, Lot 3.1; thence continuing
southerly along the westerly boundary of that parcel to the easterly
boundary of Gerard Road; thence southward along the easterly boundary of
Gerard Road to Victory Avenue; thence eastward along the northerly
boundary of Victory Avenue to a point where the west bank of the Carmans
River passes under Victory Avenue and Route 27; thence south under Route
27 to the southerly side of Montauk Highway also known as County Road
80; thence westward along the southerly side of Montauk Highway County
Road 80, including lands owned by the United States known as Wertheim
National Wildlife Refuge (the "Refuge"), to the eastern side of Old
Stump Road; thence southward along the easterly side of Old Stump Road
to the northerly side of Beaver Dam Road; thence eastward along the
northerly side of Beaver Dam Road to the lands owned by the United
States known as Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge (the "Refuge"),
including the Carmans River; thence generally westerly and southerly to
the waters of Bellport Bay; thence generally easterly across the Bay and
northerly along the easterly boundary of the Refuge, including all lands
currently part of the Refuge and any lands which may become part of the
Refuge in the future to the east side of the southern terminus of Smith
Road; thence northward along the easterly side of Smith Road to the
southwesterly corner of the property identified as District 200, Section
974.50, Block 1, Lot 11; thence eastward, northward and westward in a
counter-clockwise direction along the southern, eastern and northern
boundaries of that property to the easterly side of Smith Road; thence
northward along the easterly side of Smith Road to the northerly side of
Montauk Highway County Road 80; thence northeasterly to the
southwesterly corner of the property identified as District 200, Section
849, Block 2, Lot 2; thence eastward along the northerly boundary of
Montauk Highway to the southeasterly corner of the property identified
as District 200, Section 850, Block 3, Lot 8; thence northward to the
northeasterly corner of that parcel, including all lands owned by the
United States known as Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge (the "Refuge")
at any time between June 1, 1993 and the present, and any lands which
may become part of the Refuge in the future; thence northwestward across
Sunrise Highway (NYS Route 27) to the southwesterly corner of the
property identified as District 200, Section 850, Block 2, Lot 1; thence
northward along the westerly boundary of that parcel across to the
northerly boundary of Victory Avenue; thence westward along the
northerly boundary of Victory Avenue to the westerly boundary of River
Road; thence northward along the westerly boundary of River Road to the
north side of the Long Island Rail Road right-of-way; thence easterly
along the northerly side of the Long Island Rail Road right-of-way to
the north side of Moriches-Middle Island Road; thence generally
northward and westward along the northerly side of Moriches-Middle
Island Road to the northerly side of the Long Island Expressway; thence
westward along the northerly boundary of the Long Island Expressway to
the southeasterly corner of the Longwood Greenbelt property (the
property identified as District 200, Section 583, Block 2, Lot 1.1);
thence northward along the easterly boundary of the Longwood Greenbelt
property to its northeast corner; thence eastward to the southwesterly
corner of the property known as District 200, Section 552, Block 1, Lot
8; thence generally northeastward along the easterly boundary of the
property identified as District 200, Section 552, Block 1, Lot 1.7 to
the northeasterly corner of that parcel; thence eastward along the
southerly boundaries of the parcels identified as District 200, Section
504, Block 1, Lot 8, and District 200, Section 504, Block 1, Lot 11, to
the westerly boundary of the William Floyd Parkway (County Route 46);
thence northward along the westerly side of County Route 46 to a point
2000 (two thousand) feet south of the southern bank of the Peconic River
crossing of County Route 46; thence generally southeastward along a line
parallel to, and 2000 (two thousand) feet generally south or southwest
of, and parallel to, the southernmost bank of the Peconic River to a
point where the Peconic River crosses the unpaved, unnamed, north-south
firebreak and patrol road on the eastern half of the Brookhaven National
Laboratory property; thence southward and southwestward along the
easterly and southeasterly boundaries of the unpaved, unnamed,
north-south firebreak and patrol road starting on the eastern half of
the Brookhaven National Laboratory property to the Brookhaven National
Laboratory road known as Brookhaven Avenue; thence due westward along a
straight line to the Brookhaven National Laboratory road known as
Princeton Avenue; thence westward along the southerly boundary of
Princeton Avenue to the unnamed Laboratory road which diverts southwest
in the vicinity of the Laboratory gate house; thence southwestward along
the southerly side of the unnamed Laboratory road just described to
County Route 46; thence southward along the easterly side of County
Route 46 to NYS Route 495; thence eastward along the northerly boundary
of NYS Route 495 to County Route 111; thence southeastward along the
northerly boundary of County Route 111 to NYS Route 27 (Sunrise
Highway); thence generally southward across NYS Route 27 to the
westernmost extent along NYS Route 27 of the undeveloped portion (as of
June 1, 1993) of the parcel assemblage comprised of those parcels
identified as District 200, Section 594, Block 2, Lot 4 and District
900, Section 325, Block 1, Lot 41.2; thence southward along the westerly
boundary of the undeveloped portion (as of June 1, 1993) of that parcel
assemblage to County Route 71 (Old Country Road); thence eastward along
the northerly boundary of County Route 71 to the southeastern corner of
the Suffolk County Nature Preserve lands which run from NYS Route 27
south to County Route 111 and which adjoin the easterly side of the
preceding assemblage; thence northward along the easterly boundary of
that Suffolk County Nature Preserve assemblage (crossing the County
Route 111 right of way) to NYS Route 27; thence eastward along the
southerly boundary of NYS Route 27 to the westerly end of 19th Street as
shown in the old filed map contained within the tax map identified as
District 900, Section 276, Block 2; thence southward along the westerly
boundary of that old filed map (shown in District 900, Sections 276,
302, 303, 327, and 328), and coterminous with the westerly side of those
parcels along the westerly side of Oishei Road, to County Route 71;
thence eastward along the northerly boundary of County Route 71 to the
southeasterly corner of the parcel identified as District 900, Section
328, Block 2, Lot 19; thence northward along the easterly boundary of
that old filed map surrounding Oishei Road, and coterminous with the
easterly side of those parcels along the easterly side of Oishei Road,
to a point along that line due west of the northwesterly corner of the
parcel containing the Suffolk County facilities identified as District
900, Section 331, Block 1, Lot 1; thence due eastward along a straight
line to the northwesterly corner of that parcel; thence eastward along
the northerly boundary of that parcel to its northeasterly corner shown
in District 900, Section 307; thence due eastward along a straight line
to Summit Boulevard; thence southward along the westerly side of Summit
Boulevard to County Route 71; thence eastward along the northerly side
of County Route 71, excluding all parcels abutting that road which are
developed as of June 1, 1993, to the Long Island Rail Road tracks;
thence eastward along the northerly boundary of the Long Island Rail
Road tracks to County Route 31 (Old Riverhead Road); thence northward
along the westerly boundary of County Route 31 to that point opposite
the point along the easterly side of County Route 31 (north of the
Stewart Avenue intersection) at which the undeveloped portion (as of
June 1, 1993) of the Suffolk County Airport (Gabreski Airport) occurs;
thence generally northward, eastward and southward around the westerly,
northerly and easterly boundaries of the undeveloped portion (as of June
1, 1993) of the airport property (excluding from the Core Preservation
Area those portions of the airport property which are occupied by the
runways, their associated maintenance areas, and those areas identified
for future use in the Suffolk County Airport Master Plan approved by the
County Legislature) to the Long Island Rail Road tracks (including in
the Core Preservation Area those portions of the airport property which
are adjacent to the Quogue Wildlife Refuge's westerly boundary and which
are in their natural state); thence eastward along the northerly
boundary of the Long Island Rail Road tracks to the southeasterly corner
of the Town of Southampton parcel identified as District 902, Section 1,
Block 1, Lot 22.1; thence generally northward and eastward along the
easterly border of that parcel and the Town of Southampton parcels to
the immediate north identified as District 900, Section 313, Block 1,
Lot 42.1 and District 900, Section 287, Block 1, Lot 1.55 to County
Route 104; thence northward along the westerly boundary of County Route
104 to a point 1000 (one thousand) feet southward of NYS Route 27;
thence eastward along a line parallel to, and 1000 (one thousand) feet
south of, NYS Route 27, to the westerly boundary of the parcel
identified as District 900, Section 252, Block 1, Lot 1; thence
southward along the westerly boundary of that parcel to the Long Island
Rail Road tracks; thence eastward along the northerly boundary of the
Long Island Rail Road tracks to Montauk Highway; thence eastward along
the northerly boundary of Montauk Highway to that point where the
boundary of Sears-Bellows County Park heads northward along the eastern
side of the Munns Pond portion; thence northward along the easterly
boundary of Sears-Bellows County Park, to NYS Route 27; thence eastward
along the northerly boundary of NYS Route 27 to NYS Route 24 (Riverhead
- Hampton Bays Road); thence generally northwestward and westward along
the southwesterly boundary of NYS Route 24 to the easternmost extent
along NYS Route 24 of the Suffolk County Parkland known as Flanders or
Hubbard County Park; thence generally northward, westward, and southward
along the easterly, northerly, and westerly boundaries of Flanders or
Hubbard County Park, including all adjacent or contiguous undeveloped
Town of Southampton parks, preserves, open space areas, or reserved
areas, to NYS Route 24; thence westward along the southerly boundary of
NYS Route 24 to Pleasure Drive; thence southward along the easterly
boundary of Pleasure Drive a distance of 2000 (two thousand) feet,
excluding all parcels abutting that road which are developed as of June
1, 1993; thence generally westward along a straight line to the
southernmost extent of the NYS David Sarnoff Preserve along the westerly
boundaries of the parcels on the westerly side of Brookhaven Avenue;
thence generally northward and westward along the easterly and northerly
boundary of the NYS David Sarnoff Pine Barrens Preserve, crossing County
Routes 105 and 104, to County Route 63 (Riverhead-Moriches Road); thence
generally westward and northward along the northerly boundary of the
Suffolk County Cranberry Bog County Nature Preserve to County Route 51;
thence southwesterly along the westerly side of County Route 51 to the
boundary of the Cranberry Bog County Nature Preserve; thence westward
and northward along the northeasterly boundary of Cranberry Bog County
Nature Preserve to County Route 94 (also known as NYS Route 24, or
Nugent Drive); thence eastward along the northerly side of County Route
94 to the County Route 94A bridge; thence northward along the westerly
side of the County Route 94A bridge to the Riverhead-Southampton border;
thence westward along the Riverhead-Southampton border, and the
Riverhead-Brookhaven Border, to the Forge Road Bridge; thence northward
along the westerly boundary of the Forge Road Bridge to Forge Road;
thence northwestward along the westerly boundary of Forge Road to the
Long Island Rail Road tracks; thence northward along the westerly
boundary of Forge Road (unpaved) to the intersection of NYS Route 25 and
River Road; thence westward along the southerly boundary of River Road
to Edwards Avenue; thence westward along the southerly boundary of River
Road (Grumman Boulevard or Swan Pond Road) to the southeast corner of
that parcel containing Conoe (or Canoe) Lake and identified as District
600, Section 137, Block 1, Lot 1; thence northward, westward, and
southward along the borders of that parcel containing Conoe (or Canoe)
Lake to River Road (Grumman Boulevard); thence westward along the
northerly boundary of Grumman Boulevard to the southeasternmost corner
of the undeveloped portion (as of June 1, 1993) of the United States
Navy/Grumman Corporation property located on the north side of Grumman
Boulevard and adjacent to the Grumman entrance known as the South Gate;
thence due north along the easternmost edge of that undeveloped portion
(as of June 1, 1993) of the United States Navy/Grumman Corporation
property to NYS Route 25; thence along a straight line to the northerly
side of NYS Route 25 to a point occupied by the southeasternmost corner
of the parcel assemblage comprised of District 600, Section 75, Block 3,
Lot 10.1, and District 600, Section 96, Block 1, Lot 14, and otherwise
known as Camp Wauwepex; thence northward, westward, and generally
southward along the easterly, northerly, and generally westerly
boundaries of the Camp Wauwepex assemblage to NYS Route 25; thence
westward along the northerly side of NYS Route 25 to Montauk Trail;
thence northeastward along the northwesterly side of Montauk Trail to
Panamoka Trail; thence northward along the westerly side of Panamoka
Trail, excluding all parcels abutting that road which are developed as
of June 1, 1993, to Matinecock Trail; thence westward along the
southerly side of Matinecock Trail to the easterly boundary of
Brookhaven State Park; thence generally northward along the easterly
boundary of Brookhaven State Park, including all adjacent or contiguous
undeveloped Town of Brookhaven parks, preserves, open space areas, or
reserved areas, to its intersection with NYS Route 25A; thence eastward
along the southerly boundary of Route 25A to a point due south of the
southeast corner of the parcel identified as District 200, Section 128,
Block 1, Lot 3.1; thence northward across Route 25A to its northerly
side at the southeast corner of parcel identified as District 200,
Section 128, Block 1, Lot 3.1; thence northward along the easterly side
of the property identified as District 200, Section 128, Block 1, Lot
3.1 to its intersection with the southerly boundary of District 200,
Section 128, Block 1, Lot 1; thence eastward, northward and westward
along the southerly, easterly and northerly sides of the parcel
identified as District 200, Section 128, Block 1, Lot 1 to the southeast
corner of the parcel identified as District 200, Section 82, Block 1,
Lot 5.2; thence northward along the east side of this parcel to its
intersection with the south side of North Country Road; thence northward
crossing North Country road to its northerly side; thence eastward along
the northerly side of North Country Road to the Brookhaven
Town-Riverhead Town line; thence in a generally northwestward direction
along said town line to a point in Wading River Creek with the
coordinates 40.96225 latitude and -72.863633 longitude; thence westward
a distance of approximately 90 feet to the easterly side of LILCO Road;
thence southward along LILCO Road to its intersection with the north
side of North Country Road; thence westward along the north side of
North Country Road to the southeast corner of the parcel identified as
District 200, Section 39, Block 1, Lot 2; thence in a northward and
westward direction along the easterly and northerly sides of said parcel
to its northwest corner; thence northward along the westerly boundary of
the parcel identified as District 200, Section 83, Block 1, Lot 1.4 to
its northwest corner and the shoreline of Long Island Sound; thence
westward along the northerly side of the parcel identified as district
200, section 39, Block 1, lot 1.2 and the southerly extent of the Long
Island Sound to the northwest corner of the property identified as
District 200, Section 39, Block 1, Lot 1.2; thence southward along the
westerly boundary of said property to North Country Road; thence
southward crossing North Country Road to its southerly side; thence west
along the southerly boundary of North Country Road to the northwestern
corner of the property identified as District 200, Section 82, Block 1,
Lot 1.1; thence south along the westerly boundary of said property and
the westerly boundary of the property identified as District 200,
Section 82, Block 1, Lot 1.2 to the northwest corner of property
identified as District 200, Section 82, Block 1, Lot 5.1; thence
southward along the westerly boundary of said property and along the
easterly boundary of property identified as District 200, Section 81,
Block 1, Lot 14.8 and along the easterly boundary of property identified
as District 200, Section 105, Block 3, Lot 1 to the northeast corner of
property identified as District 200, Section 105, Block 3, Lot 5; thence
southward along the easterly boundary of said property to the north side
of Route 25A; thence eastward along the north side of Route 25A to a
point directly north of the northeast corner of the Shoreham-Wading
River school district property, identified as District 200, Section 243,
Block 1, Lot 3; thence southward, crossing Route 25A to its southerly
boundary and the northeast corner of the Shoreham-Wading river school
district property, identified as District 200, Section 243, Block 1, Lot
3; thence southward and westward, along the easterly and southerly
boundaries of the aforesaid parcel to its southwest corner; thence
southward along the easterly boundary of the Shoreham-Wading River
school district property identified as District 200, Section 243, Block
1, Lot 1.10 to its southeast corner; thence westward, northward,
eastward, southward, eastward, northward, westward, northward, westward
and northward in a clockwise fashion along the southerly and westerly
boundaries of the aforesaid Shoreham-Wading River school district
property to NYS Route 25A; thence westward along the southerly side of
NYS Route 25A to County Route 46; thence southward along the easterly
side of County Route 46 to its intersection with the Suffolk County Pine
Trail Nature Preserve; thence westward along the northerly boundary of
the Suffolk County Pine Trail Nature Preserve where the Preserve is
adjacent to developed parcels or parcels in agricultural or
horticultural use, or along a line parallel to, and 100 (one hundred)
feet north of, the Preserve where the Preserve is adjacent to parcels
which are undeveloped as of June 1, 1993, to the southeastern corner of
the parcel west of Woodlots Road and identified as District 200, Section
291, Block 1, Lot 14.1; thence northward and westward along the easterly
and northerly boundaries of that parcel to Whiskey Road; thence westward
along the southerly side of Whiskey Road to Wading River Hollow Road;
thence northward along the westerly side of Wading River Hollow Road to
the boundary of the NYS Rocky Point Land; thence generally northward
along the easterly boundary of the NYS Rocky Point Land, including all
adjacent or contiguous undeveloped Town of Brookhaven parks, preserves,
open space areas, or reserved areas, to NYS Route 25A; thence westward
along the southerly side of NYS Route 25A, excluding those parcels
abutting that road which are developed as of June 1, 1993, and those
lands identified for the reroute of Route 25A by the NYS Department of
Transportation, to the northeastern corner of the parcel identified as
District 200, Section 102, Block 3, Lot 1.4; thence southward along the
westerly boundary of that parcel to the parcel identified as District
200, Section 102, Block 3, Lot 1.6; thence generally westward and
southward along the westerly boundaries of that parcel and the adjoining
southerly parcel identified as District 200, Section 102, Block 3, Lot
1.5 to the boundary of the NYS Rocky Point Land; thence westward along
the northerly boundary of the NYS Rocky Point Land to County Route 21;
thence generally westward along a straight line across County Route 21
to the northernmost extent along County Route 21 of the NYS Rocky Point
Land; thence generally westward along the generally northerly boundary
of the NYS Rocky Point Land to the point or place of beginning, and
excluding the area defined as beginning at a point where the southerly
boundary of NYS Route 25 meets the easterly side of the Suffolk County
Pine Trail Nature Preserve; thence southeastward along the easterly side
of the Suffolk County Pine Trail Nature Preserve where the Preserve is
adjacent to developed parcels, or along a line parallel to, and 100 (one
hundred) feet east of, the Preserve where the Preserve is adjacent to
parcels which are undeveloped as of June 1, 1993, to the Long Island
Lighting Company high voltage transmission lines; thence northward along
the westerly side of the Long Island Lighting Company high voltage
transmission lines to NYS Route 25; thence westward along the southerly
side of NYS Route 25 to the point or place of beginning;
and excluding four distinct areas described as follows: Area One is the
area defined as beginning at a point where the southerly boundary of NYS
Route 25 meets the easterly side of the Suffolk County Pine Trail Nature
Preserve; thence southeastward along the easterly side of the Suffolk
County Pine Trail Nature Preserve where the Preserve is adjacent to
developed parcels, or along a line parallel to, and 100 (one hundred)
feet east of, the Preserve where the Preserve is adjacent to parcels
which are undeveloped as of June 1, 1993, to the Long Island Lighting
Company high voltage transmission lines; thence northward along the
westerly side of the Long Island Lighting Company high voltage
transmission lines to NYS Route 25; thence westward along the southerly
side of NYS Route 25 to the point or place of beginning; Area Two is the
area defined as beginning at the northwest corner of the parcel
identified as District 200, Section 552, Block 1, Lot 3; thence
eastward, southwestward and generally northward along the northerly,
southeasterly and westerly boundaries of that parcel, containing the
sewage treatment facility known as the Dorade facility, to the point of
beginning; Area three is defined as the parcel identified as district
200, section 82, block 1, lot 3; Area four is defined as the property
identified as district 200, section 39, block 1, lot 1.1;
and including in the core preservation area only the municipally owned
lands and the property identified as District 200, Section 750, Block 3,
Lot 44; within the area beginning at a point on the southeasterly corner
of the intersection of Moriches-Middle Island Road and Cranford
Boulevard and thence southward along the easterly boundary of Cranford
Boulevard to the southwestern corner of property identified as District
200, Section 645, Block 3, Lot 29.l; thence southeastward along the
southerly boundary of said property to its intersection with property
identified as District 200, Section 712, Block 9, Lot 1; thence
generally southward along the westerly boundary of said property to its
intersection with the northerly side of the eastward extension of Grove
Drive, known as Grove Street; thence southward crossing Grove Street to
its south side; thence westward along the southerly boundary of the
Grove Street road extension to the northwestern corner of the property
identified as District 200, Section 749, Block 3, Lot 41.1 and comprised
of parcels owned by the county of Suffolk and the town of Brookhaven;
thence southward to the southwestern corner of property identified as
District 200, Section 749, Block 3, Lot 43; thence eastward along the
southerly boundary of said property to the west side of Lambert Avenue;
thence crossing Lambert Avenue to its easterly side; thence southward
along the easterly boundary of Lambert Avenue to the northerly boundary
of the Sunrise Highway Service Road; thence northeastward along the
northerly boundary of the Sunrise Highway Service Road to Barnes Road;
thence northward along the westerly boundary of Barnes Road to the
northeastern corner of the property identified as District 200, Section
750, Block 3, Lot 40.2; thence westward along the northerly boundary of
property identified as District 200, Section 713, Block 1, Lot 2; thence
westward along the northerly boundary of property identified as District
200, Section 713, Block 1, Lot 1; thence northward along the westerly
side of Weeks Avenue to the northeastern corner of property identified
as District 200, Section 713, Block 3, Lot 1; thence westward along the
northerly boundary of said property to Michigan Avenue; thence northward
along the easterly boundary of Michigan Avenue to Moriches-Middle Island
Road; thence westward along the southerly boundary of Moriches-Middle
Island Road to the point of beginning.
* NB Effective until ... (see 58/2018 Pt. CC § 5 for expiration
provisions)
* 11. "Core preservation area" shall mean the core preservation area
of the Central Pine Barrens area which comprise the largest intact areas
of undeveloped pine barrens as described and bounded as follows:
Beginning at a point where the northwestern corner of the New York
State Rocky Point Natural Resource Management Area (the "NYS Rocky Point
Land") intersects the southerly side of NYS Route 25A; thence generally
southward and eastward along the generally westerly and southerly
boundaries of the NYS Rocky Point Land (including the Currans Road Pond
State Wildlife Management Area, all adjacent or contiguous undeveloped
Town of Brookhaven parks, preserves, open space areas, or reserved
areas, and the crossings of the undeveloped Suffolk County property
known as the Port Jefferson - Westhampton road right of way, Whiskey
Road, County Route 21, and Currans Road), and including those properties
identified as District 200, Section 346, Block 1, Lots 3 and 4, to the
point where the NYS Rocky Point Land meets the northerly side of NYS
Route 25 (Middle Country Road); thence eastward along the northerly
boundary of NYS Route 25 to the southeastern corner of that property
west of Woodlots Road which is identified as District 200, Section 349,
Block 2, Lot 1.3; thence northward along the easterly boundary of that
property to the Suffolk County Pine Trail Nature Preserve; thence
eastward and southeastward along the southerly boundary of the Suffolk
County Pine Trail Nature Preserve where the Preserve is adjacent to
developed parcels or parcels in agricultural or horticultural use, or
along a line parallel to, and 100 (one hundred) feet south of, the
Preserve where the Preserve is adjacent to parcels which are undeveloped
as of June 1, 1993, to County Route 46; thence southward along the
easterly boundary of County Route 46 to NYS Route 25; thence eastward
along the southerly boundary of NYS Route 25 to the Suffolk County Pine
Trail Nature Preserve; thence southward along the westerly boundary of
the Suffolk County Pine Trail Nature Preserve where the Preserve is
adjacent to developed parcels, or along a line parallel to, and 100 (one
hundred) feet west of, the Preserve where the Preserve is adjacent to
parcels which are undeveloped as of June 1, 1993, to the northern
boundary of the United States land known as Brookhaven National
Laboratory; thence generally westward along the northerly boundary of
Brookhaven National Laboratory to County Route 46 (William Floyd
Parkway); thence generally northwestward on a straight line to the
intersection of Sally Lane and Pond Lane; thence westward along the
southerly side of Pond Lane to Ruth Lane; thence northward along the
westerly side of Ruth Lane to NYS Route 25; thence westward along the
northerly side of NYS Route 25 to the southeast corner of the NYS Middle
Island State Game Farm and Environmental Education Center; thence
northward, westward, and southward along the easterly, northerly, and
westerly boundaries of the NYS Middle Island State Game Farm and
Environmental Education Center to NYS Route 25; thence westward along
the southerly side of NYS Route 25, excluding all parcels abutting that
road which are developed as of June 1, 1993, to Giant Oak Road; thence
southward along the easterly side of Giant Oak Road to Medford Road;
thence southwestward along the southeasterly side of Medford Road
crossing to the west side of Smith Road; thence southerly along the
westerly side of Smith Road to the southeast corner of District 200,
Section 406, Block 1, Lot 6; thence westward and northward along the
southerly and westerly sides of said parcel to the southerly side of the
developed lands known as Strathmore Ridge; thence westward, northward
and eastward along the southerly, westerly and northerly sides of the
developed lands known as Strathmore Ridge to the westerly side of Smith
Road; thence northerly along the westerly side of Smith Road to the
southerly side of NYS Route 25; thence westerly along the southerly side
of NYS Route 25, to the northwestern corner of that property which is
identified as District 200, Section 406, Block 1, Lot 4.3; thence
southerly along the westerly boundary of that property and continuing
southward along the westerly sides of the properties identified as
District 200, Section 406, Block 1, Lot 4.6; District 200, Section 406,
Block 1, Lot 4.4 and District 200, Section 504, Block 1, Lot 2 to the
southerly side of Longwood Road; thence eastward along the southerly
side of Longwood Road to the northwest corner of the property identified
as District 200, Section 504, Block 1, Lot 7.2; thence southward and
westward along the generally westerly boundary of that parcel to the
eastern end of Rugby Lane (also known as Rugby Avenue or Rugby Road), a
paper street shown on Suffolk County tax maps District 200, Sections
500, 502, and 503; thence westward along the northerly boundary of Rugby
Lane, across County Route 21, to the westerly boundary of County Route
21 (Yaphank - Middle Island Road); thence southward along the westerly
boundary of County Route 21 to the northeastern corner of the parcel
identified as District 200, Section 529, Block 1, Lot 28, and which is
coterminous with the southerly boundaries of the parcels located on the
south side of Rustic Lane; thence westward along the northerly boundary
of that parcel to the southwest corner of the parcel identified as
District 200, Section 528, Block 5, Lot 2; thence northward along a
portion of the easterly boundary of the Carmans River, which comprises
the easterly boundary of the parcel identified as District 200, Section
528, Block 5, Lot 1, to its intersection with the southern boundary of
the Suffolk County Nature Preserve parcel identified as District 200,
Section 500, Block 1, Lot 1.4; thence eastward along the southern
boundary of that parcel to the southeast corner of that parcel; thence
northward along the easterly boundary of that Suffolk County Nature
Preserve parcel to the southeast corner of the Suffolk County Nature
Preserve parcel identified as District 200, Section 500, Block 1, Lot
3.1, thence generally northward along the easterly boundary of that
parcel to the north side of East Bartlett Road; thence easterly along
the north side of East Bartlett Road to the east side of County Road 21;
thence southerly along the east side of County Road 21 to the southwest
corner of District 200, Section 501, Block 1, Lot 2.1; thence easterly
and northerly along the southern and eastern sides of that property and
northward along the easterly side of District 0200, 50100, Block 0100,
Lot 002002 and across to the north side of Longwood Road; thence
westerly along the north side of Longwood Road to the southeast corner
of District 200, Section 482, Block 1, Lot 3.1; thence northward and
eastward along the easterly and southerly boundaries of that parcel to
the northwest corner of the parcel identified as District 200, Section
483, Block 2, Lot 1.4; thence eastward along the southerly property
boundary of the parcel identified as District 200, Section 482, Block 1,
Lot 4 to the southeast corner of that parcel; thence northward along the
easterly boundary of that parcel to the northeast corner of that parcel;
thence eastward and northward along the southerly and easterly
boundaries of the parcel identified as District 200, Section 456, Block
2, Lot 4 to the northeast corner of that parcel; thence generally
northerly and westerly along the easterly and northerly boundary of
Prosser Pines County Nature Preserve to County Road 21; thence westward
(directly across County Route 21) along the southerly boundary of the
property identified as District 200, Section 434, Block 1, Lot 12.1, to
the southwest corner of the property identified as District 200, Section
434, Block 1, Lot 14.3, adjacent to the eastern side of Cathedral Pines
County Park; thence northward along the eastern boundary of Cathedral
Pines County Park to the southeast corner of the property identified as
District 200, Section 402, Block 1, Lot 23.1, thence continuing
northward along the easterly boundary of that property to the southerly
side of Lafayette Road; thence westward along the southerly side of
Lafayette Road to the eastern boundary of the property identified as
District 200, Section 402, Block 1, Lot 24.7; thence generally in a
counter-clockwise direction along the easterly, northerly, westerly and
northerly boundaries of that property to the easterly boundary of the
parcel identified as District 200, Section 402, Block 1, Lot 19.2;
thence northerly along the easterly side of said lot to the southeast
corner of the property identified as District 200, Section 402, Block 1,
Lot 20, thence westward and northward along the southerly and westerly
sides of that property to the southerly side of NYS Route 25; thence
westward along the southerly boundary of NYS Route 25 to the
northwestern corner of the parcel identified as District 200, Section
402, Block 1, Lot 16.4; thence generally southward along the westerly
boundary of that parcel to the northerly boundary of the parcel
identified as District 200, Section 454, Block 1, Lot 9.1; thence
westward along the northerly boundary of that parcel to East Bartlett
Road; thence southward along the easterly boundary of East Bartlett Road
to its intersection with Ashton Road; thence westward to the
northeastern corner of the old filed map shown on District 200, Section
499; thence westward and southward along the northerly and westerly
boundaries of the old filed map shown on Suffolk County tax maps
District 200, Sections 498, 499, and 527 to Hillcrest Road; thence
eastward along the southerly boundary of Hillcrest Road to Ashton Road;
thence southward along the easterly side of Ashton Road to Granny Road;
thence eastward along the southerly side of Granny Road to the
northwesterly corner of District 200, Section 547, Block 1, Lot 18.1;
thence generally southward, westward, southward, eastward and northward
in a counter-clockwise direction along the western, northern, southern
and eastern boundaries of said parcel to the southeast corner of the
parcel identified as District 200, Section 548, Block 1, Lot 3; thence
northward along the easterly boundary of that parcel to its northeast
corner; thence generally northward, northeastward and eastward along the
westerly, northwesterly and northerly sides of German Boulevard to its
intersection with the northeasterly side of Lakeview Boulevard; thence
southeastward along the northeasterly side of Lakeview Boulevard to the
westerly boundary of the parcel identified as District 200, Section 611,
Block 1, Lot 5; thence northward along the westerly boundary of that
parcel to its northwest corner; thence southward along the westerly
boundary of the parcel identified as District 200, Section 579, Block 3,
Lot 1, comprising part of the western bank of the Carmans River also
known as Upper Lake, to the northerly side of Mill Road, also known as
County Route 101; thence eastward along the northerly side of Mill Road
to the northeast corner of the parcel identified as District 200,
Section 579, Block 3, Lot 19; thence westerly along the northerly
boundary of that parcel to the eastern boundary of the parcel identified
as District 200, Section 579, Block 3, Lot 1; thence northward along the
easterly side of that parcel, comprising part of the eastern bank of the
Carmans River also known as Upper Lake, to the southwest corner of the
parcel identified as District 200, Section 548, Block 2, Lot 5.1; thence
eastward along the southern boundary of that parcel to its southeast
corner; thence eastward across County Route 21 to its easterly side;
thence northward along the easterly boundary of County Route 21 to the
southwest corner of the Suffolk County Nature Preserve parcel known as
Warbler Woods and identified as District 200, Section 551, Block 1, Lot
4; thence generally eastward along the southerly boundary of the Warbler
Woods parcel and then southward along the westerly boundary of an
extension of that parcel's southerly boundary to the southeast corner of
the southern terminus of Harold Road; thence generally westward,
southward and westward in a counter-clockwise direction along the
northerly, westerly, northerly and westerly boundaries of the Suffolk
County Nature Preserve parcel known as Fox Lair, and identified as
District 200, Section 580, Block 3, Lot 24.2, to the northwest corner of
the parcel Suffolk County Water Authority parcel identified as District
200, Section 580, Block 3, Lot 24.6; thence southward, eastward and
southward along the westerly boundary and southerly boundaries of that
Suffolk County Water Authority parcel to Main Street; thence eastward
along the north side of Main Street to the southeast corner of said
Suffolk County Water Authority parcel to its southeast corner; thence
northward along the easterly boundary of that parcel to the southwest
property boundary of the Suffolk County Nature Preserve parcel known as
Fox Lair and identified as District 200, Section 580, Block 3, Lot 24.2,
thence generally eastward, southward, eastward, northward and eastward
along the southerly boundaries of said parcel and eastward along the
southerly boundary of the Suffolk County Nature Preserve parcel
identified as District 200, Section 583, Block 1, Lot 4.1, to the west
side of the unimproved north-south oriented road known variously as
Smith Road, Longwood Road and Private Road; thence southward along the
westerly boundary of Smith Road to the north side of the Long Island
Expressway; thence westward along the northerly boundary of the Long
Island Expressway to the south side of Main Street in Yaphank; thence
westward along the southerly boundary of Main Street in Yaphank to the
westernmost extent along Main Street of the Southaven County Park
boundary; thence westward across County Road 21 to the western boundary
of the County Road 21 right-of-way; thence southward along the western
boundary of the County Road 21 right-of-way to the northerly side of the
parcel identified as District 200, Section 611, Block 3, Lot 16,
comprising the northerly bank of the Carmans River known as Lower Lake;
thence westward along the northerly side of that property to the
southwest corner of the parcel identified as District 200, Section 612,
Block 4, Lot 1; thence northward along the westerly boundary of that
parcel to the southerly side of County Route 21 known as Main Street;
thence westward along the southerly side of County Route 21 known as
Main Street to the northeast corner of the parcel identified as District
200, Section 612, Block 2, Lot 12; thence southward along the easterly
boundary of that parcel to the southeast corner of the parcel identified
as District 200, Section 612, Block 2, Lot 11; thence westward and
northwestward along the northerly and northeasterly boundaries of the
Town of Brookhaven parcel identified as District 200, Section 611, Block
3, Lot 9 to the south side of Mill Road, also known as County Road 101;
thence generally westward and southward along the southerly side of Mill
Road and continuing southward along the eastern side of
Patchogue-Yaphank Road, also known as County Road 101, to the southerly
side of Gerard Road; thence eastward along the southerly side of Gerard
Road to its westerly boundary known as the map of Grand Heights, filed
in the offices of the Suffolk County clerk; thence southward along the
westerly map line of the filed map known as Grand Heights to the north
side of the Long Island Expressway NYS Route 495; thence easterly along
the northerly side of the Long Island Expressway NYS Route 495 to the
westerly side of County Route 21 known as Yaphank Avenue; thence
southward along the westerly side of Yaphank Avenue to the south side of
the Long Island Expressway; thence eastward along the south side of the
Long Island Expressway to the westerly boundary of Southaven County
Park, thence generally southward along the westerly boundary of
Southaven County Park to the northeast corner of the lands of Suffolk
County identified as District 200, Section 665, Block 2, Lot 1; thence
generally southward along the easterly boundary of said lot, crossing
the LIRR and Park Street and continuing southward along the westerly
boundary of Davenport Avenue as shown on the old filed map known as
Bellhaven Terrace; thence southward and eastward along the westerly and
southerly boundaries of the parcel identified as District 200, Section
744, Block 1, Lot 10 to the westerly boundary of the parcel identified
as District 200, Section 781, Block 1, Lot 3.1; thence continuing
southerly along the westerly boundary of that parcel to the easterly
boundary of Gerard Road; thence southward along the easterly boundary of
Gerard Road to Victory Avenue; thence eastward along the northerly
boundary of Victory Avenue to a point where the west bank of the Carmans
River passes under Victory Avenue and Route 27; thence south under Route
27 to the southerly side of Montauk Highway also known as County Road
80; thence westward along the southerly side of Montauk Highway County
Road 80, including lands owned by the United States known as Wertheim
National Wildlife Refuge (the "Refuge"), to the eastern side of Old
Stump Road; thence southward along the easterly side of Old Stump Road
to the northerly side of Beaver Dam Road; thence eastward along the
northerly side of Beaver Dam Road to the lands owned by the United
States known as Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge (the "Refuge"),
including the Carmans River; thence generally westerly and southerly to
the waters of Bellport Bay; thence generally easterly across the Bay and
northerly along the easterly boundary of the Refuge, including all lands
currently part of the Refuge and any lands which may become part of the
Refuge in the future to the east side of the southern terminus of Smith
Road; thence northward along the easterly side of Smith Road to the
southwesterly corner of the property identified as District 200, Section
974.50, Block 1, Lot 11; thence eastward, northward and westward in a
counter-clockwise direction along the southern, eastern and northern
boundaries of that property to the easterly side of Smith Road; thence
northward along the easterly side of Smith Road to the northerly side of
Montauk Highway County Road 80; thence northeasterly to the
southwesterly corner of the property identified as District 200, Section
849, Block 2, Lot 2; thence eastward along the northerly boundary of
Montauk Highway to the southeasterly corner of the property identified
as District 200, Section 850, Block 3, Lot 8; thence northward to the
northeasterly corner of that parcel, including all lands owned by the
United States known as Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge (the "Refuge")
at any time between June 1, 1993 and the present, and any lands which
may become part of the Refuge in the future; thence northwestward across
Sunrise Highway (NYS Route 27) to the southwesterly corner of the
property identified as District 200, Section 850, Block 2, Lot 1; thence
northward along the westerly boundary of that parcel across to the
northerly boundary of Victory Avenue; thence westward along the
northerly boundary of Victory Avenue to the westerly boundary of River
Road; thence northward along the westerly boundary of River Road to the
north side of the Long Island Rail Road right-of-way; thence easterly
along the northerly side of the Long Island Rail Road right-of-way to
the north side of Moriches-Middle Island Road; thence generally
northward and westward along the northerly side of Moriches-Middle
Island Road to the northerly side of the Long Island Expressway; thence
westward along the northerly boundary of the Long Island Expressway to
the southeasterly corner of the Longwood Greenbelt property (the
property identified as District 200, Section 583, Block 2, Lot 1.1);
thence northward along the easterly boundary of the Longwood Greenbelt
property to its northeast corner; thence eastward to the southwesterly
corner of the property known as District 200, Section 552, Block 1, Lot
8; thence generally northeastward along the easterly boundary of the
property identified as District 200, Section 552, Block 1, Lot 1.7 to
the northeasterly corner of that parcel; thence eastward along the
southerly boundaries of the parcels identified as District 200, Section
504, Block 1, Lot 8, and District 200, Section 504, Block 1, Lot 11, to
the westerly boundary of the William Floyd Parkway (County Route 46);
thence northward along the westerly side of County Route 46 to a point
2000 (two thousand) feet south of the southern bank of the Peconic River
crossing of County Route 46; thence generally southeastward along a line
parallel to, and 2000 (two thousand) feet generally south or southwest
of, and parallel to, the southernmost bank of the Peconic River to a
point where the Peconic River crosses the unpaved, unnamed, north-south
firebreak and patrol road on the eastern half of the Brookhaven National
Laboratory property; thence southward and southwestward along the
easterly and southeasterly boundaries of the unpaved, unnamed,
north-south firebreak and patrol road starting on the eastern half of
the Brookhaven National Laboratory property to the Brookhaven National
Laboratory road known as Brookhaven Avenue; thence due westward along a
straight line to the Brookhaven National Laboratory road known as
Princeton Avenue; thence westward along the southerly boundary of
Princeton Avenue to the unnamed Laboratory road which diverts southwest
in the vicinity of the Laboratory gate house; thence southwestward along
the southerly side of the unnamed Laboratory road just described to
County Route 46; thence southward along the easterly side of County
Route 46 to NYS Route 495; thence eastward along the northerly boundary
of NYS Route 495 to County Route 111; thence southeastward along the
northerly boundary of County Route 111 to NYS Route 27 (Sunrise
Highway); thence generally southward across NYS Route 27 to the
westernmost extent along NYS Route 27 of the undeveloped portion (as of
June 1, 1993) of the parcel assemblage comprised of those parcels
identified as District 200, Section 594, Block 2, Lot 4 and District
900, Section 325, Block 1, Lot 41.2; thence southward along the westerly
boundary of the undeveloped portion (as of June 1, 1993) of that parcel
assemblage to County Route 71 (Old Country Road); thence eastward along
the northerly boundary of County Route 71 to the southeastern corner of
the Suffolk County Nature Preserve lands which run from NYS Route 27
south to County Route 111 and which adjoin the easterly side of the
preceding assemblage; thence northward along the easterly boundary of
that Suffolk County Nature Preserve assemblage (crossing the County
Route 111 right of way) to NYS Route 27; thence eastward along the
southerly boundary of NYS Route 27 to the westerly end of 19th Street as
shown in the old filed map contained within the tax map identified as
District 900, Section 276, Block 2; thence southward along the westerly
boundary of that old filed map (shown in District 900, Sections 276,
302, 303, 327, and 328), and coterminous with the westerly side of those
parcels along the westerly side of Oishei Road, to County Route 71;
thence eastward along the northerly boundary of County Route 71 to the
southeasterly corner of the parcel identified as District 900, Section
328, Block 2, Lot 19; thence northward along the easterly boundary of
that old filed map surrounding Oishei Road, and coterminous with the
easterly side of those parcels along the easterly side of Oishei Road,
to a point along that line due west of the northwesterly corner of the
parcel containing the Suffolk County facilities identified as District
900, Section 331, Block 1, Lot 1; thence due eastward along a straight
line to the northwesterly corner of that parcel; thence eastward along
the northerly boundary of that parcel to its northeasterly corner shown
in District 900, Section 307; thence due eastward along a straight line
to Summit Boulevard; thence southward along the westerly side of Summit
Boulevard to County Route 71; thence eastward along the northerly side
of County Route 71, excluding all parcels abutting that road which are
developed as of June 1, 1993, to the Long Island Rail Road tracks;
thence eastward along the northerly boundary of the Long Island Rail
Road tracks to County Route 31 (Old Riverhead Road); thence northward
along the westerly boundary of County Route 31 to that point opposite
the point along the easterly side of County Route 31 (north of the
Stewart Avenue intersection) at which the undeveloped portion (as of
June 1, 1993) of the Suffolk County Airport (Gabreski Airport) occurs;
thence generally northward, eastward and southward around the westerly,
northerly and easterly boundaries of the undeveloped portion (as of June
1, 1993) of the airport property (excluding from the Core Preservation
Area those portions of the airport property which are occupied by the
runways, their associated maintenance areas, and those areas identified
for future use in the Suffolk County Airport Master Plan approved by the
County Legislature) to the Long Island Rail Road tracks (including in
the Core Preservation Area those portions of the airport property which
are adjacent to the Quogue Wildlife Refuge's westerly boundary and which
are in their natural state); thence eastward along the northerly
boundary of the Long Island Rail Road tracks to the southeasterly corner
of the Town of Southampton parcel identified as District 902, Section 1,
Block 1, Lot 22.1; thence generally northward and eastward along the
easterly border of that parcel and the Town of Southampton parcels to
the immediate north identified as District 900, Section 313, Block 1,
Lot 42.1 and District 900, Section 287, Block 1, Lot 1.55 to County
Route 104; thence northward along the westerly boundary of County Route
104 to a point 1000 (one thousand) feet southward of NYS Route 27;
thence eastward along a line parallel to, and 1000 (one thousand) feet
south of, NYS Route 27, to the westerly boundary of the parcel
identified as District 900, Section 252, Block 1, Lot 1; thence
southward along the westerly boundary of that parcel to the Long Island
Rail Road tracks; thence eastward along the northerly boundary of the
Long Island Rail Road tracks to Montauk Highway; thence eastward along
the northerly boundary of Montauk Highway to that point where the
boundary of Sears-Bellows County Park heads northward along the eastern
side of the Munns Pond portion; thence northward along the easterly
boundary of Sears-Bellows County Park, to NYS Route 27; thence eastward
along the northerly boundary of NYS Route 27 to NYS Route 24 (Riverhead
- Hampton Bays Road); thence generally northwestward and westward along
the southwesterly boundary of NYS Route 24 to the easternmost extent
along NYS Route 24 of the Suffolk County Parkland known as Flanders or
Hubbard County Park; thence generally northward, westward, and southward
along the easterly, northerly, and westerly boundaries of Flanders or
Hubbard County Park, including all adjacent or contiguous undeveloped
Town of Southampton parks, preserves, open space areas, or reserved
areas, to NYS Route 24; thence westward along the southerly boundary of
NYS Route 24 to Pleasure Drive; thence southward along the easterly
boundary of Pleasure Drive a distance of 2000 (two thousand) feet,
excluding all parcels abutting that road which are developed as of June
1, 1993; thence generally westward along a straight line to the
southernmost extent of the NYS David Sarnoff Preserve along the westerly
boundaries of the parcels on the westerly side of Brookhaven Avenue;
thence generally northward and westward along the easterly and northerly
boundary of the NYS David Sarnoff Pine Barrens Preserve, crossing County
Routes 105 and 104, to County Route 63 (Riverhead-Moriches Road); thence
generally westward and northward along the northerly boundary of the
Suffolk County Cranberry Bog County Nature Preserve to County Route 51;
thence southwesterly along the westerly side of County Route 51 to the
boundary of the Cranberry Bog County Nature Preserve; thence westward
and northward along the northeasterly boundary of Cranberry Bog County
Nature Preserve to County Route 94 (also known as NYS Route 24, or
Nugent Drive); thence eastward along the northerly side of County Route
94 to the County Route 94A bridge; thence northward along the westerly
side of the County Route 94A bridge to the Riverhead-Southampton border;
thence westward along the Riverhead-Southampton border, and the
Riverhead-Brookhaven Border, to the Forge Road Bridge; thence northward
along the westerly boundary of the Forge Road Bridge to Forge Road;
thence northwestward along the westerly boundary of Forge Road to the
Long Island Rail Road tracks; thence northward along the westerly
boundary of Forge Road (unpaved) to the intersection of NYS Route 25 and
River Road; thence westward along the southerly boundary of River Road
to Edwards Avenue; thence westward along the southerly boundary of River
Road (Grumman Boulevard or Swan Pond Road) to the southeast corner of
that parcel containing Conoe (or Canoe) Lake and identified as District
600, Section 137, Block 1, Lot 1; thence northward, westward, and
southward along the borders of that parcel containing Conoe (or Canoe)
Lake to River Road (Grumman Boulevard); thence westward along the
northerly boundary of Grumman Boulevard to the southeasternmost corner
of the undeveloped portion (as of June 1, 1993) of the United States
Navy/Grumman Corporation property located on the north side of Grumman
Boulevard and adjacent to the Grumman entrance known as the South Gate;
thence due north along the easternmost edge of that undeveloped portion
(as of June 1, 1993) of the United States Navy/Grumman Corporation
property to NYS Route 25; thence along a straight line to the northerly
side of NYS Route 25 to a point occupied by the southeasternmost corner
of the parcel assemblage comprised of District 600, Section 75, Block 3,
Lot 10.1, and District 600, Section 96, Block 1, Lot 14, and otherwise
known as Camp Wauwepex; thence northward, westward, and generally
southward along the easterly, northerly, and generally westerly
boundaries of the Camp Wauwepex assemblage to NYS Route 25; thence
westward along the northerly side of NYS Route 25 to Montauk Trail;
thence northeastward along the northwesterly side of Montauk Trail to
Panamoka Trail; thence northward along the westerly side of Panamoka
Trail, excluding all parcels abutting that road which are developed as
of June 1, 1993, to Matinecock Trail; thence westward along the
southerly side of Matinecock Trail to the easterly boundary of
Brookhaven State Park; thence generally northward along the easterly
boundary of Brookhaven State Park, including all adjacent or contiguous
undeveloped Town of Brookhaven parks, preserves, open space areas, or
reserved areas, to its intersection with NYS Route 25A; thence westward
along the southerly side of NYS Route 25A to the northeast corner of the
Shoreham-Wading River school district property; thence southward,
westward, and northward along the easterly, southerly, and westerly
boundaries of the Shoreham-Wading River school district property to NYS
Route 25A; thence westward along the southerly side of NYS Route 25A to
County Route 46; thence southward along the easterly side of County
Route 46 to its intersection with the Suffolk County Pine Trail Nature
Preserve; thence westward along the northerly boundary of the Suffolk
County Pine Trail Nature Preserve where the Preserve is adjacent to
developed parcels or parcels in agricultural or horticultural use, or
along a line parallel to, and 100 (one hundred) feet north of, the
Preserve where the Preserve is adjacent to parcels which are undeveloped
as of June 1, 1993, to the southeastern corner of the parcel west of
Woodlots Road and identified as District 200, Section 291, Block 1, Lot
14.1; thence northward and westward along the easterly and northerly
boundaries of that parcel to Whiskey Road; thence westward along the
southerly side of Whiskey Road to Wading River Hollow Road; thence
northward along the westerly side of Wading River Hollow Road to the
boundary of the NYS Rocky Point Land; thence generally northward along
the easterly boundary of the NYS Rocky Point Land, including all
adjacent or contiguous undeveloped Town of Brookhaven parks, preserves,
open space areas, or reserved areas, to NYS Route 25A; thence westward
along the southerly side of NYS Route 25A, excluding those parcels
abutting that road which are developed as of June 1, 1993, and those
lands identified for the reroute of Route 25A by the NYS Department of
Transportation, to the northeastern corner of the parcel identified as
District 200, Section 102, Block 3, Lot 1.4; thence southward along the
westerly boundary of that parcel to the parcel identified as District
200, Section 102, Block 3, Lot 1.6; thence generally westward and
southward along the westerly boundaries of that parcel and the adjoining
southerly parcel identified as District 200, Section 102, Block 3, Lot
1.5 to the boundary of the NYS Rocky Point Land; thence westward along
the northerly boundary of the NYS Rocky Point Land to County Route 21;
thence generally westward along a straight line across County Route 21
to the northernmost extent along County Route 21 of the NYS Rocky Point
Land; thence generally westward along the generally northerly boundary
of the NYS Rocky Point Land to the point or place of beginning, and
excluding the area defined as beginning at a point where the southerly
boundary of NYS Route 25 meets the easterly side of the Suffolk County
Pine Trail Nature Preserve; thence southeastward along the easterly side
of the Suffolk County Pine Trail Nature Preserve where the Preserve is
adjacent to developed parcels, or along a line parallel to, and 100 (one
hundred) feet east of, the Preserve where the Preserve is adjacent to
parcels which are undeveloped as of June 1, 1993, to the Long Island
Lighting Company high voltage transmission lines; thence northward along
the westerly side of the Long Island Lighting Company high voltage
transmission lines to NYS Route 25; thence westward along the southerly
side of NYS Route 25 to the point or place of beginning;
and excluding two distinct areas described as follows: Area One is the
area defined as beginning at a point where the southerly boundary of NYS
Route 25 meets the easterly side of the Suffolk County Pine Trail Nature
Preserve; thence southeastward along the easterly side of the Suffolk
County Pine Trail Nature Preserve where the Preserve is adjacent to
developed parcels, or along a line parallel to, and 100 (one hundred)
feet east of, the Preserve where the Preserve is adjacent to parcels
which are undeveloped as of June 1, 1993, to the Long Island Lighting
Company high voltage transmission lines; thence northward along the
westerly side of the Long Island Lighting Company high voltage
transmission lines to NYS Route 25; thence westward along the southerly
side of NYS Route 25 to the point or place of beginning; Area Two is the
area defined as beginning at the northwest corner of the parcel
identified as District 200, Section 552, Block 1, Lot 3; thence
eastward, southwestward and generally northward along the northerly,
southeasterly and westerly boundaries of that parcel, containing the
sewage treatment facility known as the Dorade facility, to the point of
beginning.
* NB Effective ... (see 58/2018 Pt. CC § 5 for expiration provisions)
12. "Compatible growth area" shall mean the compatible growth area
which comprises that area within the central pine barrens, but outside
the core preservation area as defined.
13. "Development" shall mean the performance of any building activity
or mining operation, the making of any material change in the use or
intensity of use of any structure or land and the creation or
termination of rights of access or riparian rights. Without limitation,
the following activities or uses shall be taken for the purposes of this
title to involve development as defined in this subdivision:
(a) a change in type of use of a structure or land or, if the
ordinance or rule divides uses into classes, a change from one class of
use designated in an ordinance or rule to a use in another class so
designated;
(b) a material increase in the intensity of use of land or
environmental impacts as a result thereof;
(c) commencement of mining, excavation or material alteration of grade
or vegetation on a parcel of land excluding environmental restoration
activities;
(d) material alteration of a shore, bank or flood plain of a river,
stream, lake, pond, or artificial body of water;
(e) re-establishment of a use which has been abandoned for one year;
(f) departure from the normal use for which development permission has
been granted, or material failure to comply with the conditions of an
ordinance, rule or order granting the development permission under which
the development was commenced or is continued.
The following operations or uses do not constitute development for the
purposes of this title:
(i) public improvements undertaken for the health, safety or welfare
of the public. Such public improvements shall be consistent with the
goals and objectives of this title, and shall include, but not be
limited to, maintenance of an existing road or railroad track;
(ii) work by any utility not involving substantial engineering
redesign for the purpose of inspection, maintenance or renewal on
established utility rights-of-way or the likes, and any work pertaining
to water supply for the residents of Suffolk county;
(iii) work for the maintenance, renewal, replacement, reconstruction,
improvement, or alteration of any existing structure or additions to an
existing residence or residential property owned by an association
formed for the common interest in real property;
(iv) the use of any structure or land devoted to dwelling uses for any
purposes customarily incidental and otherwise lawful;
(v) the use of any land for the purpose of agriculture or
horticulture;
(vi) work by a utility performed for the purpose of public health,
safety, or welfare and consistent with the goals and objectives of this
title;
(vii) existing or expanded recreational use consistent with the
purposes of this title including scouting activities, the maintenance or
expansion of facilities associated with or necessary for such scouting
activities including, but not limited to, the addition, modification,
expansion or replacement of structures necessary for such activities and
such clearing as may be reasonably required for the maintenance or
expansion of scouting activities;
(viii) a change in use of land or structure from a use within a class
specified in an ordinance or rule to another use in the same class;
(ix) residential development on any subdivision, residential clustered
development, land division or site plan which has received preliminary
or final approval on or before June first, nineteen hundred
ninety-three, providing the lots to be built upon conform to the lot
area requirements of the current zoning, are subject to the three year
exemption contained in section two hundred sixty-five-a of the town law,
or are subject to an exemption from an upzoning adopted by a town board;
(x) in the core preservation area, construction of one single family
home and customary accessory uses thereto on those parcels identified in
the comprehensive land use plan adopted by the commission in June of
nineteen hundred ninety-five and as amended on February twenty-first,
two thousand one;
(xi) in the compatible growth area, construction of single family
homes and customary accessory uses thereto on any lot held on June 1,
1993 in ownership singly and separately from adjacent lots;
(xii) in the compatible growth area, continuation of existing
non-conforming uses, and activities permitted by special permit or
special exception, including renewals of said special permits or
exceptions;
(xiii) in the compatible growth area, land divisions or subdivisions
in the compatible growth area consisting of five or fewer residential
lots which conform to the lot area requirement of the existing zoning
for the subject parcel;
(xiv) in the compatible growth area, renovations, reconstructions,
additions or extensions to existing commercial or industrial uses
providing the addition or extension conforms to the uses permitted in
the zoning district in which said parcel is located and which does not
increase existing square footage by more than twenty-five percent; or
(xv) in the core preservation area, the state or public corporation
projects on parcels identified in the comprehensive land use plan
adopted by the commission in June of nineteen hundred ninety-five, as
amended on February twenty-first, two thousand one and October
twentieth, two thousand four.
Development as designated in an ordinance, rule, or development permit
includes all other development customarily associated with it unless
otherwise specified.
14. "Agriculture" or "horticulture" shall mean any production of
plants or animals useful to man, including but not limited to: forage or
sod crops; grains and feed crops; dairy animals and dairy products;
poultry and poultry products; livestock, including beef cattle, sheep,
swine, horses, ponies, mules or goats, and including the breeding and
grazing of any or all of such animals; bees and apiary products; fur
animals; trees and forest products; fruits of all kinds including
wineries; vegetables; nursery, floral, ornamental and greenhouse
products and farmstands for selling products raised or produced on site
and other associated structures required for their production.
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