Showing ordinances that apply to Southold, NY
Southold is an unincorporated community (population 6,040) in Suffolk County, New York. Because Southold is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Suffolk County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The grading & drainage rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Suffolk County grading and drainage controlled by town land disturbance permits and Suffolk County Pine Barrens Protection Act. Central Pine Barrens Core Preservation Area is largely off-limits to development. Compatible Growth Area requires hydrology review.
The NY Pine Barrens Protection Act (NY ECL 57-0101) created the Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission. The 55,000-acre Core Preservation Area prohibits most new development to protect the sole-source aquifer beneath eastern Suffolk. The 47,500-acre Compatible Growth Area requires detailed hydrology, stormwater, and nitrogen-loading review via hardship or standard applications. Outside the Pine Barrens, town land disturbance permits are required for grading altering drainage patterns, typically triggered at 400-500 cubic yards or 5,000 square feet. All drainage must be retained on-site via drywells or recharge basins; discharge to neighboring property is prohibited under common law (and codified in most town codes).
Pine Barrens Act violations $10,000 per day and injunctive relief. Town grading violations $250-$2,500 per day plus restoration order.
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