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Orchard Homes, IncJanuary 23, 1963 Town Board Town of Wappinger Mill St. Wappingers Falls, N. Y. Gentlemen., Re: Orchard Homes Development on or about November 1, 1962, there was called to my atten- tion the fact the then proposed zoning map as prepared by your Planning Board failed to include in R-15 all of the above development located easterly of Park bane and north- erly of Hopewell -New HamburgTurnpike. Part of the devel- opment has been completed and contains approximately sixty homes. It was the purpose of the developers to develop all of the property which they own, which includes approximately eighty additional acres immediately contiguous to that which has presently been developed, The sixty homes, as you know, is serviced by a central water system but have their own individual sewage disposal system of septic tanks. It was the intention of the developers, so far as the initial eighty acres was concerned, to install a central sewage dis- posal system to serve not only those eighty acres, but also available for all or any of the present sixty homes should the owners thereof desire to utilize the facility. Upon learhi:ng of the same and under date of November 10 1962, I, on behalf of the developers, wrote to your Planning Board requesting that the zoning map be changed so as to include the additional eighty acres in the category of R-15 rather than in R-40 as the map then suggested. Apparently this request came before your Planning Board at a meeting on November 59 1962, at which time a resolution was proposed, seconded and passed, changing the eighty acre parcel mentioned above so that the carne would be in an R--15 area. I now understand that your Board has seen fit to rescind the action of your Planning Board and have reclassified this eighty acre parcel into an R-40 area. This may not be accur- ate but that is the information which I have. Should my information be accurrate, it seems to me that as a practical problem, the action of the Planning Board was a proper one and, therefore request is made that such action of PHILLIPS, HEANEY & SCHOFIELD ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW 475 MAIN STREET FREDERICK W. HEANEY BEACON, N. Y. NORMINGTON SCHOFIELO WILLIAM H_PEARSE THOMAS J_ LYNCH January 23, 1963 Town Board Town of Wappinger Mill St. Wappingers Falls, N. Y. Gentlemen., Re: Orchard Homes Development on or about November 1, 1962, there was called to my atten- tion the fact the then proposed zoning map as prepared by your Planning Board failed to include in R-15 all of the above development located easterly of Park bane and north- erly of Hopewell -New HamburgTurnpike. Part of the devel- opment has been completed and contains approximately sixty homes. It was the purpose of the developers to develop all of the property which they own, which includes approximately eighty additional acres immediately contiguous to that which has presently been developed, The sixty homes, as you know, is serviced by a central water system but have their own individual sewage disposal system of septic tanks. It was the intention of the developers, so far as the initial eighty acres was concerned, to install a central sewage dis- posal system to serve not only those eighty acres, but also available for all or any of the present sixty homes should the owners thereof desire to utilize the facility. Upon learhi:ng of the same and under date of November 10 1962, I, on behalf of the developers, wrote to your Planning Board requesting that the zoning map be changed so as to include the additional eighty acres in the category of R-15 rather than in R-40 as the map then suggested. Apparently this request came before your Planning Board at a meeting on November 59 1962, at which time a resolution was proposed, seconded and passed, changing the eighty acre parcel mentioned above so that the carne would be in an R--15 area. I now understand that your Board has seen fit to rescind the action of your Planning Board and have reclassified this eighty acre parcel into an R-40 area. This may not be accur- ate but that is the information which I have. Should my information be accurrate, it seems to me that as a practical problem, the action of the Planning Board was a proper one and, therefore request is made that such action of PHILLIPS, HEANEY & SCHOFIELD -2- the Planning Board on November 5, 1962, be reinstated so that this eighty acre parcel remains an R-15 area. The reason for this is that the developers feel that an R-40 or an R-20 area would not be advantageous to them for the purpose of completing the development which they have already started, and I am told that they may be required kt to abandon to someone else the eighty acre parcel. if 1 remains in the R-40 category. This may mean that the Hand which they have will stay as is and undeveloped for a con- siderable period of time, thereby removing possible assess valuation from the assessment rolls of the Town. Another practical problem involved is the installation of a central sewage disposal: system to accommodate the houses to be built on the eighty acre parcel, and should such system be completed, and I understand that as a health matter the same is required, then some of the difficulty experienced at the present time by a few of the existing houses could be cured by attaching onto the said central system. I am writing this letter asking yourconsi.deration at your meeting of January 29th so as to declare this eighty acre parcel to be R-1.5. Your cooperation will be appreciated. Sincerely yours, PHIL IPS, HEANEY S FIELD By/ NS/mo Councilman Ifill moves# seeondeded by councilman Robinson, that it is the intention of the Town Bpard to aecept 600 feet entension of Eck Road, at such time as Pyr. !is Eck completes the said extension to Town Specifications and provides the town with a full covenant and warranty deed for such 600 foot extension, including a turn around having a radius of 50 feet and further that orchard Hames Inc,* shall simi.l.iarly complete and furnish a deed to a 200 foot extension of orchard Drive and Robert G. Menger and wife shall supply tothe town around a suitable ;easement for turning Highway anis Firemanio Equipment in the driveway. Motion ,carried. Above taken from minutes of.Speciai Meeting held an 0atober 15,, 1964 Helen L. Travi. s Town Clerk