FORMAL PETITION IN OPPOSITION TO ZONE CHANGE REQUEST
 

Tanbark Creek, LLC Development
 

TO: The East Hampton Town Board DATE: December 9, 2025

PROJECT NAME: Tanbark Creek, LLC Affordable Housing Development PARCEL IDENTIFIERS (SCTM): 300-146-3-10 & 300-146-3-11 LOCATION: 152 Three Mile Harbor Road & 33 West Drive, East Hampton, NY

STATEMENT OF OPPOSITION
 

We, the undersigned residents and property owners of East Hampton, formally oppose the application by Tanbark Creek, LLC for a Zone Change from A3: Residence to the Affordable Housing Overlay District (AHO) for the construction of a 79-unit condominium complex.

We urge the East Hampton Town Board to DENY this rezoning request based on fundamental issues of environmental risk, planning inconsistency, and public safety:

1. Environmental Hazard & Infrastructure Failure (The "Condo Flaw"): The proposal relies on a private condominium association to manage a complex on-site Sewage Treatment Plant (STP). This presents an unacceptable, high-risk environmental hazard to Tanbark Creek and the Three Mile Harbor watershed.
2. 
   Inconsistent Zoning (Spot Zoning): Granting a high-density zone change solely for these two parcels constitutes illegal Spot Zoning, which is inconsistent with the surrounding low-density A3 and active Agricultural zoning.
3. 
   Agricultural & Traffic Conflict: The proposed density is incompatible with adjacent agricultural operations. The traffic egress onto West Drive creates a serious safety hazard on a residential roadway.
    

THE UNDERSIGNED DEMAND THAT THE EAST HAMPTON TOWN BOARD:
 

DENY the Zone Change request for Tanbark Creek, LLC.

*Please voice your concern at the next Town Board work session at the Montauk Library on December 9th at 11am.