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Southampton Town Will Embark on New Comprehensive Plan

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Projects like the Canoe Place Inn and its accompanying town house development were built under the town's PDD incentive zoning before the legislation was deleted from town code in 2017 because of frustration over ambiguous community benefits some saw the projects providing. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Projects like the Canoe Place Inn and its accompanying town house development were built under the town's PDD incentive zoning before the legislation was deleted from town code in 2017 because of frustration over ambiguous community benefits some saw the projects providing. MICHAEL WRIGHT

authorMichael Wright on Feb 5, 2025
The Southampton Town Board and the town’s planning staff are embarking on the likely years-long process of updating the town’s Comprehensive Plan, the master planning document that lays down a... more

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