Land Preservation
Much of the land in Orient is protected from development thanks to the sale or donation of development rights or easements. Other protected areas are State, County and local parklands and subdivision open spaces. As of 2016, there were 772 homes in Orient, 175 individual building sites and a calculated yield of 163 additional potential building sites on subdividable unprotected land. In the town of Southold, any new subdivision over 7 acres must preserve 60% open space as a “Standard Subdivision”. “Conservation Subdivisions” protect either 75% or 80% open space. The open space requirements are met through clustering new homes on smaller lots. There are several pending large subdivision proposals in Orient. Here are links to the Southold Town Planning Department files on these proposed subdivisions:
Conservation Subdivisions:
Standard Subdivisions:
Other Resources
- Conservation Options from Peconic Land Trust https://peconiclandtrust.org/our-work/conservation/conservation-options
- Map of Preserved Land in Southold: https://tos.maps.arcgis.com
Protected Lands in Orient
Happening Now
Deer Management Forum – Aug. 13, 2022 – 9:30am at Poquatuck Hall
- Greg Doroski- Town Board Member and Liaison to the Deer Management Task Force
- Craig Jobes- Southold Town Environmental Analyst in charge of the hunting program and de facto member of the Deer Management Task Force
- Arnold Blair- Nassau Point Property Owners Association Deer Committee and member of the Town Deer Management Task Force.
Orient Water Project Update #2
- Ground water quantity
- Ground water quality
- Surface water health