Tanbark Creek, LLC Development
TO: The East Hampton Town Board
DATE: December 4, 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.
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
December 7, 2025
36 Comments
Three Mile Harbor Road is already over whelmed with traffic. In the summer we have to wait for 20 cars or more to pass before we can get out of our driveway. The traffic is backed up from Cedar Street to almost Oak View Highway as it is.
I live on West Drive and VEHEMENTLY oppose this proposition. Please consider the locals of Freetown. We’re a dying breed whose neighborhood is like a sacrificial lamb in a real estate expansion that MAKES NO SENSE for anyone involved —but the developers$$$.
Stop destroying one of the last pieces of beautiful land on Long Island. If you can’t afford to live here than you can’t afford to live here. I couldn’t afford to live in Manhattan when I worked so I commuted for 40 years. Life is not always easy.
The area should remain as originally intended. Rezoning it would set an irrevocable precedence for our entire community.
As a life-long resident of East Hampton, I am disturbed by the proposed rezoning of this property. I urge our Town Board Members to not be swayed. The potential environmental risks are tremendous and irrevocable. This land is not the proper location for such a high density residential complex (as that which is proposed).
Please do not allow the change in zoning to allow construction of condos.
Good luck! HAPPY EVERYTHING, everyone!
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Tanbark Creek, LLC Development
TO: The East Hampton Town Board
DATE: December 4, 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.
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
December 7, 2025
36 Comments
There are better places and a company should not own the right to housing out here as a young adult out here we do need affordable housing but this just isn’t the way because at the end of the day people from out of town will fill those homes
Three Mile Harbor Road is already over whelmed with traffic. In the summer we have to wait for 20 cars or more to pass before we can get out of our driveway. The traffic is backed up from Cedar Street to almost Oak View Highway as it is.
I live on West Drive and VEHEMENTLY oppose this proposition. Please consider the locals of Freetown. We’re a dying breed whose neighborhood is like a sacrificial lamb in a real estate expansion that MAKES NO SENSE for anyone involved —but the developers$$$.
Stop destroying one of the last pieces of beautiful land on Long Island. If you can’t afford to live here than you can’t afford to live here. I couldn’t afford to live in Manhattan when I worked so I commuted for 40 years. Life is not always easy.
The area should remain as originally intended. Rezoning it would set an irrevocable precedence for our entire community.
As a life-long resident of East Hampton, I am disturbed by the proposed rezoning of this property. I urge our Town Board Members to not be swayed. The potential environmental risks are tremendous and irrevocable. This land is not the proper location for such a high density residential complex (as that which is proposed).
Please do not allow the change in zoning to allow construction of condos.
Good luck! HAPPY EVERYTHING, everyone!
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There are better places and a company should not own the right to housing out here as a young adult out here we do need affordable housing but this just isn’t the way because at the end of the day people from out of town will fill those homes