Planning board continues rezoning hearing for 5-acre U.S. 19 parcel after residents raise traffic and safety concerns

At a Suffolk County Planning and Zoning Board meeting, the board continued public hearings on rezoning application REZ202503, a request by property owner Judy Green to rezone about 5 acres at the northeast corner of U.S. 19 and Allen Road from AR (agricultural/residential) to C-2 (general commercial). Staff recommended approval but board members said they wanted more information before taking action, and the hearing was continued to the next meeting.

The question before the board was whether the county should allow a higher-intensity commercial district on a parcel inside the Gateway Corridor overlay (GC-1). Doug, a planning staff member who presented the report, said the rezoning was intended to allow development such as a convenience store or gas station and that staff recommended approval of the rezoning from AR to C-2. He told the board the parcel is roughly 5 acres,…