Town board approves land division to formalize three Medford parcels; future warehouse site flagged
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Summary
The planning board approved a land division that separates an 18.19‑acre assemblage near Old Medford and North Ocean Avenue into three parcels, preserving the existing Applebee’s lot and a New York State DOT park‑and‑ride and creating a third parcel intended for future development, including a proposed multi‑tenant warehouse.
The Town of Brookhaven planning board approved a land division to split an 18.19‑acre property near Old Medford and North Ocean Avenue into three distinct parcels: the parcel containing the existing Applebee’s restaurant, the New York State Department of Transportation park‑and‑ride parcel, and a third parcel that the applicant said will be developed later, likely as a multi‑tenant warehouse.
Planning staff described the complicated property history: a New York State DOT taking altered the original lots and left an area of land associated with the Applebee’s lot that planners now seek to reflect as separate tax lots. The applicant requested the land division to conform tax and lot boundaries to actual ownership and use. The applicant’s attorney explained the southerly portion combines several existing tax lots into a single developable parcel.
Board members asked about sanitary infrastructure. Planning staff said Applebee’s had previously impacted sanitary credits associated with the larger parcel; representatives for the applicant said sanitary credits were located and would be transferred from another site to support future development of the vacant industrial portion. The application was described as a land‑division step only; a separate site plan application for the warehouse will follow.
The board voted to approve the land division; the transcript records "motion carries" but does not provide a roll‑call tally in the hearing record.
Why it matters: The vote clears a procedural hurdle that allows a large industrial parcel to be marketed and developed separately from an existing restaurant and a state park‑and‑ride, and it raises infrastructure questions (sanitary credits) that must be resolved before future site plan approvals.
What happens next: The applicant will monitor and transfer sanitary credits as needed and file a future site plan for the proposed multi‑tenant warehouse for planning review.
