Accessory Apartment Review Board approves 27 renewals, denies one non-owner-occupied application

At a meeting of the Accessory Apartment Review Board in the Town of Babylon, members approved 27 renewals by affidavit and three transfer affidavits, and denied one accessory-apartment application after finding the subject property was not owner-occupied. The board also tabled approval of meeting minutes and set its next meeting for April 8.

The approvals covered a sweep of accessory-apartment renewal affidavits for properties across West Babylon, Lindenhurst, Deer Park, North Babylon, Copiague, Amityville and Babylon. The board handled each renewal as a separate motion, with members calling the roll and voting “Aye” on voice votes. Three applications to transfer accessory-apartment affidavits were approved. On the reserve calendar, the board denied the Paulino application after testimony established the applicant did not reside at the subject property; the board instructed the secretary to notify the applicant to apply for a rental permit instead of an accessory-apartment permit.

Votes at a glance

- Renewal 1: Charze, 191 Young Street, West Babylon — approved (motion by Lamont Wilson, seconded by Stephanie Harris; voice vote). - Renewal 2: Dulice, 4 Carmens Court, Farmingdale — approved (motion by Lamont Wilson, seconded by Stephanie Harris; voice vote). - Renewal 3: 109 Neptune Avenue, West Babylon — approved (motion by Lamont Wilson, seconded by Stephanie Harris; voice vote). - Renewal 4: Wooten, 2040 Fifth Street, Lindenhurst — approved (motion by Stephanie Harris; voice vote). - Renewal 5: Martinez & Rodas, 3450 Third Street, Lindenhurst — approved (motion by Lamont Wilson, seconded by Stephanie Harris; voice vote). - Renewal 6: McGibney, 31 Eastwood Avenue, Deer Park — approved (motion by Stephanie Harris, seconded by Carolyn Bavona; voice vote). - Renewal 7: Rose, 270 40th Street, Copiague — approved (motion by Stephanie Harris, seconded by Carolyn Bavona; voice vote). - Renewal 8: Fernandez, 707 Brooklyn Avenue — approved (motion by Stephanie Harris, seconded by Carolyn Bavona; voice vote). - Renewal 9: Bidisless, 432 Herzl Boulevard, West Babylon — approved (motion by Stephanie Harris, seconded by Carolyn Bavona; voice vote). - Renewal 10: Calvente, 1 Cob Boulevard, Babylon — approved (motion by Stephanie Harris, seconded by Carolyn Bavona; voice vote). - Renewal 11: Stavros, 360 West Second Street, Deer Park — approved (motion by Carolyn Bavona, second by Howell; voice vote). - Renewal 12: Divine, 211 Granada Avenue East, Lindenhurst — approved (motion by Carolyn Bavona, seconded by Howell; voice vote). - Renewal 13: Hand and Bird, 308 West 11th Street, Deer Park — approved (motion by Carolyn Bavona, seconded by Hall; voice vote). - Renewal 14: Rizzuti, 1525 Third Street, West Babylon — approved (motion by Carolyn Bavona, seconded by Harold Wade; voice vote). - Renewal 15: Ozerowski and Witkowski, 50 Winchester Drive, Lindenhurst — approved (motion by Harold Wade, seconded by Keith; voice vote). - Renewal 17: Minucci, 10304 Third Street (as read) West Babylon — approved (motion by Harold Wade, seconded by Keith; voice vote). - Renewal 18: Lisonbee and Brevet, 2 Banbury Court, Amityville — approved (motion by Harold Wade, seconded by Keith; voice vote). - Renewal 19: Cologne, 6 Eastwood Drive, North Babylon — approved (motion by Keith, seconded by Saba Umjanguzi; voice vote). - Renewal 20: Lomax, 301 Broom Street, West Babylon — approved (motion by Keith, seconded by Saba Umjanguzi; voice vote). - Renewal 21: Delucia, 3305 Broadway, North Babylon — approved (motion by Keith, seconded by Saba Umjanguzi; voice vote). - Renewal 22: Groznoff and Del Guedre, 166 Waldo Street, Copiague — approved (motion by Keith, seconded by Saba Umjanguzi; voice vote). - Renewal 23: Coton, 1608 Monarch Avenue, North Babylon — approved (motion by Saba Umjanguzi, seconded by Carrie; voice vote). - Renewal 24: Lemus, 19 Simmons Street, Copiague — approved (motion by Saba Umjanguzi, seconded by Carrie; voice vote). - Renewal 25: Gradowski, 28 SB Lane, North Babylon — approved (motion by Saba Umjanguzi, seconded by Carrie; voice vote). - Renewal 26: Albernos, 103 Arnold Avenue, West Babylon — approved (motion by Carrie, seconded by Lamont Wilson; voice vote). - Renewal 27: Stewart, 16 Grant Avenue, Amityville — approved (motion by Carrie, seconded by Lamont Wilson; voice vote).

(Items marked by number reflect the sequence read aloud by board staff; some addresses and name spellings are as recorded in the transcript.)

Transfers approved

- Transfer 1: Raffi, 1546 Third Street, West Babylon — approved (motion by Carrie, seconded by Lamont Wilson; voice vote). - Transfer 2: Chadori, 114 Elkton Lane, North Babylon — approved (motion by Carrie, seconded by Lamont Wilson; voice vote). - Transfer 3: Livania, 325 West 12th Street, Deer Park — approved (motion by Carrie, seconded by Lamont Wilson; voice vote).

Reserve calendar denial

- Paulino application (hearing held March 4): denied (motion to reject made by Harold Wade, seconded by Carrie; voice vote). Meeting minutes record that Mr. Paulino testified at the March 4 hearing that he owns two homes in the town and lives at one of them, not the subject property; he also testified that his son and a friend live at the subject property. Because the applicant did not occupy the subject property, the board determined the accessory-apartment application must be rejected and instructed the secretary to send a letter advising the applicant to apply for a rental permit instead of an accessory-apartment permit. The transcript did not specify the Paulino property address.

Other business and next steps

The board discussed approval of past meeting minutes but agreed to table that item because a majority of members who attended the earlier meeting were not present; the minutes will be considered at the next meeting. The board set its next meeting for April 8 and adjourned.

The record supplied to the board and contained in the transcript shows repeated voice votes of “Aye” for the renewal and transfer motions; the transcript does not include individual roll-call vote tallies for each item.