Babylon zoning board hearing reserved after residents oppose 9‑lot subdivision on 40 Fifth Street

Nicole Blanda, an attorney for MR Property Builders LLC, told the Town of Babylon Zoning Board of Appeals on July 28 that her client seeks variances to subdivide a roughly 1.76‑acre wooded parcel on 40 Fifth Street into nine single‑family lots and to dedicate a new road, Clay Court, to the town. Blanda said the proposal would produce nine four‑bedroom homes, most with internal garages, and that the developer consented to covenants limiting the houses to single‑family, owner‑occupied use and prohibiting accessory apartments.

The project matters because the applicant seeks multiple zoning variances — including reductions in lot area, frontage and setbacks — and because neighbors told the board the plan could increase traffic, worsen existing dumping problems on the vacant parcel and strain town services such as road maintenance and emergency response.

At the hearing, Blanda described the site, its history and prior applications: the developer previously proposed apartments in 2018 and condominiums in 2019 but scaled the plan after community…