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Board approves McDonald’s redevelopment variances including drive‑thru layout and new pylon sign in East Patchogue
Summary
The Town of Brookhaven Board of Zoning Appeals approved variances May 28 for a new McDonald’s at Montauk Highway and Sills Road in East Patchogue, including reduced front‑yard setbacks to allow a side‑by‑side drive‑thru and a 17.5‑foot, 58.79‑square‑foot pylon sign.
The Town of Brookhaven Board of Zoning Appeals on May 28 granted variances for a proposed redevelopment of an existing McDonald’s at the northwest corner of Montauk Highway and Sills Road in East Patchogue, approving setbacks, two wall signs and a new ground (pylon) sign and clearing the way for a new restaurant with a side‑by‑side drive‑thru.
Why it matters: The proposal replaces a decades‑old McDonald’s with a new 4,359‑square‑foot restaurant and a side‑by‑side drive‑thru intended to increase queuing capacity and speed. The project requires variances for lot area and frontage inherited from the current parcel configuration, a reduced front‑yard setback to accommodate the drivethru improvements, and a ground sign taller and larger than the current code…
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