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Town board hears plan for recreational marijuana dispensary on Wellwood Avenue; decision reserved
Summary
The Town of Babylon Zoning Board of Appeals on June 12 heard an application to redevelop a vacant building at 1228 North Wellwood Avenue into a retail recreational marijuana dispensary to be operated under the name Babylon Best Buds Inc., with DJF Unlimited LLC as the State licensee.
The Town of Babylon Zoning Board of Appeals on June 12 heard an application to redevelop a vacant building at 1228 North Wellwood Avenue into a retail recreational marijuana dispensary to be operated under the name Babylon Best Buds Inc., with DJF Unlimited LLC as the State licensee.
The matter matters because the project requires multiple variances from zoning rules — including lot-area and parking variances — and because several residents and board members raised questions about parking, pedestrian access and proximity to Saint Charles Cemetery.
Nicole Blanda, an attorney representing the applicant, said the site is 14,732.77 square feet and “has been certified as meeting the location criteria set in section 166.3,” and outlined a one-way in/one-way out circulation plan, a fenced refuse…
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