Babylon Zoning Board approves several home‑alteration variances, reserves decision on Kia sign

The Town of Babylon Zoning Board of Appeals on Feb. 18 approved a series of variances for homeowners seeking additions, porches and site adjustments, and left a commercial signage application for South Shore Kia under review.

Board members approved modest setbacks and porch-related variances for several single‑family properties and attached conditions intended to preserve neighborhood character, such as requiring that porticoes and decks not be enclosed and that nonconforming sheds or trailers be rebuilt in conforming locations if removed. The board closed public hearings on multiple items and issued written decisions or said applicants would receive decisions by mail; for the Kia sign application the board closed the hearing but reserved decision pending Suffolk County Planning and additional lighting information.

The approvals included: application 25‑019 (Amityville) approved with three conditions including internal access throughout the dwelling and that a portico remain unenclosed; a Renee Thomas application (filed by architect James Zapka) approved as amended with a condition that the front portico not be closed; a Deer Park porch variance approved to maintain an existing roof‑over‑porch and a condition not to enclose the porch; and other residential requests approved with conditions limiting enclosure and requiring relocation of outbuildings to conforming locations if rebuilt. For each approval the board noted that written decisions and any required permits must be obtained…