Town of Babylon planning board closes hearing on Qdoba site plan, reserves decision

The Town of Babylon Planning Board closed a public hearing Tuesday and reserved decision on a site-plan application to demolish a former Checkers building and construct a 2,363‑square‑foot Qdoba restaurant with a single drive‑thru lane at the northeast corner of Sunrise Highway and North Green Avenue.

The application matters to nearby residents and traffic planners because it requests a parking variance (22 spaces provided vs. 29 required), seeks 24‑hour operation, and proposes a drive‑thru configuration that the applicant says will be restricted to right‑in/right‑out access on Sunrise Highway and an exit‑only driveway onto the side street. The board left the record open for written comments and said it will review feedback and outstanding site plan issues before issuing a decision.

John Farrell, attorney for the applicant with the firm San Ward, Braff & Cascagnano, presented the proposal and said the site will replace the single‑story, double drive‑thru former Checkers with a new 2,363‑square‑foot building containing 50 seats (44 indoor, six outdoor) and a single drive‑thru lane. Farrell said public utilities are available at the site and that the property has been vacant since Checkers…