Babylon planning board closes hearing, reserves decision on proposed 5,032-square-foot mixed‑use building in Copiague

A public hearing before the Town of Babylon Planning Board on Feb. 3 drew residents, business representatives and emergency responders to discuss a proposal for a three‑story, 5,032‑square‑foot mixed‑use building on the west side of Great Neck Road, about 65 feet south of Oak Street in the hamlet of Copiague.

The applicant seeks site plan approval (job/application referenced in the hearing record) to construct retail and office space on the first floor — including a deli proposed to relocate from 515 Oak Street — and 19 apartments (six studios and 13 one‑bedrooms) on the second and third floors. The proposal would retain an existing two‑story, three‑car garage with an office above. The property is described in the application as a 25,095‑square‑foot lot with 145 feet of frontage on Great Neck Road.

The plan calls for 28 on‑site parking spaces; the Babylon code’s off‑street parking schedule produces a 31‑space requirement for the mix of uses. The applicant requested a waiver for three spaces (roughly 10 percent) under the zoning code’s district shared‑parking provision (Babylon zoning code section 2‑13‑5‑48(b)), which allows up to a 20 percent reduction when qualifying on‑ and off‑street shared parking is available within 500 feet.

The applican…