Town of Babylon panel approves accessory-apartment permits, grants one parking waiver with conditions

The Town of Babylon Accessory Apartment Review Board approved three individual accessory-apartment applications and a batch of 28 renewals at a public hearing, and granted a conditional one-vehicle parking waiver for one applicant.

The board approved the applications for Cosmo Lorino, Rose Delochez and Marynel Chikas and accepted a list of 28 renewals by affidavit. The board granted Chikas a one-space parking waiver because she told the panel she is undergoing financial hardship related to a divorce and cannot replace her driveway now; the waiver is not transferable and may be revoked if there are substantiated residential complaints.

The approvals matter because accessory-apartment permits regulate how property owners may rent secondary units in single-family homes and because the parking waiver imposes a conditional limit on vehicle parking tied to property maintenance and neighborhood complaints.

At the start of his hearing, applicant Cosmo Lorino told the board the accessory apartment is on the top floor of his house and that it contains two bedrooms. The board approved his application; the record notes an inspection was completed Nov. 6, 2024, and the board set the permit renewal cycle at three years. "Your…