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Enterprise Seeks Special Exception, Parking Variance for Sunrise Highway Location; Planning Board Closes Hearing, Reserves Decision
Summary
LRAC LLC presented a plan to convert space at 525 Sunrise Highway into an Enterprise car‑rental facility with a private wash bay and outdoor vehicle storage. The applicant will seek a parking variance (18 spaces provided; code requires 27). The board closed the hearing and left the record open for comments.
The Town of Babylon Planning Board held a public hearing on a proposal from LRAC LLC to build an Enterprise car‑rental facility at 525 Sunrise Highway that would include interior alterations, a private drive‑through wash bay, a vehicle detailing area and outdoor storage for rental cars.
Anthony Guardino, an attorney with Farrell Fritz representing LRAC LLC, told the board the project would fit out the eastern 4,371 square feet of an existing one‑story commercial building. Guardino said there would be a customer reception and waiting area, a drive‑through wash bay and a rear detailing area. "There will not be any fueling on the site," Guardino said, and he added the wash and detailing would be used exclusively for Enterprise's rental operation, not for public use.
Guardino said the proposal provides 18 customer/employee parking spaces while the code requires 27; he noted there are 15 additional spaces in the rear of the lot used to store rental vehicles that are not counted toward the parking requirement. "While the spaces physically work for Enterprise, we will, of course, still need a modest parking variance from the zoning board as well as the special exception," Guardino said.
Thomas P. Walsh, the project's architect, described the building's history (originally a service station), proposed overhead doors for the wash and detail bays, engineering of the rear parking area, and landscaping buffers along Sunrise Highway. He said the team had gone through two departmental reviews and submitted responses to planning comments.
Teresa Matera, identified as the property development and facilities manager for Enterprise, said typical staffing would be "maybe 4 to 5 employees" across shifts and that Mondays are typically the busiest rental day. She estimated a branch this size might have about 15 cars on site at times but said that number varies with business volume. She also described proposed operating hours as 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.
Board members asked questions about parking overlap with an adjacent tattoo parlor and whether customer parking and employee shifts could create conflicts; Teresa said the two businesses' schedules and appointment‑based service could mitigate overlap. No public speakers addressed this application.
After discussion, the board voted to close the hearing and reserve decision, allowing planning staff time to review outstanding site‑plan issues and written comments. The motion to close was made by Daniel Chokan and seconded by Gerald O'Neil. The record remains open for written comment and the planning department provided contact information for submissions.
