Town of Babylon Zoning Board approves variances, renewals and zoning amendments; limits set on paver setbacks and car-wash use

The Town of Babylon Zoning Board of Appeals approved multiple variances, zoning-district amendments and special-use renewals during a meeting recorded in the transcript. Key approvals included relief for residential setbacks and lot coverage, a four-year sign/canopy permit, and renewals for vehicle service facilities with conditions on operations.

One of the most substantive items was application 24199 for 1565 Herschel Boulevard in West Babylon, where the applicant requested variances to add a full second floor. Attorney/presenter Dean Kotsubis summarized the requests: a front portico setback of 24.8 feet (where 34.30 feet is required), a side-yard setback of 10.2 feet (12 feet required), a rear-yard setback of 29.7 feet (40 feet required) and a building coverage of 44.5 percent where the maximum permitted is 20 percent. "We're asking for 44.5%, where the maximum is 20%," Kotsubis said.…