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Babylon ZBA reserves decisions on several variance applications, approves two short-term variances
Summary
At its regular hearing the Town of Babylon Zoning Board of Appeals reserved decisions on multiple residential variance requests, approved a homeowner application with conditions and granted a two‑year renewal for a commercial variance. A contentious parking variance drew sustained neighbor objections and was reserved for later decision.
The Town of Babylon Zoning Board of Appeals met to hear multiple zoning variance requests and took a mixture of approvals and reserved decisions.
Votes at a glance: Application 24164 (Linda Pavlico, West Babylon) — approved with conditions (motion carried by voice vote); Application 24160 (Admiral Martinez Areia/Target Corporation) — approved for a two‑year period; Applications 24163 (Chester Hazel), 24165 (Abdus/Abdul Sabar), 24144 (Orbelina del Carmen Magana) and 24145 (Dolphin Shopping Center LLC) — hearings closed and decisions reserved pending additional information or conditions.
Homeowner approvals and conditions: The board approved application 24164 for work at a West Babylon property after the applicant agreed to conditions intended to address setbacks and lot coverage. During questioning board members pressed the applicant to commit that any rebuilt sheds or pool moved after removal would be rebuilt in conforming locations and asked that pavers in the rear be cut back two feet from property lines to reduce lot coverage. The board said cutting back rear pavers and maintaining a two‑foot setback could eliminate one of the outstanding variances.
Commercial renewal: The board granted application 24160 a two‑year variance period for previously permitted site signage/conditions tied to Target/Admiral Martinez Areia. Kase Lieberman, a civil engineer representing the applicant, acknowledged the prior variances had expired and the board said it expected the applicant to return in a timely fashion for future renewals.
Reserved decisions: Several applications were closed for deliberation rather than decided on the night. For those matters the board left the record open in some cases to receive revised plans (for example, revised lot‑coverage calculations or paver reductions) or to confirm agreed conditions (such as owner‑occupancy covenants or shed relocation).
What happens next: The board will issue written decisions by mail for matters where it reserved judgment. Applicants were instructed to submit revised plans or other requested documents within the timeframes set by the board if they wished the record to remain open.
