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Zoning board approves several residential variances, holds fence and special-exception items for follow-up
Summary
The Town of Babylon ZBA approved multiple residential variances and accessory-apartment conditions (applications 24-172, 24170, 24171), reserved decision on a corner-lot fence variance (24166) and heard a special-exception renewal for an established landscape materials business; specific conditions and referrals to Suffolk County Planning were recorded.
The Town of Babylon Zoning Board of Appeals reviewed a sequence of land-use applications ranging from residential additions to commercial special-exception renewals and issued approvals, conditional approvals and holds.
Application 24-172 (Kavana Gray, 69 Coolidgeammer Avenue, Amityville) sought relief for front-yard setback, side-yard setbacks and a 0.3 percentage–point overage in total building area to permit a second-story addition and a roofed front porch. Applicant representative John Tufel, a professional engineer, described neighborhood porches that matched the proposal and said the 0.3 percent overage was minimal. After questions about an accessory-apartment permit, basement…
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