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Neighbors and engineers clash over parking at proposed Copiague convenience store; board reserves decision
Summary
The Town of Babylon Zoning Board heard an application to reopen 2225 Great Neck Road as a convenience store and to permit six on-site parking spaces where 14 are required; the applicant’s traffic study said nearby street parking would absorb demand, while residents warned of congestion and safety risks.
The Town of Babylon Zoning Board of Appeals took public testimony and technical evidence on an application to reopen a convenience store at 2225 Great Neck Road in Copiague and to grant a parking variance for six on-site spaces where the zoning code requires 14. Attorney Eugene L. DeNicola presented the application and said the proposed hours would be 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and that the owners would limit truck deliveries at night.
Traffic engineer Kian Cody of R&M Engineering told the board his firm observed the surrounding blocks between Dixon Avenue and Church Place on Sept. 20–21 and identified 15 public spaces; he said the site’s 2,971-square-foot building would…
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