Planning board receives informational presentation on Marcus Boulevard outside storage; applicant discloses cannabis processing tenant
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Summary
At an informational hearing, the applicant for a Marcus Boulevard industrial site described existing outside storage areas, sought height and parking variances for stored materials, and disclosed a prospective tenant that would operate a cannabis processing facility (processing only). The board closed the informational session and reserved decision.
The Town of Babylon Planning Board held an informational site‑plan hearing on March 23 for Marcus Boulevard LLC to legalize existing outside storage of stone and concrete materials at a multi‑tenant industrial building on Marcus Boulevard.
Counsel Nicole Blanda said the property is in an industrial zone, occupies about 6.8 acres and includes a building footprint the firm cited as roughly 97,567 square feet. She described three outside storage areas in the rear yard — roughly 874 sq ft on the west side, 400 sq ft centrally and 4,074 sq ft on the east side — and said the owner will place a small (~900 sq ft) back‑of‑house office for staff and meet code requirements for restrooms.
Blanda told the board the applicant intends to seek a zoning variance to allow pile heights of up to 15 feet (where 8 feet is allowed under code) and a parking variance: the site provides 156 spaces but the code requires 253 for the building as configured. "We will be seeking a parking variance from the zoning board," she said, and described the tenant mix (one large space occupied by a fulfillment operation and others by light manufacturing) to explain lower on‑site employee counts.
During questions, board members asked how long outside storage had occurred and where trucks would load; counsel said railroad spur access has long served the site and materials are offloaded there for redistribution by truck. Counsel also disclosed that a prospective occupant of the larger space would be a cannabis processing tenant (processing only, not retail). "To be a cannabis processing plant," counsel said, clarifying that the prospective tenant would be a manufacturer/processor under the town code rather than a retail outlet.
The board voted by voice to close the informational hearing and reserved decision; counsel noted that, as an informational hearing connected to cannabis‑related activity, the disclosure and a record of the session were appropriate. No final approvals were granted.
