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Applicant argues code ambiguity as ZBA weighs 750-foot buffer for proposed cannabis dispensary

Town of Babylon Zoning Board of Appeals · April 17, 2026
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Summary

Flintstone Cannabis and its engineer argued the Town of Babylon code is ambiguous and that the 4.2-acre site, intervening commercial uses and environmental-control review justify area relief from a 750-foot residential buffer; planning recommended against relief and the board reserved decision.

Flintstone Cannabis sought a special permit and area relief from the Town of Babylon’s 750-foot buffer requirement to open a 1,500-square-foot retail cannabis dispensary in a strip center on Broad Hollow Road in East Farmingdale.

Applicant Gerard Glass (speaker 8) and engineer Nicholas Buscemi (speaker 13) told the board the tenant space sits…

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