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Planning board hears warehouse proposal at South Strong Avenue; neighbors raise truck, noise and contamination concerns
Summary
The Town of Babylon Planning Board held a March 30 public hearing on Crescent Group Realty’s plan for a 20,000‑square‑foot prefabricated warehouse at 1305 South Strong Avenue. Neighbors pressed the applicant on truck routes, hours and a prior contamination cleanup; the board closed the hearing and reserved decision for further review.
The Town of Babylon Planning Board on March 30 heard a site‑plan application from Crescent Group Realty for a 20,000‑square‑foot prefabricated manufacturing warehouse at 1305 South Strong Avenue and heard several residents urge protections for nearby homes.
Jacqueline Pareto, principal at Key Civil Engineering, described the proposal as a one‑story Butler‑style metal building with a 600‑square‑foot office, room for up to four 5,000‑square‑foot tenants, four overhead loading doors and a 30‑space parking lot. She said the site will connect to Suffolk County sewer and water, include a fire sprinkler system and new transformer, and use landscaping and the building’s rear wall to buffer residences on Victoria Avenue.
The project requires variances, Pareto said, including a floor‑area‑ratio now at 44.2% versus a 40% code maximum, an exception for multiple overhead doors facing the same street side, and a…
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