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Applicant Seeks Approval for Dunkin' Donuts Drive‑Thru at Little East Neck Road
Summary
An applicant asked the Town of Babylon Planning Board to approve a 1,825 sq ft freestanding Dunkin' Donuts with a drive‑thru at 2525A Y (four parcels totaling 21,699 sq ft). The board closed the public hearing and reserved decision; the record remains open for written comments.
Jose Ramos, speaking for the applicant, asked the Town of Babylon Planning Board on March 9 to approve a site plan to demolish an existing building and construct a freestanding Dunkin' Donuts with a drive‑thru and 14 interior seats at 2525A Y.
Ramos summarized the proposal as a 1,825‑square‑foot building on four parcels totaling 21,699 square feet in an EB business zone and said the team was present to answer questions. "We are here tonight proposing to demolish the existing structure in order to construct a freestanding Dunkin' Donuts 1,825 footprint with the drive‑thru, 14 interior seats," Ramos told the board.
The planning department memorandum from Denise Graciano (dated March 4) lists conditions, and Ramos told the board the applicant had no objections to those covenants and restrictions. Engineer Tahir Kureshi said the project would require one Board of Zoning Appeals variance for the front yard along Garrison Avenue as noted in the town's report.
Kureshi described site circulation and delivery logistics, saying box‑truck deliveries would take place early in the morning, around 5:00 a.m., and that trucks would pull next to the west side of the building to unload and then exit via the straight path or Garrison Avenue. He also explained a delivery turning template and sanitation‑truck access for trash pickup.
On parking, the applicant said town calculations required roughly nine stalls for 14 seats plus employee parking; the plan provides 14 regular stalls and one ADA‑accessible stall. Board members asked about loading spaces, sanitation access to the dumpster, and whether the applicant objected to the planning memo's conditions; the applicant answered those questions during the Q&A.
No members of the public spoke during the hearing. Board member Juan Leon moved to close the hearing and reserve decision; Julianne Nolan seconded and the motion was approved. The board left the record open for written comments and indicated planning staff will follow up on any outstanding site plan issues.
Next steps: the decision is reserved pending staff review of open items and any written comments submitted to the planning department.
