Town of Babylon Zoning Board approves several variances, reserves decisions on others

The Town of Babylon Zoning Board of Appeals met May 21 and approved several applications while postponing or reserving decisions on others.

The board approved an application described in the record as application 2625 with covenants and restrictions referenced in the planning memo dated May 6, 2026. Nicole Bland, attorney for the applicant, told the board her client sought variances to build a two-story, four‑bedroom home on a 5,000-square-foot lot and said similar approvals exist nearby. A board member moved to approve and another seconded the motion; the board voiced assent and the application was recorded as approved with the planning memo conditions.

The board also approved application 2668, presented by attorney Dean Kubis, for a second‑floor addition at a one‑story home on Librock Avenue with variances reducing the front‑yard and side‑yard setbacks; the approval included the explicit condition that the front portico not be enclosed.

For 1920 New Highway LLC, project representatives Chris Leate (Lab Crew Engineering) and architect Raymond Caliando described plans to remove a dilapidated dwelling and build a 12,213-square‑foot wholesale stone showroom and display facility. The board adopted a negative declaration for the project and approved the application subject to three planning conditions recorded in the file: no outdoor storage on the premises, no stone‑cutting or fabrication on site, and agreement to install any landbanked parking if required by the town’s planning and development commissioner. The approval was tied to a one‑year review period measured from issuance of the certificate of occupancy.

Several matters were continued or had decisions reserved. An application for 49 Eastern Avenue was continued to May 28 after board members and staff reported a sign notifying neighbors had been covered or blown over, meaning the 10‑day posting requirement was not met. An application involving a property with a nonconforming shed and awning in West Babylon was closed and the board reserved decision pending an inspection report and the owner’s submissions on how code violations and setbacks would be remedied. The Stacey Brothers/Albany 699 LLC proposal to relocate an asphalt division was discussed at length; the board required revised site plans, lot‑merger confirmation, and conditions limiting outdoor storage and location of equipment, and reserved decision pending those updates.

Board members repeatedly emphasized conditions tied to planning and environmental memos dated in early May 2026, and staff were directed to receive updated site plans or inspection reports through the town portal before the board completes its final written decisions.

The board announced several adjourned calendar items for early June and closed the meeting after the scheduled docket was completed.