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Farmingdale board reviews downtown permits, schedules Verizon clock‑tower hearing and new pub application
Summary
Trustees were updated on multiple commercial permits and signage issues including ZBA-approved 7‑11 and Sunoco plans, a Verizon special-use pre-hearing on Nov. 18 and a Dec. 2 hearing for renaming 217 Main Street to L.I. McGrath’s Irish pub.
The Farmingdale Board of Trustees spent a portion of its Nov. 4 work session on ongoing downtown commercial permits, signage enforcement and upcoming hearings.
The Building Department reported that the Zoning Board of Appeals had approved plans and the board approved a Special Use Permit for 7‑11 and Sunoco; construction drawings have been received and a permit is expected to be issued shortly. The department also said the Sterling Green project is complete and has received a certificate of occupancy.
Verizon resubmitted plans to place communications equipment on the clock tower at Palmer’s Shopping Center; a pre-hearing conference is scheduled for the Nov. 18 work session and a public hearing on the special-use permit is set for Jan. 6. The minutes record an upcoming review of a Bodega signage on Conklin Street and follow-up on window signage coverage, ATM signs, digital and rolling-message signs, and unauthorized storefront signage; the Building Department said it will review special-use permit rules and fees.
The minutes also note that 217 Main Street will be renamed L.I. McGrath’s and will operate as an Irish pub; the owner is working with the Building Department on a Special Use Permit and a hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 2. Separately, The Pour Authority has executed a lease adjacent to 335 Main Street and an application to occupy that space is anticipated.
Trustees were informed that Dish Network and other communications installations were completed and that Verizon’s resubmission is pending public process. The Building Department flagged ongoing code and signage compliance work as a priority for downtown appearance and regulatory consistency.
