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Farmingdale board adopts amendment to Office-Residence code, removes churches as permitted use
Summary
The Farmingdale Board of Trustees on Nov. 10 adopted a local law amending Article XIII (Office‑Residence District) §600‑92 to repeal the specific listing for churches and temples and permit similar uses only by board-authorized special permit after a public hearing.
The Farmingdale Board of Trustees adopted a local law on Nov. 10, 2025, amending Article XIII, §600‑92 of the Village Code to repeal §600‑92 C (Churches and Temples) and adding language that allows uses "of the same general character" as permitted Office‑Residence uses only by special permit after a public hearing (RESOLVED #2026-11-05). The motion to open the hearing was made by Trustee Craig Rosasco and seconded by Trustee Walter Priestley; there was no public comment before the board closed the hearing and voted to adopt the law.
Board members and village officials said the change narrows automatic permissive status for places of worship in the Office‑Residence district and places such uses under the board's special-permit review. The amendment was recorded in the meeting minutes as an adopted local law; the board did not record a roll-call tally in the minutes for this vote. The action was introduced and moved on the floor during the Nov. 10 meeting and is listed as RESOLVED #2026-11-05 in the minutes.
The amendment replaces the prior automatic allowance with a discretionary special-permit pathway, meaning future applicants proposing a similar use in the Office‑Residence district will need board approval after a public hearing. The minutes do not include further conditions, a timetable for implementation, or any appeals language; those details are not specified in the record of this meeting. The board set separate hearings for other code changes and adjourned some to future meetings.
