Uh we're going to begin the um since we
have a public camera, we're going to
begin the meeting with the pledge of
allegiance. Uh Julian, could you lead us
>> to the flag of the United States of
America and to the republic for which it
stands, one nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice
for all.
» Um could you take the role?
Julian,
I'm sorry.
Robert Manacusco,
>> present.
>> Edwin,
>> present.
>> Juan Leon,
>> present.
>> Dan Chosian,
>> present.
>> Frank Santos,
>> present.
>> Matt Espazito,
>> present.
>> Greg Axiola,
>> and Rich Casey,
>> do we have a quorum?
>> Yes, we do.
>> All right, you call the first thing.
>> Item A is a public hearing. site plan
review gas station convenience store car
wash job HPLN-2325-22
AN global Montello Group Corp proposes
to make site alterations to an existing
gasoline service station with a
convenience store
>> and since this is a public hearing I
have to read this into the statement the
planning board shall have the right to
rely on any information that is pres uh
presented by the applicant if any such
information is later found to be
inaccurate or incorrect the planning
board may determine that any approvals,
building permits, or other actions
previously granted in connection with
the application are null and void. Who's
here for the applicant? Good evening. Uh
on behalf of the applicant, Matthew Ing
from the law firm of Sir Tilman, Balon,
Adler, and Heyman, 90 Merrick Avenue,
9th floor, East Meadow, New York. Uh
with me this evening is the project
engineer who's sitting behind me. It's
uh Mr. Larry O'Brien Brian from High
Point Engineering. So this uh
>> before you get started, have you
received the memo from uh the planning
commissioner dated March 10th, 2026 with
all the uh conditions, covenant and
restrictions?
>> Yes, we have.
>> Are there any issues, concerns or
anything that your client has?
>> There is one issue on proposed covenant
number five which when based off my
conversation with the plan examiner
today, uh my concern will be removed in
the in the final version.
>> Okay.
>> Great.
Okay, proceed.
>> So, uh, this evening, the applicant
requests approval, uh, to add new
landscaping along the side yards and
rear yard as well as make drainage,
curbing, and parking area improvements.
Uh, in addition, improvements are
proposed to the existing trash enclo
enclosure to meet current town
standards. No modifications are proposed
to the gasoline station or to the
convenience store.
Uh, prior to today's hearing, our office
submitted the following documents, all
prepared by High Point Engineering,
which help show the proposed landscaping
and site improvements. We have a there's
an aerial plan dated February 10th of
2026,
a color site plan rendering last dated
December 1st of 2025,
as well as a copy of the landscape plan,
also dated uh December 1st of 2025.
So, the subject property is located at
1160 Straight Path in West Babylon and
based on our review of records, it has
been used as a gasoline station since at
least 1985.
The current the site is currently
improved with a gas station that
includes four fueling positions and a
1,295T
building that is used as a convenience
store. as will be could be more
discussed by the project engineer. The
proposed applications uh seek minor modifications to the previously
approved 2000 site plan which was
granted on August 7th of 20 of 2000 by
resolution 2000-112.
Um as previously noted um no
modifications are proposed to the gas
station, convenience store, fuel pumps
or the fuel canopy.
Um,
so as more fully depicted on the color
site plan rendering, the applicant will
be providing a continuous row of
alternating green juniper and e emerald
arborvite along the southerntherly
sideyard property line which when which
will will then extend along the rear
curb line behind the the convenience
store and then extend along the westerly
sideyard.
Um the rear yard already includes a ve a
vegetated buffer area primarily of uh of
grass area and mature trees. Um this
application will supplement the rear
yard buffer by adding an additional four
trees which will include two golden rain
trees and two Japanese lilac trees. Um,
an additional three trees will be
planted along the uh the westerly side
of the convenience store to help further
screen um the convenience store from the
abuing residential property. Uh, in
regard to site access, um, no changes
are there no changes. There's two
existing uh, curb cuts on straight path
and one uh, driveway on Little East Neck
Road. Um both of the all all three
driveways will remain.
Um so with that um we have our project
engineer who's available to uh answer
any questions that the board or public
may have.
» Okay.
>> Sure.
>> Hi. Good evening.
>> Good evening. Can can you uh talk a
little bit about the um covenant and
restriction number five?
>> Sure. So, as the um there's a a a line
in covenant number five talking about
the applicant and or the property owner
or applicant being responsible to
maintain an automatic fire uh sprinkler
system. That is not required for this
project um because we're not proposing
any changes to the existing convenience
store. Um just for the record that this
Different versions of that covenant were
included in prior planning department uh
memos. Um it was previously removed and
this just this was one remaining hold
over. So we wanted that that portion of
that covenant to be removed to avoid any
confusion in the future.
» Um
parking uh as far as what's allowable
and what you have.
>> Sure. Um let me see. We have
12 stalls are proposed and the town code
requires uh
seven stalls are required. 12 are
proposed.
>> Thank you. And then in the um
information we received, there's been
some prior issues with uh overnight
parking in the vehicles.
>> Correct. So um I could have the engineer
talk more about the site layout to help
prevent that. Um, but the additional
landscaping um and fences that are going
to be located uh behind the convenience
store will help uh prevent that in the
future.
>> Okay, great.
>> Excuse me. Sure.
>> You had the opportunity, sir, to go over
the commissioner's memo dated March 10th
and went over all the conditions and
covenants and restrictions, I assume.
>> Uh, yes. And
>> that's great. and including um covenant
number 18 that there should be no
storage
or other vehicles that are not permitted
tires equipment.
>> Correct. We have no objection.
» Are you um requesting any kind of
variances of any kind?
>> No.
>> Okay. Thank you.
>> Okay. Thanks. Um, is there anyone from
the public that would like to present or
ask questions regarding this
application?
Right. Seeing none,
I'm going to need a motion.
>> We'll need a motion to um
close a hearing.
>> Reserve.
>> Motion by
>> Motion to close the hearing.
>> Yep. Second by Ed.
>> Second.
>> All in favor? Hi.
>> Hi.
>> All right. Okay.
>> Uh I have to read this in a statement.
Um this public hearing has now been
closed. The decision has been reserved
in order for us to review the feedback
we have received this evening and any
open site plan issues. The record will
remain open for written comment. The
follow to follow up on the status of
this application or submit additional
written comments. You can contact the
planning department in either of the
following methods. In person planning is
located in the west wing of town hall.
Applications, documents, and plans are
available for inspection between the
hours of 9:00 am and 4 pm via telephone
at 631-9573103
or via email at planning comments town
of Babylon new york.gov.
>> Okay.
>> Thank you.
Give him a second.
>> You can call the next one.
Item B, public hearing site plan review
change of zone job HPLN-342-05
AE NJC scrap metal recycling of Lynen
Hurst proposes to legalize existing
buildings and proposes associated site
work for a change of use to a scrap
metal processing facility.
>> Who's here on behalf of the applicant?
>> Good evening. Uh Jr. Dissio with the law
firm of Greenberg Charig, 900 Stewart
Avenue, Garden City, New York, 11530.
>> Great. Have you uh received the um
>> memo from the commissioner?
>> Yes, we have.
>> Are there any objections or concerns
with any of the covenants restrictions
or anything?
>> No.
>> Okay, proceed.
>> I also I should introduce I have Rob
Shioone here with me. He's the project
engineer from IMEG Engineering. And I
also have uh my clients in the back over
there. Okay, great. So, tonight we're
seeking u site plan approval for the
property located at one Bahama Street in
Lindenhurst for use as a scrap metal
processing facility. Um our client is uh
the contract vendee of the property.
They don't occupy the site yet. Um the
subject property is zone G industry and
is situated within an established
industrial park um just north of
Railroad Avenue and just west of uh
Great East Neck Road. The property
measures approximately 1.3 acres and has
frontage along uh three streets, Bahama
Street to the south, Henry Street to the
uh east, and Thorborn Avenue to the
north.
In uh November of 2025,
the town board took the initiative on
its own motion um to include the subject
property into the RMM area 3 overlay
district. So, as a result, um we're no
longer seeking a change of zone to H
industry, but obviously we do still
require a site plan approval from this
board as well as a special exception
from the zoning board of appeals.
Um, at present the site is improved with
a 2400 square f foot one-story building
as well as two uh open air structures.
Uh, each of them are about 1,900 square
ft.
So, our application seeks to legalize
the existing structures on the site um
and more importantly bring the site into
uh into compliance with um with town
standards um through some muchneeded
site improvements. Uh, as you can see
from the proposed site plan, we will be
adding
curbing and striping, drainage, um, a
landscape buffer around the perimeter of
the property, uh, dark sky compliant
lighting, new driveways at each
entrance,
um, and ADA ramps at the corners of
Henry Street and Bahama Street and Henry
Street. Uh well, Thorborn Avenue and
Henry Street and Henry Street and Bahama
a and Bahama Street.
Um so the application in in our opinion
um represents a significant investment
into the property and we believe that
the improvements will uh enhance the
surrounding area.
So with that, I'd be happy to answer any
questions the board may have and you
know, Mr. Shioone is also available to
answer any site plan specific questions.
Good evening. Can can you describe to
the board the hours of operation?
>> Um, we agreed to 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday and Saturday is in
the conditions. Hold on one second.
Monday through Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to
5:00 pm.
>> Other questions for the board.
>> Yes.
>> Go ahead.
>> Can you just talk a little bit about
what you're going to do there?
>> Um the operation.
>> Sure. So, it's a a scrap metal
processing facility. Um customers will come in in their, you know,
personal vehicles. They'll enter the
site. They'll get on the scale. They'll
um you know weigh their product. They
will offload it. They will then exit the
site. Um and then we'll use uh 20ft
rolloff containers to remove the product
from the site.
>> Okay. And um so any type of spills, oil
or anything else, how will that be and
will that be um how will that be handled
if there's any problems with anything
like that? Any type of spill when
they're dropping? Um, yeah, we'll we'll
clean it up. We have uh what what do we
have?
Yeah, we have, you know, we have an
environmental plan in place. Um, they
operate other facilities, so if there's
any, you know, any sorts of spills will
all be cleaned up to town and DEC
standards.
>> Thank you.
>> Question. Go ahead.
Um I I just want to um make sure that
you are aware that one of the covenants
and uh uh restrictions is no idling. Is
are you are you aware of that in your
client?
>> Yeah. Um which covenant are you
referring to?
» Uh number 10. I just wanted to reiterate
that that's one of the uh covenants and
restrictions
>> and there's no issue with that. Correct.
>> No issue. Okay. Very good. You mentioned
that you guys aren't currently the owner
or operator of this site. Correct.
>> We're the contract vendee. Yes.
>> Okay. And how many employees are you
anticipating on currently having or
>> six?
>> Okay.
>> And we do have, you know, 25 parking
stalls, which is compliant to town
standards.
>> And what's the anticipation of or
anticipated uh flow of traffic that
you're going to be actually having
people cycled through the site? I I know
there's multiple options here, but are
you going to be closing off something
and directing them in one direction
since there's two ways throughout the
site?
>> Talk about the site circulation.
>> Yeah, we we have a site circulation
plan, but you know, Rob can address
that.
» Hi, I'm Rob Shaw. I'm from IMEG. I'm a
site civil engineer. Can
>> you say your address for the record?
>> Uh, it's 177 Crossways Park Drive in
Woodbury. And then do you sort of tell
the whole truth? Nothing but the truth?
>> Yes, I do. Go ahead.
>> All right. So, there's going to be the
vehicles will enter on the south side of
the site on Bahama Street. Um, there
will be no cues. There's no anticipated
cues on site. Um, the general
uh circulation. I believe we have that
on here.
Yeah. From behind. Um, I have the
pro approximately five passenger
vehicles will visit per hour. So there's
pretty much no queue on site. Um that
gives people ample time to circulate the
site and exit while also uh removing
their material from their vehicles
>> and they'll most likely be exiting from
Henry Street I assume.
>> So most of the vehicles on site will be
uh small vehicles either person
passenger vehicles or SUVs or uh single
unit trucks. they can uh circulate in
internally using the circulation lanes
that we have striped on the plan.
>> Okay.
Thank you.
» Is there anyone from the public who
would like to come up and talk about
this application?
Going once, going twice. All right.
Seeing none, um can I have a motion to
close the public hearing and reserve
decision by Julianne?
>> Motion to close the hearing.
>> Second by Juan. Second.
>> All in favor?
>> I
>> uh the public hearing is now closed. The
decision has been reserved in order for
us to review the feedback we have
received this evening uh and any open
site plan issues. The record will remain
open for written comment. The uh to
follow up on the status of the
application or submit additional written
comments, you can contact the planning
department in either of the following
methods. In person, planning is located
in the west wing of the town hall.
Application documents and plans are
available for inspection between the
hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m. via
telephone at 631-9573103
or via email at planning comments at
townofablon neww york.gov.
>> Thank you. Have a good evening.
>> You too.
Uh and with that, that concludes our
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