Planning Commission takes up Splash Holdings car wash — covenant lift and site plan (PLAN-26-5)

Application #26-202 — E&R Property Group LLC

0 yes, 0 no

Application #26-205 — SKMA Enterprises LLC

0 yes, 0 no

Application #26-207 — Edwin Nazario and April Jimenez

0 yes, 0 no

Application #26-204 — Leon Petroleum LLC

0 yes, 0 no

Application #26-206 — 641 Wellwood Avenue LLC

0 yes, 0 no

Splash Holdings car wash — covenant lift and site plan (PLAN-26-5)

0 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain

Julie Nolan (abstain)

Leon Petroleum LLC Sign Renewal

1501 Straight Path, Wyandanch, NY

Renewal of permission for increased sign height, larger identification and price sign areas, reduced side setbacks, and multiple signs per pole.

still pending

641 Wellwood Avenue LLC Sign Renewal

641 Wellwood Avenue, North Lindenhurst, NY

Renewal of permission for an existing ground sign's height, east side setback, and price sign area.

still pending

Application #26-206 — Ground sign variance renewal

641 Wellwood Avenue, North Lindenhurst, NY

Renewal of previously approved ground sign variances at the Lindenhurst gas station.

approved · still approved

Application #26-204 — Sign variance renewal

1501 Straight Path, Wyandanch, NY

Renewal of previously approved oversized ID and price sign variances at the Wyandanche gas station.

approved · still approved

Nazario and Jimenez Second-Story Addition

108 Foster Boulevard, North Babylon, NY

A family expanding the second floor for their elderly mother received front setback and building area variances, agreeing to conditions on the porch and basement bathroom.

approved · still approved

E&R Property Group LLC Addition

362 Deauville Boulevard, Copiague, NY

Homeowner Andy Abraille bought a bank-owned house and discovered the second-floor addition was never legalized; the board approved rear yard and basement entrance variances with the basement to remain unfinished.

approved · still approved

SKMA Enterprises LLC Addition and Balconies

81 Shore Drive, Copiague, NY

Owner sought to legally maintain a kitchen addition, large front portico, and balconies, agreeing to remove sheds, patios, and structures built off the property line; approved as amended with three conditions.

approved · still approved

The Pour House

608 Sunrise Highway, West Babylon (south side of Sunrise Hwy, 200' east of Jerome Ave)

A new leaseholder wants a bar/restaurant special exception permit to change the tenancy at a spot that's been a bar for over 65 years.

still under-review

SM (NY) QRS 14-19, Inc. Warehouse Redevelopment

1000 New Horizons Blvd., North Amityville

Revised plan to renovate a 235,000-square-foot vacant industrial building for a single tenant doing light manufacturing and distribution, instead of the four-tenant split approved in April.

still under-review

Splash Holdings Car Wash

770 Broadway, North Amityville, NY

Continued hearing for a 4,620-square-foot fully automated car wash on a vacant lot, plus a request to lift old covenants from a never-built medical office plan.

still under-review

Proposed Automated Car Wash on Route 110

A proposed fully automated car wash on Route 110 in North Amityville hit a snag: decades-old covenants from an unbuilt medical office plan still cloud the property. The board will lift those and impose new, modern conditions if it approves.

What it means: The applicant gets a cleaner title and a modern project; the town gets updated, protective conditions on the site.

New bar at 608 Sunrise Highway (The Pour House)

A longtime bar/restaurant spot on Sunrise Highway is changing hands, and the new operator needs a special exception permit for the change of tenancy. The operator runs two other local bars and says she's working with the town to come into compliance; a parking issue goes to the Zoning Board November 12.

What it means: The new bar operator and the property owner, plus patrons of a long-standing neighborhood business.

Single-tenant renovation of 1000 New Horizons Blvd

A vacant 235,000-square-foot aerospace building in North Amityville will be renovated for one large tenant doing light manufacturing and distribution, instead of the four-tenant split approved in April. The scaled-back plan disturbs far less land and needs smaller variances, and the applicant wants a decision fast to hit a January building-permit target.

What it means: The new tenant and property owner, plus the local economy through reuse of a vacant industrial building and construction jobs.

Residential Setback and Expansion Variances in Copiague and North Babylon

Homeowners are asking the zoning board for permission to bend setback rules and expand building sizes for additions, porches, and balconies. These changes affect how close homes sit to property lines and neighborhood spacing.

What it means: The individual homeowners seeking to expand their living space.

Commercial Signage Compliance

Commercial properties are seeking to renew permits for oversized signs and reduced setbacks that exceed standard town limits. The board will decide whether these business signs can remain as currently constructed.

What it means: The local business operators maintaining established signage.

Legalization of Unpermitted Residential Improvements

Two Copiague homes were found to have unpermitted additions discovered after purchase. The board granted after-the-fact variances with conditions to bring the properties into legal compliance.

What it means: The Copiague homeowners who can keep and legally maintain their homes.

Minor Subdivision and New Single-Family Homes in North Babylon

A single father and caretaker of his elderly mother won approval to expand the second floor of their Foster Boulevard home so she can have her own room.

What it means: The Nazario-Jimenez family, including their elderly mother who will gain a first-floor bedroom arrangement.

Gas station sign variances in Wyandanch and Lindenhurst

Two gas stations received renewals of previously granted sign variances, keeping taller and larger signs in place.

What it means: The gas station operators, whose existing signage remains legal.