Accessory Apartment Review Board approves multiple applications, flags one reserve item for residency questions

The Town of Babylon Accessory Apartment Review Board approved a series of new accessory‑apartment permits and multiple renewals at its meeting. Most applications were approved by voice vote; applicants were told to remove their advertising signs and that permits typically arrive in a couple of weeks with renewals due in three years.

The board approved individual new applications for Joseph and Sarah Panzarella of 152 Throop Street (one‑bedroom upstairs unit), Arun Matthew of 654 Bermuda Road (one‑bedroom upstairs unit, partitioned), Sanjeev Sharma and Monica Sharba of 31 Strathmore Drive (three‑bedroom duplex accessory unit), and Roger and Gabriela Interriano of 17 Gloucester Drive (downstairs one‑bedroom). For each approved application the board recorded an affidavit of posting and identity/utility documents before taking the voice vote. In public remarks to successful applicants, the chair told them: "You can take down your sign and expect your permit in a couple of weeks and renewal in 3 years." The quote is from the chair's announcement to applicants after votes were concluded.

The board also processed a batch of renewals by affidavit, reading applicants' names and addresses and approving renewals without extended discussion. Items read and approved included renewals for Pelmitz (52 Manhattan Ave., West Babylon), McGowan (221 Fulton St., West Babylon), Hansman (3 Irving Rd., Amityville), Celchowski (14 Marionette Walk, Lindenhurst), Chan and Leigh (173 Old Farmingdale Rd., West Babylon), Kermanchuk (18 Elmira St., Deer Park), Koch (Dakota St., Deer Park), Ventura and Hernandez (41 Winter Ave., Wheatley Heights), Schneider (16 Francine Ave., North Amityville), Cozen (40 Granada Ave., Lindenhurst), Dhanakchad/Diaz (183 Old Country Rd., Deer Park) and others listed by the clerk. The board also approved one affidavit of transfer for Lynn (57 Alexander Ave., Farmingdale).

On the reserve calendar, the board called a matter for Pacharter (3 Manor Ave.) after staff flagged a possible second property ownership and a question about residency. Record evidence and follow‑up showed the applicant resides at the Babylon property; after discussion the board approved the application on a 6–1 vote, with one member recorded as dissenting. The board also discussed and approved Ruwinski (155 Schlegel Blvd., Amityville) after staff reported the traffic bureau had confirmed sufficient parking, resolving neighbors' concerns about parked buses blocking driveways. Another reserve item, Abreu (30 Verrazano Ave.), was approved after counsel clarified the applicant no longer owned a second property (it is held by an LLC).

The board approved the minutes for 01/06/2026 and then adjourned. No ordinances, statutes, or formal penalties were introduced during the meeting.