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COmmMACK Eased Restrictions Considered For Gurwin Proposal The Huntington Town Board is considering whether to remove a re- striction placed on a de- veloper as part of a zone change approved in July 2016. The board voted Tues- day to schedule a public hearing to discuss the move, which would re- move a restriction placed on Gurwin Senior Hous- ing by Suffolk, which has since rescinded the limitation. Gurwin is looking to build a 176-unit senior independent living com- munity with five build- ings on its Commack site, which borders its current 67-acre senior healthcare center on Hauppauge Road. Town documents show - that - Suffolk County Department of Public Works previously called for a driveway at the proposed develop- ment to align with Lau- rinda Drive on the east side of Commack Road. However, the county has since removed the re- quirement. The - 2016 - zone change, which imple- mented the restriction, and others, converted Gurwin's __ 10.5-acre property on the corner of Commack Road and Hauppauge Road from R-40 and R-20 residen- tial districts to R-HS res- idential health services district. The change - was nevessary for the pro- posed development to move forward. The public hearing on the call to amend exist- ing covenants and re- strictions is scheduled for April 10, 2 p.m. at Huntington Town Hall. --BEACH ship and sales cen- A2 » THE LONG-ISLANDER ® MARCH 8, 2018 HUNTENGTON New Kia Dealership By Connor Beach cbeach@longislandergroup.com The Huntington Planning Board _ approved last Wednesday plans to open the first Kia dealership in the Town of Huntington. The conditional site plan approval, which was granted without any objections from the board members, allows Huntington Kia to move for- ward with plans to convert a former Toyota - service center on 1720 East Jericho Turn- pike in Huntington into a Kia dealer- ter. \We've had this proposal before us a couple of times now, and I think we are- ready,\ Planning - Board Chairman -, Paul Mandelik said. During its Jan. 11 meeting, the Zoning Board of Appeals approved a special use permit for the converted use. West Islip-based applicant JM North Shore Motors as- suaged the ZBA's concerns about traffic patterns at the site by modifying the site Historians OK with plan that calls for 84 pan‘mnts (Continued from page Al) clients' planned develop- ment that would front Main Street, Gerard Street and Stewart Avenue. Developers John Kean and Alan Fromkin - owner of Classic Galleries, which operates in oneof the build- ings involved in the plan - have met with members of the Huntington Historical Society and the Historic plan. Preservation Commission. The meetings concluded with a promise to restore and preserve the facade of the historic 1911 Hunting- ton Firehouse at 235 Main St.; plans presented last year called for the complete demolition of the building, alongwith several others. Huntington Historical So- LongislanderNews.com a Please mentionThe Long Islander Newspapers when doing business with our advertisers. Gets Go-Ahead The - modification widened the radius of the en- trance on the east side of the property to allow for easier access for tractor trailers to delivercars to the dealership, if necessary, according to Huntington-based attorney John Breslin, who is repre- ciety Trustee Paul Warburgh said members of the two groups persuaded the devel- opers to preserve the \exist- ing brick and mortar facade of the old firehouse.\ He added that a promise was also made to recreate the old firehouse doors. \We are very happy with what the developer has fi- nally proposed,\ said War- burg, who asked the board to ensure preservation of the firehouse was written in as a condition of any future site plan approval. He added, \We endorse this final proposal that you're looking at... We'd like this thing to move forward.\ Before the plan can move forward to the town's zon- ing board, Margolin said he senting the applicant. | . - Plans for the © 20,400- square-foot dealership call for almost no new construc- tion, but slight changes to the front of the building, ac- cording to plans submitted to the town. The proposed dealership and his clients need the planning board to supply a memorandum. \We ask that you would revisit this matter, and that you would update the menio that will go to the Zoning Board of Appeals,\ Margolin saidtothe planning board. The planning board pre- viously took issue with the proposal back in June 2017, when it issued a letter criti- cizing the plan's scale and other . aspects, including parking. The proposal is required by town code to provide 262 parking spaces and plans call for 127 onsite stalls, Margolin previously said at an Aug. 9, 2017 planning board meeting. - 4 The plan had been dor- Above, the site at 1720 E Jeri- cho Turnpike, Huntington is pictured in January. Left, a bird's eye view of the propos- al to convert the site to aKia dealership. ___ nnn ize would have 18,000-square- feet of floor space on its first floor, and an additional 2,400 square feet in its mez- zanine. Breslin said the last step in the approval process is the issuance of a town building permit. \They need a building per- mit to finish the outside of the building, and for the minimal site work that they need to do,\ Breslin said. Breslin said the applica- tion for the building permit was submitted earlier this week. ' Paul Warburgh mant before the planning board since a Nov. 15, 2017 appointment. Margolin added in a phone call Wednesday that aside from the move to pre- serve the firehouse facade and alter some setbacks, the size of the proposed devel- opment and its site plan have not changed. Pleasementi HUN] Pre Vice Aguil comn If c 1979 gradi rank fleet squan face, 200 1,20 sailo man tral f Cor Aca > lor's tral gus squ.
