The Village of Patchogue Board of Trustees postponed the public hearing to consider the petition of West Avenue Partners, LLC, for a change of zone from the E-Industrial District to the Hotel District for the property located at 138 West Avenue during their Monday, March 11 meeting, due to an incomplete application.
The public hearing has not yet been reset and will be re-noticed once a date is confirmed.
The project required a referral to the board of trustees for a zoning change to the Hotel Zone from the current E Industrial Zone. Following the recommendation from the Patchogue Village Planning Board, the board of trustees originally set the public hearing to consider a change of zone from E-Industrial to Hotel Zone for the proposed Hilton Tempo Hotel.
The new “floating district,” according to mayor Paul Pontieri, made way for this zone change at this site, among others.
There is currently no major hotel located south of Sunrise Highway in Suffolk County. Patchogue Village, he said, intends to be the first.
According to the application, West Avenue Partners, LLC, is seeking permission to construct the Tempo by Hilton at 138 West Avenue, the former site of the old Bowl Long Island bowling alley, which closed in 2020 during the pandemic, and later shuttered permanently after suffering from a roof collapse.
The 116-room five-story hotel project also includes several residential apartments and at-grade retail, as part of the new floating zone requirements. The project also includes meeting and event spaces, a rooftop bar and restaurant, as well as a gym and outdoor seating.
Once, and if, the change of zone application is granted, it will be referred to the Suffolk County Planning Commission for their opinion, then return to the board of trustees for approval. If it is approved, the application will then proceed through the standard village regulatory board procedure, including site plan and architecture at the planning board and any necessary variances applications to the zoning board of appeals.
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