Jan 17, 2013 10:18 AM
The Sag Harbor Village Zoning Board of Appeals on Tuesday overruled a determination by the village building inspector that claimed operations at a Buddhist meditation center violated its certificate of occupancy.
Building Inspector Timothy Platt, after reading a newspaper article about the Vajravarahi Buddhist Meditation Center, which opened at 112 Hampton Street last winter, wrote to the ZBA claiming that the building’s CO did not allow for a religious use without Planning Board approval. He said he met with the business’s representatives, but when they failed to act within six months, he cited the center and building owner Paul Babcock in September for an unlawful change of use.
The center rents the first floor of the building. A cushion-filled space with a traditional Buddhist shrine occupies much of the space, while a... more
Building Inspector Timothy Platt, after reading a newspaper article about the Vajravarahi Buddhist Meditation Center, which opened at 112 Hampton Street last winter, wrote to the ZBA claiming that the building’s CO did not allow for a religious use without Planning Board approval. He said he met with the business’s representatives, but when they failed to act within six months, he cited the center and building owner Paul Babcock in September for an unlawful change of use.
The center rents the first floor of the building. A cushion-filled space with a traditional Buddhist shrine occupies much of the space, while a... more
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