The New York Appellate Division, Third Department recently addressed a case involving the evidentiary requirements associated with justifying a use variance. The lower court had found respondents, who operated an industrial manufacturing business as a non-conforming...
Appellants applied for a building permit in the Village of Farmingdale. After reviewing their application, the inspector for respondent informed the appellants that the permit would not be granted as aspects of their building plan failed to comply with the New York...
Plaintiff Blue Island Development, LLC purchased a defunct oil storage facility in the Town of Hempstead with the intent of cleaning up the site and developing the property into 172 waterfront condominiums. The property was re-zoned to allow this, but Blue Island was...