Legal Opinion
Ecology Action v. Van Cort
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 1979PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Richard F. Kuhnen, J.
The Department of Planning of the City of Ithaca, New York, has granted conditional approval to UFAIR Realty Corporation (a holding company of Cornell University) to subdivide 45 acres of undeveloped commercially zoned land on the west side of Route 13, south of West Clinton Street, in the City of Ithaca.
Petitioners seek under CPLR article 78 to review the action of the department and to set it aside as arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion and as illegal tu. failure to comply strictly with the provisions of the State Environmental Quality…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Webster Associates v. Town of WebsterNew York Supreme Court · 1981
- Bliek v. Town of WebsterNew York Supreme Court · 1980
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