WEOK Broadcasting Corp. v. Planning Board

In our view, the application of the appropriate standard of judicial review of a lead agency determination under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (ECL art 8) (hereinafter SEQRA) requires us to uphold the disapproval of this proposed action by respondent and reverse Supreme Court’s annulment thereof. At the outset, we would flatly hold that, under the SEQRA statutes, regulations and case law, aesthetic impact is a proper and valid basis for environmental review. SEQRA contains legislative findings *583that "[t]he maintenance of a quality environment for the people of this state that at…