Legal Opinion

Long Island Pine Barrens Society, Inc. v. Planning Board of Brookhaven

New York Court of Appeals

Decided December 18, 1991PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Hancock, Jr., J.

Town Law § 276 establishes a two-stage (preliminary and final) subdivision plat approval procedure. Town Law § 282 states that "[a]ny person * * * aggrieved by any decision of the planning board concerning such plat * * * may have the decision [judicially] reviewed * * * provided the proceeding is commenced within thirty days after the filing of the decision”. The question in petitioners’ appeal is whether the time for commencing a proceeding under section 282 begins to run upon the filing of the preliminary plat approval or the final approval decision when…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Save the Pine Bush, Inc. v. City of AlbanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. Ferres v. City of New RochelleNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Ellington Construction Corp. v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Inc. Village of New HempsteadNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  4. Sun Beach Real Estate Development Corp. v. AndersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  5. Beach Real Estate Development Corp. v. AndersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1984

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Matter of City of Ny (Grand Lafayette)New York Court of Appeals · 2006
  2. Stop-The-Barge v. CahillNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
  3. Milbrandt v. A.P. Green Refractories Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. Neville v. KochNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  5. Jones v. AmiconeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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