Alper Restaurant Inc. v. Town of Copake Planning Board

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Platkin, J.), entered October 20, 2015 in Albany County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, dismissed the petition.

Respondents Catamount Development Corporation and Rock Solid Development, LLC applied to respondent Town of Copake Planning Board for site plan and subdivision approval to construct a resort hotel on a parcel of property owned by Catamount and located in the Town of Copake, Columbia County. The Planning Board declared itself the lead agency for environmental review under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (see…