Fruchter v. Zoning Board of Appeals

Lahtinen, J.P.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Melkonian, J.), entered June 2, 2014 in Ulster County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a combined proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 and action for a declaratory judgment, to, among other things, review a determination of respondent Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Hurley requiring petitioner to obtain a special use permit.

Petitioner owns and considers as his permanent residence a two-bedroom single-family residence located on about four acres in the Town of Hurley, Ulster County. The residence is in an area…