Clintwood Apartments v. Frankel

Order unanimously affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: Petitioner appeals from a grant of an area variance by the Board of Appeals of the Town of Brighton to Southland Corporation permitting the replacement of an existing commercial structure with a building to be erected 23 feet from the rear lot line rather than 60 feet, the rear yard setback required by the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Brighton. The site is located at the northeast corner of Elmwood Avenue and Clinton Avenue south and the lot configuration is trapezoidal. The irregularity of the lot dimensions is due to the angle…