Lasky v. Town Board of Amherst

Memorandum: Plaintiffs-petitioners (plaintiffs) commenced these hybrid declaratory judgment actions/CPLR article 78 proceedings challenging the enactment of Local Law Nos. 9-2006 and 1-2007 of the Town of Amherst (Town). By Local Law No. 9-2006, defendant-respondent (defendant) amended the Town’s Zoning Code to require that all proposed subdivisions with culsde-sac exceeding 800 feet in length have a second public highway entrance, “except as otherwise approved by the Planning Board.” By Local Law No. 1-2007, defendant further amended the Town’s Zoning Code by eliminating the Planning Board’s…