Legal Opinion
Opn. No.
New York Attorney General Reports
Decided May 8, 1978Published
1Opinion of the Court
Hon. Frank J. Ryan Town Attorney, Cortlandt
This is in response to your letter requesting an opinion of the Attorney General as to whether or not the Greater Cortlandt Fire Council, a not-forprofit corporation composed of seven fire districts and fire companies, is subject to the Zoning and Building Codes of the Town of Cortlandt in the proposed construction of a training center on land owned by the Council.
In the case of Nehrbas v Incorporated Village of Lloyd Harbor, 2 N.Y.2d 190 (1957), the Court said that a village is not subject to zoning restrictions in the performance of its…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Nehrbas v. Incorporated Village of Lloyd HarborNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
- County of Westchester v. Village of MamaroneckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
- Hewlett v. Town of HempsteadNew York Supreme Court · 1954
- Town of Poughkeepsie v. Hopper Plumbing & Heating Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1965
- Miller v. Incorporated Village of East HillsNew York Supreme Court · 1963