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Braunstein v. Board of Zoning Appeals

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 1, 2012PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLahtinen, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (McGrath, J.), entered August 22, 2011 in Columbia County, which dismissed petitioners’ application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondent partially granting petitioners’ request for several area variances.

Petitioners own 130 acres of real property adjacent to Copake Lake in the Town of Copake, Columbia County, including a 4V2-acre island in the lake known as Mosquito Island. They sought to divide the property into eight lots comprised of one 63-acre parcel with an existing conservation easement and no…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Pecoraro v. Board of AppealsNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  2. Halperin v. City of New RochelleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  3. MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. Public Service CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. Zupa v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Town of SoutholdAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. Smelyansky v. Zoning Board of AppealsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Matter of Haverstraw Owners Professionals & Entrepreneurs ("H.O.P.E.") v. Town of Ramapo Zoning Bd. of AppealsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  2. Matter of Gedney Assn. v. City of White PlainsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  3. Matter of Southern Realty & Dev., LLC v. Town of HurleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
  4. Matter of Sticks & Stones Holding, LLC v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of the Town of MiltonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022

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