Kidd-Kott Construction Co. v. Lillis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*997Petitioner applied to the Town Board for a special permit allowing use of its property for a self-service car wash. The permit was denied after a public hearing.
The testimony of area residents regarding the effect of increased traffic upon property values is not sufficient to support the denial of the permit (see, Matter of Frangella Mushroom Farms v Zoning Bd. of Appeals, 87 AD2d 962, affd 57 NY2d 811; Matter of New York Tennis Assoc. v Town of Vestal, 97 AD2d 899). There is no evidence before the Town Board that the proposed use would increase traffic or affect property values to any…
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