D.B.S. Realty, Inc. v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Cardona, P. J.
The primary issue in this CPLR article 78 proceeding is whether the issuance by respondent State Department of Environmental Conservation (hereinafter DEC) of a negative declaration to a landowner’s inquiry concerning the wetland status of its property, prior to the promulgation of a final wetlands map, constitutes a complete defense under the Freshwater Wetlands Act (ECL art 24 [hereinafter the Act]) to subsequent regulatory action.
In May 1986 petitioner acquired a 68-acre tract of land in the Town of Red Hook, Dutchess County, for development purposes. At…
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