Ellish v. Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Ramapo

By certiorari under section 349-a of the Town Law (added by Laws of 1926, chap. 714), the petitioner seeks a review of a determination of the board of appeals of the town of Ramapo. Of necessity he must have claimed that there were “ practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in carrying out the strict letter ” of the building zone ordinance, classifying petitioner’s property as residential. Petitioner desires to use it for an amusement park in which there would be a swimming pool. He is the lessee of the property and has an option to purchase it. In effect he applied to the board for…