Holland v. Leonard

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Kuhnen, J.), entered November 6, 1985 in Tompkins County, which converted petitioner’s application brought pursuant to CPLR article 78 into an action for declaratory judgment and, inter alia, declared petitioner’s real property to be a "farm” as defined in the Town of Danby Zoning Ordinance.

Petitioner has owned an 80-acre parcel of land in the Town of Danby, Tompkins County, since 1972. On May 31, 1985, his application for a permit to place a house trailer on the property was denied. On July 24, 1985, he appealed to the Town Board…