In re Hacker

On the 31st day of October, 1927, the petitioners applied to the building commissioner of the city of Buffalo for a permit to place a gasoline tank in the rear of the premises No. 24 Armine place in Buffalo. This was in a residential district. The building commissioner referred the application to the board of appeals. Under the Buffalo Zoning Ordinance a board of appeals *197was established and it was given power to hear appeals from decisions of the building commissioner. And it also has original jurisdiction to grant permits in specific cases after public notice has been given and a hearing…