American Red Cross v. Board of Zoning Appeals of City of Ithaca

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Rose, J.), entered August 25, 1989 in Tompkins County, which, inter alia, granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to annul a determination of respondent denying petitioner’s request for an area variance.

In 1986, petitioner applied for an area variance for deficiencies in lot frontage, sideyard measurement and parking for certain real property it owned on West Court Street in the City of Ithaca, Tompkins County. The variance was needed to allow petitioner’s conversion of a building at the rear of its property…