Visciglio v. Board of Zoning Appeals of Syracuse

Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: The subject property consists of one lot improved by a two-story structure used since 1942 as a bar, restaurant and banquet facility and five contiguous lots used as a paved parking area for the restaurant. The property was rezoned in 1962 from a commercial use to "Residential A-l”. Petitioners, who have operated the facility since 1942, retired in 1989 and attempted to sell the property. Because the property was idle for more than one year, it lost its status as a non-conforming use. After accepting a purchase offer for the property,…