Peckham Industries, Inc. v. Ross

This is an article 78 proceeding in which respondents have moved to dismiss .the petition upon the ground that the proceeding was not corumenced within the proper time under section 282 of the Town Law.

Petitioner is the lessee of a tract of land in the Town of Patterson, Putnam County, which it desires to use as a quarry. Under the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Patterson, petitioner was required to obtain site approval by the respondent Planning Board. In October of 1968, petitioner presented a request for such approval, and in November of that year, the Planning Board gave preliminary…