Legal Opinion

Matejko v. Board of Zoning Appeals

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 26, 2010PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Town of Brookhaven dated July 16, 2008, which, after a hearing, denied the petitioner’s application for area variances, the petitioner appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Farneti, J.), dated December 30, 2009, which denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

Local zoning boards have broad discretion in considering applications for variances, and judicial review is limited to determining whether the action…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. MATTER OF SASSO v. OsgoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. Ifrah v. UtschigNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
  3. Pecoraro v. Board of AppealsNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. Halperin v. City of New RochelleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  5. Gallo v. RosellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Matter of Goodman v. City of Long BeachAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  2. Smelyansky v. Zoning Board of AppealsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. Valentine v. McLaughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. Campbell v. Town of Mount Pleasant Zoning Board of AppealsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  5. Matter of Quintana v. Board of Zoning Appeals of Inc. Vil. of MuttontownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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