Legal Opinion
Filmways Communications of Syracuse, Inc. v. Douglas
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 29, 1985No. Appeal No. 1PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Boomer, J.
In 1971, before the enactment of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Onondaga granted a variance for the construction of a 500-foot communication antenna tower on petitioner’s property. In 1980, when petitioner applied for a building permit to construct the tower, respondent, the town building inspector, denied the permit, citing as one reason that petitioner failed to file an environmental assessment form as required by SEQRA.
*186Petitioner then brought this CPLR article 78 proceeding in the nature of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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