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

  1. Tango v. TulevechNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Rottkamp v. YoungAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
  3. Rottkamp v. YoungNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
  4. Santangelo v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  5. Hinsdale Central School v. Agway Petroleum Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Neville v. KochNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  2. Atlantic Cement Co. v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  3. Incorporated Village of Atlantic Beach v. GavalasNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. Ziemba v. City of TroyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. Pius v. BletschNew York Court of Appeals · 1987

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