Marino v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Cheektowaga

— Judgment, insofar as appealed from, unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Respondent’s denial of petitioners’ application for an area variance for an additional parking space in the front yard of their premises was not arbitrary, capricious or an abuse of discretion because petitioners failed to demonstrate that "strict compliance with the zoning ordinance will result in practical difficulties” (Conley v Town of Brookhaven Zoning Bd. of Appeals, 40 NY2d 309, 314; see also, Matter of Fuhst v Foley, 45 NY2d 441, 445). The basic inquiry in reviewing applications for an area variance…