Putrino v. Zoning Board of Appeals

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this court by order of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered in Broome County) to review a determination of respondent which denied petitioner’s application for area variances.

In 1977, petitioner, a general contractor and builder in the Town of Union, Broome County, obtained a building permit to erect a two-family dwelling on property located in the community of Endwell. During the course of construction, petitioner decided to convert the structure into a four-family unit building without obtaining an additional building permit from…