Town of Chatham v. Smith

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Zwack, J.), entered February 7, 2014 in Columbia County, which granted plaintiffs motion for summary judgment.

Defendant commenced construction of an inground swimming pool on her property located in the Town of Chatham, Columbia County in 2009 without seeking a building permit. Upon learning of the construction, plaintiffs code enforcement officer notified defendant of the need for a permit and, after receiving her application, informed her that the location of the pool did not comply with the applicable setback requirements. Neverthe*1283less, defendant…