Legal Opinion
Rudolf Steiner Fellowship Foundation v. De Luccia
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 2, 1997PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Wesley, J.
Respondents, constituting the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Chestnut Ridge, appeal the decision annulling their denial of a use variance to petitioner Rudolph Steiner Fellowship Foundation. Both Supreme Court and the Appellate Division held that petitioner had a preexisting nonconforming use that could be extended because it formed an integral part of the original contemplated use of the entire parcel, under our holding in Matter of Syracuse Aggregate Corp. v Weise (51 NY2d 278). We hold today that petitioner’s use is not a nonconforming use that can…
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